Born: February 23, 1887, New York.
Died: February 23, 1954 (his birthday), Los Angeles, California.
Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.
Brooks married twice, to Orah M. Grant (1908, Chenango County, New York) and Laura W. Woodman.
He and Ora were living in Norwich, New York in 1910, but moved to Burbank, California, by 1920.
In 1940, he and Laura were living in Los Angeles.