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Gregory Betty Elizabeth [Female] b. 1800 NC

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1850 Smith County census: Betsy (50), Robert H. (14), Lucinda (12), Jane (9), Latetia (7).

Real estate worth 1200. Betsy can't read or write

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Brooks Judy Ann [Female] b. 5 FEB 1879 Macon Co., TN - d. 23 FEB 1954 Amarillo, Potter Co., TX

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She was a housewife. A resident of Amarillo for 24 years. She was 75years and 18 days old a t death. Her father is Dave Brooks and mother isRachel Elizabeth "Bettie" Brooks (McDuffie).

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Brooks William Leslie [Male] b. 1865

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Robinson George Lonzo [Male] b. 1897 - d. 1957

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Robinson William Otto [Male] b. 16 NOV 1897 Temperance Hall, DeKalb Co., TN - d. 22 JUL 1957

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Watson Ida Mae "GaGa" [Female] b. 9 OCT 1899 Collin Co., TX - d. 15 NOV 1965 CA

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Ida Mae "GaGa" Watson Halkins

Bessie, Ida's mother, divorced Charlie when Ida was two years old. Bessiereturned to the ol d Christie home place where Ida was raised with hergrandparents (Sampson & Ida Christie).

Ida married William Otto "Otto" Robinson at a young age and they weresoon divorced.

When Ronnie was a toddler, he called Ida "GaGa" and the name stuck. GaGaremained close with h er son Chuck and his family. When they moved, shemoved to, always ending up within an hour o r so driving distance.

She was a bundle of love and all about good cooking to include plenty ofhomemade desserts an d sweets for her grandchildren. In Victorville,California she and her husband Bill lived nex t door to GaGa 's sister,Susie Wilkins (maiden name probably McDavid). After selling their ho me inVictorville, she & her husband moved to Vine street in Hesperia.

Her second marriage was to William "Bill" Halkins. Bill was a wonderfulperson. After GaGa die d, he returned to Greece passing away a couple ofyears later. The family receiving a letter w hich brought the sad news.

Charles "Chuck" Lonzo Robinson was her only child. Her death was a shock.She went to the hosp ital with a severe case of bronchitis, unexpectedlyhaving a heart attack while there and pass ing away.

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Robinson Charles Lonzo [Male] b. 2 NOV 1917 Frisco, Collin Co., TX - d. 27 NOV 1977 Ontariom, San Bernadino Co., CA

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He grew up on a farm in Texas. His mother and father divorced when he wasyoung. He lived wit h his grandparents until 15 when he ran away.

He stated that he had hitch hiked and walked to California. Spoke of thehardship of walking a cross White Sands, New Mexico. It was the GreatDepression. He told of how he would go int o a restaurant a nd ask forketchup, using it to make tomato soup. Once to Los Angeles he go t a jobas an hotel elevator operator.

He met his wife Peggy at the hotel. She was staying there while she wasauditioning for an act ing role.

During WWII he was drafted into the Army. After the war he bought a largeranch in Kitchner, C anada. Upon selling the ranch he returned toCalifornia and began a contracting business makin g neon signs .