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REV. CYRUS A. (C.A.) BROOKS PASTOR AT GOLDEN'S METHODIST CHURCH, 1894 - 1896. |
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| Early Years... The records of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) of the United Methodist Church (UMC) state that Cyrus A. Brooks was born in Ohio on January 29, 1842.1 However, records of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment (FMVIR) show Cyrus A. Brooks as having been born on January 1, 1832. These records do not list where Brooks was born but do indicate that his home town was Red Wing.2 FMVIR records show that Cyrus A. Brooks enlisted on May 22, 1861. These records further state that Brooks was 29 years of age at the time. This corresponds with the 1832 birth date.2 FMVIR records document Brooks' wartime surgical efforts, his medical career following the Civil War, and that he relocated to Colorado.3 Likewise, historical materials developed through the RMC acknowledge that Rev. Brooks practiced medicine following a Civil War career as an army surgeon.3 |
 Rev. Cyrus A. Brooks |
| First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment records show that Cyrus A. Brooks was living in St. Paul at the time of his May, 1861 enlistment. Private Brooks was assigned to Company F. He was discharged on May 14, 1863, at which time he became a hospital steward.2 On December 12, 1864, Brooks joined the Tenth Minnesota Infantry as an assistant surgeon. He was discharged from this second term of military service on August 19, 1865.2 Following the war Brooks became a doctor and practiced medicine.2,3 |
| Ministries... Cyrus was the brother Rev. Edward Brooks, a member of the Colorado Conference. Edward lured his brother into the ministry in 1872. In the period from 1872 through 1883, Rev. Cyrus Brooks' assignments were equally divided between eastern slope and mining town appointments.3 Custer County marraige records show that in 1883, Rev. Brooks was pastoring in Silver Cliff in the Wet Mountain Valley of Colorado.4 Rev. Cyrus A. Brooks served the Golden Methodist-Episcopal Church from 1894 through 1896. |
| Other Information... The 1910 roster of the veterans of the First Minnesota Infantry listed Brooks as residing in Eaton, Colorado.2 At the 48th National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, held in Detroit, Michigan on September 3-4, 1914, Cyrus A. Brooks of Colorado was elected as National Patriotic Instructor for the ensuing year. Membership in this group was listed as over 171,000. Brooks was again elected to this office at the 49th National Encampment, held in Washington, D.C., on September 30 and October 1, 1915.5 The 1917 roster of the First Minnesota Infantry listed Brooks as living at 2112 S. Columbia Street in Denver, Colorado.2 Rev. Cyrus Brooks died in Leadville, Colorado2 on March 27, 1928.1,2 |
| Bibliography | ||
| 1 | Journal of the Rocky Mountain Conference | |
| Memoirs, 2001. | ||
| 2 | First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
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http://firstmn.phpwebhosting.com/
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| 3 | The Methodist, Evangelical, and United Brethren Churches in the Rockies: 1850-1976 | |
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J. Allen Templin, Allen D. Breck, and Martin Rist, Editors Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Methodist Church. 1977. p 59. |
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| 4 | Custer County, Colorado History and Genealogy | |
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http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/5397/sj831227.html
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| 5 | Complete Roster of Commandery-in-Chief Officers, Grand Army of the Republic, 1866 - 1949 | |
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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War http://suvcw.org/garcinc/officers1866-1949.pdf Last checked: March 31, 2005. |
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