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Avery Brooks was born in Evansville, Indiana, the son of Eva Lydia ( née Crawford), a choral conductor and music instructor, and Samuel Brooks, a union official and tool and die worker. [citation needed] His maternal grandfather, Samuel Travis Crawford, was also a singer who graduated from Tougaloo College in 1901. [5] When Avery was eight years old his family moved to Gary, Indiana, after ...
Oct 7, 2023 · Eva Lydia Brooks formerly Crawford. Born 2 Apr 1913 in Mississippi, United States. Ancestors. Daughter of Traverse Samuel Crawford and Eva (Roberts) Crawford. Sister of Traverse Crawford, Bina Roselle (Crawford) Ferguson and Avery Robert Crawford. Wife of Samuel Leon Brooks — married 1947 in Indiana, United States. Mother of Avery Brooks.
- Female
- April 2, 1913
- Samuel Leon Brooks
- September 26, 1984
Samuel Brooks (Father) Eva Lydia Crawford (Mother) Asante Brooks (Daughter) Ayana Brooks (Daughter) Cabral Brooks (Son)
Jun 26, 2022 · Avery Brooks is an American actor, director, singer, narrator and educator. He is best known for his television role as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. [1] Avery Franklin Brooks was born in Evansville, Indiana in 1948. He is the son of Eva Lydia Crawford and Samuel Brooks.
Avery Brooks The Evansville Boneyard - Summer 2007. Brooks was born in Evansville, Indiana to Samuel Leon (a tool and die maker and singer) and Eva Lydia Crawford (a pianist, organist, and choir director).
May 17, 2018 · Born in 1949, in Evansville, IN; son of Samuel Leon (a tool and die maker and singer) and Eva Lydia Crawford (a pianist, organist, and choir director) Brooks; married Vicki Lenora (an assistant dean); children: Ayana, Cabral, Asante.
Feb 10, 2022 · Brooks was born October 2, 1948 in Evansville, IN to father Samuel Brooks and mother Eva Lydia Crawford. The family would move to Gary, IN when Brooks was 8. He is quoted as saying, “I was born in Evansville, but it was Gary, IN that made me.” His mother taught music wherever they lived, and his father and uncle were involved in the Wings Over Jordan Choir and the Delta Rhythm Boys ...
