Josephine (Higgins) Brooks (1850-1920)

Mrs Josephine Florence (Higgins) Brooks

She married H. Mortimer Brooks, of Brooks Brothers & Co., and for her wedding present her father gave her the Grand Hotel in New York on the corner of Broadway and 31st Street, which she promptly leased for $50,000 a year. They were listed as millionaires in 1892 and had three children.

Parents

Elias Smith Higgins

President of E.S. Higgins & Co., Carpet Manufacturers, of New York

1815-1889

Ella (Baldwin) Higgins

Mrs "Ella" Emma Louise (Baldwin) Higgins

1827-1890

Spouse

Henry Mortimer Brooks

H. Mortimer Brooks, of New York

1847-1937

Children

Reginald Brooks

Reginald Brooks, of New York

1876-1945

Josephine (Brooks) Hare

Mrs Josephine Whitney (Brooks) Livermore, Hare

1879-1965

Gladys (Brooks) Thayer

Mrs Gladys Baldwin (Brooks) Thayer

1882-1976