Elizabeth Eva Brookes

1913 - 1995  (82 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Eva Brookes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	20 Feb 1913	Connecticut, USA   [1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Daughter; Residence Marital Status: Single
  Census	1930	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1940	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1942	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA   [7]
  Census	1950	North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA   [10]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Herman Scovil
  Residence	1955	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  	Mrs. Elizabeth B Scovil
  Death	1 Jul 1995	Kent General Hospital, Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA   [4, 6, 11, 13]
  Obituary	4 Jul 1995	Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA   [11]
  	Obituary of Elizabeth Eva Brookes Scovil - Newspapers.com - The News Journal - 4 Jul 1995 - Page 8
  		Obituary-SCOVIL Elizabeth (Brookes) Obituary of ELIZABETH EVA BROOKES SCOVIL - Newspapers.com - The News Journal - 4 Jul 1995 - Page 8
  Burial	Higganum Cemetery, Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [13]
  Person ID	I26136	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Albert Brookes,   b. 1 Aug 1890, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 25 Sep 1967, Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jennie Amilia Gustafson,   b. 19 Mar 1887, Sweden d. 2 Nov 1956, Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	31 Jan 1912	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [8, 14]
  Family ID	F11079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harmon Sylvester Scovil,   b. 12 Apr 1917, Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 18 Oct 2007, Masonic Healthcare Center, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1940	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [7, 8]
  		Wedding-SCOVIL Elizabeth and Harmon 19400928 Wedding of Elizabeth Eva Brookes and Harmon Sylvester Scovil, Haddam CT
  Family Residence	1947	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  	Elizabeth B and Harmon Scovil
  Marriage End	Abt 1950
  	Divorce of Elizabeth and Harmon Scovil
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F11357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Feb 1913 - Connecticut, USA Census - Relation to Head: Daughter; Residence Marital Status: Single - 1920 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1940 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Marriage - 28 Sep 1940 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Residence - 1942 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Family Residence - Elizabeth B and Harmon Scovil - 1947 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Herman Scovil - 1950 - North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Residence - Mrs. Elizabeth B Scovil - 1955 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Obituary - Obituary of Elizabeth Eva Brookes Scovil - Newspapers.com - The News Journal - 4 Jul 1995 - Page 8 - 4 Jul 1995 - Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA Burial - - Higganum Cemetery, Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-SCOVIL Elizabeth (Brookes) Obituary of ELIZABETH EVA BROOKES SCOVIL - Newspapers.com - The News Journal - 4 Jul 1995 - Page 8

  
  

  People

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  Weddings

  Wedding-SCOVIL Elizabeth and Harmon 19400928 Wedding of Elizabeth Eva Brookes and Harmon Sylvester Scovil, Haddam CT

  
  

• Sources

  [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; Roll: 271; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 331.0; FHL microfilm: 2340006. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; Roll: 271; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 331.0; FHL microfilm: 2340006 [S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Number: 042-09-9294; Issue State: Connecticut; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; Roll: T625_187; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 215. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; Roll: T625_187; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 215 [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [S2341] Ancestry.com, WEB: Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897-1968, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2019;), Connecticut State Department of Health; Hartford, CT; Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Marriages, 1897-1968. [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; Roll: T627_512; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 4-17. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; Roll: T627_512; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 4-17 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: North Haven, New Hav. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: North Haven, New Hav [S3001] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Elizabeth Scovil • Wilmington News Journal - Jul 1995, (Name: The News Journal; Location: Wilmington DE; Date: 4 July 1995;), Elizabeth Eva Brookes Scovil. ELIZABETH EVA BROOKES SCOVIL, 82, of Silver Lake Nursing Home, Dover, formerly of Higganum, Conn., died Saturday in Kent General Hospital. Mrs. Scovil had worked at a North Haven, Conn., nursing home before retiring several years ago. She moved to Dover in 1989. Mrs. Scovil is survived by a son, Glenn H. Scovil of Dover; a daughter, Beverly Woodmansee of Milford, Conn.; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Coughlin-Lastrina Funeral Home, 491 High St., Middletown, Conn., where friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Higganum Cemetery. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56552976/the-news-journal/?xid=637 Obituary-SCOVIL Elizabeth (Brookes) Obituary of ELIZABETH EVA BROOKES SCOVIL - Newspapers.com - The News Journal - 4 Jul 1995 - Page 8 [S4409] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Robert Brookes • Hartford Courant - 26 Sep 1967, Robert Albert Brookes -- Hartford Courant; Publication Date: 26/ Sep/ 1967; Publication Place: Hartford, Connecticut. https://www.newspapers.com/image/370961225/?article=4f633f7c-e107-4b58-91af-7f9e5f21cbdd&focus=0.1644714,0.16130945,0.27678293,0.43 [S10360] Find a Grave: BROOKES Elizabeth Scovil 1913-1995, Elizabeth Eva Brookes Scovil. ELIZABETH EVA BROOKES SCOVIL, 82, of Silver Lake Nursing Home, Dover, formerly of Higganum, Conn., died Saturday in Kent General Hospital. Mrs. Scovil had worked at a North Haven, Conn., nursing home before retiring several years ago. She moved to Dover in 1989. Mrs. Scovil is survived by a son; a daughter; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A service will be at Coughlin-Lastrina Funeral Home. Burial will be in Higganum Cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214018827/elizabeth-eva-scovil [S8500] Find a Grave: GUSTAFSON Jennie Brookes 1887-1956, Jennie Amelia Gustafson Brookes.