Family Life
John Mercer Brooke's parents were George Mercer Brooke, b. 1785 (Va.) and Lucy Thomas.
John Mercer Brooke married:
1. Mary Elizabeth Selden Garnett, b. 1 Mar 1826 who died. They had one daughter named Anna Maria Brooke, b. 12 Dec 1856 who never married. 2. Catherine Carter "Kate" Corbin, the widow of Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton kia September 22, 1864.
John Mercer Brooke and Catherine Carter "Kate" Corbin of "Mossneck plantation" (which is in excellent condition and still lived in—as seen in film, "Gods and Generals,) married on 14 Mar 1871 at St. George's Episcopal Church, Fredericksburg, Virginia. John and "Kate" had three children:--
- George Mercer Brooke II b. 17 May 1875 (Father of George Mercer Brooke, Jr.)
- Rosa Johnston Brooke, b. 1876
- Richard Corbin Brooke, b. 1878
John Mercer Brooke and Catherine Carter "Kate" Corbin-Pendelton-Brooke are buried beside each other in the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery, Lexington, VA
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