Family
- First marriage: Caroline Harper Means (1820–1843). Brooks was widowed upon her death.
- Children: Whitfield D. Brooks (1843–1843).
- Second marriage: Martha Caroline Means (1826–?).
- Children: Caroline Harper Brooks (1849–1924), Rosa Brooks (1850–?), Preston Smith Brooks (1854–?).
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