Vernelle Brooks Jones and Charles Brooks - Family History (clip)

Vernelle Brooks Jones: Because back, all the way back to my great grandfather who was also a builder. His, he was the first Charles David Brooks. And then my grandaddy was Charles David Brooks II. And onto my dad, Charles David Brooks III and my brother Charles David Brooks IV. And my nephew is Charles David Brooks V. He ended up being the last one in the company. I just know that my father would tell me that his father and grandfather were builders and my grandfather in particular, I do remember quite about him because he was kind of a Caucasian descent, he was Irish. And he was able to gain entry into building projects in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area and meet with Caucasian builders because they thought he was Caucasian. And so that door opened a lot for family in terms of all the building that they did over the years. I would say that he was the main person to walk through that venue and to open the doors. And he had a pretty large history in Chapel Hill, building homes and meeting with Caucasian builders on the projects.