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Cornelia Brinkley Brothers 1842 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Nansemond County, Virginia

Death Date: 1881

Death Location: Nansemond County, Virginia

Father: Admiral Brinkley

Mother: Margaret Saunders

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Cornelia Brinkley Brothers was born in 1842 in Nansemond County, Virginia, the child of Admiral Brinkley and Margaret Jane Saunders. Cornelia Brinkley Brothers passed away in 1881 in Nansemond County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Cornelia Brinkley Brothers was born in 1842 in Nansemond County, Virginia, the child of Admiral Brinkley and Margaret Jane Saunders.
  • Cornelia Brinkley Brothers passed away in 1881 in Nansemond County, Virginia.

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Cornelia Brothers's Ancestors

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Cornelia Brothers
1842 – 1881
Birth Place: Nansemond County, Virginia
Parents
Admiral Brinkley
1810 – 1849
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Jane) Saunders
1817 – 1853
Nansemond County, VA
Grandparents
Jacob Brinkley
1772 – 1812
North Carolina, United States
Abeele (Absilla) Griffin
1755 – 1825
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Job (Rawles) Saunders
1794 – 1834
Nansemond County, Virginia
Mary ((Polly)) Riddick
1800 – 1884
Nansemond County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Capt Brinkley,
1750 – 1802
Sulley Cunakin
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Brinkley
1730 – 1811
Susanna Stewart
1730 – 1800

Cornelia Brothers's Timeline

2 Records

1842
1842
Birth of Cornelia Brinkley Brothers in Nansemond County, Virginia
Nansemond County, Virginia
1881
1881
Age 39
Death of Cornelia Brinkley Brothers in Nansemond County, Virginia
Nansemond County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Nansemond County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Nansemond County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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