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J. Smiley Braswell 1872–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1872

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 13 May 1922

Death Location: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA

Father: Ellison Braswell

Mother: Meretha A

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J. Smiley Braswell was born in 1872 in Kentucky, the child of Ellison Lacy Braswell And Meretha Maretha A. In 1880, J. Smiley Braswell resided in District 12, Sumner, Tennessee, United States. J. Smiley Braswell passed away in 1922 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • J. Smiley Braswell was born in 1872 in Kentucky, the child of Ellison Lacy Braswell And Meretha Maretha A.
  • In 1880, J. Smiley Braswell resided in District 12, Sumner, Tennessee, United States.
  • J. Smiley Braswell passed away in 1922 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA.

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J. Braswell's Ancestors

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J. Braswell
1872–1922
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Ellison Lacy Braswell
1837–1905
Allen County, Kentucky
Meretha (Maretha) A
1840–1923
Virginia
Grandparents
Boardvine (Riggs) Braswell
1799–1877
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Lola (Elizabeth Lawsen) Lausen
1803–1872
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lawson
1740–
Unknown Bremer
1775–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

J. Braswell's Timeline

4 Records

1872
11 May 1872
Birth of J. Smiley Braswell in Kentucky
Kentucky
1872
Abt. 1872
Birth of J. Smiley Braswell in Kentucky
Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 8
J. Smiley Braswell resided here in District 12, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
District 12, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
1922
13 May 1922
Age 50
Death of J. Smiley Braswell in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1872
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: 1282; Family History Film: 1255282; Page: 197D; Enumeration District: 218; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1872
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 12, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Sumner, Tennessee; Roll: 1282; Family History Film: 1255282; Page: 197D; Enumeration District: 218; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1922
    Event Place: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA

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