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James Howell Booker 1840–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JUL 1840

Birth Location: East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 4 AUG 1920

Death Location: Louisiana, USA

Father: William Booker

Mother: ELIZABETH McMURRAY

Spouse(s): Mary Pilkington

Children(s): Lennie Booker

In 1840, James Howell Booker entered the world in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA, born to William B Booker And Elizabeth Mcmurray. James Howell Booker married Mary Ellen Pilkington, and had children including Lennie Rebecca Booker. James Howell Booker passed away in 1920 in Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1840, James Howell Booker entered the world in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA, born to William B Booker And Elizabeth Mcmurray.
  • James Howell Booker married Mary Ellen Pilkington, and had children including Lennie Rebecca Booker.
  • James Howell Booker passed away in 1920 in Louisiana, USA.

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Children(s)

James Booker's Ancestors

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James Booker
1840–1920
Birth Place: East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
William B Booker
1805–1867
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
ELIZABETH McMURRAY
1811–1869
East Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
Grandparents
John Booker
1763–1825
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Tempy Booker
1770–1840
Chatham, North Carolina, USA
William Mcmurray
1755–1832
York, York, South Carolina, United States
Melinda Pritchet
1775–
Blount, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Booker
1736–1799
Naomi Booker
1748–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Booker's Descendants

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James (Howell) Booker (20 JUL 1840–4 AUG 1920) m. Mary (Ellen) Pilkington (21 November 1847–15 April 1919)
  1. 1. Lennie (Rebecca) Booker 1876–1955 m. Thomas (Flynn "Flint" Higginbotham) Sr 1876–1954
    1. 1. Zack (Brown) Higginbotham 1907–1973
    2. 2. Thomas (Franklin "Sailor") Higginbotham 1909–1991 m. Hazel (Eugenia HILBUN) Higginbotham 1912–1993
    3. 3. Oliver (Percy) Higginbotham 1917–1982 m. Frances Wigginboth 1922–
      1. 1. Vera (Nadine) Higginbotham 1937–2009 m. James (Lee 'Jimmie') BRYAN 1933–2014
    4. 4. Lawrence (Dana) Higginbotham 1918–1947 m. Dorothy 1918–
    5. 5. Eva (Mae) Higginbotham 1903–1994 m. James (Walter) Raborn 1913–1989
    6. 6. Herbert (Flynn) Higginbotham 1899–1996 m. Willie Dees 1893–1976 m. Eva (Lucille) Schofield 1910–2003 m. Ouida (Vernon) Peebles 1913–2009
      1. 1. Warren (Hamilton) Higginbotham 1924–2009
    7. 7. Ida (Lennie) Higginbotham 1902–1966 m. David Mann 1898–1964
      1. 1. John (Keller) Mann 1932–1997
      2. 2. David (Mann) Jr 1927–2001 m. Billie (Marie) McKinney 1929–1987
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Marie) Mann 1925–2003
      4. 4. Isobel (Ida) Mann 1924–2005
    8. 8. David (Pipes "Pipes") Higginbotham 1904–1931 m. Doris (Elois) Bates 1909–1982
      1. 1. Dewitt (David) Higginbotham 1927–1997
    9. 9. Vera (Estelle) Higginbotham 1906–1932 m. John (Edward) LaHood 1909–
    10. 10. Cecil (Lynn “Joe”) Higginbotham 1912–1986 m. Geraldine (Farrar) Higginbotham 1919–1998 m. Margaret Higginbotham 1915–
    11. 11. Ellen (Irine) Higginbotham 1898–1983 m. Robert (R) Terrell 1880–
      1. 1. Robert (R) Terrell 1923–
      2. 2. Irene (H) Terrell 1924–
      3. 3. Mildred (E) Terrell 1925–

James Booker's Timeline

2 Records

1840
20 JUL 1840
Birth of James Howell Booker in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA
1920
4 AUG 1920
Age 80
Death of James Howell Booker in Louisiana, USA
Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JUL 1840
    Event Place: East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 AUG 1920
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA

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