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James Robertson Brantley 1862–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1862

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 14 Apr 1945

Death Location: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA / Beech Grove

Father: Samuel Brantley

Mother: Sarah King

Spouse(s): Lucille Ashley, Avis Wilson

Children(s): Kittie Brantley, Charles Brantley, James Brantley, Emmett Brantley, Emett Brantley, (John) Brantley, Katherine Brantley, Carrie Brantley, Carrie Brantley

The story of James Robertson Brantley began in 1862 in Tennessee. James Robertson Brantley married Avis Victoria Brantley Wilson, Lucille Alma Ashley, and had children including Carrie Brantley, Charles Ashley Charley Brantley, Emett Brantley, Emmett Rayburn Brantley, James Brantley, John French Brantley, Katherine Kitty Ashley Brantley, Kittie Katherine Ashley Brantley. James Robertson Brantley passed away in 1945 in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA / Beech Grove.

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Biography

  • The story of James Robertson Brantley began in 1862 in Tennessee.
  • James Robertson Brantley married Avis Victoria Brantley Wilson, Lucille Alma Ashley, and had children including Carrie Brantley, Charles Ashley Charley Brantley, Emett Brantley, Emmett Rayburn Brantley, James Brantley, John French Brantley, Katherine Kitty Ashley Brantley, Kittie Katherine Ashley Brantley.
  • James Robertson Brantley passed away in 1945 in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA / Beech Grove.

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James Brantley's Ancestors

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James Brantley
1862–1945
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Samuel French Brantley
1837–1902
Beech Grove, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth Bettie (Betty)) King
1841–1918
Near Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Nancy (Woods Shanklin) Rayburn
1807–1874
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1774–1857
Patsey
1776–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Brantley's Descendants

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James (Robertson) Brantley (abt 1862–14 Apr 1945) m. Lucille (Alma) Ashley (10 Jun 1864–17 Oct 1894) m. Avis (Victoria Brantley) Wilson (30 Mar 1877–5 Dec 1956)
  1. 1. Kittie (Katherine Ashley) Brantley 1885–1907
  2. 2. Charles (Ashley Charley) Brantley 1894–1905
  3. 3. James Brantley 1887–
  4. 4. Emmett (Rayburn) Brantley 1887–1963 m. Josephine Murphy 1889–1980
  5. 5. Emett Brantley 1892–1963 m. Josephine Murphy 1889–1980
  6. 6. (John) (French) Brantley 1892–1982 m. Verna Hennessee 1897–1985 m. Mary (Graham) Wilson 1895–1958
  7. 7. Katherine ("Kitty" Ashley) Brantley 1885–1907
  8. 8. Carrie Brantley 1888–1983 m. Wilson 1882– m. Milton Sutherlin 1887–1946 m. Samuel (Francis Frank) Wilson 1882–1968
    1. 1. Jack (French) Brantley 1913–2004
  9. 9. Carrie Brantley 1898–1983 m. Samuel (Francis "Frank") Wilson 1882– m. Milton Sutherlin 1887–1946 m. Samuel (Francis Frank) Wilson 1882–1968
    1. 1. Jack (French) Brantley 1913–2004

James Brantley's Timeline

2 Records

1862
abt 1862
Birth of James Robertson Brantley in Tennessee
Tennessee
1945
14 Apr 1945
Age 83
Death of James Robertson Brantley in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA / Beech Grove
Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA / Beech Grove

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1862
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1945
    Event Place: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA / Beech Grove

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