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James M. Franklin Brookshire 1846–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 FEB 1846

Birth Location: Giles County, Tenn.

Death Date: 15 SEP 1873

Death Location: Angelina County, Texas

Father: Hillery Brookshire

Mother: Cecilia Shelton

Spouse(s): Louisa Massingill

Children(s): Henderson Brookshire, John Brookshire, William Brookshire

James M. Franklin Brookshire was born in 1846 in Giles County, Tenn., the child of Hillery Hackman Brookshire And Cecilia Or Sealey Ann Shelton. James M. Franklin Brookshire married Louisa Massingill, and had children including Henderson Brookshire, John Massingill Brookshire, William Jackson Brookshire. James M. Franklin Brookshire passed away in 1873 in Angelina County, Texas.

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Biography

  • James M. Franklin Brookshire was born in 1846 in Giles County, Tenn., the child of Hillery Hackman Brookshire And Cecilia Or Sealey Ann Shelton.
  • James M. Franklin Brookshire married Louisa Massingill, and had children including Henderson Brookshire, John Massingill Brookshire, William Jackson Brookshire.
  • James M. Franklin Brookshire passed away in 1873 in Angelina County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hillery Brookshire
1823–1890
Birth Location: Giles County, Tenn.
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Cecilia Shelton
1823–1875
Birth Location: Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Massingill
1853–1929
Birth Location: Texas
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Children(s)

Henderson Brookshire
1873–1873
Birth Location: Angelina County, Texas
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John Brookshire
1871–1940
Birth Location: Angelina County, Texas
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William Brookshire
1869–1964
Birth Location: Angelina County, Texas
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James Brookshire's Ancestors

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James Brookshire
1846–1873
Birth Place: Giles County, Tenn.
Parents
Hillery Hackman Brookshire
1823–1890
Giles County, Tenn.
Cecilia (or Sealey Ann) Shelton
1823–1875
Alabama
Grandparents
Mannering Brookshire
1796–1890
Pendleton Dist, Anderson County, South Carolina
Sarah Shelton
1795–1865
Tenn.
Great-Grandparents
James Brookshire
1760–1813
Martha
1760–1830
Allen Shelton
1744–1796
1753–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brookshire
1730–1779
Mary Honour
1732–1789

James Brookshire's Descendants

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James (M. Franklin) Brookshire (14 FEB 1846–15 SEP 1873) m. Louisa Massingill (7 NOV 1853–1929)
  1. 1. Henderson Brookshire 1873–1873
  2. 2. John (Massingill) Brookshire 1871–1940 m. Florentine Brazil 1875–1969
    1. 1. Cora Brookshire 1895–1932
    2. 2. Mason (Kilmer) Brookshire 1901–1932 m. Gladys Cunningham 1888–1930
    3. 3. Oran (Floyd) Brookshire 1898–1986
    4. 4. Lewis (Turner) Brookshire 1895–1981 m. Gladis Williams 1894–1979
    5. 5. James (Franklin) Brookshire 1890–1956 m. Dana (Evelyn) Brock 1891–1967
      1. 1. Evelyn (Elese) Brookshire 1922–
      2. 2. James (Harris) Brookshire 1915–1981
  3. 3. William (Jackson) Brookshire 1869–1964 m. Ida (E.) Vetch 1872–1948
    1. 1. James (Clayton) Brookshire 1908–1914
    2. 2. William (Alton) Brookshire 1903–1944 m. Cleo Oats 1904–1974
    3. 3. Infant (Son) Brookshire 1902–1902
    4. 4. Luther (Jackson) Brookshire 1898–1900
    5. 5. Roxie (Ethel) Brookshire 1896–1907
    6. 6. Ammeda (Jeffory) Brookshire 1894–1895

James Brookshire's Timeline

2 Records

1846
14 FEB 1846
Birth of James M. Franklin Brookshire in Giles County, Tenn.
Giles County, Tenn.
1873
15 SEP 1873
Age 27
Death of James M. Franklin Brookshire in Angelina County, Texas
Angelina County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1846
    Event Place: Giles County, Tenn.
    Record Source: v24t0310.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 SEP 1873
    Event Place: Angelina County, Texas
    Record Source: v24t0310.ftw
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