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James Etch Holbrook 1836–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1836

Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1911

Death Location: Knott County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Holbrook

Mother: Sarah Adams

Spouse(s): TOBITHA BENTLEY

Children(s): Sarah Holbrook, Zelpha Holbrooks, Mary Holbrook, William Holbrooks, John Holbrooks, Didamey Holbrooks, Gracie Holbrook

James Etch Holbrook was born in 1836 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Buck Holbrook And Sarah Sally Adams. In 1880, James Etch Holbrook resided in Cawman, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. James Etch Holbrook married Tobitha Bitha Bentley, and had children including Didamey Holbrooks, Gracie Holbrook, John A Holbrooks, Mary E Polly Holbrook, Sarah M Holbrook, William B Holbrooks, Zelpha P Holbrooks. James Etch Holbrook passed away in 1911 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Etch Holbrook was born in 1836 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Buck Holbrook And Sarah Sally Adams.
  • In 1880, James Etch Holbrook resided in Cawman, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Etch Holbrook married Tobitha Bitha Bentley, and had children including Didamey Holbrooks, Gracie Holbrook, John A Holbrooks, Mary E Polly Holbrook, Sarah M Holbrook, William B Holbrooks, Zelpha P Holbrooks.
  • James Etch Holbrook passed away in 1911 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA.

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James Holbrook's Ancestors

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James Holbrook
1836–1911
Birth Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Buck Holbrook
1809–1880
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Sarah ("Sally") Adams
1807–1914
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Holbrook's Descendants

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James (Etch) Holbrook (18 Nov 1836–1911) m. TOBITHA ("BITHA") BENTLEY (04 Jun 1845–7 December 1928)
  1. 1. Sarah (M) Holbrook 1872–1936 m. WILLIAM ("BILL") HOLBROOK 1872–1955
    1. 1. Nebraska Holbrook 1901–1954 m. Ivory Bentley 1902–1971
      1. 1. Raymond Holbrook 1923–1979 m. Norma (Jean) Mullins 1930–2001
      2. 2. Paul Holbrook 1934–2000 m. Jennie (Edna) Baker 1942–2012
      3. 3. Hershell Holbrook 1928–1982 m. Emily (Ruth) Baker 1933–2004
      4. 4. John (E) Holbrook 1929–1984
      5. 5. Danola Holbrook 1926–1979 m. Millard Cantrell 1922–1994 m. Lenton Thacker 1914–1977
        1. 1. John (Douglas Thacker) Sr 1946–2017
      6. 6. Bill Holbrook 1922–1978 m. Wilda (J) Holbrook 1926–
  2. 2. Zelpha (P.) Holbrooks 1879–1946
  3. 3. Mary (E "Polly") Holbrook 1866–1939 m. John (Rule) Holbrook 1865–
    1. 1. Cynthia (Jane Smithy) Holbrook 1893–
    2. 2. Mary (Alice) Holbrooks 1899–
    3. 3. Martha (Marthey) Holbrook 1901–
    4. 4. Adam Holbrook 1903–1945 m. Joldin (Goldie) Risner 1906–1983
      1. 1. Edward (Adam) Hobrook 1929–1963
      2. 2. Sylvia Holbrook 1936–1981 m. Cecil (J.) Bonnell 1930–1996
      3. 3. Hazel (Lea) Hoobrook 1928–1949
    5. 5. Lola Holbrook 1904–
    6. 6. Greenvile Holbrooks 1888–
    7. 7. Zilpha Holbrooks 1890–
    8. 8. Byrd Holbrook 1888–1958
  4. 4. William (B.) Holbrooks 1869–
  5. 5. John (A.) Holbrooks 1871–
  6. 6. Didamey Holbrooks 1876–
  7. 7. Gracie Holbrook 1887–

James Holbrook's Timeline

3 Records

1836
18 Nov 1836
Birth of James Etch Holbrook in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 44
James Etch Holbrook resided here in Cawman, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Cawman, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1911
1911
Age 75
Death of James Etch Holbrook in Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Knott County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1836
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cawman, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 428; Page: 576A; Enumeration District: 063
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cawman, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cawman, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 428; Page: 576A; Enumeration District: 063

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Knott County, Kentucky, USA

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