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John Shepherd Brinkley 1903 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1903

Birth Location: Suffolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Death Date: December 8, 1956

Death Location: Washington County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Brinkley

Mother: Gertrude Shepherd

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John Shepherd Brinkley was born in 1903 in Suffolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA, the child of John Jacob Brinkley and Gertrude Shepherd. John Shepherd Brinkley passed away in 1956 in Washington County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Shepherd Brinkley was born in 1903 in Suffolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA, the child of John Jacob Brinkley and Gertrude Shepherd.
  • John Shepherd Brinkley passed away in 1956 in Washington County, North Carolina, USA.

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John Brinkley's Ancestors

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John Brinkley
1903 – 1956
Birth Place: Suffolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Jacob Brinkley
1878 – 1939
Virginia, USA
Gertrude Shepherd
1881 – 1947
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Randolph) Brinkley
1837 – 1884
Nansemond County, Virginia
Mary (Elizabeth "Molly") Rountree
1842 – 1908
Gatesville, Gates, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Admiral Brinkley
1810 – 1849
Margaret Saunders
1817 – 1853
Soloman Rountree
1802 – 1870
Amelia Hudgins
1811 – 1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Brinkley
1772 – 1812
Abeele Griffin
1755 – 1825
Job Saunders
1794 – 1834
Mary Riddick
1800 – 1884
Abner Rountree
1765 – 1816
Ann Riddick
1772 – 1808
Josiah Hudgins
1779 – 1826
Mary (Hudgins)
1783 – 1850

John Brinkley's Timeline

2 Records

1903
30 Oct 1903
Birth of John Shepherd Brinkley in Suffolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Suffolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1956
December 8, 1956
Age 53
Death of John Shepherd Brinkley in Washington County, North Carolina, USA
Washington County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1903
    Event Place: Suffolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 8, 1956
    Event Place: Washington County, North Carolina, USA

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