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Josephine Brooks 1883–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1883

Birth Location: Houston, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 5 Aug 1959

Death Location: Hanford, Kings County, California, United States of America

Father: Jason Rev

Mother: Mary Little

Spouse(s): William Higdon

Children(s): Mary Higdon, Lucian Higdon, Velma Higdon, Arthur Higdon, Jean Higdon, John Higdon, Jonah Higdon, Anna Higdon

Josephine Brooks was born in 1883 in Houston, Tennessee, United States, the child of Jason Patrick Brooks Rev And Mary Sarah Elizabeth Jane Little. Josephine Brooks married William Thomas Higdon, and had children including Anna Lucille Higdon, Arthur Newton Higdon, Jean Geneva Higdon, John Luther Higdon, Jonah Jay Galloway Higdon, Lucian Hollis Higdon, Mary Elizabeth Higdon, Velma Louise Higdon. Josephine Brooks passed away in 1959 in Hanford, Kings County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josephine Brooks was born in 1883 in Houston, Tennessee, United States, the child of Jason Patrick Brooks Rev And Mary Sarah Elizabeth Jane Little.
  • Josephine Brooks married William Thomas Higdon, and had children including Anna Lucille Higdon, Arthur Newton Higdon, Jean Geneva Higdon, John Luther Higdon, Jonah Jay Galloway Higdon, Lucian Hollis Higdon, Mary Elizabeth Higdon, Velma Louise Higdon.
  • Josephine Brooks passed away in 1959 in Hanford, Kings County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josephine Brooks's Ancestors

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Josephine Brooks
1883–1959
Birth Place: Houston, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Jason Patrick Brooks Rev
1834–1915
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Sarah Elizabeth Jane) Little
1861–1947
Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Charles (Milton, Rev.) Brooks
1796–1840
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Margaret) Tillman
1795–1851
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
William (James) Little
1836–1921
Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Talitha (Jane) Grimes
1844–1870
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Grimes
1821–1854
Mary Lock
1821–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Graham
1790–1860
Nancy
1788–1860

Josephine Brooks's Descendants

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Josephine Brooks (7 Mar 1883–5 Aug 1959) m. William (Thomas) Higdon (5 Apr 1874–8 Apr 1953)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Higdon 1921–2002 m. Victor (Guy) Dewhirst 1906–1995
  2. 2. Lucian (Hollis) Higdon 1911–1971 m. Annie (Marie) Bell 1917–1986
    1. 1. Fentress (Hollis) Higdon 1933–1993
    2. 2. Mary (Jean) Higdon 1935–2023
    3. 3. John (William) Higdon 1937–2023
  3. 3. Velma (Louise) Higdon 1927–2018
    1. 1. Wesley (Gene) Linder 1947–2020
    2. 2. William (Clint) Linder 1944–1948
  4. 4. Arthur (Newton) Higdon 1907–1973 m. Eva (Josephine) Carrington 1916–2010
    1. 1. Betty (Jo) Higdon 1939–2010
  5. 5. Jean (Geneva) Higdon 1923–2014 m. Lee (Onual) Uselton 1916–1999
  6. 6. John (Luther) Higdon 1905–1962 m. Ethel (Lula) Mannis 1909–1992
    1. 1. Alvin (Ray) Higdon 1937–2023
    2. 2. Molinda (Marie) Higdon 1932–2017
    3. 3. Winford (Guy) Higdon 1935–1999
    4. 4. Frank (Earl) Higdon 1930–2013
  7. 7. Jonah ("Jay" Galloway) Higdon 1912–2005 m. Mary (Naomi) Yaws 1919–2002
    1. 1. Shirlene Higdon 1939–1992
  8. 8. Anna (Lucille) Higdon 1917–1987 m. William (Samuel) YAWS 1914–

Josephine Brooks's Timeline

4 Records

1883
7 Mar 1883
Birth of Josephine Brooks in Houston, Tennessee, United States
Houston, Tennessee, United States
1904
9 Oct 1904
Age 21
Josephine Brooks was married in Humphreys, Tennessee, USA
Humphreys, Tennessee, USA
1959
5 Aug 1959
Age 76
Death of Josephine Brooks in Hanford, Kings, California, USA
Hanford, Kings, California, USA
1959
5 Aug 1959
Age 76
Death of Josephine Brooks in Kings, California
Kings, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1883
    Event Place: Houston, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1904
    Event Place: Humphreys, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1959
    Event Place: Hanford, Kings, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1959
    Event Place: Kings, California

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanford, Kings County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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