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Laura Melissa Brand 1879–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 January 1879

Birth Location: Little Rock, Newton, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 21 June 1933

Death Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Brand

Mother: Elizabeth Hawkins

Spouse(s): William Cooksey

Children(s): William Cooksey, Lucille Cooksey, Annie Cooksey, Nancy Cooksey, Margaret Cooksey, Polly Cooksey, Nola Cooksey, Minnie Cooksey, Myrtle Cooksey, William Cooksey, Thomas Cooksey, Ichamael Cooksey, Ivohn Cooksey

The story of Laura Melissa Brand began in 1879 in Little Rock, Newton, Mississippi, USA. Laura Melissa Brand married William David Cooksey, and had children including Annie Cooksey, Ichamael David Cooksey, Ivohn Elizabeth Cooksey, Lucille Jean Cooksey, Margaret Lavenia Venia Cooksey, Minnie Belle Cooksey, Myrtle Belle Cooksey, Nancy Maria Cooksey, Nola Lee Cooksey, Polly Mae Cooksey, Thomas Nolan Tommie Cooksey, William James Cooksey, William Jefferson Willie Cooksey. Laura Melissa Brand passed away in 1933 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Laura Melissa Brand began in 1879 in Little Rock, Newton, Mississippi, USA.
  • Laura Melissa Brand married William David Cooksey, and had children including Annie Cooksey, Ichamael David Cooksey, Ivohn Elizabeth Cooksey, Lucille Jean Cooksey, Margaret Lavenia Venia Cooksey, Minnie Belle Cooksey, Myrtle Belle Cooksey, Nancy Maria Cooksey, Nola Lee Cooksey, Polly Mae Cooksey, Thomas Nolan Tommie Cooksey, William James Cooksey, William Jefferson Willie Cooksey.
  • Laura Melissa Brand passed away in 1933 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Brand's Ancestors

Self
Laura Brand
1879–1933
Birth Place: Little Rock, Newton, Mississippi, USA
Parents
William Henry "Major" Brand
1823–1905
Gwinnett, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth (Frances) Hawkins
1832–1916
Georgia
Grandparents
Zachariah (Neville) Brand
1793–1868
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Tamzey (Ann BLOODWORTH) Brand
1798–1884
New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America
JOHN (L.) HAWKINS
1809–1882
Georgia, USA
Martha Glaze
1802–1880
Putnam County, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brand
1750–1805
Selah Bryant
1760–1794
THOMAS BLOODWORTH
1755–1836
FRANCES PROCTOR
1778–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John ***
1730–1808
TAMSIE AXON
1734–1783
John ***
1734–1788
Linney Edwards
1743–1788

Laura Brand's Descendants

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Laura (Melissa) Brand (3 January 1879–21 June 1933) m. William (David) Cooksey (8 Jun 1867–11 Feb 1930)
  1. 1. William (James) Cooksey 1909–2004 m. Robbie Cooksey 1914– m. Frances (Louise Bell) Cooksey 1913–2017
  2. 2. Lucille (Jean) Cooksey 1917–2012
  3. 3. Annie Cooksey 1894–
  4. 4. Nancy (Maria) Cooksey 1905–1987
  5. 5. Margaret (Lavenia "Venia") Cooksey 1897–1989
  6. 6. Polly (Mae) Cooksey 1900–1991
  7. 7. Nola (Lee) Cooksey 1902–1987
  8. 8. Minnie (Belle) Cooksey 1903–1905
  9. 9. Myrtle (Belle) Cooksey 1907–1988
  10. 10. William (Jefferson " Willie") Cooksey 1910–2009
  11. 11. Thomas (Nolan "Tommie") Cooksey 1912–2002
  12. 12. Ichamael (David) Cooksey 1915–2004
  13. 13. Ivohn (Elizabeth) Cooksey 1920–1965

Laura Brand's Timeline

2 Records

1879
3 January 1879
Birth of Laura Melissa Brand in Little Rock, Newton, Mississippi, USA
Little Rock, Newton, Mississippi, USA
1933
21 June 1933
Age 54
Death of Laura Melissa Brand in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 January 1879
    Event Place: Little Rock, Newton, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1933
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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