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Mary Margaret James 1923–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 April 1923

Birth Location: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America

Death Date: 13 August 1979

Death Location: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Richard Sr

Mother: Lola Matheson

Spouse(s): Henry James, Rufus Brookins

Children(s): Robert Brookins, David Brookins

Mary Margaret James was born in 1923 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America, the child of Richard Alexander Brantley Sr And Lola Mary Matheson. In 1930, Mary Margaret James resided in Tampa, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA. In 1935, Mary Margaret James resided in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida. Mary Margaret James married Henry William James, Rufus Earl Brookins, and had children including David Ronald Brookins, Janet Bennet, Julia Ann Brookins, Robert Earl Brookins. Mary Margaret James passed away in 1979 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Margaret James was born in 1923 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America, the child of Richard Alexander Brantley Sr And Lola Mary Matheson.
  • In 1930, Mary Margaret James resided in Tampa, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA.
  • In 1935, Mary Margaret James resided in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida.
  • Mary Margaret James married Henry William James, Rufus Earl Brookins, and had children including David Ronald Brookins, Janet Bennet, Julia Ann Brookins, Robert Earl Brookins.
  • Mary Margaret James passed away in 1979 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Sr
1856–1937
Birth Location: Hawkinsville, Orange, Florida, USA
RS
Lola Matheson
1890–1976
Birth Location: Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
LM

Spouses(s)

Henry James
1929–2007
Birth Location: Dover, Florida
HJ
Rufus Brookins
1914–1971
Birth Location: Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida, USA
RB

Children(s)

Robert Brookins
1939–1997
Birth Location: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
RB
David Brookins
1944–1984
Birth Location: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
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Mary James's Ancestors

Self
Mary James
1923–1979
Birth Place: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America
Parents
Richard Alexander Brantley Sr
1856–1937
Hawkinsville, Orange, Florida, USA
Lola (Mary) Matheson
1890–1976
Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary James's Descendants

1.
MJ
Mary (Margaret) James (14 April 1923–13 August 1979) m. Henry (William) James (17 Mar 1929–10 Mar 2007) m. Rufus (Earl) Brookins (3 Sep 1914–14 Dec 1971)
  1. 1. Robert (Earl) Brookins 1939–1997 m. Beverly (Jean) Connors 1929–2000
  2. 2. David (Ronald) Brookins 1944–1984

Mary James's Timeline

8 Records

1923
14 April 1923
Birth of Mary Margaret James in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 7
Mary Margaret James resided here in Tampa, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Tampa, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 12
Mary Margaret James resided here in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida
1940
1940
Age 17
Mary Margaret James resided here in E Prct 30, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
E Prct 30, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Mary Margaret James resided here in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 28
Mary Margaret James resided here in Florida
Florida
1952
1952
Age 29
Mary Margaret James was married in Hillsborough, Florida
Hillsborough, Florida
1979
13 August 1979
Age 56
Death of Mary Margaret James in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1923
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Florida

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tampa, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 2340054

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00635; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 70-110

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E Prct 30, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00635; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 70-110

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tampa, Hillsborough

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tampa
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tampa Tribune; Publication Date: 15 Aug 1979; Publication Place: Tampa, Florida, USA; ,0.4184751,0.44895577,0.47200307&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 August 1979
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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