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William Leonard Brookshire 1844–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Marshall County, Alabama

Death Date: 13 JAN 1902

Death Location: Franklin County, AR

Father: Manning Brookshire

Mother: Sarah Berry

Spouse(s): Martha Julian

Children(s): Lillie Brookshire, Mattie Brookshire, Josephine Brookshire, Edward Brookshire, Haywood Brookshire, Rose Brookshire, John Brookshire, Sallie Brookshire

William Leonard Brookshire was born in 1844 in Marshall County, Alabama, the child of Manning Brookshire And Sarah Berry. William Leonard Brookshire married Martha J Julian, and had children including Edward Manning Brookshire, Haywood Kelly Brookshire, John Houston Brookshire, Josephine Anne Brookshire, Lillie Leonard Brookshire, Mattie Jenetta Brookshire, Rose Emma Brookshire, Sallie Brookshire. William Leonard Brookshire passed away in 1902 in Franklin County, AR.

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Biography

  • William Leonard Brookshire was born in 1844 in Marshall County, Alabama, the child of Manning Brookshire And Sarah Berry.
  • William Leonard Brookshire married Martha J Julian, and had children including Edward Manning Brookshire, Haywood Kelly Brookshire, John Houston Brookshire, Josephine Anne Brookshire, Lillie Leonard Brookshire, Mattie Jenetta Brookshire, Rose Emma Brookshire, Sallie Brookshire.
  • William Leonard Brookshire passed away in 1902 in Franklin County, AR.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Brookshire's Ancestors

Self
William Brookshire
1844–1902
Birth Place: Marshall County, Alabama
Parents
Manning Brookshire
1820–1897
Tenn.
Sarah Berry
1827–1853
Alabama
Grandparents
James Brookshire
1783–1864
Randolph, North Carolina
Sarah Graves
1790–1855
North Carolina
James Berry
1776–1830
Ruth French
1784–1831
Great-Grandparents
James Brookshire
1760–1813
Martha
1760–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brookshire
1730–1779
Mary Honour
1732–1789

William Brookshire's Descendants

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William (Leonard) Brookshire (1844–13 JAN 1902) m. Martha (J.) Julian (12 FEB 1848–14 NOV 1937)
  1. 1. Lillie (Leonard) Brookshire 1889–1976 m. Henry (Benton) Smith 1888–1956
  2. 2. Mattie (Jenetta) Brookshire 1886–1977 m. Melvin (Loftin) Cardwell 1886–1955
  3. 3. Josephine (Anne) Brookshire 1883–1969 m. Stapp 1866–1898
  4. 4. Edward (Manning) Brookshire 1878–1919 m. Della 1878–1904
  5. 5. Haywood (Kelly) Brookshire 1876–1949
  6. 6. Rose (Emma) Brookshire 1872–1906 m. O.L. Niccolls 1870–1909
  7. 7. John (Houston) Brookshire 1870–1949 m. Ida Shackleford 1882–1900
  8. 8. Sallie Brookshire 1868–1869

William Brookshire's Timeline

2 Records

1844
1844
Birth of William Leonard Brookshire in Marshall County, Alabama
Marshall County, Alabama
1902
13 JAN 1902
Age 58
Death of William Leonard Brookshire in Franklin County, AR
Franklin County, AR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Marshall County, Alabama
    Record Source: v24t0310.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1902
    Event Place: Franklin County, AR
    Record Source: v24t0310.ftw

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