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William Leonard Brookshire 1890–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1890

Birth Location: Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1968

Death Location: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA

Father: George Sr.

Mother: Josephine McMichael

Spouse(s): Willie Johnson

Children(s): Stanley Brookshire

William Leonard Brookshire was born in 1890 in Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA, the child of George Washington Kern Sr And Josephine Mcmichael. William Leonard Brookshire married Willie Mae Johnson, and had children including Stanley Hozie Brookshire. William Leonard Brookshire passed away in 1968 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • William Leonard Brookshire was born in 1890 in Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA, the child of George Washington Kern Sr And Josephine Mcmichael.
  • William Leonard Brookshire married Willie Mae Johnson, and had children including Stanley Hozie Brookshire.
  • William Leonard Brookshire passed away in 1968 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA.

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William Brookshire's Ancestors

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William Brookshire
1890–1968
Birth Place: Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
George Washington Kern Sr.
1852–1937
Alabama, United States of America
Josephine McMichael
1860–1940
Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Ellen Patterson
1822–1867
Elizabethtown, Bladen Co, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Jane) McMichael
1842–1930
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brookshire's Descendants

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William (Leonard) Brookshire (26 Mar 1890–15 Mar 1968) m. Willie (Mae) Johnson (16 Sep 1898–16 May 1941)
  1. 1. Stanley (Hozie) Brookshire 1923–1995 m. Leoda (Pearl) Brookshire 1926–2001
    1. 1. William (Stanley) Brookshire 1946–1995

William Brookshire's Timeline

2 Records

1890
26 Mar 1890
Birth of William Leonard Brookshire in Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
1968
15 Mar 1968
Age 78
Death of William Leonard Brookshire in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1890
    Event Place: Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1968
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA

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