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William Melvin Brookshire 1897–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 JAN 1897

Birth Location: Angelina County, Texas

Death Date: 16 JUL 1944

Death Location: Huntington, Texas

Father: William Brookshire

Mother: Mary Traweek

Spouse(s): Lucy Nerren, Lizzie Hartnett

Children(s): Nelson Brookshire, Cecil Brookshire, J. Brookshire

The story of William Melvin Brookshire began in 1897 in Angelina County, Texas. William Melvin Brookshire married Lizzie Hartnett, Lucy Lillian Nerren, and had children including Cecil Brookshire, J B Brookshire, Mary Louise Brookshire, Nelson Eugene Brookshire. William Melvin Brookshire passed away in 1944 in Huntington, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of William Melvin Brookshire began in 1897 in Angelina County, Texas.
  • William Melvin Brookshire married Lizzie Hartnett, Lucy Lillian Nerren, and had children including Cecil Brookshire, J B Brookshire, Mary Louise Brookshire, Nelson Eugene Brookshire.
  • William Melvin Brookshire passed away in 1944 in Huntington, Texas.

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William Brookshire's Ancestors

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William Brookshire
1897–1944
Birth Place: Angelina County, Texas
Parents
William Monroe Brookshire
1878–1928
Angelina County, Texas
Mary Traweek
1878–1922
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Grandparents
John (Mannering) Brookshire
1857–1933
Angelina County, Texas
Elizabeth (Jane) Anderson
1859–1890
Texas
Great-Grandparents
Jessie Brookshire
1833–1904
Susan Robinson
1836–1860
Ephram Anderson
1808–1860
Mirah
1817–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mannering Brookshire
1796–1890
Sarah Shelton
1795–1865

William Brookshire's Descendants

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William (Melvin) Brookshire (8 JAN 1897–16 JUL 1944) m. Lucy (Lillian) Nerren (1904–WFT Est 1929-1980) m. Lizzie Hartnett (8 FEB 1899–23 JUN 1928)
  1. 1. Nelson (Eugene) Brookshire 1925–1998
  2. 2. Cecil Brookshire 1920–
  3. 3. J. (B.) Brookshire 1918–1999

William Brookshire's Timeline

2 Records

1897
8 JAN 1897
Birth of William Melvin Brookshire in Angelina County, Texas
Angelina County, Texas
1944
16 JUL 1944
Age 47
Death of William Melvin Brookshire in Huntington, Texas
Huntington, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1897
    Event Place: Angelina County, Texas
    Record Source: v24t0310.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1944
    Event Place: Huntington, Texas
    Record Source: v24t0310.ftw

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