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Willie May Lindsey 1892–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1892

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 2 November 1991

Death Location: Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Meredith Lindsay

Mother: Elizabeth Thompson

Spouse(s): John Jr, Frank Brown

Children(s): Dewitt Brown, Bertha Cook, Female Brown, Shirley Brown, Clarence Brown, James Brown, Willie Brown, Elizabeth Harris

In 1892, Willie May Lindsey entered the world in Alabama, born to Meredith Lindsay And Elizabeth Bettie Thompson. In 1900, Willie May Lindsey resided in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Willie May Lindsey resided in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA. Willie May Lindsey married Frank Brown, John Richard Harris Jr, and had children including Bertha Louise Brown Cook, Clara Brown Beasley, Clarence Brown, Dewitt William Brown, Elizabeth Harris, Female Brown, James A Brown, Shirley Brown, Willie Ann Brown. Willie May Lindsey passed away in 1991 in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1892, Willie May Lindsey entered the world in Alabama, born to Meredith Lindsay And Elizabeth Bettie Thompson.
  • In 1900, Willie May Lindsey resided in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Willie May Lindsey resided in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA.
  • Willie May Lindsey married Frank Brown, John Richard Harris Jr, and had children including Bertha Louise Brown Cook, Clara Brown Beasley, Clarence Brown, Dewitt William Brown, Elizabeth Harris, Female Brown, James A Brown, Shirley Brown, Willie Ann Brown.
  • Willie May Lindsey passed away in 1991 in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Lindsey's Ancestors

Self
Willie Lindsey
1892–1991
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Meredith Lindsay
1854–1925
Alabama, USA
Elizabeth ("Bettie") Thompson
1862–1933
Alabama
Grandparents
Andrew (J) Lindsey
1832–1873
Cypress Inn, Wayne Co., Tennessee, USA
Nancey (Jane) Murphy
1837–1908
Lauderdale Co., Alabama, USA
Erwin Thompson
1839–
Alabama
Martha Thompson
1835–
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Frances Sharp
1808–1894
Phillip Lindsey
1805–1894
John Murphey
1801–1863
Alley Welch
1806–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Sharp
1777–1867
Matilda Sharp
1788–1898
Rebecca Anderson
1765–1840
John Lindsey
1764–1840
John Murphy
1780–
Nancy Lindsey
1780–1860
WILLIAM WELCH
1778–

Willie Lindsey's Descendants

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Willie (May) Lindsey (Jan 1892–2 November 1991) m. John (Richard Harris) Jr (abt 1887–1914) m. Frank Brown (11 Sep–18 Sep 1980)
  1. 1. Dewitt (William) Brown 1924–1994
  2. 2. Bertha (Louise Brown) Cook 1935–1995
  3. 3. Female Brown 1922–1923
  4. 4. Shirley Brown 1931–1947
  5. 5. Clarence Brown 1928–1967 m. Frances (Virginia) Brown 1930–2008
  6. 6. James (A) Brown 1926–1945
  7. 7. Willie (Ann) Brown 1932–2017 m. Jack (Arthur Breneman) Sr 1920–1999
  8. 8. Elizabeth Harris 1918–2006 m. Robert (Glenn) Sherrell 1917–1975
    1. 1. Odie (Burl) Sherrell 1946–1985

Willie Lindsey's Timeline

7 Records

1892
Jan 1892
Birth of Willie May Lindsey in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 8
Willie May Lindsey resided here in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Willie May Lindsey resided here in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Willie May Lindsey resided here in Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama
Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 48
Willie May Lindsey resided here in Election Precinct 14 Larkinsville, Larkinsville, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Election Precinct 14 Larkinsville, Larkinsville, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Willie May Lindsey resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1991
2 November 1991
Age 99
Death of Willie May Lindsey in United States of America
United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1892
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: 10; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0005
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: T624_8; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1374021
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 1323; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 96-228

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: 10; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0005

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: T624_8; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1374021

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election Precinct 14 Larkinsville, Larkinsville, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 1323; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 96-228

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cherokee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1991
    Event Place: United States of America

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America

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