"Sweethearts to Wed - Idanell Brill and John Connally will be married Dec. 21 in Austin. Idanell was a student at the University from 1935-1940. She was the University sweetheart in 1937-3S, campus beauty in 1935-36, relay queen ...." -- San Antonio Express, San Antonio, Texas, Dec 1 1940, via NewspaperArchive.com U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Idanell Brill [Ida Nell Connally] [Idanell Connally] Birth Date 24 Feb 1919 Austin, Texas Father Arno Brill Mother Kathleen Inks Death Date 1 Sep 2006 Jul 1939 Name listed as IDANELL BRILL; Jun 1944 Name listed as IDA NELL CONNALLY; Apr 1964 Name listed as IDANELL BRILL CONNALLY; 14 Sep 2006 Name listed as IDA NELL B CONNALLY The Social Security Death Index has written Idanell's name as two names Ida Nell. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Ida Nell B. Connally Born 24 Feb 1919 Died 1 Sep 2006 Last Residence Austin, Travis, Texas 78731 SSN issued Texas (Before 1951) -------------------- Idanell "Nellie" Brill Connally Birth Feb. 24, 1919 Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Death Sep. 1, 2006 Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Historical Figure, Author Former Texas First Lady from 1963-1969 Wife of Governor John Connally Last survivor of the car that carried President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. On November 22, 1963, it was Mrs. Connally that uttered the last words the president heard, "Mr. President, you can't say Dallas doesn't love you," moments later those fateful shots rang out. Nellie Connally was born Idanell Brill in Austin, Texas one of five children born to Katie and Arno Brill. She had always aspired to be an actress. She even auditioned for the role of Scarlet O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind." In 1939 while at college she met her future husband John Connally. By the time the two married a year later her acting career took a backseat. She would be busy raising the couples for children and helping her husband with his political aspirations. She would do everything she could from raising money to answering phones. Her husband's mentor was future U.S. president Lyndon Johnson. The Johnsons and the Connallys would remain forever friends, even though Nellie learned he was a man that could not be crossed. Once when answering phones for him she accidentally disconnected a line and Lyndon Johnson threw a book in her direction. She knew not to mess with him. Lady Bird Johnson However became a lifelong friend and someone she admired very much. Nellie was a vivacious lady full of spunk with a great sense of humor. She was a great asset to her husband's campaign. In 1961 President Kennedy In 1961, President John F. Kennedy named John Connally Secretary of the Navy. He did not stay at his job instead he ran for Governor of the state of Texas. In 1963 he was elected Governor. It was in November when the President decided to stop campaigning. A tour of Texas was part of the tour. John Connally told his wife that if only the people can see him they would surely elect him once again. The Connallys would accompany the Kennedys on their tour. On November 21 they went from Austin to San Antonio. November 22, 1963 they went to Fort Worth and on to Dallas. Everywhere they went Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Connally received a bouquet of roses. Later on she thought it was funny they had always received yellow or white, but on that day it was red. The motorcade was on that warm morning, and by day's end the President was dead and the Governor was seriously wounded. After the second bullet hit her husband Nellie just stayed patiently holding the hole in his chest assuring him things would be just fine. She knew the President was already dead, and stayed focused on her husband. At the Hospital Jackie Kennedy and Nellie Connally sat next to each other, silently waiting to hear the news of their husbands' fate. An attended [attendant] came up to Nellie and told her they could not operate on her husband until she filled out paperwork. Years later Nellie would recall that if she had a gun she would have used it. She was put in a separate room to wait for word of her husband. The only visit she got was from Lady Bird Johnson with her arms stretched out ready to comfort her. She would learn her husband survived. She did not attend the funeral for the President; instead she sent her son John with a note for Mrs. Kennedy. Jackie Kennedy told her [Nellie's] son that if anything good came out of this it was that his father had lived. The two never spoke again. Nellie Connally felt it was not fair that her John lived and Jackie's did not. John Connally would go on to be Secretary of the treasury under Nixon, but his career ended when he was accused of taking a bribe. Nellie would face a battle with breast cancer that she would win. She would continue her volunteer work for charitable causes. In 1993 John Connally died. In 1994 Jacqueline Kennedy passed away at age 64 of cancer. Nellie Connally was the last survivor of that Lincoln limousine. Nellie Connally would always argue the fact that there was a second shooter on that faithful [fateful] day. She would appear on interviews for the fortieth anniversary in 2003. She would tell everyone she met, "You can argue with the experts and the Warren commission, but you cannot argue with me, I was in the car." In 2003 she published her account of the day for the first time with the book, From Love Field; Our Final hours with President John F. Kennedy. A very active person well into her eighties Mrs. Connally died peacfully in her sleep at age 87. (bio by The Perplexed Historian) Spouse John Bowden Connally (1917 - 1993) Daughter Kathleen Connally Hale (1942 - 1959) Burial Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by The Perplexed Historian Sep 02, 2006 -- Find A Grave Memorial #15585881, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15585881 --------------------
Family Data Collection - Marriages Richard Taylor Louise Bringier Marriage 10 Feb 1851 New Orleans, Orleans County, LA U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Louise Marie Bringier Spouse Name Richard Taylor Spouse Birth Place KY Spouse Birth Year 1826 Marriage 1851 La Louise Marie Myrthe "Myrthe" Bringier Taylor Birth Jan. 28, 1834 Death Mar. 16, 1875 Wife of General Richard Taylor Spouse Richard Taylor (1826 - 1879) Children: Zachary Taylor (1858 - 1863) Richard Taylor (1860 - 1863) Burial Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Created by: kimshockey (reb) Jul 13, 2005 -- Find A Grave Memorial #11348328, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1134832
1880 Federal Census, Dyer County, Tennessee,5 June, Civil District 6, Enumeration District 15, page 14, Hse #112, Fam #114 Brinkley, Martha W F 36 Widow Keeping House TN NC TN Brinkley, And W W M 18 Son Farmer TN TN TN In 1900 Andrew and Fannie Leah are living in Johnson County, Texas. 1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas, 4 June, Grandview, District 64, page 4A, Hse/Family #63 Brinkley, A W Head W M Apr 1862 38 Married 16 years TX TX TX Farmer Rents Brinkley, F L W F Apr 1867 33 Married 16 years 9 children 6 living TN NC NC Brinkley, Blanche L W F Sept 1884 15 TX TX TX Brinkley, Horace L W M Feb 1887 13 TX TX TX Brinkley, Jeffie C W M Apr 1889 10 TX TX TX Brinkley, Martha L W F June 1892 7 TX TX TX Brinkley, Ruben C W M Nov 1896 4 TX TX TX Brinkley, William F W M Oct 1898 1 TX TX TX 1910 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 18 April, Weatherford, District 67, page 4A, 45 Weatherford Street, Hse/Fam #77 Brinkley, Andrew W Head M W 48 Married 26 years Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Farmer Rents Brinkley, Frances L Wife F W 47 Married 26 years 10 children 6 living TX TN TX Brinkley, Laura Mattie Dau F W 17 TX TN TX Brinkley, Reuben Cole Son M W 14 TX TN TX Brinkley, Mollie May F W 9 TX TN TX Note that in this census, Fannie's birth place is now Texas, and instead of North Carolina, her parents are reported born in Tennessee and Texas, the location we have found in other public and family sources. The child reported previously as Martha L is now Laura Mattie. Mattie is the nickname for Martha and the L stood for Laura. We are uncertain at this point, though, of the order of the names. I would venture that the original was Martha Laura. But if she had decided to go by Laura, "Laura Mattie" sounds good. 1920 Federal Census, Baylor County, Texas, 8 January, Justice Precinct 3 (near Westover), District 13, page 1B, Hse/Fam #5 Brinkley, Andrew W Head Owns M W 57 Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Section Foreman, Railroad Brinkley, Frances L Wife F W 56 TX TX TN Brinkley, Reuben Cole Son M W 23 Widowed TX TN TX Barber Brinkley, Mollie M Dau F W 19 TX TN TX Brinkley, Martha Mother F W 75 Widow TN US US Brinkley, Reuben W Grandson M W 2yrs10mos TX TX TX The last listed here is Reuben Wyette, son of Reuben Cole. We see from the marriage status of Reuben that his first wife died between the 1910 and 1920 censuses. Brinkley family sources tell us she died in 1918, having borne one son, Reuben Wyette Brinkley in 1917. In 1930, Andrew has been widowed and is living with his son Forrest and his wife Fannie. (Forrest is listed here as Lee.) 1930 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 7 April, Weatherford, District 1, page 17A, 305 Edna Street, Hse #156, Family #165 Brinkley, Lee Head Rents Home M W 43 TX TN TX Laborer, Railroad Brinkley, Fannie Wife F W 49 OK MS GA Brinkley, Audna M Dau F W 22 TX TX OK Brinkley, Lucile Dau F W 16 TX TX OK ** Brinkley, Andrew W Father F W 67 Widowed TN TN TN ** I have not posted all the Brinkley generations. Andrew's mother was Martha Garrison. Her basic information is provided from the Westover Cemetery List. BRINKLEY MARTHA GARRISON MOTHER-IN-LAW FRANCES HILL BRINKLEY birth 2/8/1844 death 5/22/1928 -- Brinkley Burials, Westover Cemetery, Baylor County, Texas, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txbaylor/westover.htm?cj=1&o_xid=0001201625&o_lid=0001201625 A genealogy provides family information. Andrew Wyette Brinkley, Born 14 Apr 1862 in Newbern, Dyer, Tennessee, Died 10 Jan 1935 in Anson, Jones, Texas Parents Elijah W Brinkley 1841-1870 Martha Garrison 1844-1928 Marriage 25 Sep 1883 to Frances Leah Hill 1863-1921 Children Blanche Lenora Brinkley 1884 - 1964 Theodosia Jane Brinkley 1886 - 1888 Forrest Lee Brinkley 1887 - 1954 Jefferson Clarence Brinkley 1889 - 1964 Martha Leora Brinkley 1892 - 1972 Eddie Brinkley 1893 - 1893 Ester Edna Brinkley 1894 - 1895 Reuben Cole Brinkley 1896 - 1957 William Franklin Brinkley 1898 - 1904 Mollie Mae Brinkley 1904 - 1981 -- Williams/Brinkley/Mason/Vaughn Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/49994/person/-2136232450 Andrew's daughter Blanche Lenora Brinkley Williams wrote some brief notes about the family. I received a scanned copy of this from cousin-researcher Marion Mixon on 9 July 2009. Here is my transcription and notes. ====================== Brinkley-Hill A W Brinkley, my father was born in April 14 1861 at Dyersburg Tenn; came to Texas after he was grown but I don't remember just how old he was. They lived in Ellis Co, and went to a little church called Glenco church, close to the line of Hill Co; my grandfather Hill owned a farm that lay in Ellis, Hill, and Johnson Co; my father and mother met at church where they both sang in the choir. They had known each other about a year, when they were married in a little chapel close to grandfather Hills [sic] farm: by Rev. D. I. Smith who married me around 16 years (maybe not quite) later. Dad and mother Frances Leah Hill were married in the summer or spring of 1882. I was born in 1884. My mother was born March 25 1862. Married when she was 20 years old; so it was probably in 1882 when they married. Was borned [sic] in Cass Co. Tex where her father [w]as sheriff there 4 years, before he bought the farm in Ellis, Hill, and Johnson: as the 3 counties cornered on the farm. He paid taxes in the 3 counties. [This line added in a different hand] Written by Blanche Williams --------------------------------------- In Blanche's handwriting, scanned by Helen Lopez Received from Marion Butch Mixon 9 July 2009 Transcribed by Orville Boyd Jenkins 10 July 2009 I have tried to keep the spelling, paragraphing and punctuation the same as the original. The note was written on the back side of a two-hole-punched half-size page of loose-leaf notebook paper. ====================== Note that her dates are one year off from the Williams genealogy source. It appears that the Williams dates are correct, and for some reason Blanche has remembered them differently. Notable is her mother's birth date, on which she bases an estimate of the year her parents married. The dates in the Williams genealogy will match Blanche's report that her mother married at the age of 20. This makes Frances Leah Hill born in 1863 and the couple married in September 1883, which is after Frances' 20th birthday in March 1883. Blanche reports her father born in 1861 instead of 1862 as the Williams genealogy says. She also names the place of birth as Dyersburg, rather than the nearby town/city of Newbern, as reported by the Williams info. Seeing the geographical and demographical setup, my suspicion is that they lived in the rural community of Dyersburg, but he was born in the nearby city of Newbern.
A story written by Annie's siter Bessie reports events form their parents' lives, inclduing births of the chidlren. Obituary of Robert Clarence Brinkley Main book article incorporating the obit: Robert married Beulah Mae Williams, from Mississippi, in Grandview, Texas. Her father was T J Williams from England, mother Elizabeth Poteet. Children: Herman b 1901 [actual 17 Apr 1900] d at age 2 [3 Mar 1902] Annie Mae b 12 oct 1903 Bessie b 20 Oct 1905 Ruth b 15 Mar 1908 Ione b 21 Oct 1912 R C "Bud" b 11 April 1915 -- story in an unidentified book, written by Bessie Brinkley Thomas, Robert's daughter, Provided by Linda Mason Ledford, wife of Ronald "Ron" Ledford, son of Jesse and Ruth Brinkley Ledford, via mail to Marion Mixon. accessed 1 April 2015 1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 13 July, Strauss Township, District 62, page 4A, Hse/Fam #179 Brinkley, Robert C Head M W 34 Married 11 years AR TN TN Farmer Rents Brinkley, Beulah Wife F W 28 Married 11 years, 4 children, 3 living MS England MS Brinkley, Annie M Dau F W 6 TX AR MS 1920 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 14 January, District 149, page 4A, Hse #72, Fam #73 Brinkley, Beulah M Head Owns F W 38 Widow MS England MS Farm Laborer Brinkley, Annie M Dau F W 16 TX AR MS Farm Laborer I found that Annie's burial memorial no Find a Grave had no birth or death dates and no photo of a gravestone. It may be that her gravestone was lost. In April 2016 I submitted the dates and places we have from family information. Annie May Brinkley Rich Birth Oct. 12, 1903 Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas Death Oct. 2, 1985 Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma Spouse Aaron Beeler Rich Burial Walters Cemetery, Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma Created by Rick Miller Mar 26, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #50234095, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Rich&GSiman=1&GScid=99738&GRid=50234095& An anonymous researcher posted Annie's obituary on the FAG memorial. Obituary of Annie May (Brinkley) Rich, newspaper unknown, 2 Oct 1985 Resident of Walters [Cotton County, Oklahoma], died 2 Oct 1985 at her home, after a long illness Service 5 Oct 1985 Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel, Rev Clarence Ditmore officiating. Burial Walters Cemetery [Cotton County, Oklahoma] Born 12 Oct 1903 Cleburne [Johnson County], Texas Moved to Walters as a young child Married Beeler Rich 2 April 1922 in Lawton [Comanche County, Oklahoma] Survived by her husband, 2 daughters, a son, two sisters, one brother -- Accessed on her Find a Grave memorial 1 April 2016
Forrest Lee Brinkley was born Feb 2. Francis Tlitha Brinkley was born May 25, 1881. Audna Mae Brinkley March 20, 1988. -- From Family records of Bill Alexander, son of Mollie Mae Brinkley Alexander; Courtesy of Marion L Mixon, 07 Oct 2015, accessed 20 April 2016 Johnny Urban Morris-Audna Mae Brinkley Marriage License issued 25 Jul 1930 Ceremony performed 25 Jul 1930 Weatherford, Texas by Elder D P May (Hay?) Filed 12 August 1930 Certified Copy issued 7 March 1983 Bible of Mollie Mae Brinkley Alexander Forrest Lee Brinkley and Francis Randolph were united in marriage June 16, 1907 Leora Brinkley and Raymond Monroe Russell were united in marriage Oct 2, 1927 Audna Mae Brinkley and Jonnie Urban Morris were united in marriage July 25, 1930 -- From Family records of Bill Alexander son of Mollie May Brinkley Alexander, Courtesy of Marion Mixon, 25 November 2015 Audna Mae Morris Died Tuesday [6 August 1985] at Round Rock Community Hospital. Born 20 March 1908 in Parker County, Texas Had lived in Round Rock 6 years Funeral Thursday [8 August 1985] at Galbreaith-Pickard Funeral Home Chapel, Weatherford (Parker County), Texas, Rev Donald Thompson officiating. Burial at Greenwood Community Cemetery in Parker County, by Conders Funeral Home in Round Rock. -- Obituary of Audna Mae Brinkley Morris, Round Rock Leader, Round Rock, Texas, Monday 12 August 1985, Courtesy of Marion Mixon 25 November 2015
Myrtle Lucille and Bertha Celle Brinkley Oct 26, 1913. Deaths Berta Cille [sic] Brinkley departed life Oct 26 - 1913 -- From Family records of Bill Alexander, son of Mollie Mae Brinkley Alexander; Courtesy of Marion L Mixon, 07 Oct 2015, accessed 20 April 2016 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 White Female Brinkley Birth 26 Oct 1913 Parker County Father F L Brinkley, Occupation Day Labor Mother Fanie Randolph Parents Residence Parker County Attending W A Morgan, Weatherford Born Alive, but died the same day A twin with Myrtle Lucille "Lucille Tump Red" Brinkley (1913-1994). Her burial spot is unknown to current members of the family. No Texas Death Certificate has been found.
Bessie wrote an article about their parents, which included the children's birth dates. Obituary of Robert Clarence Brinkley Main book article incorporating the obit: Robert married Beulah Mae Williams, from Mississippi, in Grandview, Texas. Her father was T J Williams from England, mother Elizabeth Poteet. Children: Herman b 1901 [actual 17 Apr 1900] d at age 2 [3 Mar 1902] Annie Mae b 12 oct 1903 Bessie b 20 Oct 1905 Ruth b 15 Mar 1908 Ione b 21 Oct 1912 R C "Bud" b 11 April 1915 -- story in an unidentified book, written by Bessie Brinkley Thomas, Robert's daughter, Provided by Linda Mason Ledford, wife of Ronald "Ron" Ledford, son of Jesse and Ruth Brinkley Ledford, via mail to Marion Mixon. accessed 1 April 2015 1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 13 July, Strauss Township, District 62, page 4A, Hse/Fam #179 Brinkley, Robert C Head M W 34 Married 11 years AR TN TN Farmer Rents Brinkley, Beulah Wife F W 28 Married 11 years, 4 children, 3 living MS England MS Brinkley, Bessie Daughter F W 4 OK AR MS 1920 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 14 January, District 149, page 4A, Hse #72, Fam #73 Brinkley, Beulah M Head Owns F W 38 Widow MS England MS Farm Laborer Brinkley, Bessie Dau F W 14 OK AR MS Farm Laborer "I have photos labeled as "To Uncle Frank and Aunt Esther from Bessie" Frank would be the husband of my grandmother, Esther (not the swimmer) WILLIAMS. They lived in San Francisco. She passed away in 1971. I don't know when he passed." -- Barbara Gangnon, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 6 November 2017 Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 Marriage LIcense Myrton A Thomas, resident of Faxon, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Application line indicates he is "of Cotton County," but residence is reported as Faxon, which is in Comanche County. Age 22, Birth abt 1904 Kansas Spouse Bessie Brinkley, resident of Walters, Oklahoma Age 20, Birth abt 1906 Oklahoma License issued 11 Aug 1926 Cotton, Oklahoma, USA No marriage date, location or officiant is reported; this is only the license to marry. Registered Cotton County Marriage Book, p 270 1930 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 10 April, Lawton, District 23, page 9A, 921 7th St, Hse #189, Fam #206 Thomas, Merton Head Rents M W 26 Married at age 22 KS KS KS Farmer Thomas, Bessie F W 24 Married at age 20 OK TX TX [mar abt 1926] Thomas, Alfred Son M W 2yrs9mos OK KS OK [b abt June 1927] Thomas, Wanda M Dau F W 2mos OK KS OK [b abt Jan 1930] 1940 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 2 April, Bryan Township, District 17-24, page 1A, Hse #6 Owned, Value $400 Thomas, Myrten A Head M W 36 Grade 8 b Kentucky lived Rural Cotton County in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1904] Thomas, Bessie Wife F W 34 Grade 8 b Oklahoma lived Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1906] Thomas, Alfred R Son M W 12 Grade 7 b Oklahoma Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1928] Tomas, Wanda Mae Dau F W 10 Grade 5 b Oklahoma Rural Cotton County in 1935 [b abt 1930] Thomas, Charlotte S Dau F W 2 Grade 0 b Oklahoma [b abt 1938] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current Bessie Thomas Born 20 Oct 1905 Died 12 Aug 1990 SSN 445-56-0150 issued Oklahoma (1968-1969) Bessie Brinkley Thomas Birth Oct 20, 1905 Cotton County, Oklahoma Death Aug 12, 1990 Cotton County, Oklahoma Spouse Myrton Alfred Thomas (1903 - 1988) Son Alfred Robert Thomas (1927 - 2014) Burial Walters Cemetery, Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma Created by Rick Miller Jan 19, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #46865950, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46865950
1940 Federal Census, Little River County, Arkansas, [no day] April, Wilton, District 41-6, page 2A, Hse #32, Rents $5 Brinkley, R L Head M W 33 Grade 8 b Okla parents b Ark Tex same place in 1935 Salesman, Retail Liquor Brinkley, Annie Mae Wife F W 26 Grade H1 b Ark same place in 1935 Brinkley, Betty Sue Dau F W 4 Grade 0 b Ark Betty's name here is transcribed by Ancestry as Betty Lou, but comparing the form of the first letter to others on the page, and trying to read the correction write-over of the enumerator, it looks like Betty Sue to me. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Betty B Leathers Birth Date 8 Mar 1936 Address 9 Oakridge, Texarkana, TX, 75503 Betty Sue Leathers (born Brinkley) Born Mar 8 1936 Wilton AR Little River County Husband Charles Edward Leathers, Sr. Born Aug 1 1931 Arkansas Died June 21 1991 Texarkana -- Sullivan, My Heritage, http://www.myheritage.com/person-1000440_153110832_153110832/betty-sue-leathers-born-brinkley
1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas, 4 June, Grandview, District 64, page 4A, Hse/Family #63 Brinkley, A W Head W M Apr 1862 38 Married 16 years TX TX TX Farmer Rents Brinkley, F L W F Apr 1867 33 Married 16 years 9 children 6 living TN NC NC Brinkley, Blanche L W F Sept 1884 15 TX TX TX Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Blanche Lanora [sic, should be Lenora] Williams [Blanche Lanora Brinkley] Birth 14 Sep 1884 Texas Residence 207 S Tackitt St, Seymour, Baylor, Texas Father Andrew Brinkley Mother Leah Hill Age at Death 79, DOA Death 10 Jul 1964 at home, Seymour, Baylor, Texas Cause of Death Natural Caurses, probably heart attack Informant Mrs Pearl Cook (daughter) Removal 13 July 1964 for burial in Westover Cemetery, Westover, Baylor County, Texas by Elliston Funeral Home Certificate #03437 Filed 3 August 1964, Filed State 6 August 1964
1850 Federal Census, Sumner County, Tennessee, 5 October, Civil District 18, Page: 224, Hse/Fam #139 John Brinkley 36 M Farmer b Tennessee Jane Brinkley 36 F b Tennessee Elijah Brinkley 9 M born Tennessee
Family Births Forrest Lee Brinkley was born Feb 2. Francis Tlitha [sic ] Brinkley was born May 25, 1881. Audna Mae Brinkley March 20, 1988. Leora Brinkley Jan 20, 1910. Myrtle Lucille and Bertha Celle Brinkley Oct 26, 1913. Deaths Berta Cille [sic] Brinkley departed life Oct 26 - 1913 Mollie May Brinkley borned July 14, 1900 William Franklin Brinkley borned Oct 3, 1898 Willis Perry Brinkley born Oct 5, 1914 Reuben Wyette Brinkley ... [incomplete scaan] -- From Family records of Bill Alexander, son of Mollie Mae Brinkley Alexander; Courtesy of Marion L Mixon, 07 Oct 2015, accessed 20 April 2016 1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas, 4 June, Grandview, District 64, page 4A, Hse/Family #63 Brinkley, A W Head W M Apr 1862 38 Married 16 years TX TX TX Farmer Rents Brinkley, F L W F Apr 1867 33 Married 16 years 9 children 6 living TN NC NC Brinkley, Horace L [Forrest Lee] W M Feb 1887 13 TX TX TX L Randolph left a note on my entry for Forrest Brinkley on my RootsWeb genealogy, giving me the information on Forrest's marriage to Fannie Randolph. I later got a copy of the document. The following marriage record comes from Parker County, Texas Forest L Brinkley & Frances Randolph were married 16 Jun 1907 by R. B. Morgan, Missionary Baptist Minister Bible of Mollie Mae Brinkley Alexander Forrest Lee Brinkley and Francis Randolph were united in marriage June 16, 1907 Leora Brinkley and Raymond Monroe Russell were united in marriage Oct 2, 1927 Audna Mae Brinkley and Jonnie Urban Morris were united in marriage July 25, 1930 -- From Family records of Bill Alexander son of Mollie May Brinkley Alexander, Courtesy of Marion Mixon, 25 November 2015 Forrest and Fannie Brinkley with their first two children are recorded as a family in the in 1910, in the census for Weatherford, in Parker County, Texas. 1910 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 22 April, Weatherford, District 66, page 7B, 305 Edna Street, Hse #148, Family #149 Brinkley, F L Head M W 23 Married 3 years TX TN TX Laborer, Railroad Brinkley, Fannie Wife F W 28 Married 3 years OK US GA Brinkley, Audna Mae Dau F W 2 TX TX OK Brinkley, Leora Dau F W 3mos TX TX OK [born abt Dec 1909] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Forest Lee Brinkley Residence Weatherford, Parker County, Texas Birth Date 2 Feb 1886 Occupation Railroad Inspector, Weatherford Tall, Medium Build, Blue Eyes, Light Hair Wife Fannie Brinkley, Weatherford Registered Weatherford, Texas, 12 September 1918 Signed Forrest Lee Brinkley Forrest's birth date in the WWI registration card is a year earlier than that commonly reported by the family. The date of birth on his death certificate, reported by the informant, Forrest's daughter Mrs Urban Morris, is 2 Feb 1887. 1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 19 January, Weatherford, District 62, page 17A-B, 123 Wheeler Street, Hse #325, Family #358 Brinkley, Forest L Head Rents Home M W 33 TX TN TX Laborer, Railroad Brinkley, Fannie T Wife F W 38 OK MS GA Brinkley, Audna M Dau F W 11 TX TX OK Brinkley, Leora Dau F W 9 TX TX OK Brinkley, Myrtle L Dau F W 6 TX TX OK Note that here the middle initial of Fannie is reported as T, while family sources have it as C. The birthplace of Fannie's father is now reported as Mississippi. In 1930, Forrest's father Andrew W is living with Forrest and Fannie. Forrest is listed this time as Lee. 1930 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 7 April, Weatherford, District 1, page 17A, 305 Edna Street, Hse #156, Family #165 Brinkley, Lee Head Rents Home M W 43 TX TN TX Laborer, Railroad Brinkley, Fannie Wife F W 49 OK MS GA Brinkley, Audna M Dau F W 22 TX TX OK Brinkley, Lucile Dau F W 16 TX TX OK Brinkley, Andrew W Father F W 67 Widowed TN TN TN I find it interesting that in 1930, the family is back at the same address where they were reported in 1910, but in 1920, they had a different address. The daughter listed as Lucile matches Myrtle L in 1920. We can deduce that she was named Myrtle Lucile. Leora is out of the house, likely married, at age 19. The daughter is erproted again as Myrtle L in teh 1940 census. 1940 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 27 April, Garner, District 184-14, page 9B, Hse #179, Rents $25 Brinkley, Forrest L Head M W 54 Grade 4 b Texas same place in 1935 Railroad Laborer Brinkley, Francis Head F W 58 Grade 3 b Oklahoma same place in 1935 Brinkley, Myrtle L Dau F W 26 Single Grade H-1 b Texas same place in 1935 U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Forest Lee Brinkley Residence Garner, Parker County, Texas Age 56, Birth 2 February 1886 Erath County, Texas Contact (Wife) Frances Brinkley, Garner, Parker County, Texas Employer Employer Mineral Well Southwestern RR Dallas, Garner, Parker County, Texas Signed F L Brinkley Marion Mixon, the grandson of Forest Brinkley, reports his date of death as 2 March 1954. In April 2008, in looking up information to fill out my entry for Forest, I found that the Texas Death Index records his death as 2 March 1955. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 F L Brinkley Death 3 Mar 1955, Parker County Certificate #14560 Texas, Death Certificates, 1903 1982 F L Brinkley Birth 2 February 1887 Texas Residence 317 Throckmorton, Weatherford, Parker, Texas Occupation Retired Railroad Worker Father A W Brinnkley born Tenn Mother Martha Hill [should be France Leah Hill; Martha Hill was his grandmother, A W's mother] born Tenn Age at Death 68 yrs, 1 month, 1 day Death 03 Mar 1955 at home, 317 Throckmorton, Weatherford, Parker, Texas Cause of Death Coronary Occlusion Informant Mrs Urban Morris (daughter) Burial 5 March 1955 Greenwood Cemetery, 5 miles west of Weatherford [Parker County], Texas Filed 4 March 1955, Filed State 9 March 1955
George was only 5 montsh old when he was recorded in the 1870 census for Dyer County, Tennessee, as the second son of James and Maggie Brinkley. 1870 Federal Census, Dyer County, Tennessee, 21 July, Civil District 6, Page 33 (scan 99), Hse/Fam #241 James Brinkly 24 M Farmer b Tennessee Maggie Brinkly 22 F b Tennessee Geo Brinkly 5mos M born Jan [1870] in Tennessee A census record for 1900 cited by one genealogy indicates that George was in the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville. The census does not report what inmates are incarcerated for. 1900 Federal Census, Davidson County, Tennessee, 24 June, Civil District 13, Enumeration District 145, page 4A Brinkley, George W Head W M 1870 30 Single b TN no birth info for parents Machinist
Herman Brinkley Birth Apr 17, 1900 Death Mar 3, 1902 Inscription: Son of R C & B M Brinkley Burial Grandview Cemetery, Grandview), Johnson County, Texas, Section E Created by Judi W Nov 14, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #31402904, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brinkley&GSfn=Herman&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=46&GScnty=2645&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=31402904&df=all&
1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas, 4 June, Grandview, District 64, page 4A, Hse/Family #63 Brinkley, A W Head W M Apr 1862 38 Married 16 years TX TX TX Farmer Rents Brinkley, F L W F Apr 1867 33 Married 16 years 9 children 6 living TN NC NC Brinkley, Horace L W M Feb 1887 13 TX TX TX
Ruth's sister Bessie wrote an article about their parents, which included the children's birth dates. Obituary of Robert Clarence Brinkley Main book article incorporating the obit: Robert married Beulah Mae Williams, from Mississippi, in Grandview, Texas. Her father was T J Williams from England, mother Elizabeth Poteet. Children: Herman b 1901 [actual 17 Apr 1900] d at age 2 [3 Mar 1902] Annie Mae b 12 Oct 1903 Bessie b 20 Oct 1905 Ruth b 15 Mar 1908 Ione b 21 Oct 1912 R C "Bud" b 11 April 1915 -- story in an unidentified book, written by Bessie Brinkley Thomas, Robert's daughter, Provided by Linda Mason Ledford, wife of Ronald "Ron" Ledford, son of Jesse and Ruth Brinkley Ledford, via mail to Marion Mixon. accessed 1 April 2015 1920 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 14 January, District 149, page 4A, Hse #72, Fam #73 Brinkley, Beulah M Head Owns F W 38 Widow MS England MS Farm Laborer Brinkley, Annie M Dau F W 16 TX AR MS Farm Laborer Brinkley, Bessie Dau F W 14 OK AR MS Farm Laborer Brinkley, Ruth F W 11 OK AR MS Farm Laborer Brinkley, Ione Dau F W 7 OK AR MS Farm Laborer Brinkley, R C Son W 4 OK AR MS Farm Laborer 1930 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 25 April, Jackson Township, District 7, page 12A, Hse/Fam #244 Brinkley, Beuhla [sic] Head F W 48 Widow Married at age 17 MS England MS No Occup Martin, Henry Son-in-law M W 20 Married at age 19 OK TX OK Martin, Ione Dau F W 17 Married at age 16 OK TN MS Brinkley, R C Son M W 15 OK TN MS U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Ione Brinkley Martin [Ione Brinkley] [Ione Martin] Birth 21 Oct 1912 Waltess Cott, Oklahoma Death Date 19 May 1998 Father Robert C Brinkley Mother Beulah M Williams SSN 443168107 Name listed as IONE BRINKLEY MARTIN; Name listed as IONE BRINKLEY; 13 Jun 1998 Name listed as IONE B MARTIN The Social Security Death Index says Ione was living in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, when she died. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Ione B. Martin Born 21 Oct 1912 Died 19 May 1998 Last Residence Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma 73505 SSN 443-16-8107 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951) Ione B Martin Birth Oct 21, 1912 Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma Death May 19, 1998 Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Spouse Hughie D Martin (1909 - 1971) Note: age at death 86 yr, Married 12 Nov 1929 Burial Walters Cemetery, Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma Created by David Woody Oct 13, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #78344414, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78344414
We first find James Anderson Brinkley reported with his parents in the 1850 census, when he is 6 years old. 1850 Federal Census, Sumner County, Tennessee, 5 October, Civil District 18, Page 224, Hse/Fam #139 John Brinkley 36 M Farmer b Tennessee Jane Brinkley 36 F b Tennessee James Brinkley 6 M born Tennessee James Anderson Brinkley Birth AUG 1845 in Sumner County, Tennessee Death 6 JUN 1903 in Johnson Co Texas Parents John H Brinkley 1814-1886 Jane Auther Parrish 1814-1886 Spouse Maggie Burton b 1848 Children: George Brinkley b 1870 James M Brinkley 1872-1954 Robert C. Brinkley 1876-1917 Second Spouse Martha Garrison 1844-1928 -- Marion Mixon, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12166079/person/-321972759?pg=32818 Robert here is reported as born in 1876. Marion and I have been working on this Brinkley family in October 2009, and Marion finally found them in the 1870 census. Family information knows of the Robert C Brinkley born in 1876. But we discovered that the 1870 census shows another Robert born in 1868. He is reported as 2 years old at that time. This census reports a second son George as expected. The census reports that George was born in January 1870 and is 5 months old. 1870 Federal Census, Dyer County, Tennessee, 21 July, Civil District 6, Page 33 (scan 99), Hse/Fam #241 James Brinkly 24 M Farmer b Tennessee Maggie Brinkly 22 F b Tennessee Robt Brinkly 2 M born Tennessee Geo Brinkly 5mos M born Jan [1870] in Tennessee Family information reports the death of James' first wife Margaret (Maggie) Burton in 1877. Family sources report the death of Maggie was in Newbern, Tennessee, where they had been living earlier. Yet censuses and family sources report the next two children, James M and Robert C, were born in Arkansas in 1872 and 1876 respectively. We have not yet found the public documentation for Maggie's death. Information from Helen Brinkley Lopez tells us that James Anderson Brinkley married his brother's widow Martha Garrison after they had moved to Texas. This information was reported to me by Marion Mixon. James Anderson Brinkley, Marriage to Martha Garrison 22 Jan 1888 Johnson Co Texas James (the brother of Elijah Brinkley) married Martha Garrison Brinkley after coming to TX -- Source Helen Brinkley Lopez, via email from Marion Mixon In the 1880 census, James is still living in Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee, with his two young sons, James and Robert C. 1880 Federal Census, Dyer County, Tennessee, 3 June, Newbern, District 15, page: 9, Hse #75, Fam #76 Brinkley, J A W M 35 Widowed Keeping Saloon TN NC NC Brinkley, Jas M W M 7 Son Ark TN NC Brinkley, Robt C W M 4 Son Ark TN NC By 1900, James has moved to Texas with his sons. We find him married to Martha Garrison, living in Johnson County. 1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas, 4 June, Justice Precinct 5, District 64, Grandview, page 3B, Hse/Fam #53 Brinkley, J A Head W M Aug 1845 54 Married 33 years TN NC NC Farmer Owns Brinkley, Martha Wife W F May 1845 55 Married 33 years TN TN TN Nearby are two sons and their families. Next door is R C (Robert C) and next to Robert is JM (James).
1880 Federal Census, Dyer County, Tennessee, 3 June, Newbern, District 15, page: 9, Hse #75, Fam #76 Brinkley, J A W M 35 Widowed Keeping Saloon TN NC NC Brinkley, Jas M W M 7 Son Ark TN NC 1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas, 4 June, Justice Precinct 5, District 64, Grandview, page 3B, Hse/Fam #55 Brinkley, J M Head W M July 1872 27 Married 2 years AR TN MS Farmer Rents Brinkley, Brinkley [last name written instead of her first name Etta] Wife W F Oct 1878 21 Married 2 years 2 children/2 living TX TX TX Brinkley, Zelma Dau W F Sept 1899 8mos TX AR TX Brinkley, Elmer W M Sept 1899 8mos TX AR TX Family sources usually report the birth date as 11 July 1873, not 1872. 1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Walters, District 65, page 2B, Hse/Fam #46 Brinkley, James Head M W 38 Married 15 yrs AR TN TN Laborer Rents Brinkley, Etta Wife F W 31 Married 15 yrs 4 children/4 living TX TN TN Brinkley, Elmer Son M W 8 Single TX AR TX Brinkley, Zelma Dau F W 8 Single TX AR TX Brinkley, J Page Son M W 6 Single TX AR TX Brinkley, Rabie Son M W 3 Single OK AR TX Walker, J H Boarder M W 31 Single KY KY MO 1920 Federal Census, Little River, Arkansas, 6 January, Lick Creek, District 34, page 3B, Hse #51, Fam #58 Brinkley, Jim M Head Rents M W 47 AR TN TN Farmer Brinkley, Etta S Wife F W 42 GA GA GA Brinkley, Elmer Son M W 20 Single TX AR GA Farmer Brinkley, James P Son M W 15 Single TX AR GA Laborer Brinkley, Raby Son M W 13 Single OK AR GA Laborer 1930 Federal Census, Little River County, Arkansas, 22 April, Lick Creek Township, District 16, page 2B, Hse #35, Fam #36 Brinkley, J M Head Rents M W 58 First Married at age 23 TX TX TX Farmer [b abt 1872] Brinkley, Etta Mother F W 49 Married at age 20 AR TN TN [b abt 1881] Brinkley, W E Son M W 30 Single TX AR GA [b abt 1900] Brinkley, Raby (Roby) Son M W 21 Single OK AR GA [b abt March 1909] We see here the birth states for Etta and here parents have changed. I think the W in Elmer's name here stands for William, but I have not found definite evidence for this. In 1930 living next door is James and Etta's son James Page and his wife Eula. 1930 Federal Census, Little River County, Arkansas, 22 April, Lick Creek Township, District 16, page 2B, Hse #35, Fam #37 Brinkley, J P Head Rents M W 27 First Married at age 25 TX AR GA Farmer [b abt 1903] Brinkley, Eula Mother F W 20 Married at age 18 AR AR AR [b abt 1910] J M Brinkley Birth Jul. 11, 1877 Death Oct. 1, 1954 Burial Hudson Cemetery, Ashdown, Little River County, Arkansas, Plot: 13-04 Created by: Ruth West Murray Feb 26, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial# 66158467, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66158467 There are some discrepancies in this memorial record. The date of birth has the year 1877, instead of the year 1872. Did Ms misread the date, taking the 2 of 1882 as a 7 to get 1877? should be 1872]. The date of death given is Oct. 1, 1954, while several family genealogies report the date of death as 29 September 1954 (apparently from family sources, since they include other details like James' middle name, though otherwise undocumented). Was 1 October 1954 the date of the burial? There is no photo of the gravestone on this memorial for us to compare. JAMES MATHEW BRINKLEY Birth july 11, 1873 in green county, arkansas Death sept. 29, 1954 in ashdown, arkansas Parents James Brinkley 1844 - 1903 Maggie Burton 1848 - 1877 Spouse ETTA STARNES b abt 1881 -- Brinkley, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4583074/person/-1580298711
1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Walters, District 65, page 2B, Hse/Fam #46 Brinkley, James Head M W 38 Married 15 yrs AR TN TN Laborer Rents Brinkley, Etta Wife F W 31 Married 15 yrs 4 children/4 living TX TN TN Brinkley, J Page Son M W 6 Single TX AR TX 1920 Federal Census, Little River, Arkansas, 6 January, Lick Creek, District 34, page 3B, Hse #51, Fam #58 Brinkley, Jim M Head Rents M W 47 AR TN TN Farmer Brinkley, Etta S Wife F W 42 GA GA GA Brinkley, James P Son M W 15 Single TX AR GA Laborer In 1930 James Page Brinkley and his wife Eula are living next door to his parents James and Etta. 1930 Federal Census, Little River County, Arkansas, 22 April, Lick Creek Township, District 16, page 2B, Hse #35, Fam #37 Brinkley, J P Head Rents M W 27 First Married at age 25 TX AR GA Farmer [b abt 1903] Brinkley, Eula Mother F W 20 Married at age 18 AR AR AR [b abt 1910] 1930 Federal Census, Little River County, Arkansas, 22 April, Lick Creek Township, District 16, page 2B, Hse #35, Fam #36 Brinkley, J M Head Rents M W 58 First Married at age 23 TX TX TX Farmer [b abt 1872] Brinkley, Etta Mother F W 49 Married at age 20 AR TN TN [b abt 1881] Brinkley, W E Son M W 30 Single TX AR GA [b abt 1900] Brinkley, Raby (Roby) Son M W 21 Single OK AR GA [b abt March 1909]