Beulah Mae WILLIAMS5,9,1,6,2,4,8,7,3

3rd Jan 18805 - Mar 19556,2,7

Life History

May 1878	Born in Mississippi.4,8 (less likely)
3rd Jan 1880	Born in Meridian, Madison, Mississippi.1,2,3 (most likely)
1882	Born in Mississippi.5 (less likely)
25th Jun 1899	Married Robert Clarence BRINKLEY in Grandview, Johnson, Texas.9,7
1900	Resident in Grandview, Johnson, Texas.4
17th Apr 1900	Birth of son Herman BRINKLEY in Johnson County, Texas.4,10
3rd Mar 1902	Death of son Herman BRINKLEY in Grandview, Johnson, Texas.10
12th Oct 1903	Birth of daughter Annie May BRINKLEY in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas.5,8,7,11
20th Oct 1905	Birth of daughter Bessie BRINKLEY in Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory.12,5,8,10,13,7,14,15
15th Mar 1908	Birth of daughter Ruth BRINKLEY in Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory.13,5,8,16,17,7
1910	Residence2 in Comanche County, Oklahoma
21st Oct 1912	Birth of daughter Ione BRINKLEY in Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma.1,5,7,18,13,10
11th Apr 1915	Birth of son Robert Clarence BRINKLEY in Oklahoma.1,5,19,20,7
18th May 1916	Death of Robert Clarence BRINKLEY in Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma.21,7
1920	Residence3 in Jackson, Cotton, Oklahoma.5
Mar 1955	Died in Cotton County, Oklahoma.6,2,7

Other facts

Buried in Walters Cemetery, Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma

Notes

In her Social Security records, Beulah's mother is reported as Elizabeth Poteet. Some genealogies have this name, but others have Porter, and an obituary included in a Find a Grave memorial for Elizabeth Porter seems to match the wife of her father Thomas Williams. That memorial reports the marriage date of 9 Dec 1880, while the marriage record itself has 8 Dec 1880.

But the marriage date in December 1880, while the 1900 census reported Beulah's birth date to be May 1878. Another problem is that the name on the marriage record is Elizabeth V Pritchard. That could be a previous married name. No image is included with the marriage index record. Beulah's Social Security record further reports her birth date as 3 January 1880. Due to the high instance of errors in the 1900 census generally, we tend to follow other records with definitive birth dates like this. It seems that Thomas had two wives, and the first wife was Beulah's mother.

1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas, 4 June, Justice Precinct 5, District 64, Grandview, page 3B, Hse/Fam #54
Brinkley, R C Head W M May 1876 24 Married 1 year AR TN TN Farmer Rents
Brinkley, Bulah Wife W F May 1878 22 Married 1 year MS MS MS
Brinkley, Herman Son W M Apr 1900 2mos MS MS MS

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
Brinkley, Bessie Daughter F W 4 OK AR MS
Brinkley, Ruth Dau M W 2 OK AR MS

The child Herman is not listed in 1910, indicating he died before his 10th birthday. Herman died when he was not quite 2 years old, in Johnson County, Texas.

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, 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

Her ages are inconsistent in censuses. The 1900 census reports her birthday as may 1878. The age of 34 in 1910, would make it about 1876. In 1920 age 38 would make it 1878 again. I found information on Beulah in one family genealogy following the Williams/Brinkley/Mason/Vaughn lineages.

This genealogy has much good detail, and have corroborated much other Williams information on other Brinkley individuals with my cousin Marion Mixon, a member of the Brinkley lineage. The Williams genealogy reports Beulah's birth as January 1880! Unfortunately this genealogy gives no source for the information. Based on the validity of so much other family information this genealogy, I am following this for the birth date of Beulah Williams Brinkley.

Beulah's husband Robert Clarence died in 1916. They are buried in Walters, Oklahoma, Cemetery as is their son Robert C. The cemetery listing has no dates for any of them.

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

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

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2000
Beulah Williams Brinkley
Birth 3 Jan 1880 Meridian, Madison, Mississippi
Father Thomas J Williams
Mother Elizabeth A Poteet
Signature on SSN Card Beulah M Brinkly
SSN 443127514
Notes Oct 1939: Name listed as BEULAH WILLIAMS BRINKLEY

Sources

1. 1930 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma
- 25 April, Jackson Township, District 7, page 12A, Hse/Fam #244
2. Ancestry Trees
- Williams/Brinkley/Mason/Vaughn, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/49994/person/-779861868?ssrc=&ftm=1
3. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2000
4. 1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas
- 4 June, Justice Precinct 5, District 64, Grandview, page 3B, Hse/Fam #54
5. 1920 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma
- 14 January, District 149, page 4A, Hse #72, Fam #73
6. Intermentment.net
7. Obituary of Robert Clarence Brinkley
8. 1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma
- 13 July, Strauss Township, District 62, page 4A, Hse/Fam #179
9. Johnson County, Texas, Marriage Book
- Name: Name: http://www.txgenweb4.org/txjohnson/marriages/book10.html;;
- Book 10, Page 221
10. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
11. Obituaries from Oklahoma
12. 1930 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma
- 10 April, Lawton, District 23, page 9A, 921 7th St, Hse #189, Fam #206
13. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
14. Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
15. 1940 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma
- 2 April, Bryan Township, District 17-24, page 1A, Hse #6 Owned, Value $400
16. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- Memorial #70429254, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70429254
17. 1930 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma
- 4 April, Cache, District 3, page 2A, Marietta & Clear Creek Rd, Hse #25, Fam #26
18. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
19. 1940 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma
- 4 April, Bryan Township, District 17-24, page 2A, Hse #31, Rents $5
20. Social Security Death Index
21. Ancestry Trees