James BROOKSHIRE^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1799 - Aft 1870  (~ 71 years)

• Name	James BROOKSHIRE
  Born	10 Mar 1799	, Wilkes, North Carolina   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7]
  	10 Mar 1799; Wilkes Co. NC -> Facets of Fannin 10 Mar 1799; NC -> DAR app 758865, citing family bible 10 Mar 1799 -> The Brookshire Family, p. 32
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	, Wilkes, North Carolina   [3]
  Census	1840	, Union, Georgia   [4]
  Census	1850	District 85, Union, Georgia   [2]
  Census	1860	Georgia Militia District 1027, Fannin County, Georgia   [1]
  Residence	10 Jul 1867	Militia District 864, Gilmer, Georgia   [8]
  	On 10 Jul 1867, James Brookshere swore an oath of allegiance to the United States and that he had resided in Georgia for the last 12 months.
  Died	, Gilmer County, Georgia   [9]
  	Gilmer County, GA -> DAR app 758865
  Buried	Aft 1870	, Gilmer County, Georgia
  	Address: Pisgah Church of Christ Cemetery
  		James and Elizabeth (Tilley) Brookshire Headstone This is a new stone, placed by the descendents: the back has the following inscription: "Brookshire Honoring James and Elizabeth the descendants place this memorial in 1991 "The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers." 1 Kings 8:57A" http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~batesmillerhistory/cemeterypages/brookshiretombstoneback.htm
  Notes	Name: James Brookshire -> Facets of Fannin James Brookshire -> DAR app 758865 James Brookshire -> The Brookshire Family, p. 32 Connection to parents: *He is named as a son of William Brookshire II and Mary Ann (no surname) -> Facets of Fannin *Named as a child of William Brookshire and Mary Ann Marlow -> DAR app 758865, which cites the family bible *Appears in the family bible of William and Mary Ann Brookshire -> The Brookshire Family, p. 32
  Person ID	I1563	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	William BROOKSHIRE,   b. 30 Dec 1756, Deep River, Anson, North Carolina ,   d. 20 Jan 1836, Elkville, Wilkes, North Carolina  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann MARLOW,   b. 30 Mar 1762, Charles, , Maryland ,   d. 26 Mar 1830, , Wilkes, North Carolina  (Age 67 years)
  Married	Abt 1779
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth TILLEY,   b. Abt 1809, Kings Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina ,   d. 1884, , Gilmer County, Georgia  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1827	, Wilkes, North Carolina   [5, 10]
  	Marriage Bond Index: Groom: James Brookshire Bride: Elizabeth Tilley Bond Date: 21 Aug 1827 Bond Number: 000164225 County: Wilkes Record Number: 01 026 Bondsman: Benjamin Sherwood Witness: J. Saintclair
  		Brookshire-Tilley Marriage License Records the marriage of James Brookshire and Elizabeth Tilley
  Children	1. Levi BROOKSHIRE,   b. 9 Feb 1830, , Wilkes, North Carolina ,   d. 23 Nov 1916, , Fannin County, Georgia  (Age 86 years) + 2. Martha BROOKSHIRE,   b. 2 Aug 1832, , Wilkes, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Nov 1904  (Age 72 years) + 3. Nancy Emeline BROOKSHIRE,   b. 22 Sep 1833, , , South Carolina ,   d. 1 Mar 1916, , Gilmer County, Georgia  (Age 82 years)   4. Elizabeth Jane BROOKSHIRE,   b. 11 Apr 1847, , Fannin County, Georgia ,   d. 1 Feb 1928, Protection, Gilmer, Georgia  (Age 80 years) + 5. Alvin M. BROOKSHIRE,   b. 11 Nov 1850, Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia ,   d. 1 Mar 1889, , Gilmer County, Georgia  (Age 38 years)   6. Sarah Caroline BROOKSHIRE,   b. 1854, , , Georgia
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S229] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 1027, Fannin, Georgia; Roll: M653_120; Page: 1088; Image: 552. (Reliability: 3). Name: James Brookshire Birth Date: abt 1830 Birth Place: North Carolina Residence Date: 1860 Residence Place: Georgia Militia District 1027, Fannin, Georgia http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=11069402&ti=0&indiv=try [S218] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 85, Union, Georgia; Roll: M432_84; Page: 273; Image: 429. (Reliability: 3). Name: James Brookshier Birth Date: abt 1799 Birth Place: North Carolina Residence Date: 1850 Residence Place: District 85, Union, Georgia http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=18983337&ti=0&indiv=try [S211] 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 125; Page: 366. (Reliability: 3). Name: James Brookshire Residence Date: 1830 Residence Place: Wilkes, North Carolina http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=251620&ti=0&indiv=try [S585] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Union, Georgia; Roll: 52; Page: 5. (Reliability: 3). Name: James Broockshear Residence Date: 1 June 1840 Residence Place: Union, Georgia, USA http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=1851993&ti=0&indiv=try [S369] Davis Family (F159) - Facets of Fannin, pp. 273-274 (Reliability: 2). [S371] DAR Applications, Supplemental application; Margene Westbrook Roberts; National no. 758865, Add vol. 768; on William Brookshire (1756-1836, North Carolina), approved 1997 (Reliability: 3). [S464] Brookshire Family Book, p. 32; citing "William Brookshire's (II) Bible in his own handwriting" (Reliability: 3). [S447] Georgia Reconstruction Oath Books, accessed; 21 April 2012; entry for James Brookshere, Gilmer County Oath Book, p. 360 (Reliability: 3). [S371] DAR Applications, Supplemental application; Margene Westbrook Roberts; National no. 758865, Add vol. 768; on William Brookshire (1756-1836, North Carolina), approved 1997 (Reliability: 2). [S183] North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, entry for James Brookshire and Elizabeth Tilley 1827 marriage bond; (Reliability: 3). http://tinyurl.com/yc92frn