Pearl Winfred Brookshire

Brief Life History of Pearl Winfred

When Pearl Winfred Brookshire was born on 15 April 1908, in Angelina, Texas, United States, his father, John Madison Matt Brookshire, was 21 and his mother, Cassie Rell McCoy, was 24. He had at least 5 sons and 3 daughters with Era Theora Haley. He lived in Justice Precinct 6, Angelina, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 1, Angelina, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 2 July 1957, in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Berry Cemetery, Moffitt, Angelina, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Pearl Winfred Brookshire
1908–1957
Era Theora Haley
1909–1947
Marjorie Louise Brookshire
1927–2007
Billy Glenn Brookshire
1929–2016
Alton Theron Brookshire
1931–2014
Pauline Elvira Brookshire
1933–2017
Bobbie Mack Brookshire
1935–2000
Ernest Calvin Brookshire
1938–2004
Daniel Richard Brookshire
1941–
Barbara Jo Brookshire
1943–1947

Sources (27)

  • Pearl Brookshire in household of Matt Brookshire, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Pearl Winfred Brookshire, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
  • Pearl Winfred Brookshire, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1909 · The NAACP is formed

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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English (mainly Lancashire): probably a variant of Brookshaw .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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