Life History
2nd Feb 1887 |
Born in Dofford, Erath, Texas.1,2,3,4,5 |
16th Jun 1907 |
Married Francis Telitha Cindy Clarinda RANDOLPH in Parker County, Texas.7,8 |
3rd Mar 1955 |
Died in Weatherford, Parker, Texas.6,1 Liver failure |
after 3rd Mar 1955 |
Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker, Texas.1 |
Other facts
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CauseOfDeath: Liver failure.1 |
Notes
- L Randolph left a note on my entry for Forrest Brinkley on mygenealogy on RootsWeb, giving me the information on his Forrest'smarriage to Fannie Randolph:
The following marriage record comes from TX:Parker Co.:
Forest L. Brinkley & Frances Randolph were married 16 Jun 1907 by R.B. Morgan
Forrest and Fannie Brinkley with their first two children are recordedas a family in the in 1910, in the census for Weatherford, in ParkerCounty, 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 earlierthan that commonly reported by the family. The date of birth on hisdeath certificate, reported by the informant, Forrest's daughter MrsUrban 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, whilefamily sources have it as C. The birthplace of Fannie's father is nowreported 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 sameaddress where they were reported in 1910, but in 1920, they had adifferent address. The daughter listed as Lucile matches Myrtle L in1920. We can deduce that she was named Myrtle Lucile. Leora is outof the house, likely married, at age 19.
Marion Mixon, the grandson of Forest Brinkley, reports his date ofdeath as 2 March 1954. In April 2008, in looking up information tofill out my entry for Forest, I found that the Texas Death Indexrecords his death as 2 March 1955.
Sources
- 1. Marion L Mixon, Bearden-Langston Genealogy
- 2. 1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
- 19 January, Weatherford, District 62, page 17A-B, 123 Wheeler Street,
- 3. 1910 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
- 22 April, Weatherford, District 66, page 7B, 305 Edna Street, Hse
- 4. 1930 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
- 7 April, Weatherford, District 1, page 17A, 305 Edna Street, Hse #156,
- 5. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- 6. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
- F L Brinkley
- 7. L Randolph
- visitor's note in my RootsWeb genealogy, citing marriage record from
- 8. Marriage License of F L Brinkley and Fannie Randolph