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General Jackson Brasfield (1848 - 1923)

General Jackson Brasfield
Born in Jefferson, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Died at age 75 in Monroe, Mississippi, United Statesmap
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Biography

General Brasfield was born in Alabama.

General Jackson Brasfield[1][2] was born on 15 October 1848 in Alabama.[3] He was the son of John Calvin Brasfield (1814-1883) and Nancy E (Hancock) Brasfield (bef.1819-bef.1856).

J. J. Brassfield first married Sarah Jane (Doggett) Brasfield (1841-1892) on 3 December 1868 in Kimberly, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.[4][5]General Jackson and 1) Sarah’s Children[6]:

  1. Ida B. Brasfield (Oct., 1871, AL – bef. 1920)
  2. Mary Alice Brasfield (Apr., 1873, AL – Monroe Co., MS)
  3. Rufus Esa Brasfield (7 Mar., 1874, MS – Monroe Co., MS)
  4. Byron Walter Brasfield (1874-1906)

Residence 1880, Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, United States[7]

G.j. Brassfield, age 31, farmer, born in Alabama
Jane Brassfield, age 32, keeps house
Ida Brassfield, age 11, daughter
Alice Brassfield, age 9, daughter
Rufus Brassfield, age 7, son
Walton Brassfield, age 6, son
Lives near his brother, Milton Brassfield, and his family.

Brasfield's second marriage was to Mary Frances Wright (b. August 1864, Alabama). in 1894 in Monroe, Mississippi, United States[8] General Jackson and 2) Mary’s Children[9]:

  1. Patra or Retia Brasfield (Mar., 1895, Monroe Co., MS – )
  2. Virgil Brasfield (Feb., 1898, Monroe Co., MS – )
  3. Jackson Brasfield (16 June, 1906, Monroe Co., MS – 22 Jan., 1907, Monroe, MS)

General Jackson Brasfield died on 23 December 1923 in Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, United States. He was buried in Maxey Cemetery, Monroe, Mississippi, United States.[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ General Jackson Brasfield Brasfield, The King Family Tree and its Leaves. 6. g. General Jackson Brasfield (15 Oct., 1848, AL – 23 Dec., 1933, Monroe Co., MS) m. 1) 3 Dec., 1868 in Jefferson Co., AL to Sarah Jane Doggett (18 Nov., 1841, AL – 4 Oct., 1892, Monroe Co., MS). Both are buried in Maxey Cemetery, Monroe Co., MS. 2) 1894 in Monroe Co., MS to Mary Frances Wright (Aug., 1864, AL – )
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH59-DM1 : Fri Sep 15 16:02:37 UTC 2023), Entry for John C Bradfield and Nancy H Bradfield, 1850. At age 1, his name is listed in the 1850 Us Census as General J. Brasfield.
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37355070/general-jackson-brasfield: accessed 25 September 2023), memorial page for General Jackson Brasfield (15 Oct 1848–23 Dec 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37355070, citing Maxey Cemetery, Smithville, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by FamilyResearcher (contributor 47000482). The dates of birth and death are listed on his headstone.
  4. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMY-KSKT : 19 February 2021), J J Brassfield and Jane Doggit, 03 Dec 1868; citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,299,237.
  5. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQWZ-MYW : 19 February 2021), J. J. Brassfield and Jane Doggit, 03 Dec 1868; citing Jefferson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,738,567.
  6. ↑ General Jackson Brasfield
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4G5-9G4 : Mon Sep 18 00:36:04 UTC 2023), Entry for G.j. Brassfield and Jane Brassfield, 1880.
  8. ↑ General Jackson Brasfield
  9. ↑ General Jackson Brasfield
  10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37355070/general-jackson-brasfield: accessed 25 September 2023), memorial page for General Jackson Brasfield (15 Oct 1848–23 Dec 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37355070, citing Maxey Cemetery, Smithville, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by FamilyResearcher (contributor 47000482). The dates of birth and death are listed on his headstone.




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