Jane Caroline (Brooks) Bynum (abt. 1821 - 1888)

Born about 1821 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Bynum — married 21 Dec 1843 in Oneonta, Blount Co., AL

Descendants

Died 21 Oct 1888 at about age 67 in McNeil, Caldwell County, Texas, USA

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Biography

Jane Carolina Brooks was born on July 20, 1825 in Alabama.

Jane (21) and Stephen Bynum (19) were married on December 21, 1843 in Oneonta, Alabama.^[1] Their children were:

1. Eli Jasper Bynum
2. Francis M Bynum
3. H I Bynum
4. Jesse Bynum
5. Martha A Bynum
6. Nancy E Bynum
7. Rebecca L Bynum

In the 1850 census Caroline (age 25) was in Itawamba, Mississippi, United States.^[2] The household included Charles Brooks 23, Caroline Brooks 25, Judy Brooks 6, John Brooks 4, and Thomas Brooks 2.

On the 1870 census for New Market, Madison Co., Alabama, Jane was living with two sons, and three daughters. She was also listed as being blind.

In 1880 Jane was listed as living with her daughter and son-in-law, Calvin Alonzo and Rebecca Lusiday (Bynum) Miles in Lincoln, Tennessee.

She died, at the age of 63, on October 21, 1888 in McNeil, Texas. She is buried at the McNeil Cemetery, McNeil, Caldwell County, Texas.^[3] Jane is buried next to her granddaughter Julie Miles, the daughter of Calvin Alonzo and Rebecca Lusiday (Bynum) Miles.

Sources

1. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ9-Y4YC : 19 February 2021), Stephen Bynum and Jane Cardine Brooks, 21 Dec 1843; citing Blount, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,034,797.
2. ↑ 1850 Census:"United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 31; Digital film/folder number: 004200044_003_M9C8-RBN; FHL microfilm: 443585; Image number: 259; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01169-8
   FamilySearch Record: M4LZ-KW9 (accessed 30 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-64KS-8CB
   Caroline Brooks (25) in Itawamba, Mississippi, United States. Born in Alabama.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28721744/jane_caroline-bynum: accessed February 7, 2024), memorial page for Jane Caroline Brooks Bynum (–), Find A Grave: Memorial #28721744, citing McNeil Cemetery, McNeil, Caldwell County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Johnilee Biggs Osborn (contributor 46971416)