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William Moss Brinson (1855 - 1941)

William Moss Brinson
Born in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 28 May 1888 (to 9 Feb 1889) in Washington, Arkansas, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 9 Apr 1890 in Washington, Arkansas, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 86 in Munday, Knox, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Moss Brinson was born in 1855 at his parents' home near Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA. He was the son of Thomas Brinson and Elizabeth Phelan.

On 28 May 1888 in Washington County, Arkansas, he married Nancy E. Bond, 1855–1889. The couple had a set of fraternal twins (1 girl; 1 boy), on 9 February 1889 but they and their mother died at their birth. She and her infants were buried at Comb Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA. [1]

William M. Brinson, age 35, remarried to a cousin on his mother's side, Caroline B. Walden, 49 years old, on 9 April 1890, in Washington County, Arkansas, USA. [2] They lived in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, and had no children together.

Caroline (Walden) Brinson passed away on 21 August 1907 in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, at 70 years old and was buried at the Williford Cemetery, Baldwin, Washington County, Arkansas, USA. [3]

William Moss Brinson survived her passing. So far as is known he never remarried. He moved to Knox County, Texas, around 1916. He passed away at 86 years old on 26 January 1941 in Munday, Knox, Texas. He was buried at the Johnson Cemetery, Munday, Knox, Texas, USA; Old Cem. Lot 18, Sect. P-1. [4]

Sources

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49503076/nancy-e-brinson
  2. "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ1F-6PN : 11 January 2020), W. M. Brenson, 1890.
  3. Find A Grave: Memorial #142250910 Caroline Walden Brinson
  4. Find A Grave: Memorial #74385921 William Moss Brinson.

See Also:

  • FamilySearch Person: KZXJ-5K5 William Moss Brinson; cites 9 sources




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