James Oscar Brunson was born in Edgefield, South Carolina. There is a death record for 1919, but gives his father's name as also James Oscar Brunson, so there was evidently three James Oscar Brunsons.
1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 32; Digital film/folder number: 004205405; FHL microfilm: 444815; Image number: 174; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01156-9 FamilySearch Record: M8QF-7R7 (accessed 28 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-64L7-WBS James O Brunson (5) in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina.
1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860" citing Page: 136; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171219; FHL microfilm: 805219; Image number: 139; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01803-3 FamilySearch Record: MZTH-1TB (accessed 28 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSC-JCK Osca Brunson (16) in Edgefield District, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina.
1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870" citing Page: 922; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 18; Digital film/folder number: 004275958; FHL microfilm: 000552994; Image number: 403; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01623-5 FamilySearch Record: M8RF-VH3 (accessed 28 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-64JS-PHC James P Brunson (25) head of household in Springfield Township, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina.
Burial: "Find A Grave Index" citing record ID 65471821, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com FamilySearch Record: QV2W-HJV8 (accessed 28 November 2023) Find A Grave: Memorial #65471821 James Oscar Brunson burial (died on 20 Apr 1889) in Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States of America. Born on 6 Jun 1845.
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #65471821 (accessed 28 November 2023) Memorial page for Pvt James Oscar Brunson (6 Jun 1845-20 Apr 1889), citing Saint Louis Cemetery, Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by St Louis Cemetery (contributor 50444113).
Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSBN-Y24 : 21 May 2019), Otha Key Brunson, 04 May 1949; citing Eunice, Acadia, Louisiana, certificate number 5245, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,409,449.
Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS1S-G32 : 21 May 2019), Ada Augusta Brinkman, 17 Apr 1951; citing Eunice, St. Landry, Louisiana, certificate number 5569, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,418,607.
Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA. Accessed 4 Oct 2019 by SJ Baty at Ancestry.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8QF-7R7 : accessed 16 March 2015), James O Brunson in household of Malaki Brunson, Edgefield county, part of, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; citing family 1304, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZTH-1TB : accessed 16 March 2015), Osca Brunson in household of Jno Brunson, Edgefield District, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 136, household ID 1032, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,219.
"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSNW-1YD : accessed 16 March 2015), James O. Brunston, Private, Company D, 14th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M381 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 881,970.
"South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1943," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9X2-5VH : accessed 16 March 2015), James Oscar Brunson, 28 Feb 1919; citing Bull Pond, Allendale, South Carolina, fn 7298, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,913,571.
"South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1943," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9X2-5VH : accessed 16 March 2015), James Oscar Brunson, 28 Feb 1919; citing Bull Pond, Allendale, South Carolina, fn 7298, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,913,571.
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