James Sylvester Brunson (1853 - 1939)

Born 18 Dec 1853 in Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Mar 1939 at age 85 in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Brunson Name Study.

James Brunson was born in Georgia.

Find A Grave: Memorial #92813578

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4J3-QRJ : accessed 2 August 2015), Jas S Brunson, Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district 37, sheet 347A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0004; FHL microfilm 1,254,004.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZT-BV1 : accessed 2 August 2015), James S Brunson, Precinct 12 Greenville (excl. Greenville City), Butler, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 24A, family 472, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,005.
• "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDY3-153 : accessed 28 Dec 2013), Isiah Brunsen in entry for James Sylvester Brunsen, 07 Mar 1939; citing reference cn 4700, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1908574.

• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
  citing Page: 142; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005165690; FHL microfilm: 803119; Image number: 246; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01696-2
  FamilySearch Record: MZMR-SWQ (accessed 17 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB2-G69
  James Bruson (7) at 21st District, Decatur, Georgia, United States.

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Flint River, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: M593_146; Page: 165B
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #916481 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  James Brunson (16), Farm Laborer, in Flint River, Decatur, Georgia. Born in Georgia.

• Marriage: "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957"
  citing Digital film/folder number: 007316930; FHL microfilm: 1290252
  FamilySearch Record: FQFC-24B (accessed 17 November 2023)
  J S Brunson marriage to Melley Perry on 3 Feb 1878 in Butler, Alabama, United States.

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenville, Butler, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 347A; Enumeration District: 037
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #7051017 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  Jas S Brunson (26), married head of household in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, USA. Born in Georgia.

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
  citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00020; Digital film/folder number: 005157222; FHL microfilm: 1254004; Image number: 252; Sheet number: 347; Sheet letter: A
  FamilySearch Record: M4J3-QRJ (accessed 17 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYJ-95QP
  Jas S Brunson (26), married head of household in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States. Born in Georgia, United States.

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenville, Butler, Alabama; Roll: 5; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 0019
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #78202733 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  James S Brunson (45), married, Farmer, head of household in Greenville, Butler, Alabama. Born in Georgia, USA.

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
  citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 41; Digital film/folder number: 004119969; FHL microfilm: 1240005; Image number: 55; Sheet number: 24; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00821-8
  FamilySearch Record: M9ZT-BV1 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XXF9-K59
  James S Brunson (46), married head of household in Election Precinct 12 Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States. Born in Georgia.

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenville, Butler, Alabama; Roll: T624_4; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1374017
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #9328962 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  James Besancon (56), married, Farm Laborer, head of household in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, USA. Born in Georgia.

• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
  citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004970177; FHL microfilm: 1374017; Image number: 8; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03321-1
  FamilySearch Record: MK35-62W (accessed 17 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVH-FKP
  James Brunson (56), married head of household in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States. Born in Georgia.

• Death of son Benjamin Henry Brunson: "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
  citing Digital film/folder number: 004026953; FHL microfilm: 2116758; Image number: 209; Indexing batch: B01171-7
  FamilySearch Record: FP9V-7ZS (accessed 17 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DHF3-KBF
  J S Brunson in death record for son Benjamin Henry Brunson 10 Oct 1918 in Warrington, Escambia, Florida, United States.

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenville, Butler, Alabama; Roll: T625_4; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 28
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #73363185 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  Jim S Brinson (66), married, Farme, head of household in Greenville, Butler, Alabama. Born in Georgia.

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenville, Butler, Alabama; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2339739
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #120363560 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  J S Brunson (76), married, Farmer, head of household on Luverne Road, Greenville, Butler, Alabama, USA. Born in Georgia.

• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
  citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 100; Digital film/folder number: 004949962; FHL microfilm: 2339739; Image number: 954; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03727-0
  FamilySearch Record: 367S-6PZ (accessed 17 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R7W-96YD
  J S Brunson (76), married head of household in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States. Born in Georgia.

• Death of wife Martha Melvina Brunson: "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
  citing Digital film/folder number: 004196889; FHL microfilm: 1908545; Image number: 1115; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B01986-7
  FamilySearch Record: JDR4-JLH (accessed 17 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TT-M9KZ-K
  J S Brunson in death record for wife Martha Melvina Brunson 1936 in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States.

• Death: "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
  citing Digital film/folder number: 004196850; FHL microfilm: 1908574; Image number: 1902; Packet letter: J; Indexing batch: B02002-6
  FamilySearch Record: JDY3-15S (accessed 17 November 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TT-MSDJ-4
  James Sylvester Brunsen death 1939 (age 85), son of Isiah Brunsen & Mary Chason, in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States.

• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  Greenville Advocate; Publication Date: 9 Mar 1939; Publication Place: Greenville, Alabama, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/534779811/?article=54101045-0616-4fff-b964-725ba58cef13&focus=0.70536083,0.24872908,0.8380401,0.653608&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #512109652 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  Name: James Sylvester Brunson; Gender: Male; Death Age: 86; Birth Date: 18 Dec 1853; Birth Place: Decatur, GA.; Marriage Date: Feb 1877; Residence Place: Butler County; Death Date: 7 Mar 1939; Death Place: Greenville; Obituary Date: 9 Mar 1939; Obituary Place: Greenville, Alabama, USA; Newspaper Title: Greenville Advocate; Parents: Isiah Brunson; Mary Chason Brunson; Spouse: James S. Brunson; Child: W. Kierce Chas T. Brunson J. R. Brunson.

• Death: "Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959"
  Original data: State of Alabama. Index of Vital Records for Alabama: Deaths, 1908-1959. Montgomery, AL, USA: State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Record Services Division; Volume: 10; Roll: 3
  Ancestry Record 5188 #746065 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  James S Brunson death Mar 1939 in Butler.

• Death: "Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974"
  FHL Film Number: 1908574
  Ancestry Record 2543 #763712 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  James Sylvester Brunsen death 7 Mar 1939 (age 85), son of Isiah Brunsen & Mary Chason, in Greenville, Butler, Alabama.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #92813578 (accessed 17 November 2023)
  Memorial page for James Sylvester Brunson (18 Dec 1853-7 Mar 1939), citing Saint Paul Cemetery, Mashville, Butler County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Green (contributor 46605915).