Green Hills Pioneers

James BROOKSHIER.

Spouse: Martha WRIGHT. Children were: Levan Wright BROOKSHIER.

James Carroll BROOKSHIER was born on 3 May 1834 in Ray Co., Missouri. He died in Nov 1909 in Missouri. He lived in Dade Co., Missouri in 1886. Parents: Levan Wright BROOKSHIER and Mary Elizabeth BROWN.

Spouse: Martha Ann Drucilla I. D. Melissa Jane MCCLURE. James Carroll BROOKSHIER and Martha Ann Drucilla I. D. Melissa Jane MCCLURE were married about 1856. Children were: Bion Bernard BROOKSHIER, Cora BROOKSHIER, Thomas BROOKSHIER, Martha Ann Drucilla I. D. Melissa Jane BROOKSHIER, Alice BROOKSHIER.

Spouse: Sarah Catherine TYE. James Carroll BROOKSHIER and Sarah Catherine TYE were married about 1866. James and Sarah lived in Dade Co., Missouri in 1880. Children were: Estell Bird BROOKSHIER, Henry Thomas BROOKSHIER, Mary L. "Mollie" BROOKSHIER.

Janet BROOKSHIER. Parents: Marvin "Bill" BROOKSHIER and Dorothy.

Jasper Virgil BROOKSHIER was born on 22 Apr 1889 in Sampsel Twp, Livingston, Missouri. He died on 16 Oct 1981 in Grandview, Jackson, Missouri. Parents: Thomas Andrew BROOKSHIER and Cora Caroline SNEED.

Spouse: Clara Mabel BURTON. Jasper Virgil BROOKSHIER and Clara Mabel BURTON were married on 25 Feb 1914 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Children were: Donald Darrell BROOKSHIER, Erma Juanita BROOKSHIER, Jesse Thomas BROOKSHIER.

Jefferson Davis BROOKSHIER was born on 26 May 1861 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He died on 11 Jan 1929 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. He was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. He was a banker in Chillicothe. Parents: Thomas Brown BROOKSHIER and Elizabeth S. BROOKS.

Spouse: Ida M. WOOLSEY. Jefferson Davis BROOKSHIER and Ida M. WOOLSEY were married on 25 Mar 1891 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Children were: Lee Woolsey BROOKSHIER, Orville Brooks BROOKSHIER, Mildred G. BROOKSHIER.

Jesse Thomas BROOKSHIER. Parents: Jasper Virgil BROOKSHIER and Clara Mabel BURTON.

Joanna BROOKSHIER was born in Oct 1896 in Missouri. Parents: John Levan BROOKSHIER and Martha P. "Mattie" ANDERSON.

Spouse: Frank Blinn DORSEY Jr. This couple lived in Keokuk, Iowa in November 1925. They were still there in 1965.

John Clinton BROOKSHIER. Parents: Harry Lee BROOKSHIER and E. Kathryn BROOKS.

John Levan BROOKSHIER was born in 1866 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He died on 21 Sep 1897. He was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Thomas Brown BROOKSHIER and Elizabeth S. BROOKS.

Spouse: Martha P. "Mattie" ANDERSON. John Levan BROOKSHIER and Martha P. "Mattie" ANDERSON were married on 27 Dec 1893. Children were: Elizabeth May BROOKSHIER, Martha Johanna BROOKSHIER, Joanna BROOKSHIER.

John Sebastian BROOKSHIER was born on 26 Jan 1860 in Missouri. He died on 15 Feb 1941. He was buried in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. Parents: Leander Green BROOKSHIER and Mary Louise MINNICK.

Spouse: Julia Richardson YEAGER. John Sebastian BROOKSHIER and Julia Richardson YEAGER were married on 24 Dec 1885 in Daviess Co., Missouri. Children were: Robert Emmett BROOKSHIER, Harry Lee BROOKSHIER, Ralph Oliver BROOKSHIER, Walter Franklin BROOKSHIER.

Joseph Michael BROOKSHIER was born on 17 Jan 1990. Parents: NEESE and Pamela Kay BROOKSHIER.

Katherine BROOKSHIER was born about 1906 in Missouri. Parents: Archie Elbert BROOKSHIER and Jessie K. MAY.

Keith Doak BROOKSHIER was born on 11 Jun 1917 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. He died on 22 Nov 1921. Parents: Robert Emmett BROOKSHIER and Stella DOAK.

Kittie Lou BROOKSHIER. Parents: Orville Brooks BROOKSHIER and Dola Justine THORNTON.

Lavinia Elizabeth BROOKSHIER was born on 25 Sep 1874. She died on 20 Apr 1962 in Worth Co., Missouri. Parents: Leander Green BROOKSHIER and Mary Louise MINNICK.

Spouse: L. Z. WILLIAMS. Children were: Brooks WILLIAMS, Pauline WILLIAMS, Rex WILLIAMS.

Leander Franklin BROOKSHIER was born on 7 Aug 1865 in Missouri. He died in 1944. Parents: Leander Green BROOKSHIER and Mary Louise MINNICK.

Spouse: Ann COMBS. Children were: Melba BROOKSHIER.

Leander Green BROOKSHIER was born on 22 Feb 1838 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He died on 3 Mar 1897 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. He was buried in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. Parents: Levan Wright BROOKSHIER and Mary Elizabeth BROWN.

Spouse: Mary Louise MINNICK. Leander Green BROOKSHIER and Mary Louise MINNICK were married on 17 Feb 1859 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Children were: John Sebastian BROOKSHIER, Nancy Arbelle BROOKSHIER, Levan Lee BROOKSHIER, Leander Franklin BROOKSHIER, Oliver Marion BROOKSHIER, Susannah Virginia BROOKSHIER, Mary Kathryn BROOKSHIER, Lavinia Elizabeth BROOKSHIER, William Edward BROOKSHIER.

Leander Horace BROOKSHIER was born on 25 Oct 1869 in Jackson Twp., Livingston, Missouri. He died in 1899 in Oregon. Parents: William Marion BROOKSHIER and Margaret Marginia EWEN.

Lee Woolsey BROOKSHIER was born on 11 Mar 1892 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. He died on 11 Jan 1980 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. He managed a Chillicothe theater in 1917. Parents: Jefferson Davis BROOKSHIER and Ida M. WOOLSEY.

Spouse: Ruth HOGE. Lee Woolsey BROOKSHIER and Ruth HOGE were married on 9 Feb 1915 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Chillicothe. Children were: Betty BROOKSHIER.

Spouse: Mary.

LeRoy Timothy BROOKSHIER was born on 20 Mar 1848 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He died on 8 Aug 1934 in Jackson Twp., Daviess, Missouri. He was buried on 9 Aug 1934 in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. Parents: Levan Wright BROOKSHIER and Martha FRITH.

Spouse: Mary C. PATTERSON. LeRoy Timothy BROOKSHIER and Mary C. PATTERSON were married on 31 Jan 1868 in Daviess Co., Missouri. Children were: William BROOKSHIER, Charles W. BROOKSHIER, Ernest Edwin BROOKSHIER, Elmer Hiram BROOKSHIER.

Levan BROOKSHIER was born on 24 Aug 1898 in Sampsel Twp, Livingston, Missouri. He died in 1947. He farmed for Sanford Hilt near Mooresville in 1918. Parents: William Levan BROOKSHIER and Mabel Blanche HARLOW.

Levan Lee BROOKSHIER was born on 20 Dec 1863 in Missouri. He died on 27 Apr 1942 in Red Springs, Texas. Parents: Leander Green BROOKSHIER and Mary Louise MINNICK.

Spouse: Laura. Children were: Andrew BROOKSHIER, Mary BROOKSHIER.

Levan Wright BROOKSHIER was born on 18 Dec 1804 in Rowan Co., North Carolina. He died on 27 Feb 1864 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He was buried in Liggett Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. He settled in Livingston County just east of Lock Springs in 1837. Parents: James BROOKSHIER and Martha WRIGHT.

Spouse: Mary Elizabeth BROWN. Levan's apparent wife listed in the 1850 Federal census is Martha, age 30, born Virginia. Children were: Mary Ann "Polly" BROOKSHIER, Thomas Brown BROOKSHIER, William Marion BROOKSHIER, James Carroll BROOKSHIER, Leander Green BROOKSHIER.

Spouse: Martha FRITH. Levan Wright BROOKSHIER and Martha FRITH were married on 7 Dec 1841 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Children were: Sarah Ann BROOKSHIER, Mary Frances BROOKSHIER, LeRoy Timothy BROOKSHIER, Lysander BROOKSHIER.

Lillian Grace BROOKSHIER was born about 1903 in Missouri. Parents: Roscoe Reuben BROOKSHIER and Georgia Anna DUNN.

Spouse: Ralph DAY.

Lillie M. BROOKSHIER was born on 1 Apr 1887 in Jackson Twp., Daviess, Missouri. She died in Oct 1974 in Lane, Franklin, Kansas. Parents: Lysander BROOKSHIER and Margaret "Maggie" EGBERT.

Spouse: Albert W. "Al" ALLEN. Albert W. "Al" ALLEN and Lillie M. BROOKSHIER were married on 31 Dec 1906 in Daviess Co., Missouri. Bride and groom were of Carlow. Children were: Raymond Ralph ALLEN, Mary Kathleen ALLEN, Marshall W. ALLEN.

Lysander BROOKSHIER was born on 30 May 1852 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He died on 1 Dec 1921 in Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri. He was buried on 4 Dec 1921 in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. Parents: Levan Wright BROOKSHIER and Martha FRITH.

Spouse: Margaret "Maggie" EGBERT. Lysander BROOKSHIER and Margaret "Maggie" EGBERT were married on 31 Dec 1874 in Daviess Co., Missouri. Children were: Dellie BROOKSHIER, Perry Alexander BROOKSHIER, Archie Elbert BROOKSHIER, Asa E. BROOKSHIER, Lillie M. BROOKSHIER, Pearl Ester BROOKSHIER.

Margaret BROOKSHIER. Parents: Asa E. BROOKSHIER and Eva FAULKNER.

Spouse: Hanley ALLEE. Children were: Robert ALLEE.

Margaret M. "Maggie" BROOKSHIER was born on 25 Nov 1882 in Missouri. She died in 1945. She was buried in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. Parents: William Marion BROOKSHIER and Margaret Marginia EWEN.

Spouse: James Estil SMITH. James Estil SMITH and Margaret M. "Maggie" BROOKSHIER were married on 30 Mar 1910 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. Children were: Dorothy Mae SMITH, Clarence Wendell SMITH.

Margaret Matilda BROOKSHIER was born in Jan 1872 in Livingston Co., Missouri. She died on 21 Apr 1967 in St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri. She was buried on 24 Apr 1967 in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. She was born in Livingston County, about two miles east of Lock Springs. Parents: Thomas Brown BROOKSHIER and Elizabeth S. BROOKS.

Spouse: Isaac Luther WADE. Isaac Luther WADE and Margaret Matilda BROOKSHIER were married on 7 Oct 1891 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Children were: Raymond Brooks WADE, Clarence Coleman WADE, Ashley Brookshier WADE, Ira Neil WADE, Esther May WADE.

Marianne BROOKSHIER was born on 6 Jun 1907 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. She died on 24 May 1973 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. She was buried on 28 May 1973 in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: Norris Wade BROOKSHIER and Amanda L. WALKER.

Spouse: C. G. "Jack" UPDYKE. C. G. "Jack" UPDYKE and Marianne BROOKSHIER were married on 13 Apr 1927 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri.

Martha Ann BROOKSHIER. Parents: Russell Dean BROOKSHIER and Jean Gertrude GANN.

Martha Ann Drucilla I. D. Melissa Jane BROOKSHIER was born on 5 Jan 1865 in Livingston Co., Missouri. She was nicknamed "Dude" and "Annie." Parents: James Carroll BROOKSHIER and Martha Ann Drucilla I. D. Melissa Jane MCCLURE.

Spouse: John Snow JONES. John Snow JONES and Martha Ann Drucilla I. D. Melissa Jane BROOKSHIER were married on 31 Aug 1884 in Sampsel Twp, Livingston, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Sampsel. Children were: Leona May JONES, John Brook JONES, Thomas Hugh JONES, Nancy Lynn JONES.

Spouse: Andrew B. PEERY. Andrew B. PEERY and Martha Ann Drucilla I. D. Melissa Jane BROOKSHIER were married in 1901 in Livingston Co., Missouri. They were divorced in 1908.

Martha Johanna BROOKSHIER was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: John Levan BROOKSHIER and Martha P. "Mattie" ANDERSON.

Martin Hughes BROOKSHIER was born on 8 Jun 1923 in Utica, Livingston, Missouri. He died on 23 Feb 1978 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. He was buried on 27 Feb 1978 in Utica Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. Parents: William Edward BROOKSHIER and Blanche Smith LECLARE.

Spouse: Betty Kay FLANDERS. Children were: Richard Edward BROOKSHIER, Virginia BROOKSHIER, Sharon BROOKSHIER, Patty BROOKSHIER.

Spouse: Wanda Faye COURTRIGHT. Children were: Wanda Kay BROOKSHIER, Diana BROOKSHIER.

Marvin "Bill" BROOKSHIER. Parents: Chauncie M. BROOKSHIER and Beulah Fern TERRY.

Spouse: Dorothy. Children were: Janet BROOKSHIER, Dorothy BROOKSHIER, Connie BROOKSHIER, William BROOKSHIER.

Mary BROOKSHIER. Parents: Levan Lee BROOKSHIER and Laura.

Mary Ann "Polly" BROOKSHIER was born on 14 Feb 1827 in Franklin Co., Tennessee. She died on 18 Feb 1847 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. She was buried in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. She is also identified as Polana Brookshier. Parents: Levan Wright BROOKSHIER and Mary Elizabeth BROWN.

Spouse: Thomas LITTON. Thomas LITTON and Mary Ann "Polly" BROOKSHIER were married on 29 Jul 1841 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Children were: George Washington LITTON, Elizabeth LITTON, Mary Ann LITTON.

Mary Frances BROOKSHIER was born in 1844 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Parents: Levan Wright BROOKSHIER and Martha FRITH.

Spouse: Nathan BROUGHTON. This couple lived in Arkansas in 1886.

Mary Julia BROOKSHIER. Parents: Walter Franklin BROOKSHIER and Florence Gertrude RICHARDS.

Spouse: Richard SAWYER.

Mary Kathryn BROOKSHIER was born on 18 May 1871. She died on 5 May 1900. Parents: Leander Green BROOKSHIER and Mary Louise MINNICK.

Spouse: L. Z. WILLIAMS. L. Z. WILLIAMS and Mary Kathryn BROOKSHIER were married on 29 Dec 1892 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. Children were: Edna WILLIAMS, Lee WILLIAMS, Charles WILLIAMS.

Mary L. "Mollie" BROOKSHIER was born in Nov 1870 in Missouri. She died in Jul 1968 in Parker, Fremont, Idaho. Parents: James Carroll BROOKSHIER and Sarah Catherine TYE.

Spouse: Seth WHITAKER. Seth WHITAKER and Mary L. "Mollie" BROOKSHIER were married on 23 Mar 1898 in Everton, Dade, Missouri. The bride was of Everton, Dade Co., Missouri, the groom of Lock Springs. Children were: Beulah Pauline WHITAKER, Charles Howard WHITAKER, Annabelle WHITAKER, Blanche Maurine WHITAKER.

Spouse: James Edward JEROME.

Mary Venus BROOKSHIER was born in Dec 1878 in Sampsel Twp, Livingston, Missouri. She died in 1914. Parents: Thomas Brown BROOKSHIER and Elizabeth S. BROOKS.

Spouse: Charles S. MCCLURE. Charles S. MCCLURE and Mary Venus BROOKSHIER were married on 24 Feb 1897 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. "Charley McClure and Miss Mary Brookshire (sic), both prominent young people of Lock Springs, were married in the M.E. South church in that place last Wednesday, Rev. Wimberly officiating." -- The Breckenridge Bulletin, Feb. 26, 1897.
Children were: Anna Elizabeth MCCLURE.

Melba BROOKSHIER. Parents: Leander Franklin BROOKSHIER and Ann COMBS.

Michael L. BROOKSHIER. Parents: Delbert Edward BROOKSHIER and Dorothy Mae SHAFER.

Mildred G. BROOKSHIER was born about 1902 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. She died on 29 Jul 1986 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas. She was buried on 1 Aug 1986 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas. Parents: Jefferson Davis BROOKSHIER and Ida M. WOOLSEY.

Spouse: Orland Edgar LORTON. Children were: Jefferson Brookshier LORTON, Orland Edgar LORTON Jr., Richard Lee LORTON.

Nancy Arbelle BROOKSHIER was born on 16 Sep 1861 in Missouri. She died on 19 May 1882 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. She was buried in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. Parents: Leander Green BROOKSHIER and Mary Louise MINNICK.

Spouse: William CARTER. William CARTER and Nancy Arbelle BROOKSHIER were married on 4 Nov 1880 in Livingston Co., Missouri. Bride and groom were of Livingston Co.

Norris Wade BROOKSHIER was born on 2 Aug 1876 in Sampsel Twp, Livingston, Missouri. He died on 22 Feb 1939 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri. He was buried on 24 Feb 1939 in Edgewood Cemetery, Livingston, Missouri. He was a walnut log buyer in Chillicothe in 1918. Parents: William Marion BROOKSHIER and Margaret Marginia EWEN.

Spouse: Amanda L. WALKER. Norris Wade BROOKSHIER and Amanda L. WALKER were married on 12 Jun 1901 in Springhill, Livingston, Missouri. Twigs from Lock Springs, page 74, says the wedding was in Jamesport. An undated newspaper article says: "At the home of the officiating clergyman, Rev. C. B. Campbell at Spring Hill, occurred the marriage of N. W. Brookshier of this place, to Miss Amanda Walker of Sampsel, on Wednesday evening, June 12, at 6:30 o'clock." Children were: Inez BROOKSHIER, Marianne BROOKSHIER.

Nova Ross BROOKSHIER was born on 25 Dec 1899. He died on 17 Jul 1996. He was buried in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. He was married and divorced. There were no children of this marriage. Parents: George Oliver BROOKSHIER and Lucy Howe BILLS.

Oliver Marion BROOKSHIER was born on 10 Jul 1867 in Livingston Co., Missouri. He died on 30 Jan 1889. He was buried in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. He never married. Parents: Leander Green BROOKSHIER and Mary Louise MINNICK.

Ora Mae BROOKSHIER was born on 9 May 1888 in Livingston Co., Missouri. She died on 1 Nov 1972. She was buried in Lock Springs Cemetery, Daviess, Missouri. Parents: Bion Bernard BROOKSHIER and Sarah Ann "Sally" LITTON.

Spouse: Lewis CLARK. Lewis CLARK and Ora Mae BROOKSHIER were married in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. Children were: Russell V. CLARK.

Spouse: John Edward GIBSON. John Edward GIBSON and Ora Mae BROOKSHIER were married on 10 Dec 1913 in Lock Springs, Daviess, Missouri. Bride and groom were of Lock Springs. Children were: Brooks F. GIBSON, son GIBSON, J. M. GIBSON, Earl Junior GIBSON.