Our Brunson line traces back to Roger Brownson and Mary Underwood in 1500's Essex, England. While some of their children remained in England, the rest came to in America in the 1600's and are listed on the public registers as some of the original settlers of the Hartford/Farmington, Connecticut area.
Over time they migrated into South Carolina, where the town of Brunson, SC was founded by them and still exists today. Historical records show them as prominent planters on the Santee River for a time. Some branches remained in these areas and points along the way.
Further migration of this particular line brought us into Alabama, Mississippi, and finally west Texas by the early 1900's. Descendants have largely remained in and around Texas.
Parents - Samuel Tilford Brunson (b. 1820 AL/d.1880 Ark.) & Catherine Harris (b. 1832 Miss/d.1909 TX)
Children:
John Franklin Brunson b: FEB 14, 1884 in TX
Lula Jane Brunson b: FEB 6, 1886 in TX
Andrew J. Brunson b: OCT 1887 Bonham, TX
Thomas Brunson b: DEC 23, 1889 Lannius, TX
Willie J. Brunson b: MAY 1892 Lannius, TX
Joel O. Brunson b: SEP 22, 1894 Lannius, TX
Vivian Brunson b: MAR 1897 in TX
Thee Manley Brunson b: AUG 1899 in TX
Isham Colbert Brunson b: JUN 9, 1902 in TX
Our Brunson line traces back to Roger Brownson and Mary Underwood in 1500's Essex, England. While some of their children remained in England, the rest came to in America in the 1600's and are listed on the public registers as some of the original settlers of the Hartford/Farmington, Connecticut area.
Over time they migrated into South Carolina, where the town of Brunson, SC was founded by them and still exists today. Historical records show them as prominent planters on the Santee River for a time. Some branches remained in these areas and points along the way.
Further migration of this particular line brought us into Alabama, Mississippi, and finally west Texas by the early 1900's. Descendants have largely remained in and around Texas.
Parents - Samuel Tilford Brunson (b. 1820 AL/d.1880 Ark.) & Catherine Harris (b. 1832 Miss/d.1909 TX)
Children:
John Franklin Brunson b: FEB 14, 1884 in TX
Lula Jane Brunson b: FEB 6, 1886 in TX
Andrew J. Brunson b: OCT 1887 Bonham, TX
Thomas Brunson b: DEC 23, 1889 Lannius, TX
Willie J. Brunson b: MAY 1892 Lannius, TX
Joel O. Brunson b: SEP 22, 1894 Lannius, TX
Vivian Brunson b: MAR 1897 in TX
Thee Manley Brunson b: AUG 1899 in TX
Isham Colbert Brunson b: JUN 9, 1902 in TX
Inscription
Joel does not have a marker, but the headstone is for the Brunson family in the Palava Cemetery.
Family Members
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John Frank Brunson
1884–1959
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Lula Jane Brunson Baxter
1886–1958
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Andrew Jackson "Andy" Brunson
1887–1974
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Samuel Thomas Brunson
1889–1957
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William Henry Brunson
1892–1941
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Joel Oscar "Shorty" Brunson
1894–1970
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Vivian Brunson Griffin
1897–1978
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Thee Manley Brunson
1899–1970
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Isham Colbert Brunson
1902–1979
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