William B. Brodnax
b. circa 1854, d. circa April 1883
- Father: Thomas Whitaker Brodnax b. circa 16 July 1818, d. 16 July 1874
- Mother: Caroline Elizabeth Bonneau b. 28 August 1824, d. 6 January 1912
- William B. Brodnax was born circa 1854 in Louisiana.
- Thomas Whitaker Brodnax and Caroline Elizabeth Bonneau appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included William B. Brodnax, Olive Anna Brodnax, John Robert Brodnax, Thomas Whitaker Brodnax Jr. and Susan M. Brodnax.
- Thomas Whitaker Brodnax and Caroline Elizabeth Bonneau appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Mansfield PO, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included William B. Brodnax, John Robert Brodnax, Thomas Whitaker Brodnax Jr., Ester Elizabeth Brodnax and Hugh Brodnax.
- He married Courtney Jennetta Wilson, daughter of Sam L. Wilson and Cornelia Williamson McLaurine, on 22 November 1873 in San Augustine County, Texas, with Rev. A. Nash officiating.
- William B. Brodnax and Courtney Jennetta Wilson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in San Augustine County, Texas. Other members of the household included Edna Cornelia Brodnax, Mary Olive Brodnax, Caroline Elizabeth Bonneau, Ester Elizabeth Brodnax and Paul DeWitt Brodnax.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- William B. Brodnax died circa April 1883.
- His wife Courtney Jennetta Wilson became a widow at his death.
- Last Edited: 14 Feb 2016
Family: Courtney Jennetta Wilson b. 27 February 1857, d. 4 January 1937
- Pearl Brodnax b. circa 1875, d. circa 1877
- Edna Cornelia Brodnax b. 27 January 1877
- Mary Olive Brodnax+ b. 17 February 1879, d. 10 March 1963
- Leslie Bonneau Brodnax+ b. 16 March 1882, d. 20 October 1945