Olive Anna Brodnax

Olive Anna Brodnax

• 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

• Olive Anna Brodnax was born circa 1847 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, or 1847, or 6 August 1848, or May 1849.
• Thomas Whitaker Brodnax and Caroline Elizabeth Bonneau appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included Olive Anna Brodnax, Ann Eliza Brodnax and Mary L. Brodnax. Daughter Ann Eliza also was enumeratied living with her grandmother Marcia Pegues Vanorden in Perry County, Alabama. Thomas Whitaker Brodnax was the enumerator for this part of DeSoto Parish. It is noteworthy that the families of three of Marcia Pegues Vanorden's brothers and the son of another brother were living in DeSoto Parish at the time of the 1850 census.
• 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 Olive Anna Brodnax, John Robert Brodnax, Thomas Whitaker Brodnax Jr., William B. Brodnax and Susan M. Brodnax.
• She married Joseph Porter on 11 December 1866 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
• Joseph Porter and Olive Anna Brodnax appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
• Joseph Porter and Olive Anna Brodnax appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included Joseph Whitaker Porter, Thomas Alexander Porter, Anna Mary Porter, William Henry Porter, Linus M. Porter, Susan Porter and Justin Porter.
• Olive Anna Brodnax became a widow at the between 1883 and 1900 death of her husband Joseph Porter.
• Olive Anna Brodnax appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included Justin Porter and Nellie Porter.
• She was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
• Justin Porter appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included Olive Anna Brodnax.
• Olive Anna Brodnax died on 15 June 1929 in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
• The following appeared on 1 September 1936 in The Alexandria Town Talk: [Died] On Saturday, August 29, 1936, at 2:30 a. m. at the home of his daughter in Brookland, Tex., John R. Brodnax aged 89 year. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. P. C. Hychembottom, Winnfield, La; Mrs. B. T. Sompayrac, Alexandria, La; Mrs. W. L. Cooper, Brookland, Tex; five sons, Eugene and Herbert of Alexandria, La; Grover, Hodge, La; Lane, Elmer, La; and Grady, Shreveport, La; two brothers, Paul, Hemphill, Tex; Whittier, Uvalde, Tex; two sisters, Mrs. Ollie Porter, Mansfield, La; and Mrs. Hess Peace, Uvalde, Tex.
       Funeral services were held Sunday morning, Aug. 30, at Henderson's cemetery, Boyce, La.

• Last Edited: 13 Feb 2016