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| Ancestry of Britney Spears | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Britney Jean Spears, b. McComb, Pike, Mississippi, 2 December 1981 |
| 2ND GENERATION (PARENTS) | |
| 2 |
James Parnall Spears,
b. McComb, Pike, Mississippi, 1952
md. probably Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, about 1974 (div.) |
| 3 | Lynne Bridges, b. Louisiana?, about 1956 |
| 3RD GENERATION (GRANDPARENTS) | |
| 4 |
June Austin Spears,
b. Pike County, Mississippi, about 1930,
md. probably Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, about 1950 |
| 5 | Emma Jean Forbes, b. Pike County, Mississippi, 2 August 1934, d. probably Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, 29 May 1966, bur. J.C. Roberts Cemetery, Osyka, Pike, Misissippi |
| 6 |
Barney O'Field Bridges,
b. Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana, 16 November 1919,
d. Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, 13 April 1978,
md. England, about 1944 |
| 7 | Lillian, b. England, 12 November 1924, d. Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, 30 May 1993 |
| 4TH GENERATION (GREAT-GRANDPARENTS) | |
| 8 | (probably) June B. Spears, b. Pike County, Mississippi, 3 December 1896, d. probably Osyka, Pike, Mississippi, 26 April 1986, bur. J.C. Roberts Cemetery, Osyka, Pike, Mississippi, |
| 9 | ---- |
| 10 |
William Nelson Forbes,
b. Mississippi, 15 April 1905,
d. Marion County, Mississippi, April 1973,
md. about 1930 (div.) |
| 11 | Lexie May Thompson, b. McComb, Pike, Mississippi, 11 September 1915, d. McComb, Pike, Mississippi, 12 December 2001, bur. Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, 14 December 2001 |
| 12 |
Joel Menton Bridges,
b. 1 November 1888,
d. Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, 2 June 1961
bur. Tangipahoa Cemetery, Tangipahoa, Tangipahoa, Louisiana,
md. Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana, 25 November 1902 |
| 13 | Addie Williams, b. 26 July 1886, d. Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, 18 April 1971 bur. Tangipahoa Cemetery, Tangipahoa, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, |
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