1870 census for Noxubee Co, Mississippi has this apparently extended family listed as:

Brookshire, William 39 M B farmer $3920 $950 VA
--------, Lucinda 44 F B Ala
--------, William Jr 15 M B SC
--------William 8 M B MS
---------, Edgar 5 M B MS
---------, Ellen 12 F M ALA
---------, Reese 15 M B MS
---------, Dink 17, F B ALA
---------, Ned 19 M B Ala
---------, F rancis 20 F B ala

As well as Taylor Brookshire (22) Lorissa 18 and Alcorn 1/12 a few houses down. Apparently a Francis Brookshire(25) also married a Tony Cowan(26). They are listed next to Taylor and in a lter census she is living with Brookshires as a sister

A later Descendant of Edgar BROOKSHIRE married William "Willie" MASON, a son os Wes/Wesley/Westley MASON. Is anyone working on MASON, BROOKSHIRE or Cowan from Noxubee County, or neighboring Lowndes County?