Anna Brodnik1

b. 1881
Family
Birth*1881Anna Brodnik was born about 1881 in Austria.2 
Marriage*1900She married Joseph Lavko about 1900.1,2 

Family

 Joseph Lavko b. 1876
Child 1.Edward Lewis Lavko+1,2 b. 13 Nov 1917, d. 27 Dec 1969

Citations

  1. [S1592] Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 22 February 1941 in Summit, Ohio, USA, of Edward L Lavko of Akron, Ohio, age 23, his first marriage, born on15 November 1918 in Akron, Ohio, son of Joseph Lavko and Anna Brodnik, and Vera Naomi Poole of Akron, Ohio, age 21, her first marriage, born on 17 August 1920 in Akron, Ohio, daughter of Albert Poole and Grace Rodebaugh, citing Summit County Court of Common Pleas - Probate Division. Akron, Ohio, Volume Number or Range of Dates: Vol 84, 1940-1941. Hereinafter cited as Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980.
  2. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joe and Anna Lavko, (their surname transcribed as "Savko" by Ancestry), Year: 1910; Census Place: Coventry, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T624_1232; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0176; FHL microfilm: 1375245. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Adam Broiler1

b. 1834
Family
Birth*1834Adam Broiler was born about 1834 in Ohio.1 
Name-SpellingsMany variations in the spelling of the BROILER surname were found in our research, including Broyler "Broiller, Broliar, Broilier, Brollier, and Broileger", with Broiler and Broyler being the most common.1,2 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Knepper, daughter of Godfrey Knepper and Magdalena __?__.1 
Census US 1860*19 June 1860Elizabeth and Adam Broiler were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 19 June 1860 in Sugar Creek, Stark County, Ohio. Adam was 26 years of age and a farmer with a personal estate valued at $300, and Elizabeth was 27 years of age. Their two young children were enumerated with them. William was age 3 years, and Nancy was six months old. Elizabeth's sister and her husband, Sarah and John M. Amos, were enumerated with their children in the next household after Elizabeth and Adam, and the sisters' father and stepmother, Mary A. and Godfrey Knepper, were in the next household after Sarah and John, all of them on the same census page.1,3,4 
(2nd Son-in-Law) Will21 April 1876His father-in-law, Godfrey Knepper, prepared his will dated 21 April 1876 in Stark County, Ohio, in which he named the following beneficiaries: his beloved wife, Mary, his deceased son, John, whose death left five heirs who were Godfrey's grandchildren, named Grant, William, John, Jennie and George, his daughter Sarah, who had married to John Amos, his daughter Lucy Ann, his son William, and his daughters, Melissa and Minerva. His will clarified that John's five children were to count as one heir, and that with the five other heirs Godfrey had named, there were a total of six heirs who should each have one equal share. His will went on to state that he had yet another daughter, Elizabeth, who was married to Adam Broiler, and that he had loaned her $305, and that the forgiveness of that debt was to be Elizabeth's total bequest. And to the Broliers son named Godfrey Broiler, his will bequeathed $500 plus the interest it earned until young Godfrey reached the age of 21 years, and willed that John Baltzly be appointed guardian for young Godfrey. His will appointed Jacob M. Trubey his sole executor.5 
(Son-in-Law) Death9 October 1877His father-in-law, Godfrey Knepper, died on 9 October 1877 at age 82.6 
(2nd Son-in-Law) Probate3 December 1877His father-in-law's estate was opened for probate on 3 December 1877 and Jacob M. Trubey was appointed Executor, as requested in Godfrey's will. The estate papers, among other things, told us that beginning on 22 October 1877, newspapers and other methods of notification had been published and posted stating that an "Inventory and Notice of Appraisement" of the estate and property of Godfrey Knepper, late of Stark County, deceased, would be taken at his late residence in Sugar Creek township on 27 October 1877 and continue from day to day thereafter if necessary until completed. The executor informed the court on 3 December that, additionally, the widow Mary Knepper, William Knepper, Elizabeth Broiler, Melissa Trubey and Minerva Knepper, heirs-at-law who resided in Stark County, had all been duly notified according to law. (We found no mention of the deceased son John Knepper's widow, Sarah C. Knepper, or her five children who were heirs in the will, or of his daughters, Sarah Amos, or Lucy Ann Heckard, all of whom were residing in Indiana in 1877.)7 
(2nd Son-in-Law) Estate Distribution18 January 1879A page in his father-in-law's probate package titled "Godfrey Knepper's Estate", dated 18 January 1879, was identified as the executor's partial accounting of receipts and payments to and from the estate. Partial payments were listed to the following heirs of the deceased: William Knepper (son), Sarah Amos (daughter), Mary Knepper (widow), Minerva (daughter), Melissa (daughter), and Lucy Ann "Rickard" (daughter.)8 
(2nd Son-in-Law) Estate Distribution20 May 1880Another page in his father-in-law's probate package titled "Godfrey Knepper's Estate", dated 20 May 1880, was identified as the executor's partial accounting of receipts and payments to and from the estate. Payments from the sale of real estate were listed to the following heirs of the deceased: on 20 February 1879, to his widow, Mary Knepper, and his daughters, Minerva Knepper and Melissa Trubey; on 21 February 1879, to his daughter, Sarah Amos, his son, William G. Knepper, his daughter, Lucy Ann Heckard, and his daughter-in-law, Sarah C. Knepper, as guardian for her children; on 12 March 1880 to his daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Nathan Trubey; on 5 April 1880 to his son, William G. Knepper; and deferred payments on 5 April 1880 to his daughters, Minerva Knepper, Sarah Amos, and Lucy Ann Heckard, and to his daughter-in-law, Sarah C. Knepper, guardian.9 
(2nd Son-in-Law) Estate Distribution14 June 1881Another page in his father-in-law's probate package titled "Godfrey Knepper's Estate", dated 14 June 1881, was identified as the executor's final accounting and included the final distributions, according to the deceased's will, to his heirs. It listed his following children and his grandchildren, with their court-appointed guardians: to F. H. Liverode, guardian for Knepper's grandson, Godfrey Broiler, son of his daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Adam Broiler; to his daughter-in-law, Sarah C. Knepper, guardian for her five children, named in the will of their grandfather as the children of his deceased son, John; to his daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Nathan Trubey; to his son, William Knepper; to his daughter and son-in-law, Lucy and David Heckard, their surname written as "Heckert"; to his daughter, Sarah Amos; and to his daughter and son-in-law, Minerva and Josiah Eberly, his name written as "John."10 

Family

 Elizabeth Knepper b. 1834
Child 1.Godfrey Broiler2 b. 1867

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Adam and Elizabeth Broiler, (their surname recorded as "Broileger" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Sugar Creek, Stark, Ohio; Roll: M653_1037; Page: 89; Family History Library Film: 805037. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Adam and Elizabeth Broiler, (their surname recorded as "Brolier" by the census taker and transcribed as "Brollier" by Ancestry), Year: 1870; Census Place: Sugar Creek, Stark, Ohio; Roll: M593_1269; Page: 622B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John M. and Sarah Amos, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Sugar Creek, Stark, Ohio; Roll: M653_1037; Page: 89; Family History Library Film: 805037.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Godfrey and Mary A. Knepper, (their surname transcribed as "Knipper" by Ancestry), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Sugar Creek, Stark, Ohio; Roll: M653_1037; Page: 89; Family History Library Film: 805037.
  5. [S1603] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, online at www.ancestry.com, will of Godfrey Knepper dated 21 April 1876 in Stark County, Ohio, referencing Stark County, Will Records, Volumes E-F, 1873-1883, pages 317-318, Ancestry.com images 189-190 of 622. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Godfrey KNEPPER, Memorial# 61076476. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  7. [S1603] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, online at www.ancestry.com, probate records for the estate of Godfrey Knepper, probate dated 3 December 1877 in Stark County, Ohio, referencing Stark County, Administration Records, Volumes 35-36, 1877-1880, pages 33-40, Ancestry.com images 49-53 of 691.
  8. [S1603] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, online at www.ancestry.com, probate records for the estate of Godfrey Knepper, probate dated 3 December 1877 in Stark County, Ohio, referencing Stark County, Administration Records, Volumes 35-36, 1877-1880, pages 60-61, Ancestry.com image# 414 of 691.
  9. [S1603] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, online at www.ancestry.com, probate records for the estate of Godfrey Knepper, probate dated 3 December 1877 in Stark County, Ohio, referencing Stark County, Administration Records, Volumes 37-38, 1878-1881, pages 65-66, Ancestry.com image# 368-369 of 651.
  10. [S1603] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, online at www.ancestry.com, probate records for the estate of Godfrey Knepper, probate dated 3 December 1877 in Stark County, Ohio, referencing Stark County, Administration Records, Volumes 37-38, 1878-1881, page 316, Ancestry.com image# 495 of 651.

Godfrey Broiler1

b. 1867
Family
Father*Adam Broiler1 b. 1834
Mother*Elizabeth Knepper1 b. 1834
Birth*1867Godfrey Broiler was born about 1867 in Ohio.1 
(Grandson) Will21 April 1876His paternal grandfather, Godfrey Knepper, prepared his will dated 21 April 1876 in Stark County, Ohio, in which he named the following beneficiaries: his beloved wife, Mary, his deceased son, John, whose death left five heirs who were Godfrey's grandchildren, named Grant, William, John, Jennie and George, his daughter Sarah, who had married to John Amos, his daughter Lucy Ann, his son William, and his daughters, Melissa and Minerva. His will clarified that John's five children were to count as one heir, and that with the five other heirs Godfrey had named, there were a total of six heirs who should each have one equal share. His will went on to state that he had yet another daughter, Elizabeth, who was married to Adam Broiler, and that he had loaned her $305, and that the forgiveness of that debt was to be Elizabeth's total bequest. And to the Broliers son named Godfrey Broiler, his will bequeathed $500 plus the interest it earned until young Godfrey reached the age of 21 years, and willed that John Baltzly be appointed guardian for young Godfrey. His will appointed Jacob M. Trubey his sole executor.2 
(Grandson) Estate Distribution14 June 1881A page in his maternal grandfather's probate package titled "Godfrey Knepper's Estate", dated 14 June 1881, was identified as the executor's final accounting and included the final distributions, according to the deceased's will, to his heirs. It listed his following children and his grandchildren, with their court-appointed guardians: to F. H. Liverode, guardian for Knepper's grandson, Godfrey Broiler, son of his daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Adam Broiler; to his daughter-in-law, Sarah C. Knepper, guardian for her five children, named in the will of their grandfather as the children of his deceased son, John; to his daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Nathan Trubey; to his son, William Knepper; to his daughter and son-in-law, Lucy and David Heckard, their surname written as "Heckert"; to his daughter, Sarah Amos; and to his daughter and son-in-law, Minerva and Josiah Eberly, his name written as "John."3 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Adam and Elizabeth Broiler, (their surname recorded as "Brolier" by the census taker and transcribed as "Brollier" by Ancestry), Year: 1870; Census Place: Sugar Creek, Stark, Ohio; Roll: M593_1269; Page: 622B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1603] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, online at www.ancestry.com, will of Godfrey Knepper dated 21 April 1876 in Stark County, Ohio, referencing Stark County, Will Records, Volumes E-F, 1873-1883, pages 317-318, Ancestry.com images 189-190 of 622. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998.
  3. [S1603] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, online at www.ancestry.com, probate records for the estate of Godfrey Knepper, probate dated 3 December 1877 in Stark County, Ohio, referencing Stark County, Administration Records, Volumes 37-38, 1878-1881, page 316, Ancestry.com image# 495 of 651.

Linsley B. Brokaw1,2

b. 1 January 1852, d. 10 April 1880
Family
Father*Simon Stryker Brokaw Sr.3,2,4 b. 22 Feb 1800, d. 19 Aug 1880
Mother*Ellen Bellis5,2,4 b. 7 Oct 1820, d. 18 Aug 1906
Birth*1 January 1852Linsley B. Brokaw was born on 1 January 1852 in Somerset County, New Jersey.2 
Marriage*12 March 1874He married first, as her first husband, Sarah A. Smothers on 12 March 1874 in Morrow County, Ohio.6,7,2 
Divorce*Linsley B. Brokaw and Sarah A. (Smothers) Brokaw separated, and were likely divorced, not long after their marriage. Linsley married his second wife in 1879 and Sarah didn't marry again until 1894.8,1 
Marriage*13 October 1879He married second, as her first husband, Lydia E. Coon, daughter of Samuel Coon and Phebe Jane Bramblet, on 13 October 1879 in Auglaize County, Ohio.1,9,2 
Death*10 April 1880He and Emma had been married only six months when he died on 10 April 1880 in Glynwood, Auglaize County, at age 28.2 
Burial*He was buried in Julion Cemetery, Wapakoneta, Auglaize County.2 

Family 1

 Sarah A. Smothers b. 12 Mar 1853, d. 28 Jun 1948

Family 2

 Lydia E. Coon b. 1856, d. May 1900

Citations

  1. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Miss Lidia E Coon and Linsley Brokaw on 13 October 1879 in Auglaize County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000963057. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Linsley B. Brokaw, Memorial# 10503309. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Simon Stryker Brokaw Sr., Memorial# 12401693.
  4. [S2515] Elsie E. Foster, Our Brokaw-Bragaw Heritage, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Publisher name and location not identified; published about 1900), Generation Six, pages 203-204. Hereinafter cited as Our Brokaw-Bragaw Heritage.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ellen (Bellis) Brokaw, Memorial# 12401703.
  6. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Linsley Brokaw and Miss Sarah A. Smothers on 12 March 1874 in Morrow County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000388782.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah A (Smothers) Carr, Memorial# 64773403.
  8. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of William A. Carr and Lizzie Brokaw on 23 August 1894 in Auglaize County, Ohio.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma (Coon) Morehead, Memorial# 11372482.

Simon Stryker Brokaw Sr.1

b. 22 February 1800, d. 19 August 1880
Family
Birth*22 February 1800Simon Stryker Brokaw Sr. was born on 22 February 1800 in Somerset County, New Jersey.1,2 
Marriage*24 June 1822He married first Sarah Young on 24 June 1822 in north Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey.2 
(Husband) Death12 August 1843Simon became a widower when Sarah (Young) Brokaw died on 12 August 1843 at age 42.2 
Marriage*15 June 1844He married second Ellen Bellis on 15 June 1844 at New Jersey.3,1,2 
Death*19 August 1880He died on 19 August 1880 in Craig, Burt County, Nebraska, at age 801,2 
Burial* and was buried in East Admah Cemetery, Washington County, Nebraska.1 

Family 1

 Sarah Young b. 12 Sep 1800, d. 12 Aug 1843

Family 2

 Ellen Bellis b. 7 Oct 1820, d. 18 Aug 1906
Child 1.Linsley B. Brokaw1,4,2 b. 1 Jan 1852, d. 10 Apr 1880

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Simon Stryker Brokaw Sr., Memorial# 12401693. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2515] Elsie E. Foster, Our Brokaw-Bragaw Heritage, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Publisher name and location not identified; published about 1900), Generation Six, pages 203-204. Hereinafter cited as Our Brokaw-Bragaw Heritage.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ellen (Bellis) Brokaw, Memorial# 12401703.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Linsley B. Brokaw, Memorial# 10503309.

Edna Bronson1

b. July 1893
Family
Father*Jonathan E. Bronson1 b. Oct 1845, d. 5 Jan 1901
Mother*Ruth A. Wilson1 b. 28 Jul 1864, d. 11 Nov 1949
Birth*July 1893Edna Bronson was born in July 1893 in Oklahoma Territory.1 
(Daughter) Census US 19004 June 1900Edna was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 4 June 1900 in the household of her divorced mother at 311 East Douglas Avenue, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. She was 6 years old.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ruth Bronson, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wichita Ward 1, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 499; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0277. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan E. Bronson, (his name transcribed as "Jonastram" by Ancestry), Year: 1900; Census Place: Judkins, Woodward, Oklahoma; Roll: 1344; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0244.

Ira Thomas Bronson1

b. 31 July 1840, d. 15 February 1915
Family
Father*Dr. Jonathan Bronson1 b. 18 Feb 1810, d. 2 Aug 1887
Mother*Lucinda Countryman1 b. Nov 1819, d. 7 Sep 1859
Birth*31 July 1840Ira Thomas Bronson was probably born on 31 July 1840 in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.2,3,4,5 
Name VariationHe was also called Thomas.3 
(Son) Census US 185029 July 1850He was enumerated as Thomas I. on the 1850 census taken on 29 July 1850 in the household of his parents in Dalton, Coos County, New Hampshire. He was 10 years old and had attended school within the census year.3 
Marriage*17 October 1861He married first Ella P. Davis, daughter of Matthew P. Davis, on 17 October 1861 in Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire.4 
Marriage*7 December 1869He married second Orpha Gleason, daughter of Samuel H. Gleason and Emily Heath, on 7 December 1869 in Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont.6,7,2 
Occupation*Ira was a Physician.6 
Residence*between 1877 and 1892The Civil War service records of Ira's brother Jonathan E. Bronson, reported Jonathan's last known address, at some time after his discharge from the Union army in 1865 and before his marriage in Colorado in 1892, as Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. By 1878 Ira had settled there with his family. Our research indicates that Jonathan may have migrated from the east with Ira and his family in the 1870s, or joined them there, residing for a time in Sedalia, between 1877 and 1892.8,9,10,11,12 
Death*15 February 1915He died on 15 February 1915 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, at age 742 
Burial* and was buried as Dr. Ira Thomas Bronson in Block 3, Lot 14, Grave 6 of Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri.2 

Family 1

 Ella P. Davis b. 1843

Family 2

 Orpha Gleason b. 29 Jun 1847, d. 3 Oct 1918

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan and Lucinda Bronson, (their surname spelled "Brunson" by the census taker and transcribed as "Branson" by Ancestry), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Dalton, Coos, New Hampshire; Roll: 429; Page: 152b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Dr Ira Thomas Bronson Sr., Memorial# 105385620. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan and Lucinda Bronson, (their surname spelled "Brunson" by the census taker and transcribed as "Branson" by Ancestry), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Dalton, Coos, New Hampshire; Roll: 429; Page: 152b; all six members of the Bronson family were recorded as born in New Hampshire.
  4. [S2593] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 17 October 1861 in Bath, New Hampshire of Ira T Bronson, age 21, born about 1840 in Watertown, New York, son of Jonathan Bronson, married Ella P Davis, age 18, born about 1843 in Holland, Vermont, daughter of Matthew P Davis, citing Box# 612, New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services; Concord, NH, USA; New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1700-1969. Hereinafter cited as New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971.
  5. [S1683] Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 7 December 1869 in Barnet, Vermont, USA of Ira Thomas Bronson, age 29, born about 1840 in "Waterford", New York, son of Jonathan Bronson and Lucinda Countryman, and Orpha Gleason, age 22, born about 1847 in Barnet, Vermont, daughter of Samuel Gleason and Emily Heath, referencing New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. Hereinafter cited as Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908.
  6. [S1683] Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 7 December 1869 in Barnet, Vermont, USA of Ira Thomas Bronson, physician, age 29, born about 1840 in "Waterford", New York, son of Jonathan Bronson and Lucinda Countryman, and Orpha Gleason, age 22, born about 1847 in Barnet, Vermont, daughter of Samuel Gleason and Emily Heath, referencing New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Orpha (Gleason) Bronson, Memorial# 105385664.
  8. [S207] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, online at www.ancestry.com, record for Jonathan E Bronson of Bath, New Hampshire, born about 1843 in Canada, enlisted at age 18 as a Private for the Union on 4 October 1861, muster date 19 October 1861 in New Hampshire in E Company of the 5th Infantry; rank changed to Corporal; wounded on 3 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, Virginia; rank changed to Sergeant on 11 January 1865; mustered out on 28 June 1865 in Alexandria, Virginia; injured in the line of duty? Yes; survived the war? Yes; last known residence Sedalia, Missouri; citing the Register of Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire 1861-65. Hereinafter cited as Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Gailord Bronson, Memorial# 105385822, died on 22 May 1878 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, at the age of nine months.
  10. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of I. T. and Orvie Bronson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: 708; Page: 268a; Enumeration District: 128. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ira T. and Orpha Bronson, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sedalia Ward 4, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: 881; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0114. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ira T. and Orpha Bronson, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sedalia Ward 1, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: T624_801; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1374814. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

John E. Bronson1

b. 21 January 1849
Family
Father*Dr. Jonathan Bronson1 b. 18 Feb 1810, d. 2 Aug 1887
Mother*Lucinda Countryman1 b. Nov 1819, d. 7 Sep 1859
Birth*21 January 1849John E. Bronson was born on 21 January 1849 in Landaff, Grafton County, New Hampshire.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was John Elias Bronson.2,1 
(Son) Census US 185029 July 1850John E. was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 29 July 1850 in the household of his parents in Dalton, Coos County, New Hampshire. He was one year old.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan and Lucinda Bronson, (their surname spelled "Brunson" by the census taker and transcribed as "Branson" by Ancestry), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Dalton, Coos, New Hampshire; Roll: 429; Page: 152b; all six members of the Bronson family were recorded as born in New Hampshire. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Elias Bronson, Memorial# 79760978. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Dr. Jonathan Bronson1

b. 18 February 1810, d. 2 August 1887
Family
Birth*18 February 1810Dr. Jonathan Bronson was born on 18 February 1810 in Dalton, Coos County, New Hampshire.1 
Marriage*He married first Lucinda Countryman.2,1 
Occupation*He was a physician.3 
Census US 1850*29 July 1850Lucinda and Jonathan Bronson were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 29 July 1850 in Dalton, Coos County, New Hampshire. Jonathan was 38 years of age, a physician, and owned real estate valued at $1,200, and Lucinda was 27 years of age. Four children were enumerated with them in 1850. Thomas I., Sarah Ann and Jonathan E. were ages 10, 8 and 5 years, respectively, and had all attended school within the census year. The baby, John E., was one year old.4 
(Husband) Death7 September 1859Jonathan became a widower when Lucinda (Countryman) Bronson died on 7 September 1859 at age 39.2 
Marriage*27 September 1860He married second, as her first husband, Mary S. Chandler on 27 September 1860 in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire.5,1,6 
Death*2 August 1887He died on 2 August 1887 in Swiftwater, Grafton County, New Hampshire, at age 771 
Burial* and was buried, as he requested, next to his first wife in Plot C-25-04 of Landaff Center Cemetery, Landaff, Grafton County. His grave is unmarked.1,2 

Family 1

 Lucinda Countryman b. Nov 1819, d. 7 Sep 1859
Children 1.Ira Thomas Bronson3 b. 31 Jul 1840, d. 15 Feb 1915
 2.Sarah Ann Bronson4 b. 1842
 3.Jonathan E. Bronson+1,7 b. Oct 1845, d. 5 Jan 1901
 4.John E. Bronson4 b. 21 Jan 1849

Family 2

 Mary S. Chandler b. 10 Nov 1832

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Dr Jonathan Bronson, Memorial# 107014535. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucinda (Countryman) Bronson, Memorial# 51952882.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan and Lucinda Bronson, (their surname spelled "Brunson" by the census taker and transcribed as "Branson" by Ancestry), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Dalton, Coos, New Hampshire; Roll: 429; Page: 152b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan and Lucinda Bronson, (their surname spelled "Brunson" by the census taker and transcribed as "Branson" by Ancestry), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Dalton, Coos, New Hampshire; Roll: 429; Page: 152b; all six members of the Bronson family were recorded as born in New Hampshire.
  5. [S2716] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 27 September 1860 in Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA, of Jonathan "Brunson" Jr of Landaff, New Hampshire, physician, age 48, born about 1812 in Landaff, New Hampshire to Jonathan "Brunson", his 2nd marriage, married Mary S Chandler of Haverhill, New Hampshire, age 27, born about 1833 in Haverhill, New Hampshire to Abram H Chandler, her 1st marriage, they were married by Henry Chandler, clergyman, citing New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire. Hereinafter cited as New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary (Chandler) Whitton, Memorial# 180884800.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jonathan Elijah “Jack” Bronson, Memorial# 25995546.

Jonathan E. Bronson1

b. October 1845, d. 5 January 1901
Family
Father*Dr. Jonathan Bronson2,3 b. 18 Feb 1810, d. 2 Aug 1887
Mother*Lucinda Countryman4 b. Nov 1819, d. 7 Sep 1859
Birth*October 1845Jonathan E. Bronson was probably born in October 1845 in Canada.5,6,7 
Name VariationHis full name was Jonathan Elijah Bronson3 
Name Variation and he was called Jack.3 
(Son) Census US 185029 July 1850Jonathan E. was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 29 July 1850 in the household of his parents in Dalton, Coos County, New Hampshire. He was 5 years old and had attended school within the census year.8 
Civil War (U.S.)*4 October 1861 He was about 16 years old and a resident of Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire, when on 4 October 1861, stating his age as 18, he enlisted in New Hampshire as a Private for the Union in the Civil War. He was mustered into Company E of the New Hampshire 5th Infantry on 19 October 1861. He was promoted to the rank of Corporal; was wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia on 3 June 1864; was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on 11 January 1865; and was mustered out in Alexandria, Virginia on 28 June 1865.9,7 
Residence*between 1877 and 1892Jonathan's Civil War service records reported his last known address, at some time after his discharge from the Union army in 1865 and before his marriage in Colorado in 1892, as Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. By 1878 his brother, Ira Thomas Bronson, who was a physician, had settled there with his family, and remained there making Sedalia his home until his death in 1915. Our research indicates that Jonathan may have migrated from the east with the family of his brother in the 1870s, or joined them there. He probably would have resided for a time in Sedalia, near or with them, between 1877 and 1892.9,10,11,12,13 
Pension*4 August 1890 On 4 August 1890 in Colorado, he filed, and was approved for, an Invalid Pension for his Civil War service.14,9 
Marriage*25 August 1892He married Ruth A. Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson and Didema Ward, on 25 August 1892 in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado.1,15 
Divorce Filing*22 October 1896His wife, Ruth Bronson filed an affidavit with the District Court on 22 October 1896 related to the divorce she had filed in Woodward County, Oklahoma Territory against her husband, Jonathan E. Bronson. The judge who took her oath wrote, " “Personally appeared Ruth A. Bronson who being by me duly sworn defends and says that she is with due diligence is unable to ascertain the post office address of defendant and cannot make personal service on him and that she has filed her suit for divorce and wishes to make service by publication”. Newspapers, according to the time period required, printed her Notice of Affidavit beginning with the first publication on 30 October 1896.16 
Divorce Case18 December 1896A local newspaper, on 18 December 1896, reported that the Ruth A. Bronson vs. J. E. Bronson divorce case had been continued by the District Court until the next term of the court.17 
Social News*2 March 1897He was reported to have been living in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, when he arrived in Woodward, Oklahoma Territory on Tuesday, 2 March 1897, to visit his brother-in-law, Bob Benn.18 
Divorce Dismissed21 May 1897 On 21 May 1897, the newspaper reported that the divorce case in District Court, of Ruth A. Bronson vs. Jonathan E. Bronson, had been dismissed.19 
Census US 1900*10 June 1900Jonathan E. Bronson was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 10 June 1900 in Judkins, Woodward County, Oklahoma Territory. He was recorded as 55 years of age, married, and had been married for seven years, although his wife, Ruth Bronson, was enumerated as divorced at the house she rented in Wichita, Kansas. Jonathan was a farmer, was able to read, write and speak English, and owned his farm in Oklahoma free of mortgage.20,21 
Death*5 January 1901He died on 5 January 1901 in Kansas at age 55.3,22 
Obituary6 January 1901His obituary was published in a Wichita, Kansas newspaper on 6 January 1901 under the headlines, "Death of Mr. Bronson; New Hampshire Soldier with a Fine Record Dead." It said he had died in the morning of the previous day of tuberculosis and chronic indigestion. He had been 57 years of age and left a family. All old soldiers were invited to attend his burial which was to be held on January 6, the same day his obituary was published in the newspaper, and was to take place from Dunbar's under the auspices of Garfield Post, Grand Army of the Republic.

Mr. Bronson had been born and raised at Bath, New Hampshire where he enlisted in Company E of the Forty-third New Hampshire volunteers and served with distinction all through the war. He was a man of superior education and was a bookkeeper by profession. He was silent in his disposition but had a singular faculty for discovering and admiring men of merit, and had a remarkable, although undemonstrative, admiration for several men of the cities of Wichita, Kansas and of Woodward, Oklahoma Territory, where he lived. He was a college bred man and always maintained the dignity and personal pride cultivated by college life.

Mr. Bronson's father was a prominent New Hampshire physician, and a brother, Dr. Ora Bronson, is also a distinguished physician in Sedalia, Missouri. He is the Supreme Medical Examiner of one of the most influential mutual benefit organizations in the country. If Dr. Ora Bronson can possibly be here, he will arrive today.

In the death of Mr. Bronson, his obituary concluded, a chapter of the better side of human nature was opened up, one that is pleasing to men who look at the world from the better side. Some time ago he expressed the wish to go to the soldiers' home and he cherished the idea of becoming one of its inmates to the last hour. The approach of death brought to him the memory of battle fields and his comrades, and he spoke a great deal of the events of America's greatest tragedy.7 
Burial*He was buried in Section C, Lot 159, Grave 6, of Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.3,22 
Pension Application*5 May 1902His wife, Ruth, applied on 5 May 1902 in Kansas for a widow's pension as a result of Jonathan's service in the Civil War.14 

Family

 Ruth A. Wilson b. 28 Jul 1864, d. 11 Nov 1949
Children 1.Nettie Bronson21 b. Aug 1892
 2.Edna Bronson21 b. Jul 1893

Citations

  1. [S2162] Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 25 August 1892 in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA, of Ruth A Wilson, and Jonathan E Bronson, referencing FHL Film# 001690057. Hereinafter cited as Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Dr Jonathan Bronson, Memorial# 107014535. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jonathan Elijah “Jack” Bronson, Memorial# 25995546.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucinda (Countryman) Bronson, Memorial# 51952882.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jonathan Elijah “Jack” Bronson, Memorial# 25995546, his date of birth recorded as October 1845.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan E. Bronson, (his name transcribed as "Jonastram" by Ancestry), Year: 1900; Census Place: Judkins, Woodward, Oklahoma; Roll: 1344; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0244; reporting his date of birth as October 1844. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S2781] Jonathan E. Bronson 1901 Obituary Kansas and Oklahoma, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Wichita Eagle, (Wichita, Kansas), Sunday, January 6, 1901, Page 7, (Downloaded on January 3, 2025), under the headlines, "Death of Mr. Bronson; New Hampshire Soldier with a Fine Record Dead", reporting that yesterday morning, John E. Bronson departed this life at 8:36; that 2 o'clock that afternoon, January 6, the burial would take place from Dunbar's under the auspices of Garfield Post, Grand Army of the Republic; that all old soldiers in the city were invited; that Mr. Bronson was 57 years of age and left a family; that his death was caused by tuberculosis and chronic indigestion; that the deceased was born and reared at Bath, New Hampshire where he enlisted in Company E of the Forty-third New Hampshire volunteers and served with distinction all through the war; that he was a man of superior education and was a bookkeeper by profession; that he was silent in his disposition but had a singular faculty for discovering and admiring men of merit; that he had a remarkable although undemonstrative admiration for several men of the city of Wichita and of Woodward, Oklahoma Territory where he lived; that he was a college bred man and always maintained the dignity and personal pride cultivated by college life; that Mr. Bronson's father was a prominent New Hampshire physician; that he has a brother who is now a distinguished physician of Sedalia, Missouri being supreme medical examiner of one of the most influential mutual benefit organizations of the country; that his name is Dr. Ora Bronson, and if he can possibly be here he will arrive today; that in the death of Mr. Bronson a chapter of the better side of human nature was opened up, one that is pleasing to men who look at the world from the better side; that some time ago he expressed the wish to go to the soldiers' home and he cherished the idea of becoming one of its inmates to the last hour; that the approach of death brought to him the memory of battle fields and his comrades and that he spoke a great deal of the events of America's greatest tragedy. Hereinafter cited as Jonathan E. Bronson 1901 Obituary Kansas and Oklahoma.
  8. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan and Lucinda Bronson, (their surname spelled "Brunson" by the census taker and transcribed as "Branson" by Ancestry), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Dalton, Coos, New Hampshire; Roll: 429; Page: 152b; all six members of the Bronson family were recorded as born in New Hampshire. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S207] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, online at www.ancestry.com, record for Jonathan E Bronson of Bath, New Hampshire, born about 1843 in Canada, enlisted at age 18 as a Private for the Union on 4 October 1861, muster date 19 October 1861 in New Hampshire in E Company of the 5th Infantry; rank changed to Corporal; wounded on 3 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, Virginia; rank changed to Sergeant on 11 January 1865; mustered out on 28 June 1865 in Alexandria, Virginia; injured in the line of duty? Yes; survived the war? Yes; last known residence Sedalia, Missouri; citing the Register of Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire 1861-65. Hereinafter cited as Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Gailord Bronson, Memorial# 105385822, died on 22 May 1878 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, at the age of nine months.
  11. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of I. T. and Orvie Bronson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: 708; Page: 268a; Enumeration District: 128. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ira T. and Orpha Bronson, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sedalia Ward 4, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: 881; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0114.
  13. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ira T. and Orpha Bronson, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sedalia Ward 1, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: T624_801; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1374814. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  14. [S1447] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, online at www.ancestry.com, pension index record for Jonathan E. Bronson, served in Company E of the 5th New Hampshire Infantry, Soldier, filed on 4 August 1890 in Colorado for his invalid pension, citing Application# 871862 and Certificate# 656762, and Ruth A. Bronson, his widow, filed on 5 May 1902 in Kansas for a widow's pension, citing Application# 762305, referencing The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 53, Ancestry image# 1351 of 4639. Hereinafter cited as Civil War Pension Index to Pension Files,1861-1934.
  15. [S2181] Colorado, U.S., Select County Marriages, 1863-2018, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 25 August 1892 in Golden, Jefferson, Colorado, USA, of Miss Ruth A Wilson of Arapahoe County, Colorado, and Jonathan E Bronson of Arapahoe County, Colorado, referencing Colorado State Archives, Denver, CO, Jefferson County Marriage Records, 1868-1981, year 1892. Hereinafter cited as Colorado, U.S., Select County Marriages, 1863-2018.
  16. [S2732] Ruth A. Bronson vs. Jonathan E. Bronson Divorce 1896 Oklahoma Affidavit for Publication, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Woodward News, (Woodward, Oklahoma) , Friday, November 20, 1896, Page 1 , (Downloaded on January 30, 2025), under the title, “Notice for Publication” and first published on 30 October 1896, referencing her petition for divorce, Ruth A. Bronson vs. Jonathan E. Bronson, the District Judge stated that on 22 October 1896, “Personally appeared Ruth A. Bronson who being by me duly sworn defends and says that she is with due diligence is unable to ascertain the post office address of defendant and cannot make personal service on him and that she has filed her suit for divorce and wishes to make service by publication”. Hereinafter cited as Ruth A. Bronson vs. Jonathan E. Bronson Divorce 1896 Oklahoma Affidavit for Publication.
  17. [S2733] Ruth A. Bronson vs. J. E. Bronson 1896 Oklahoma Divorce Case Continued, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Woodward News, (Woodward, Oklahoma), Friday, December 18, 1896, Page 4 , (Downloaded on January 30, 2025), reporting by the District Court that the Ruth A. Bronson vs. J. E. Bronson divorce case had been continued until the next term of the court. Hereinafter cited as Ruth A. Bronson vs. J. E. Bronson 1896 Oklahoma Divorce Case Continued.
  18. [S2726] J. E. Bronson of Hot Springs, Arkansas 1897 Visits Brother-in-Law, Bob Benn in Oklahoma, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Woodward News, (Woodward, Oklahoma), Friday, March 5, 1897, Page 1, (Downloaded on Jan 30, 2025); reporting that J. E. Bronson of Hot Springs, Arkansas, arrived in the city Tuesday, the 2nd, and was visiting his brother-in-law, Bob Benn. Hereinafter cited as J. E. Bronson of Hot Springs, Arkansas 1897 Visits Brother-in-Law, Bob Benn in Oklahoma.
  19. [S2734] Ruth A. Bronson vs. Jonathan E. Bronson 1897 Oklahoma Divorce Dismissed, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Woodward News, (Woodward, Oklahoma) , Friday, May 21, 1897, Page 1, (Downloaded on January 3, 2025), reporting that the divorce in District Court, of Ruth A. Bronson vs. Jonathan E. Bronson, had been dismissed. Hereinafter cited as Ruth A. Bronson vs. Jonathan E. Bronson 1897 Oklahoma Divorce Dismissed.
  20. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan E. Bronson, (his name transcribed as "Jonastram" by Ancestry), Year: 1900; Census Place: Judkins, Woodward, Oklahoma; Roll: 1344; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0244.
  21. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ruth Bronson, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wichita Ward 1, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 499; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0277.
  22. [S2293] U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904, online at www.ancestry.com, headstone provided for Jonathan E Bronson, died on _____ 5 1901, buried at Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA, served in Company E of the 5th Regiment of the New Hampshire Infantry., referencing The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903; Record Group: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92; Series Number: M1845. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904.

Nettie Bronson1

b. August 1892
Family
Father*Jonathan E. Bronson1 b. Oct 1845, d. 5 Jan 1901
Mother*Ruth A. Wilson1 b. 28 Jul 1864, d. 11 Nov 1949
Birth*August 1892Nettie Bronson was probably born in August 1892 in Kansas.2 
(Daughter) Census US 19004 June 1900Nettie was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 4 June 1900 in the household of her divorced mother at 311 East Douglas Avenue, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. She was 7 years old.1,3 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ruth Bronson, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wichita Ward 1, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 499; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0277. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ruth Bronson, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wichita Ward 1, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: 499; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0277; Nettie's birth date recorded as August 1892.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan E. Bronson, (his name transcribed as "Jonastram" by Ancestry), Year: 1900; Census Place: Judkins, Woodward, Oklahoma; Roll: 1344; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0244.

Sarah Ann Bronson1

b. 1842
Family
Father*Dr. Jonathan Bronson1 b. 18 Feb 1810, d. 2 Aug 1887
Mother*Lucinda Countryman1 b. Nov 1819, d. 7 Sep 1859
Birth*1842Sarah Ann Bronson was born about 1842, possibly in Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire.1,2,3 
(Daughter) Census US 185029 July 1850Sarah Ann was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 29 July 1850 in the household of her parents in Dalton, Coos County, New Hampshire. She was 8 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan and Lucinda Bronson, (their surname spelled "Brunson" by the census taker and transcribed as "Branson" by Ancestry), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Dalton, Coos, New Hampshire; Roll: 429; Page: 152b; all six members of the Bronson family were recorded as born in New Hampshire. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jonathan Bronson, (the family's surname recorded as "Brunson), Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Landaff, Grafton, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_670; Page: 442; Family History Library Film: 803670; Sarah Ann's place of birth was recorded as Canada. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2593] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 29 November 1877 in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, of Sarah E Bronson of Manchester, age 34, born about 1843 in Bath, Grafton County, New Hampshire, daughter of Jonathan Bronson and Lucinda Bronson, married Henry E Paige of Manchester, age 34, farmer, born about 1843 in Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire, son of Jonathan Paige and Sarah Paige, citing Box# 701, New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services; Concord, NH, USA; New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1700-1969. Hereinafter cited as New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971.

Abigail Brooke1

Family
Marriage*She married John C. Walker.1 

Family

 John C. Walker
Child 1.Nancy Hannah Walker1 b. 27 Oct 1824, d. 6 Jul 1880

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy Hannah (Walker) Phelps, Memorial# 65952293. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

J. Loring Brooke1

b. 1846, d. 1902
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Birth*1846J. Loring Brooke was born in 1846.2 
Marriage*5 June 1873He married Lizette Heaton, daughter of Jacob Heaton and Elizabeth Potts Weaver, on 5 June 1873.1 
(Husband) Death1886J. Loring became a widower when Lizette (Heaton) Brooke died in 1886 at about age 38.3 
Death*1902He died in 1902 at about age 562 
Burial* and was buried in Old Oak, Block 20, Lot 3, Space 1, of Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa.2 

Family

 Lizette Heaton b. 10 Apr 1848, d. 1886

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 18, page 665. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, J. Loring Brooke, Memorial# 108438511. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lissette H Brooke, Memorial# 108438631.

Elizabeth Brooks1

b. April 1758, d. 29 September 1843
Family
Birth*April 1758Elizabeth Brooks was born in April 1758.2 
Marriage*22 April 1777She married James Buckles Jr., son of James Buckles and Sarah Garrard, on 22 April 1777 in York County, Virginia. Elizabeth was the sister of Mary Brooks who would marry James's brother John Buckles in 1783.1,2 
Death*29 September 1843She died on 29 September 1843 in Miami County, Ohio, at age 852 
Burial* and was buried in the Old Section of Honey Creek Cemetery, Christiansburg, Champaign County, Ohio.3 

Family

 James Buckles Jr. b. 4 Dec 1764, d. 8 Mar 1853

Citations

  1. [S1579] Carl M. Hale, "Descendants of Robert Buckles I", online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 2, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address). Hereinafter cited as Robert Buckles I.
  2. [S1578] Ronald J. Buckles, The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Includes Brewster and related families. Robert Buckles (1702-1790) emigrated from England to Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), and married Ann Brown. Descendants lived in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere. (Harlingen, Texas: Berco Press, 1976), Chapter 4, pages 20-21. Hereinafter cited as The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (Brooks) Buckles, Memorial# 20459173. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

John Brooks Esq.1

(Appraiser) Administration3 October 1787 On 3 October 1787, changes were made in the administration on the estate of the Reverend Ebenezer Turell. The original Executor, Simon Tufts Esq., had died, and Judge Oliver Prescott, Judge of Probate and Wills in Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress), appointed his widow, Elizabeth (Hall) Tufts, to succeed her deceased husband as Administrator of Turell's unfinished probate. On the same date, Judge Prescott, who had been appointed to the position following the death of Judge Winthrop in 1779, ordered John Brooks Esq., Ebenezer Hall and Moses Billings to complete another inventory and appraise the estate, according to their best skill and judgment, in lawful money of the Commonwealth.1 

Citations

  1. [S485] Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (886 microfilm reels of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ebenezer Turell 1778 probate packet# 23046, FHL Film# 421543. Hereinafter cited as Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Katherine Brooks1

b. September 1875
Family
Birth*September 1875Katherine Brooks was born in September 1875 in Maryland.2 
Name VariationShe was called Kate.3 
Marriage*17 October 1894She married William C. Brown on 17 October 1894 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.3,1,2 

Family

 William C. Brown b. Jan 1870
Children 1.Alford Brown4 b. 1896
 2.Mildred Brown4 b. 1898
 3.Inez Katherine Brown+1 b. 19 Jul 1901, d. 27 Jun 1971

Citations

  1. [S2188] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 27 June 1971 in John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA, of Inez Katherine Oldmixon of 3341 Bright Street, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA, age 69, housewife, born on 19 July 1901 in Missouri, daughter of William Brown and Katherine Brooks, informant B. F. Oldmixon, husband, referencing Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin Texas, USA. Hereinafter cited as Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William C. and Kate Brown, Year: 1900; Census Place: Springfield Ward 8, Greene, Missouri; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1240856. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 17 October 1894 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA, of Miss Kate Brooks and W C Brown, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  4. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William C. and Kate Brown, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lebanon Ward 4, Laclede, Missouri; Roll: T624_793; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1374806. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Leonila Brooks1,2

b. 1812
Family
Birth*1812Leonila Brooks was born about 1812 in Kentucky.1,3 
Name VariationHer name was recorded as Levina on the 1870 census.3 
Marriage*14 February 1828She married Samuel A. Swan on 14 February 1828 in Brown County, Ohio.2,1,3 

Family

 Samuel A. Swan b. 23 Dec 1807
Child 1.Nancy Ann Swan3 b. 27 Oct 1831

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel and Leonila Swan, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Greene, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 147; Page: 164b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Samuel A. Swan and Leonila Brooks on 14 February 1828 in Brown County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000384273. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of S. and Levina Swan, Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Howard, Indiana; Roll: M593_324; Page: 513B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Mary Brooks1

Family
Marriage*She married Edward Bridge.1 

Family

 Edward Bridge
Child 1.Mary Bridge1 b. 18 Nov 1637, d. 13 Apr 1718

Citations

  1. [S1248] Eklon Wilson Gay and Christopher Challender Child, "Joanna Hooker, wife of John Borden and John Gay", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 164, pages 114-120 (April 2010). This thoroughly researched and completely sourced article is excellent as it examines and proves that Joanna Hooker was the wife of both John Borden and John Gay. Hereinafter cited as "Joanna Hooker, wife of John Borden and John Gay."

Mary Brooks1

b. 6 March 1763, d. 14 May 1842
Family
Birth*6 March 1763Mary Brooks was born on 6 March 1763.1 
Marriage*1783She married John Buckles, son of James Buckles and Sarah Garrard, on 1783 in Berkeley County, Virginia. John was the brother of James Buckles Jr. who married Mary's sister Elizabeth Brooks in 1777.1,2 
(Wife) Death30 July 1829Mary became a widow when John Buckles died on 30 July 1829.3,4,5 
Death*14 May 1842She died on 14 May 1842 in Ohio at age 79.1 

Family

 John Buckles b. 27 Feb 1761, d. 30 Jul 1829

Citations

  1. [S1579] Carl M. Hale, "Descendants of Robert Buckles I", online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 3, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address). Hereinafter cited as Robert Buckles I.
  2. [S1578] Ronald J. Buckles, The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Includes Brewster and related families. Robert Buckles (1702-1790) emigrated from England to Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), and married Ann Brown. Descendants lived in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and elsewhere. (Harlingen, Texas: Berco Press, 1976), Chapter 4, page 20. Hereinafter cited as The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America.
  3. [S1579] Robert Buckles I, online at http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Carl-M-Hale/…, Generation No. 2, citing: Shirley (Coy) Beeching, (E-mail:e-mail address), noting his date of death as 30 July 1829.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Reverend John Buckles, Memorial# 34631430, noting his date of death as 30 July 1829. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S1578] Ronald J. Buckles, The Buckles Family : 250 Years in America, Chapter 4, page 20, noting his date of death as 30 July 1828.

Samuel Brooks1

Family
Marriage*He married Mary Boatwell.1 

Family

 Mary Boatwell
Child 1.Thomas Brooks1 b. 6 Jan 1732, d. 7 Mar 1799

Citations

  1. [S1011] Larkin T. Tufts and Edward C. Booth M.D., "Tufts Genealogy -- Earlier Generations", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 51, pages 299-305 (July 1897). Hereinafter cited as "Tufts Genealogy."

Thomas Brooks1,2

b. 6 January 1732, d. 7 March 1799
Family
Father*Samuel Brooks1
Mother*Mary Boatwell1
Birth*6 January 1732Thomas Brooks was born on 6 January 1732 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 
Marriage*27 February 1755He married first Anna Hall, daughter of Andrew Hall and Abigail Walker, on 27 February 1755 in Medford.4,5 
(Husband) Death28 August 1757Thomas became a widower when Anna (Hall) Brooks died on 28 August 1757.4,6 
Marriage*29 December 1762He married second Mercy Tufts, daughter of Dr. Simon Tufts and Abigail Smith, on 29 December 1762 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
(Appraiser) Probate23 December 1778Thomas Brooks, Aaron Hall and Ebenezer Hall were appointed appraisers, and Simon Tufts Esq., Executor, for the estate of the Reverend Ebenezer Turell, opened for probate on 23 December 1778 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress). As appraisers, they were empowered to take an inventory of and to, according to their best skill and judgment, truly and justly appraise Ebenezer's entire estate. They were all commissioned and sworn by Judge John Winthrop, Judge of Probate and Wills, on 26 Jan 1779. On that same date in January, the three appraisers submitted their Inventory of Ebenezer's Estate totaling £9,395,16s, 2p. It listed Personal items of £5,052,16s, 2p, which included a Negro woman valued at £20. He also had £4,343 in Real Estate located in Boston and Medford.7 
Death*7 March 1799He died of lung fever on 7 March 1799 in Medford at age 678 
Burial*11 March 1799 and was buried on 11 March 1799 in Medford.8 

Family 1

 Anna Hall b. 17 Mar 1735, d. 28 Aug 1757

Family 2

 Mercy Tufts b. 19 Oct 1742, d. 26 Aug 1813

Citations

  1. [S1011] Larkin T. Tufts and Edward C. Booth M.D., "Tufts Genealogy -- Earlier Generations", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 51, pages 299-305 (July 1897). Hereinafter cited as "Tufts Genealogy."
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medford Marriages, page 311. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medford Births, page 32.
  4. [S1037] Charles Brooks and James M. Usher, History of the town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: from its first settlement in 1630 to 1855, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Sources are not provided, and some of the information may not be correct, especially if it was obtained from descendants recalling from family stories and aging memories. (Boston, Massachusetts: Rand, Avery, & Company, The Franklin Press, 1886), Hall, pages 538-549. Hereinafter cited as History of the town of Medford, 1630-1855.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medford Marriages, Volume 1, page 194.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medford Deaths, Volume 1, page 346.
  7. [S485] Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (886 microfilm reels of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ebenezer Turell 1778 probate packet# 23046, FHL Film# 421543. Hereinafter cited as Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  8. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medford Deaths, page 349.

Annie Pearl Brothers1

b. 12 February 1892, d. 19 January 1962
Family
Birth*12 February 1892Annie Pearl Brothers was born on 12 February 1892 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.2 
Marriage*12 February 1908She married James Thomas Tatem on 12 February 1908 in what was then Princess Anne County, Virginia, and is now the city of Virginia Beach. James was 22 years of age and a fisherman, and Annie was age 16.1,3,2 
Death*19 January 1962She died on 19 January 1962 in Norfolk, Virginia, at age 692 
Burial* and was buried behind the church in row 29 of Charity United Methodist Church Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Virginia.2 

Family

 James Thomas Tatem b. 8 Oct 1885, d. 6 Mar 1970
Child 1.Marvin Ray Tatem1,4,2 b. 2 Feb 1931, d. 22 May 2009

Citations

  1. [S2317] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 December 1959 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, of Blanche Catherine Friel of Norfolk, Virginia, age 23 , her first marriage born about 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Gail Francis Friel and Jeanne Adelphine Vanackern, and Marvin Ray Tatem of Norfolk, Virginia, Apprentice Electrician, age 28, his first marriage, born about 1931 in Back Bay, Virginia, to James Thomas Tatem and Annie Pearl Brothers, referencing Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101169294, marriage registered in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, Certificate# 1959035938. Hereinafter cited as Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Annie Pearl (Brothers) Tatem, Memorial# 23408965. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Thomas Tatem, Memorial# 23408963.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Marvin Ray Tatem, Memorial# 84552793.

Bertie Brothers1

b. 18 February 1894
Family
Birth*18 February 1894Bertie Brothers was born on 18 February 1894 in Arkansas.2 
Name VariationHer full name was Bertie Rose Brothers.2 
Marriage*4 July 1915She married, as his second wife, Fred Wibbing on 4 July 1915 in Sebastian County, Arkansas.1,2 
Census US 1920*January 1920Bertie and Fred Wibbing were enumerated on the 1920 census taken in January 1920 in Marion, Sebastian County, Arkansas. Fred was 34 years of age and worked for wages as a salesman for General Motors, and Bertie, whose name was spelled "Birty" by the census taker, was 25 years of age. They were both able to read and write, and owned their house with a mortgage. Three children were enumerated with them in 1920. Fred Jr., Fred's son from his first marriage, was 8 years old and had attended school within the census year; and the couple's two children, Hazel and Andrew, were ages 2 years and 11 months, respectively.3 
Census US 1950*3 April 1950Bertie R. and Fred C. Wibbing were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 3 April 1950 in Lon Norris, Sebastian County, Arkansas. Fred was 64 years of age and worked as a dairy helper in a privately owned Dairy. He had worked 42 hours the week before the census was taken. Bertie was 57 years of age and keeping house, and they lived on a farm larger than 3 acres. Their son, Andres, with his daughter, Bertie Charlene, was enumerated with the couple in 1950. Andres was 31 years of age and separated from his second wife. He worked as a carpenter for a privately owned Contractor business, and had worked 48 hours the week before the census was taken. Bertie Charlene, his daughter from his first marriage, was 10 years old, and likely attending school. Andres's line number was selected for supplemental information and we learned that he had lived in the same house the year before, had completed his education through the 11th grade of Secondary School, that he had worked 20 weeks in 1949 for an income of $400, and that other relatives living in the house had earned $900 in 1949. A lodger, Mamie E. Gilbert, was also enumerated in the Wibbing household in 1950. She was 63 years of age, a widow, and unable to work.4 

Family

 Fred Wibbing b. 1885, d. 1955
Children 1.Hazel Wibbing5 b. 1918
 2.Andrew Wibbing+1 b. 21 Jan 1919

Citations

  1. [S2513] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Charles Andrew Wibbing on 21 January 1919 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA, son of Fred Wibbing and Bertie Brothers, citing Certificate# , Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1919. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Bertie Rose (Brothers) Wibbing, Memorial# 144418077. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Fred and Birtie Wibbing, Year: 1920; Census Place: Marion, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T625_81; Pages: 7B-8A; Enumeration District: 137. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Fred C. and Bertie R. Wibbing, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lon Norris, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: 1432; Sheet Number: 8; Enumeration District: 66-24. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Fred and Birtie Wibbing, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lon Norris, Sebastian, Arkansas; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2339829. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.

Mary Frances Brotherton1,2

b. 1868, d. 1888
Family
Birth*1868Mary Frances Brotherton was born about 1868 in Indiana.1,3 
Name VariationShe was called Frances.2 
Marriage*20 June 1885She married, as his first wife, Jonas A. Palmer on 20 June 1885 in Blackford County, Indiana.1,4,2 
Death*1888She died in 1888 at about age 201 
Burial* and was buried in Roll Cemetery, Roll, Blackford County, Indiana.1 

Family

 Jonas A. Palmer b. 26 Oct 1858, d. 7 Apr 1946

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances Palmer, Memorial# 19272624. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 20 June 1885 in Blackford County, of Jonas Palmer and Frances Brotherton, referencing the Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Blackford County, Indiana; marriage Records Book A 1839 - 1857 Use Corrected Book A Instead. It Is Bound Separately; Page: 414. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of John T. and Abigail Brotherton, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Blackford, Indiana; Roll: 266; Page: 373c; Enumeration District: 162; Mary F. was 12 years old and her year of birth estimated as 1868. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jonas A Palmer, Memorial# 19272622.

John B. Brouillette1

b. 1796, d. 17 June 1867
Family
Birth*1796John B. Brouillette was born about 1796 in Wea Village, Ouiatenon, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Ouiatenon was a dwelling place of members of the Wea tribe of Native Americans. While Ouiatenon can be said to refer generally to any settlement of Wea or to their tribal lands as a whole, the name is most frequently used to refer to a group of extinct settlements situated together along the Wabash River in what is now western Tippecanoe County, Indiana.2,1,3 
Nationality* John's father was a French scout and trader who served under General William Henry Harrison and his mother was an Indian woman.1,4 
Name VariationHis full name at birth was Jean Baptiste Brouillette.1,2 
Name VariationHis Indian name was Tah-quah-ke-ah, which we also found spelled "Te-qua-ke-aw."2,5 
Marriage*He married first, as her second husband, Ke-ke-nok-esh-wah, daughter of She-po-con-ah and Frances Slocum. He was attentive and devoted to his wife, and had a great respect for his mother-in-law. Although they had no children, their marriage was a happy one.2,6,1,7 
(Son-in-Law) Frances Slocum Story1835From the History of Miami County, "Late in the year of 1834 or early in the year of 1835, Colonel George W. Ewing, an Indian trader, of Logansport. who had a large trade with the Miamis, stopped for the night at the Deaf Man's village, situated on the Mississinewa river a few miles above its mouth. He was given the hospitality of an Indian home, the mistress of which was a respectable Indian woman, and during the evening he noticed that her children and grandchildren treated her with great respect and obedience. Tired out with his day's travel, Ewing retired soon after eating his supper to a bed of skins and blankets that had been prepared for him in one corner of the cabin. But he did not go to sleep. All the members of the family soon after disappeared, except the old woman, who occupied herself for a time in attending to some ordinary household duties. As she moved about the cabin the trader watched her, noticing something peculiarly striking in her appearance, especially her hair, until he began to suspect that this was a white woman. His suspicion was soon afterward confirmed, when one of her arms was accidentally bared and he saw that the skin above the elbow was white. He then began a conversation with her in the Miami tongue—for she could speak but little English—and on gaining her confidence to some extent asked her pointedly if she was not a white woman.

"The question apparently startled her and at first she gave an evasive answer. But Colonel Ewing made her understand that he was her friend and she finally told him her story, or what she could remember of her early life. She said she had been carried away from near some town on the Susquehanna river when she was a little girl, that she thought her father's name was Slocum and that he was a Quaker.

"Upon arriving at his home the next day Colonel Ewing told his mother what he had learned. She advised him to write to the woman's friends in Pennsylvania. This was almost an impossible task, as Frances could not remember where they lived, further than it was near some town on the Susquehanna river, and nearly three score years had elapsed since she had been carried away from her home. He finally remembered that Lancaster was an old town, near the Susquehanna, and decided to write to the postmaster there, hoping that through this medium the relatives of the 'Lost Sister of Wyoming' might learn of her existence. Following is Colonel Ewing 's letter (dated) Logansport, Indiana, January 20, 1835:

"'Dear Sir: In the hope that some good may result from it, I have taken this means of giving to your fellow-citizens—say the descendants of the early settlers of the Susquehanna—the following information; and if there be any now living whose name is Slocum, to them, I hope, the following may be communicated through the public prints of your place:

"'There is now living near this place, an aged white woman, who a few days ago told me, while I lodged in the camp one night, that she was taken away from her father's house, on or near the Susquehanna, when she was very young—say from five to eight years old, as she thinks—by the Delaware Indians, who were then hostile toward the whites. She says her father's name was Slocum, that he was a Quaker, rather small in stature, and wore a large brimmed hat; was of sandy hair and light complexioned and much freckled; that he lived about half a mile from a town where there was a fort; that they lived in a wooden house of two stories high, and had a spring near the house. She says three Delawares came to the house in the daytime, when all were absent but herself, and perhaps two other children; her father and brothers were absent working in the field. The Indians carried her off, and she was adopted into a family of Delawares, who raised her and treated her as their own child. They died about forty years ago, somewhere in Ohio. She was then married to a Miami, by whom she had four children; two of them are now living—they are both daughters—and she lives with them. Her husband is dead; she is old and feeble, and thinks she will not live long.

"'These considerations induced her to give the present history of herself, which she would never do before, fearing that her kindred would come and force her away. She has lived long and happy as an Indian, and, but for her color, would not be suspected of being anything else than such. She is very respectable and wealthy, sober and honest. Her name is without reproach. She says her father had a large family, say eight children in all—six older than herself, one younger, as well as she can recollect—and she doubts not there are yet living many of their descendants, but seems to think that all her brothers and sisters must be dead, as she is very old herself, not far from the age of eighty. She thinks she was taken prisoner before the last two wars, which must mean the Revolutionary war, as Wayne's war and the late war have been since that one. She has entirely lost her mother tongue, and speaks only as an Indian, which I also understand, and she gave me a full history of herself.

"'Her own Christian name she has forgotten, but says her father's name was Slocum. and he was a Quaker. She also recollects that it was upon the Susquehanna river that they lived, but does not recollect the name of the town near which they lived. I have thought that from this letter you might cause something to be inserted in the newspapers of your country that might possibly catch the eye of some of the descendants of the Slocum family, who have knowledge of a girl having been carried off by the Indians some seventy years ago. This they might know from family tradition. If so, and they will come here, I will carry them where they may see the object of my letter alive and happy, though old and far advanced in life.

"'I can form no idea whereabout upon the Susquehanna river this family could have lived at that early period, namely, about the time of the Revolutionary war, but perhaps you can ascertain more about it. If so, I hope you will interest yourself, and, if possible, let her brothers and sisters, if any be alive—if not, their children—know where they may once more see a relative whose fate has been wrapped in mystery for seventy years, and for whom her bereaved and afflicted parents doubtless shed many a bitter tear. They have long since found their graves, though their lost child they never found. I have been much affected with the disclosure, and hope the surviving friends may obtain, through your goodness, the information I desire for them. If I can be of any service to them, they may command me. In the meantime, I hope you will excuse me for the freedom I have taken with you, a total stranger, and believe me to be, sir, with much respect,

"'Your obedient servant,

"'George W. Ewing.7'" 
Biographical Info* John B. Brouillette was the chief helper of his mother-in-law, Frances Slocum. He was most thoughtful of her welfare and attentive to her in every way, and continued to be her trusted advisor and helper until her death in 1847. His appearance and his gallant decorum must have been fascinating to her brothers and other relatives when they first found and visited their missing sister.

Copied in part, and altered some, from the 1867 biographical sketch of John B. Brouillette, the author, George Winter, wrote, "Jean Baptiste Brouillette was a remarkable man... I remember distinctly when I first saw him.

" He was a 'French half breed of elegant appearance, very straight and slim.' In personal appearance he had a decided commanding presence. In height he stood six feet two inches. His flamboyant ensemble was unique, as his aboriginal costume was expensively showy. He wore round his head a rich figured crimson shawl, like a turban, with long and flowing ends gracefully flowing over the shoulders, and silver ornaments or clusters of earbobs, which testified their weight by a partial elongation of the ears. His hair was jetty black and ornamented to a face, by no means handsome. His forehead was not expansive, and his visage as a whole, was meager, however his face was certainly thoughtful, and expressive of great power. He wore a fine frock coat of the latest fashion. His shirt, was white, spotted with small red figures, overhanging very handsome blue leggings "winged" with very rich silk ribbons of multiple colors, exhibiting square skillful needlework. A handsome red silk sash was thrown gracefully over his left shoulder, and passing over his breast, and under the right arm, with clusters of knots, and fringed masses gave point and style to Brouillette's tall and majestic figure. Intellectually, the Miami soared far above mediocrity. His mind was clear and strong. He had great comprehension and scope of thought.

"Brouillette had a great reputation as an orator... He was a very peaceable man, and a great friend of the whites, among whom he claimed many friendships. He was also a great "Medicine man", professing a knowledge of the healing art. I well remember sometime in the summer of 1843, when in Berthelot's trading establishment at Peru word was brought that Pee-waw-pe-o had stabbed his squaw in revenge for some family grievance, and that she had been taken up to "Deafman's Village," on the Mississinewa, where Brouillette resided with his mother-in-law, Frances Slocum. Under Brouillette's care the Indian woman recovered from her wound."8,1 
(Son-in-Law) Frances Slocum Story1837 "Colonel Ewing was somewhat mistaken as to the age of Frances and the time she had been in captivity. At the time his letter was written she was about sixty-two years old and had dwelt among the Indians for approximately fifty-seven years. When the letter was received by Mrs. Mary Dickson, then postmistress at Lancaster and also the owner of a newspaper called the Lancaster Intelligencer, instead of publishing it she cast it aside and for about two years it lay among a lot of old papers that were considered of no value. In March 1837, John W. Forney became one of the editors and publishers of the paper and soon afterward the letter was handed to him by one who had accidently found it a short time before. Mr. Forney published the letter in the Intelligencer, in a 'special temperance edition,' copies of which were sent to every clergyman in Pennsylvania. Reverend Samuel Bowman, an Episcopal minister, who had lived at one time in Wilkes-Barre, and who knew the story of Frances Slocum, mailed one of the papers to Joseph Slocum at Wilkes-Barre."7 
(Son-in-Law) Frances Slocum Story8 August 1837In a letter dated 8 August 1837, Jonathan J. Slocum, a son of Frances's brother, Joseph Slocum, "wrote to Colonel Ewing as follows:

"'Geo. W. Ewing, Esq.,

"'Dear Sir: At the suggestion of my father and other relations, I have taken the liberty to write to you, although an entire stranger.

"'We have received, but a few days since, a letter written by you to a gentleman in Lancaster, of this state, upon a subject of deep and intense interest to our family. How the matter should have lain so long wrapped in obscurity we cannot conceive. An aunt of mine—sister of my father—was taken away when five years old, by the Indians, and since then we have only had vague and indistinct rumors upon the subject. Your letter we deem to have entirely revealed the whole matter, and set everything at rest. The description is so perfect, and the incidents (with the exception of her age) so correct, that we feel confident.

"'Steps will be taken immediately to investigate the matter, and we will endeavor to do all in our power to restore a lost relative who has been sixty years in Indian bondage.

"'Your friend and obedient servant,

"'Jno. J. Slocum.'"

Colonel Ewing had not forgotten the letter written by him in January, 1835, and no doubt had often wondered as to its fate. Upon the receipt of Mr. Slocum's letter he at once sent the following reply:

"'Logansport, Ind., August 26, 1837

"'Jno. J. Slocum. Esq., Wilkes-Barre,

"'Dear Sir: I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the 8th instant, and in answer can add, that the female I spoke of in January 1835, is still alive; nor can I for a moment doubt but that she is the identical relative that has been so long lost to your family.

"'I feel much gratified to think that I have been thus instrumental in disclosing to yourself and friends such facts in relation to her as will enable you to visit her and satisfy yourselves more fully. She recovered from the temporary illness by which she was afflicted about the time I spent the night with her in January 1835, and which was, no doubt, the cause that induced her to speak so freely of her early captivity.

"'Although she is now, by long habit, an Indian, and her manners and customs precisely theirs, yet she will doubtless be happy to see any of you, and I myself will take great pleasure in accompanying you to the house. Should you come out for that purpose, I advise you to repair directly to this place : and should it so happen that I should be absent at the time, you will find others who can take you to her. Bring with you this letter; show it to James T. .Miller, of Peru, Ind., a small town not far from this place. He knows her well. He is a young man whom we have raised. He speaks the Miami tongue and will accompany you if I should not be at home. Inquire for the old white woman, mother-in-law to Brouillette, living on the Mississinewa river, about ten miles above its mouth. There you will find the long lost sister of your father, and, as before stated, you will not have to blush on her account. She is highly respectable, and her name as an Indian is without reproach. Her daughter, too, and her son-in-law, Brouillette, who is also a half-blood, being part French, are both very respectable and interesting people—none in the nation are more so. As Indians they live well, and will be pleased to see you. Should you visit here this fall, I may be absent, as I purpose starting for New York in a few days, and shall not be back till sometime in October. But this need not stop you : for, although I should be gratified to see you, yet it will be sufficient to learn that I have furthered your wishes in this truly interesting manner.

"'The very kind manner in which you have been pleased to speak of me shall be fully appreciated.

"'There are perhaps men who could have heard her story unmoved; but for me, I could not; and when I reflected that there was, perhaps, still lingering on this side of the grave some brother or sister of that ill-fated woman, to whom such information would be deeply interesting, I resolved on the course which I adopted, and entertained the fond hope that my letter, if ever it should go before the public, would attract the attention of someone interested. In this it seems, at last, I have not been disappointed, although I have long since supposed it had failed to effect the object for which I wrote it. Like you, I regret that it should have been delayed so long, nor can I conceive how anyone should neglect to publish such a letter.

"'As to the age of this female, I think she herself is mistaken, and that she is not so old as she imagines herself to be. Indeed, I entertain no doubt but that she is the same person that your family have mourned after for more than half a century past.

"'Your obedient humble servant,

"' George W. Ewing.7'" 
(Son-in-Law) Frances Slocum Story "In due time Colonel Ewing 's letter reached the waiting members of the family at Wilkes-Barre. Arrangements were at once commenced for Joseph Slocum to go to the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary Towne, in central Ohio, and with her proceed to Peru, Indiana, while his brother Isaac, who lived near Sandusky, was to join them there as soon as possible. As the distance from Sandusky to the Miami village was much shorter than that which Joseph and Mrs. Towne had to travel, he arrived several days in advance of his brother and sister. His anxiety to meet the sister, who had so long been mourned as lost, was so great that he could not wait for the arrival of his brother and sister. Accompanied by James T. Miller as interpreter, he repaired to the house of Frances, where he was received with that stolid indifference peculiar to the Indian. She manifested neither pleasure nor surprise at his coming and seemed rather reluctant to tell anything of herself to a stranger. Before she was captured in her childhood, while she and one of her brothers were playing in the blacksmith shop one day, her brother struck the fore finger of her left hand with a hammer and inflicted such an injury that the nail was completely destroyed. As Isaac conversed with the old woman he kept watching her hands. At last, seeing the marked finger, he took hold of her hand and asked how it came to be in that condition.

"'My brother struck it with a hammer in the shop, a long time ago, before I was carried away,' came the answer, but without any show of emotion.

"Isaac Slocum was now convinced that this was his sister. Sadly he returned to Peru to await the coming of Joseph and Mrs. Towne. They arrived a few days later and the three, with Mr. Miller and James B. Fulwiler, went to the house of the old woman whose long life among the Indians had made her an alien to her own race. Mr. Fulwiler afterward said that Frances was 'as cold as an iceberg,' and that her reception of her relatives so affected him that he was compelled to leave the room. The injured finger was again examined and with much persuasion she was induced to tell them something of her life. Her story corresponded in all the essentials to that she had told Colonel Ewing, nearly three years before. She had forgotten her Christian name and when asked if she would remember it if she should hear it she answered, 'It is a long time; I do not know.'"

"'Was it Frances?' asked one of the party. For the first time during the interview something like emotion seemed to move her hitherto expressionless features, and after a few brief moments a faint smile illumined her face as she exclaimed, 'Yes, Franca, Franca !'”.7 
(Son-in-Law) Frances Slocum Story "All doubts were now removed. This indeed was the little auburn haired sister that had been taken from her home in the Wyoming valley sixty-four years before. The company then proposed to Frances that she, with her son-in-law and daughters, accompany them to Peru, but she declined to give an answer until she could consult Chief Godfroy."7 
(Son-in-Law) Frances Slocum Story "The chief advised her to accept the invitation and she promised to visit them the next Sunday and dine with them at the hotel. When they arrived and were conducted into the hotel, before any intimacy could be established, it was necessary that a formal pledge of friendship should be given and received, according to the custom of the Miami Indians. One of the daughters therefore advanced to the table and laid upon it a bundle wrapped in a clean, white cloth. Through the interpreter she then explained that it was a pledge of their confidence and friendship. Instructed by Mr. Miller, Mrs. Towne accepted the pledge in the same solemn and formal manner, and when the bundle was opened it was found to contain a hind quarter of a deer, which had no doubt been killed for the occasion. Through the medium of this ceremony, confidence was established and the visitors conversed more freely than when the brothers and sister visited Frances in her home. [John Franklin] Meginness [in his 1891 Biography of Frances Slocum, the lost sister of Wyoming] says: 'The food cooked by civilized methods did not agree with them (the visitors) and they did not relish it. The circumstances and surroundings had a depressing effect upon Frances and she sought relief in accordance with the customs of savage life. She slipped away quietly, and a few minutes afterwards was found with her blanket pulled over her head, lying on the stoop fast asleep.'"

"When it was proposed that Frances' story should be reduced to writing she at first objected, until the reasons for such a proceeding were explained to her by the interpreter. She then told her story, the main points of which correspond to the facts as narrated in this chapter. At the conclusion of her story, her brothers and sister urged her to return home with them, promising her a home and a share of all they possessed.

”'No, I cannot,' said Frances. 'I have always lived with the Indians; they have always used me very kindly; I am used to them. The Great Spirit has always allowed me to live with them, and I wish to live and die with them. Your wah-puh-mone (looking-glass) may be longer than mine, but this is my home. I do not wish to live any better, or anywhere else, and I think the Great Spirit has permitted me to live so long because I have always lived with the Indians. I should have died sooner if I had left them. My husband and my boys are buried here and I cannot leave them. On his dying day my husband charged me not to leave the Indians. I have a house and large lands, two daughters, a son-in-law, three grandchildren and everything to make me comfortable, why should I go and be like a fish out of water?'"

"In this determination she was supported by her son-in-law and daughters, and when her relatives then asked her to go with them merely for a visit, promising to allow her to return to her children, she answered: 'I cannot, I cannot. I am an old tree. I cannot move about. I was a sapling when they took me away. It is all gone past. I am afraid I should die and never come back. I am happy here. I shall die and lie in that graveyard, and they will raise the pole at my grave with the white flag on it, and the Great Spirit will know where to find me. I should not be happy with my white relatives. I am glad enough to see them, but I cannot go, I cannot go. I have done.7'" 
(Son-in-Law) ResidenceIn 1845 by a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress, his mother-in-law, Frances Slocum and her family, which included on that date 22 individuals, were exempted from the Removal Order forcing the Miami from Indiana. The family lived on a prosperous farm and owned cattle, hogs, chickens and a large herd of ponies. His mother-in-law's settlement included her two grown daughters, Nancy Ke-ke-nok-esh-wah Brouillette and Jane O-zah-shin-quah Bundy, their husbands, John B. Brouillette and Peter Bundy, and the four children of her younger daughter, Jane O-zah-shin-quah Bundy, Eliza Ke-pa-ke-min-quah Godfroy, Frances Godfroy, Ki po ki na mo qua and Ching-o-shing-quah. In 1846, the year of the forced Removal, John's mother-in-law persuaded her white nephew, Reverend George R. Slocum, to come from Ohio and help her manage the farm.9 
(Minister) Relocation1846 In 1846, Frances Slocum's nephew, George Slocum, who was a Baptist minister, and his wife Eliza moved with their children from Ohio to Wabash County, Indiana, so that George could help his aunt, and her extended family, learn to manage their farms. George settled with his family on the Mississinewa near Frances and, after her death in 1847, he continued to live and work among the Indians and pioneers, helping them learn to become successful farmers. He was highly respected and it was largely through his influence that John B. Brouillette and Peter Bundy became Christians and Baptist ministers of the gospel. Many other Indians and pioneers were brought into the church or helped to a higher life by his influence.10,11,12 
(Son-in-Law) Death9 March 1847His mother-in-law, Frances Slocum, died on 9 March 1847, at age 74.13 
(Husband) Death13 March 1847John became a widower when Ke-ke-nok-esh-wah died of grief and care at about age 47, on 13 March 1847, just four days after the death of her beloved mother. She was very afraid that she might be buried alive and requested from her family that she be buried in a coffin with no bottom in it, and that her body be laid on the ground with the bottom-less coffin placed over it.7,6,1 
Marriage*He married second, as her first husband, Eliza Godfroy, daughter of Poqua Godfroy and O-zah-shin-quah. Eliza, who was the daughter of the sister of his first wife, was John's niece by marriage.14,2,1 
Census US 1850*19 September 1850Ke-pa-ke-min-quah and John B. Brouillette were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 19 September 1850 in Waltz Township, Wabash County, Indiana. The census taker had a difficult time with her name, and spelled it something like "E ca-pa-ca-no-quah" and we wonder if he started to write her English name Eliza and wrote the "E", and then tried her Indian name. In any case, she and John were newly married. John was 58 years of age and a farmer, and Ke-pa-ke-min-quah was age 18. Members of the couple's extended family were also enumerated with them in 1850, including Ke-pa-ke-min-quah's mother and stepfather, O-zah-shin-quah and Peter Bundy, her three sisters from her mother’s previous marriages and her two sisters from her mother and stepfather's marriage, Frances, Elizabeth, Melvina, Mary and Anna. The Brouillette household also included Peter Bundy's two adopted sons, Samuel and Jackson Bundy, and four individuals, three males and one female, whose relationships to the Brouillette or Bundy families we have not yet identified. Peter Bundy, whose surname was recorded as "Bendy", was 30 years of age, reported no occupation, and had real estate valued at $400. His wife, Ke-pa-ke-min-quah's mother O-zah-shin-quah, was 33 years of age and had real estate valued at $9,600. Her daughters, Ke-pa-ke-min-quah's sisters, Frances, Elizabeth and Melvina, ages 17, 13 and 11 years, respectively, were all recorded with the surname "Godfroy" and had attended school within the census year. The Bundy's two daughters, Mary and Anna, whose surnames were recorded as "Bondy", were also Ke-pa-ke-min-quah's sisters. Mary was age 3 years and Anna was five months old. Samuel and Jackson Bundy, whose surnames were also recorded as "Bondy", were ages 17 and 19 years, respectively, were working as farmers, and had attended school within the census year.15 
Religion* Later in life he gave up his Indian habits and made great reforms. It has been said that he was the first Indian ever to cultivate corn with a plow. He gave up drinking and did all he could to get other Indians to do so. He became a Christian and a member of the Baptist Church through the missionary labors of Reverend George R. Slocum, a nephew of Frances Slocum, who settled among the Miamis after the discovery of his aunt. John B. Brouillette became a minister in that church, and labored for years to convert both the Indians and the unconverted white settlers. Winger wrote in his Last of the Miamis that, "Old settlers remembered him with the greatest respect."2,1 
Death*17 June 1867He died on 17 June 1867 at about age 712 
Burial* and was buried in Slocum Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana.2 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.16,17,18,19,20,21,22 

Family 1

 Ke-ke-nok-esh-wah b. 1800, d. 13 Mar 1847

Family 2

 Eliza Godfroy b. 1832, d. 8 Jan 1900
Child 1.Nancy Brouillette23 b. 31 Oct 1850

Citations

  1. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935), John B. Brouillette, pages 23-27. Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Rev Jean Baptise “Tah-quah-ke-ah” Brouillett, Memorial# 34693804. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouiatenon. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  4. [S225] Wikipedia Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison
  5. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, John B. Brouillette, pages 23-27, spelling his Indian name "Te-qua-ke-aw."
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy “Ke-Ke-Na-Kush-wa" "Cut Finger” Brouillett, Memorial# 115146096.
  7. [S2688] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes. This has been an excellent source for us as we've strived to learn more about the Delaware and Miami Indians, and their theft of little Frances Slocum. We've used quotes to identify information taken directly from Bodurtha's book. Additionally, the attached document has been copied directly from Chapter IV, so that you might enjoy his presentation of the full story as much as we have; Volume I, Chapter IV, The Story of Frances Slocum, pages 52-66, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as Bodurtha's History of Miami County : Volume I, Chapter IV, The Story of Frances Slocum, pages 52-66.
  8. [S3055] Jean Baptiste Brouillette Biographical Sketch, citing the Wabash Weekly Plain Dealer of 18 July 1867, "The Aborigines of the Wabash Valley"; an article contributed to the Lafayette Courier by Mr. George Winter, an artist of Lafayette, who was well acquainted with Brouillette, and with the history of the tribes who formerly occupied the Wabash Valley; online at http://www.nmanchesterhistory.org/…. Hereinafter cited as Jean Baptiste Brouillette Biographical Sketch.
  9. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024; Anthropological Report (Contractor), Social and Political Organization, Bundy, digital pages 123-131. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  10. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", 12 July 1990, The "Individual" Miamis, 1846-1895, digital page 60.
  11. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", 12 July 1990, Anthropological Report (Contractor), Social and Political Organization, Bundy, digital page 123.
  12. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, page 27.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Frances “Ma-con-a-quah” Slocum, Memorial# 7457979, which includes comprehensive information and photos of her captivity and life as a Miami Indian.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza “Ke-pa-ke-min-quah” (Godfroy) Cain, Memorial# 199894143.
  15. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John B. Brouillette, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 178; Page: 358a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  16. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", 12 July 1990.
  17. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  18. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  19. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  20. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  21. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis.
  22. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884). Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.
  23. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy “On-za-noc-ke-sum-quah” Brouillett, Memorial# 34693876.

Nancy Brouillette1

b. 31 October 1850
Family
Father*John B. Brouillette1 b. 1796, d. 17 Jun 1867
Mother*Eliza Godfroy1 b. 1832, d. 8 Jan 1900
Birth*31 October 1850Nancy Brouillette was born on 31 October 1850 in Indiana.1 
Name VariationHer Indian name was On-za-noc-ke-sum-quah and it was spelled "O-zah-nock-ke-sum-queh" in the 1873 will of her maternal grandmother, O-zah-shin-quah.1 
Marriage*4 April 1872She married, as her first husband, James Mongosa, son of John Mongosa, on 4 April 1872 in Indiana.2 
(Granddaughter) Will10 July 1873Her maternal grandmother, O-zah-shin-quah, prepared her will dated 10 July 1873 in Wabash County, Indiana. Her beneficiaries included her husband, Peter Wah-pa-pe-tah Bondy, whom she also nominated and appointed executor of her estate; her daughters, Rose Ann Pe-me-sah-quah Bondy, Hannah Sah-co-quit-ah Mongosa, Frances Wah-pah-nock-shin-quah Wilson, Eliza Ke-pa-ke-min-quah Brouillette, Elizabeth Ki po ki na mo qua Godfroy and Ching-o-shing-quah Tawataw; her sons, Judson Ke-pah-ke-kap-wah Bondy and Camillious Tak-quah-ke-uh Bondy; and a granddaughter, Nancy On-za-noc-ke-sum-quah Mongosa. Her will also mentioned her deceased sister, Ke-ke-nok-esh-wah Brouillette, and a son-in-law, Nelson Tawataw.3 
Marriage*22 November 1878She married, as her second husband, John Bundy, son of Samuel Bundy and Ke-che-cc-me-quah, on 22 November 1878 in Wabash County, Indiana.4 
Children*Nancy and John had two sons, Ross and Sam, both of whom were living in Marion, Grant County, Indiana, in 1935, when Winger's, The Last of the Miamis, was published.5 
(American Indian) Indian Names Getting the Native American Indian names in our project "right" has been a struggle for us because we have often seen the same person's name spelled in several different ways. This was, at first, both frustrating and stressful to those of us who strive for accuracy in the presentation of our research. When we learned that the Miami Indians, who feature prominently in our project, had no written language before their associations with the French and English who kept records by writing them down, we began to understand. It’s all very human. Not every person speaks their words in the same way, and each listener may hear the same words differently. So, it’s not surprising that, phonetically, when names were spoken, they would be written down as each individual listener heard them.6,7,8,9,10,11,12 

Family 1

 James Mongosa

Family 2

 John Bundy b. 5 Mar 1856

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy “On-za-noc-ke-sum-quah” Brouillett, Memorial# 34693876. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nancy "Buriett' and James Mon-Go-Sa or "Mongosia" on 4 April 1872 in Indiana, United States, married by , citing page 27 and referencing FHL Film# 002367471. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  3. [S2621] Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, will of O-zah-shin-quah, or Jane Bondy, of Wabash County, Indiana, dated 10 July 1873, Wabash County Will Records, Volumes A-B, 1842-1880, Book B, pages 220-228, Ancestry online images 371-375 of 482. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999.
  4. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 22 November 1878 in Wabash County, Indiana, USA of Nancy "Mongosia" and John Bundy. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  5. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Manchester, Indiana: Otho Winger, c1935), John B. Brouillette, pages 23-27. Hereinafter cited as The Last of The Miamis.
  6. [S2698] Prepared by the United States Department of the Interior for Indian Affairs and dated 12 July 1990, "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc.", in response to a petition submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Federal acknowledgment that this group exists as an Indian Tribe; downloaded record number MNI-V001-D004, (file name 066_pf-2.pdf) from the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs website (https://www.bia.gov) in October 2024. Hereinafter cited as "Summary Under the Criteria and Evidence for Proposed Finding Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc."
  7. [S2695] Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895, online at https://www.genealogycenter.info/search_miamiannuities.php; the website offers a Search capability and notes that the images were taken from microfilm, and that some years are out of order. The records include the following, although we've discovered they are more mixed up than we expected: Annuity Payroll, (reported to be the1854 cover only, although the handwritten pages that follow appear to us to be from 1854); Annuity Payroll, 1882; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Annuity Payroll, Eel River Tribe, 1889 (continued); Annuity Payroll, 1891; Annuity Payroll, 1895; Land Division, Francis Godfroy; and 1881 Census of Miami Indians in Indiana and Elsewhere. Hereinafter cited as Annuities and Census of the Miami Indians, 1854 - 1895.
  8. [S2694] Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal, online at https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/10/28/…, with additional information from a linked Google Spreadsheet. Hereinafter cited as Aacimotaatiiyankwi - Myaamia Exempt From Removal.
  9. [S2690] S. P. Kaler and R. H. Maring, History of Whitley County, Indiana, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Place of publication not identified: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1907). Hereinafter cited as History of Whitley County, Indiana.
  10. [S2675] Authur L. Bodurtha, History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests, in 2 volumes, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919). Hereinafter cited as History of Miami County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests.
  11. [S2661] Otho Winger, The Last of The Miamis.
  12. [S2662] T. B. Helm, History of Wabash County, Indiana : containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: John Morris, Printer, 1884). Hereinafter cited as History of Wabash County, Indiana.

Abigail Brown1

d. 21 April 1780
Family
Father*James Brown1
Residence*The Browns lived on Middle Creek, Opequon, Frederick County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*29 March 1741She married Thomas Thornbrugh, son of Thomas Thornbrough and Sarah Hannah, on 29 March 1741 at a Opequon Meeting of Friends, Frederick County, Virginia.2,3 
Relocation*1752Thomas and Abigail moved with their children in 1752 to North Carolina.4 
Death*21 April 1780She died on 21 April 1780 in Guilford County, North Carolina.5 

Family

 Thomas Thornbrugh b. c 1717, d. 9 Mar 1797
Children 1.Joseph Thornbrugh6 b. 26 Jan 1741/42
 2.Thomas Thornbrugh5 b. 11 Jan 1742/43
 3.James Thornbrugh5 b. 12 Jun 1745
 4.Sarah Thornbrugh5 b. 3 Mar 1747
 5.Elizabeth Thornbrugh5 b. 12 Mar 1749
 6.Susannah Thornbrugh5 b. 17 Sep 1751
 7.Hannah Thornbrugh5 b. 30 Apr 1754, d. 20 Sep 1779
 8.Abigail Thornbrugh5 b. 24 Apr 1756
 9.Judith Thornbrugh5 b. 17 Dec 1757
 10.Joshua Thornbrugh5 b. 28 May 1760
 11.Prudence Thornbrugh5 b. 4 Jun 1763

Citations

  1. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina, Men's Minutes, 1783-1800, page 1. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935.
  2. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina, Men's Minutes, 1783-1800, page 1, stating that Thomas Thornbrugh, the groom, was the son of Thomas Thornbrugh.
  3. [S1514] William W. Thornburg, A History of the Thornburgh family, available online and searchable at www.ancestry.com. Descendants of Edward Thornborough (d. 1634) and his wife, Jean, who came to Pennsylvania in 1728. Their descendants lived in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, and elsewhere. (Typescript and manuscript material dated 1918: Lilly Library, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, Chapter III. The family of Edward Thornborough, pages 10-11, reporting incorrectly that Thomas was the son of Edward and Jean Thornborough, and not of Thomas Thornbrugh. Hereinafter cited as History of the Thornburgh family.
  4. [S1518] Herbert C. Standing, The Quaker Family of Thornbrough of Northern Ireland and Colonial America. Typed manuscript, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041: Herbert C. Standing, June 1976), page 20. Hereinafter cited as The Quaker Family of Thornbrough of Northern Ireland and Colonial America.
  5. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina, Minutes, 1700-1900.
  6. [S1510] Henry Hart Beeson, A Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Edward Beeson immigrated to America in 1682 or 1684 from Stoke, Lancaster, England and settled in New Castle, Delaware. He married Rachel Pennington and they had four children. He married Elizabeth and they had two children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Texas. Includes index. (Houston, Texas: H.H. Beeson, 1968), page 18. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family.

Abram Brown1

b. 3 January 1844, d. 8 August 1927
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Father*William Brown2
Mother*Lydia __?__2
Birth*3 January 1844Abram Brown was born on 3 January 1844 in East Zorra Township, Oxford County, Ontario Province, Canada.3,1 
Name VariationHis name was also found recorded as Abraham Brown.3 
Marriage*5 February 1866He married Elizabeth A. McKee, daughter of John McKee and Jane Hinds, on 5 February 1866 in Oxford County, Ontario Province, Canada.3,2,1,4 
Census Canada 1871*2 April 1871Elizabeth and Abraham Brown were enumerated on the 1871 census taken as of 2 April 1871 in East Zorra, Oxford County, Ontario Province, Canada. Abraham was 29 years of age, a farmer, and his nationality was German, and Elizabeth was 24 years of age and her nationality was Irish. Two sons were recorded with them in 1871. John was 3 years old and Richard C. was age one. The family's religion was Baptist. In the next household on the same census page, two of Elizabeth's brothers, John McKee and Joseph McKee, were enumerated in their own household.5,6 
(Husband) Death2 July 1898Abram became a widower when Elizabeth Ann (McKee) Brown died on 2 July 1898 at age 51.4 
Death*8 August 1927He died on 8 August 1927 in Floyd County, Iowa, at age 831 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in Hyatt 038 of Rudd Evergreen Cemetery, Rudd, Floyd County.1,4 

Family

 Elizabeth A. McKee b. 1 Dec 1846, d. 2 Jul 1898

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Abram Brown, Memorial# 29205603. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2580] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 5 February 1866 in Oxford County, of Elizabeth McKee of East Zorra Township, age 20, born in Waterloo, daughter of John McKee and Jane McKee, and Abraham Brown of East Zorra Township, age 23, born in East Zorra Township, son of William Brown and Lydia Brown, referencing Microfilm Roll# 1030062. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869.
  3. [S2580] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 5 February 1866 in Oxford County, of Abraham Brown of East Zorra Township, age 23, born in East Zorra Township, son of William Brown and Lydia Brown, and Elizabeth McKee of East Zorra Township, age 20, born in Waterloo, daughter of John McKee and Jane McKee, referencing Oxford County, Microfilm Roll# 1030062.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth Ann (McKee) Brown, Memorial# 29205614.
  5. [S2124] 1871 Census of Canada, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Abraham and Elizabeth Brown, Year: 1871; Census Place: East Zorra, Oxford North, Ontario; Roll: C-9912; Page: 3; Family No: 9. Hereinafter cited as 1871 Census of Canada.
  6. [S2124] 1871 Census of Canada, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Joseph McKee, Year: 1871; Census Place: East Zorra, Oxford North, Ontario; Roll: C-9912; Page: 3; Family No: 10.

Adelaide Brown1

b. 12 May 1820
Family
Father*Enoch Brown1 b. 17 Apr 1789
Mother*Mary Wells Tyler1
Birth*12 May 1820Adelaide Brown was born on 12 May 1820 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 37. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.