Julienne Brassard1

Marriage*She married Ignace Drolet

Family

Ignace Drolet b. 1794, d. 19 Aug 1834
Child 1.Emérence Drolet+ b. 1828, d. 8 Jul 1883

Citations

  1. [S126] Eglise Catholique. Saint-Pie (Saint-Pie Québec), compiler, Résumé des Registres: des baptêmes, mariages et sépultures de la paroisse de Saint-Pie au diocèse de Saint-Hyacinthe pour les années 1830-1900 (Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec: N. Delorme, 1957), pages 43, 72 At least one entry in the source spelled her surname "Brossard". Hereinafter cited as Saint-Pie, Québec Catholic Church Records 1830-1900.

I. Monroe Braswell1,2

Birth*I. Monroe Braswell was born in Alabama.3,4 
Marriage*23 November 1893He married, as her first husband, Alice Arminda Meads, daughter of Daniel Isaac Meads and Mary Jane Huckabee, on 23 November 1893 in Fayette County, Alabama.1 
Divorce*before June 1900I. Monroe Braswell and Minnie (Meads) Braswell were separated, and possibly divorced, before June 1900 when Minnie was enumerated in Texas with her parents on the 1900 census. Her entry by the census taker appears to indicate she was first recorded as married, then that crossed out, and recorded again as single.4 

Family

Minnie Arminda Meads b. 29 Jan 1876, d. 14 Oct 1946
Child 1.John Henry Braswell2 b. 18 Feb 1895, d. 9 Oct 1979

Citations

  1. [S2216] Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 23 November 1893 in Fayette County of A. A. Meads and I. M. Braswell. Hereinafter cited as Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920.
  2. [S2188] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 9 October 1979 in Overall-Morris Memorial Hospital, Coleman, Coleman, Texas, USA, of John Henry Braswell of 311 Commercial Avenue, Coleman, Coleman, Texas, USA, age 84, retired stock farmer, born on 18 February 1895 in Hill County, Texas, son of Monroe Braswell and Minnie Meads, informant Mrs. Mattie Jones Braswell, his wife, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Tuxedo, Texas, referencing Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin Texas, USA. Hereinafter cited as Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Daniel J. and Leola M. Mead, Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 3, Ganado, (transcribed as "Ganads" by Ancestry), Jackson, Texas; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1241648. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Daniel I. and Mary J. Mead, Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 3, Ganado, (transcribed as "Ganads" by Ancestry), Jackson, Texas; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1241648.

John Henry Braswell1

b. 18 February 1895, d. 9 October 1979
Father*I. Monroe Braswell1
Mother*Minnie Arminda Meads1 b. 29 Jan 1876, d. 14 Oct 1946
Birth*18 February 1895John Henry Braswell was born on 18 February 1895 in Hill County, Texas.1 
(Son) Divorcebefore June 1900He was about 5 years old when his parents were separated, and possibly divorced, before June 1900 when he and his mother were living in Texas with his maternal grandparents.2 
(Nephew) Census US 190017 June 1900John H. appeared on the 1900 census taken on 17 June 1900 in the household of his aunt and uncle, Leola M. and Daniel J. Meads, in Ganado, Jackson County, Texas. John was 5 years old. His mother, Minnie Braswell, in addition to his maternal grandparents, Mary J. and Daniel I. Meads, and another aunt and uncle, were enumerated in the pervious household on the census page, so it probably felt like a large extended household of family.3 
(Son) Marriage1901He was about 6 years old when his mother married a second time to Egbert Burgess Green about 1901.4,5,6 
(Son) Census US 191020 April 1910John H. Braswell was enumerated as a hired man on the 1910 census taken on 20 April 1910 in the household his mother's neighbors in Justice Precinct 8, Jones County, Texas. John was 15 years old, worked for wages as a farm laborer, could read and write and had not attended school within the census year. His mother, Minnie, and her second husband, E. B. Green, were enumerated three households down on the same census page.7,8 
Death*9 October 1979He died on 9 October 1979 in Overall-Morris Memorial Hospital, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, at age 84.1 

Citations

  1. [S2188] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 9 October 1979 in Overall-Morris Memorial Hospital, Coleman, Coleman, Texas, USA, of John Henry Braswell of 311 Commercial Avenue, Coleman, Coleman, Texas, USA, age 84, retired stock farmer, born on 18 February 1895 in Hill County, Texas, son of Monroe Braswell and Minnie Meads, informant Mrs. Mattie Jones Braswell, his wife, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Tuxedo, Texas, 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 Daniel I. and Mary J. Mead, Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 3, Ganado, (transcribed as "Ganads" by Ancestry), Jackson, Texas; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1241648. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Daniel J. and Leola M. Mead, Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 3, Ganado, (transcribed as "Ganads" by Ancestry), Jackson, Texas; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1241648.
  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, Minnie Arminda “Minnie” (Meads) Green, Memorial# 21204781. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elbert Burgess “E B” Green, Memorial# 21204789.
  6. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of E. B. and Minnie Green, Year: 1920; Census Place: Corsicana Ward 3, Navarro, Texas; Roll: T625_1836; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 148. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of E. B. and Minnie Green, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Jones, Texas; Roll: T624_1569; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1375582. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of John H. Braswell as a hired man in the household of John G. and Lucy Ross, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Jones, Texas; Roll: T624_1569; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1375582.

George Franklin Bratcher1

b. 30 January 1889, d. 28 July 1940
Birth*30 January 1889George Franklin Bratcher was born on 30 January 1889 in Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri.1 
Marriage*4 August 1912He married Gertrude Mae Buck, daughter of Alvin Lewis Buck and Elizabeth Jane Buck, on 4 August 1912 in Kingston, Caldwell County, Missouri. Gertrude was a resident of Hamilton, and George of Kingston.1,2 
Death*28 July 1940He died on 28 July 1940 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, at age 511 
Burial*29 July 1940 and was buried on 29 July 1940 in Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, Caldwell County.1 

Family

Gertrude Mae Buck b. 25 Apr 1896, d. 3 Jun 1965

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, George Franklin Bratcher, Memorial# 59383827. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Gertrude Mae (Buck) Bratcher, Memorial# 59383890.

John Bray1

Occupation*circa 1660John was a shipwright in Kittery Point, York County, Maine, having arrived there circa 1660.1 

Family

Child 1.Margery Bray+1 b. c 1661, d. 24 Apr 1741

Citations

  1. [S1006] Communicated by Usher Parsons M.D. of Providence RI, "Pepperell Genealogy", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 20 (January 1866): pages 1-2. Hereinafter cited as "Pepperell Genealogy."

Margery Bray1

b. circa 1661, d. 24 April 1741
Margery (Bray) Pepperell
Father*John Bray1
Birth*circa 1661Margery Bray was born circa 1661, as calculated from her noted age at death.1 
Marriage*circa 1680She married William Pepperell circa 1680 in Kittery Point, York County, Maine.1 
Death*24 April 1741She died on 24 April 1741 at age 80.1 

Family

William Pepperell b. c 1647, d. 15 Feb 1734
Children 1.Andrew Pepperell+1 b. 1 Jul 1681, d. 1713
 2.Mary Pepperell+1 b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766
 3.Margery Pepperell+1 b. 15 Sep 1689, d. Jul 1769
 4.Joanna Pepperell+1 b. 22 Jun 1692, d. 1725
 5.Miriam Pepperell+1 b. 3 Sep 1694
 6.Sir William Pepperell+1 b. 27 Jun 1696, d. 6 Jul 1759
 7.Dorothy Pepperell+1 b. 23 Jul 1698, d. 8 Jan 1763
 8.Jane Pepperell+1 b. 2 Jun 1701, d. 6 Feb 1765

Citations

  1. [S1006] Communicated by Usher Parsons M.D. of Providence RI, "Pepperell Genealogy", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 20 (January 1866): pages 1-2. Hereinafter cited as "Pepperell Genealogy."

Sarah Bray1

Marriage*11 January 1866She married Jacob Miller on 11 January 1866 in Fayette County, Illinois.1,2 

Family

Jacob Miller
Child 1.Lucy Randall Miller+1 b. 3 Mar 1875, d. 26 Mar 1956

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, Lucy Randall (Miller) Kissner, Memorial# 94017298. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Jacob Miller and Sarah Bray on 11 January 1866 in Fayette County. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.

Edward Breck1

d. 2 November 1662
Marriage*after 1653He married Isabel (__?__) Rigby after 1653 in Dorchester.1 
Death*2 November 1662He died on 2 November 1662 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 

Family

Isabel __?__ b. c 1610, d. 22 Jun 1673

Citations

  1. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 94. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  2. [S1255] Philip A. Fisher, The Fisher Genealogy : record of the descendants of Joshua, Anthony and Cornelius Fisher, of Dedham, Mass., 1636-1640, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Everett, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Publishing Company, 1898), pages 6-10. Hereinafter cited as The Fisher Genealogy.

Barbara A. Breckon1

b. 14 February 1923
Father*Benjamin H. Breckon1
Mother*Georgia Bell1
Birth*14 February 1923Barbara A. Breckon was born on 14 February 1923 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska.1 
Marriage*26 June 1947She married, as his second wife, Richard Smart, son of Forrest V. Smart and Zelma Robertson, on 26 June 1947 in Yellowstone County, Montana.1 

Family

Richard Smart b. 18 Oct 1919

Citations

  1. [S2144] Montana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1943-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 June 1947 in Yellowstone, Montana, USA, of Richard Smart, age 27, divorced, his second marriage, born on 18 October 1919 in Harlowton, Montana to Forrest V. Smart and "Bunch" Robertson, married Barbara A. Breckon, age 24, her first marriage, born on 14 February 1923 in Columbus, Nebraska to Benjamin H. Breckon and Georgia Bell, citing Certificate# Yel. 3726, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana, Montana State Marriage Records, 1943-1986. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1943-1988.

Benjamin H. Breckon1

Marriage*He married Georgia Bell.1 

Family

Georgia Bell
Child 1.Barbara A. Breckon1 b. 14 Feb 1923

Citations

  1. [S2144] Montana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1943-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 June 1947 in Yellowstone, Montana, USA, of Richard Smart, age 27, divorced, his second marriage, born on 18 October 1919 in Harlowton, Montana to Forrest V. Smart and "Bunch" Robertson, married Barbara A. Breckon, age 24, her first marriage, born on 14 February 1923 in Columbus, Nebraska to Benjamin H. Breckon and Georgia Bell, citing Certificate# Yel. 3726, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana, Montana State Marriage Records, 1943-1986. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1943-1988.

Mary Jane Breeze1

b. 15 March 1826, d. 13 August 1890
Birth*15 March 1826Mary Jane Breeze was born on 15 March 1826.1 
Marriage*4 January 1842She married Elbert Miller on 4 January 1842 in Coles County, Illinois.2,1,3 
Death*13 August 1890She died on 13 August 1890 at age 641 
Burial* and was buried in Hartford Cemetery, Grafton, Jersey County, Illinois.1 

Family

Elbert Miller b. 8 Dec 1815, d. 3 Apr 1905
Children 1.Permelia Miller+4 b. 1845
 2.Harriet Miller+1,5 b. 4 Oct 1853, d. 25 Jan 1944

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 Jane (Breese) Miller, Memorial# 20376452. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S260] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 January 1842 in Coles County, Illinois, of Elbert Miller and Jane "Brasee", referencing Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, microfilm# 1301515. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elbirt Miller, Memorial# 20376447.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elbert and Jane Miller, Year: 1860; Census Place: Grafton, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: M653_188; Page: 81; Family History Library Film: 803188. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Harriet (Miller) Page, Memorial# 193543772.

Agatha M. Breitkreutz1

b. 1917
Father*Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz1 b. 28 Apr 1883, d. 21 Aug 1948
Mother*Anna Heller1 b. 6 Aug 1886, d. 19 Dec 1958
Birth*1917Agatha M. Breitkreutz was born about 1917 in Nebraska.1 
(Daughter) Census US 19205 February 1920Agatha M. was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 5 February 1920 in the household of her parents in Clover Valley, Pierce County, Nebraska. She was 3 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of L. and Anna L. Breitkreutz, (their surname transcribed by Ancestry as "Brestkrentz"), Year: 1920; Census Place: Clover Valley, Pierce, Nebraska; Roll: T625_995; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 176. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

Dorothy Breitkreutz1

b. 1930
Mother*Elnora D. Breitkreutz1 b. 11 Apr 1913, d. 22 Oct 1992
Birth*1930Dorothy Breitkreutz was born about 1930 in Nebraska.1 
(Daughter) Census US 19408 April 1940Dorothy was enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 8 April 1940 in the household of her divorced mother, Elnora Green, at 215 N. Ray Street, Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska. Dorothy, who was recorded as Dorothy Green, was 9 years old, had completed her education through the 2nd grade of elementary school, and had attended school within the census year. She had lived with her mother in the same place on 1 April 1935.2 
(Daughter) Census US 19507 April 1950Dorothy Breitkreutz was enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 7 April 1950 in the household of her mother and stepfather, George Alt Jr., at 1401 3rd Avenue, Apartment #3, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. Dorothy was 20 years old, had never been married, and worked doing housework for a private employer. She had worked 56 hours the week before the census was taken.1 
Marriage24 July 1956She married, as his second wife, John Alt, son of George Alt Sr. and Elizabeth K. Schriver, on 24 July 1956 in Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska. John's older brother, George, was Dorothy's stepfather, husband of her mother, Elnora (Breitkreutz) Alt. John's brother, George Alt Jr., and Dorothy's mother, Elnora (Breitkreutz) Alt, signed as witnesses to John and Dorothy's marriage ceremony which was performed by N. T. Johnstone, Justice of the Peace.3 

Citations

  1. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George Jr. and Eleanor Alt, 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: Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska; Roll: 3834; Sheet Number: 11; Enumeration District: 79-38. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elnora Green, Year: 1940; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02240; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 16-43. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2430] Clerk of the Box Butte County Court, "Nebraska, Box Butte County Marriages, 1887-1958": marriage on 24 July 1956 in Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska of John Alt of Fort Carson, Colorado, U.S. Army, age 37, divorced, his second marriage, born about 1919 in Portland, Oregon, son of George Alt Sr. and Elizabeth Schriver, both born in Russia, and Dorothy Breitkreutz of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, works in a rest home, age 26, single, her first marriage, born about 1930 in Valentine, Nebraska, daughter of Eleanor Breitkreutz, born in Nebraska, and her father not known, witnesses Elenora Alt and George Alt, both of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, married by N. T. Johnstone, Justice of the Peace, digital film# 102774591, Volume M, page 481, image# 542 of 711; on multiple digital images and microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as "Nebraska, Box Butte County Marriages, 1887-1958."

Elnora D. Breitkreutz1,2

b. 11 April 1913, d. 22 October 1992
Father*Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz1 b. 28 Apr 1883, d. 21 Aug 1948
Mother*Anna Heller1 b. 6 Aug 1886, d. 19 Dec 1958
Birth*11 April 1913Elnora D. Breitkreutz was born on 11 April 1913 in Nebraska.1,3,4 
Name VariationAlthough she appears to have preferred Elnora, her given name was spelled many different ways including, for example, Elenora, on her Find a Grave memorial and in her father's 1948 obituary, Elenore in the index of her 1934 first marriage, Eleanor on the 1950 census, Eleanore in her mother's 1958 obituary and Eleanora on the Social Security Death Index. Her name was recorded three times on her daughter's 1956 marriage documents; twice as Eleanor and once as Elenora. On the 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses, and also in her brother Ervin's 1937 obituary, her name was spelled Elnora.5,1,2,6,7,8,9,10,11,4,12 
(Daughter) Census US 19205 February 1920Elnora D. was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 5 February 1920 in the household of her parents in Clover Valley, Pierce County, Nebraska. She was 6 years old and had attended school within the census year.2 
(Daughter) Census US 193025 April 1930Elnora was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 25 April 1930 in the household of her parents in Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska. She was 16 years old.1 
Marriage*1934She married first, as his third wife, Harry D. Green, son of George N. Green and Melinda O. Richards, in 1934 in Cherry County, Nebraska.9,13 
Divorce*Elnora (Breitkreutz) Green and Harry D. Green were divorced before Harry married for the fourth time in 1939.5 
Census US 1940*8 April 1940Elnora Green was enumerated as the head of her household on the 1940 census taken on 8 April 1940 at 215 N. Ray Street, Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska. She was 27 years of age, divorced, and had completed her education through the 7th grade of elementary school. She rented her home, which was not on a farm, for $5.00 per month, and had lived in the same place on 1 April 1935. She had worked for wages as a maid in a hotel for 26 weeks in 1939, earned $130, had been unemployed for 26 weeks, was looking for work, and reported she had income from other sources. Her daughter, Dorothy Breitkreutz, was enumerated with her as Dorothy Green in 1940. Dorothy was 9 years old, had completed her education through the 2nd grade of elementary school, and had attended school within the census year. She had lived with her mother in the same place on 1 April 1935. A lodger, Bert Johnson, was also enumerated in Elnora's household in 1940. He was a widower, 54 years of age, and had been born in Iowa. He had completed his education through the 8th grade of elementary school and had worked for 52 weeks in 1939 as a rancher on a ranch. He had worked for wages and earned $480, had been unemployed for 8 weeks in 1940, was looking for work and had no income from other sources. He had lived in rural Cherry County, Nebraska on a farm on 1 April 1935.5 
Marriage*between 1940 and 1948She married George Alt Jr., son of George Alt Sr. and Elizabeth K. Schriver, between 1940 and 1948. They were not yet married in April 1940 when George Jr. was enumerated with his widowed father as 26 years of age and single in Mitchell, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska; and they were married in August 1948 when Elenora was identified as Mrs. Elenora Alt in her father's obituary.9,13,10,8 
Census US 1950*7 April 1950Elnora and George Alt Jr. were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 7 April 1950 at 1401 3rd Avenue, Apartment #3, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. George Jr. was 37 years of age and worked as a laborer doing lawn work for a private employer. He had worked 40 hours the week before the census was taken. His line number on the census was selected for supplemental questions, and he reported he had completed the 7th grade of Secondary school, and that he had lived in the same house one year before. He had worked all 52 weeks of the previous year, had earned $1,800 as an employee, and had never served in the armed forces. Eleanor was also 37 years of age and worked in her own business doing house work for the public. She had worked 7½ hours the week before the census was taken. Eleanor's daughter, Dorothy Breitkreutz, and George's father, George Alt Sr., were enumerated with the couple in 1950. Dorothy was 20 years old, had never been married, and worked doing housework for a private employer. She had worked 56 hours the week before the census was taken. George Alt Sr. had not been naturalized, was a widower, 67 years of age and was recorded as unable to work.10 
(Mother) Marriage24 July 1956Elnora and George Alt Jr. signed as witnesses to the marriage of Elnora's daughter, Dorothy, and George's brother, John, on 24 July 1956 in Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska.12 
Death*22 October 1992She died on 22 October 1992 in Gering, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, at age 79.4 

Family 1

Child 1.Dorothy Breitkreutz10 b. 1930

Family 2

Harry D. Green b. 15 Aug 1891, d. 27 Jul 1947

Family 3

George Alt Jr. b. 1913

Citations

  1. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louie and Annie Breitkreutz, Year: 1930; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 2341003. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of L. and Anna L. Breitkreutz, (their surname transcribed by Ancestry as "Brestkrentz"), Year: 1920; Census Place: Clover Valley, Pierce, Nebraska; Roll: T625_995; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 176. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2397] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Breitkreutz, Female, on 11 April 1913 in Cuming County, Nebraska, USA, daughter of Louis Breitkreutz, citing Certificate# 07488 and Birth Certificate Type: Normal, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska Birth Index, 1912-1994. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994.
  4. [S29] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, online at Ancestry.com, death of Eleanora D. Alt of 69341, Gering, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA, born on 11 April 1913 and died on 22 October 1992. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014.
  5. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elnora Green, Year: 1940; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02240; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 16-43. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S2434] Irvin (Ervin) Carl Breitkreutz 1937 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Valentine Newspaper, (Valentine, Nebraska), Friday, 5 November 1937, page 1, born at Pierce, Nebraska on February 14, 1915, Irvin Carl Breitkreutz departed this life about October 24, 1937 at age 22; came with his parents in 1926 to Valentine where he attended school; he had served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC); one brother and one sister preceded him in death; survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Breitkreutz, five sisters, Mrs. John Carter, Lora Breitkreutz, Mrs. Elnora Green, Mrs. Dennis Phillis, and Gladys Breitkreutz, one niece, Dorothy Ann Green; interment at Mount Hope Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Irvin (Ervin) Carl Breitkreutz 1937 Nebraska Obituary.
  7. [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, Elenora D. Alt, Memorial# 77871457. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  8. [S2423] Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz 1948 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Valentine Newspaper, (Valentine, Nebraska), Thursday, 26 August 1948, page 1, reporting that Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz was born April 28, 1883 in Cuming County, Nebraska and died on August 21, 1948 at his home in Valentine, Nebraska age 65, married Miss Anna Heller on November 8, 1905, eight children 2 son, 6 daughters; wife, five daughters and five sons-in-law survive, daughters Mrs. Martha Carter of Valentine, Mrs. Laura Faubion of Valentine, Mrs. Elenora Alt (husband George) of Scottsbluff, Mrs. Agatha Phillis (husband Dennis) of Scottsbluff, and Mrs. Gladys Jackson (husband Wallace) of Scottsbluff, brother-in-law Frank Heller of Wisner, three sisters, Mrs. Viola McKinzie, Mrs. Selma Glaubius, and Ida Breitkreutz, all of Wisner. Hereinafter cited as Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz 1948 Nebraska Obituary.
  9. [S2369] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Elenore Brietkrentz in 1934 in Cherry County, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 1552, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Baar-Byro. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955.
  10. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George Jr. and Eleanor Alt, 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: Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska; Roll: 3834; Sheet Number: 11; Enumeration District: 79-38. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S2432] Anna (Heller) Breitkreutz 1958 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Valentine Newspaper, (Valentine, Nebraska), Thursday, 25 December 1958, page 7, born August 6, 1886 at Wisner, Nebraska, Anna Louise Willmarie Heller, daughter of William and Martha Heller, passed away in Valentine on December 19, 1958 at age 72; married Louis Breitkreutz on November 8, 1905 at Winser, eight children, three preceding their mother in death; family moved to Pierce, Nebraska in 1914 and to Valentine in 1926; five daughters survive, Mrs. Martha Carter of Valentine, Mrs. Laura Faubion of Tuthill, Mrs. Eleanore Alt of Scottsbluff, Mrs. Agatha Masters and Mrs. Gladys Jackson of Casper, five grandchildren, Mrs. Dorothy Alt, Gary and Pamela Phillis, Tommie Joe and Debra Kay Masters and one great-grandchild, Elizabeth Alt, two brothers, Frank Heller of Wisner and Herman Heller of New Haven, Indiana; interment at Mount Hope Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Anna (Heller) Breitkreutz 1958 Nebraska Obituary.
  12. [S2430] Clerk of the Box Butte County Court, "Nebraska, Box Butte County Marriages, 1887-1958": marriage on 24 July 1956 in Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska of John Alt of Fort Carson, Colorado, U.S. Army, age 37, divorced, his second marriage, born about 1919 in Portland, Oregon, son of George Alt Sr. and Elizabeth Schriver, both born in Russia, and Dorothy Breitkreutz of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, works in a rest home, age 26, single, her first marriage, born about 1930 in Valentine, Nebraska, daughter of Eleanor Breitkreutz, born in Nebraska, and her father not known, witnesses Elenora Alt and George Alt, both of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, married by N. T. Johnstone, Justice of the Peace, digital film# 102774591, Volume M, page 481, image# 542 of 711; on multiple digital images and microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as "Nebraska, Box Butte County Marriages, 1887-1958."
  13. [S2369] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Harry D Green in 1934 in Cherry County, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 1552, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Card-Reel.

Ervin C. Breitkreutz1,2

b. 14 February 1915, d. 24 October 1937
Father*Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz1 b. 28 Apr 1883, d. 21 Aug 1948
Mother*Anna Heller1 b. 6 Aug 1886, d. 19 Dec 1958
Birth*14 February 1915Ervin C. Breitkreutz was born on 14 February 1915 in Pierce, Pierce County, Nebraska.1,3,4 
Name VariationHis full name was Ervin Carl Breitkreutz.3 
(Son) Census US 19205 February 1920Ervin C. was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 5 February 1920 in the household of his parents in Clover Valley, Pierce County, Nebraska. He was 4 years old.2 
(Son) Census US 193025 April 1930Ervin was enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 25 April 1930 in the household of his parents in Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska. He was 15 years old.1 
Death*24 October 1937He died about 24 October 1937 at age 223,4 
Burial*30 October 1937 and was buried on 30 October 1937 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louie and Annie Breitkreutz, Year: 1930; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 2341003. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of L. and Anna L. Breitkreutz, (their surname transcribed by Ancestry as "Brestkrentz"), Year: 1920; Census Place: Clover Valley, Pierce, Nebraska; Roll: T625_995; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 176. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  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, Ervin Carl Breitkreutz, Memorial# 75000260. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S2434] Irvin (Ervin) Carl Breitkreutz 1937 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Valentine Newspaper, (Valentine, Nebraska), Friday, 5 November 1937, page 1, born at Pierce, Nebraska on February 14, 1915, Irvin Carl Breitkreutz departed this life about October 24, 1937 at age 22; came with his parents in 1926 to Valentine where he attended school; he had served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC); one brother and one sister preceded him in death; survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Breitkreutz, five sisters, Mrs. John Carter, Lora Breitkreutz, Mrs. Elnora Green, Mrs. Dennis Phillis, and Gladys Breitkreutz, one niece, Dorothy Ann Green; interment at Mount Hope Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Irvin (Ervin) Carl Breitkreutz 1937 Nebraska Obituary.

Gladys Breitkreutz1

b. 1925
Father*Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz1 b. 28 Apr 1883, d. 21 Aug 1948
Mother*Anna Heller1 b. 6 Aug 1886, d. 19 Dec 1958
Birth*1925Gladys Breitkreutz was born about 1925 in Nebraska.1 
(Daughter) Census US 193025 April 1930Gladys was not enumerated with her family on the 1930 census taken on 25 April 1930 in the household of her parents in Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska. She was 5 years old in 1930, and may have been at school, or simply missed by the census taker when he copied his work for submission.2 
(Daughter) Census US 194023 April 1940Gladys was enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 23 April 1940 in the household of her parents at 216 Western Street, Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska. She was 15 years old, had completed her education through the 8th grade of Elementary school, and had attended school within the census year. She had lived with her parents on a farm in rural Cherry County in 1935.1,3 

Citations

  1. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ludwig and Anna Breitkreutz, Year: 1940; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02240; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 16-43. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louie and Annie Breitkreutz, Year: 1930; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 2341003. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Earl J. Faubion as an inmate at the Nebraska State Penitentiary and Hospital, Year: 1940; Census Place: Yankee Hill, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02255; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 55-98.

Laura S. Breitkreutz1

b. 1912
Father*Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz2 b. 28 Apr 1883, d. 21 Aug 1948
Mother*Anna Heller2 b. 6 Aug 1886, d. 19 Dec 1958
Birth*1912Laura S. Breitkreutz was born about 1912 in Nebraska.1,3 
Name VariationHer full name was Laura Selma Breitkreutz.4 
(Daughter) Census US 19205 February 1920Laura S. was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 5 February 1920 in the household of her parents in Clover Valley, Pierce County, Nebraska. She was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year.5 
(Daughter) Census US 193025 April 1930Laura was enumerated as Lorie on the 1930 census taken on 25 April 1930 in the household of her parents in Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska. She was 17 years old.6 
Marriage*6 August 1938She married first, as his second wife, Joseph Earl Faubion, son of Joseph William Faubion and Nettie Bugher, on 6 August 1938 at the Presbyterian manse, Martin, Bennett County, South Dakota. They were married by the Reverend Robert W. Crain.1,4 
Criminal Conviction*5 December 1938Laura's husband, Earl Faubion, of Cherry County, Nebraska, was sentenced on 5 December 1938 to one to two years in the state penitentiary for forgery. One year later he was granted a parole hearing, and on 5 January 1940, the Nebraska Board of Pardons and Paroles in Lincoln, Nebraska, denied his request for parole.7,8 
(Married Daughter) Census US 194023 April 1940Laura was enumerated with her maiden name on the 1940 census taken on 23 April 1940 in the household of her parents at 216 Western Street, Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska. She was 27 years of age and married, had completed her education through the 4th grade of Elementary school, and helped her mother with the home housework. She had lived with her parents on a farm in rural Cherry County in 1935. Laura's husband, Earl J. Faubion, was enumerated in 1940 as an Inmate at the Nebraska State Penitentiary and Hospital in Yankee Hill, Lancaster County.9,10 
Illness*July 1942Laura's husband, Earl Faubion, of Valentine, Nebraska, was taken to the Nebraska State Hospital for the Insane, Norfolk, Madison County, in July 1942 by the sheriff of Cherry County. Faubion was described as being the victim of a "loathsome disease", and was reported to have been in such a state that he had to be kept under the influence of opiates, and that his mind had become seriously affected.11 
Census US 1950*19 April 1950Laura and Earl Faubion were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 19 April 1950 in Township 38 -R 37, Bennett County, South Dakota. Earl was 46 years of age, worked as a hired hand for a private employer, and had worked 60 hours the previous week. Laura was 37 years of age and did not work outside the home. They lived on a farm, and Earl's brother, Charlie, was enumerated with them in 1950. He was 49 years of age, worked as a hired hand for a private employer, and had worked 60 hours the previous week.3 
(Wife) Death6 October 1951Laura became a widow when Joseph Earl Faubion died on 6 October 1951 at age 48.12,13 

Family

Joseph E. Faubion b. 18 Jul 1903, d. 6 Oct 1951

Citations

  1. [S2348] South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 6 August 1938 in Bennett County, South Dakota, USA, of Joseph Earl Faubion, divorced, age 35, born about 1903, resident of Cody, Cherry County, Nebraska, and Laura S Breitkreutz, nationality Dutch, her first marriage, age 26, born about 1912, resident of Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska, citing Certificate# 201885, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016. Hereinafter cited as South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2017.
  2. [S2423] Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz 1948 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Valentine Newspaper, (Valentine, Nebraska), Thursday, 26 August 1948, page 1, reporting that Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz was born April 28, 1883 in Cuming County, Nebraska and died on August 21, 1948 at his home in Valentine, Nebraska age 65, married Miss Anna Heller on November 8, 1905, eight children 2 son, 6 daughters; wife, five daughters and five sons-in-law survive, daughters Mrs. Martha Carter of Valentine, Mrs. Laura Faubion of Valentine, Mrs. Elenora Alt (husband George) of Scottsbluff, Mrs. Agatha Phillis (husband Dennis) of Scottsbluff, and Mrs. Gladys Jackson (husband Wallace) of Scottsbluff, brother-in-law Frank Heller of Wisner, three sisters, Mrs. Viola McKinzie, Mrs. Selma Glaubius, and Ida Breitkreutz, all of Wisner. Hereinafter cited as Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz 1948 Nebraska Obituary.
  3. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Earl and Laura Faubion, 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: 38 -R 37, Bennett, South Dakota; Roll: 1238; Sheet Number: 2; Enumeration District: 4-28. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2450] Faubion - Breitkreutz 1938 Nebraska Marriage, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Valentine Newspaper, (Valentine, Nebraska), Friday, 12 August 1938, page 1, referencing Bennett County, South Dakota news, Clerk of Bennett County issued marriage license previous Saturday to Laura Selma Breitkreutz of Valentine and Joseph Earl Faubion of Cody; they were married Saturday forenoon at the Presbyterian manse in Martin, the Reverend Robert W. Crain officiating. Hereinafter cited as Faubion - Breitkreutz 1938 Nebraska Marriage.
  5. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of L. and Anna L. Breitkreutz, (their surname transcribed by Ancestry as "Brestkrentz"), Year: 1920; Census Place: Clover Valley, Pierce, Nebraska; Roll: T625_995; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 176. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louie and Annie Breitkreutz, Year: 1930; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 2341003. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S2448] Earl Faubion 1938 Forgery Conviction, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Lincoln Star, (Lincoln, Nebraska), Friday, 12 January 1940, page 13, Earl Faubion of Cherry County was sentenced on December 5, 1938 to 1 to 2 years for forgery and on 5 January 1940, the Nebraska Board of Pardons and Paroles in Lincoln, Nebraska, denied his request for parole. Hereinafter cited as Earl Faubion 1938 Forgery Conviction.
  8. [S2449] Earl Faubion 1939 Parole Hearing Granted, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Columbus Telegram, (Columbus, Nebraska), Monday, 11 December 1939, page 5, parole hearing granted for penitentiary inmate Earl Faubion of Cherry County who was serving 1 to 2 years for forgery. Hereinafter cited as Earl Faubion 1939 Parole Hearing Granted.
  9. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ludwig and Anna Breitkreutz, Year: 1940; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02240; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 16-43. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Earl J. Faubion as an inmate at the Nebraska State Penitentiary and Hospital, Year: 1940; Census Place: Yankee Hill, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02255; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 55-98.
  11. [S2451] Earl Faubion 1942 Nebraska Hospitalization, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Valentine Newspaper, (Valentine, Nebraska), Friday, 31 July 1942, page 5, reporting that Sheriff Otho Kime took Earl Faubion of Valentine to the state hospital at Norfolk the previous week; a victim of a loathsome disease, he was in such a state that he had to be kept under the influence of opiates, and his mind had become seriously affected. Hereinafter cited as Earl Faubion 1942 Nebraska Hospitalization.
  12. [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, Joseph E. Faubion, Memorial# 92958699. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  13. [S2396] Joseph Earl Faubion 1951 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Cherry County News, (Valentine, Nebraska), Thursday, 11 October 1951, page 1, born to J. W. and Nettie Faubion, Joseph Earl Faubion was born 18 July 1903 in Phillips County, Kansas and passed away 6 October 1951 at Martin, South Dakota at age 48, veteran of WWI, serving 4 years in the Home Guard and 2 years in the army, survived by wife Mrs. Laura Faubion of Valentine, his father, J. W. Faubion of Cody, six brothers and two sisters, Charles W. of Cody, Joseph J. of Guide Rock, Leroy H. of Mission, South Dakota, John H. of Cody, Mrs. Pearl Spears of Tuthill, South Dakota, B. Bill of Tuthill, South Dakota, Ray S. of Avoca, Nebraska, and Grace Seifert of Harrison, Nebraska, preceded in death by his mother and three sisters; interment in Mount Hope Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Joseph Earl Faubion 1951 Nebraska Obituary.

Ludwig Breitkreutz1

Marriage*1868He married, as her first husband, Ernestine Glaubius about 1868 in Nebraska.1,2 

Family

Ernestine Glaubius b. 3 Jan 1845, d. 1 Oct 1925
Children 1.Viola Breitkreutz3 b. Mar 1882
 2.Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz+1 b. 28 Apr 1883, d. 21 Aug 1948

Citations

  1. [S1824] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 8 November 1905 in West Point, Nebraska, USA, of Anna Heller, age 19, born about 1886 in Nebraska, daughter of William Heller and Martha Kochler, married Ludwig Breitkreutz, age 22, born about 1883 in Nebraska, son of Ludwig Breitkreutz and Ernestina Glaubius, recorded in Cuming County, referencing State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908.
  2. [S2424] Ernestine (Glaubius) Breitkreutz Basin 1925 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Beemer Times, (Beemer, Nebraska), Thursday, 8 October 1925, page 1, reporting the death and burial of Ernestine (Glaubius) Breitkreutz Basin, who died on Thursday, October 1, 1925 at age 80, buried on Sunday, October 4, 1925 in the cemetery one mile east of the Reverend Daberkow's church, born January 3, 1845 in Brandenburg, Germany, immigrated to United States at age 22 and settled in Nebraska, in 1868 in Nebraska she married Ludwig Breitkreutz who died in 1892, married again in 1894 to Frederick Basin who died in 1912; two sons and five daughters, all from her first marriage, survive, Emil and Louis Breitkreutz, Louise Hutrob of St. Louis, Malvina Wickert of Oregon, Lehna (Mrs. Otto) Glaubius of Wisner, and Ida Breitkreutz, also four sons-in-law and one daughter-in-law; she enjoyed good health throughout her life until last spring when she took sick with pneumonia after which she rallied, then recently caught a cold which settled on her heart, and still she tended to her duties; Thursday morning, October 1st at about 10 o’clock went out on the porch to perform some work; her daughter went out a little later and found her mother was dead. Hereinafter cited as Ernestine (Glaubius) Breitkreutz Basin 1925 Nebraska Obituary.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frederick and Ernestina Bassin, (her name recorded as "Anstina" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Elkhorn, Cuming, Nebraska; Roll: 920; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1240920. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Martha M. Breitkreutz1,2

b. 1910
Father*Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz1 b. 28 Apr 1883, d. 21 Aug 1948
Mother*Anna Heller1 b. 6 Aug 1886, d. 19 Dec 1958
Name VariationHer full name was Martha Magdalena Breitkreutz.3 
Birth*1910Martha M. Breitkreutz was born about 1910 in Nebraska.1,4,5 
(Daughter) Census US 19205 February 1920Martha M. was enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 5 February 1920 in the household of her parents in Clover Valley, Pierce County, Nebraska. She was 10 years old and had attended school within the census year.6 
Marriage*1929She married John L. Carter in 1929 in Cherry County, Nebraska.7,8 
(Married Daughter) Census US 193025 April 1930Martha M. was enumerated with her husband on the 1930 census taken on 25 April 1930 in the household of her parents in Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska. Martha was 19 years old, and had been age 19 at her first marriage; her husband, John L. Carter, was enumerated as John McCarthy. He was 22 years of age, had been age 22 at his first marriage, and was recorded as employed for wages, although no occupation was reported.9 
Census US 1950*6 April 1950Martha M. and Jack L. Carter were enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 6 April 1950 at 305 Edna Street, Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska. Jack was 42 years of age and working as a plumber in his own plumbing business. He had worked 48 hours the week prior to the census. Martha was 40 years of age and keeping house. Her line number on the census was selected for supplemental questions, and she reported she had completed the 8th grade of Secondary school, and that they had lived in the same house one year before. Martha's mother, Annie Breitkreutz, was enumerated with the couple in 1950. She was a widow, 63 years of age and recorded as unable to work.2 

Family

John L. Carter b. 15 Nov 1907

Citations

  1. [S2423] Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz 1948 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Valentine Newspaper, (Valentine, Nebraska), Thursday, 26 August 1948, page 1, reporting that Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz was born April 28, 1883 in Cuming County, Nebraska and died on August 21, 1948 at his home in Valentine, Nebraska age 65, married Miss Anna Heller on November 8, 1905, eight children 2 son, 6 daughters; wife, five daughters and five sons-in-law survive, daughters Mrs. Martha Carter of Valentine, Mrs. Laura Faubion of Valentine, Mrs. Elenora Alt (husband George) of Scottsbluff, Mrs. Agatha Phillis (husband Dennis) of Scottsbluff, and Mrs. Gladys Jackson (husband Wallace) of Scottsbluff, brother-in-law Frank Heller of Wisner, three sisters, Mrs. Viola McKinzie, Mrs. Selma Glaubius, and Ida Breitkreutz, all of Wisner. Hereinafter cited as Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz 1948 Nebraska Obituary.
  2. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jack L. and Martha M. Carter, 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: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Roll: 1492; Sheet Number: 17; Enumeration District: 16-43. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of John Lavon Carter of Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA, age 32, born on 15 November 1907 at Pawnee City, Pawnee County, Nebraska, USA, registered on 16 October 1940 in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA, describing him as 5 10 in height, weighing 195, dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair, other members of his household included his wife, Martha Magdalena Carter, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Nebraska, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 17. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of L. and Anna L. Breitkreutz, (their surname transcribed by Ancestry as "Brestkrentz"), Year: 1920; Census Place: Clover Valley, Pierce, Nebraska; Roll: T625_995; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 176, Martha was recorded as 10 years old and her year of birth estimated as 1910. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louie and Annie Breitkreutz, Year: 1930; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 2341003, Martha was reported as 19 years old and her year of birth estimated as 1911. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of L. and Anna L. Breitkreutz, (their surname transcribed by Ancestry as "Brestkrentz"), Year: 1920; Census Place: Clover Valley, Pierce, Nebraska; Roll: T625_995; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 176.
  7. [S2369] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Martha Breitkreutz in 1929 in Cherry County, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 1234, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Baer-Eart. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955.
  8. [S2369] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John L Carter in 1929 in Cherry County, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 1234, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Artw-Wier.
  9. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louie and Annie Breitkreutz, Year: 1930; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 2341003.

Viola Breitkreutz1

b. March 1882
Father*Ludwig Breitkreutz1
Mother*Ernestine Glaubius1 b. 3 Jan 1845, d. 1 Oct 1925
Birth*March 1882Viola Breitkreutz was born in March 1882 in Nebraska.1 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Frederick and Ernestina Bassin, (her name recorded as "Anstina" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Elkhorn, Cuming, Nebraska; Roll: 920; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1240920. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz1

b. 28 April 1883, d. 21 August 1948
Father*Ludwig Breitkreutz2
Mother*Ernestine Glaubius2 b. 3 Jan 1845, d. 1 Oct 1925
Birth*28 April 1883Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz was born on 28 April 1883 in Cuming County, Nebraska.1,3 
Name VariationHe was called Ludwig2 
Name Variation and Louie.1 
Marriage*8 November 1905He married Anna Heller, daughter of William Heller and Martha Kochler, on 8 November 1905 in West Point, Cuming County, Nebraska.4,1,3,2,5 
Census US 1920*5 February 1920Anna and Ludwig Breitkreutz were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 4 and 5 February 1920 in Clover Valley, Pierce County, Nebraska. Ludwig was 37 years of age and was reported to work for wages, although no occupation was recorded for him, and Anna was 33 years of age and keeping house. They rented their home, which was on a farm. Five children were enumerated with them in 1920. Martha M., Laura S. and Enora D. were ages 10, 7 and 6 years, respectively, and had all attended school within the census year; and Ervin C. and Agatha M. were ages 4 and 3 years, respectively. Everyone in the family, with the exception of the two youngest children, were able to read and write, and everyone was able to speak English.6 
Census US 1930*25 April 1930Annie and Louie Breitkreutz were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 25 April 1930 in Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska. Louie was 47 years of age and working as a farmer on his own account, and Annie was 42 years of age. He had been 22 years of age at his first marriage, and she had been 17 years old. They owned their farm. Four of their children and a son-in-law were enumerated with them in 1930. Laura, who was recorded as Lorie, was 17 years old; and Elnora and Ervin were ages 16 and 15 years, respectively. The couple's married daughter, Martha, was 19 years old, and had been age 19 at her first marriage; her husband, John L. Carter, was enumerated as John McCarthy. He was 22 years of age, had been age 22 at his first marriage, and was recorded as employed for wages, although no occupation was reported. Louie and Annie's youngest daughter, Gladys, who was 5 years old in 1930, was not included with her family on the census. She may have been at school, or simply missed by the census taker when he copied his work for submission.7 
Census US 1940*23 April 1940Anna and Ludwig Breitkreutz were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 23 April 1940 at 216 Western Street, Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska. Ludwig was 57 years of age, had completed his education through the 8th grade of Elementary school. He was employed for wages, doing Government work, as a laborer in a fish hatchery, had worked 36 weeks in 1939 and his income had been $370. Anna was 54 years of age, had completed her education through the 8th grade of Elementary school, and worked doing their home housework. They rented their house, which was not on a farm, for $5 per month. Two of their daughters were enumerated with them in 1940. Gladys was 15 years old, had completed her education through the 8th grade of Elementary school, and had attended school within the census year; and Laura, who was 27 years of age and married, had completed her education through the 4th grade of Elementary school, and helped her mother with the home housework. Laura's husband, Earl J. Faubion, was enumerated in 1940 as an Inmate at the Nebraska State Penitentiary and Hospital in Yankee Hill, Lancaster County. Everyone in the Breitkreutz household was reported to have lived on a farm in rural Cherry County in 1935.8,9 
Death*21 August 1948He died on 21 August 1948 at his home in Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska, at age 651,3 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Valentine.1,3 

Family

Anna Heller b. 6 Aug 1886, d. 19 Dec 1958
Children 1.Martha M. Breitkreutz3 b. 1910
 2.Laura S. Breitkreutz3 b. 1912
 3.Elnora D. Breitkreutz+7 b. 11 Apr 1913, d. 22 Oct 1992
 4.Ervin C. Breitkreutz7 b. 14 Feb 1915, d. 24 Oct 1937
 5.Agatha M. Breitkreutz6 b. 1917
 6.Gladys Breitkreutz8 b. 1925

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, Wilhelm Ludwig “Louie” Breitkreutz, Memorial# 75000244. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1824] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 8 November 1905 in West Point, Nebraska, USA, of Anna Heller, age 19, born about 1886 in Nebraska, daughter of William Heller and Martha Kochler, married Ludwig Breitkreutz, age 22, born about 1883 in Nebraska, son of Ludwig Breitkreutz and Ernestina Glaubius, recorded in Cuming County, referencing State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908.
  3. [S2423] Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz 1948 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Valentine Newspaper, (Valentine, Nebraska), Thursday, 26 August 1948, page 1, reporting that Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz was born April 28, 1883 in Cuming County, Nebraska and died on August 21, 1948 at his home in Valentine, Nebraska age 65, married Miss Anna Heller on November 8, 1905, eight children 2 son, 6 daughters; wife, five daughters and five sons-in-law survive, daughters Mrs. Martha Carter of Valentine, Mrs. Laura Faubion of Valentine, Mrs. Elenora Alt (husband George) of Scottsbluff, Mrs. Agatha Phillis (husband Dennis) of Scottsbluff, and Mrs. Gladys Jackson (husband Wallace) of Scottsbluff, brother-in-law Frank Heller of Wisner, three sisters, Mrs. Viola McKinzie, Mrs. Selma Glaubius, and Ida Breitkreutz, all of Wisner. Hereinafter cited as Wilhelm Ludwig Breitkreutz 1948 Nebraska Obituary.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Anna (Heller) Breitkreutz, Memorial# 75000231.
  5. [S2432] Anna (Heller) Breitkreutz 1958 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Valentine Newspaper, (Valentine, Nebraska), Thursday, 25 December 1958, page 7, born August 6, 1886 at Wisner, Nebraska, Anna Louise Willmarie Heller, daughter of William and Martha Heller, passed away in Valentine on December 19, 1958 at age 72; married Louis Breitkreutz on November 8, 1905 at Winser, eight children, three preceding their mother in death; family moved to Pierce, Nebraska in 1914 and to Valentine in 1926; five daughters survive, Mrs. Martha Carter of Valentine, Mrs. Laura Faubion of Tuthill, Mrs. Eleanore Alt of Scottsbluff, Mrs. Agatha Masters and Mrs. Gladys Jackson of Casper, five grandchildren, Mrs. Dorothy Alt, Gary and Pamela Phillis, Tommie Joe and Debra Kay Masters and one great-grandchild, Elizabeth Alt, two brothers, Frank Heller of Wisner and Herman Heller of New Haven, Indiana; interment at Mount Hope Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Anna (Heller) Breitkreutz 1958 Nebraska Obituary.
  6. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of L. and Anna L. Breitkreutz, (their surname transcribed by Ancestry as "Brestkrentz"), Year: 1920; Census Place: Clover Valley, Pierce, Nebraska; Roll: T625_995; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 176. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louie and Annie Breitkreutz, Year: 1930; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 2341003. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Ludwig and Anna Breitkreutz, Year: 1940; Census Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02240; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 16-43. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of Earl J. Faubion as an inmate at the Nebraska State Penitentiary and Hospital, Year: 1940; Census Place: Yankee Hill, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02255; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 55-98.

Julia Ann Brennanman1

b. 1816, d. 20 December 1889
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Birth*1816Julia Ann Brennanman was born in 1816 in Virginia.1,2,3 
Marriage*She married Thomas Heaton, son of Thomas Heaton and Mary Haldeman.1 
Census US 1870*17 August 1870Julia and Thomas Heaton were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 17 August 1870 in Buena Vista, Kenton County, Kentucky. Thomas was 57 years of age with real estate valued at $15,000 and a personal estate valued at $1,000. He worked as a clerk in a store, and Julia was 55 years of age. Their son, Arthur had died on June 1, the cut-off date for household enumeration, and was recorded posthumously. He would have been 19 years old by August 17, and had been a bookkeeper. The couple's four other children were enumerated in their parents' household in 1870. Ada was 25 years of age and at home; Stanley was 23 years of age and worked as a farm laborer; Mary and Theodore were ages 16 and 15, respectively, and attending school. Also residing with the Heaton family in 1870 was Laura Johnston, who was 35 years of age and worked as a domestic.3 
Death*20 December 1889She died on 20 December 1889 in Kentucky at about age 392 
Burial* and was buried in Section 1, Lot 82, Grave 3 of Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky.2 

Family

Thomas Heaton b. 1813
Children 1.Ada Heaton3 b. 1845, d. 29 May 1930
 2.Thomas Stanley Heaton4,5,2 b. Sep 1847, d. 20 Mar 1905
 3.Arthur Heaton6 b. 1851, d. 1 Jun 1870
 4.Mary Heaton7,3 b. 5 May 1853, d. 5 Jan 1938
 5.Theodore Heaton8 b. 8 Jul 1855, d. 26 Feb 1940

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, pages 650-651, her surname spelled "Brennerman", as was likely one of the spellings recorded for her family. 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, Julia (Brennanman) Heaton, Memorial# 136281311. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Julia Heaton, Buena Vista, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: M593_478; Page: 269B; Family History Library Film: 545977. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Thomas S Heaton, age 57, single, no occupation, a resident of Latonia for 36 years, died of a brain injury due to suicide by shooting while temporarily insane on 20 March 1905 at Branch Hospital, Southern Avenue, Latonia, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA, born in Ohio to Thomas Heaton, born Pennsylvania, and Julia Ann "Brenn..", born West Virginia, interment in Highland Cemetery, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Stanley Heaton, Memorial# 136281165.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arthur Heaton, Memorial# 126908246.
  7. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 18, pages 650-651.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Theodore Heaton, Memorial# 136281848.

Lucy Brent1

Marriage*7 April 1758She married John Curd, son of John Curd and Elizabeth Price, on 7 April 1758 in Lancaster County, Virginia.1 

Family

John Curd
Child 1.Daniel Curd+1,2 b. 4 Oct 1773, d. 18 Apr 1843

Citations

  1. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #9. John Curd, pages 38-40, image# 40-42 of 157. Hereinafter cited as The Curd family in America.
  2. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #101. Daniel Curd, pages 45-46, image# 47-48 of 157.

Alice Brett1

Father*Elder William Brett1 d. 1681
Mother*Margaret __?__2
Marriage*She married Joseph Hayward, son of Thomas Hayward and Mehetible Waldo.1 

Family

Deacon Joseph Hayward
Child 1.Joseph Hayward Jr.+1 b. 15 Dec 1673

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Brett, pages 120-123.

Alice Brett1

b. 29 January 1685/86
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Nathaniel Brett1 d. 19 Nov 1740
Mother*Sarah Hayward1 b. 25 Oct 1663, d. 11 Jul 1737
Birth*29 January 1685/86Alice Brett was born on 29 January 1685/86 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Brett, pages 120-123. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 54. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Bethia Brett1

d. 1745
Father*William Brett1
Mother*Elizabeth Cary2
Marriage*5 June 1706She married Thomas Hayward, son of John Hayward and Sarah Mitchell, on 5 June 1706 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 
Residence*Bethia and Thomas Hayward lived on the southerly side of Matfield River, within the bounds of East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), where Bethia's father, William Brett, had lived before him. There was no longer a house there in 1840.1 
(Wife) Death1741Bethia became a widow when Deacon Thomas Hayward died in 1741.1 
Death*1745She died in 1745.1 

Family

Deacon Thomas Hayward b. 10 Jan 1674, d. 1741
Children 1.Alice Hayward+1 b. 7 Apr 1707, d. 13 Oct 1803
 2.Bethia Hayward1 b. 22 Sep 1715, d. 29 Aug 1778
 3.Mary Hayward1 b. 4 Jan 1718/19
 4.Seth Hayward+1 b. 3 Dec 1721, d. 11 Sep 1778
 5.Phebe Hayward1 b. 26 Apr 1725

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Brett, pages 120-123.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 60; "Bithia" Brett and Thomas "Haward". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Elihu Brett Esq.1

d. 1712
Father*Elder William Brett2 d. 1681
Mother*Margaret __?__2
Marriage*He married Ann __?__.2 
(2nd Neighbor) Land RecordsElihu Brett was identified as a neighboring land owner in transactions recorded in the original purchase record books of Bridgewater reflecting purchases made by John Bolton from Joseph Cary. The records were not dated, however all appear to have occurred around the same time Bolton settled in Bridgewater. Bolton purchased ten acres of wood lands laid out below the land of John Hayward of the Plain in the swamp, butting partly upon John Hayward's and partly upon land laid out to Elihu Brett, running easterly for its length 60 rods and 24 in breadth, bounded by a swamp pine near the northwest corner and a torn pine tree at the northeast corner and by a red oak tree at the southeast corner and from the red oak ranging westward to a small swamp pine marked on two sides near John Hayward's land where it buts and joins to the lands of John Kingman on the west side and to the lands of Joseph Hayward on the southerly side and easterly end.3 
Biographical Info*1700Elihu Brett Esq. was a Magistrate and in 1700 was appointed a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and Sessions.2 
Death*1712He died suddenly in his chair in 1712.2 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Brett, pages 120-123.
  3. [S1154] Purchasers Books of Bridgewater (Massachusetts), earliest original records, Bridgewater Public Library Historical Room, 15 South Street, Bridgewater, Book 1, page 223.

Elihu Brett Jr.1

Father*Elihu Brett Esq.2 d. 1712
Mother*Ann __?__2
Marriage*17 December 1706He married, as her second husband, the widow Susanna (Edson) Hayward, daughter of Samuel Edson and Susanna Byram, on 17 December 1706 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3,4 

Family

Susanna Edson b. 15 Jan 1678/79

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Brett, pages 120-123.
  3. [S612] Paul Dillon Hayward, Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater (Denver, Colorado: P.D. Hayward, 1985), Author stated in his Preface that this book is his third compilation on the Haywards and that most of the data he obtained from previously published sources. He warned that there are undoubtedly many errors, some of which may invalidate entire sections, page 1, although he identified a different Susanna Hayward who has not been found to have existed. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 60. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Hannah Brett1

Father*Elder William Brett2 d. 1681
Mother*Margaret __?__2
Marriage*She married Francis Cary, son of John Cary and Elizabeth Godfrey.2 

Family

Francis Cary
Child 1.Lydia Cary3 d. 27 Jan 1762

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Brett, pages 120-123.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Cary, pages 130-134.

Hannah Brett1

b. 18 October 1699
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Bolton
Father*Nathaniel Brett1 d. 19 Nov 1740
Mother*Sarah Hayward1 b. 25 Oct 1663, d. 11 Jul 1737
Birth*18 October 1699Hannah Brett was born on 18 October 1699 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*2 October 1732She married Joseph Gannett on 2 October 1732 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Brett, pages 120-123. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 55. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 60 with the added information that the Plymouth County record noted the date of marriage as 21 Oct.