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John Riley Brazzell

John Riley Brazzell

Male 1854 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name John Riley Brazzell  [1, 2
    Born Nov 1854  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census Jun 1900  Spring Hill district 6, Hickman County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1. Brazzell, John, head, white, male, November 1854, 45, widowed, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write, owns farm, free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 5
    2. _____, Henry F., son, white, male, September 1880, 19, single, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kentucky, farm laborer, can read and write
    3. _____, Edgar, son, white, male, February 1884, 16, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kentucky, farm laborer, can read and write
    4. _____, Bertha, daughter, white, female, October 1887, 13, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kentucky, can read and write
    5. _____, Will T., son, white, male, June 1891, 9, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kentucky, attended school 5 months
    6. _____, Lillian, daughter, white, female, June 1893, 7, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kentucky, attended school 5 months
    7. _____, Speight, son, white, male, December 1896, 4, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kentucky

    [Household above, of [C. A.?] Green and wife Lutisia, contains granddaughter Ruffie Brazzell, born October 1898, age 1. It is likely that this is John Riley Brazzell's youngest child and that his wife died giving birth to her.] 
    Note Death certificates of children James Edward Brazzell, Ida Lillian Bugg, Willie Flatt Brozzell [Brazzell], and Bertha Brozzall [Brazzell] England name their parents as variants of John R. Brazzell and Fronie Green. See individuals for details, citations. 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I1316  Full | ProgenitorWalker
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2015 

    Father Wilson Brazzell,   b. Abt 1825, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 4 January 1864-July 1865  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Mother Martha Jane Evans,   b. Abt 1829, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 23 Nov 1853  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F320  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sophronia "Fronie" Green,   b. 1863,   d. 1899  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 1878  [5, 6
    • Marriage database gives on the groom's name, the year, and the county. It lists the groom as "J. L. Brazzell," but though the initial is wrong, it is possibly the correct marriage, occurring in the right time and place.

      The Ancestry tree (Conner_2013) gives the bride's name and a specific date.
    Children 
    +1. Henry Franklin Brazzell,   b. 18 Sep 1880, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1963  (Age 82 years)
     2. James Edgar Brazzell,   b. 28 Feb 1884, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1834, Clinton, Hickman County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Bertha Brazzell,   b. 14 Oct 1887, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1920, Clinton, Hickman County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     4. Willie Flatt Brazzell,   b. 28 Jun 1891, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1917, Hickman County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     5. Ida Lillian Brazzell,   b. Jun 1893, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1923, Hickman County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years)
     6. Speight Brazzell,   b. Dec 1896, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1977  (Age ~ 80 years)
     7. Annie Brazzell,   b. Oct 1898, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1984  (Age ~ 85 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F2029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    1880 Hickman County, Kentucky, census of 'J.' and 'W. F. Braswell,' identified sons of Wilson and Martha (Evans) Brazzell of Dickson County, Tennessee.
    1880 Hickman County, Kentucky, census of "J." and "W. F. Braswell," identified sons of Wilson and Martha (Evans) Brazzell of Dickson County, Tennessee.
    1880 U. S. census, Hickman County, Kentucky, population schedule, Clinton District, enumeration district (ED) 112, p. 36 (penned), p. 172A (stamped, recto), dwelling 217, family 218, J. Braswell [Brazzell] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 September 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 420;…
    Death registration of 'W. F. Brazzell,' August 1894, Hickman County, TN; indicating his parents were Wilson and Martha Jane Brazzell of TN
    Death registration of "W. F. Brazzell," August 1894, Hickman County, TN; indicating his parents were Wilson and Martha Jane Brazzell of TN
    "Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953," database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 September 2011), entry for W. F. Brazzell, death, 11 August 1894, Hickman County; citing various sources, but probably from Kentucky, Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910), rolls 994027-994058 [no specific roll…

  • Sources 
    1. [S109] Tennessee, Dickson - 1860 U.S. Census, (1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule), Danielsville, Middle Division, Dickson County, Tennessee, pg 34 (penned), Dwelling 238, Family 238, Wilson Braswell household, jpeg image (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1399] “Tennessee Divorce and Other Records,” digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 May 2011), will, George Brazzell, Dickson County (1859); citing County Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA), Nashville, Tennessee.

    3. [S4908] 1900 U.S. census, Hickman County, Kentucky, population schedule, SpringHill district 6,, enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 1A, p. 114a (stamped), dwelling 5, family 5, John Brazzell household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 November 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 527.

    4. [S1474] "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 September 2011), entry for Wilson Brazzell and Martha J. Evans, marriage license registration no. [894?], issued 22 November 1853, marriage performed 23 November 1853, Dickson County; citing Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nasvhille.

    5. [S4906] "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44H-32V : accessed 13 November 2015), J. L. Brazzell and [bride not named], 1878, Hickman County, Kentucky; citing Hickman,Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 0174937 V. 2.

    6. [S4907] Judykk52, submitter, "Conner_2013-06-20," tree pages, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 November 2015), for John Riley Brazzell (1854-1904); some sources. .