Retha Brazzell b. Aug 1821 Dickson County, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Dec 1912 Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA: Our Family History

1821 - 1912 (~ 91 years)

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Name	Retha Brazzell [1]
Born	Aug 1821	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [2]
Gender	Female
Census	1830	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [3]
	George Brazile [Brazzell] household 2 males under 5 [John (infant), Wilson abt 5] 2 males 10-15 [Jackson abt 15, Richmond abt 14] 1 male 15-20 [Allen abt 18] 1 male 50-60 [George abt 47] 2 females under 5 [Rebecca abt 3, Lucinda abt 4] 3 females 5-10 [Retha abt 10, Priscilla abt 9, Rachael abt 8] 1 female 10-15 [unidentified] 3 females 15-20 [unidentified] 1 female 20-30 [unidentified] 1 female 40-50 [Mary "Polly" (Walker) Brazzell abt 40)
Census	13 Nov 1850	Middle District, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [4]
	1. Gunn, Geo. W., 30, male, farmer, Tennessee 2. _____, Retha, female, 30, Tennessee, cannot read or write 3. _____, Mary, 4, female, Tennessee 4. England, Rebecca, 24, female, cannot read or write
Census	5 Jul 1860	Danielsville, Middle Division, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [5]
	1. Gunn, G. W., 40, farmer, real estate $1150, personal $1500, Tennessee 2. _____, Ritha [Retha], 38, female, Tennessee 3. _____, Mary, 12, female, Tennessee 4. _____, James M., 9, male, Tennessee
Census	25 Aug 1870	McEwan, District 10, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	1. Gunn, Washington, 49, male, white, farmer, real estate $2000, personal $1400, Tennessee 2. _____, Rytha [Retha], 49, female, white, keeping house, Tennessee, cannot read or write 3. _____, Jas. M., 17, male, white, farm labor, Tennessee, attending school 4. Crowell, Elizabeth, 19, female, white, house keeper, Tennessee
Census	10 Jun 1880	District 14, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA [7]
	1. Gunn, Geo. W. white, male, 59, married, farmer, cannot read or write, Tennessee, South Carolina, Tennessee 2. _____, Ritha, white, female, 53, wife, married, keeping house, Tennessee, Georgia, Georgia 3. Mathis, Wilmutt, white, male, 21, boarder, single, servant, cannot read or write, Tennessee, Ireland, Tennessee 4. Dotson, Harvey, white, male, 12, Boarder, single, laborer, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
Census	2 Jun 1900	District 14, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA [2]
	1. Gunn, Washington, head, white, male, born November 1820, 79, married 53 years, Tennessee, South Carolina, Tennessee, farmer, own account, can read and write, owns, free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 7 2. _____, Ritha, wife, white, female, August 1821, 78, married 53 years, 2 children 1 living, Tennessee, Georgia, Georgia, farmer, cannot read or write 3. Gallagher, Thomas, boarder, white, male, December 1850, 49, widowed, Tennessee, Ireland, Tennessee, farm labor, cannot read or write 4. [Corvin?], Sarah, niece, white, female, October 1865, 34, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read, cannot write
Census	5 May 1910	District 14, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA [8]
	1. Gunn, James M., head, male, white, 59, second marriage, married 0 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 35 2. _____, Victoria, wife, female, white, 57, second marriage, married 0 years, 1 child 0 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, no occupation, can read and write 3. _____, George N., son, male, white, 20, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm laborer, home farm, can read and write, not attending school 4. _____, Hallie, daughter, female, white, 17, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, no occupation, can read and write, not attending school 5. _____, Genie, daughter, female, white, 15, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, no occupation, can read and write, not attending school 6. _____, Ritha, mother, female, white, 88, widowed, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee, no occupation, cannot read or write
Died	10 Dec 1912	Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA [8, 9]
Buried	Bethpage Cemetery, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA [9]
Person ID	I721	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	27 Jan 2013

Father	George Brazzell, b. Abt 1783, Georgia, USA , d. Between 17 Jan 1859-7 March 1859, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 76 years)
Mother	Mary "Polly" Walker, b. Abt 1790, Georgia, USA , d. Between 1861 and 1870, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 71 years)
Married	Abt 1804	Georgia, USA [11]
	This marriage, which probably occurred around 1804 or 1805, when Mary "Polly" Walker was about 14 or 15, has been suggested to have occurred in Middle Tennessee. I suspect it may have actually occurred in Georgia, however, since George and Mary's first known child was Mary "Polly" Brazzell, born about 1805 Georgia. Their second known child was Allen Brazzell, born in 1812, Tennessee, probably Dickson County. Three additional females were born to George and Mary "Polly" (Walker) Brazzell between Mary and Allen, according to evidence from the 1820 census enumeration, which shows the family with four females between the ages of 10 and 16, or born between 1804-1810. [10]
Family ID	F388	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family George Washington Gunn, b. Abt 1800, Tennessee, USA , d. Aft 1900, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 101 years)

Married 7 Dec 1846 Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [12]

Children

	1. Mary Gunn, b. Abt 1848, Tennessee, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. James M. Gunn, b. Abt 1851, Tennessee, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 28 Aug 2011

Family ID F318 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents » Slide Show		Marriage of Retha Brazzell to George W. Gunn, 1846, Dickson County, Tennessee. "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2011), entry for Retha Brazzell and G. W. Gunn [indexed as "Geen"], marriage license registration no. 487, 9 December 1846, Dickson County; citing Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives,…
		George W. Gunn and wife Retha Brazzell, 1850 Dickson County, Tennessee, census 1850 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Middle District, p. 301 (penned), p. 151 (stamped, recto), dwelling 876, family 876, Geo. W. Gunn household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2011; citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 876.
		George W. Gunn and wife Retha Brazzell, 1860 Dickson County, Tennessee, census 1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Danielsville, Middle Division, p. 40 (penned), p. 221 (stamped, verso), dwelling 273, family 273, G. W. Gunn household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1247.
		George W. Gunn and wife Retha Brazzell, 1870 Humphreys County, Tennessee, census 1870 U.S. census, Humphreys County, Tennessee, population schedule, McEwan post office, District 10, p. 5 (penned), p. 95 (stamped, recto), dwelling 35, family 37, Washington Gunn household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1539.
		George W. Gunn and wife Retha Brazzell, 1880 Humphreys County, Tennessee, census 1880 U. S. census, Humphreys County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 14, enumeration district (ED) 103, p. 14 (penned), p. 166 (stamped, recto), dwelling 118, family 118, Jackson Brazell household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1264; FHL film…
		George W. Gunn and wife Retha Brazzell, 1900 Humphreys County, Tennessee, census 1900 U.S. census, Humphreys County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 14, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 1B, p. 278 (stamped, verso), dwelling 10, family 10, Washington Gunn household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1579.
		Retha (Brazzell) Gunn, 1910 census in the home of her son, James M. Gunn, Humphreys County, Tennessee 1910 U.S. census, Humphreys County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 14, enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 11B, p. 187 (stamped, verso), dwelling 211, family 211, James M. Gunn household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1506.

Sources

[S564] Brazzell - email (Carolyn Nelson, 2000), (Carolyn Nelson (e-mail for private use) to Janis Walker Gilmore, e-mail, 2000; discussing the Brazzell family of Georgia and Tennessee.).
[S1467] 1900 U.S. census, Humphreys County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 14, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 1B, p. 278 (stamped, verso), dwelling 10, family 10, Washington Gunn household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1579.
[S1396] 1830 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, [township not stated], p. 317 (penned, recto), p. 316 (stamped, verso), line 7, George Brazile [Brazzell] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 Jan 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 174.
[S1463] 1850 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Middle District, p. 301 (penned), p. 151 (stamped, recto), dwelling 876, family 876, Geo. W. Gunn household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2011; citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 876.
[S1464] 1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Danielsville, Middle Division, p. 40 (penned), p. 221 (stamped, verso), dwelling 273, family 273, G. W. Gunn household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1247.
[S1465] 1870 U.S. census, Humphreys County, Tennessee, population schedule, McEwan post office, District 10, p. 5 (penned), p. 95 (stamped, recto), dwelling 35, family 37, Washington Gunn household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1539.
[S1466] 1880 U. S. census, Humphreys County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 14, enumeration district (ED) 103, p. 14 (penned), p. 166 (stamped, recto), dwelling 118, family 118, Jackson Brazell household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1264; FHL film no. 1,255,264. .
[S1468] 1910 U.S. census, Humphreys County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 14, enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 11B, p. 187 (stamped, verso), dwelling 211, family 211, James M. Gunn household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1506.
[S3095] "Bethpage Cemetery, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA," database and digital images, FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 January 2013), entry for Ritha Gunn (1821-1912), memorial no. 97807097, created by "Paul DA" (cutis181@yahoo.com), 26 September 2012. "Wife of G. W. Gunn.".
[S1395] 1820 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, [township not stated], pp. 24-25 (penned), p. 12 (stamped, verso), line 24, George Brazeal [Brazzell] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 Jan 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 123.
[S1394] 1850 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Middle Division, p. 160 (stamped, recto), dwelling 1012, family 1012, Henderson Dunnagan household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http:/www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Oct 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 876. .
[S1462] "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2011), entry for Retha Brazzell and G. W. Gunn [indexed as "Geen"], marriage license registration no. 487, 9 December 1846, Dickson County; citing Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nasvhille.