Jacob Brosius (1804-1894)

Julianna Cross (1807-1860)

John Bailey Anderson

Nancy Narcena Eaker

George Washington Brosius (1832-1885)

Mary Ann Elizabeth Anderson (1840-1916)

Nancy Elizabeth Brosius (1865-1920)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. John Shelley Barr Jr Mary Gwenell Barr+ John Brosius Barr Clifford Harold Barr Hazel Kirk Barr+ Jack Pryor Barr+ Frederick Lee Barr Nancy Elizabeth Brosius 4 5 6 7 8 9 Born: 15 Dec 1865, Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas 1 3 7 10 Marriage (1): John Shelley Barr Jr on 23 Dec 1885 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas 1 2 3 Died: 24 Jan 1920, Longview, Gregg County, Texas at age 54 11 Buried: Jan 1920, Grace Hill Cemetery, Longview, Gregg County, Texas 12   General Notes: Lewis Brosius had an entry for Marian Brosius, b. 1858 ?, Mayfield Kentucky, d. Longview, Texas, married to John Barr. and also Nannie Brosius, b. 16 Dec 1865 Honey Grove, d. Longview, Texas, married to J. S. Barr. I think he was confused and the only person meeting that description is Nancy. Note: A scanned copy of Mattie Anderson's material sent to Lewis Brosius shows very poor penmanship. Lewis Brosius read it the best he could accounting for the error. Copy provided by Ann Beeler, 14 Jul 2011. By the time of the 1910 census, Nancy had borne 6 children with all still living.   Additional Information: • Alt. Birth, 1858, Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky. Nannie married John Shelley Barr Jr, son of John Shelley Barr and Margueretta J. Lander, on 23 Dec 1885 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas.1 2 3 (John Shelley Barr Jr was born on 27 Oct 1862 in Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi,11 died on 12 Mar 1927 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas 11 and was buried on 14 Mar 1927 in Grace Hill Cemetery, Longview, Gregg County, Texas 13.)

1 Lewis Walton Brosius, Genealogy of Henry and Mary Brosius and their descendants with other historical matters connected therewith (Wilmington ?, Delaware, 1928), page 419.

2 John S. Barr & Nannie E. Brosius Marriage License (23 Dec 1885).

3 George Washington Brosius Bible (G. W. Brosius born 1832 married to Mary Ann Elizabeth Anderson).

4 Ann Beeler, Beeler, Anderson et al ([email protected], RootsWeb.com Gedom annbee), Repository: Ann L. Beeler, 233 N. Ave. C, Cross Plains, Texas 76443.

5 Herbert Willard Brosius, Brosius Family Tree (Brosius 2009 Gedcom).

6 1870 United States Federal Census, Haynes, Graves, Kentucky; Roll M593_464; Page: 112B; Image: 230; Family History Library Film: 545963. Repository: Ancestry.com.

7 1900 United States Federal Census, Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas; Roll T623_1633; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 76. Repository: Ancestry.com.

8 1910 United States Federal Census, Ballinger, Runnels, Texas; Roll T624_1586; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 213; Image: 767. Repository: Ancestry.com.

9 1920 United States Federal Census, Longview Ward 2, Gregg, Texas; Roll T625_1807; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 284. Repository: Ancestry.com.

10 Barr, John S., Bible (in possession of Clifford Barr, 29 August 1972 copy of pages). Clifford Barr, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. He sent me this information which he copied. He said the Bible was too fragile to photocopy.

11 Barr, John S., Bible (in possession of Clifford Barr, 29 August 1972 copy of pages).

12 Obituary of Nancy Elizabeth Barr (Funeral of Mrs. Barr, Jan 1920). Original clipping in files of Ann Beeler

13 Library Development Association (Nicholson Memorial Library), Gregg County, Texas Cemeteries, Vol. IV (Tyler, Smith County, Texas: The Society, 1986 and 1991).