Jacob Brosius (1774-1862)

Marie Eva Meyer (1785-1846)

Dr George Washington Brosius (1818-1892)

Martha Lawrence Kreigh (1824-1887)

Judge Samuel Thompson Brosius (1847-1932)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Inez T. Evans Prof Carlton Murray Brosius+ Lena Brosius Judge Samuel Thompson Brosius 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Born: 1 Apr 1847, Maryland 11 12 Marriage (1): Inez T. Evans on 20 Dec 1870 1 Died: 22 Jun 1932, Alton, Oregon County, Missouri at age 85 12 Buried: 23 Jun 1932, Smith Cemetery, Alton, Oregon County, Missouri 12 13    Cause of his death was senility, due to a cerebral hemorrhage.12   General Notes: Age is listed as 8 in 1850 and 14 in 1860. Tombstone has birth of 1847. Samuel became a lawyer and in 1870 joined forces with William Clement Gillihan under the law firm name of Gillihan & Brosius. That name became a household word in Daviess County, Missouri, through a period of 32 years. At the time of the 1900 census, Samuel was a loan agent in Union, Daviess County, Missouri. He was divorced and living alone. He rented his home. He withdrew from Gillihan & Brosius in 1902 and moved to Colorado. By 1910, he had returned to Missouri and settled in Oregon County, near the Arkansas border, where he was engaged in the real estate business and lived until his death. At the time of the 1920 census, he was widowed and taking care of his grandchildren, Murray and Martha, in Piney, Oregon County, Missouri. At the time of the 1930 census, Samuel was boarding with J. Ed. and Della Johnson in Alton, Oregon County, Missouri. The record showed that he was a retired lawyer, divorced, and that he was a civil war veteran.   Additional Information: • Military Service: the Civil War. 8 • Death Certificate Image: here. Samuel married Inez T. Evans, daughter of James W. Evans and Anna B. Davis, on 20 Dec 1870.1 (Inez T. Evans was born on 10 Jun 1852 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee,1 11 died on 25 Jun 1929 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 14 and was buried on 27 Jun 1929 in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.). The cause of her death was myocardial failure.12

1 DAR Application #165759 of Lena Brosius Sayre.

2 1850 United States Federal Census, District 27, Daviess, Missouri; Roll M432_398; Page: 387 a nd 388; Image: 254 and 254. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1860 United States Federal Census, Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri; Roll M653_617; Page: 0; Image: 557 and 558. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 1870 United States Federal Census, Union, Daviess, Missouri; Roll M593_773; Page: 395; Image: 793. Repository: Ancestry.com.

5 1900 United States Federal Census, Union, Daviess, Missouri; Roll T623_852; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 62. Repository: Ancestry.com.

6 1910 United States Federal Census, Piney, Oregon, Missouri; Roll: T624_804; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 127; Image: 250. Repository: Ancestry.com.

7 1920 United States Federal Census, Piney, Oregon, Missouri; Roll T625_938; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 827. Repository: Ancestry.com.

8 1930 United States Federal Census, Alton, Oregon, Missouri; Roll 1215; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 740.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

9 William Lewis Brosius (III) Family History (Three typed sheets outlining his direct ancestral line to John Abraham Brosius.).

10 Vince Prichard, Prichard-Love (Ancestry.com Member Tree), 10-page biography of William Clement Gillihan written by Rollin J. Britton. Repository: Vince Prichard, PO Box 3520, Evergreen, Colorado 80437.

11 Lewis Walton Brosius, Genealogy of Henry and Mary Brosius and their descendants with other historical matters connected therewith (Wilmington ?, Delaware, 1928), page 407.

12 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 20327.

13 FindAGrave.com.

14 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 14759.