William Nicklaus Brazzil and Susan Amanda Moorehead

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Husband William Nicklaus BRAZZIL ^{1 2 3}

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         Born: 9 May 1850 - Marshall, Harrison Co, Texas 1 2 3
         Died: 14 Mar 1933 - Victoria, Victoria Co, Texas 3
       Buried: 15 Mar 1933 - Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria, Texas

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       Father: John Wesley BRAZZIL (1825-1909) 4 5
       Mother: Emily DELAFIELD (1832-1877) 4 5

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     Marriage: 17 Feb 1875 - Coryell Co, Texas

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 Other Spouse: Winnie E SCHELLMAN (1856-After 1933) 2 3 6 7 - 24 May 1887 - Paris, Lamar Co, Texas 2

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Events in his life were:

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• Pension, Wharton Co, Texas

• Census, Pct 5, Bell Co, Texas, 26 Jun 1900

• Occupation, Stockman, 1933

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Wife Susan Amanda MOOREHEAD ^{8 9}

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          AKA: Mandy
         Born: 1857 - Texas 9
         Died: After 1885
       Buried: 

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       Father: William W MOOREHEAD (1825-1895)
       Mother: Susan Haley EVETTS (1832-1920)

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Events in her life were:

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• Census, Coryell Co, Texas, 1880

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Events in their marriage were:

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• Divorced, Divorced

• Divorced, Divorced Coryell Co, Texas, 22 Dec 1885

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Children

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1 F Emily Jane BRAZZIL ^{8 9}

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         Born: 1 Jan 1876 - Coryell Co, Texas 9
         Died: 23 Apr 1942 - Hasse, Comanche Co, Texas 8
       Buried: 24 Apr 1942 - Hasse, Comanche Co, Texas

       Spouse: Unknown COTTEN (Abt 1871-      ) 8

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2 M William Wesley BRAZZIL ^{9 10}

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         Born: 13 Sep 1878 - Coryell Co, Texas 9
         Died: 24 May 1949 - Austin State Hospital, Travis Co, Texas 10
       Buried: 25 May 1949 - Brownwood, Brown Co, Texas

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General Notes (Husband)

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1900 Bell Co, TX Census ED 27 Sh 12, F/D 219
BRAZZIL, William N head M May 1859 50 M 13 TX MS AL
Winnie E wife F Oct 1856 43 M 13 5 3 AL GA GA
Ruth C dau F Sep 1889 10 S TX TX AL
Willie G dau F Apr 1890 9 S
John M son M Dec 1893 6 S

Brazzil, William Nicholas 43714
Claimant: Brazzil, William Nicholas
Pension Number: 43714
County: Wharton
Brazzil, Winnie E. 51164
Claimant: Brazzil, Winnie E.
Pension Number: 51164
County: Victoria
Husband: William Nichols
Pension Number: 43714

Frontier Times Magazine
Vol 1 No. 7 - APRIL 1924
Gored by a Wounded Buffalo.
W. N. Brazzil, Louise, Texas who was born in Texas, and raised, principally in Bell county, and later at Jefferson, Texas, tells of experiences buffalo hunting, one of which ended with the gruesome scene of his companion "Frenchy" impaled by the horns of a great buffalo…. Mentions: Clear Fork of the Brazos River and camp at Sand Ruff Cave, Dig Springs, Ad. Holt, of St. Louis, Missouri,

Frontier Times Magazine
Vol 5 No. 4 - January, 1928
WAS A MINUTE MAN
Brief account of NICK BRAZZIL, Louise, Texas.,
Mentions: Wash Walding's Company of Minute Men while it was stationed on what is known as Cow House Creek, in Bell County, Texas * Capt. Zeb Porter * the town of Barksdale * A family by the name of Manning lived on Blanket Creek, in Brown County * old Fort Chadbourne * A. F. Von Blon of Waco, Texas *

Frontier Times Magazine
Vol 10 No. 9 - June 1933
He's mentioned in this one.

Frontier Times Magazine
Vol 13 # 10 July 1936
He is mentioned in this one, too.

"Following the Braswells in America 1600-2000"
by Roy Bennett Braswell, Ph.D. continued by Joyce Ann Braswell, niece
Mentioned on page 161

His was the first burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

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General Notes (Wife)

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1880 Census, Coryell Co, TX, pg 444a, 72/72
42 Brazzil Susan A. W F 23 . dau . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . TX TN TN .
43 Brazzil Emily J. W F 4 . gdau . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X TX TX TX .
44 Brazzil William N. W M 1 . gson . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X TX TX TX .
living with her parents

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1 1850 Harrison Co, TX Census.

2 1900 Bell Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 27 Sh 12.

3 Death Certificate, Brazzil, William N #15800.

4 Ibid, Slayton, Sarah #22794.

5 Ibid, Brazzil, John K #45650.

6 Slayton, Lyndia.

7 Death Certificate, Brazzil, John D #19156.

8 Ibid, Cotten, Emma #16193.

9 1880 Coryell Co, TX Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/coryell/census/1880/), 444a.

10 Death Certificate, Brazil, W W #25108.