William Nicklaus Brazzil and Winnie E Schellman

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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: 24 May 1887 - Paris, Lamar Co, Texas 2

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 Other Spouse: Susan Amanda MOOREHEAD (1857-After 1885) 6 7 - 17 Feb 1875 - Coryell Co, Texas

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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 Winnie E SCHELLMAN ^{2 3 8 9}

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         Born: Oct 1856 - Alabama 2
         Died: After 1933
       Buried: 

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 Other Spouse: Unknown KELLY (Abt 1850-      )

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Events in her life were:

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• Pension, Victoria Co, Texas

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Children

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1 F Ruth Virginia BRAZZIL ²

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         Born: 12 Sep 1889 - Tyler, Smith Co, Texas 10 11
         Died: 22 May 1976 - Kerrville, Kerr Co, Texas 10 11 12
       Buried: 24 May 1976 - Garden Of Memories Perpetual Care Cemetery, Kerrville, Texas

       Spouse: Roy Franklin ROOME (Abt 1885-1979) 11 12 13
         Marr: Dec 1927

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2 F Willie G BRAZZIL ^{2 14}

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         Born: 15 Apr 1891 - Tyler, Smith Co, Texas 2 14
         Died: 17 Oct 1955 - Pine Homes Rest Home, Victoria Co, Texas 14
       Buried: 19 Oct 1955 - Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria, Texas

       Spouse: Unknown SATTERWHITE (Abt 1885-After 1955) 14

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3 M John Duncan BRAZZIL ^{2 9}

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         Born: 6 Dec 1893 - Texas 2 9
         Died: 22 Apr 1946 - Pct 1, Nueces Co, Texas 9
       Buried: 24 Apr 1946 - Rose Hill Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Nueces 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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I've gotten lost with her last name. It could either be Kelly or Shelby or something else entirely. Her first husband may have been Kelly or Shelby or someone else unknown.

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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 Ibid, Cotten, Emma #16193.

7 1880 Coryell Co, TX Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/coryell/census/1880/), 444a.

8 Slayton, Lyndia.

9 Death Certificate, Brazzil, John D #19156.

10 Social Security Death Index (http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi), 453-44-4128.

11 Death Certificate, Roome, Ruth #38568.

12 Texas State Death Index (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi).

13 a joint project of The General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association., Handbook of Texas (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/BB/fbo2.html), http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/RR/froey.html.

14 Death Certificate, Satterwhite, Mrs Willie G #?.