A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
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Notes for John Broadhurst
John's parents were Joseph Broadhurst (1767-1808) and Sarah "Sally" Faubion (1771-1808).
John and Mary Unecy Turner were married in 1810 in Greene County, Tennessee. They were members of the M.E. Church, South. Their children were: Jacob (1811-1874), Henry (1817-1906), Mary (1824-1868, Sally (born ca 1825-26, died before 1878), John M. (1826-1886), and Ephraim (ca 1827-1874).
His birth date is reported variously as April 12th, April 13th, and April 18th, 1791.
He served in the War of 1812, during which time he assisted building "Fort Washington" on the Coosa River in Alabama.
John and his family moved from Tennessee, settling in Howard County, Missouri, in 1816. He worked there as a blacksmith until 1824, when the family moved to Ray County, and then on to Clay County.
The following was published on April 26, 1878, in The State Journal, Jefferson City, Mo:
Mr. John Broadhurst, Sr., of Clay county, died on the 3d inst. Mr. Broadhurst was born April 12, 1791, and removed to Howard county, Mo., in 1816, where he resided eight years. From thence he came to Clay county and settled near Fabian [sic] Chapel, where he lived until the summons came from above. In 1810 he was married to Unecy Turner in North Carolina, who died only a short time since. Mr. Broadhurst was a soldier of the war of 1812, serving for one year under Gen. Jackson against the Creek Indians.11
John and Mary Unecy Turner were married in 1810 in Greene County, Tennessee. They were members of the M.E. Church, South. Their children were: Jacob (1811-1874), Henry (1817-1906), Mary (1824-1868, Sally (born ca 1825-26, died before 1878), John M. (1826-1886), and Ephraim (ca 1827-1874).
His birth date is reported variously as April 12th, April 13th, and April 18th, 1791.
He served in the War of 1812, during which time he assisted building "Fort Washington" on the Coosa River in Alabama.
John and his family moved from Tennessee, settling in Howard County, Missouri, in 1816. He worked there as a blacksmith until 1824, when the family moved to Ray County, and then on to Clay County.
The following was published on April 26, 1878, in The State Journal, Jefferson City, Mo:
Mr. John Broadhurst, Sr., of Clay county, died on the 3d inst. Mr. Broadhurst was born April 12, 1791, and removed to Howard county, Mo., in 1816, where he resided eight years. From thence he came to Clay county and settled near Fabian [sic] Chapel, where he lived until the summons came from above. In 1810 he was married to Unecy Turner in North Carolina, who died only a short time since. Mr. Broadhurst was a soldier of the war of 1812, serving for one year under Gen. Jackson against the Creek Indians.11