Re: My John Wesley Brazzil
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Re: My John Wesley Brazzil
Robert Johnston 5/17/02
The John Wesley born in 1825 was born in Alabama and the majority of his children were born in Harrison County in far East Texas. His brother, Rigdon married my great great grandmother. It was the second marriage for each of them.
The Rigdon bunch did not go to Coryell County until after 1870. John Wesley may have gone before him. I have a copy of a dairy they wrote and it was not too long after my great grandfather had married and he and his new bride (Rigdon's step daughter)and this Rigdon Brazzil bunch started for the "promised land".That is what the quote was by one of the men when they had crossed over the Leon River I believe. I can't lay my hands on it right now or I would tell you more of the journey.
I was descended through this James Harrison Evetts bunch as well.His daughter Susan Haley Evetts that married William W. Moorhead is my direct connection there.You and I are probably cousins a few different times.I was a Clawson and there are all kinds of Stutevilles, Brazzil, & Evetts mixed up in our families.
Kathy Wray
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Re: My John Wesley Brazzil
Robert Johnston 6/07/02