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Male 1921 - 1988  (66 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Orval Lee Brothers was born 6 Sep 1921, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA (son of John Buford Brothers and Sadie Ethel Beaver); died 1 Jun 1988, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 3 Jun 1988, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Obituary:

    Orval Lee Brothers, 66, died Wednesday evening, June 1, 1988 in Seymour Hospital.

    Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Seymour Memorial Funeral Home with Paul Evans, minister of Church of Christ, and the Rev. Lloyd McIntosh, pastor of First Assembly of God Church, officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery.

    Brothers was born on September 6, 1921, in Seymour. He was a lifetime resident of Seymour. He was a shoe repairman. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of Church of Christ.

    Survivors include a brother, Jake of Wichita Falls.

    (Published in The Seymour Baylor County Banner on June 9, 1988)


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Buford Brothers was born 24 Nov 1891, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA (son of Jesse Thomas Brothers and Maggie Walker); died 9 Mar 1965, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 11 Mar 1965, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Obituary:

    SEYMOUR - Funeral for John Buford Brothers, 73, was to be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Seymour Church of Christ with Leslie Mickey, minister, officiating, assisted by Bob Pohlman, Goree Church of Christ minister. Burial was to be in Riverview Cemetery under direction of Elliston Funeral Home.

    Mr. Brothers died at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday at Baylor County Hospital after an illness of four days. He had been a resident of Baylor County for the past 59 years, where he worked as a shoe cobbler.

    Born Nov. 24, 1891 in Temple, he married Sadie Ethel Beavers in Baylor County, April 4, 1915. He was an elder in the Church of Christ here.

    Survivors include his wife; three sons, J. W. of Wichita Falls, Weldon of Albuquerque, N.M., and Orval of Seymour; two daughters, Miss Delta Mae Brothers and Miss Pauline Brothers, both of Seymour; two brothers, Sam and Bernie, both of Fort Worth; one sister, Mrs. T. R. Nix of Seymour; and two grandchildren.

    (Published in the Abilene Reporter News on March 11, 1965)

    John married Sadie Ethel Beaver 22 Apr 1915, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA. Sadie was born 22 Apr 1892, Erath County, Texas, USA; died 17 Oct 1972, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 18 Oct 1972, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sadie Ethel Beaver was born 22 Apr 1892, Erath County, Texas, USA; died 17 Oct 1972, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 18 Oct 1972, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Obituary:

    Mrs. Brothers Rites October 18

    Funeral services for Mrs. J.B. Brothers were held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, in the Church of Christ with Paul Epps, Minister, officiating.

    Mrs. Brothers died at 3:35 a.m. October 17 in the Seymour Hospital after a lengthy illness.

    Pallbearers were nephews, Lonnie Gross of Andrews, Robert Nix of Munday, Eidsel Brothers of Fort Worth, Charles Beaver of Wichita Falls, Robert Brothers and Loyd King of Seymour.

    Burial was in Riverview Cemetery under the direction of Elliston - Archer Funeral Home.

    Sadie Ethel Beaver was born to Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Beaver April 22, 1892 in Erath County. She became a member of the Church of Christ at an early age. The Beaver family came to Baylor County in 1905. She married John B. Brothers, who died in 1965, April 22, 1915. To this union was born three sons, J.W. (Jake) of Wichita Falls, Orval of Seymour, Weldon who died in the Philippine Islands in 1969, Two daughters, Delta Mae and Pauline of Seymour.

    Also surviving are a brother Sam Beaer of Seymour, Two sisters Mrs. Ada Brothers of Wichita Falls and Mrs. Ida King of Texas City, Two grandchildren also survive - Deborah Cox of Paris, Texas and Eugene of San Angelo.

    Many pleasant memories are left behind by the life and example she lived. She lived for God, the Church, her family and friends.

    Those attending from out of town: Glenna Brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Brothers, San Angelo; Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Brothers, Mrs. Ada Brothers, Lucille Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn King, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaver and Leroy of Wichita Falls, Mrs. Ida King, Texas City, Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Brothers, Eidsel and Royce Brothers, Doris Holt and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Priddy of Forth Worth, Diane Ward, Crowell, Robert Beaver and Betty Hall of Burkburnett, Peggy Randolph of Temple Oklahoma, Wanda McClure and Janice Givins of Electra, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nix, Munday, Mr. and Mrs. Homer High of Seagraves, Mrs. Claude Gross and Lonnie Gross of Andrews.

    (Published in The Seymour Baylor County Banner on October 26, 1972)

    Children:
    1. Delta Mae Brothers was born 12 Apr 1918, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 8 Jun 1986, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 10 Jun 1986, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    2. Jessie Wilson Brothers was born 21 Jan 1920, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 14 Jan 1992, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA; was buried , Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    3. 1. Orval Lee Brothers was born 6 Sep 1921, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 1 Jun 1988, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 3 Jun 1988, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    4. Pauline Inez Brothers was born 28 Aug 1923, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 8 Oct 1976, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 10 Oct 1976, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    5. Buford Weldon Brothers was born 27 Mar 1929, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; died 14 Apr 1969, Philippines; was buried 21 Apr 1969, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jesse Thomas Brothers was born 7 Dec 1862, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA (son of Jesse Brothers and Susan Ann Powell); died 15 Jul 1938, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 16 Jul 1938, Cache Creek Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.

    Jesse — Maggie Walker. Maggie (daughter of Samuel H. Walker and Sarah Bigham) was born 15 Mar 1864, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died 1927, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried , Cache Creek Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Maggie Walker was born 15 Mar 1864, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA (daughter of Samuel H. Walker and Sarah Bigham); died 1927, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried , Cache Creek Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    Children:
    1. Ethel Birdie Brothers was born 30 Nov 1885, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 28 Dec 1963, Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, USA; was buried 30 Dec 1963, Gaines County Cemetery - Seagraves, Texas, USA.
    2. Jessie Samuel Brothers was born 1 Feb 1890, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 27 Dec 1966, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; was buried 30 Dec 1966, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    3. 2. John Buford Brothers was born 24 Nov 1891, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA; died 9 Mar 1965, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 11 Mar 1965, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    4. Rhaud Homer Brothers was born 23 Aug 1893, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA; died 16 Jan 1949, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 17 Jan 1949, Riverview Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    5. Marvin Brothers was born 2 Aug 1895, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA; died 12 Aug 1953, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA; was buried 14 Aug 1953, Crestview Memorial Park - Wichita Falls, Texas, USA.
    6. Maudie Ina Brothers was born 13 Apr 1897, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA; died 25 Nov 1977, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 27 Nov 1977, Old Seymour Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    7. Bernie Anul Brothers was born 2 Jul 1905, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA; died 7 Dec 1972, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; was buried 9 Dec 1972, Laurel Land Memorial Park - Fort Worth, Texas, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jesse Brothers was born 1835, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA (son of Francis Brothers and Sarah Jane Penn); died 14 Jun 1893, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Powell Cemetery - Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

    Notes:

    Jesse Brothers was born circa 1835, in Rutherford County, near Fosterville, Tennessee. He was the son of Francis Brothers and Sarah Penn Brothers who came to Fosterville (Twentieth) District from Virginia around 1815. On September 1, 1855, he married Susan Powell, daughter of John and Annie Glawson Powell of Millersburg, and began farming. Brothers was a reluctant soldier of the Confederate Army, having been drafted into service by conscription authorities. He enlisted in Company F, Eighteenth Tennessee Infantry Regiment, CSA, at LaVergne as a private on November 4, 1862. He fought at the Battle of Murfreesboro, December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863, without receiving a wound and was with the company during the army's recruit to Tullahoma following the battle. Receiving the news that the army was pullling back toward Chattanooga, thus giving control of Middle Tennessee to the Federals. Brothers decided not to participate in any further service in the army and came back home to Fosterville in June 1863. After the war, he resumed his farming activites and raising a family. His first wife, Susan Ann Powell, died in May 1874, and on December 3, 1874, he married Nancy Ann Linch, daughter of Elethia Dearing Linch of Bedford County. Brothers died on June 14, 1863 (1893), and is buried in the Powell Cemetery near Fosterville.

    Jesse married Susan Ann Powell 2 Sep 1855, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. Susan (daughter of John Powell and Annie Glosson) was born 9 Nov 1834, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 24 May 1874, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Powell Cemetery - Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susan Ann Powell was born 9 Nov 1834, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA (daughter of John Powell and Annie Glosson); died 24 May 1874, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Powell Cemetery - Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.
    Children:
    1. James William Brothers was born 12 Aug 1857, Millersburg, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 16 Jul 1927, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; was buried 20 Jul 1927, Haynes Cemetery - Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.
    2. Paralee Brothers was born 14 Sep 1859, Millersburg, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 3 Jul 1921, Green Forest, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery - Green Forest, Arkansas, USA.
    3. 4. Jesse Thomas Brothers was born 7 Dec 1862, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 15 Jul 1938, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 16 Jul 1938, Cache Creek Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.
    4. Daniel Edward Brothers was born 1 Jul 1865, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 23 Jul 1947, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Fosterville Cemetery - Fosterville, Tennessee, USA.
    5. John Franklin Brothers was born 5 Feb 1867, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 22 Dec 1953, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; was buried 24 Dec 1953, Forest Park Cemetery - Houston, Texas, USA.
    6. Charlie Mitchell Brothers was born 10 Feb 1872, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 17 May 1937, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; was buried 18 May 1937, Haynes Cemetery - Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.
    7. Burl Reynolds Brothers was born 4 Apr 1874, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 26 Jun 1936, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; was buried 27 Jun 1936, Fosterville Cemetery - Fosterville, Tennessee, USA.

  3. 10.  Samuel H. Walker was born 12 May 1819, Virginia, USA; died 1 May 1907, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried 2 May 1907, Cache Creek Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Obituary:

    Mr. Walker on Wesley Harrison's place four miles west of town died Wednesday night about nine o'clock and was buried in the Cache Creek cemetery Thursday afternoon. He was the father of Mrs. J.T. Brothers, who lives on Howe Bros. place, but lived with his granddaughter, Mrs. J.B. Bryant. He had no special disease, but died of old age. He would have been 88 years old next Sunday.

    (Obituary of The Seymour Baylor County Banner on May 3, 1907)

    Samuel married Sarah Bigham 11 Jun 1844. Sarah (daughter of Elihu Hall Bigham and Mary Jane Lisenby) was born 1823, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 19 Feb 1891, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sarah Bigham was born 1823, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA (daughter of Elihu Hall Bigham and Mary Jane Lisenby); died 19 Feb 1891, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.
    Children:
    1. John William Walker was born 31 Mar 1845, Bell Buckle, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died 28 Jun 1919, Hamlin, Jones County, Texas, USA; was buried 29 Jun 1919, Neinda Cemetery - Neinda, Texas, USA.
    2. Mary Jane Walker was born abt. 1848, Bell Buckle, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died bef. 1860, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.
    3. Nancy Elizabeth Walker was born 5 Oct 1849, Bell Buckle, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died 9 Jun 1930, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; was buried , Mount Olivet Cemetery - Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
    4. Thomas Hugh Walker was born 17 Jul 1853, Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; died 4 Mar 1937, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; was buried 6 Mar 1937, Fosterville Cemetery - Fosterville, Tennessee, USA.
    5. Susan Walker was born 6 Aug 1856, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died 19 Feb 1892, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; was buried , Stephenson Cemetery - Webbs Jungle, Tennessee, USA.
    6. Elihu Bingham Walker was born 21 Mar 1858, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died 14 Feb 1938, Limestone County, Texas, USA; was buried 15 Feb 1938, Shead Cemetery - Limestone County, Texas, USA.
    7. Joseph Walker was born abt. 1863, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.
    8. 5. Maggie Walker was born 15 Mar 1864, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; died 1927, Seymour, Baylor County, Texas, USA; was buried , Cache Creek Cemetery - Seymour, Texas, USA.


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