Rebecca Brosius (1861 - 1898)

Born 1861 in Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 7 Sep 1898 at about age 37 in Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Rebecca Brosius was born in South Shenango Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, in about 1861, the same year her father, Adam Brosius, died. It is not known whether she was born before or after his death. Her mother, Margrette Mooney, married John Rodgers while Rebecca was still quite young (they were married by 1864). This stepfather brought the family to Kansas in about 1869. They appeared in the 1870 census in Bourbon county.^[1] By 1873, they had relocated to Howard county (now Chautauqua county) in Belleville Township near the town of Peru, as Margrette died there and was buried in Peru Cemetery.^[2] The death of her mother evidently affected Rebecca quite strongly.

In 1875, Rebecca was residing in Belleville Township, in the household of P. N. Williams. Her position in the household is not identified, but it is presumed she was working as a domestic servant.^[3]

In 1878, Rebecca may have returned temporarily to South Shenango. She had retained ownership of the land she had inherited from her father, and her guardian ad litem (required, as she was still a minor), David McKinley, petitioned the court for permission to sell the land. It was sold on 25 Apr 1878 to Henry Myers.^[4]

The 1880 census found her working as a domestic servant in the household of Samuel D. Thomason in Sedan, Chautauqua, Kansas.^[5]

In 1898, a short death notice appeared in the Sedan Lance:

John Brosius received intelligence Wednesday that his sister had died at Ossawatomie. The remains were shipped to Peru and will be buried there today.^[6]

According to information sent to me many years ago by a cousin, Rebecca had been committed to the asylum at Osawatomie for melancholia due to the death of her mother. It was there that she died. Unfortunately, so far the hospital has not been responsive to my inquiries, and I have been unable to verify this information.Brosius-115 04:59, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

See also "The Brosius Family: South Shenango, 1861," "The Brosius Family: South Shenango, 1862-1863," "The Brosius Family: Margrette’s Second Marriage," "Rodgers-Brosius family in Bourbon county, 1869-1873ish," "Brosius family in Howard County, Kansas 1873ish-1875," and "Brosius Family in Chautauqua County, 1875-1880" at the Heritage Huntress blog.

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, Bourbon, Kansas, population schedule, Mill Creek, p. 12, dwelling 88, family 88, Household of John Rodgers; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 July 2020), memorial page for Margrett A. Rodgers (unknown–11 Jul 1873), Find A Grave: Memorial #19172677, citing Peru Cemetery, Peru, Chautauqua County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Judy Mayfield (contributor 46636512) .
3. ↑ 1875 Kansas State Census, Howard, Kansas, population schedule, Belleville Twp, p. 10, dwelling 76, family 76, line 9, Rebecca Brosius; digital images, Ancestry, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 1 Feb 2014); citing Roll: ks1875_3, 1875 Kansas State Census, Microfilm reels K-1 – K-20, Kansas State Historical Society.
4. ↑ Crawford, Pennsylvania, Orphans’ Court Record 753, No. 17: Petition of David McKinley Guardian of Rebecca Brosius for leave to sell real estate, April Term 1878; Crawford County Office of the Clerk of Courts, Meadville. Xerox copy sent to author by Gloria Brosius.
5. ↑ 1880 U.S. census, Chautauqua, Kansas, population schedule, Sedan, enumeration district (ED) 15, p. 31, dwelling 290, family 298, Rebecca Brosius; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 11 Nov 2006); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 375.
6. ↑ Sedan Lance, 8 Sept 1898, p. 3, col. 3; digital images, America's GenealogyBank (www.genealogybank.com : accessed 15 Aug 2011), Historical Newspapers.

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 November 2020), memorial page for Rebecca Brosius (unknown–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #24270406, citing Peru Cemetery, Peru, Chautauqua County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Del Huggins (contributor 46823179) .
• Crawford, Pennsylvania, Orphans’ Court Record 246, Petition of Rebecca Brotious for Guardian, 7 Apr 1869; Crawford County Office of the Clerk of Courts, Meadville.