Iowa Family Group Sheet for Jesse BREES Submitted by: Robert Hamilton Email: szhz4j@juno.com HUSBAND: Jesse BREES Birth date: 28 Jan 1806 Birthplace: Pennsylvania or Ohio Death date: 10 Jul 1896 Place of death: Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Father: Timothy BREES Mother: Elizabeth DOTY Marriage date: 6 Nov 1828 Marriage place: Preble county, Ohio WIFE: Martha Eleanor MARSH Birth date: 25 Feb 1811 Birthplace: Warren, Warren county, Pennsylvania Death date: 7 Mar 1885 Place of death: Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Father: Mulford MARSH Mother: Catherine "Caty" CLARK (also 3rd wife of Jesse's father, Timothy) CHILDREN Child No. 1: Timothy J. BREES Sex: male Birth date: 25 Nov 1830 Birthplace: Preble county, Ohio Death date: 15 Oct 1912 Place of death: Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Spouse's name: Charlotte Annis Sophia BROOKS Marriage date: 19 Apr 1858 Marriage place: Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Child No. 2: Catherine BREES Sex: female Birth date: 8 Aug 1832 Birthplace: Preble county, Ohio Death date: 13 Sep 1878 Place of death: Newton, Harvey county, Kansas Burial date: Burial place: Greenwood Cemetery, Newton, Harvey county, Kansas Spouse's name: Jarius Edward NEAL (Catherine was his second marriage of three) Marriage date: 5 Oct 1851 Marriage place: Lee county, Iowa Child No. 3: Elizabeth BREES Sex: female Birth date: 21 Jul 1834 Birthplace: Preble county, Ohio Death date: 9 Apr 1895 Place of death: Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Spouse's name: Francis CURTIS Marriage date: 4 Aug 1853 Marriage place: Marion county, Iowa Child No. 4: Joseph BREES Sex: male Birth date: 29 Jun 1836 Birthplace: Preble county, Ohio Death date: 12 Dec 1913 Place of death: Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Spouse's name: Sarah WILCUT Marriage date: 7 Aug 1855 Marriage place: Marion county, Iowa Child No. 5: Benjamin BREES Sex: male Birth date: Sep 1839 Birthplace: Preble county, Ohio Death date: 10 Nov 1869 Place of death: Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Spouse's name: Sarah Elizabeth ANDREWS Marriage date: 14 Aug 1862 Marriage place: Marion county, Iowa Child No. 6: Isaac BREES Sex: male Birth date: 22 Mar 1841 Birthplace: Iowa Death date: 26 Oct 1865 Place of death: Decatur county, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Spouse's name: Marriage date: Marriage place: Child No. 7: Simeon BREES Sex: male Birth date: 28 Apr 1844 Birthplace: Lee county, Iowa Death date: 7 Apr 1908 Place of death: Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Spouse's name: (1) Melissa J. CARLE, (2) Berthena Elizabeth JONES Marriage date: (1) 11 Mar 1868, (2) 7 Oct 1888 Marriage place: (2) Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Child No. 8: Stephen Douglas BREES Sex: male Birth date: 10 Jul 1845 Birthplace: Lee county, Iowa Death date: 9 Jul 1924 Place of death: Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Spouse's name: Ellender MILLER Marriage date: 10 Oct 1869 Marriage place: Marion county, Iowa Child No. 9: John BREES Sex: male Birth date: 9 Mar 1848 Birthplace: Franklin county, Indiana Death date: 30 May 1933 Place of death: Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Spouse's name: Mary Ellen MILLER Marriage date: 5 Mar 1869 Marriage place: Marion county, Iowa Child No. 10: Jarius BREES Sex: male Birth date: 10 Sep 1850 Birthplace: Lee county, Iowa Death date: 16 Dec 1927 Place of death: Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Burial date: Burial place: Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Spouse's name: Isabelle Casander BROOKS Marriage date: 3 Feb 1878 Marriage place: Knoxville, Marion county, Iowa Documentation and Sources: "Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa", Iowa Society, DAR, 1978, and as updated by Michael Mulford, 2004. Brees genealogy of LAM. Brees genealogy of RMB. Brees genealogy of MFS. Marion county Iowa birth, death, and marriage records. Knoxville, Iowa-area cemetery records. Knoxville, Iowa newspaper obituaries. Lee county Iowa marriage records. Harvey county Kansas marriage records. Newton, Kansas cemetery records. Newton, Kansas newspaper obituaries. Charlotte A. S. Brooks and Isabelle Casander Brooks are sisters. They are the daughters of Martin P. Brooks and Mary Jane Brees. Mary Jane Brees is the daughter of Henry Brees, who is the brother of Jesse Brees. ************************************************** Copyright © 2005 by Robert E. Hamilton. All rights reserved. http://www.iagenweb.org/state/disclaim.htm **************************************************