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Descendants of Joseph Josiah Brabham,Sr

40. HENRY HARRISON⁴ BRABHAM (JOHN³, THOMAS², JOSEPH JOSIAH¹) was born March 14, 1838 in Washington County, Ohio, and died January 21, 1897 in York County, Nebraska. He married MARGARET JANE FISHER July 30, 1865 in Moultrie County, Illinois, daughter of JOHN FISHER and MARGARET SHORT. She was born May 26, 1845, and died June 15, 1906.

Notes for HENRY HARRISON BRABHAM:
Census:
1850: Watertown TWP, Washington County, Ohio, pg. 729 Aug 1850 line 36, Henry H. Brabham 12, b. OH. with parents and 4 siblings.

1860: Waterford, Watertown TWP, Washington County, Ohio, Henry H. Brabham 22, b. OH., living with brother George W. Brabham and new wife and his sister.

1870: Moultrie County, Illinois, Brabham, Henry H. 32, farmer 500, b. OH.,with wife Margaret J. son Edward. next door to John Riggs and Diantha, (Henry's cousin)

1880: York County, Nebraska, town 12 R 4W ED 115, pg. 11, 1 Jun 1880, Henry H. mw 42, farmer, b. OH., father b. VA. mother b. VA., with wife and 3 children

Soldier History: www.civilwardata.com

Henry H. Brabham

Residence not listed; 23 years old
Enlisted on 9/28/61 as a Private.

On 9/28/61 he mustered into "H" co. OH 77th Infantry he was Mustered Out on 12/22/64

He was listed as: * Wounded (date and place not stated) ( Wounded accidentally)

Promotions:
* Corpl 12/31/61
* Sergt 8/8/62

Info from Becky Kerr Rootweb page "The Tangled Web"

Henry Harrisson Brabham served in the Civil War. He was a Mess Sargent with Company H of the 77th Regiment, Ohio Infantry Volunteers. He was never at the front as his job was to round up food. He was with the men at the battle of Shiloah. He was accidentally wounded in the knee. Our family has his mustering out roll and diary. His brothers John and Stanton were also in the war. Maybe even Enos. An older brother had many farms in Illinois so he paid one of his brothers to go to war for him.
Myrtle M. Linn Frasier

From the handwriten notebook of Elizabeth Jane Brabham-Linn dated April 1902

      Some two years ago I received a letter from a Mr. Brabham of Bamberg S.C., who worte me that in early days three Brabham brothers came over from England and in thoses days when immigrants were unable to pay their passage some one would come foeward and pay it and then they were compelled to work for the party paying it untill they were paid. (Indentured Servants)
One of the brothers was sold to a man in Virginia, one to a man in North Carolina, and the third to a man in South Carolina. The Virginia brother was our great- grandfather and was a shoemaker. The hammer with wich he worked his trade is now in the hands of Aunt Rosena, Uncle Stants wife in Ohio.
You can rest assured that all the Brabhams that you ever heard of is a descandantof one of those three brothers and are all of good stuff. The one I got the letter from at Bamberg was a president of a bank at that place, but he reminded me that if ever any fourtune came over from England that the one receiving it must divide up.
Your Cousin,
J.W. Brabham
Eldest son of Enos Brabham son of John and Elizabeth Brabham of Loudoun County, Virginia

Info sent to me from Becky Kerr:

The follwing exerpts are taken from the 1864 Diary of Henry Harrison Brabham written during the Civil War while stationed at Little Rock, Arkansas I have tried to maintain the spelling much the same as he wrote it but I have added some sentence structure to make it easier to follow. I have noted throughout the diaries that Henry wrote many letters for thomas and transacted his business for him and many other. I am guessing the reason is they could not read or write well enough to conduct their own business. In some cases it may have been because he was the Sergeant.
      These entries deal with the news of Sarah Mckenna Brabhams death.
the abbreviations for his brothers names are T.J. Brab and J.P. Brabham. They stand for Thomas Jefferson Brabham and John Power Brabham.

Monday, Feb. 22, 1864 Little Rock, Ark
Smokey and quite warm.
I went over the river to the P.O. office got a letter for T.J. Brabham from J.P. Brabhm stating the Sarah, T.J.'s wife was very low, not expected to live.
yesterday James McKenna gave me ($50) to express to his wife for himand I put it in the Express office today.

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1864 Little Rock
A little smokey and quite warm.
I started to the mill whare; Thomas J. Brabham was at work. I stoped at the Post Office got a letter for him in, which was the sorofull news that his wife was dead. I went to the mill with a heavy heart. Thomas came in to camp with me.
I have filled out his papers will try to get them approved to morrow so he can go home.

Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1864 Saw Mill
Day smokey and Pleasant out this morning. T.J. Brab and I went to Captain Robinson and presented furlough papers. He readily approved them. then we tuck to Brigade Ld2 then got ready and came out to the mill.

Thursday, Feb. 25, 1864 Little Rock
some little smokey but warm and pleasant. I bought a cook stove of a man at the mill got a negro to haul it in to camp. gave him two dollars for hauling it to the river.
T.J. Brab brought his things in from the mill. We went over the river to camp got furlough then prepared to get T.J. Brab started home. I lent him ($23).

Friday, Feb. 26, 1864 Little Rock
Smokey and warm. I went with Thomas J. Brabham to the Bluffs got a ticket for him to Memphis, Tenn., the boat started from the Bluffs for Memphis at about 2 o'clock. I could not wait to see it start or the train would have left me so when the Train started I bade him good by and started..........( That was all that was visible.)

Memorial and Biographical Record Compendium of Biography, Geo. A. Ogle. & Co. Publishers, Engravers, and Book Manufacturers 1899:

      Henry H. Brabham, deceased, was for a quarter of a century one of the prominent and representaive farmers of York County. In his life span of almost sisty years he accomplished munch and left behind him an honorable record well worthy of perpetuation. He was a man of the highest respectability, and those who were most intimately associated with him speak in unqualified terms of his sterling integrity, his honor in business and his fidelity to all the duties of public and private life. He was faithful to his church, to his country and to his friends, and in his home was a most exemplary husband and father. His death, which occurred January 21, 1897, occasioned the deepest regret thoughout the community, and York county therby lost one of its most valued citizens. His portrait appears on another page of this volume.
      Mr. Brabham was born in Morgan County, Ohio, March 14, 1838, a son of John and Elizabeeth (Powers) Brabham, who had removed to that state from Pennsylvania at an early day and there spent their remaining years. Our subject was reared and educated in Washinghton County, Ohio, and there followed farming and also worked some at the cooper's trade in early life. On the 28th of September, 1861, he manifested his patriotism by enlisting in Company H, Seventy-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was in service for three years and three months, participating in the battle of Shiloh and many other engagements of less importance. While doing duty as a train guard in Arkansas, he was shot in the leg. He was honorably discharged December 22, 1864, with the rank of second sergeant.
      At the close of the war Mr. Brabham went to Moultrie County, Illinois, where he made his home for seven years, coming to York county, Nebraska, in the fall of 1872, and taking up a homestead on section 32, Arborville township, on which he located the following spring. His first home here was a dugout, later he lived in a sod house for one year, and then erected a good frame house, in which the family still reside. He broke and improved his land, at his death left a good farm of three hundred and twenty acres, under a high state of cultivation and supplied with good and substantial buidlings.
      On July 30, 1863, Mr. Brabham wedded Miss Margaret J. Fisher, a daughter of John and Margaret (Short) Fisher, natives of Illinois. Four children blessed this union, namely: Edward F., John H., George W., deceased; Elizabeth J. Mr. Brabham was an earnest Christian gentleman and as a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal church he exercised a great influence for good in the community. His political support was always given the Republican party, but never cared for the honor or emoluments of public office. Mrs. Brabham is an estimable lady, of many sterling qualities, and has a large cicle of friends in York county.

More About HENRY HARRISON BRABHAM:
Census 1: 1850, Watertown, Washington County, Ohio
Census 2: 1860, Waterford, Washington County, Ohio
Census 3: 1870, Moultrie County, Illinois
Census 4: 1880, York County, Nebraska
Dicharged: December 22, 1864
Military service: Bet. September 28, 1861 - December 22, 1864, Ohio 77th Inf. Co. H

More About HENRY BRABHAM and MARGARET FISHER:
Marriage: July 30, 1865, Moultrie County, Illinois

Children of HENRY BRABHAM and MARGARET FISHER are:

102.	i.	EDWARD FISHER⁵ BRABHAM, b. October 2, 1866, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois; d. February 2, 1948, Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon.
103.	ii.	JOHN HENRY BRABHAM, b. October 10, 1875, York County, Nebraska; d. December 5, 1954, Goodland, Kansas.
	iii.	GEORGE WALTER BRABHAM, b. July 3, 1879, York County, Nebraska; d. June 10, 1896, Bradshaw, Nebraska.
104.	iv.	ELIZABETH JANE BRABHAM, b. August 12, 1884, Arborville Twp., York County, Nebraska; d. June 19, 1969, Sabetha, Kansas.

41. MARIETTA MARETTA⁴ BRABHAM (JOHN³, THOMAS², JOSEPH JOSIAH¹) was born February 12, 1844 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, and died March 11, 1865 in Muskingum, TWP., Washington County, Ohio. She married PRESCOTT PRESLEY HILL November 10, 1860 in Washinghton County, Ohio, son of WILLIAM HILL and MARY MURPHY. He was born 1835 in Muskingum TWP., Washington County, Ohio, and died Bet. 1865 - 1931.

Notes for PRESCOTT PRESLEY HILL:
Prescott's lettet says he just got home which was March 26, 1866 he stayed till the 77th was disbanded

More About PRESCOTT HILL and MARIETTA BRABHAM:
Marriage: November 10, 1860, Washinghton County, Ohio

Children of MARIETTA BRABHAM and PRESCOTT HILL are:

105.	i.		EUNICE AUGUSTA⁵ HILL, b. 1861.
	ii.		HATTIE HILL, b. Abt. 1862; m. ISSAC MARSH.

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