Person:Samuel Brownfield (2)

The text, Descendants of Robert Brownfield, by Royce Miller Hunt [2] has him born in 1832, but 1822 makes more sense, and Wilene had an actual birth date, whereas this text doesn't.

1843 February 12, AMY R. JONES md. SAMUEL BROWNFIELD, Champaign Co., IL.

ca. 1846, according to the 1880 census for Isaac and Berthena VEATCH, Berthena was born somewhere in Iowa. Her sons, Charles and Frederick, stated the same for their mother's place of birth in the 1900 census.

1850 Champaign Co., IL, census, p.116A, Census District No. 21, Nov. 2, 1850, J. Hollingworth: 400/___, SAMUEL BROWNFIELD, 25 M W, farmer, $800 real, KY; Amy, 25 F W, OH; Berttum [sic], 3 F W, [blank]; Seraphine, 5/12 F W, [blank].

BROWNFIELD, Amy R. wife of Samuel Brownfield died July 13, 1852 aged 26y 11m 25d [b. July 19, 1825] Clements Cemetery, Champaign Co., IL, in the SW 1/4 of Section 35, Somer Township, about 3.5 miles northeast of Urbana. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilccgs/cemeteries/clements.html

1860 Champaign Co., IL, census, p.458, Twp. 20N, R 9E, P.O. Urbana City, July 27, 1860, E.T. McCann: 1260/1230, SAMUEL BROWNFIELD, 38 M, farmer, $3600 real, $768 personal, KY; [2nd wife] Emily, 28 F, IN; Berthena, 13 F, IL; [**where is Seraphina?]; Marshal, 8 M, IL; James, 5 M, IL; Barbara, 4 F, IL; Joseph, 2 M, IL; Jeremiah, 2/12 M, IL. Emily cannot read/write; Berthena, Marshall attend school.

• • Seraphina might be Sarah Brownfield, 10 F, IL; on the same page with 1263/1233, Thursday Brownfield, 43 F, farmer, KY; Mary Haling, 17 F, domestic, IL; Thomas Hill, 20 M, farm hand, IN.

"Partial List of Patrons" from History of Champaign County, Illinois, 1878. Brownfield, Mrs. Emily; residence, Urbana, Sec. 31; occupation, Farmer and Stock Raiser; native of Fayette Co., Ind.; arrived in Champaign Co., 1839. Brownfield, Samuel; Died September 16, 1873; Late Husband of Emily Brownfield; native of Harrison Co., Ky; arrived in Champaign Co., 1832. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilchampa/patrons/patrons05.html

1885 April 12, Burlington, Coffey Co., KS. Lydia E. Love wrote her sister Jane Love: "Jane you once Spoke of Ant Ameys children / do you know now where they are / if so tell me and their names also" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Brownfield Gleanings, Vol. 22, Issue 3 (December 2000) includes an e-mail from Janet Edwards: ". . . info on Seraphena Brownfield Bohn. I am her GG granddaughter. . . . I have copies of pages from the family bible which list Samuel C. Brownfield died Sept. 16, 1863, Amy R. Brownfield died July 13, 1852." --courtesy Judy Tolbert <stolbert4@@socket.net >, March 15, 2004.

Excerpt from a Nov. 14, 1991, letter from Violet M. Esterman (3124 So. Wheeling Way, Apt 310, Aurora, CO 80014) published in Brownfield Gleanings, Vol. 14, Issue 1 (1992): "They did bury in the [wrought iron] enclosure [in the Clements Cemetery] the first wife of . . . Samuel Brownfield, whose name was Amy R. Jones. Samuel and she had three children by that time. I have met one of the descendants who lives in Anderson, IN. She is Betty Brownfield." --courtesy Judy Tolbert <stolbert4@@socket.net >, who states: "I personally have been in that cemetery and Amy's grave is in that enclosure."

1. ↑ Hunt, Royce Miller. Descendants of Robert Brownfield
   [1].

   Children of JOHN BROWNFIELD and ANNA CLEMENTS are:...
   xiii. SAMUEL BROWNFIELD, b. 1832; d. Abt. 1863; m. EMILE VEATCH, 22 Dec 1853, Champaign County, IL. Notes for SAMUEL BROWNFIELD: Samuel served in the Civil War with the 10th IL CAV.