Person:Absolom Brandenburg (1)

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Absolom Brandenburg
  • HAbsolom BrandenburgAbt 1780 - 1851
  • WEsther FrakesAbt 1795 - Bet 1846 & 1850
m. 11 Aug 1815
  1. Elizabeth Brandenburg1816 - 1872
  2. Louisiana Brandenburg1819 - 1899
  3. Sarah Ann Brandenburg1823 - 1863
  4. Mary Brandenburg1824 - Abt 1865
  5. Henry BrandenburgAbt 1827 - Abt 1880
  6. Green A. BrandenburgAbt 1830 - Abt 1900
  7. Catherine BrandenburgAbt 1834 -
  8. Caroline BrandenburgAbt 1836 -
Facts and Events
Name Absolom Brandenburg
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1780 Hampshire County, Virginia
Marriage 11 Aug 1815 Harrison County, IndianaConsent of father, John Frakes, of Hardin Co, Kentucky
to Esther Frakes
Census[1] 1840 Harrison County, Indiana
Census[2] 1850 Harrison County, Indiana
Death? Oct 1851 McCracken County, Kentucky(data taken from undocumented family sources)

Harrison County, Indiana, 1840 census:[1]

Brandenburg, Absolom (agriculture = 1; manufacturing = 1)
Males
under 5 - 2
5-10 - 1
10-15 - 1
30-40 - 1
Females
under 5 - 1
5-10 - 1
15-20 - 1
20-30 - 1

Harrison County, Indiana, 1850 census:[2]

Brandenburg, Absalom 64 yrs Farmer b. Kentucky
      Susan 36 yrs b. Indiana
      Henry 23 yrs Farmer b. Indiana
      Green 20 yrs Farmer b. Indiana
      David 9 yrs b. Indiana
      John 6 yrs b. Indiana
      L. J. [m] 3 yrs b. Kentucky
      Susan 3 yrs b. Kentucky
Asher, Mary 53 yrs b. Kentucky
NOTE: David, John, L.J. & Susan are not his children.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Harrison, Indiana, United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M704)
    p. 269.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harrison, Indiana, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432)
    p. 161B, dwelling/family 11/11.
  3.   United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records
    26 May 1826.

    "Absolem Brandenburg of Harrison County, Indiana"

    E half of SE quarter, Sect 25, Twp 5 South, Range 3 East - 80 acres.