Person:Benjamin Brothers (2)

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Benjamin Brothers
b.28 Sep 1841 Noble County, Ohio
m. 10 Jul 1835
  1. Daniel Brothers1836 - 1894
  2. Stephen Brothers1837 - 1915
  3. Rachel Brothers1838 - 1904
  4. Nancy Brothers1840 - 1928
  5. Benjamin Brothers1841 - 1919
  6. Sarah J. Brothers1843 -
  7. Mary Ann Brothers1846 - 1898
  8. Isaiah Brothers1848 - 1924
  9. Mary Eleanor Brothers1849 - 1923
  10. Belinda Brothers1850 - 1928
m. 20 Dec 1862
  1. Ella Brothers
  2. John Brothers1866 - 1940
  3. Wesley J. Brothers1868 -
  4. Josiah Brothers1870 - 1951
  5. Deborah Brothers1873 - 1924
  6. William Brothers1877 - 1924
  7. Daniel Robert Brothers1879 - 1959
  8. Barbara Ellen Brothers1881 -
  9. Noah Brothers1885 - 1949
Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Brothers
Gender Male
Birth? 28 Sep 1841 Noble County, Ohio
Marriage 20 Dec 1862 Cameron, Noble County, Ohioto Margaret Ellen Westbrook
Death? 17 May 1919 Pleasants County, West Virginia
Burial? 1919 McMullen Cemetery, Wood County, West Virginia

Pleasants County, West Virginia Biographies

From Hardesty's History of Pleasants County, West Virginia

GRANT DISTRICT.

BENONIN BROTHERS - was born in Noble county, Ohio, September 16, 1841, and is a son of John and Deborah (Helms) Brothers, residents of that State and county. December 31, 1862, he married, also in Noble county, and in 1881 he cast his lot in with the people of Pleasants county, West Virginia, settling in Grant district, and combining the tilling of the soil with the occupation of school teaching. The lady whom he chose to journey with him through life, was Margaret Ellen, daughter of Wesley Jackson and Barbara Ellen (McMullen) Westbrooks, and she was born in Belmont county, Ohio, August 20, 1844. Her parents now live on the little Kanawha, in Wirt county, this State. Both her grandfathers were soldiers in the war of 1812, and her father served in the Union army in the war of 1861, three years; he was in the 116th Ohio Volunteers, and participated in all the many engagements of that regiment. Several of her uncles and cousins served through the entire war. The children born to bless the wedded life of Mr. and Mrs. Brothers, seven in number, are as follows: John, born April 23, 1866; Wesley J., April 21, 1868; Josiah, April 24, 1870; Deborah, December 11, 1873; Willie, June 22, 1877; Daniel, August 14, 1879; Barbara Ellen, June 2, 1881; all live at home. Mr. Brothers' postoffice address is Willow Island, Pleasants county, West Virginia.