Born in Tennessee, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Walter Watt Brashears
— married
17 Dec 1829 in Tennessee United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Dioclesion W Brashears and James Basham (Brashears) Brashers
Died
at age 52
in Turnback Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jun 2011
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Biography
Walter Brashers married Elizabeth Basham December 17, 1829 in Lawrence County, Tennessee. They moved, with their four older children, to Lawrence County, Missouri in 1836. There they continued to increase the size of their family. Elizabeth died in Feb. 1863. It is said that Walter was killed by bushwhackers a few days after witnessing a gang of them stealing neighboring horses
They were the parents of 16 children:
- Children of Elizabeth Basham and Walter Watt Brashear
- * Dioclesion Brashear+ b. 9 Sep 1830, d. 9 Aug 1906
- * Elizabeth Elender Brashear+ b. 1 Jul 1832, d. Wft Est 1859-1926
- * Robert Washington Brashear+ b. 29 Dec 1833, d. 23 Aug 1863
- * Artie Eunice Brashear Artisa Miney+ b. 11 Jun 1836
- * Sarah Jane Brashear+ b. 1 Dec 1837
- * Martha Ann Brashear+ b. 10 Jun 1839, d. 17 Jun 1889
- * Jesse Rankin Brashear+ b. 5 Jan 1841, d. 25 Jun 1916
- * William Walter Brashear+ b. 30 Apr 1842, d. 7 Jul 1910
- * Matilda Lucinda Brashear+ b. 4 Jun 1843, d. 31 Oct 1915
- * Mary Angeline Polly Brashear b. 29 Aug 1844, d. Wft Est 1871-1938
- * Catherine Adaline Brashear b. 29 Aug 1844, d. 1933
- * James Basham Brashear+ b. 20 Aug 1846, d. 7 Sep 1935
- * Isaac Jackson Brashear b. 8 Mar 1848, d. 15 Jun 1911
- * Caroline Melissa Brashear+ b. 24 Jun 1849, d. 12 Mar 1908
- * Reuben Dobbin Brashear+ b. 5 Oct 1850, d. 29 Mar 1889
- * Melinda Kay Brashear+ b. 18 Aug 1852, d. 25 Feb 1903
Sources
United States Census, 1850 Name Walter Brashears Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Lawrence county, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Gender Male Age 38 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1812 House Number 214
- Walter Brashears M 38
- Elizabeth Brashears F 41 Tennessee
- Drochelison Brashears M 20 Tennessee
- Elizabeth Brashears F 18 Tennessee
- Robert W Brashears M 16 Tennessee
- Artinsa Brashears F 14 Tennessee
- Sally J Brashears F 12 Missouri
- Martha A Brashears F 11 Missouri
- John R Brashears M 9 Missouri
- William W Brashears M 7 Missouri
- Lucinda Brashears F 6 Missouri
- Catharine Brashears F 5 Missouri
- Polly A Brashears F 5 Missouri
- James Brashears M 4 Missouri
- Isaac I Brashears M 3 Missouri
- Catharine Brashears F 2 Missouri
- Citing this Record "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ8-RGC : 12 April 2016), Walter Brashears, Lawrence county, Lawrence, Missouri, United States; citing family 218, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
United States Census, 1860 Name Walter Brashers Event Type Census Event Date 1860 Event Place Turnback Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Gender Male Age 45 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1815 Birthplace Tennessee Page 55
- Walter Brashers M 45 Tennessee
- Elizabeth Brashers F 49 Tennessee
- Martha Brashers F 21 Missouri
- Jesse Brashers M 19 Missouri
- William Brashers M 18 Missouri
- Lucy Brashers F 17 Missouri
- Adeline Brashers F 16 Missouri
- Angeline Brashers F 16 Missouri
- James Brashers M 14 Missouri
- Caroline Brashers F 12 Missouri
- Isaac Brashers M 10 Missouri
- Reuben Brashers M 9 Missouri
- Melinda Brashers F 8 Missouri
- Citing this Record "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ4-H2X : 14 December 2017), Walter Brashers, 1860.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Basham-90 created through the import of a20y4f_871495rae7f33g0ez2447w.ged on Jun 24, 2011 by Lori Cleveland. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lori and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~1.56%
Julie Willard
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JulWillFair
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~1.56%
Katherine (Johnson) Ogilvie :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
JP Schell :
23andMe, GEDmatch JA903014C1 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EQ2238330 [compare], Ancestry member jilllschell
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~0.78%
JJ Schell :
23andMe, GEDmatch LX154509C1 [compare]
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch LX7117881 [compare]
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