Henry Thomas Breshears (1838 - 1921)

Born 22 Nov 1838 in Louisburg, Dallas County, Missouri, United States

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Died 1 May 1921 at age 82 in Avery, Benton County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Henry Thomas Breshears was one of fourteen children of Henry Breshears who came into Benton County and settled in 1838. In this picture are: seated, Uncle Tom (Henry Thomas) and his wife, Sabrina; standing is their son, Perry Breshears and a daughter, Lillie Breshears Johnson. Standing at far left is Della Morton, a family friend. This house, torn down in 1906 when a new one was built, was just east of the Church of the Brethren in Breshears Valley. Henry Thomas Breshears donated the land for the church and cemetery.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4X7-6D5 : accessed 25 January 2015), Henry T Breshears, Missouri, United States; citing p. 4, family 30, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,258.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #51501734

• The History Of Benton County, Missouri. 1969, Volume 1, ILLUSTRATED, Compiled And Written By: KATHLEEN KELLY WHITE, KATHLEEN WHITE MILES.

Publishers: White & Miles, Copyrighted November 1, 1969, The Printery Clinton, Mo., Warsaw, Mo., Chapter 3.

• http://genealogytrails.com/mo/benton/third_chapter.html

• http://genealogytrails.com/mo/benton/third_continue.html