Samuel Perry Breazeale (1836 - 1915)

Ancestors Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early Life 1.2 First Marriage and Civil War 1.3 Pickens and Second Marriage 1.4 A note on spelling 2 Sources 3 Notes

Biography

Early Life

Samuel Perry Brezeale was born 20 Feb 1836 in Pickens County, the four of six children of Lucinda Brezeale all born between 1828 and 1841 and given her maiden name. The father of these children remains a mystery - in the 1840 census Lucinda is listed as the head of household and lives with her mother and children, with no male resident listed. By the 1850 census, Lucinda had married Robert Scott, her mother, and her children were living in his household.

First Marriage and Civil War

Samuel Perry married Sarah Ann Duncan (exact year unknown) and in the 1860 census they were still living in Pickens County and had two children, William Jefferson and John Mattison. Sometime between the 1860 census and the onset of the Civil War, they moved to Blue Pond, Alabama. Samuel Perry joined Co M 7th Regiment AL Calvary. He fought with the Confederacy until the war's end, surrendering with Joe Johnston's Army in Bentonville, NC, in April 1865.

After returning home, he and Ann had one more child George Washington. Ann passed away shortly after. Now a widower with a baby and three young boys, he decided to walk home to Pickens. The boys took turns riding the old white horse and the baby was carried in a tow sack. He came across a river too wide to cross (likely the Chattahoochee) and had to sell the horse for toll money, making the rest of the journey home on foot.

Company, M, 7th Regiment Alabama Calvary, CSA.

Pickens and Second Marriage

Sameul Perry made his home about four miles west of Pickens near the Twelve Mile River. He married Sarah Martha Murphree (it was her family's land he settled on). They had six children together. Family lore tells that she intended for the land to be inherited by her children and not Samuel Perry's older children (the land is still owned by her descendants as of 2020). They are buried in the Baker family cemetery alongside Sarah's parents and maternal grandparents.

A note on spelling

Samuel Perry's spelling of his surname fluctuates throughout the historical record. His mother Lucinda is listed as "Brazile" on the 1840 census. On the 1860 census he's listed as "Breazeale." On the Civil War Soldiers index, he's under "Braseel" and "Brazil" in the 1866 Alabama census. In his final resting place he and Sarah Murphree are listed as "Brezeal," it appears no more letters could have fit on the headstone but whether this is a cause or an effect of the spelling is unknown. The descendants of his children with Sarah Ann Duncan use the spelling "Brezeale," the descendants of Sarah Murphree use the spelling "Breazeale."

Spouses:

• Ann Duncan Brezeal (1832 - 1866)
• Sarah Murphree Brezeale (1843 - 1930)^[1]

Children:

• William Jefferson Breazeale (1857 - 1919)
• John Mattison Breazeale (1859 - 1936)
• Jordan B Breazeale (1861 - 1953)
• George Washington Brezeal (1866 - 1942) [ Find A Grave: Memorial #32612798 ]
• Martha Ann Breazeale Ellenburg (1870 - 1927)
• Joseph Norton Brezeale (1872 - 1934)
• Henry Smith Breazeale (1872 - 1955)
• J. Frank Breazeale (1877 - 1958)
• Edward Thomas Breazeale (1881 - 1971)
• Mira Breazeale Aiken (1887 - 1974)

Siblings:

• Leander Smith Breazeale (1828 - 1912)
• Barbry L Breazeale Hughey (1833 - 1907)
• Elizabeth Marzeila Breazeale Blackstone (1841 - 1913)

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: Name: Samuel Perry Breazeale Gender: Male Birth Place: SC Birth Year: 1836 Spouse Name: Sarah Murphree Spouse Birth Place: SC Spouse Birth Year: 1843 Marriage Year: 1868 Number Pages: 1 Source Citation Source number: 317.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SDW Source Information Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

• Samuel Perry Brezeale BIRTH 20 Feb 1836 DEATH 31 Dec 1915 BURIAL Baker Cemetery Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
• Find A Grave: Memorial #38602729

• 1850 Census

Name: Perry Scott Age: 15 Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1850: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 217 Household Members: Name Age Robt Scott 32 Lucinda Scott 40 Frances Scott 19 Barberry Scott 17 Perry Scott 15 Mary Scott 10 Marzillia Scott 7 Sarah Beazeal 60 Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M432_857; Page: 466B; Image: 393

• 1860 Census Pickens District, South Carolina

Name: Perry Breazeale Age: 30 Birth Year: abt 1830 Gender: Male Birth Place: South Carolina Home in 1860: Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina Post Office: Wolf Creek Family Number: 875 Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Perry Breazeale 30 Anna Breazeale 28 Jefferson Breazeale 4 Mattison Breazeale 1 Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Regiment 5, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1225; Page: 164; Image: 333; Family History Library Film: 805225

• 1880 Census

Name: Perry Brazeale Age: 47 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1880: Pickens CH, Pickens, South Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah Brazeale Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer Household Members: Name Age Perry Brazeale 47 Sarah Brazeale 35 Jordan Brazesale 18 George Brazeale 14 Mattie Brazeale 10 Joseph Brazeale 8 Henry Brazeale 5 Franklin Brazeale 3 Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Pickens CH, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1238; Family History Film: 1255238; Page: 14C; Enumeration District: 128

• 1900 Census

Name: Samuel P Breazeale Age: 60 Birth Date: Feb 1836 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1900: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah Breazeale Marriage Year: 1865 Years Married: 35 Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Samuel P Breazeale 60 Sarah Breazeale 60 Edward T Breazeale 18 Myra L Breazeale 13 Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 1539; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1241539

• 1910 Census

Name: Samuel P Brazeale Age in 1910: 74 Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1910: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah Brazeale Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina Native Tongue: English Occupation: Farmer Industry: Home Farm Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Free Farm or House: Farm Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 42 Survivor of Union or Confederate Army or Navy: CA Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Samuel P Brazeale 74 Sarah Brazeale 66 Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1470; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 1375483

Notes

• 1st. Spouse: Ann "Annie" Duncan

Children with this marriage is Four

• 2nd. Spouse: Sarah Murphree. Mariage September 13, 1868 Pickens County, South Carolina, USA

Children with this marriage is Six

Samuel Joined Company, M, 7th Regiment Alabama Calvary, CSA.

Buried: Steele Cemetery Cherokee County, Alabama