Squire Brockman (abt. 1873 - abt. 1951)

Born about 1873 in Missouri

Ancestors

Husband of Melissa (Whitney) Brockman — married 20 Sep 1899 in Buchanan, Missouri

Husband of Jenny Mae (Unknown) Brockman — married 7 Apr 1931 (to 26 Jul 1936) in Weld, Colorado

Died about 7 Apr 1951 at about age 78 in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado

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Biography

Squire Brockman was involved in the westward expansion of the USA. See Westward Ho!.

Squire Brockman is a part of US Black heritage.

Early Life

Squire was born about 1873, Missouri to the parents of Hiram Brockman and Nancy Dodson. He was the son of former slaves.

Resident 1880 - Saline, Miller Co. Missouri.^[1]

• Enumerated:
• Lewis age 21 b:1859, MO.
• Andrew age 17 b:1863, MO.
• James age 15 b:1865, MO.
• Gabriel age 10 b:1870, MO.
• Squire age 7 b:1873, MO.
• Eliza age 6 b:1874, MO.
• Emily Dodson mother in law age 81 b:1799, NC.

Marriage 1

He (age 26) married Melissa Whitney (age 29) 20 Sep 1899, Buchanan, Missouri.^[2] No record of children.

Resident 1900 - St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri.^[3]

• Also enumerated is
• Emily Whitney mother-in-law, widowed age 52 b:Jun 1848, KY.
• John Whitney brother-in-law age 24 b:Nov 1896, KY.

Kansas

1905 (Ancestry) - Elwood, Doniphan, Kansas. Squire Brockman, 27, m, b, owns, free of mortgage, house, dwelling 80, famly 80, hodcarrier, b MO, to KS from MO, number of months unemployed 6

• Malissa Brockman, 34, f, bKY, to KS from MO, housekeeper

John Whitney, 25, m, bKY, to KS from MO, labor

1910 (Ancestry)- Washington, Doniphan, Kansas Doniphan Street Brockman, Squire, head, m, mu, 38, m1, 10 yrs, b MO, fb VA, mb DK, blacksmith, working out, not a veteran, renting house, out of work 0

• ...Malisa, f, b, 40, m1, 10yrs, mother of 0, b KY, fb KY, mb KY

Whitney, William, brother in law, m, b, 46, m1, 10 yrs, b KY, fb KY, mb KY, farm laborer, working out, not a veteran, out of work 12 wks.

Military

September 1918 - United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. ^[4] Registration in Weld, Colorado at the age of 45. Occ. Blacksmithing and Farming self, Nearest Relative Melissa Brockman.

Property

Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office, Greeley 15 Sep 1919 , Dearfield, Weld, Colorado. Warranty Deed no 307591 from Oliver T. Jackson to Squire Brockman "This Warranty Deed was filed for record at 9 o'clock AM Sept 27th 1919"

This Deed, made this Fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nineteen Oliver T. Jackson of the Town of Dearfield, County of Weld and State of Colorado....and Squire Brockman........for the sum of Two Hundred .....Lot 21 & 22 of Block 11 in the town of Dearfield. Notarized by Minerva J. Jackson 15 Sept 1919

1920 (Ancestry) - Green City, Weld, Colorado. Brockman, Squire, head, owns free and clear, m, b, 46, married, b MO, fb VA, mb VA, blacksmith, own shop, working on own account. Mellisa, wife, f, b, 50, b KY, fb KY, mb KY, ?,^[5]

Resident 1930 - Green City, Weld, Colorado. (Ancestry)

Marriage 2

Marriage - 7 Apr 1931, Ft Morgan, Colorado.

Divorce - Jenny Mae Brockman, married 7 Apr 1931, Ft Morgan, Colorado, divorced July 26, 1936.^[6]No record of children.

Resident 1940 - Green City, Weld, Colorado.^[7]

• widowed. Also enumerated is brother - in - law John Whitney age 66 b:1874, KY.

Old Age Pension - Mar-Aug 1940, Weld County, Colorado.

Death

April 6, 1951, Funeral notice : Services for Squire Brockman, 81, a blacksmith, will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. from Macy's drawing room with interment at Linn Grove. Brockman was the last of the original Negro settlers of Deerfield.

He passed away about 1951, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado.^[8]

Buried at Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBN-7Q4?cc=1417683&wc=XH23-SP8%3A1589408163%2C1589395041%2C1589395564%2C1589396085 : 24 December 2015), Missouri > Miller > Saline > ED 107 > image 23 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
2. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99CT-G9MM-1?cc=2060668&wc=Z3J5-JWL%3A352337001%2C1583571401 : 26 April 2019), Buchanan > Marriage records 1898-1900 vol O-P > image 210 of 524; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZ2P-WC?cc=1325221&wc=9BQK-S5M%3A1030552401%2C1031140301%2C1031640601 : 5 August 2014), Missouri > Buchanan > ED 68 Washington Township St. Joseph city Ward 6 > image 13 of 46; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G17L-6ZM?cc=1968530&wc=9FHY-SP6%3A928310401%2C928434301 : 9 September 2019), Colorado > Weld County no 1; A-Milton, Fred W. > image 950 of 4757; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR63-HHD?cc=1488411&wc=QZJG-2RG%3A1036469801%2C1038842201%2C1036680401%2C1589333803 : 10 September 2019), Colorado > Weld > Green > ED 245 > image 1 of 7; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "Colorado Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WY-TJHS?cc=2043439&wc=M612-FZ3%3A348714601 : 7 September 2019), Beaton, Lena N-Brown, Tressie M > image 3852 of 4521; Colorado State Archives, Denver.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MR-C5ZX?cc=2000219&wc=QZXG-R6H%3A790103801%2C791097701%2C790263901%2C791253201 : accessed 5 May 2021), Colorado > Weld > Election Precinct 23 > 62-38 Election Precinct 23 Green City > image 3 of 7; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
8. ↑ Weld County Genealogical Society - http://www.weldgenerations.org/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=5&medialinkID=6
9. ↑ Find A Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65216393/squire-brockman

• The Projects of the Weld County Genealogical Society - http://www.weldgenerations.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I18&tree=Deerfield
• Greeley Tribune, Colorado. Greeley., "Brockman Funeral Saturday," 6 Apr 1951, p. 11.