Julius Broyles Gen. 5, id #439, Keith #429 Edited 20140821
============== Son of Benjamin Broyles & Susan ( ) |[1]
Born: 28 Feb 1787 VA, Madison |[1]
Died: 21 Oct 1832 IN, Posey |[235]
Marr: Sarah Yager
m: 22 Oct 1811 KY, Mercer |[A]
b: 1793 KY, |[5]
d: 1868 IN, Posey |[1]
Dau of Joshua Yager & Mary Wayland |[1]
+---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
1. Allen 1812-1817 KY, Mercer c. 1841 KY, Jefferson
2. Pascal 1818 KY, Mercer c. 1880
3. James 4 Jun 1819 KY, Mercer 17 Jan 1882
4.? Lucy Ann c. 1820 KY, Mercer
5. Hiram B. 1826 KY, 14 Sep 1877 IL, Lawrence
6. Angeline 1828 KY,
7. Mary 1825-1830 KY,
8. (dau) 1830-1835 IN, Posey
Census:
+----Males----++---Females---+
1820 Briles, Julius ? KY, Mercer 3---1- ---1
1830 Briles, Julius KY, Campbell -211--1 2-1--1
Keith questions whether Julius was a son of Benjamin
because Benjamin would have been but 19 when Julius was
born. But he identifies three proofs:
1. We know Benjamin had a son Julius
2. Benjamin had a tithable son (age 16) in 1803
3. A grandson of Julius recalled Julius having a brother
named Larkin
Regarding point #2, [70] shows Benjamin adding a tithable
in 1802, not 1803. Tax records for 1803-1805 are missing,
and in 1806 he is back down to a single tithable which
suggests that Julius has already left for Kentucky.
1810 - Julius is on the Mercer Co., Ky. tax list [1]
1811 - Julius appears in Mercer Co., Ky. court
records [1]
c. 1830 - He moves to Posey Co., Ind.
1868 - Wife Sarah dies in Posey Co. and leaves a
will naming sons Paschal and James, daughter Angeline Harmon,
and granddaughters Frances, Angeline, and Mary J. Pruett, and
Elizabeth Broyles. Son Hiram, unmentioned, has moved to Illinois
and son Allen is dead. The granddaughters, we assume, are orphaned
or half-orphaned. Keith believes the Pruett girls are the daughters
of Mary who married Simon Pruett. Unfortunately Simon's children,
per the 1850 census of Vanderburgh Co., are Francis (male),
Moses, Allen, Sarah A., Mary J. (Note the son named Allen). This
is not a great match. The Elizabeth Broyles who is mentioned
might be the daughter of son Allen.
Keith gives Julius a daughter Lucy, and we find a marriage in
Gibson Co. between Lucy Ann Briles and Samuel Prewit, so there's
another possibility as to the source of the Prewit children.
Searches for Samuel and Lucy Ann have been fruitless so far, which
is what one might expect if their children were orphans.
The census records show that Julius had four sons, three
of whom we find in Gibson and Posey Co. records. The fourth
son appears to be Allen Broyles who got land in Gibson Co. in
1839 but lived in Jefferson Co., Ky. Another possibility is
Samuel Briles who married in Gibson Co. in 1849, but his age and
name spelling (Briles) suggest he is a son of Tobias Briles
in Harrison Co., Ind.
10 Apr 1832 - Julius receives a patent for 80 acres in Posey Co.
[256]
1 Aug 1839 - Allen Briles "of Posey Co." gets an 80 acre grant
for land in southern Gibson Co.
1 Oct 1840 - James Briles "of Posey Co." gets a nearby grant
of 80 acres.
Sources:
[A] Broyles, Julius; Yager, Sally; Sec: Yeager, Jonas; Wit: Fisher, Stephen Jr.; Note: c. of Joshua Y. for dau. [28]2
[1] Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, "The Broyles Family", typescript reprinted in [4]
[4] Broyles, John K., Sr., "The Broyles Family Newsletter" (periodical), self-published, 1982-2000
[235] Cemetery records by locale, FindAGrave.com
[28] Cook, "Mercer Co., Ky., Records"
[5] National Archives, U.S. Census Records
[70] Holtzclaw, Benjamin C., "Madison Co. personals, 1793-1836", [3]2:16
[3] Broyles, John K., Sr., "The Broyles Family Ties", in 10 volumes, self-published, 1969-1981
[256] General Land Office (GLO) records, BLM.gov
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