William Yancy Broyles   Gen. 6, id #474, Keith #1893                 Edited 20140731
=====================   Son of Ephraim Broyles & Frances Tanner             |[1]       
 
Born:        1825 VA, Madison                                               |          
Died:        1863                                                           |          
 
Marr: Sophia Ann Rush                                   
      m:  6 Feb 1848 VA, Culpeper (lic.)                                    |[A]        
 
                           +---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
  1.  Susan E.                     1848 VA, Culpeper                                
  2.  Frances E.                   1851 VA, Culpeper                                
  3.  John William                 1855 VA, Culpeper                                
  4.  Frances                      1856 VA, Culpeper                                
  5.  (son)                        1857 VA, Culpeper                                
  6.  Mary A.                      1862 VA, Culpeper                                
 
Census:
                                         Age BP   Occupation            
1850 Broyles, William Y.  VA, Culpeper    25 VA   Farmer                                                                                               
1860 Briles, William      VA, Culpeper    39 VA   Carpenter            b. Madison Co.                                                                  
     Broyles, Wm. Y.      VA, Culpeper    36 VA   Carpenter            b. Madison Co.                                                                  
 
William is said to have died from wounds suffered at the
Battle of Gettysburg.

Note the presence of another William Y. Broyles in nearby
Madison Co.

In 1860 William and his family are recorded twice in the
census.  Both entries have the three oldest children and
one of them has an additional Frances (giving him two by
that name) and an unnamed son who is supposedly 3 years old.
Clearly there is something wrong with that census entry.
The family shown above reflects these two census entries.

Sophie and the children are not found in the 1870 census.

In 1880 Sophie is living next door to Emma Broyles and her
children.  Emma would seem to be son John William's widow, but
she is listed as single in the census, not a widow.  And
there is also a Fannie Broyles, single, in Culpeper, and 
she also has several children.  Given their proximity it must 
be that Emma and Fannie are children of William and Sophie.  
Emma is assumed her to be Susan Emma and Fannie is considered
to be Frances E.  All in all it is a confusing and unsatisfying 
situation.

No record of any of William's family has been found after 1880.


 
Sources: 
[A]   Broyles, William J.; Rush, Sophia Ann; Min: Woodville, John W.; [216]28
[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
[216] Vogt & Keithley, "Culpeper Co. Marriages, 1780-1853", Iberian Publishing Co., 1986

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