6. | BRASFIELD, Wiley Edwards was born on 19 Nov 1837 in Clay, Missouri, USA (son of BRASFIELD, Leonard Jr. and EDWARDS, Eliza Gatewood); died on 9 Nov 1924 in Woodland, Yolo, California, USA; was buried in College City, Colusa, California, USA. Notes:
WILEY EDWARDS BRASFIELD, MO & CA
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Born 19 Nov. 1837, Clay Co., Missouri
son of Leonard Brasfield and Eliza Gatewood Edwards
Married 9 OCT 1865, Yolo Co., California to Fanny Barnett
died 9 Nov 1924, Woodland, Yolo Co., California
Children 5, names unknown
Wiley and his brother Willaim left Misouri, on May 11, 1863, for California. They came over the plains to Salt Lake City, Utah by mule team. They stopped in Virginia City, Nevada, for a short duration
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"BRASSFIELD/BURNETT--In Woodland, Yolo county, Oct. 9th, Wiley BRASSFIELD to Fannie
BURNETT." Source: San Francisco Daily Examiner, 18 Oct 1865.
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Wiley E. Brasfield, a son of Leonard Brasfield, was born in Clay County, Missouri, November 19, 1837. He was brought up to farming on the paternal acres and managed to secure such an education as the times offered. It, however, laid the basis for the acquirement of a practical kind of knowledge, which Mr. Brasfield has gained by assiduous reading. He followed farming till 1863, when he pushed across the plains with a mule-team by way of Salt Lake. He stopped over on his journey a few months in Nevada and arrived in Colusa County January 31, 1864. He located on Grand Island and resumed his former calling of a farmer, which he continued up to the year 1882, when he moved to College City in order to afford his children an opportunity to attend the college at that place. Mr. Brasfield was married, at Woodland, October 9, 1865, to Miss Fannie J. Barnett, daughter of Elder G. O. Barnett. His wife died December 5, 1889, leaving his five children.
In May, 1883, Mr. Brasfield was appointed County Surveyor for an unexpired term, and in 1884, 1886 and 1888 was re-elected to that office. As a public officer he has been accommodating and efficient, as is testified by his long occupancy of office.
Colusa County by Justus H. Rogers Orland, CA 1891 pp 419
Wiley married BURNETT, Francis J on 9 Oct 1865 in Woodland, Yolo, California, USA. Francis (daughter of BURNETT, Glenn Owen and ROGERS, Sarah M.) was born on 4 Feb 1848 in Polk, Oregon, USA; died on 5 Dec 1889 in College City, Colusa, California, USA; was buried in College City, Colusa, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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