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  1. 1.  Living

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  BRASSFIELD, Elvis John was born on 7 Nov 1920 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA (son of BRASSFIELD, Floyd Gibson and HUNT, Thelma Sarah); died on 30 Mar 2006 in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA; was buried on 3 Apr 2006 in Jefferson, Wisconsin.

    Notes:

    Brassfield, Elvis John > JEFFERSON - Elvis John Brassfield, age 85, of Jefferson, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2006, at Fort Memorial Hospital. Born on Nov. 7, 1920, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Floyd and Thelma (Hunt) Brassfield. He married Dorothy Fowlie of Lake City, Iowa, on Sept. 18, 1943, in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from Lake City High School. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and did his training at various bases in Texas before being sent to England. There, with his crew, he flew as a nose gunner in the 8th Air Force. They flew 35 missions over Germany. After discharge in 1945, he returned home and became a farmer. He and his wife raised four children. In 1964, he and his family moved to Wisconsin where they dairy farmed near Waterloo for eight years before moving to Jefferson in 1972. Elvis was farm manager at Countryside Home for six years until the farm operation was closed, worked one year as a service dairy equipment mechanic for A to Z in Watertown, and worked 11 years as service mechanic for John Deere Implement in Wales. Upon his retirement he worked eight years at Super Wash in Jefferson. He was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church in Jefferson. He was a member of Endl-Gruennert Congressional Medal of Honor Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3589 of Jefferson and Reinhardt-Windl American Legion Post 164 of Jefferson. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy of Jefferson; three sons, John (Elizabeth) Brassfield of Marshall, David (Linda) Brassfield of River Falls, and Robert (Pamela) Brassfield of Johnson Creek; a daughter, Diane (Philip) Meng of Fort Atkinson; two grandsons, Daryl and Robert Brassfield; three granddaughters, Michelle Brassfield, Jennifer Shepler and Rebecca Pederson; three great-grandchildren, Caleb, Kelsey and Caden Pederson; step grandchildren, Leah Synstad, Mary Nile and Paul and Daniel Meng; step great-grandchildren, Kurt Hamar and Erin and Adam Meng; three sisters, Irene (Tom) Ireland of Vancouver, Washington, Joyce (Dale) Christensen of Coon Rapids, Iowa, and Karon (Boyd) Yaden of Clackamas, Ore.; several nieces and nephews; and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Betty; and aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be held at IMMANUEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH in Jefferson, at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 3, 2006, with the Rev. Nancy Carmichael officiating. Burial, with military honors, will be held at Union Cemetery in Jefferson. Friends may call at the church on Sunday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Monday after 10 a.m. until the time of services. Memorials may be made to the church, the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association. The Olsen Funeral Home in Jefferson is assisting the family.

    Buried:
    Union Cemetery

    Elvis married FOWLIE, Dorothy Mae on 18 Sep 1943 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA. Dorothy (daughter of FOWLIE, Frank and ROSS, Clara) was born about 1922 in Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  FOWLIE, Dorothy Mae was born about 1922 in Iowa, USA (daughter of FOWLIE, Frank and ROSS, Clara).
    Children:
    1. 1. Living
    2. Living
    3. Living
    4. Living


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  BRASSFIELD, Floyd Gibson was born on 4 Apr 1898 in Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury, Iowa, USA (son of BRASSFIELD, Elvis H and BATES, Nell Bell); died in Sep 1961 in Oregon, USA; was buried in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Evergreen Memorial Gardens

    Floyd married HUNT, Thelma Sarah on 19 Aug 1920 in Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA. Thelma (daughter of HUNT, John and JOHNSON, Jennie) was born on 13 Mar 1898 in Randolph, Cedar, Nebraska, USA; died on 3 Mar 1976 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  HUNT, Thelma Sarah was born on 13 Mar 1898 in Randolph, Cedar, Nebraska, USA (daughter of HUNT, John and JOHNSON, Jennie); died on 3 Mar 1976 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA.
    Children:
    1. Living
    2. BRASSFIELD, Irene Shirley was born on 11 Jun 1924 in Cherokee, Iowa, USA; died on 18 Apr 2010 in St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA; was buried in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA.
    3. 2. BRASSFIELD, Elvis John was born on 7 Nov 1920 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; died on 30 Mar 2006 in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA; was buried on 3 Apr 2006 in Jefferson, Wisconsin.
    4. BRASSFIELD, Betty Lucille was born on 18 Apr 1923 in Fairfax, Gregory, South Dakota, USA; died before 2006; was buried in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA.
    5. Living

  3. 6.  FOWLIE, Frank was born about 1901.

    Notes:

    Possibly: Frank Brown Fowlie (9/19/1892 - 6/977) SS # 480-46-7219 Born in Iowa Father Alex B. Fowlie - Scotland Mother Mary - Illinois Twin Lakes Township, Rockwell City, Calhoun County, Iowa 1900 - 1910 -1920 Census 6/5/1917 WWI Draft Registration Single through 1920

    Frank married ROSS, Clara. Clara was born about 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  ROSS, Clara was born about 1901.
    Children:
    1. 3. FOWLIE, Dorothy Mae was born about 1922 in Iowa, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  BRASSFIELD, Elvis H was born on 20 Sep 1870 in Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury, Iowa, USA (son of BRASSFIELD, Wiley Dickerson and FANSLER, Elizabeth J.); died on 6 Mar 1904 in Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.

    Elvis married BATES, Nell Bell about 1894. Nell was born on 1 Nov 1873 in Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; died on 27 Oct 1940 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; was buried in Sioux City, Iowa (Graceland Cemetery). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  BATES, Nell Bell was born on 1 Nov 1873 in Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; died on 27 Oct 1940 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; was buried in Sioux City, Iowa (Graceland Cemetery).
    Children:
    1. 4. BRASSFIELD, Floyd Gibson was born on 4 Apr 1898 in Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; died in Sep 1961 in Oregon, USA; was buried in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA.
    2. BRASSFIELD, Clarence Dickson was born on 7 Jan 1895 in Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; died on 23 Jun 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA; was buried in Sioux City, Iowa (Floyd Cemetery).
    3. BRASSFIELD, Adrian Elmer was born on 18 Mar 1902 in Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; died on 4 Jan 1919 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA; was buried in Sioux City, Iowa.

  3. 10.  HUNT, John was born about 1878.

    John married JOHNSON, Jennie. Jennie was born about 1878. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  JOHNSON, Jennie was born about 1878.
    Children:
    1. 5. HUNT, Thelma Sarah was born on 13 Mar 1898 in Randolph, Cedar, Nebraska, USA; died on 3 Mar 1976 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA.



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