BRASSFIELD, Roy Edwin
1919 - 2005 (86 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. BRASSFIELD, Roy Edwin was born on 19 Mar 1919 in Gardner, Kansas (son of BRASSFIELD, Daniel Roy and MOONEY, Mattie Pearl); died on 29 Jun 2005 in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas; was buried on 7 Jul 2005 in Osawatomie, Kansas (Osawatomie Cemetery). Notes:
Roy Edwin Brassfield, 86, Olathe, a former Osawatomie and Paola resident and Osawatomie barber, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005, in the Good Samaritan Center in Olathe. Mr. Brassfield owned and operated a barber shop in Osawatomie from 1953 until retiring in 1981. He was born March 19, 1919, in Gardner, the son of Daniel Roy and Mattie Pearl Mooney Brassfield. He grew up in the Spring Ridge community and attended Wild Creek rural school. On Jan. 28, 1939, he and Helen Lourean Swearingen were married in Paola. They made their home in Osawatomie and became the parents of two daughters. They celebrated 66 years of marriage in January of this year. He worked at Hercules for a time, first as a carpenter and then in making powder. He had also worked on the section gang for Missouri Pacific Railroad. From April 1944 until April 1946, he served with the U.S. Army during World War II. After being honorably discharged, he attended Moler Barber College in Kansas City, Mo. They lived in Paola and Ottawa before moving back to Osawatomie. They moved to Olathe in November 1989. He also served as a volunteer deputy in Miami County and in the Osawatomie Police Department. His memberships included the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and the Kansas Peace Officers Association. Those preceding him in death included a brother, Lloyd, who died at the age of 9. Survivors include his wife of the home; two daughters, Helen Irene Fickell of Olathe and Judy Marie Milburn of Burlington; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two stepgranchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Osawatomie Cemetery with military honors. Arrangements are under the direction of Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home in Osawatomie where he will be in state from 1 to 8 p.m. today. * Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Roy married SWEARINGEN, Helen Lourean on 28 Jan 1939 in Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA. Helen was born about 1919. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
2. BRASSFIELD, Daniel Roy was born on 20 Aug 1891 in Holiday, Kansas (son of BRASSFIELD, Theodore Adolphus and BRASSFIELD, Elsie A); died in May 1981 in Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA. Notes:
Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, July 25, 1917
COUNTY'S 1543 PATRIOTS
Names of Those Drawn Last Friday from Palo Alto County for Service in the
U.S. Army
The following is the unofficial list of the young men of Palo Alto county
who on Friday were drawn for service in the U.S. army. The list is given in
the order that they will be drawn.
275, Daniel R. Brassfield...E'burg
Daniel married MOONEY, Mattie Pearl on 8 Jan 1914 in Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA. Mattie (daughter of MOONEY, Samuel and WHITE, Anna) was born on 23 Dec 1894; died about Apr 1981 in Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. MOONEY, Mattie Pearl was born on 23 Dec 1894 (daughter of MOONEY, Samuel and WHITE, Anna); died about Apr 1981 in Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA. Notes:
LOOKING FOR CHILDREN OF DANIEL ROY BRASSFIELD AND PEARL MOONEY SHE IS THE D/O SAMUEL MOONEY ANNA WHITE.SAMUEL THE S/O JOHN RILEY MOONEY S/O WILLIAM COOK MOONEY. I AM OF THE LINE JOHN LEWIS MOONEY THE BRO TO WILLIAM COOK MOONEY. JUST TRYING TO FILL IN SOME GAPS IN FAMILY TREE.THANKS RLMOONEY70@aol.com
Children:
- BRASSFIELD, Lloyd was born about 1915; died about 1924.
- 1. BRASSFIELD, Roy Edwin was born on 19 Mar 1919 in Gardner, Kansas; died on 29 Jun 2005 in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas; was buried on 7 Jul 2005 in Osawatomie, Kansas (Osawatomie Cemetery).
Generation: 3
4. BRASSFIELD, Theodore Adolphus was born on 18 Mar 1844 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA (son of BRASSFIELD, Chesley and BIGGS, Mary); died about 1925. Theodore married BRASSFIELD, Elsie A about 1890. Elsie (daughter of COLBOTH, Henry and WISE, Sarah E) was born in Dec 1853 in Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. BRASSFIELD, Elsie A was born in Dec 1853 in Illinois, USA (daughter of COLBOTH, Henry and WISE, Sarah E). Children:
- 2. BRASSFIELD, Daniel Roy was born on 20 Aug 1891 in Holiday, Kansas; died in May 1981 in Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA.
- BRASSFIELD, Wesley Homer was born on 29 Apr 1897 in Kansas, USA; died on 14 Nov 1958 in Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA.
6. MOONEY, Samuel was born about 1871 (son of MOONEY, John Riley and UNKNOWN, Wife). Samuel married WHITE, Anna. Anna was born about 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. WHITE, Anna was born about 1871. Children:
- 3. MOONEY, Mattie Pearl was born on 23 Dec 1894; died about Apr 1981 in Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA.
Generation: 4
8. BRASSFIELD, Chesley was born on 18 Jul 1806 in Wake, North Carolina, USA (son of BRASSFIELD, Wiley and MOBLEY, Delilah); died on 12 Jul 1885 in Kansas, USA; was buried in Monticello, Johnson, Kansas, USA. Notes:
According to his tombstone in the Monticello Ks cemetary ,Chesley was
born 18 July, 1806 and died 12 July, 1885.
He died in Monticello, Kansas, Mary {Polly) was born 15 April, 1820 and
died 3 August, 1894. They were my gg grandparents.
Norma King
10/21/2000
Chesley married BIGGS, Mary on 2 Apr 1837 in Johnson, Indiana, USA. Mary (daughter of BIGGS, Moses and SURFACE, Elizabeth) was born on 15 Apr 1820 in Virginia, USA; died on 3 Aug 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. BIGGS, Mary was born on 15 Apr 1820 in Virginia, USA (daughter of BIGGS, Moses and SURFACE, Elizabeth); died on 3 Aug 1894. Children:
- 4. BRASSFIELD, Theodore Adolphus was born on 18 Mar 1844 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA; died about 1925.
- BRASSFIELD, Delilah was born about 1849 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA.
- BRASSFIELD, Leticia Charlotte was born in Jun 1856 in Missouri, USA.
- BRASSFIELD, Mary A was born about Jan 1854 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA; died about 1938.
- BRASSFIELD, Allen was born about 1842 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA; died before 1937.
- BRASSFIELD, Chesley Coleman Jr. was born on 16 Dec 1847 in Platte, Missouri, USA; died before 1936.
- BRASSFIELD, John William was born on 2 Aug 1838 in Indiana, USA; died on 25 Sep 1937.
- BRASSFIELD, Lottie R was born about 1857 in Kansas or Missouri; died on 18 Jan 1933.
10. COLBOTH, Henry was born in 1813 in Illinois, USA. Henry married WISE, Sarah E on 31 Dec 1845 in Johnson, Illinois, USA. Sarah was born in 1825 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. WISE, Sarah E was born in 1825 in North Carolina, USA. Children:
- COLBOTH, John was born in 1846 in Illinois, USA.
- COLBOTH, Mary E was born in 1849 in Illinois, USA.
- 5. BRASSFIELD, Elsie A was born in Dec 1853 in Illinois, USA.
- COLBOTH, George W was born in 1859.
12. MOONEY, John Riley was born about 1851 (son of MOONEY, William Cook and UNKNOWN, Wife). John married UNKNOWN, Wife. Wife was born about 1851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. UNKNOWN, Wife was born about 1851. Children:
- 6. MOONEY, Samuel was born about 1871.