Family/Spouse: STRODE, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born about 1759; died about 1825. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eleanor married BRECKENRIDGE, Eddy Lynn on 23 Sep 1817. Eddy (son of BRECKENRIDGE, Alexander and GAMBLE, Magdalene) was born on 7 Dec 1788 in Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America; died on 1 Jul 1875 in Clay County, Missouri, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(8) WILLIAM DUNCAN, born March 29, 1790, served in the War of 1812, married March 24, 1813, Jemima S. Scott and removed to Platte county, Missouri. His wife was the daughter of Samuel Scott of Bourbon county. She died in 1837 and he was evidently married a second time. Among his children were WILLIAM and THEODORE, both of whom saw service in the War Between the States, and LOUISE, who was born 1824 and married at the age of thirteen years Gibson T. Owen who went from Henry county, Kentucky, to Missouri, and in 1846 these were the parents of two daughters and one son; and a daughter, Mary Ann, who was mentioned in a letter dated 1846 as having married and was then the mother of two daughters and one son.[12] The Kentucky Register, in obituaries published by G. Glenn Clift, gives the following: "Mrs. Elizabeth Dunn, relict of C. Dunn, and daughter of Captain William Duncan of Clay county, Mo., died in Fayette county, Ky., residence of Benjamin Scott, June 15, 1835." William Duncan, in his letters, also mentioned niece, Elizabeth Breckenridge who married, November 17, 1837, Thomas Brasfield, his cousin, John and Asa Ecton, cousins, and Elizabeth Ecton, niece. http://www.shawhan.com/duncans.html

William married SCOTT, Jemima S on 24 Mar 1813. Jemima was born about 1790 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America; died in 1837 in Clay County, Missouri, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married BRASFIELD, Thomas Wiley Roy on 17 Nov 1837. Thomas (son of BRASFIELD, James and LAFFERTY, Jane) was born on 6 Sep 1817 in Clark, Kentucky, USA; died on 8 Nov 1873 in Platte, Missouri, USA; was buried in Platte County, Missouri (Brasfield Cemetery (aka Fleming Graveyard)). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SMITH, Nancy Jane. Nancy was born on 20 Jan 1838 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America; died on 8 Oct 1918 in Clay, Missouri, USA; was buried in Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eleanor married SOMMERVILLE, John on 30 May 1876. John (son of SOMMERVILLE, Joseph and CLARK, Mary) was born on 21 Feb 1841 in Illinois, USA; died on 13 Aug 1923 in Harrisburg; was buried in Harrisburg, Linn County, Oregon, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eleanor married BROOKS, Frank Homer on 13 Mar 1866 in Clay, Missouri, USA. Frank was born about 1844. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Brasfield Cemetery (aka Fleming Graveyard)

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Buried:
Brasfield Cemetery (aka Fleming Graveyard)

John married THATCHER, Minerva Jane on 22 Dec 1864 in Platte, Missouri, USA. Minerva (daughter of THATCHER, Daniel and BERRYMAN, Sarah A) was born on 22 Sep 1848 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA; died on 19 Mar 1891; was buried in Platt County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married DUNCAN, Mollie E. on 25 Dec 1895 in Clay, Missouri, USA. Mollie (daughter of DUNCAN, Theo. and UNKNOWN, Wife) was born about 1841. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married MORTON, Columbus Harris on 25 Sep 1866 in Clay, Missouri, USA. Columbus was born on 21 Aug 1838 in Kentucky, United States of America; died on 6 Nov 1885 in Missouri, United States of America; was buried in Smithville, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Polly married BALSLY, Montgomery Pike on 2 Jul 1867 in Clay, Missouri, USA. Montgomery was born on 27 Nov 1836 in Boone County, Kentucky, United States of America; died on 16 Apr 1917 in Smithville, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America; was buried in Smithville, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wiley married DEBERRY, Alwilda Zantha on 19 Dec 1872 in Platte, Missouri, USA. Alwilda (daughter of DEBERRY, John Wesley and ADAMS, Mary A) was born on 24 Apr 1851 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA; died on 6 Nov 1880 in Platte, Missouri, USA; was buried in Platte County, Missouri (DeBerry Cemetery). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Wiley married HORD, Florence on 7 Mar 1882 in Clinton, Missouri, USA. Florence (daughter of HORD, Elias Herndon and ALLEN, Amelia T.) was born in Aug 1861 in Missouri, USA; died on 13 Feb 1927 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA; was buried in Garden City, Cass, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Brasfield Cemetery (aka Fleming Graveyard)

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Buried:
IOOF Cemetery

Catherine married THATCHER, John William about 1879. John (son of THATCHER, Daniel and BERRYMAN, Sarah A) was born on 6 Mar 1855 in Platte, Missouri, USA; died on 1 Nov 1911 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America; was buried in Smithville, Clay, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BRASFIELD, Thomas H. C. Posted by W. David Samuelsen on Fri, 21 Aug 1998 Surname: BRASFIELD, PORTER An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902 by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 457 THOMAS H. C. BRASFIELD In Smithville, Missouri, he was born in 1858, being the son of a prominent business man of that place. His early years were spent in acquiring the needed educational discipline and in operating in his father's general merchandise store. When he had arrived at the age for independent action he came to Denver, Colorado, where he remained for fifteen months and then continued his journey to Linn county, this state, remaining there until 1885, the date of his advent to this county, and after due investigation of its resources, he bought a right to a quartersection, where he now lives, adjoining Izee, and there commenced the related industries of stock raising and tilling the soil. He has added to his estate until now it is one of the generous proportions of two hundred and eighty-seven acres, besides forty acres of desert land that he recently filed on. He has gained a gratifying success in these occupations and is one of the prosperous and leading stockmen of his section. Mr. brasfield and Miss Ida M., daughter of D. P. Porter, of Linn county, Oregon, and a native of Ohio, were married in 1898, and they have become the parents of one child, Thomas W. R., who died in infancy. Mr. Brasfield is affiliated with the A. F. & A. M., Lodge No. 438, of Smithville, Missouri. Mrs. Brasfield is greatly interested in the educational affairs of her section and is occupied frequently in teaching school and is considered one of the leading educators of the county. Mr. Brasfield has always taken an active interest in political matters and is especially interested in school affairs, being one that is constantly endeavoring to better the educational facilities of the county.

Thomas married PORTER, Ida May on 27 Sep 1898 in Shedd, Oregon. Ida (daughter of PORTER, David Putnam and HALEY, Parthena Jane) was born on 6 Nov 1865 in Ohio, USA; died on 15 Apr 1953; was buried in Shedd, Linn County, Oregon (Shedd - Pugh Cemetery). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BRASFIELD

Posted by Lee Gentemann on Tue, 21 Jul 1998

Surname:

BRASFIELD, James W.--was born in Platt county, Missouri, 16 January 1840. His father Thomas W. R. BRASFIELD, was a pioneer of 1821 to Missouri. At the age of 14 our subject entered his father's store where he received his early education in the mercantile business. In 1860 he went to St. Joseph, where he clerked for 2 years; he then joined a
part of young men to seek their fortune in the Golden State, but on arriving near Fort Hall their route was changed and they came to Oregon. In 1863, Mr BRASFIELD went to Harrisburg and entered the employ of Hon. Hiram SMITH, and one year later was admitted as a partner under the firm name of SMITH & BRASFIELD. This firm continued for 10 years, when Mr. B sold out and started a store in Junction City where he did business until 1881, when he sold out and selected Yaquina Bay as his future home and at that time opened his present general store in Newport. In 1883 he purchased the well known Seal Rock property, one of the most delightful places to be found on the Pacific Coast, a description of which will be found in its proper place in this work. Mr
BRASFIELD was married in Harrisburg, Linn county, 1 January 1865 to Miss Lydia OWENS, a native of Kansas, and a daughter of Col Henry OWENS of Topeka; by this union they have an interesting family of 5 children, Arthur S., Hiram, Thomas W. R., Sank O., and Sadie.
Source:
HISTORY OF BENTON COUNTY, OREGON
Pub. By: David D. Fagan
Portland, Oregon, 1885

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The completion of the Oregon Pacific Railroad opened to capital many profitable investments, but it was speculated that "probably none, considering the outlay required, would prove more remunerative than the erection of a hotel and the improvement of grounds near Seal Rock," a challenge took up 1887 by Lydia Owens and James W. Brassfield who attempted to develop the area.

Seal Rocks Resort 1887

South of Highlands and For Far, which were developed in 1888 by William Grant, a Scotsman who was described in a newspaper of the day as a hard working tailor from Corvallis, was Seal Rock Resorts, developed by Lydia Owens and James W. Brassfield in 1887. Brassfield was born in Platt County, Missouri, January 16, 1840. His father, Thomas W. R. Brassfield, was a Missouri pioneer in 1821. At the age of 14, Brassfield entered his father's store where he received his early education in the mercantile business. In 1860, he moved to Saint Joseph, where he clerked for two years. He then joined a party of young men on their way to California, then known as the Golden State. Upon arriving at Fort Hall, their route changed, and they ended up in Oregon.
In 1863, Brassfield moved to Harrisburg, where he was employed by Judge Hiram Smith, a pioneer of 1853, and one year later he was admitted as a partner under the firm of Smith & Brassfield.
January 1, 1865, he married Lydia Owens, a native of Kansas and a daughter of Col. Henry Owens, of Topeka, in Harrisburg, Kansas, January 1, 1865. The couple had five children: Arthur S., Hiram, Thomas, W. R., Frank O. and Sadie.
The firm of Smith & Brassfield continued for ten years, after which the Brassfields sold out and started a store in Junction City where they did business until 1881.
In 1887, Lydia and James Brassfield sold out again and moved to Yaquina Bay where they opened a general store. They purchased the well known Seal Rock property—one of the most delightful places on the Pacific Coast—and filed a plat map showing their holdings divided into 600 lots.
In 1885, historian David Fagan wrote that the place, together with a large tract of land adjoining,

was then the property of James W. Brassfield, a merchant of Newport, who erected a fine residence near the beach and a short distance south of Seal Rock, where his family in the summer months resided and enjoyed the beauties of nature and the ceaseless roar of the surf, which at this place is truly magnificent; and, fortunate indeed is he who is permitted to enjoy the hospitality of the Brassfields. At this point are shell beds, indicating that it had been the home of the Coastal Indians for generations, as the beds are numerous and range in depth of one to six feet.

Three entire blocks were dedicated for hotel construction. A year later, two additions to Seal Rocks Resort were mapped.
The couple managed to build a hotel and sell a few lots before getting into financial trouble. Many of their lots were deeded to a Portland creditor. Of the few lots they sold, most were abandoned by their purchasers and sold at auction by the county for as little as $9 a piece.
The post office was established April 25, 1890, with Brassfield postmaster. Now a community post office out of Waldport, Seal Rock is on US-101, the Oregon Coast Highway. It was named for the several smaller rocks, but is called Seal Rock for the one large rock at the shoreline.
In the past, a pedestrian-friendly community with well-organized streets, parks, and public gathering places was, for the most part, a sales pitch. The vision of developers is being rekindled in many Lincoln County communities, and people are now actively working to make such improvements a reality.
Today, the chainsaw sculptures of Ray Kowalski and Brian McEneny are featured prominently at Seal Rock.

James married OWENS, Lydia on 1 Jan 1865 in Harrisburg, Linn, Oregon, USA. Lydia (daughter of OWENS, Henry and SMITH, Missouri Ann) was born on 30 Jan 1848 in Smithville, Clay, Missouri, USA; died on 26 Jan 1930 in Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA; was buried in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]