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BRASSFIELD, Thomas Armindy

Male 1831 - 1919  (88 years)


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  • Name BRASSFIELD, Thomas Armindy 
    Birth 3 Apr 1831  Lancaster, MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
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    Residence 1852  Sacramento, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1910  Baker, OR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _COLOR 11 
    Death 7 Oct 1919  Baker City, OR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Baker City, OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Mount Hope Cemetery 
    Person ID I45246  Puffers
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2023 

    Family 1 WILLIAMS, Matilda Caroline,   b. 1 Dec 1837, Knoxville, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1922, Baker City, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 16 Mar 1860  Schuyler County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. BRASSFIELD, James McClennan,   b. 21 Feb 1861, OR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1933, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. BRASSFIELD, Thomas Aaron,   b. 1863, Scio, OR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1900, Baker City, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     3. BRASFIELD, William A.,   b. 1867, OR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1922, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     4. BRASSFIELD, George Washington,   b. 26 Apr 1869, Scio, OR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1948, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F16475  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2024 

    Family 2 FISHER, Mary 
    Marriage 22 Jun 1856 
    Children 
     1. BRASFIELD, John Silas,   b. Apr 1857, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1915, Wilson, WY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F25424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2024 

  • Photos
    thomas armindy brassfield gs.jpg
    thomas armindy brassfield gs.jpg

  • Notes 
    • His obituary names him as one of Oregon's pioneers who came to Oregon by ox team in October of 1861, with is wife and three children. They passed over the Oregon Trail through Indian country in Baker County, OR.
      He settled in the present site of the town of Echo, OR and owned a ferry, transporting immigrants over the Umatilla River.
      He raised cattle later in his life before retiring a few years before his death.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1520] California State Census, 1852.

    2. [S444] _1910 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, The Oregon Daily Journal, Portland, Oregon · Thursday, October 09, 1919, page 11.

    4. [S501] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.