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George Washington Broyhill
(1832-1870+)
son of
Nathan |
George was born around
1832 in Tennessee, probably in one of the counties bordering western
North Carolina. He went with his parents to Georgia, then to
Benton County Arkansas in 1857.
In 1862, he enlisted in the 2nd Cherokee Nation
Cavalry and served with it until the South's eventual surrender.
According to the Old Military Records Office of the Federal Achieves, it
was an all-Indian unit, except for the officers. In 1863, he son
George Jr. was born. He also fathered a daughter named Mary, who was
born prior to George Jr.
After the war, he returned to Benton
County. Around this time his wife died and he never
remarried. The 1870 census shows that he was living with his
mother. George Jr. was raised by an Indian family and Mary was
raised by a white family.
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| George Washington Broyhill Jr. |
1863 |
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| Mary Broyhill |
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About the Kids |
George Washington Broyhill Jr.,
(1863-1925) son of George
Sr.
Flora McCall (1865-1900+)
He was born on April 11, 1863. On August 31, 1881, he married
Flora McCall. He lived his entire life in Benton County,
Arkansas. He died on March 4, 1925. According to his
daughter Bertha, he and Flora had six children:
He is listed on the 1900 census of Benton County,
Arkansas. age 37, born April 1869. His wife is Flora, age
34, born July 1865. They have daughter Minnie, age 14; son
Hansel, age 12, daughter Beulah, age 6 and a baby, named as
"Babe." |
| Bertha Broyhill married Earl
Slusser. In the late 1960's, they lived at 1827 Gold Street;
Wichita, Kansas. She was then 67. They had a son, Hugh
Slusser. |
| Charles Broyhill. Died as an infant. |
| Hansel Broyhill. Born Oct. 31, 1887, and his
wife's name was Minnie. In 1967, he was eighty years old and living in a
nursing home. Minnie was living at 459 St. Paul; Wichita.
They had at least one daughter. Unknown child or children from
first marriage. His World War 1 draft registration states that he
is from Decatur, Arkansas and that is a farmer, single and
Caucasian. |
| Beulah Broyhill. No information other than
she was deceased by 1970. |
| Vernice Broyhill. Died when eleven years old. |
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In 1967, Hansel wrote
that his grandfather was George Broyhill and that he had a brother
named Paul. On Nov. 8, 1967, his wife Minnie wrote me that she
was forwarding my previous letter to his sister, Bertha. She
wrote that Hansel was divorced from his first wife when they were
very young and his second wife, Minnie," wouldn't let his children
come to see Hansel in the hospital." In a second
letter, she wrote, "Did you know there was Indian blood in the
family? Uncle Paul had almost enough Indian blood in his veins
to draw Indian right.. |
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Broyhill Family Tree
Introduction | Organization |
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with James | Index |
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