Brief Life History of Gideon A
When Gideon A Brownfield was born on 12 December 1860, in Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States, his father, Jonas Brownfield, was 40 and his mother, Jael Kavanaugh Collins, was 38. He married Anna Hasttler on 11 December 1879, in Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Boonville, Louisiana Territory, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 October 1925, at the age of 64, and was buried in Boonville, Louisiana Territory, United States.
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- Gideon Bromefield, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Gideon A Brownfield - Government record: birth-name: Gideon A Brownfield
- Gideon A Brownfield, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Americanized form (translation into English) of Jewish Braunfeld , an ornamental compound from German braun ‘brown’ + Feld ‘field’.
English: variant of Broomfield .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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