John Alexander Brogdon

Brief Life History of John Alexander

When John Alexander Brogdon was born on 5 September 1862, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Samuel Alexander Brogdon, was 34 and his mother, Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Williams, was 19. He married Anna Belle Bozeman on 24 July 1882, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Civil District 8, Knox, Tennessee, United States in 1910. He died on 17 December 1918, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Alexander Brogdon
1862–1918
Anna Belle Bozeman
1866–1924
Marriage: 24 July 1882
Joseph E Brogdon
1883–1965
William Arthur Brogdon
1889–1967
Ather Bragdon
1889–
Mamie K Brogdon
1891–1959
Sandy A Brogdon
1893–
Hazel Brogdon
1898–1900
Roy Lee Brogdon
1898–1932

Sources (17)

  • John Brogdon, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Jno Brogdon, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • John A. Brogdon, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865 · Sultana Tragedy

In April of 1865, the steamboat the Sultana exploded. The Civil War had been over for awhile so this was considered the worst maritime disaster in US history. Compared to the Titanic where 1,512 people were killed, 1,8000 soldiers were killed on the Sultana. Confederate soldiers that weeks earlier had been fighting with Union soldiers were now fighting to save their lives.

1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Brogden .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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