When Emil J Brandt was born on 29 June 1871, in Warrenton, Warren, Missouri, United States, his father, John Brandt, was 33 and his mother, Margarithe Rethorst, was 25. He had at least 2 daughters with Nellie Mary Kuebler. He lived in North Elkhorn Township, Warren, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 17 June 1933, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone who lived in an area that had been cleared by fire, Middle High German brant (from brennen ‘to burn’).
German and Swiss German: variant of Brand 1.
Scandinavian: of German origin (see above), or a variant of Brand 3.
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