John Davidson Breezley
(1834-1883)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rebecca Ellin Arnspiger

John Davidson Breezley 1 2

  • Born: 13 August 1834, , Vermilion County, IL 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Rebecca Ellin Arnspiger on 2 April 1865 in , Story County, IA 1
  • Died: 21 July 1883, Cambridge, IA at age 48 2
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union Township, Story County, IA on June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 374B, Roll 0365
Union Township, Story County, Iowa
John D. Breezley..Head..45..IL..Merchant
(Living with wife, 6 children, and mother-in-law.)
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John married Rebecca Ellin Arnspiger, daughter of John Arnspiger and Mary Crowser, on 2 April 1865 in , Story County, IA.1 (Rebecca Ellin Arnspiger was born on 6 March 1847 in , Logan County, IL,3 4 5 6 7 8 died on 28 August 1934 in Ames, IA 2 and was buried on 31 August 1934 in Cambridge, IA.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union Township, Story County, IA on June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 374B, Roll 0365
Union Township, Story County, Iowa
John D. Breezley..Head..45..IL..Merchant
Mary Breezley..Mother-in-Law..66..OH..Does House Work
Rebecca E. Breezley..Wife..34..IL..Keeps House
Charles W. Breezley..Son..14..IA
Mary T. Breezley..Dau..12..IA
John C. Breezley..Son..10..IA
James P. Breezley..Son..8..IA
Millie B. Breezley..Dau..5..IA
Sarah I. Breezley..Dau..3..IA

NOTE - Mary Breezley was Rebecca's mother, Mary Crowser. Her name is listed as "Breezley" because she had been remarried to John William Breezley, who was the father of Rebecca's husband, John D. Breezley. Technically this made the relationship of John D. Breezley to Mary Crowser as both a step-son and a son-in-law.
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Union Township, Story County, Iowa, p. 374B, John Davidson Breezley and Rebecca Ellin Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0365.

2 Jo Arnspiger, "Descendents of George Heinrich Ernstberger" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jarnspiger; Updated: 2005-02-07 02:45:02 UTC (Mon)).

3 Sheila Bruner Ramos, "The George Ulrich Bruner Family of Switzerland, PA and KY" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/a/m/Shelia-R-Ramos/index.html; Updated February 2, 2006).

4 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 6 August 2020), Isaac H Craig and Rebecca E Amspiger Breesley, 22 Feb 1898, Ames, Story, Iowa, United States; citing reference, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,403,711.

5 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 8 Range 11, Jersey County, Illinois, p. 85, dwelling 118, family 118, Mary Crowser; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 111.

6 1895 Iowa State Census, Union Township, Story County, Iowa, p. 651, dwelling 13, family 14, line 12, Rebecca Ellin Arnspiger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 20 Mar 2014); citing History Society, Des Moines, IA.

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Washington Township, Story County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 10B, dwelling 228, family 243, Isaac Heistand Craig and Rebecca Ellin Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Sep 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 460.

8 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, Boone County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 8A, family 97, Isaac Heistand Craig and Rebecca Ellin Arnspiger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 393.


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