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  Documents

All of these documents are shown below.

Courtesy of Pat Bristley

Our family has been fortunate to communicate with Patricia Bristley, a dedicated researcher of the Brandenburg heritage.

Pat is a descendant of Alexander Heinrich Brandenburg (Abt. 1721-1793), older brother of our direct ancestor Wilhelm Heinrich Brandenburg (1722-1796).

Alexander Heinrich and Anna Brandenburg had three children.  Their first child, a daughter Barbara Brandenburg (1741-1839) married Jacob Franks about 1764.  Pat is descended from their marriage.

Pat has kindly furnished records and photos of the Brandenburg and Frank families, their lives, their descendants, and where they lived.  She also has written descriptive and interesting accounts of her travels and discoveries during her research.

Three Generations of Our Family Family Chronicles by Pat Bristley To view the pages below, you need the free Adobe Reader. If you don't have the Adobe Reader, you can download it from the Adobe site. It's a free download.
William Henry Brandenburg Sr	William Henry Brandenburg Jr	William Henry Brandenburg III

Other documents:

A family heritage document was prepared about 1889 by Naomi (Brandenburg) Shepard.  She was corresponding secretary for the Brandenburg family during their efforts to claim titles to lands in Germany and Maryland.  It is shown below.

Here are some images.

Brandenburg Items Here are Brandenburg items found in our family or in our research.
1889 Family Heritage Document Document Zoom	Space available	Space available	Space available	Space available
Brandenburg Family Chronicles by Pat Bristley Here are Brandenburg items sent to our heritage by Patricia Bristley.
Wilhelm Heinrich Brandenburg Revolutionary War Record	Space available	Space available	Space available	Space available

... and a Generation Later:

Possibly Catherine (Bussard) Brandenburg died before 1790.  The 1790 US Federal Census does not list her in the Brandenburg household, showing only the father William Brandenburg and the three sons (Henry, Samuel, and William III).  The youngest son William was baptized on 16 May 1785, and his baptismal record shows both parents as sponsors.  Apparently the mother Catherine died between May 1785 and 1790, the year the census was taken.

William's second wife is Christiana Martin.  They were married on 15 Jun 1795 in Frederick County, Maryland.

A family record shows they had eleven children -- five daughters and six sons.

• Daughters:  Barbara, Ann, Olive, Catharine, Belinda.


• Sons:  Aaron, Enoch, Abner, Joel, Frederic, Paul.

Maryland to Ohio:

Some sources show William relocating from Maryland to Pennsylvania, and then to Ohio.  If so, then the rest of the immediate family must have not moved with him at the same time.  Here is an excerpt from "Marylanders to Ohio and Indiana, Migrations Prior to 1830", by Henry C. Peden, Jr. (2006, Colonial Roots Press, Lewes, Delaware):

William Brandenburg was born on 8 Oct 1758 in Middlesex Township, NJ and lived 3 miles from Middletown, Frederick Co., MD at the time of his enlistment in the Revolutionary War.  He was in all likelihood related to Samuel Brandenburg who served as an Associator in Frederick Co., MD in 1775.  In 1812 William moved to Fayette Co., PA and in 1816 he moved to Montgomery Co., OH.  In the fall of 1817 he moved to Bethel Township, Clarke Co., OH, where he applied for a pension on 2 Oct 1832, aged 73.  (Ref: Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, by Virgil D. White (1990), Application S2405; Revolutionary Patriots of Frederick County, Maryland, 1775-1783, by Henry C. Peden, Jr. (1995), p.45)

Two generations of the Brandenburg family moved from Maryland to Ohio:  William Jr with his family in 1816, and William III with his family in 1835.

An 1888 Family Chronicle written by William's granddaughter Mary Ann Brandenburg shows that she was born in 1815 at Frederick County, Maryland and that her father (William's son) brought the family to Ohio in 1835.

William Brandenburg Jr died of cholera, 17 Aug 1834.  He is buried in New Carlisle Cemetery, Clark County, Ohio.

  Documents

All of these Documents are shown below.

Census records:

1790 US Federal Census of Frederick County, Maryland.  This census shows William Brandenburg's family (page 218, line 2304).  In that year the family is four people:

1 -- "Free white males of 16 years & upwards"
3 -- "Free white males under 16 years"
0 -- "Free white females"
0 -- "All other free persons"
0 -- "Slaves"

In 1790, the three "Free white males under 16 years" are his sons Henry, Samuel, and William.

In 1790, no females are listed in the household.  The year 1790 is after William's first wife Catherine (Bussard) Brandenburg had died, and before he remarried to Christiana Martin.  The 1790 Census did not record names of individuals other than the head of household.  It merely recorded the number of the other persons living there.

Two lines below William's entry, the 1790 census shows his father, also named William Brandenburg.

1810 US Federal Census of Frederick County, Maryland.  This census shows William Brandenburg's family (page 572, line 1).  In that year the family is ten people:

3 -- "Free white males under 10 years"
1 -- "Free white males 10 through 15"
1 -- "Free white males 16 through 25"
0 -- "Free white males 26 through 44"
1 -- "Free white males 45 and over"
2 -- "Free white females under 10 years"
1 -- "Free white females 10 through 15"
0 -- "Free white females 16 through 25"
1 -- "Free white females 26 through 44"
0 -- "Free white females 45 and over"
0 -- "All other free persons"
0 -- "Slaves"

In 1810, the one "Free white male 45 and over" is the father, William Brandenburg.  The one "Free white female 26 through 44" is Christiana (Martin) Brandenburg.

The 1810 census shows that William Brandenburg does not have slaves.  His closest neighbor has 11 slaves, and another neighbor has 39.

1820 US Federal Census of Clark County, Ohio.  In 1820 the family is thirteen people:

2 -- "Free white males under ten years"
1 -- "Free white males of ten and under sixteen"
1 -- "Free white males between sixteen and eighteen"
3 -- "Free white males of sixteen and under twenty-six"
0 -- "Free white males of twenty-six and under forty-five"
1 -- "Free white males of forty-five and upwards"
3 -- "Free white females under ten years"
1 -- "Free white females of ten and under sixteen"
1 -- "Free white females of sixteen and under twenty-six"
1 -- "Free white females of twenty-six and under forty-five"
0 -- "Free white females of forty-five and upwards"

... (in this census, a male aged 16-18 was counted twice.)

In 1820, the one "Free white male of forty-five and upwards" is the father, William Brandenburg.  The one "Free white female of twenty-six and under forty-five" is Christiana (Martin) Brandenburg.

The 1820 census shows the family with five female and six male children, agreeing with a family record document that exists in our family today (reproduced below).  The 1820 Census did not record names of individuals other than the head of household.

The 1820 census also provided for "Foreigners, Slaves, Free Colored Persons, and all other persons except Indians".  None are listed in the Brandenburg household.

1830 US Federal Census of Clark County, Ohio.  In 1830 ten people are in the household:

Heads of Families:  William Brandenburg (listed as "Brandenburgh").

1 -- "Free white males of 5 to 10 years"
1 -- "Free white males of 10 to 15 years"
2 -- "Free white males of 20 to 30 years"
1 -- "Free white males of 70 to 80 years"
1 -- "Free white females of 10 to 15 years"
2 -- "Free white females of 15 to 20 years"
1 -- "Free white females of 20 to 30 years"
1 -- "Free white females of 50 to 60 years"

The one "Free white male 70 to 80" is William Brandenburg.  The one "Free white female of 50 to 60" is Christiana (Martin) Brandenburg.

Courtesy of Pat Bristley

Our family has been fortunate to communicate with Patricia Bristley, a dedicated researcher of the Brandenburg heritage.

Pat is a descendant of Alexander Heinrich Brandenburg (Abt. 1721-1793), older brother of our direct ancestor Wilhelm Heinrich Brandenburg (1722-1796).

Alexander Heinrich and Anna Brandenburg had three children.  Their first child, a daughter Barbara Brandenburg (1741-1839) married Jacob Franks about 1764.  Pat is descended from their marriage.

Pat has kindly furnished records and photos of the Brandenburg and Frank families, their lives, their descendants, and where they lived.  She also has written descriptive and interesting accounts of her travels and discoveries during her research.

Three Generations of Our Family Family Chronicles by Pat Bristley To view the pages below, you need the free Adobe Reader. If you don't have the Adobe Reader, you can download it from the Adobe site. It's a free download.
William Henry Brandenburg Sr	William Henry Brandenburg Jr	William Henry Brandenburg III

Other documents:

William Brandenburg died on 17 August 1834 during the cholera epidemic in Ohio.

1834 Newspaper:  A newspaper article of September 1834 describes the cholera epidemic and gives names of people who died from it.  It mentions William, and also mentions William's wife but unfortunately does not give her name.  (It also lists their son, Frederick.)  The newspaper article is shown below on this page.

Memorial Service:  On 28 May 2016 a memorial ceremony was held at William's grave, honoring him for his military service as a Minuteman in the Revolutionary War.  Newspaper articles and photographs of the memorial service are shown below on this page.

Directions to the New Carlisle Cemetery, Clark County, Ohio along with photos of the grounds, are also shown below.

Catherine Bussard:  An 1889 document exists in the family showing our family's Brandenburg lineage from Wilhelm Heinrich (b.1722 in Prussia) to Mary Ann Brandenburg (b.1815 in Maryland), a total of four generations.  It lists five sons of Wilhelm Heinrich:  Aaron, Henry, John, Mathias, and William (b.1757).

It names "Catharine Bozard" as the first wife of William (b.1757).

"Catharine Bozard" may be a phonetic spelling recalled from how it sounded when spoken, as other Brandenburg family sources cite "Catherine Bussard" or "Buzzard" as William's first wife.

Apparently this young woman died after the birth of her son, also named William (born 1785), and before the 1790 census.  The 1790 census shows only one adult male with three sons living in the home.

We are directly related to Catherine (Bussard) Brandenburg.  If anyone discovers more information about her, please contact us.

Here are some images.

1889 Family Heritage Document Document Zoom	1790 US Federal Census Frederick County, Maryland	1810 US Federal Census Frederick County, Maryland	1820 US Federal Census Clark County, Ohio	1830 US Federal Census Clark County, Ohio
William Brandenburg Revolutionary War Record Pages 1  2  3 4  5  6	William Brandenburg Revolutionary War Record Pages 7  8	Burial Record Source RootsWeb Clark County Ohio	Cemetery (1) (2) (3) Source RootsWeb Clark County Ohio	2016 Memorial Service Announcement
2016 Memorial Service 1	2016 Memorial Service 2	2016 Memorial Service 3	2016 Memorial Service 4	2016 Memorial Service 5
2016 Memorial Service 6	2016 Memorial Service 7	2016 Memorial Service 8	2016 Memorial Service 9	2016 Memorial Service 10

... and a Generation Later:

By 1850, William's wife Catherine had died (in 1847) and all of his children were married except the daughter Priscilla.  He remained living with his daughter until he died in 1871.  Priscilla died in 1884.

Catherine (Long) Brandenburg died on 22 Nov 1847 in Margaretta Township, Castalia, Erie County, Ohio.

William Brandenburg III died on 20 Feb 1871 in Margaretta Township, Castalia, Erie County, Ohio.

Catherine and William are buried together in the Margaretta Cemetery, Castalia, Erie County, Ohio.  Their headstones are shown below.

  Documents

All of these Documents are shown below.

Our Family Gallery has a separate page for John Shore and Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Shore.

This present page is devoted to William and Catherine (Long) Brandenburg and the rest of their family.

Census records:

Maryland Census

1830 Census, District 3, Frederick County, Maryland:  William and Catherine Brandenburg and their family:

1 male, age 20-29  (son, William Henry IV)
1 male, age 50-59  (father, William Henry III)
1 female, age 5-9  (daughter, Violetta)
1 female, age 10-14  (daughter, Mary Ann)
1 female, age 15-19  (daughter, Elizabeth)
1 female, age 20-29  (daughter, Priscilla)
1 female, age 50-59  (mother, Catherine)

Ohio Census

1840 Census, Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio:  William and Catherine Brandenburg and their family:

1 male, age 5-9  (possibly grandson, William Henry V)
1 male, age 50-59  (father, William Henry III)
1 female, age 20-29  (daughter, Violetta)
2 females, age 30-39  (daughters, Priscilla and Elizabeth)
1 female, age 50-59  (mother, Catherine)

The son William Henry IV had married in 1831 to Charlotte Langwell; he died in 1836.  Possibly a son of that marriage, now age 5-9, was living with the grandparents' family in this 1840 census, or he might have been counted twice.  The same census page lists the widow Charlotte Brandenburg, also with a boy age 5-9, and with females ages under 5, 5-10, and 20-30 years of age.  Charlotte and her children are living next door to Benjamin Langwell, and there are other Langwell families listed as well.

The daughter Mary Ann had married in 1838 to John Shore.  In 1840 they were living in Stark County, Illinois and are counted in the census there.

1850 Census, Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio:  William, daughter Priscilla, and probably grandson William V:

William, age 69
Priscilla, age 45
William, age 17

The mother, Catherine (Long) Brandenburg, had died in 1847.  The daughter Violetta had married in 1842 to Jacob Grow.  The daughter Elizabeth had married in 1842 to Martin Garrison.  They are counted on separate census pages.

1860 Census, Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio:  William and daughter Priscilla:

William, age 98
Priscilla, age 55

The age "98" seems to be an error made by the census taker.

1870 Census, Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio:  William and daughter Priscilla:

William, age 90
Priscilla, age 66

William and Priscilla are now living next door to his daughter, Violetta (Brandenburg) Grow, married to Jacob Grow, and their family.

1850 and 1860 Census, Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio:  Martin Garrison and Elizabeth "Betsy" (Brandenburg) Garrison, and their family.

In the 1850 census, Martin and Elizabeth and their family are together.

In the 1860 census, Martin is no longer living; Elizabeth is a seamstress, and a child Adolphus D. Garrison, age 5, is living with her.

1850, 1860, and 1870 Census, Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio:  Jacob Grow and Violetta (Brandenburg) Grow, and their family.

In the 1850 census, Jacob and Violetta (Brandenburg) Grow's oldest child is William Henry Grow, probably named for Violetta's father William Henry Brandenburg.  They are living next door to another Grow family:  Samuel and Malissia Grow.

In the 1870 census, they are living next door to Violetta's father and sister, William Brandenburg and Priscilla Brandenburg.

1880 Census, Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio:  Three sisters are living together:

Violetta Grow, age 57, married, occupation: Keeping house
Priscilla Brandenburg, age 74, single
Elizabeth Garrison, age 63, widowed

Virginia Census

1860 Census, Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Virginia:  families of William and Mary Long, James and Malinda Long, John and Cathrine Long.  (Spelling is by the census taker.)

1860 Census, Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Virginia:  families of Michael and Ellen Long, and John Roof.

Documents in the family:

Several of our family's documents that mention the Brandenburg and Long families are shown below.

These describe the family's early years in Maryland, where William Brandenburg was "overseer on Col. Thomases plantation".  They describe the family's move to Ohio.

One document is written by Hannah Slater, wife of Conrad Slater.  Some sources cite Hannah's mother's name as Long or Brandenburg.

Hannah's document instructs Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Shore to contact "John Roof" at Lovettsville Post Office, Loudon County, Virginia.  The document appears to date from before 1861, as John Shore died in that year.  The 1860 census of Lovettsville shows the John Roof family living three residences away from a Long family.  He is age 68 years, indicating he was born about 1792, and might be a relative of the Long family.

Courtesy of Pat Bristley

Our family has been fortunate to communicate with Patricia Bristley, a dedicated researcher of the Brandenburg heritage.

Pat is a descendant of Alexander Heinrich Brandenburg (Abt. 1721-1793), older brother of our direct ancestor Wilhelm Heinrich Brandenburg (1722-1796).

Alexander Heinrich and Anna Brandenburg had three children.  Their first child, a daughter Barbara Brandenburg (1741-1839) married Jacob Franks about 1764.  Pat is descended from their marriage.

Pat has kindly furnished records and photos of the Brandenburg and Frank families, their lives, their descendants, and where they lived.  She also has written descriptive and interesting accounts of her travels and discoveries during her research.

Three Generations of Our Family Family Chronicles by Pat Bristley To view the pages below, you need the free Adobe Reader. If you don't have the Adobe Reader, you can download it from the Adobe site. It's a free download.
William Henry Brandenburg Sr	William Henry Brandenburg Jr	William Henry Brandenburg III

Among the items Pat has provided to our heritage are photographs of Venice and Castalia, Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio.  These areas are where William and Catherine (Long) Brandenburg lived and reared their family.  The towns remain small villages today.

The photographs include pictures of the towns, churches, and the Castalia cemetery.  Here are the graves of William and Catherine and their daughters Priscilla Brandenburg, Elizabeth (Brandenburg) Garrison, and Violetta (Brandenburg) Grow and her husband Jacob Grow.

More photographs show the cemetery's Civil War monuments, one of which bears the name of William Brandenburg V, grandson of William and Catherine.

Items provided by Pat Bristley for this part of our heritage are shown below.

Here are some images.

Brandenburg Items Here are Brandenburg items found in our family or in our research.
1830 Census Frederick Co., Maryland William and Catherine Brandenburg Family Image	1840 Census Margaretta Twp., Ohio William and Catherine Brandenburg Family Image	1850 Census Margaretta Twp., Ohio William Brandenburg Family Image	1860 Census Margaretta Twp., Ohio William Brandenburg Family Image	1870 Census Margaretta Twp., Ohio William Brandenburg Family Image
1850 Census Margaretta Twp., Ohio Elizabeth (Brandenburg) Garrison Family Image	1860 Census Margaretta Twp., Ohio Elizabeth (Brandenburg) Garrison Family Image	1850 Census Margaretta Twp., Ohio Violetta (Brandenburg) Grow Family Image	1860 Census Margaretta Twp., Ohio Violetta (Brandenburg) Grow Family Image	1870 Census Margaretta Twp., Ohio Violetta (Brandenburg) Grow Family Page 1  2
1880 Census Margaretta Twp., Ohio Three Sisters Image	Space available	Space available	1860 Census Lovettsville, Virginia Long Families Image	1860 Census Lovettsville, Virginia Long and Roof Families Image
Abt. 1860 Slater, Long Family Chronicle Document Rotated Transcript	18 Dec 1888 Mary A. Baker to C.D. Bell Pages  1  2 Text	1889 Family Heritage Document Document Zoom	Abt. 1889 Mary A. (Brandenburg) Shore-Baker Family Chronicle Page  1  2,3 Text	Space available
Brandenburg Family Chronicles by Pat Bristley Here are Brandenburg items sent to our heritage by Patricia Bristley. Note:  See the 'Index to Photos' for the description of each photo.
2006 Venice and Castalia, Margaretta Twp., Erie Co., Ohio Index to Photos	2006 Views of Venice, Ohio 1  2  3  4	2006 Castalia, Ohio Historical Marker 5	2006 View of Cold Creek, Castalia 6	2006 Grace Lutheran Church 7
2006 Old Block Downtown Castalia 8	2006 Cold Creek Park Castalia 9	2006 Congregational Church Castalia 10	2006 Catherine "Katy" Brandenburg 11	2006 William Brandenburg III 12
2006 Jacob Grow 13	2006 Violetta (Brandenburg) Grow 14	2006 Priscilla Brandenburg 15	2006 Elizabeth (Brandenburg) Garrison 16	2006 Brandenburg Family 17  Detail
2006 Catherine and William Brandenburg III 18	2006 Tefft Family Monument 19	2006 Civil War Names List W. Brandenburg 20	2006 Civil War Names List Monuments 21	2006 Civil War Memorial Monument 22