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     Job Brazee was born on 29 January 1838 (his death certificate says 29 June 1838) in Kinsman, Trumbull Co., Ohio.^2,3,4 He married first Eunice M. Craft in 1869.³ He was married second, at age 75 by C. A. Hitchcock, Justice of the Peace, to Susan A. Atkin, daughter of Peter Atkin and Nancy J. Davis, on 6 November 1913 in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.² He died on 20 June 1917 in Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 79 from acute dilatation (i.e., enlargement) of the heart.⁴ He was buried on 22 June 1917 at Oakdale Cemetery in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^4,5
     He served during the Civil War in Co. B of the 29th Ohio Infantry, enlisting as a private on 19 August 1861 for three years service. When his term ended he re-enlisted and served until the end of the war, just under four years in all.³
     The 29th Ohio first saw action at Winchester, Virginia (the Battle of Kernstown), on 23 March 1862, and then at the Battle of Port Republic in Rockingham Co., Virginia, on 9 June 1862.⁶ The latter was a Confederate victory, and the 29th Ohio had 12 men killed, 33 wounded, and 105 captured. Job Brazee was one of those captured.⁷ He was held at Belle Isle Prison in the James River at Richmond, Virginia, for two months, then apparently released through a prisoner exchange program.^8,9
     Exactly when he rejoined his unit isn't known, but after his release the 29th Ohio fought in several more battles, including the Battle of Chancellorsville 1-5 May 1863, and the Battle of Gettysburg 1-3 July 1863. They were part of the Atlanta Campaign under Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman from May to September 1864, then Sherman's March to the Sea in November and December, and participated in the Grand Review in Washington on 24 May 1865.⁶ He was mustered out with his company on 13 July 1865 near Louisville, Kentucky.¹⁰
     After their marriage, he and his first wife Eunice lived for a time in Piermont Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio. Living with them in 1870 were Esther Armstrong, age 19, and one-month-old Zella B. Armstrong, probably Esther's daughter.¹¹ They moved to Denmark Twp., Ashtabula Co., by 1880¹², where they lived most of the rest of their lives.^12,13 In 1910, after his first wife Eunice's death, Job was listed in the census as living alone, still in Denmark Twp.¹⁴
     He was a farmer, concentrating on dairy farming, at least late in his life.^{11,12,13,14,3}
     He and his first wife Eunice had three children, with one, whose name is unknown, dying before 1900. The other two were Pluma A. (b 22 January 1871), and Guy O. (b November 1875, d 18 January 1902).^12,13,3

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     George Brazee was born on 9 December 1839 in Ohio.^2,1 He married first Miranda (?) about 1860.³ He married second Celia Chapman, daughter of Sterling Chapman and Prudence Morton, on 1 January 1872 in Portage, Ohio.^4,5 He died from heart disease on 3 January 1925 in Charlestown Twp., Portage Co., Ohio, at age 85.² He was buried on 5 January 1925 in Windham, Ohio.²
     After their marriage, George Brazee and his first wife Miranda lived in Pierpont Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio.³ In 1870, presumably after Miranda's death, he was living with his parents in Pierpont Twp.⁶
     He and his second wife Celia lived in Windham, Portage Co., Ohio.^7,8,9 In 1920, after Celia's death, he was living with his nephew Robert Fletcher's family in Charlestown Twp., Portage Co., Ohio.¹⁰
     He was doing farm work in 1860, and working as a house carpenter in 1870, wagon maker in 1880, church sexton in 1900, and church janitor in 1910.^3,6,7,8,9
     He had no known children.^8,9

     Orin Brazee was born about 1842 in Ohio.¹

     Martha A. Brazee was born in 1844 in Ohio.^2,1 She married Orrison Valentine Ervin, son of Samuel Ervin and Elizabeth Perring.^3,4,5 She died on 4 June 1900 in Denmark, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.⁶ She was buried at Gould Cemetery in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.⁷
     She and her husband Orrison lived in Pierpont Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, from at least 1870 to 1880.^8,9 In 1900 she was living with her son Floyd's family in Denmark Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio. She was listed with them in the census, enumerated on 19 June 1900, although she had died 18 days earlier. Her husband Orrison, although still living, is not listed there, and has not yet been found in the 1900 census.¹⁰
     She and Orrison had the following known children: Floyd Valentine (b 25 July 1865, d 2 May 1920), Elizabeth (b 8 May 1868, d 17 February 1939), Lavina Lucretia (b 16 June 1873, d 19 January 1946), Renie J. (b March 1880), Boyd E. (b 1887, d 1888).^11,12,13,9,2

     Sarah Ann Brazee was born on 6 September 1845 in Pennsylvania (the 1860, 1900, and 1930 censuses say Ohio, and her death certificate says Kinsman, Ohio).^{2,1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} She married James Rose, son of Thomas Rose and Margaret (?), about 1867 (based on the birth date of their first child).^2,10,4 She died on 28 March 1942 in Andover, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 96.² She was buried at Gould Cemetery in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹¹
     She went by the name Sally.^3,2 She and her husband James lived with or near his parents in Denmark Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, from at least 1870 (when they were listed in the same household) to 1880 (when they were listed in adjacent households).^4,5 They moved to Pierpont Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, sometime before 1900, where they were listed in the census in 1900 and 1910.^6,7 In 1920, after her husband's death, she was living with her widowed son Clifford's family on Gates St. in Andover, Ashtabula Co., Ohio,⁸ and in 1930 she was living, along with Clifford and his son, in her son Pearl's house on Maple Ave. in Andover.⁹
     She and James had the following known children: Ami (b abt 1868), Clifford (b 13 December 1870), Walter (b abt 1873), Willis (b abt 1876), Burt (b 13 September 1878), Zella A. (b 30 July 1883), Pearl (b abt 1886), John C. (b November 1888), Henry J. (b abt 1889), Earl (b abt 1893).^{4,5,6,12,13,14,15}

     Peter Brazee was born about November 1849 (based on his age of 6/12 in the 1850 census, enumerated on 30 April 1850) in Pennsylvania.¹ He died from disease on 23 March 1865 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, while serving in the Civil War.²
     He served during the Civil War, initially enlisting on 3 September 1864. His military record lists his age at enlistment as 18, but his birth date from the 1850 census indicates he was actually two months shy of his 15th. birthday. He joined Co. K of the 177th Ohio Infantry on 4 October 1864. They immediately left for Nashville, Tennessee, then went to Tullahoma. In December they were ordered to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where they engaged a Confederate force on 7 December, capturing two artillery pieces and about 200 prisoners. In mid-January 1865 the regiment traveled by river to Cincinnati, then by rail to Washington, D.C., then to Annapolis, Maryland, and finally by boat to Fort Fisher, North Carolina, where they arrived on 7 February. They were involved in three attacks along the Cape Fear River, at Fort Anderson, and at Town Creek. They were then near Wilmington, North Carolina, where Peter died of disease at age 15.^2,3,1

     Drucilla Brazee was born about 1852 in Ohio.^2,3 She married Charles W. Mathews about 1866, based on the birth date of their son Perry, and the 1930 census, which lists Charles's age as 21 at his first marriage.^3,4,5 She probably died in late 1871 or early 1872, based on the 1880 census, which lists her son Charles's age as 8, and the probable date of her husband's second marriage. The History of The Western Reserve, published in 1910, lists her as deceased.^6,1
     She and her husband Charles were living in Manlius Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, in 1870.³ They had two known children, Perry (b abt 1868) and Charles (b abt 1872).^3,6
     The identification of Drucilla Brazee as the first wife of Charles Mathews, and the division of his children among his two marriages, requires some explanation. In the 1880 census entry for Drucilla's parents Peter and Lucretia Brazee in Pierpont Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, a Charles Mathews (age 9, born in Michigan, with father and mother born in Ohio) was listed with them as a grandson. This implies that one of their daughters married a Mathews. Their daughters Olive, Martha, Sarah, and Vesta were all married to men not named Mathews by 1871 (see their records for details and sources), leaving Drucilla as the probable mother of Charles Mathews. In the 1870 census, Charles and Drusilla Mathews (age 25 and 19, both born in Ohio) are listed in Manlius Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, with Perry Mathews (age 2, born in Ohio). In 1880 Charles (age 35, born in Ohio) and Lucinda Mathews (age 27, born in Canada) are listed in Thompson, Geauga Co., Ohio, with children Perry (age 12, born in Ohio), Charles (age 8, born in Michigan), William, Stella, and Rena (ages 7, 3, and 1, all born in Ohio). Charles and Lucinda are listed together again in 1900 and 1910, with children Edna and Frank, and Lucinda is listed in both censuses as having had five children, all then living.
     From this, it seems probable that Charles married first Drucilla Brazee, and had children Perry and Charles. (Note that the son Charles was listed twice in the 1880 census, once with his father and stepmother in Geauga Co., Ohio, and once with his maternal grandparents in neighboring Ashtabula Co., Ohio.) He married Lucinda as his second wife, with whom he had the five children William, Stella, Rena, Edna and Frank.
     The conclusion that Charles's first wife Drucilla was Drucilla Brazee is strengthened by Perry Mathews' marriage record, which lists his parents as Chas. W. Mathews and Lucinda A. Brazee, and the witnesses as C. W. Mathews and Lucinda A. Mathews. Although his mother's given name is listed as Lucinda instead of Drucilla, it seems likely that this is simply an error in the record, combining the given name of his stepmother with the maiden name of his actual mother. From the census data, Perry's mother was clearly Drucilla, not Lucinda.
     The division of Charles's children between his two marriages is strengthened by the transcript of Stella's birth record, which lists her parents as Charles W. Mathews and Lucinda Ann Mayberry. Thus, his four youngest children Stella, Rena, Edna, and Frank were by his second wife Lucinda. Since the censuses indicate that Lucinda had five children, that she and Charles were married in 1872, and that William was born about 1873, William was likely also Lucinda's son.^{7,3,6,4,8,9,10}

     Vesta E. Brazee was born on 8 April 1854 in Ohio.^1,2 She married Raymond H. Burr, son of Calvin Burr and Melvina Jacobs, about 1871 (based on the birth date of their son Watson, and the 1910 census).^4,5,6,7 She died from a perforated ulcer on 20 November 1921 in Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 67.¹
     She and her husband Raymond were living in Pierpont Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in 1880.⁵ They moved to Morgan Twp., Ashtabula Co., by 1900.³ Their son Wallace and his family were living with them in 1900, and their divorced daughter Millie lived with them starting by at least 1910. In 1910 Millie's son Dewey was living next door with their son Watson's family, while in 1920 Dewey was living with them.^3,6,8
     They had the following known children: Watson U. (b August 1872), Millie (b June 1874), Alma (b 30 August 1879, d 18 April 1921), Wallace B. (12 January 1894 (the 1900 census says March 1894)).^3,9,10

     Catharine Woodin was born about 1835 in New York.¹

     William Isaac Woodin was born on 9 June 1840 in Beekman, Dutchess Co., New York.^1,2 He died about April 1865 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina.^3,4,1
     He served during the Civil War as a private in Co. G of the 150th New York Infantry, enlisting on 24 August 1862 in Beekman, Dutchess Co., New York.¹ The regiment was mustered in on 10 and 11 October 1862, and immediately left for Baltimore, Maryland, where it was stationed until July 1863. It then joined the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Corps, and saw its first action at the Battle of Gettysburg. They later fought in Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, including the Siege of Atlanta and Sherman's march to the sea. At the close of the war the regiment participated in the Grand Review in Washington, D.C., and was officially mustered out on 8 June 1865.⁵ William was not at the Grand Review, however. He was hospitalized on 13 March 1865 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, and later died there without returning home.^4,3

     Phebe L. Woodin was born about 1849 in New York.¹ She married Thomas C. Rosell.²
     In 1870 she and her husband Thomas were living in Beekman, Dutchess Co., New York. Living with them was Phebe's mother Naomi Woodin.² In 1880 she was widowed or divorced, and living as a boarder in the household of Richmond Davis in Beekman.³ She and Thomas had one known child, Benjamin (b abt 1868).²

     Jane C. Mead was born on 12 January 1840 in Pawling, Dutchess Co., New York.^2,4 She was married first, by Austin Taft, minister, to Samuel Strimple on 15 March 1860 in Huron Co., Ohio.¹ She was married second, by O. J. Coby, minister, to William E. McDonald, son of Henry McDonald and Mary Enis, on 23 November 1898 in Greenwich, Huron Co., Ohio.⁵ She died on 23 March 1922 in Greenwich, Huron Co., Ohio, at age 82 from bladder cancer, with a broken hip suffered 23 days earlier as a contributing factor.² She was buried on 25 March 1922 at Ninevah Cemetery (Row 13) in Huron Co., Ohio.^6,2
     She and her first husband Samuel lived in Greenwich Twp., Huron Co., Ohio.⁷ After her husband's death in 1863, she and her daughter Ermina lived with her parents in Greenwich Twp.^8,9
     She and her second husband William also lived in Greenwich Twp., Huron Co., Ohio.^10,11 In 1920, after her second husband's death, she was living with her widowed sister Almira and Almira's widowed daughter Anna Watts on Townsend St. in Greenwich, Huron Co., Ohio.¹²
     According to the 1900 census, Jane had a total of three children, presumably with her first husband Samuel Strimple, with two then living, but the name is known for only one, Ermina Ardelle (b 1860, d 1885).^10,3,8,9

     Almira Mead was born on 1 April 1842 (the 1900 census says April 1841) in Pawling, Dutchess Co., New York.^2,3 She was married by Austin Taft, minister, to George Strimple, son of Aaron Strimple and Keziah Stout, on 26 February 1861 in Greenwich, Huron Co., Ohio.⁴ She died "from senility" on 15 October 1931 in Greenwich, Huron Co., Ohio, at age 89.² She was buried on 17 October 1931 at Ninevah Cemetery in Huron Co., Ohio.^5,2
     She and her husband George lived in Greenwich Twp., Huron Co., Ohio, from 1870 to 1900.^6,7,3 In 1910, after her husband's death, she was living with her son Frank Strimple and his family in Greenwich, Huron Co., Ohio.⁸ In 1920 she was living with her widowed daughter Anna Watts on Townsend St. in Greenwich. Living with them was Almira's widowed sister Jane.⁹ And in 1930 she was living with her daughter Rose and her husband J. L. Viers in Greenwich.¹⁰
     In the 1880 census, she is listed as being "maimed, crippled, bedridden or otherwise disabled."⁷
     She and George had the following known children, all born in Ohio: Rosella May (b 1 January 1862, d 4 November 1936), Anna D. (b abt 1864), Myrtie (b abt 1866), Charles Andrew (b 29 March 1870, d 11 January 1957), Lela Nesto (b 12 July 1874), Frank (b abt 1875), Grace Estella (b 1 July 1880, d 22 February, 1932).^{6,7,11,12,13,14}

     Theodore S. Woodin was born on 15 July 1835 in Pawling, Dutchess Co., New York.¹ He married Sarah Elizabeth Van Nostrand, daughter of John Van Nostrand and Jane Varmilyea.^3,4 He died on 9 September 1923 in Ross Twp., Wood Co., Ohio, at age 88 from chronic hypocarditis.¹ He was buried at Mount Avon Cemetery in Oakland Co., Michigan.⁵
     He was a minister^4,6,7, and he and his wife Sarah moved fairly often. In 1860 they were living with his parents Ira and Caroline Woodin in Union Vale, Dutchess Co., New York. They then moved to Michigan, where they were in Washington Twp., Macomb Co., in 1870, Rochester, Oakland Co., in 1880, Hastings, Barry Co., in 1900, and Fairfield Twp., Lenawee Co., in 1910. In 1880 their daughter Carrie and her husband Frank Barnett were living with them. Also living with them in 1880 was Sarah's mother Jane Van Nostrand. In 1900 Theodore's mother Caroline Woodin was living with them.^2,4,6,7,8 In 1920, after his wife's death, he was living with his daughter Carrie Barnett's family in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.⁹
     He and Sarah had the following known children: Carrie J. (b abt 1859), Mary E. (b abt 1865), Helen A. (b 23 September 1869), Sterling T. (b 26 January 1877, d 16 March 1877).^{2,4,6,9,10,11}

     Celia C. Woodin was born on 12 January 1837 in New York.^2,5 She married William H. Hammond.^2,5 She died on 8 October 1888 at age 51.² She was buried at Mount Avon Cemetery in Oakland Co., Michigan.⁶
     After their marriage, she and her husband William lived in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York. In 1860 Joseph Taylor, a carriage maker aged 19, was living with them.⁵ In 1870 they were living next to Celia's parents Ira and Caroline Woodin in Fishkill, Dutchess Co., New York. Dennis Allen, a farm laborer aged 14 was then living with them.⁷ Sometime between 1870 and 1880 they moved to Holt Co., Nebraska, where they were living in Keya Paha Precinct in 1880 and in Beaver Creek in 1885. In 1880 Celia's mother Caroline Woodin was listed following them in the census, by herself in a separate household. In 1885 her mother was living with them. Also living with them in 1880 was a servant, Austin Reaves, age 9.^8,1
     She and William had one known child, Jennie H. (b abt 1862).⁷

     William H. Hammond was born on 7 October 1835 in New York.^1,2 He married Celia C. Woodin, daughter of Ira P. Woodin and Caroline Woodin.^3,1 He died on 28 January 1904 at age 68.² He was buried at Wyuka Cemetery (Sec 1-A Sp-38) in Lancaster Co., Nebraska.²
     After their marriage, William H. Hammond and his wife Celia lived in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York. In 1860 Joseph Taylor, a carriage maker aged 19, was living with them.¹ In 1870 they were living next to Celia's parents Ira and Caroline Woodin in Fishkill, Dutchess Co., New York. Dennis Allen, a farm laborer aged 14 was then living with them.⁴ Sometime between 1870 and 1880 they moved to Holt Co., Nebraska, where they were living in Keya Paha Precinct in 1880 and in Beaver Creek in 1885. In 1880 Celia's mother Caroline Woodin was listed following them in the census, by herself in a separate household. In 1885 her mother was living with them. Also living with them in 1880 was a servant, Austin Reaves, age 9.^5,6
     In the census, his occupation was listed as carpenter in 1860, and farmer from 1870 to 1885.^1,4,5,6
     He and Celia had one known child, Jennie H. (b abt 1862).⁴

     Sarah Elizabeth Van Nostrand was born on 19 June 1838 in New York.^1,3 She married Theodore S. Woodin, son of Ira P. Woodin and Caroline Woodin.^3,2 She died on 12 April 1915 in Weston, Lenawee Co., Michigan, at age 76, from compilcations of a broken hip suffered three months earlier.¹ She was buried on 15 April 1915 at Mount Avon Cemetery in Oakland Co., Michigan.^4,1
     Her husband Theodore was a minister, and they moved fairly often. In 1860 they were living with his parents Ira and Caroline Woodin in Union Vale, Dutchess Co., New York. They then moved to Michigan, where they were in Washington Twp., Macomb Co., in 1870, Rochester, Oakland Co., in 1880, Hastings, Barry Co., in 1900, and Fairfield Twp., Lenawee Co., in 1910. In 1880 their daughter Carrie and her husband Frank Barnett were living with them. Also living with them in 1880 was Sarah's mother Jane Van Nostrand. In 1900 Theodore's mother Caroline Woodin was living with them.^5,2,6,7,8
     She and Theodore had the following known children: Carrie J. (b abt 1859), Mary E. (b abt 1865), Helen A. (b 23 September 1869), Sterling T. (b 26 January 1877, d 16 March 1877).^{5,2,6,9,10,11}

     Samuel Strimple was born in 1837.² He was married by Austin Taft, minister, to Jane C. Mead, daughter of Duncan C. Mead and Sarah Ann Woodin, on 15 March 1860 in Huron Co., Ohio.¹ He died in 1863.² He was buried at Ninevah Cemetery (Row 13) in Huron Co., Ohio.³
     He and his wife Jane lived in Greenwich Twp., Huron Co., Ohio,⁴ where he was working as a laborer in 1860.⁴
     According to the 1900 census, Jane had a total of three children, presumably with her first husband Samuel Strimple, with two then living, but the name is known for only one, Ermina Ardelle (b 1860, d 1885).^5,2,6,7

     William E. McDonald was born on 5 March 1839 in Ohio.^2,3 He was married by O. J. Coby, minister, to Jane C. Mead, daughter of Duncan C. Mead and Sarah Ann Woodin, on 23 November 1898 in Greenwich, Huron Co., Ohio.¹ He died on 18 May 1918 in Greenwich Twp., Huron Co., Ohio, at age 79.² He was buried on 20 May 1918 at Ninevah Cemetery (Row 11) in Huron Co., Ohio.^4,2
     He and his wife Jane lived in Greenwich Twp., Huron Co., Ohio.^3,5

     George Strimple was born on 14 October 1833 in New Jersey.^2,3 He was married by Austin Taft, minister, to Almira Mead, daughter of Duncan C. Mead and Sarah Ann Woodin, on 26 February 1861 in Greenwich, Huron Co., Ohio.¹ He died on 29 November 1909 in Greenwich, Huron Co., Ohio, at age 76 from a hemorrhage of the lungs.² He was buried on 1 December 1909 at Ninevah Cemetery in Huron Co., Ohio.^4,2
     He and his wife Almira lived in Greenwich Twp., Huron Co., Ohio, from 1870 to 1900.^5,6,3 They had the following known children, all born in Ohio: Rosella May (b 1 January 1862, d 4 November 1936), Anna D. (b abt 1864), Myrtie (b abt 1866), Charles Andrew (b 29 March 1870, d 11 January 1957), Lela Nesto (b 12 July 1874), Frank (b abt 1875), Grace Estella (b 1 July 1880, d 22 February, 1932).^5,6,7,8,9,10

     Thomas C. Rosell was born about 1844 in New York.¹ He married Phebe L. Woodin, daughter of Amos M. Woodin and Naomi D. Griffin.¹
     In 1870 Thomas C. Rosell and his wife Phebe were living in Beekman, Dutchess Co., New York. Living with them was Phebe's mother Naomi Woodin.¹ The had one known child, Benjamin (b abt 1868).¹