John Wesley "Major" Brandenburg

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John Wesley "Major" Brandenburg

Also Known As: "Major"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Sturgeon, Owsley County, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 24, 1944 (75)
Heidelberg, Lee County, Kentucky, United States
Place of Burial: Lee County, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Hardin Kager Brandenburg and Martha Ann Brandenburg
Husband of Emily "Emma" (Hamilton) Brandenburg
Father of Odlie Brandenburg; Okra Cecil; Lloyd Brandenburg; Grace “Gracie” Newman; Hobart Brandenburg and 3 others
Brother of Houston Brandenburg; Amanda L. Brandenburg; Ancil Daniel Brandenburg; Mary Jane Jones; Susannah "Sudie" Brandenburg and 6 others

Managed by: Erin Ishimoticha
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About John Wesley "Major" Brandenburg

GEDCOM Note

John Wesley Major Brandenburg was the Son of Hardin Kager Brandenburg and Martha Ann Spivey. John was born in Sturgeon, Owsley County which in 1870 became Lee County. John Wesley Major went by the name Major Brandenburg married Emily Hamilton in 1889 in Beattyville. They had seven children: Okra, Lloyd, Grace, Hobert, Roy, Alie and Woodrow.

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John Wesley "Major" Brandenburg's Timeline

1869
October 24, 1869
Sturgeon, Owsley County, Kentucky, United States
1870
1870
Hamilton Cemetery, Proctor, Lee, Kentucky, USA
1888
1888
1890
February 15, 1890
Heidelburg, Lee, Kentucky, United States
1896
August 26, 1896
Banford, Ky.
1898
January 1898
Cressmont, Lee, Kentucky, USA
1900
March 10, 1900
Banford, Ky.
1902
September 12, 1902
Banford, Ky.
1907
October 19, 1907
Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky, USA