Joseph Embree Brockman

1805 - 1890  (84 years)

• Name	Joseph Embree Brockman  [1]
  Born	1 Jun 1805	, Clark, KY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Address	Abt 1827	, Howard, MO   [1]
  	"... (he) removed to Howard County, Mo., where he raised on crop" before moving to Ray county, Missouri in 1828.
  Address	1828	, Ray, MO   [1]
  	"In the year 1828, he came to Ray County, Mo., and bought the farm now occupied by (Asa Brockman), consisting of one hundred and sixty-five acres."
  Address	1850	, , CA   [1]
  	He, his wife Mary Jane, his sons Israel, Milton, Harmon, and Asa, and daughter Hannah, moved to California. His son Clifton remained in Ray county, Missouri. Asa returned to Missouri in 1851.
  Address	1852	Sonoma, Sonoma, CA   [3, 4]
  	They are recorded as living in Sonoma as late as 1866.
  Address	1870	San Diego, San Diego, CA   [5]
  	Residence post office: San Diego. He and Mary were living next door to their son Israel and his family.
  Address	1871	Sonoma, Sonoma, CA   [6]
  Died	7 Jan 1890	Sonoma, Sonoma, CA   [2]
  Buried	Valley Cemetery, Sonoma, Sonoma, CA   [2]
  Person ID	I2618	Allison | Spratt
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Stephen Brockman,   b. Between 1776 and 1780, , , VA
  Mother	Elizabeth Embree,   b. 1783, , , VA ,   d. 1860, , Howard, MO  (Age 77 years)
  Married	31 May 1803	, , KY   [7]
  Family ID	F1095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Culbertson,   b. 20 Mar 1801, , Clark, KY ,   d. 19 Jul 1887, Sonoma, Sonoma, CA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1824	Winchester, Clark, KY   [8]
  	Thomas P. Dudley officiated. [8]
  Notes	They had 8 children; 3 died young. I've only found names for 6 of them. [1]
  Children	1. Israel Emory Brockman,   b. 12 Nov 1824, , Clark, KY ,   d. 20 Jan 1871, San Diego, San Diego, CA  (Age 46 years)   2. Asa Brockman,   b. 19 Apr 1826, , Clark, KY ,   d. 19 Oct 1904, Camden, Ray, MO  (Age 78 years) + 3. Milton Brockman,   b. Abt 1828, , Ray, MO ,   d. Aft May 1891 Bef 1890, , Josephine, OR  (Age ~ 61 years)   4. Clifton Brockman,   b. 5 Jul 1831, , Ray, MO ,   d. 12 Apr 1918, Maplewood, Central Twp, St. Louis, MO  (Age 86 years)   5. Harmon Foster Brockman,   b. 1836, , Ray, MO ,   d. 1895, , Sonoma, CA  (Age 59 years)   6. Hannah Brockman,   b. Abt 1837, , Ray, MO ,   d. Aft 1860  (Age ~ 24 years)
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F1094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		US Census, Clark county, Kentucky 7 Aug 1820 Stephen Brockman listed as head of household, which included 2 males under ten (Stephen and ?), 2 males 10-15 (Joseph and ?), 1 male 26-44 (Stephen), 3 females under 10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44 (Elizabeth). Stephen owned 9 enslaved people: 2 males under 14, 1 male 14-25, 1 male 26-44, 2 females under 14, 2 females 14-25, 1 female 45+.
  		Joseph Embree Brockman and Mary Ann Culbertson Marriage Record Winchester, Clark county, Kentucky 1 Jan 1824
  		1830 US Census, Ray county, Missouri Joseph E. Brockman listed as head of household, which included 2 males under 5 (Asa and Milton), 1 male 5-9 (Israel), 1 male 15-19 (Joseph, incorrect box checked), 1 female under 5 (unknown), 1 female 20-29 (wife Mary Jane). Joseph owned 11 enslaved people: 4 males under 10, 1 male 10-23, 1 male 24-35, 2 females under 10, 1 female 10-23, 2 females 24-35.
  		1840 US Census, Richmond, Ray county, Missouri J. E. (Joseph Embree) Brockman listed as head of household, which included 1 male under 5 (Harmon), 1 male 5-9 (Clifton), 2 males 10-14 (Milton and Asa), 2 males 30-39 (Joseph and ?), 1 female 10-14 (?), 1 female 15-19 (?), 1 female 30-39 (wife Mary Jane). Daughter Hannah was not included in tally either due to enumerator error on this census or her birth year was incorrect on the 1860 census and she was born after the 1840 census was taken. Joseph no longer owned enslaved people, even though Missouri was still a slave state in 1840.
  		1852 California State Census, Sonoma, Sonoma county Joseph E. Brockman listed as head of household, which include wife Mary Jane and son Harmon F.; he was the only child living with them.
  		1860 US Census, Sonoma, Sonoma county, California Joseph Brockman listed as head of household, which included wife Mary J. and daughter Hannah. Joseph's real estate was valued at $3000, personal estate at $1500.
  		1860 US, Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules Sonoma, Somona county, California Archive Collection Number: 96:18; Roll: 18; Page: 15; Line: 37; Schedule Type: Agriculture Joseph Brockman 50 acres improved, 100 acres unimproved Cash value of farm: $3000 Value of farming implements and machinery: $50 Horses: 15 Asses and mules: 1 Milk cows: 18 Working oxen: 10 Other cattle: 50 Goats: 50 Swine: 100 Value of live stock: $2000 Wheat: 350 bushels Irish potatoes: 1 bushels Butter: 160 lbs. Hay: 30 tons Value of animals slaughtered: $25
  		California, Voter Registers Joseph Embree Brockman, age 61, farmer, born in Kentucky, registered to vote in Sonoma county 27 Aug 1866. Harmon Foster Brockman, age 31, farmer, born in Missouri, registered to vote in Sonoma county, 28 Mar 1867.
  		1870 US Census, San Diego, San Diego county, California Two households included on this page. Jos. Brockman listed as head of household, which included wife Mary. His occupation was listed as farmer, real estate value was $1000, personal estate at $500. Israel Brockman listed as head of household at neighboring home, which included sons Joseph E., John, Thomas, and Herbert, and daughters Eliza and Elizabeth. Israel's occupation listed as farmer. No values given for his real or personal estates.
  		California, Voter Registry Joseph Embree Brockman, age 66, farmer, born in Kentucky, registered to vote in Sonoma county, 26 Jun 1871. Israel Brockman, age 43, farmer, born in Kentucky, registered to vote in Sonoma county, 29 Jul 1867. Harman Foster Brockman, age 31, farmer, born in Missouri, registered to vote in Sonoma county, 22 Mar 1867.
  		California, Voter Registers Jos. Embree Brockman, age 83, farmer, born in Kentucky, registered to vote in Sonoma county 21 Jul 1888. Harmon F. Brockman, age 52, farmer, born in Missouri, registered to vote in Sonoma county, 28 Apr 1888.

  
  

  Histories

  Asa Brockman, biographical sketch Includes information about his parents, Joseph Embree and Mary Jane (Culbertson) Brockman, his grandparents, Stephen and Elizabeth Brockman, his siblings, his wife, their children and their spouses.

  
  

• Sources

  [S166] Portrait and biographical record of Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton, and Linn Co, MO, Chapman, firm publishers, (Chicago, Chapman Bros., 1893). [S5] Find A Grave. [S167] California State Census, 1852, California State Library; Sacramento, California, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S95] 1860 US Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S21] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S168] California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898 , California State Library, California History Section, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 131; FHL Roll Number: 978587 [S169] Brockman scrapbook, Brockman, William Everett, (Minneapolis, 1952.). Pg 80. [S160] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).