Charles Emmet Bromley was born on June 4, 1827, in Beekmantown, New York, the son of Hallock Bromley and Anna Wilber Bromley.
He married Nancy Gibson Sawtelle on July 7, 1849, in Richmond, Illinois or Kenosha Wisconsin. (Sources vary.) In the 1860s, he came to Iowa with his family and settled on land near the stagecoach route following the Minerva Creek in Marshall County. The settlement grew. After he moved to Marshalltown, Charles platted and founded the town of Bromley on September 24, 1881. It was located 1/4 mile east of Clemons on the Story City branch of the Iowa Central Railroad in Minerva Township. The railroad was put through his farm in 1882. The town originally contained 16 blocks, laid out in a rectangular shape. At one time, Bromley contained more than 20 homes, a hardware store, a general store, a hotel, a blacksmith shop, stockyards, a post office, a railroad depot, and the Bromley Tile Works. Only a few years later, Bromley was already fading away. Many buildings were moved to Clemons, some to other farms, and some were torn down. In 2023, there were only a few old houses scattered along a dusty gravel road.
When he first moved to Marshalltown in 1864 or 1865, Bromley became a member of the well-known dry goods of Lee, Bromley & Co., later Lee & Bromley. Retiring from the dry goods business, he became a senior member of the boot and shoe firm of Bromley, Ingledue & Co., afterwards changed to Bromley & Ingledue, and still later to Bromley's Boot and Shoe Department of the Boston store. During the 1870s, he was a prominent member of the Marshalltown City Council, and was on the committee that had charge of the erection of the Water Works in 1875-1876. He was also on the Marshalltown School Board for a number of years and was a Director of the First National Bank. He was one of the most successful merchants and one of the most influential citizens of Marshalltown. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge Fraternity. Bromley Street in Marshalltown was named for him.
OBITUARY
Charles Emmet Bromley, the well-known merchant, died of pneumonia after a short illness at 2 a.m. on December 2, 1893, in Marshalltown. He had not been well for about two months, but had been confined to his bed with the above-mentioned disease for only one week. At the time of his death, he had lived in Marshalltown for about 29 years. Mr. Bromley died at his home, where he lived with his daughter Charlotte Mira Ingledue, at the corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenue.
Charles is survived by his wife and by three children: Charles Hallock Bromley and Charlotte Mira "Lottie" Ingledue, both of Marshalltown; and William Ernest Bromley of Kansas City. He was predeceased by his parents and by three children: Charles Emmet Bromley, Jr., Anna Wilber Bromley, and Florence Ella "Flossie" Bowler. The Masonic Lodge Fraternity was in charge of the funeral services. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown.
Information from the December 2, 1893, Evening Times-Republican; and from Member MFC, the great-great-granddaughter of Charles. Additional information from the Historical Society of Marshall County, submitted and edited by Angela, Member #48520699.
He married Nancy Gibson Sawtelle on July 7, 1849, in Richmond, Illinois or Kenosha Wisconsin. (Sources vary.) In the 1860s, he came to Iowa with his family and settled on land near the stagecoach route following the Minerva Creek in Marshall County. The settlement grew. After he moved to Marshalltown, Charles platted and founded the town of Bromley on September 24, 1881. It was located 1/4 mile east of Clemons on the Story City branch of the Iowa Central Railroad in Minerva Township. The railroad was put through his farm in 1882. The town originally contained 16 blocks, laid out in a rectangular shape. At one time, Bromley contained more than 20 homes, a hardware store, a general store, a hotel, a blacksmith shop, stockyards, a post office, a railroad depot, and the Bromley Tile Works. Only a few years later, Bromley was already fading away. Many buildings were moved to Clemons, some to other farms, and some were torn down. In 2023, there were only a few old houses scattered along a dusty gravel road.
When he first moved to Marshalltown in 1864 or 1865, Bromley became a member of the well-known dry goods of Lee, Bromley & Co., later Lee & Bromley. Retiring from the dry goods business, he became a senior member of the boot and shoe firm of Bromley, Ingledue & Co., afterwards changed to Bromley & Ingledue, and still later to Bromley's Boot and Shoe Department of the Boston store. During the 1870s, he was a prominent member of the Marshalltown City Council, and was on the committee that had charge of the erection of the Water Works in 1875-1876. He was also on the Marshalltown School Board for a number of years and was a Director of the First National Bank. He was one of the most successful merchants and one of the most influential citizens of Marshalltown. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge Fraternity. Bromley Street in Marshalltown was named for him.
OBITUARY
Charles Emmet Bromley, the well-known merchant, died of pneumonia after a short illness at 2 a.m. on December 2, 1893, in Marshalltown. He had not been well for about two months, but had been confined to his bed with the above-mentioned disease for only one week. At the time of his death, he had lived in Marshalltown for about 29 years. Mr. Bromley died at his home, where he lived with his daughter Charlotte Mira Ingledue, at the corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenue.
Charles is survived by his wife and by three children: Charles Hallock Bromley and Charlotte Mira "Lottie" Ingledue, both of Marshalltown; and William Ernest Bromley of Kansas City. He was predeceased by his parents and by three children: Charles Emmet Bromley, Jr., Anna Wilber Bromley, and Florence Ella "Flossie" Bowler. The Masonic Lodge Fraternity was in charge of the funeral services. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown.
Information from the December 2, 1893, Evening Times-Republican; and from Member MFC, the great-great-granddaughter of Charles. Additional information from the Historical Society of Marshall County, submitted and edited by Angela, Member #48520699.
Charles Emmet Bromley was born on June 4, 1827, in Beekmantown, New York, the son of Hallock Bromley and Anna Wilber Bromley.
He married Nancy Gibson Sawtelle on July 7, 1849, in Richmond, Illinois or Kenosha Wisconsin. (Sources vary.) In the 1860s, he came to Iowa with his family and settled on land near the stagecoach route following the Minerva Creek in Marshall County. The settlement grew. After he moved to Marshalltown, Charles platted and founded the town of Bromley on September 24, 1881. It was located 1/4 mile east of Clemons on the Story City branch of the Iowa Central Railroad in Minerva Township. The railroad was put through his farm in 1882. The town originally contained 16 blocks, laid out in a rectangular shape. At one time, Bromley contained more than 20 homes, a hardware store, a general store, a hotel, a blacksmith shop, stockyards, a post office, a railroad depot, and the Bromley Tile Works. Only a few years later, Bromley was already fading away. Many buildings were moved to Clemons, some to other farms, and some were torn down. In 2023, there were only a few old houses scattered along a dusty gravel road.
When he first moved to Marshalltown in 1864 or 1865, Bromley became a member of the well-known dry goods of Lee, Bromley & Co., later Lee & Bromley. Retiring from the dry goods business, he became a senior member of the boot and shoe firm of Bromley, Ingledue & Co., afterwards changed to Bromley & Ingledue, and still later to Bromley's Boot and Shoe Department of the Boston store. During the 1870s, he was a prominent member of the Marshalltown City Council, and was on the committee that had charge of the erection of the Water Works in 1875-1876. He was also on the Marshalltown School Board for a number of years and was a Director of the First National Bank. He was one of the most successful merchants and one of the most influential citizens of Marshalltown. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge Fraternity. Bromley Street in Marshalltown was named for him.
OBITUARY
Charles Emmet Bromley, the well-known merchant, died of pneumonia after a short illness at 2 a.m. on December 2, 1893, in Marshalltown. He had not been well for about two months, but had been confined to his bed with the above-mentioned disease for only one week. At the time of his death, he had lived in Marshalltown for about 29 years. Mr. Bromley died at his home, where he lived with his daughter Charlotte Mira Ingledue, at the corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenue.
Charles is survived by his wife and by three children: Charles Hallock Bromley and Charlotte Mira "Lottie" Ingledue, both of Marshalltown; and William Ernest Bromley of Kansas City. He was predeceased by his parents and by three children: Charles Emmet Bromley, Jr., Anna Wilber Bromley, and Florence Ella "Flossie" Bowler. The Masonic Lodge Fraternity was in charge of the funeral services. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown.
Information from the December 2, 1893, Evening Times-Republican; and from Member MFC, the great-great-granddaughter of Charles. Additional information from the Historical Society of Marshall County, submitted and edited by Angela, Member #48520699.
He married Nancy Gibson Sawtelle on July 7, 1849, in Richmond, Illinois or Kenosha Wisconsin. (Sources vary.) In the 1860s, he came to Iowa with his family and settled on land near the stagecoach route following the Minerva Creek in Marshall County. The settlement grew. After he moved to Marshalltown, Charles platted and founded the town of Bromley on September 24, 1881. It was located 1/4 mile east of Clemons on the Story City branch of the Iowa Central Railroad in Minerva Township. The railroad was put through his farm in 1882. The town originally contained 16 blocks, laid out in a rectangular shape. At one time, Bromley contained more than 20 homes, a hardware store, a general store, a hotel, a blacksmith shop, stockyards, a post office, a railroad depot, and the Bromley Tile Works. Only a few years later, Bromley was already fading away. Many buildings were moved to Clemons, some to other farms, and some were torn down. In 2023, there were only a few old houses scattered along a dusty gravel road.
When he first moved to Marshalltown in 1864 or 1865, Bromley became a member of the well-known dry goods of Lee, Bromley & Co., later Lee & Bromley. Retiring from the dry goods business, he became a senior member of the boot and shoe firm of Bromley, Ingledue & Co., afterwards changed to Bromley & Ingledue, and still later to Bromley's Boot and Shoe Department of the Boston store. During the 1870s, he was a prominent member of the Marshalltown City Council, and was on the committee that had charge of the erection of the Water Works in 1875-1876. He was also on the Marshalltown School Board for a number of years and was a Director of the First National Bank. He was one of the most successful merchants and one of the most influential citizens of Marshalltown. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge Fraternity. Bromley Street in Marshalltown was named for him.
OBITUARY
Charles Emmet Bromley, the well-known merchant, died of pneumonia after a short illness at 2 a.m. on December 2, 1893, in Marshalltown. He had not been well for about two months, but had been confined to his bed with the above-mentioned disease for only one week. At the time of his death, he had lived in Marshalltown for about 29 years. Mr. Bromley died at his home, where he lived with his daughter Charlotte Mira Ingledue, at the corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenue.
Charles is survived by his wife and by three children: Charles Hallock Bromley and Charlotte Mira "Lottie" Ingledue, both of Marshalltown; and William Ernest Bromley of Kansas City. He was predeceased by his parents and by three children: Charles Emmet Bromley, Jr., Anna Wilber Bromley, and Florence Ella "Flossie" Bowler. The Masonic Lodge Fraternity was in charge of the funeral services. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown.
Information from the December 2, 1893, Evening Times-Republican; and from Member MFC, the great-great-granddaughter of Charles. Additional information from the Historical Society of Marshall County, submitted and edited by Angela, Member #48520699.
Inscription
AGED 66YRS. 5MOS. 28DS.
Family Members
Siblings
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
