PVT 11 KANS CAV
Chase County [KS] Historical Sketches
ALBIN BRANDLEY-1836-1902 and his wife MARY C. SHARP-1840-1922 Written by CHARLES BRANDLEY and CLARA BRANDLEY RUSSELL
ALBIN BRANDLEY
Albin Brandley was born at Samaden, Canton of Grisons, Switzerand, February 3, 1836. He was the son of Heinrich and Clara Duri Brandli. (The spelling was changed when they came to America, to conform to the English pronunciation.) Heinrich Brandli was a shop-keeper and was a prosperous business man of Samaden. His wife, Clara Dun was a native of France, and was by birth half French and half Etruscan. She was a woman of splendid character and fine education. She was a good musician and spoke three languages fluentlyβFrench, German and the ancient Romansche. There were four children in the Brandli family, Albin, Henry, Arnold and Clara, when, in 1850, Heinrich decided to bring his family to America. He had read of the discovery of gold in California, and a fever to go to the gold fields possessed him. So selling his home and business, and getting passports, he with his family took passage on a sailing vessel bound for America. It took fifty-two days to reach their destination. The Brandley family got as far west at Cincinnati, Ohio, and there Heinrich decided the perils of an overland journey across the cont:nent were too great an undertaking for a man with a family of young children. Albin was the oldest child and he was then fourteen. The Brandley family lived for some years in Cincinnati, later moving to Randolph County, Indiana, and as the sons grew older they drifted farther west. In 1860, Albin Brandley came to Chase County, Kansas, where his brother Henry had located the year before. The first location made by Albin Brandley was in Sec. 17, Twp. 22, R. 8 on South Fork, southeast of the present site of Matfield Green, the land that later became the H. Underwood "Cedar Bluff" farm. Here he established his home and "batched" until the Civil War began and he decided to become a Union soldier. He entered the service on August 18, 1862 as a private in Co. C, 11th Reg't. Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. Two weeks later, the company left Emporia for Fort Leavenworth, under command of Co!. Preston B. Plumb. Albin Brandley served until finally discharged on the 7th day of August 1865 by reason of the expiration of his term of enlistment. He had served three years, a great deal of the time on scout duty. He was assisted by another soldier by the name of Baker, and together the two men furnished a great deal of meat (mostly buffalo), for their company. Mr. Brandley fought in several skirmishes with the Indians. One near Council Grove and one near Larned among them. After that he went with his company to Fort Gibson, Indian Terr. After a three months' stay they were sent to Perry Grove, Arkansas, and took part in the Battle of Perry Grove, which was fought during a snow storm, the Union forces losing 400 out of 1100 men. Mr. Brandley was also with his company in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., and also in a skirmish with Cole Younger's band at Blue Cut, Mo. When Mr. Brandley came home from the war, he found another claimant occupying his land, so he went down the South Fork to a location three miles south of Bazaar, where he bought a relinquishment from Simon Davis, Sr., and there he established his home, farmed and raised livestock and gradually increased his land holdings until he possessed an estate of 1640 acres. Albin Brandley was married March 4, 1866 to Mary Caroline Sharp, the ceremony being performed by Justice of the Peace Charles Rogler. To this union and on this farm near Bazaar, were born seven children who grew to maturity in this vicinity. They are: Charles Brandley, married Mattie Sparks. Peter Brandley, married Katie Kelly. William Brandley, married Emma Martin. Clara Brandley, married Nate W. Russell. Mary Brandley, married Albert Burton. Arnold Brandley, married Kitty Harris. Albin "Jim" Brandley, married O11ie Skelly. The Brandley boys began emigrating to Oklahoma as soon as that country was thrown open to settlement. Charles was the first to go, and secured a claim near El Reno. Early in the year 1898, Albin Brandley moved to Oklahoma. He bought a farm nine miles southeast of El Reno, and there with all of his children except Clara Russell located on farms in the vicinity, he settled down to a quiet life of farming and stock raising with occasional trips prospecting for gold in the Wichita Mountains. Mr. Brandley died at El Reno, September 12, 1902, and is buried in the El Reno Cemetery.
El Reno Evening Bell. (El Reno, Okla.), Friday, September 12, 1902
Alvin Brandley died at the Caddow Hotel this morning at two oβclock after a short illness. His home was nine miles Southeast of El Reno. He leaves a wife and seven children. Mr. Brandley was a member of the John W. Geary Post, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. The funeral will be held Sunday at two oβclock from the Presbyterian church. C.E. Perry has charge of the arrangements.
Chase County [KS] Historical Sketches
ALBIN BRANDLEY-1836-1902 and his wife MARY C. SHARP-1840-1922 Written by CHARLES BRANDLEY and CLARA BRANDLEY RUSSELL
ALBIN BRANDLEY
Albin Brandley was born at Samaden, Canton of Grisons, Switzerand, February 3, 1836. He was the son of Heinrich and Clara Duri Brandli. (The spelling was changed when they came to America, to conform to the English pronunciation.) Heinrich Brandli was a shop-keeper and was a prosperous business man of Samaden. His wife, Clara Dun was a native of France, and was by birth half French and half Etruscan. She was a woman of splendid character and fine education. She was a good musician and spoke three languages fluentlyβFrench, German and the ancient Romansche. There were four children in the Brandli family, Albin, Henry, Arnold and Clara, when, in 1850, Heinrich decided to bring his family to America. He had read of the discovery of gold in California, and a fever to go to the gold fields possessed him. So selling his home and business, and getting passports, he with his family took passage on a sailing vessel bound for America. It took fifty-two days to reach their destination. The Brandley family got as far west at Cincinnati, Ohio, and there Heinrich decided the perils of an overland journey across the cont:nent were too great an undertaking for a man with a family of young children. Albin was the oldest child and he was then fourteen. The Brandley family lived for some years in Cincinnati, later moving to Randolph County, Indiana, and as the sons grew older they drifted farther west. In 1860, Albin Brandley came to Chase County, Kansas, where his brother Henry had located the year before. The first location made by Albin Brandley was in Sec. 17, Twp. 22, R. 8 on South Fork, southeast of the present site of Matfield Green, the land that later became the H. Underwood "Cedar Bluff" farm. Here he established his home and "batched" until the Civil War began and he decided to become a Union soldier. He entered the service on August 18, 1862 as a private in Co. C, 11th Reg't. Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. Two weeks later, the company left Emporia for Fort Leavenworth, under command of Co!. Preston B. Plumb. Albin Brandley served until finally discharged on the 7th day of August 1865 by reason of the expiration of his term of enlistment. He had served three years, a great deal of the time on scout duty. He was assisted by another soldier by the name of Baker, and together the two men furnished a great deal of meat (mostly buffalo), for their company. Mr. Brandley fought in several skirmishes with the Indians. One near Council Grove and one near Larned among them. After that he went with his company to Fort Gibson, Indian Terr. After a three months' stay they were sent to Perry Grove, Arkansas, and took part in the Battle of Perry Grove, which was fought during a snow storm, the Union forces losing 400 out of 1100 men. Mr. Brandley was also with his company in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., and also in a skirmish with Cole Younger's band at Blue Cut, Mo. When Mr. Brandley came home from the war, he found another claimant occupying his land, so he went down the South Fork to a location three miles south of Bazaar, where he bought a relinquishment from Simon Davis, Sr., and there he established his home, farmed and raised livestock and gradually increased his land holdings until he possessed an estate of 1640 acres. Albin Brandley was married March 4, 1866 to Mary Caroline Sharp, the ceremony being performed by Justice of the Peace Charles Rogler. To this union and on this farm near Bazaar, were born seven children who grew to maturity in this vicinity. They are: Charles Brandley, married Mattie Sparks. Peter Brandley, married Katie Kelly. William Brandley, married Emma Martin. Clara Brandley, married Nate W. Russell. Mary Brandley, married Albert Burton. Arnold Brandley, married Kitty Harris. Albin "Jim" Brandley, married O11ie Skelly. The Brandley boys began emigrating to Oklahoma as soon as that country was thrown open to settlement. Charles was the first to go, and secured a claim near El Reno. Early in the year 1898, Albin Brandley moved to Oklahoma. He bought a farm nine miles southeast of El Reno, and there with all of his children except Clara Russell located on farms in the vicinity, he settled down to a quiet life of farming and stock raising with occasional trips prospecting for gold in the Wichita Mountains. Mr. Brandley died at El Reno, September 12, 1902, and is buried in the El Reno Cemetery.
El Reno Evening Bell. (El Reno, Okla.), Friday, September 12, 1902
Alvin Brandley died at the Caddow Hotel this morning at two oβclock after a short illness. His home was nine miles Southeast of El Reno. He leaves a wife and seven children. Mr. Brandley was a member of the John W. Geary Post, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. The funeral will be held Sunday at two oβclock from the Presbyterian church. C.E. Perry has charge of the arrangements.
PVT 11 KANS CAV
Chase County [KS] Historical Sketches
ALBIN BRANDLEY-1836-1902 and his wife MARY C. SHARP-1840-1922 Written by CHARLES BRANDLEY and CLARA BRANDLEY RUSSELL
ALBIN BRANDLEY
Albin Brandley was born at Samaden, Canton of Grisons, Switzerand, February 3, 1836. He was the son of Heinrich and Clara Duri Brandli. (The spelling was changed when they came to America, to conform to the English pronunciation.) Heinrich Brandli was a shop-keeper and was a prosperous business man of Samaden. His wife, Clara Dun was a native of France, and was by birth half French and half Etruscan. She was a woman of splendid character and fine education. She was a good musician and spoke three languages fluentlyβFrench, German and the ancient Romansche. There were four children in the Brandli family, Albin, Henry, Arnold and Clara, when, in 1850, Heinrich decided to bring his family to America. He had read of the discovery of gold in California, and a fever to go to the gold fields possessed him. So selling his home and business, and getting passports, he with his family took passage on a sailing vessel bound for America. It took fifty-two days to reach their destination. The Brandley family got as far west at Cincinnati, Ohio, and there Heinrich decided the perils of an overland journey across the cont:nent were too great an undertaking for a man with a family of young children. Albin was the oldest child and he was then fourteen. The Brandley family lived for some years in Cincinnati, later moving to Randolph County, Indiana, and as the sons grew older they drifted farther west. In 1860, Albin Brandley came to Chase County, Kansas, where his brother Henry had located the year before. The first location made by Albin Brandley was in Sec. 17, Twp. 22, R. 8 on South Fork, southeast of the present site of Matfield Green, the land that later became the H. Underwood "Cedar Bluff" farm. Here he established his home and "batched" until the Civil War began and he decided to become a Union soldier. He entered the service on August 18, 1862 as a private in Co. C, 11th Reg't. Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. Two weeks later, the company left Emporia for Fort Leavenworth, under command of Co!. Preston B. Plumb. Albin Brandley served until finally discharged on the 7th day of August 1865 by reason of the expiration of his term of enlistment. He had served three years, a great deal of the time on scout duty. He was assisted by another soldier by the name of Baker, and together the two men furnished a great deal of meat (mostly buffalo), for their company. Mr. Brandley fought in several skirmishes with the Indians. One near Council Grove and one near Larned among them. After that he went with his company to Fort Gibson, Indian Terr. After a three months' stay they were sent to Perry Grove, Arkansas, and took part in the Battle of Perry Grove, which was fought during a snow storm, the Union forces losing 400 out of 1100 men. Mr. Brandley was also with his company in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., and also in a skirmish with Cole Younger's band at Blue Cut, Mo. When Mr. Brandley came home from the war, he found another claimant occupying his land, so he went down the South Fork to a location three miles south of Bazaar, where he bought a relinquishment from Simon Davis, Sr., and there he established his home, farmed and raised livestock and gradually increased his land holdings until he possessed an estate of 1640 acres. Albin Brandley was married March 4, 1866 to Mary Caroline Sharp, the ceremony being performed by Justice of the Peace Charles Rogler. To this union and on this farm near Bazaar, were born seven children who grew to maturity in this vicinity. They are: Charles Brandley, married Mattie Sparks. Peter Brandley, married Katie Kelly. William Brandley, married Emma Martin. Clara Brandley, married Nate W. Russell. Mary Brandley, married Albert Burton. Arnold Brandley, married Kitty Harris. Albin "Jim" Brandley, married O11ie Skelly. The Brandley boys began emigrating to Oklahoma as soon as that country was thrown open to settlement. Charles was the first to go, and secured a claim near El Reno. Early in the year 1898, Albin Brandley moved to Oklahoma. He bought a farm nine miles southeast of El Reno, and there with all of his children except Clara Russell located on farms in the vicinity, he settled down to a quiet life of farming and stock raising with occasional trips prospecting for gold in the Wichita Mountains. Mr. Brandley died at El Reno, September 12, 1902, and is buried in the El Reno Cemetery.
El Reno Evening Bell. (El Reno, Okla.), Friday, September 12, 1902
Alvin Brandley died at the Caddow Hotel this morning at two oβclock after a short illness. His home was nine miles Southeast of El Reno. He leaves a wife and seven children. Mr. Brandley was a member of the John W. Geary Post, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. The funeral will be held Sunday at two oβclock from the Presbyterian church. C.E. Perry has charge of the arrangements.
Chase County [KS] Historical Sketches
ALBIN BRANDLEY-1836-1902 and his wife MARY C. SHARP-1840-1922 Written by CHARLES BRANDLEY and CLARA BRANDLEY RUSSELL
ALBIN BRANDLEY
Albin Brandley was born at Samaden, Canton of Grisons, Switzerand, February 3, 1836. He was the son of Heinrich and Clara Duri Brandli. (The spelling was changed when they came to America, to conform to the English pronunciation.) Heinrich Brandli was a shop-keeper and was a prosperous business man of Samaden. His wife, Clara Dun was a native of France, and was by birth half French and half Etruscan. She was a woman of splendid character and fine education. She was a good musician and spoke three languages fluentlyβFrench, German and the ancient Romansche. There were four children in the Brandli family, Albin, Henry, Arnold and Clara, when, in 1850, Heinrich decided to bring his family to America. He had read of the discovery of gold in California, and a fever to go to the gold fields possessed him. So selling his home and business, and getting passports, he with his family took passage on a sailing vessel bound for America. It took fifty-two days to reach their destination. The Brandley family got as far west at Cincinnati, Ohio, and there Heinrich decided the perils of an overland journey across the cont:nent were too great an undertaking for a man with a family of young children. Albin was the oldest child and he was then fourteen. The Brandley family lived for some years in Cincinnati, later moving to Randolph County, Indiana, and as the sons grew older they drifted farther west. In 1860, Albin Brandley came to Chase County, Kansas, where his brother Henry had located the year before. The first location made by Albin Brandley was in Sec. 17, Twp. 22, R. 8 on South Fork, southeast of the present site of Matfield Green, the land that later became the H. Underwood "Cedar Bluff" farm. Here he established his home and "batched" until the Civil War began and he decided to become a Union soldier. He entered the service on August 18, 1862 as a private in Co. C, 11th Reg't. Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. Two weeks later, the company left Emporia for Fort Leavenworth, under command of Co!. Preston B. Plumb. Albin Brandley served until finally discharged on the 7th day of August 1865 by reason of the expiration of his term of enlistment. He had served three years, a great deal of the time on scout duty. He was assisted by another soldier by the name of Baker, and together the two men furnished a great deal of meat (mostly buffalo), for their company. Mr. Brandley fought in several skirmishes with the Indians. One near Council Grove and one near Larned among them. After that he went with his company to Fort Gibson, Indian Terr. After a three months' stay they were sent to Perry Grove, Arkansas, and took part in the Battle of Perry Grove, which was fought during a snow storm, the Union forces losing 400 out of 1100 men. Mr. Brandley was also with his company in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., and also in a skirmish with Cole Younger's band at Blue Cut, Mo. When Mr. Brandley came home from the war, he found another claimant occupying his land, so he went down the South Fork to a location three miles south of Bazaar, where he bought a relinquishment from Simon Davis, Sr., and there he established his home, farmed and raised livestock and gradually increased his land holdings until he possessed an estate of 1640 acres. Albin Brandley was married March 4, 1866 to Mary Caroline Sharp, the ceremony being performed by Justice of the Peace Charles Rogler. To this union and on this farm near Bazaar, were born seven children who grew to maturity in this vicinity. They are: Charles Brandley, married Mattie Sparks. Peter Brandley, married Katie Kelly. William Brandley, married Emma Martin. Clara Brandley, married Nate W. Russell. Mary Brandley, married Albert Burton. Arnold Brandley, married Kitty Harris. Albin "Jim" Brandley, married O11ie Skelly. The Brandley boys began emigrating to Oklahoma as soon as that country was thrown open to settlement. Charles was the first to go, and secured a claim near El Reno. Early in the year 1898, Albin Brandley moved to Oklahoma. He bought a farm nine miles southeast of El Reno, and there with all of his children except Clara Russell located on farms in the vicinity, he settled down to a quiet life of farming and stock raising with occasional trips prospecting for gold in the Wichita Mountains. Mr. Brandley died at El Reno, September 12, 1902, and is buried in the El Reno Cemetery.
El Reno Evening Bell. (El Reno, Okla.), Friday, September 12, 1902
Alvin Brandley died at the Caddow Hotel this morning at two oβclock after a short illness. His home was nine miles Southeast of El Reno. He leaves a wife and seven children. Mr. Brandley was a member of the John W. Geary Post, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. The funeral will be held Sunday at two oβclock from the Presbyterian church. C.E. Perry has charge of the arrangements.
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