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Benjamin Franklin Brandenburg

Birth: 27 Oct 1842
Lafayette County, Missouri, USA
Death: 27 Jun 1920 (aged 77)
Duncanville, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial: Wheatland Cemetery

Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 80721434 View Source

Dallas Morning News 2 June 1920

PIONEER OF DALLAS COUNTY DIES IN DUNCANVILE HOME

H. F. Brandenburg, one of the oldest residents of Dallas County, diedyesterday at his home in Duncanville. He was born in Lafayette County, Mo.Oct. 27, 1842. In 1845 he came to Texas with his parents, who at first settledat Oak Lawn, but some years later moved to the southwestern part of thecounty, where R. F. Brandenburg resided the rest of his life. Mr. Brandenburg, who was a retired farmer, is survived by his wife and nine children. The sons are Henry, Herbert, Charles, Lee and Jesse Brandenburg, andthe daughters, Mrs. Lillie Hood, Mrs. Maude Caruth, Mrs. Lennie Ferguson andMrs. Alma Hood. He was an uncle to Ben F. Brandenburg, former Police Chief ofDallas and ex-Sheriff of Dallas County. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 2 p.m. today. Bural will bein the Wheatland Cemetery.
Title: Pioneer of Dallas County Dies in Duncanville Home Date: 1920-06-24

Dallas Morning News 2 June 1920

PIONEER OF DALLAS COUNTY DIES IN DUNCANVILE HOME

H. F. Brandenburg, one of the oldest residents of Dallas County, diedyesterday at his home in Duncanville. He was born in Lafayette County, Mo.Oct. 27, 1842. In 1845 he came to Texas with his parents, who at first settledat Oak Lawn, but some years later moved to the southwestern part of thecounty, where R. F. Brandenburg resided the rest of his life. Mr. Brandenburg, who was a retired farmer, is survived by his wife and nine children. The sons are Henry, Herbert, Charles, Lee and Jesse Brandenburg, andthe daughters, Mrs. Lillie Hood, Mrs. Maude Caruth, Mrs. Lennie Ferguson andMrs. Alma Hood. He was an uncle to Ben F. Brandenburg, former Police Chief ofDallas and ex-Sheriff of Dallas County. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 2 p.m. today. Bural will bein the Wheatland Cemetery.
Title: Pioneer of Dallas County Dies in Duncanville Home Date: 1920-06-24

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Sarah Josephine Merrifield Brandenburg

1851–1938

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Created by: Sara Corbett Cross
Added: Nov 19, 2011
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80721434/benjamin_franklin-brandenburg: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin Franklin Brandenburg (27 Oct 1842–27 Jun 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80721434, citing Wheatland Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Sara Corbett Cross (contributor 47403768).

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