Judge Benjamin Franklin BROCKETT
Birth: 23 AUG 1818 in White, IL, USA
Died: 29 May 1904 probably in Kansas.
Buried: West Union Cemetery, Brownsville, White County, Illinois

CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Benjamin was in the Civil War. Sept 22, 1862, Benjamin Brockett was mustered in as first lieutenantin Company I, 87th Regiment, Illinois Volunteers. In March 1863,he was made captain. He saw much hard service during the Civil War, and was greatly loved by the men in his company. On account of failing health he resigned Dec. 10, 1863, and left the army with great reluctance.

Moved to Kansas after the Civil War.

Judge of the Probate Court for eight years.

Father: Benjamin Ives Brockett b: 18 Apr 1775 in York County, South Carolina
Mother: Elizabeth Dickeson b: 19 Feb 1788 in North Carolina

Married: 1) Lenora Bond Mixon, who died 10 Dec 1860

Children

John Oliver Brockett b: 22 Sep 1851
(See FAG memorial #: 9247402)
Elizabeth Anna Brockett b: 3 Sep 1853
Hettie Brockett b: 15 Apr 1855
Alice Lenora Brockett b: abt 1857
Martha Matilda Brockett b: 18 Jul 1858
(See FAG Memorial #: 20561331)
William F. Brckett b: 1 Dec 1860
(See FAG Memorial# 9247342)

Married: 2) Mrs. Sarah Keeve in El Dorado, Kansas

Children

Lola May Brockett b: 1876

Married: 3) Mrs. Lizzie Coolidge of Topeka, Kansas
Married: abt 1889. She died in 1892.

Married: 4) Mrs. Susan Bowen, nee Fuller b: 14 Apr 1827 in New York

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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Susan C. Brockett
[Susan C. Fuller]
Birth Date: 14 Apr 1827
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 17 Feb 1916
Death Place: McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois
Burial Date: 18 Feb 1916
Burial Place: Muncie, Indiana
Death Age: 88
Occupation: Housekeeper
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Female
Father Name: John Fuller
Father Birth Place: New York
FHL Film Number: 1531028