"THOMAS CLAYTON BRONAUGH was the son and fourth of eleven children of TALIAFERRO BRONAUGH and ELIZABETH JANE "JENNIE" [GILMOUR]BRONAUGH." He was born on his father's tobacco plantation near the "Hanging fork of the Dix River" in Lincoln County, Kentucky on 11 January 1805. "He grew up there" and in Christian County, Kentucky [after his family and the GILMOUR family moved there in about 1815.] "He was married to MARY C. ROLLINS on 21 January 1828 in Christian County, Kentucky and in 1830 they removed to Schuyler County, Illinois to get away from the institution of slavery and settled there as pioneers in that locality. In 1859, he again became a pioneer, this time in the Territory of Kansas. He bought a pre-emption in Nemaha County and for many years was successfully engaged there in farming. He died on his farm near Baileyville. Politically he was a Democrat. He served eighteen years as a justice of the peace, and as township trustee eighteen years in Illinois. He was a very active supporter of the Baptist Church. Among other attainments he had a thorough knowledge of the law and practiced that profession in connection with farming. Thomas Clayton Bronaugh and his wife Mary were the parents of eight children."

Much of the above Biography is taken from: A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans; Chicago Lewis Publishing Company, 1918.

THOMAS CLAYTON BRONAUGH was born in Lincoln County, Kentucky on the land that his father had bought from his father - in - law, JAMES GILMOUR. In about 1815, both families sold their property in Lincoln County, Kentucky and moved to Christian County, Kentucky near Hopkinsville where his father established a huge tobacco plantation and owned over 500 slaves. THOMAS CLAYTON BRONAUGH and his sister, JANE ALEXANDER BRONAUGH were known to dislike the institution of slavery and departed from Christian County, KY to Illinois as soon as they possibly could after they were married.

Please note that THOMAS CLAYTON BRONAUGH and his wife MARY [ROLLINS] BRONAUGH had nine children:

1. ELIZABETH JANE BRONAUGH, born on 11 August 1830 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky; married OWEN CREASY BRUNER on 18 September 1850 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky; she died on 22 September 1870 in Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas.

2. TALIAFERRO "TOLIVER" BRONAUGH, born on 26 October 1833 in Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois; married first MELISSA COOPER on 23 December 1852 in Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois; married second CORNELIA ANDERSON on 5 July 1873 in Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas; he died on 15 July 1911 in Hardy, Sharp County, Arkansas.

3. JAMES THOMAS BRONAUGH, born on 19 June 1836 in Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois; married CLAIRE LAUGHLIN on 16 April 1870 in Kansas; he died on 17 May 1897 in Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas.

4. LUCY ANN BRONAUGH, born on 13 June 1839 in Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois; married ARCHIBALD LUTHER GILLILAND on 21 November 1858 in Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois; she died in 1928 in San Diego County, California.

5. VIRGINIA BRONAUGH, born on 27 December 1841 in Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois; married THOMAS DIXON MAGATAGAN on 24 September 1865 in Vermillion, Nemaha County, Kansas; she died on 20 October 1912 in Fresno, Fresno County, California.

6. ROBERT MARSHALL BRONAUGH, born on 6 May 1844 in Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois; married MARY JANE CASADY on 12 December 1866 in Baileyville, Nemaha County, Kansas; he died on 10 February 1921 in Nemaha County, Kansas.

7. SARAH ELLEN BRONAUGH, born on 21 November 1846 in Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois; she died prior to 1850 in Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois.

8. ELVIRA BRONAUGH, born on 15 May 1849 in Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois; married BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MCBRATNEY on 26 April 1876 in Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas; she died on 28 November 1937 in Baileyville, Nemaha County, Kansas.

9. MARY THOMAS BRONAUGH, born on 6 May 1851 in Schuyler County, Illinois; died on 29 August 1867 in Nemaha County, Kansas.