BRONAUGH BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== BRONAUGH, C. C. - b: 1805 Stafford Co, VA source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 796 residence: Deer Creek Judge C. C. Bronaugh, one of the early settlers of Henry County, was born in Stafford County, Virginia, July 11, 1805, and emigrated to Missouri in 1840, settling in the county, where he died July 9, 1876. He was a son of Captain William Bronaugh, also of Virginia, and was the first of a family of ten children: C. C., T. J., L. L., Addison, William, Mary, Jennie, Maria, and Catherine, and of them but four survive: T. J., L. L., Jennie and Catherine. Captain Bronaugh was also born in Stafford County, Virginia, and was married to Miss Mary C. Payton of the same county. Captain Bronaugh served in the war of 1812, and his father, was a soldier of the Revolution. In 1850, though far advanced in years he had the courage to face the trials and hardships of life in a new country, and removed to Missouri, where he settled in Cooper County, and lived until his death. Years afterwards there also his wife died. Had Captain Bronaugh been a man of less modesty than he was, the many eminent and excellent qualities which he possessed would doubtless have given him a higher place in the history of his times than not a few of wider fame but less merit enjoy. Descended from early colonial stock, from the splendid race of men who forced their way into the forests of an unknown continent and laid deep and broad the foundations of great states, he represented in his character all the sturdy virtues and inflexible courage that distinguished the founders of our civilization above the pioneers of any age. Devoted to law and order, and exact in the discharge of every duty, asking only the right to carve out his own fortune, by his own exertions, and brave enough to enforce it. True as a friend and kind and generous as a neighbor, he was a man that could be known but to be respected and admired. Coming of an excellent family and enjoying the advantages of a substantial education, he acquired an extensive knowledge of men of letters, and of the thought of the world by a wide range of reading. But it was in his family that he shone to the greatest advantage. A man of the strongest domestic effections, he was singularly fortunate in the choice of a partner for life. Mary C. Bronaugh was a woman of rare beauty of mind and person, and her whole object in life seems to have been to make home happy. With such a wife it was perhaps not difficult to lead the gentle, tender life the fireside of Captain Bronaugh revealed. But such was the equanimity of his nature, such the great generosity of his heart and the strength of his affections that under any circumstances he could not but have been loved as a husband and honored as a father, and his daily walks and talks in life were in keeping with the purity of his character and the culture of his mind. If, with these qualities as a man, he had been ambitious of promotion in public life, to what position might he not have attained. Related to the Lees, for whom one of his sons was named, and to the Paytons and many other eminent families of Virginia, his advancement would have been both certain and rapid. But he chose rather to remain to himself in the happier walks of private life, and this inclination, with the firm caste of his character, could not be overcome by the solicitation of friends. To him family was more than all the world and he devoted his whole life to his family. Except when called to the defense of his country and the common fireside of all, he was never known to accept an official trust of any kind. Modest, perhaps to a fault, he was the soul of honor and worth. Such was the mail of whom Judge C. C. Bronaugh) of Henry County, was a son. To have known Captain Bronaugh and to judge of the son by the father would be to make a true estimate of the character of the latter, the subject of this sketch. If, perhaps, Judge Bronaugh was not so self-depreciating as his father, he was nevertheless a man of extreme modesty and was not less worthy of universal respect and esteem. The great force of character and close habits of thought of the father descended undiminished to the son and combined in his nature the profound piety that beautified his mother's life. In 1833 in Warrentown, Virginia, he married Miss Ann E. Waters, who still survives him. She is a daughter of William Waters, of that state, and a lady worthy in every. respect to have been the wife of such a man. Of this union ten children were born: Eugenia (widow of the late John A. Bushnell), F. P., W. C., Thomas C., William W., Carrie M., S. H., Frank W., Mollie C. and one that died in infancy. Mrs. Bushnell, with her two children, now resides with her mother and brothers at the old homestead. F. P. Bronaugh is a prominent stock dealer near Boonville, Missouri, and was a captain in the Confederate service under General Price. He married in 1866 Miss Helen Meyers, a lady of superior culture and refinement, and has a family of five children. W. C., S. H. and F. W. are also largely engaged in stock dealing ranking among the largest dealers in southwest Missouri. Frank W. and Carrie M. were educated at the state normal school, and graduated from that institution. Thomas C. Bronaugh died at his home in this county December 6, 1878, regretted by all who knew him. W. W. died in 1859, aged eleven years. Judge Bronaugh like his father had a quiet unobtrusive life and had no ambition to make himself prominent in public affairs. Being prevailed upon to accept the office of county judge he was continuously elected to that position each term for a period of ten years, when he refused to allow his name to be further used. The duties of his office, it is needless to say were discharged with singular fidelity and ability, and he retired from the position universally trusted and respected. Being a man of integrity, industry and of more than ordinary ability, as was to have been expected he accumulated a handsome competency for himself and family and although greatly damaged in his estate by the war he rapidly recuperated from its effects and when he died was considered one of the substantial property holders of a county of many wealthy men. He was an earnest and faithful member of the church, uniting many years ago with the Southern M. E. denomination, and his life was consistent with his professions. "His life was gentle; and the elements So mixed in him that nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'this was a man.'" ==================================================================== BRONAUGH, James H. - b: 1839 Mason Co, VA source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 632 residence: Tebo James H. Bronaugh, physician and surgeon, was born in Mason County, Virginia, October 6, 1839, and was a son of Thomas J. and Nancy (Henderson) Bronaugh, who were also natives of Virginia. James was the third in a family of seven children. When he was about six years old his parents moved to Henry County, Missouri, where he was reared on a farm. At the age of twenty-one he began farming for himself and continued it till June, 1861, when he enlisted in the Windsor Guards in which he was third lieutenant, participating in a number of important battles. Among these were Lexington, Prairie Grove, Wilson Creek, Lone Jack and others. In May, 1865, he surrendered at Shreveport, Louisiana, and afterwards returned home. Subsequently he began the study of medicine with his brother, Dr. J. W. Bronaugh, of Calhoun, reading with him till 1867, when he entered the Missouri Medical College of St. Louis. From this institution he was graduated in March, 1870, after which he located at Colesburg for six months. Since that time he has continued his practice in Calhoun and is here known as one of the prominent physicians of Henry County. He is also a large land holder. Having returned from the war a penniless man, what he now owns he has accumulated by his energy and business tact. December 25, 1868, the doctor was married to Miss Leona C. Knox, a native of Henry County, Missouri. They have four children living: Bessie, Lillie M., John K. and Thomas, having lost one child. He and his wife are members of the Old School Presbyterian Church. He is also a leading constituent of the A. O. U. W. fraternity. ==================================================================== BRONAUGH, John W. - b: 1834 Mason Co, VA source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 663 residence: Shawnee John W. Bronaugh, physician and surgeon, Shawnee Mound, was born in Mason County, Virginia, April 28, 1834, and is a son of Thomas and Nancy (Henderson) Bronaugh, natives of Virginia. The subject of this sketch was the oldest child in a family of seven children. In 1846 he moved with his parents to Henry County, Missouri, locating on a farm near Calhoun, where he grew to manhood. In 1856 he began the study of medicine under Dr. Sites, of Calhoun, with whom he remained till 1858, when, in the fall of that year he entered the St. Louis Medical College. He then began practicing at Germantown, Missouri, and continued it till the fall of 1860, when he again entered college. He was graduated in the following spring. In June, 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate army as assistant surgeon of Col. Owen's battalion, resigning in October of the same year. He then settled in Arkansas, where he practiced his profession till June, 1862. Returning to Henry County, he practiced in Calhoun and vicinity till 1879, since which time he has resided at his present location. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and belongs to the Masonic fraternity. July 10, 1862, Dr. Bronaugh was married to Miss Georgia Knox, a native of Henry County, Missouri, where she was born February, 1, 1844. They have four children, J. Frank, Marshal K., Percy and John F. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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