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1. He was a wagon maker, surgeon, preacher (Disciples of Christ) and he
commanded the Brown County Militia against the Mormons at Nauvoo, IL.
2. His blacksmith shop in Mt. Sterling was at the NE corner of N. Cross and
Main St; his bother, Lewis, had a wagon shop on the same property.
3. Was a follower of Barton Stone and preached throughout Brown county, IL.
4. Served on the first board of county (Brown) commissioners, 1839-1840.
5. Was a colonel (36 IL Rgt.) on 28 Jun 1844 at the time of the death of
Joseph Smith; also headed the posse that helped expell the Mormans from
Nauvoo, IL.
6. Moved to Fort Scott, KS in the 1850's and took part in the border
conflict; he was often in danger from the pro-slavery movement.
According to information posted on the Brockman Family Forum by Paul R.
Brockman (1 Aug 2001), Thomas S. Brockman "went to Xenia, Bourbon
County, KS, where he was a Campbellite preacher and a founder of the
first Masonic Lodge in Kansas."
7. In the Ritchey book he was described as an abolitionist. The following
statement is from page 121 of this book and it describes the feeling of
the Ritchey family toward their in-law, Thomas Brockman...."He had gone
eagerly into the Union army in 1862, and even before that, had frequently
left his wife and family alone on the Kansas farm. The fact that she
was obliged to apply to the aid society for assistance touched her
brothers' pride. Samuel's scorn for one he considered an improvished
husband and father was fully expressed in the terse comment that his
sister and her children "may be suffering now for something to eat, and
he eating big dinners and preaching big sermons about suffering Kansas."
Yet, in view of the disturbances on the border, they could do little for her."
8. Pages 5 and 6 of the Ritchey Family book contain much information about
the Thomas and Jane Ritchey family.
9. Have also seen his dod as 14 Nov 1867 and the name of the cemetery as
Boulware Cemetery.
10. Have also seen his dob as 21 Oct 1811 (One WorldTree Service
(Ancestry.com)).
SOURCES INCLUDE:
Brockman Family Genealogy Forum information posted by Paul R.
Brockman on 10 Aug 2001 (Re: Thomas Brockman/Jane Richie).
Clark, Meribah E. (1976) The James and Eliza Ritchey Family, 1700 -
1976. Stevens Publ. Co., Astoria, IL.
World Family Tree CD 89, pedigree 205.
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Ingo
Brockmann
