WE HAVE A HERITAGE, pg 1095
Jeremiah was mentioned in 1864 and 1863 when the estates of Thomas Sappington and John Shutt were settled in Stark and Tuscarawas Co. OH after the death of his grandmother Mary Shutt Sappington Weaver.
When his father's estate was settled, he had already died. His daughters shared $5.00.
These daughters (Luella M., Alice G., Myrtle E, Mildred E.) were named in James Brookens' wills as receiving Jeremiah's share of his estate. Each was under the age of 21 and living in NE.
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Record of Levena Stonecypher Thomas, daughter of Mary Luella.
Born on Sept. 20, 1870 in Grant County, Wisconsin to Jeremiah Brookens (1845-1880) and Laura Evelyn Johnson (1846-1927).
Married in 1887 in Hubbard, Iowa, to Frank Cady (Nursery Salesman)
Died on June 11, 1960 at Blair, Nebraska hospital.
Buried in Orchard Cemetery, Orchard, Iowa.
ChildrenBirth DateDeath Date
1 Arlotto Eugene1888Feb,,1892
2. Alice Mildred1891Feb.,1892
3. Vernie1892Feb.,1892
4. Grace Olivia1895 (Dec. 28)Jan. 9, 1933
5. Loran Clifford1893 (Dee. 4)Dec. 3, 1982
Divorced.
Second marriage to Edward Il. Stonecypher (farmer, 1868-1929)
6. Levena1899 (Jan. 11)1992 (Aug. 23)
7. William Henry1901 (Sept. I1)1986 (July 23)
8. Theodore1903 (Feb. 24)1992 (April 2)
9. Howard1905 (April 13)1980 (April 5)
Mary Luelia Brookens migrated from Bllomington Wisconsin, to Dawes County, Nebraska, when she was 10{.years old, in a covered wagon, with her parents and brother and sisters.
Her father, Jeremiah Brookens, had filed on a claim in Dawes County, and n few months later he died. Ilia wife, Laura, and children returned to Wisconsin and lived there until Isiah Johnson died in 1881.
Then, when her mother married W.J. Pock, she again made the trip to western Nebraska in n covered wagon with the family. She worked as n house maid and ns a waitress in a hotel dining room until she was 17 years old, at Crawgord, Nebraska.
Tben, she met and married Frank Cady, and they lived at lluhbard, Iowa for about I year. They later moved to Buffalo Center, Iowa. Their first three children died of who bping cough and pneumonia in February, 1892. Later, Loran and Grace were born.
'Cady lost his Job with the nursery company due to a fund deficit and applied for a Job on the farm. My father was a bachelor and often hired a man and his wife, so he hired them. The nursery company demanded payment, and Cady's mother, who lived at Hubbard, Iowa, offered to pay the bill. But she insisted that her son remain and farm her land. He wrote to his wife and urged her to join him, but she disliked his mother and refused. The bachelor farmer was reluctant to lose his housekeeper, and he urged her to stay. Cady never returned. About two years later, she divorced Cady and married Edward Stonecypher.
To this Union, four children were born: Levena, William Henry, Theodore, and Howard.