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Genealogy De Bruijn in 4D
Genealogy De Bruijn in 4D






This genealogy has been established by Marco J. de Bruijn in Pijnacker, The Netherlands.
This genealogy has been established by Marco J. de Bruijn in Pijnacker, The Netherlands.
First name
 
 
 
Family name

Epsie Elliot Broughton
Epsie Elliot (Epsie E
​ ​ ​, Broughton ​
​ ​ ​ ) Broughton
​ ​ ​ (Epsie E ​
​ ​ ​ ) ​
​ ​ ​,
born at Greene County [Georgia, United States] on 5 December 1817,

Find a Grave - Memorial Text,
Epsie was born in either Greensboro, Georgia or Abbeville, SC (most likely on her father's plantation in Greene County, GA) and married Edward N. Broughton in 1838, moving to his home in Sumter District, SC. They had three children (Letitia, John Ragin, and Margaret) before Edward died at age 31. Epsie returned to her family in Georgia after her husband's death and helped on her father's plantation. After her father John Henry Broughton's death she emigrated to Arkansas in 1859 with her younger children, where Letitia had already moved with her husband. Epsie is listed in the 1860 Ouachita County census on pages 497-498. According to an obituary written by her pastor and published in the Arkansas Methodist Newspaper on April 7, 1910, she joined the Methodist church when she was 15 and remained a lifelong Methodist.
The obituary published in the Warren paper stated that funeral services were held at the Methodist church and that at the time of her death she was "likely the oldest person in the county."
To clarify, Epsie's maiden and married surnames are both Broughton.


Died (91 years old) at Warren [Arkansas, United States] on 25 October 1909,
buried at Warren [Arkansas, United States] [Oakland Cemetery].

  • Father:
    John Henry Broughton
    ​ ​ ​,
    born at South Carolina [South Carolina, United States] on 26 December 1774,

    Find a Grave - Memorial Text,
    He was born in St Mark's Parish-this is not listed. The cemetery was located- Rd F 45-2 Greene Co Ga. His wife Mary E Jerdine is buried, with one daughter in Greensboro, City, Cemetery.
    John is the son of Edward Nathaniel & Elizabeth Ragan.


    Died (82 years old) at Greensboro [Georgia, United States] on 27 Apr 1857,
    buried at Greene County [Georgia, United States],
    relation with

marries (resp. around 20 and around 22 years old) in 1838
with
Edward N
​ ​ Broughton
​ ​ ​,
son of Edward Broughton and Naomi Canty,
born at Pinewood [South Carolina, United States] on 24 Juni 1816,

Find a Grave - Memorial Text,
Married his cousin Epsie on 22 May 1838 in Greene County, Georgia and they had three children: Letitia, John Ragin, and Margaret Lorena. Died young from a "respiratory disease" (possibly tuberculosis). After his early death, his wife and children moved to Bradley County, Arkansas.


Died (31 years old) at Sumter County [Florida, United States] on 24 December 1847,
buried at Pinewood [South Carolina, United States].

From this marriage one son:
  name born city died city age relation children
John Ragin *1841  Sumter County [Florida, United States]  †1927  Jersey [Arkansas, United States]  86



Finding-locations and Pieces of Evidence (Sources):
1. HOLLOWAY, Mattie Lee - Bradley County, Arkansas Biographies, Domein: www.argenweb.net, Beheerder: Barbara Logan, URL: https://www.argenweb.net/bradley/bios/mattie_broughton.html
2. Where do these data come from ?
3. BROUGHTON, Epsie Elliot - Obituary, Referentie: April 7, 1910 page 13 col 1 (Oakland Cem. W, Place: Warren [Arkansas, United States], Krantdatum: Apr 1910