The Germanna Foundation has recently published its 22nd book in the Germanna Record series—The Broyles Family: The First Four Generations by genealogist Cathi Clore Frost.
This genealogy chronicles the first four generations of descendants of 1717 immigrants John Broyles and his wife Ursula Ruop.
This in-depth, thoroughly researched volume updates information available in Keith’s circa 1940 manuscript and is well documented with over 12,000 source notes, a 31-page bibliography, and is indexed.
Family members intermarried with other Germanna Second Colony families such as Blankenbaker, Garr, Crisler, Wayland, Carpenter, Finks, Yager, Utz, Wilhoit, Fleshman, etc. making this book an invaluable addition to research of that interconnected group.
The 8.5″ x 11″ 720-page book can be purchased securely online for $65 at germanna.org/store/germanna-records/.
Memorials and Tributes
for the Broyles Book
In Tribute to
James Albin and Cathi Clore Frost
for making this book possible
by Dr. Katharine L. Brown
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In Tribute to
his father Walter L. Broyles
by Thomas Broyles
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In Memory of
her father Paul Edward Broyles
by Paula Broyles Carter
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In Memory of
his cousin Lynwood P. Tribble
by John Fox
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In Tribute to
her friend and mentor Dr. Katharine L. Brown
by Cathi Clore Frost
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In Tribute to
her friend and mentor John Blankenbaker
by Cathi Clore Frost
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In Memory of
Aaron Broyles
early settler of her hometown St. Helens, Oregon
by Cathi Clore Frost
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In Memory of
his 4th great-grandfather Aaron Broyles
by Brewer Tate Horton, Jr.
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In Memory of
her grandmother Sarah Broyles Kissinger Johnson
by Peggy Heatherly Kosher
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In Memory of
the courage, strength, and dedication of
her Broyles, Yager, and Willheit ancestors
by Teri Luna
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In Memory of
Keziah Broyles
by Joe and Nelda Morgan
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Broyles Ancestry of
Linda Hendrix
Submitted in loving memory of
her mother Jean Oliver Hendrix
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
Jacob Broyles Jr. & Elizabeth Yowell
Lewis Broyles & Mary McCain
Lewis Hayes Broyles & Elizabeth Mariah Sevier
Hayes Kendall Broyles & Nannie E. Campbell
Green Campbell Broyles & Elsie Ann Thrasher
Eleanor Patty Broyles & Alfred H. Mangum
Frances F. Mangum & John Augustine Oliver
Jeanne A. Oliver & Max E. Hendrix
Linda Kay Hendrix
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Broyles Ancestry of
John Edward Babb IV
Submitted in tribute to
his father John Edward Babb III
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
Jacob Broyles Jr. & Elizabeth Yowell and
Matthias Broyles & Eva Klug
James Broyles & Eleanor/Ellender Broyles
Mary Broyles & Samuel Mauk
Mary Ann Mauk & William Henderson Smith
Ellen Smith & Isaac Newton Babb
John Edward Babb Sr. & Anna Hodges
John Edward Babb Jr. & Willie Hacker
John Edward Babb III & Lillian Patricia Steele
John Edward Babb IV & Christie Michelle Houk
Allison Charlese Babb
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Broyles Ancestry of
James Kenneth Broyles
Submitted in loving memory of
his father Kenneth Follen Broyles
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
Peter Broyles & Elizabeth Finks?
Solomon Broyles & Sarah Thompson
Andrew Jackson Broyles & Sarah McGhee
James Harrison Broyles & Lucy A. Baker
Henry Follen Broyles & Almeda F. Montgomery
Kenneth Follen Broyles & Betty Lou O’Keefe
James Kenneth Broyles
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Broyles Ancestry of
Robert F. Broyles and sons
Submitted in loving memory of
Robert F. Broyles and Robert J. Broyles
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
(twice) and Conrad Briles & Margaret (_____)
Jacob Broyles & Elizabeth Yowell and Ziriakus/Cyrus Broyle & Mary Wilhoit and
Adam Briles & Elizabeth Speck
John Broyles & Frances Bays and
Rosina Broyles & Adam Broyles
Jacob Franklin Broyles & Lucinda Broyles
Adam Horton Broyles & Sarah Louisa Hunter
Charles Joseph Broyles & Hattie Alzenia Faw
Charles Joseph Broyles Jr. & Easter Mary Elliott
Robert Faw Broyles & Salley Rae George
Robert J. Broyles — Richard C. Broyles —
Charles J. Broyles III
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Broyles Ancestry of
Stephen David Chanko
Submitted in memory of
his great-great grandmother
Fannie Abbie Gertrude Weaver
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
Catherine Broyles & John Wayland
Eleanor Wayland & Matthias Weaver Jr.
Alfred Joseph Weaver Sr. & Louisa Kirtley
Abraham Matthias Weaver & Sarah Shaw
Fannie A. G. Weaver & Samuel Albert Poland
Sarah Marie Poland & Arthur Cornwell Dearth
Cornwell Porter Dearth & Mary Ann Hinkhouse
Stephen Cornwell Dearth Sr. & Kathy Sue Luchs
Stephen David Chanko
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Broyles Ancestry of
Bob Conner
Submitted in memory of
his mother Bertha Elizabeth Head Conner
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
Elizabeth Broyles & Conrad Wilhoit
Solomon Wilhoit & Katherine Ridenhouse
Sarah Wilhoit & Solomon Stansbury
Elizabeth “Bettie” Stansberry & Wesley Walden
Elizabeth Walden & James A. Grizzle Jr.
Nora Bell Grizzle & David Hale Head
Bertha Elizabeth Head & Worth Jackson Conner
Bob Conner
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Broyles Ancestry of
John Coutts
Submitted in memory of
his mother Elizabeth Louise (Muir) Coutts
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
Catherine Broyles & John Wayland
Heinrich “Henry” Wayland & Hannah Finks
Joel Wayland & Sarah Snyder
Sarah Ann Wayland & Thomas Addison Grigsby
Henry A. Grigsby & Mary Francis Blanton
Ida Belle Grigsby & James Overton Young
Brooksie Golden Young & John Innes Coutts
Charles Overton Coutts & Elizabeth Louise Muir
John Coutts
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Broyles ancestry of
Emery Hurst Mikel and Jory Hurst Mikel
Submitted by Russell D. Mikel
in loving memory of
his mother Amy Arminda Chambers Mikel
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
Elizabeth Broyles & Conrad Wilhoit
Solomon Wilhoit & Katherine Ridenhouse
Sarah Wilhoit & Solomon Ezekiel Stansbury
Solomon Stansbury & Mary Melissa Pack
Tolitha Jane Stansbury & John Ensley Harper
John Robert Harper & Amy Ella Mitchell
Edith Millie Harper & George Lester Chambers
Amy Arminda Chambers & Russell D. Mikel Sr.
Russell D. Mikel Jr. & Alison Hurst
Emery Hurst Mikel — Jory Hurst Mikel
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Broyles ancestry of
Patricia L. Mingee
Submitted in loving memory of
her “Nannie” Fannie Irene Yager Mingee Trice
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Catherine Broyles & Adam Wilhoit
John Wilhoit & Elizabeth Blankenbaker
Mary Wilhoit & Adam Miller
Anna Miller & Salathiel Wayland Yager
George Washington Yager & Fannie Irene Abbott
Clarence Linwood Yager & Annie F. Drew
Fannie Irene Yager & Lemmie W. Mingee
Lemmie W. Mingee, Jr. & Edna Bell Vasser
Patricia L. Mingee
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Broyles Ancestry of
Emmett Allen “Al” Welch II
Submitted in loving memory of
his parents Emmett Junior Welch and
Cynthia Virginia Carroll
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
Elizabeth Broyles & Conrad Wilhoit
Reuben Wilhite & Mary Yeager
Solomon Wilhite & Jeannette Rebecca Sliger
Isaac Allen Willhite & Arlisa Eliza Howard
Sarah Arlissa Willhite & Thomas Adam Welch
Emmett Allen Welch & Rosa Irene May Scheider
Emmett Junior Welch & Cynthia Virginia Carroll
Emmett Allen “Al” Welch II & Deborah Ann Shea
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Broyles Ancestry of
Donald Gillmor Willhoit
Submitted in tribute to
his cousin Jim Albin
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
Elizabeth Broyles & Conrad Wilhoit
Solomon Wilhoit & Katherine Ridenhouse
John Wilson Willhoit & Mary Ann “Polly” Vansandt
James Harrison Willhoit & Elizabeth Wilson
James Templeton Willhoit & Margaret Johnson
Marion Templeton Willhoit & Minnie Lee Thatch
Robert Gillmor Willhoit & Marjorie Viola Williams
Donald Gillmor Willhoit & Norma Katherine Norris
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Broyles Ancestry of
William Plumer Wiseman Jr.
Submitted in memory of
William Broyles Yager
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
Catherine Broyles & John Wayland
Cornelius Wayland & Julia McDaniel
Nancy Wayland & Eli Yager
William Broyles Yager & Elizabeth C. Whitelaw
Willie Anna Yager & Henry Adolphus Wiseman
Plumer Wiseman & Nora Moseley
William Plumer Wiseman & Virginia Downing
William Plumer Wiseman Jr.
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Broyles Ancestry of
Lynn Austin Woolsey
Submitted in loving memory of
his mother Ida Ann Johnson
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
Jacob Broyles Jr. & Elizabeth Yowell and
Matthias Broyles & Eva Klug
James Broyles & Eleanor/Ellender Broyles
Lewis Broyles & Elizabeth Calvert
John Lewis Broyles, Sr. & Nancy F. Swope
John Lewis Broyles, Jr. & Emma Elizabeth Newkirk
Alma Mae Broyles & George E. Woolsey
George Lewis Woolsey & Ida Ann Johnson
Lynn Austin Woolsey
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Broyles Ancestry of
James E. Albin
submitted in memory of
his grandmother Selma Mae Broyles
Johannes Breyel/Breiel & Ursula Ruop
Jacob Broyles & Maria Catharina Fleshman
Jacob Broyles Jr. & Elizabeth Yowell and Matthias Broyles & Eva Klug
James Broyles & Eleanor/Ellender Broyles
John Broyles & Eliza Bayless
Lewis Broyles & Mary Christian
John William Broyles & Neoma Belle Bowlin
Selma Mae Broyles & Walter Rolle Albin
Harold Francis Albin Sr. & Eva Irene Moss
James E. Albin
Acknowledgements
Contributors of Research
Thank you to the following individuals who provided research for this book
Jim Albin, Robert Allen, Connie Broyles Barber, R. Trent Briles, James Broyles, Steve Broyles, John E. Babb III, John E. Babb IV, John H. Coutts, Elke Hall, Steve Sluder, and many others
I especially wish to thank Pat Mingee for copying the Madison County Land Tax Books from microfilm at the Library of Virginia as a special favor to me and the Germanna Foundation.
Previous Researchers
Their work helped shape our research of the Broyles family
John Blankenbaker, publisher of the Beyond Germanna newsletter
John Kenneth Broyles, publisher of the Broyles Family Ties newsletter
Johni Cerny and Gary Zimmerman, authors of the Before Germanna series
George Durman, moderator of the Germanna Colonies List and author of the Broyles/Briles Genealogy Page
B.C. Holtzclaw, author of Germanna Record No. 5 and family articles published in the Germanna Record series
Arthur Leslie Keith, author of “The Broyles Family,” other family manuscripts, and articles pertaining to the Second Germanna Colony published in the William and Mary Quarterly.
Claude L. Yowell, author of family articles published in the Germanna Records series
Donors of Funds for Printing
Thank you to the generous donors who helped defray the cost of printing this book and
to Jim Albin and Bob Broyles who spearheaded the donor campaign
James E. Albin, John E. Babb, Katharine L. Brown, Robert F. Broyles, Robert K. Broyles, Thomas E. Broyles, Crystal Burney, Paula Carter, Stephen Chanko, Bob Conner, John Coutts, Sandra Cowan, John Fox,
Cathi Clore Frost, Ashley Gorman, Linda Hendrix, Brewer Tate Horton Jr., Peggy Kosher, Teri Luna,
Russell D. and Alison Hurst Mikel, Patricia L. Mingee, Nelda Morgan, Jerry K. Patterson,
Al and Debbie Welch, Donald G. Willhoit, William Wiseman, James Wohlbuerter, and Lynn Austin Woolsey
Introduction
Information contained in any published family genealogy is a snapshot of what is known by the author on the date of publication. Why not wait indefinitely for those elusive records? Why not concentrate on simply publishing via the electronic Database of Descendants? The Germanna Foundation could do those things and I certainly plan to keep updating the database with additional information and sources, however printed books provide assurance that information will not be lost to advancing technology. We are certainly grateful for previously published family histories as they contain bits of information that may otherwise have been lost.
The German ancestry of the Broyles family was researched and published over thirty years ago by Johni Cerny and Gary Zimmerman, both now deceased, in volume six of their Before Germanna series of booklets. This volume commences with Second (1717) Germanna Colony immigrants John Broyle and his wife Ursula Ruop. I double checked German records pertaining to this couple and their children born in Germany on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City or online at Ancestry. Elke Hall double checked them on the Archion website, and she also translated all German records consulted.
About 1940, Arthur Leslie Keith produced a manuscript on the Broyles Family. Because the German origins were unknown, he began with the immigrant couple and worked forward through as many generations as possible. Unfortunately, the sources were not documented as thoroughly as is now expected and Keith relied heavily on correspondence and family tradition. Every effort has been made to remedy that absence of documentation by finding and documenting sources, when available. It appears that Keith’s correspondents were likely privy to private family records that are not available to the public or possibly are no longer in existence. His correspondents also had first-hand knowledge that is no longer available eighty years later. Cemeteries have been destroyed and gravestones have eroded, been buried, or disappeared.
There are advantages to researching eighty years later, however. The internet is the primary source of these advantages. Census records are one of my favorite research tools. More census years are available to the public, have been indexed, and are available online than could have been imagined in Keith’s day. Additional resources are available online through subscription websites such as Ancestry, free on the Family History Library’s FamilySearch website, and on state, local, and national archive websites. In addition, more descendants have researched and connected their lines, both improving the quality and sorting out previous errors. Genealogy software allows one to organize data and connect related individuals easily. Word processing programs allow for easy editing.
Modern research standards require a reasonably exhaustive search and that each piece of information that is not common knowledge be sourced. A reasonably exhaustive search is easier to complete with the early generations as there are fewer individuals, fewer localities necessary to conduct the search, and fewer surnames to be searched. As a family grows exponentially larger with each successive generation and migrates to new locations, the number of possible records becomes daunting.
An important part of evaluating the information you are reading in any family genealogy is the quality of the sources cited. The footnotes, endnotes, and bibliography are just as significant as the information presented. Please don’t overlook these valuable components. Derivative sources are placeholders until an original source is found. Primary information, created near the time of an event by someone with firsthand knowledge, is always preferable to secondary information. To assist with your evaluation of the material contained in this book, primary information confirmed with either original or select derivative sources and secondary information from original sources appears in regular font while secondary information from derivative sources appears in italics.
We publish to share knowledge.
Cathi Clore Frost
1 January 2022
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