BRECHEISEN, William Christopher

1889 - 1965  (75 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

BRECHEISEN, George

1857 - 1937  (80 years)

Birth	1857
Died	1937
Buried	Clearfield Cemetery, Clearfield, Douglas, Kansas, USA
	Address: Clearfield Cemetery Clearfield, Kansas USA
Family	WEIL, Mary Anna,   b. 1861
Children	+ 1. BRECHEISEN, William Christopher,   b. 24 Dec 1889, Eudora, Douglas, Kansas, USA

WEIL, Mary Anna

1861 - 1950  (89 years)

Birth	1861
Died	1950
Buried	Clearfield Cemetery, Clearfield, Douglas, Kansas, USA
	Address: Clearfield Cemetery Clearfield, Kansas USA
Family	BRECHEISEN, George,   b. 1857
Children	+ 1. BRECHEISEN, William Christopher,   b. 24 Dec 1889, Eudora, Douglas, Kansas, USA

RUSSELL, Mabel Nellie

1892 - 1938  (45 years)

Birth	1 May 1892	Cass County, Missouri, USA
Died	2 Apr 1938	Bonita, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Buried	4 Apr 1938	Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
	Address: Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/
Father	RUSSELL, John Wesley,   b. 31 Aug 1855, Jonesville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Mother	WOLFE, Martha Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Family	BRECHEISEN, William Christopher,   b. 24 Dec 1889, Eudora, Douglas, Kansas, USA
Married	1 May 1917	Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Children	+ 1. BRECHEISEN, Samuel Webb,   b. 23 Nov 1923, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA   2. BRECHEISEN, Robert Gene,   b. 25 Aug 1929, Johnson County, Kansas, USA

BRECHEISEN, Samuel Webb

1923 - 2005  (81 years)

Birth	23 Nov 1923	Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died	3 Jul 2005	Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
Buried	Brunswick Memorial Gardens, Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA
	Address: Brunswick Memorial Gardens Shallotte, Nortth Carolina USA
Father	BRECHEISEN, William Christopher,   b. 24 Dec 1889, Eudora, Douglas, Kansas, USA
Mother	RUSSELL, Mabel Nellie,   b. 1 May 1892, Cass County, Missouri, USA
Family	BOWER, Stella Lucille,   b. 18 Jan 1926, Miami County, Kansas, USA
Married	22 Jun 1947	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Children	+ 1.   2.

BRECHEISEN, Robert Gene

1929 - 1947  (17 years)

Birth	25 Aug 1929	Johnson County, Kansas, USA
Died	23 Jul 1947	Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
	Cause: from a motorcycle accident
Buried	26 Jul 1947	Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
	Address: Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/
Father	BRECHEISEN, William Christopher,   b. 24 Dec 1889, Eudora, Douglas, Kansas, USA
Mother	RUSSELL, Mabel Nellie,   b. 1 May 1892, Cass County, Missouri, USA

• Name	BRECHEISEN, William Christopher  [1, 2]
  Birth	24 Dec 1889	Eudora, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	18981423
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18981423
  Occupation	Carpenter  [2]
  Death	21 Nov 1965	Gardner, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [2]
  Age	75 years
  Burial	24 Nov 1965	Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  	Address: Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #18981423.
  Person ID	I4127	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	BRECHEISEN, George,   b. 1857   d. 1937 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	WEIL, Mary Anna,   b. 1861   d. 1950 (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F1716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	RUSSELL, Mabel Nellie,   b. 1 May 1892, Cass County, Missouri, USA d. 2 Apr 1938, Bonita, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1 May 1917	Douglas County, Kansas, USA   [1, 2]
  	They were married at her parent's home, on a farm near Eudora, KS, on her 25th birthday. [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 5 months - She : 25 years.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Wife's death
  Family Event	30 Sep 1917	Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, Kansas, USA   [5]
  	The family of John Wesley and Martha Jane RUSSELL, 3 generations of 26 people, had their picture taken at their home on their farm
  	Included were their 12 living children, 5 daughters-in-law, a son-in-law and 6 grandchildren. At the time, a son, a son-in-law and a grandchild were deceased. John was 62 and Martha was 53. "The children of Mr. and Mrs. John Russell very pleasently surprised them by coming Sunday with well filled baskets and spent the day with them. Twenty-six were present for the day. In the afternoon A. Lawrence, the photographer of Lawrence came out and took a family group picture. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Bert Russell and family [sons Cecil and Bert, Jr.] of Paola; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Russell and baby [son Roy]; and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Russell of Wellsville; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Russell and baby [daughter Marie] of Osawatomie; Miss Katie Russell of Kansas City [MO]; Mrs. Lillie Bryan and daughters [Helen and Bessie] of Lawrence; and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Russell; Myrtle, Ernest, Ray and Grace Russell; and Mr. and Mrs. John Russell, all of this place [community of Belleview in Eudora Township, Douglas County, KS]." - Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Journal-World, 5 October 1917, p. 6, col. 4. Included in the picture, but not mentioned in the newspaper article, were Mr. and Mrs. William Brecheisen of Johnson County, KS. Mrs. Brecheisen was John and Martha Russell's daughter, Mabel Russell.
  		John & Martha Russell Family
  Residence	1917-1921	Johnson County, Kansas, USA   [2]
  	They then moved to California, Potterfield and Long Beach. They returned to Johnson County, KS in 1926 and lived there for the remainder of their lives.
  Children	+   1. BRECHEISEN, Samuel Webb,   b. 23 Nov 1923, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA d. 3 Jul 2005, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA (Age 81 years)     2. BRECHEISEN, Robert Gene,   b. 25 Aug 1929, Johnson County, Kansas, USA d. 23 Jul 1947, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 17 years)
  Family ID	F1680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Dec 1889 - Eudora, Douglas, Kansas, USA Marriage - 1 May 1917 - Douglas County, Kansas, USA Family Event - The family of John Wesley and Martha Jane RUSSELL, 3 generations of 26 people, had their picture taken at their home on their farm - 30 Sep 1917 - Belleview (Eudora Township), Douglas, Kansas, USA Residence - 1917-1921 - Johnson County, Kansas, USA Death - 21 Nov 1965 - Gardner, Johnson, Kansas, USA Burial - Address: Olathe Memorial Cemetery 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/ - 24 Nov 1965 - Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S784] Author unknown, Artifact - Russell Family Charts - James Russell & John Wesley Russell, 25 Nov 2015. Russell Family Charts - James & John Wesley [S785] Brecheisen, Samuel Webb. Supplied by compiler., Family Group Sheet - Brecheisen, William C., 25 Nov 2015. [S974] Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, KS, Cemetery Records - Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, KS, (http://cemetery.olatheks.org), 20 Jul 2016, 20 July 2016, William C. Brecheisen, 24 November 1965. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 25 Nov 2015, accessed 25 November 2015<, Memorial #18981423, William C. Brecheisen. [S810] Photograph - Russell Family (John Wesley & Martha Jane Russell), 13 Dec 2015.