BRECHEISEN, Samuel Webb

1923 - 2005  (81 years)   Has 59 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

BRECHEISEN, William Christopher

1889 - 1965  (75 years)

Birth	24 Dec 1889	Eudora, Douglas, Kansas, USA
Died	21 Nov 1965	Gardner, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Buried	24 Nov 1965	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, George,   b. 1857
Mother	WEIL, Mary Anna,   b. 1861
Family	RUSSELL, Mabel Nellie,   b. 1 May 1892, Cass County, Missouri, 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

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

BOWER, Stella Lucille

1926 -

Birth	18 Jan 1926	Miami County, Kansas, USA
Father	BOWER, George
Mother	BYRNS, Josephine Violet
Family	BRECHEISEN, Samuel Webb,   b. 23 Nov 1923, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
Married	22 Jun 1947	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA
Children	+ 1.   2.

Father	BRECHEISEN, Samuel Webb,   b. 23 Nov 1923, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
Mother	BOWER, Stella Lucille,   b. 18 Jan 1926, Miami County, Kansas, USA
Family 1	MUSSER, Pamela Jane
Children	1.
Children	1.   2.

Father	BRECHEISEN, Samuel Webb,   b. 23 Nov 1923, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
Mother	BOWER, Stella Lucille,   b. 18 Jan 1926, Miami County, Kansas, USA

• Name	BRECHEISEN, Samuel Webb  [1]
  Birth	23 Nov 1923	Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1943-1946  [1]
  	US Navy Air Corps during World War II
  	He received flight training in Iowa, Georgia and Texas, and was commissioned as an Ensign at the Navel Air Station in Corpus Christi, TX on 31 May 1945. He remained there as a flight instructor until his release in 1946.
  Education	1946-1950	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [1]
  	University of Kansas
  	He received a BS degree in Business Marketing.
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	11309577
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11309577
  Military Service	1954-1961  [1]
  	US Navy Air Corps again during the Korean War
  	This included tours of duty in Tennessee, Virginia, California, Washington and Hawaii.
  Occupation	1962-1982  [1]
  	Administrative Office, US National Park Service
  Death	3 Jul 2005	Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Age	81 years
  Burial	Brunswick Memorial Gardens, Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  	Address: Brunswick Memorial Gardens Shallotte, Nortth Carolina USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #11309577.
  Person ID	I4229	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	BRECHEISEN, William Christopher,   b. 24 Dec 1889, Eudora, Douglas, Kansas, USA d. 21 Nov 1965, Gardner, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	RUSSELL, Mabel Nellie,   b. 1 May 1892, Cass County, Missouri, USA d. 2 Apr 1938, Bonita, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F1680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BOWER, Stella Lucille,   b. 18 Jan 1926, Miami County, Kansas, USA
  Acquaintance Made	in 1945	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [3]
  	Sam Brecheisen met his future bride, Stella Bower, at Ray and Iva RUSSELL's home
  	Sam was visiting his aunt and uncle after leaving the Navy, and Stella was living with the RUSSELL's while she worked in their variety store. They were married 2 years later.
  Marriage	22 Jun 1947	Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 7 months - She : 21 years and 5 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Education	Abt 1949	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [3]
  	the University of Kansas, with both Sam and Stella graduating
  Children	+   1. L     2. L
  Family ID	F1717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Nov 1923 - Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA Acquaintance Made - Sam Brecheisen met his future bride, Stella Bower, at Ray and Iva RUSSELL's home - in 1945 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Marriage - 22 Jun 1947 - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Education - the University of Kansas, with both Sam and Stella graduating - Abt 1949 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Education - University of Kansas - 1946-1950 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Death - 3 Jul 2005 - Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA Burial - Address: Brunswick Memorial Gardens Shallotte, Nortth Carolina USA - - Brunswick Memorial Gardens, Shallotte, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S785] Brecheisen, Samuel Webb. Supplied by compiler., Family Group Sheet - Brecheisen, William C., 25 Nov 2015. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 25 Nov 2015, accessed 25 November 2015<, Memorial #11309577, Samuel Webb Brecheisen. [S977] Iva Estelle Russell (Paola, Kansas), Letter - Russell, Iva Bell to Marie Russell Cochrane, 24 Jul 2016.