BROTT FAMILY

Edwin Vickery Brott was one of seven children born to Elijah Crandall Brott and Frances Vickery Brott at Galesburg in Knox County Illinois. His father was a lieutenant-colonel in the Union Army of the Civil War and served in the battles of Waverly and Fort Donelson Tennessee. When Fort Donelson was captured he was assigned to command the fort, and it was during this time President Abraham Lincoln visited Fort Donelson. Edward Brott was a small boy of about seven, and he can remember being bounced on the president's knee. When Colonel Brott left the army he returned with his family to Gales-burg, lllinois and continued to farm until 1866. At this time he sold his farm and moved his family to Linn County, Missouri and there bought another farm. Young Edwin grew to manhood here in Missouri and on August 29, 1884 was united in marriage to Margret Jane Inman. Twelve children were born to this union while the family lived in Missouri – Vernon Lawrence (married Belle Mix), Hebert (married Bessie Sweet), Addie Eugenia (Mrs. Irving Hays), Josephine Edith (Mrs. Daniel VanAller), Saddie Raydena (Mrs Edwin Cook), Nova and Harvey who died in infancy, Frank (married Madeline ?), Darling who died shortly after birth, Jessica Noble (Mrs. Clarence Phillips), Violet Louise (Mrs. Harold Hanson), and Arvene (married Lucille Jenkins). One other child, Ruby, was born in Mullen, Nebraska and passed away at the age of 16.

In 1906 Mr. Brott sold his belongings in Missouri and came by immigrant car to Hecla, Nebraska where he and some of the older boys and daughter Addie homesteaded on the Middle Loup River in Cherry County. A few miles to the south of the Brott homestead Mrs. Brott's younger brother, William H. Inman also homesteaded, and their mother Aradney Donovan Inman lived with him. She passed away on the homestead in November 1924 and was taken to Missouri for burial.

The remainder of the Brott family followed Mr. Brott to Nebraska by train. In 1921 Mr. Brott sold his homestead to Eck Cox for $7.00 per acre and Mr. Cox later sold the same land for $4.00 per acre. Mr. Brott and his family returned to Cassville, Missouri where they bought a farm, and lived there for three years before sellng and returning to Mullen.

Mr. and Mrs. Brott purchased a home in Mullen and he worked at odd jobs until his death. Mrs. Brott died in 1929 and Mr. Brott died in 1934. Both are buried in the cemetery at Mullen, Nebraska beside their young daughter, Ruby.