BROTT FAMILY

by Joellen Phillips

Entry F53 from the History of Hooker County Nebraska
with permission of the Hooker County Historical Society

Edwin and Margaret (Inman) Brott

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.