William Penn Brett

1854 - 1938  (84 years)

• Name	William Penn Brett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	19 May 1854	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	KZQ3-5CT
  Occupation	Tinner  [1]
  Residence	1860	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Residence	1880	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Residence	1910	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	Ward 5
  Burial	1938	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [8, 9]
  Death	19 Dec 1938	Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA   [2, 3, 6, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I1305	MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son James Montgomery
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Frederick Smith Brett,   b. 3 Jan 1825, Prince William County, Virginia, USA d. 29 May 1867, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Margaret Montgomery,   b. 3 Oct 1824, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Feb 1901, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Oct 1848	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Family ID	F1602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Marriage	Never Married  [2]
  Family ID	F40869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 May 1854 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - 1860 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - 1880 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - Ward 5 - 1910 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Burial - 1938 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Death - 19 Dec 1938 - Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2931] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 229; Family History Film: 1254229; Page: 338C; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0142. Record for Martha Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=46828042&indiv=try [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for William P Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=23397632&indiv=try [S4088] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for William P Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeath1964&h=5849687&indiv=try [S3938] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Macon, Illinois; Roll: M653_203; Page: 685; Family History Library Film: 803203. Record for William Britt http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=37360706&indiv=try [S3398] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Decatur Ward 5, Macon, Illinois; Roll: T624_307; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1374320. Record for Wm P Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=5654133&indiv=try [S4335] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Decatur Herald; Publication Date: 22/ Dec/ 1938; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/88365040/?article=7d6aacc0-4b57-4552-bd29-46e13c4f28b8&focus=0.8446317,0.74455214,0.97286314,0.862765&xid=2378. Record for William P. Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61843&h=512672670&indiv=try [S4335] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review; Publication Date: 12/ Feb/ 1901; Publication Place: Spokane, Washington, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/566359655/?article=84fa7143-34c8-4493-9116-b6c219bcc301&focus=0.4173287,0.69564295,0.54779196,0.7928636&xid=2378. Record for Frederick Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61843&h=237891407&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Martha Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=15316763&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Frederick Smith Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=15316707&indiv=try [S298] Brett, Charlotte M, Charlote Brett notes from Charlotte NC, (Name: Date: 8 Oct 1971;;), Notes found in Charlotte, NC, Library written by Charlotte Brett. [S780] Ware, Johnsie Pettus, Montgomery Notes on Gamewell Line, (Name: Date: About 1974;;), These are notes found in the files of Mrs. Moffatt Ware in Shelby, NC. Perhaps she typed them; another possible author would be Curtis Montgomery, since most of the information involves his line. Another potential writer of these notes is Charlotte Brett. [S4003] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Frederick L Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60984&h=575619&indiv=try [S3934] Dodd, Jordan, Illinois Marriages to 1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;). Record for Frederick L. Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2086&h=35027&indiv=try [S1231] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp, Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;). Record for Frederick L. Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7851&h=15776&indiv=try