Frederick Smith Brett

1825 - 1867  (42 years)

• Name	Frederick Smith Brett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Birth	3 Jan 1825	Prince William County, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 19, 20, 21]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	K4V7-RCK
  Occupation	Farmer  [6]
  Residence	1850	Macon, Macon, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Residence	1860	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Residence	1 Jul 1863	Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, USA   [14]
  Residence	3 Jul 1865	Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Burial	1867	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [19, 20, 21]
  	Boiling Springs Cemetery
  Death	29 May 1867	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [1, 8, 19, 20, 21]
  Probate	27 Jun 1867	Macon County, Illinois, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I16831	MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son James Montgomery
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Richard Augustine Brett,   b. 1 Nov 1772, Prince William County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Aug 1839, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Lee,   b. 6 May 1779, Prince William County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Apr 1859, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	22 Nov 1798	Prince William County, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F3091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Margaret Montgomery,   b. 3 Oct 1824, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Feb 1901, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1848	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [1, 7, 12, 15, 22]
  Children	+ 1. George Robert Brett,   b. 9 Aug 1849, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA d. 6 Oct 1932, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Charles Richard Brett,   b. 27 Oct 1851, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA d. 14 May 1936, Livingston, Park, Montana, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. William Penn Brett,   b. 19 May 1854, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA d. 19 Dec 1938, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Mary Louisa Brett,   b. 2 Feb 1857, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA d. 18 Feb 1937, Spencer, Clay, Iowa, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. John Franklin Brett, Sr,   b. 24 Aug 1859, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA d. 26 Nov 1930, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Jan 1825 - Prince William County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 21 Oct 1848 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - 1850 - Macon, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - 1860 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - 1 Jul 1863 - Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - 3 Jul 1865 - Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois, USA Burial - 1867 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Death - 29 May 1867 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Probate - 27 Jun 1867 - Macon County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S398] Bryan, Mildred, Email from Mildred Bryan 2010 Feb 19, (Name: Location: Iowa; Date: 10 Feb 2010;;), Mildred discusses children on Robert Montgomery. [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Macon, Macon, Illinois; Roll: M432_118; Page: 129A; Image: 14. Record for Fredrick S Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=16411514&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 [S4289] Ancestry.com, Illinois, State Census Collection, 1825-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2180; Line: 21. Record for F S Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1079&h=723519&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 Fredk Britt http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=37360702&indiv=try [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 [S3935] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Estate Files, 1830-1885; Index, 1830-1972; Author: Illinois. County Court (Macon County); Probate Place: Macon, Illinois. Record for Frederick S Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9048&h=2837321&indiv=try [S4340] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for John Franklin Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60283&h=594654&indiv=try [S4341] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101797036. Record for John Franklin Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61442&h=231927&indiv=try [S3203] Ancestry.com, Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington. Record for Geo. Robert Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2378&h=7927418&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 [S3704] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Marriage Records, 1923-1937, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records. Record for John T Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8823&h=3681416&indiv=try [S3404] Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 5 of 7. Record for Frederick S Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1666&h=389359&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 [S4344] Ancestry.com, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT. USA; Date: 2017;), Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950. Record for George R. Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61578&h=446867&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 [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: 14/ Feb/ 1901; Publication Place: Spokane, Washington, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/565987036/?article=c3f5564c-6e82-480d-ae7d-965a05ad8fda&focus=0.4598898,0.821381,0.5913532,0.91451013&xid=2378. Record for Charles B. Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61843&h=750132591&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 [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 Margaret Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=15316466&indiv=try [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.