John Franklin Brett, Sr

1859 - 1930  (71 years)

• Name	John Franklin Brett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	24 Aug 1859	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	2Z8S-T1J
  Occupation	Farmer  [25]
  Residence	1860	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [13]
  Residence	1880	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Residence	1895	Milford, Dickinson, Iowa, USA   [31]
  Residence	1900	Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA   [12]
  Residence	1905	Dickinson County, Iowa, USA   [32]
  Residence	1910	Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa, USA   [5]
  Residence	1915	Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA   [26]
  Residence	1920	Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa, USA   [7]
  Residence	1 Jan 1925	Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA   [10]
  Residence	1930	Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa, USA   [25]
  Burial	1930	Dickinson County, Iowa, USA   [8, 9, 15, 20, 22, 23]
  Death	26 Nov 1930	Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA   [8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23]
  Person ID	I20964	MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son James Montgomery
  Last Modified	8 Oct 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   [36, 37, 38, 39, 40]
  Family ID	F1602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Clara Cummings,   b. 28 Jul 1872, Ogle County, Illinois, USA d. 15 Nov 1956, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	31 Jul 1895	Dickinson County, Iowa, USA   [12, 17, 30, 34]
  Divorce	6 Mar 1925	Weld County, Colorado, USA   [29, 35]
  Children	> 1. John Franklin Brett, Jr,   b. 27 Jan 1897, Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA d. 17 Sep 1899, Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. William Glade Brett,   b. 27 Dec 1899, Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA d. 27 Dec 1990, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Martha Elizabeth Brett,   b. 25 Dec 1901, Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA d. 13 Apr 1994, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Charlotte Mae Brett,   b. 30 Nov 1904, Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA d. 15 Mar 1984, Spencer, Clay, Iowa, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. George Wendell Brett,   b. 30 May 1912, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA d. 14 Jan 2005, Iowa, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Aug 1859 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - 1860 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - 1880 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA Residence - 1895 - Milford, Dickinson, Iowa, USA Marriage - 31 Jul 1895 - Dickinson County, Iowa, USA Residence - 1900 - Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA Residence - 1905 - Dickinson County, Iowa, USA Residence - 1910 - Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa, USA Residence - 1915 - Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA Residence - 1920 - Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa, USA Residence - 1 Jan 1925 - Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA Divorce - 6 Mar 1925 - Weld County, Colorado, USA Residence - 1930 - Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa, USA Burial - 1930 - Dickinson County, Iowa, USA Death - 26 Nov 1930 - Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1788] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830–1950." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled re;;), Database online. Record for George Wendell Brett [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 [S3094] CMSI Member, CMSI 0068. [S3042] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Charlotte Mae Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSIowaBirth&h=1313687&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: Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa; Roll: T624_396; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1374409. Record for John Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=7197642&indiv=try [S3094] CMSI Member, CMSI 2665. [S3572] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa; Roll: T625_486; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 934. Record for John F Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=38203916&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 Charlotte Mae Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=10150174&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 William Glade Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=10151900&indiv=try [S3123] Ancestry.com, Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). Record for Glade Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IAstatecen&h=7177030&indiv=try [S3042] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for William Glade Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSIowaBirth&h=100268&indiv=try [S3845] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Westport, Dickinson, Iowa; Roll: 429; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1240429. Record for John Brett http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=2023352&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: 686; Family History Library Film: 803203. Record for John Britt http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=37359630&indiv=try [S4338] Brett Family Bible, Pages of Brett Family Bible. Scanned Oct 2018 at home of Mildred Bryan, descendant [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 [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 [S4345] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa. Record for George Wendell Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61441&h=443452&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 Elizabeth Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=10151107&indiv=try [S3042] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Martha Elizabeth Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2547&h=1312478&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 John Franklin Jr Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=10150948&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 George Wendell Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=10152773&indiv=try [S3042] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for George Wendell Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2547&h=80560&indiv=try [S4205] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340386. Record for John F Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6224&h=26654993&indiv=try [S3123] Ancestry.com, Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). Record for John F Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1084&h=3374692&indiv=try [S4345] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa. Record for William Glade Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61441&h=79252&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, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records. Record for Willian Glade Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8823&h=256714&indiv=try [S4055] Ancestry.com, Colorado, Divorce Index, 1851-1985, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for John F Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60927&h=1285543&indiv=try [S4597] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for John F. Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60284&h=227316&indiv=try [S4110] Ancestry.com, Iowa, State Census, 1895, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa State Census, 1895. Record for John F. Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7321&h=476665&indiv=try [S4348] Ancestry.com, Iowa State Census, 1905, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for J F Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60725&h=1651172&indiv=try [S4598] Ancestry.com, Illinois, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2023;), The Decatur Herald; Publication Date: 3 Apr 1891; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/94362334/?article=851548e1-3ffa-4c50-a7c1-be26d2b879db&xid=5503&terms=John_Brett. Record for John Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=50038&h=4295351473&indiv=try [S4597] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for Jessie C. Cummings https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60284&h=227315&indiv=try [S4055] Ancestry.com, Colorado, Divorce Index, 1851-1985, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Jessie G Brett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60927&h=582345&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