Thomas E. Brose1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 24657, (1886 - 1966)
FatherFrederick S. Brose4,5,3 (26 Apr 1847 - 12 Feb 1917)
MotherClara E. Long6,7,3 (13 Feb 1862 - 2 Sep 1923)

Key Events:

Birth: 6 Jul 1886, Eastwood, Brown Co., Ohio8,9,10
Marriage: 17 Oct 1909, Brown Co., Ohio, Minnie E. Davidson (30 Oct 1892 - 25 Apr 1940)11,12
Marriage: 2 May 1942, Clermont Co., Ohio, Cora Bell Newman (21 Apr 1888 - 13 Mar 1975)13
Divorce: before 1949, Cora Bell Newman (21 Apr 1888 - 13 Mar 1975)14
Marriage: Aug 1949, Sarah Elizabeth Deaner (16 Jan 1893 - 27 Sep 1967)15,16,17
Death: 9 Aug 1966, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio18,19
Burial: Mount Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Clermont Co., Ohio20
ChartsDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken
AncestryThe Wieman Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Thomas E. Brose was born on 6 Jul 1886 in Eastwood, Brown Co., Ohio.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Sterling Twp., Brown Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents, Frederick S. Brose and Clara E. Long.4
     Thomas married first Minnie E. Davidson, daughter of Foster S. Davidson and Martha Jane Pitzer, on 17 Oct 1909 in Brown Co., Ohio, with Rev. J. E. H. Sentinan officiating.11,12
     He was a farmer by 1910, likely working with his father.21,22
     Thomas and Minnie appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Sterling Twp., Brown Co., Ohio, in the household of his parents.5
     Thomas and Minnie appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 205 Worth St., enumerated 5 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their children Clara, Velma and Carl were listed as living with them. They were living across the street from his half-sister Anna and her family.23
     He was an automobile mechanic by 1920. By 1930 he was a mechanic working on road equipment. He reported in 1940 he had worked 26 weeks the prior year, earning $650.24,25,26,27
     Thomas and Minnie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 1114 Broadway Ave., enumerated 4 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $14 per month, and owned a radio. Their children Clara and Carl were listed as living with them, as was Clara's husband Vernon L. Vonderhaar.28
     Thomas and Minnie appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 418 East Pearl St., enumerated 23 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $9 per month, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935.29
     His wife died on 25 Apr 1940 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.30,31
     Thomas registered for the draft for World War II on 25 Apr 1942, while living at 323 E. 3rd St., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, reporting he was employed by O'Connell and Sweeney.32
     Thomas married second Cora Bell Newman, daughter of Albert August Newman and Martha Anna Harris, on 2 May 1942 in Clermont Co., Ohio, with Rev. Ben Hunt officiating. She was a sister of his half-sister Minnie's husband, and had previously been married to John Henry Sheriff.13
     Thomas and Cora were apparently divorced before 1949 as he remarried in Aug 1949 and she did in Feb 1954. But no record of the divorce has been found, and she reported she was separated in the 1950 census.14
     He was a taxicab driver at the time of his second marriage, reporting in the 1950 census he had worked 72 hours the prior week. He also reported working 47 weeks in 1949, earning $900 in wages or salary.33,34
     Thomas married third Sarah Elizabeth Deaner, daughter of George H. Deaner and Emma Bradford, in Aug 1949, the brother of his first wife. She was the widow of Charles Henry Carter and Granvill Davidson.15,16,17
     Thomas and Sarah appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 4271 Eastern Ave., enumerated 1 May 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and he lived in the same house the year before.35
     Thomas died on 9 Aug 1966 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 80.18,19 He was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Clermont Co., Ohio.20
     
Research Note, Sep 2024:

The evidence that Granvill was Sarah's second husband is thin, and subject to reasonable doubt. Evidence that he was includes 1) her name when she married Thomas was Fay Davison, 2) Granvill listed Mrs. Fay Davison, living with him, as the person who would always know his address, and 3) she would have known Thomas since his first wife was Granvill's sister. Evidence raising doubt includes 1) Sarah's husband in the 1940 census was shown as Russell (though his age and birth state matches Granvill's, no other record of this Russell can be found and Granvill has not be found elsewhere), 2) in the 1940 census his first wife was living with their daughter and her husband, but was listed as married, and 3) her obituary shows her a his widow. His death certificate shows him as separated but does not name his wife.15,36,37,38,39,40

Children:
     Children with Minnie E. Davidson:

  • Clara J. Brose41,28 (18 Feb 1911 - 6 Aug 1995)
  • Velma M. Brose41 (30 Aug 1913 - 22 Nov 1988)
  • Carl F. Brose41,28 (10 Jan 1916 - 9 Apr 1976)

Children:
     There were no children with Cora Bell Newman

Children:
     There were no children with Sarah Elizabeth Deaner

Citations

  1. [S13844] Fred Brose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows name as Tommy Brose.
  2. [S13845] Frederick S. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows name as Thomas E. Brose.
  3. [S13714] Marriage Record, Brown Co., Ohio, 23:482, no. 20,991, Tom E. Brose and Minnie E. Davison.
  4. [S13844] Fred Brose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio.
  5. [S13845] Frederick S. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio.
  6. [S13844] Fred Brose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S13845] Frederick S. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S13844] Fred Brose household, 1900 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 13, and state.
  9. [S13714] Marriage Record, Brown Co., Ohio, 23:482, no. 20,991, Tom E. Brose and Minnie E. Davison, shows age 23 on 6 Jul 1909, city, and state.
  10. [S13912] Thomas E. Brose, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration), shows date, county, and state.
  11. [S13714] Marriage Record, Brown Co., Ohio, 23:482, no. 20,991, Tom E. Brose and Minnie E. Davison, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  12. [S13845] Frederick S. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows married 0 years.
  13. [S10831] Certified Abstract of Marriage, Clermont Co., Ohio, 40:557, Thomas E. Brose and Cora Bell Sheriff, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  14. [S13943] Cora Sheriff household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows her as separated.
  15. [S13913] "Public Records," The Cincinnati Post, 3 Aug 1949, shows Thomas E. Brose and Fay Davidson applied for marriage license.
  16. [S13914] Thomas E. Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married.
  17. [S13915] Sarah E. Brose obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows him as her late husband.
  18. [S10770] "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for Thomas Brose, citing cert. no. 61191, shows date, city, county, and state.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 23597237, Thomas Edwin Brose, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  20. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 23597237, Thomas Edwin Brose, includes tombstone photo.
  21. [S13845] Frederick S. Brose household, 1910 U.S. Census, Brown Co., Ohio, shows occupation as farmer and industry as general farm.
  22. [S13714] Marriage Record, Brown Co., Ohio, 23:482, no. 20,991, Tom E. Brose and Minnie E. Davison, shows occupation as farming.
  23. [S13904] Thomas Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  24. [S13904] Thomas Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as mechanic and industry as automobile.
  25. [S13906] Tom E. Brose household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as mechanic and industry as road machinery.
  26. [S13908] Tom Brose household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as machine mechanic and industry as construction co.
  27. [S10831] Certified Abstract of Marriage, Clermont Co., Ohio, 40:557, Thomas E. Brose and Cora Bell Sheriff, shows occupation as mechanic.
  28. [S13906] Tom E. Brose household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  29. [S13908] Tom Brose household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  30. [S13905] Minnie Brose, Certificate of Death, shows date, municipality, county, and state.
  31. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 23597299, Minnie E Davison Brose, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing year as 1941.
  32. [S13912] Thomas E. Brose, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration).
  33. [S13913] "Public Records," The Cincinnati Post, 3 Aug 1949, shows Thomas E. Brose and Fay Davidson applied for marriage license, with his occupation as taxi driver.
  34. [S13914] Thomas E. Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows occupation as cab driver and industry as cab co.
  35. [S13914] Thomas E. Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  36. [S13923] Granvill Davison, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration), shows Mrs. Fay Davison, address "same" as person who would always know his address.
  37. [S13924] Russell Davison household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as age 52, born in Ohio, and maried to Fay Davison.
  38. [S13925] Joseph Hecktor household, 1940 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows Liew Davison, married, living with her daughter Florence and her husband.
  39. [S13926] Lieu Davison obituary, The Cincinnati Post, shows her as wife of the late Granville Davison.
  40. [S13922] Granville Davison, Certificate of Death, shows him as separated, does not name his wife.
  41. [S13883] Warren Willis household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.