Brake Family History

Tombstones of BRAKE Family in Rock Cave Cemetery
On the Main Road South from Buckhannon, Upshur Co., WV.

Anna Mumford Brake Young (Mar 6, 1789 – February 25, 1870), widow of James Brake, mother of Cyrus B., Nimrod See, and Jacob James Brake; remarried Anson Young. Markers of Cyrus and Nimrod are shown on this page. Jacob (1824 – 1864) died at Andersonville Prison, GA, where he is buried.

 

Nimrod See Brake (1822 – 1966), h/o Mary Curry Brake

 

Mary Curry Brake (1824 – 1861), w/o Nimrod See Brake

 

Cyrus B. Brake (June 22, 1818 – Oct 26, 1898), h/o Sarah McAvoy Brake

 

Sarah McAvoy Brake (Aug 4, 1818 – June 20, 1893), w/o Cyrus B. Brake

 

Benjamin DeHess Brake (October 4, 1845 – October 24, 1916), h/o Martha Hull Brake

 

Martha Hull Brake (June 1847 – July 4, 1898), w/o Benjamin DeHess Brake

 

William H. Brake (1850 – 1925), h/o Mary Jane Armstrong (Mary Jane's marker could not be found in Rock Cave Cemetery).

Pictures taken and submitted by Buzz Brake.

Buzz says he has more pictures of tombstones of Brakes in the cemetery and would be glad to share them with others. Email: PudlJumper at aol.com

 


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