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Grandfather: Moved from PA to Rock Grove, IL in 1845; arrived there on Jun 20. Then moved in 1847 to Wisconsin; purchased land in Spring Grove, Green Co, WI (county seat Monroe); setttled in Spring Grove on Nov 4 1846, on the land he still owned in 1884. He was one of the earliest settlers in Green County. In 1848, he bought 40 acres near Brodhead.
On Jan 1, 1850, he bought 50 acres more. Two months later, a Johann Brobst bought 40 acres in the same area. Who was Johann?
They suffered great hardships in those early days; that part of Wisconsin was still inhabited by Indians, with only primitive living conditions for the settlers. The earliest settlers had arrived about 1835, only twelve years earlier than the arrival of the Brobsts. One of the early industries was mining of lead. The first church in Green Co was erected in 1869.
Buried in Rock Grove, Stephenson Co, IL.
History of Green County, Wisconsin,' ' published 1884 by Union Publishing Company, Springfield, IL, @ pg 1074: ' 'Isaac Brobst, Sr., was born April 2, 1808, in Berks Co., Penn. When a child, his father, John Brobst, moved to Union County, and there Isaac grew to manhood. His father died in 1846. His mother's death occurred in 1827. Of eleven children, only Isaac and a brother are now living. The brother lives in Akron, Ohio. The subject of this sketch, Isaac Brobst, was married Nov. 9, 1826, to Sarah Beaver, born in Union Co., Penn. Eleven children have been born to them: Daniel, born in 1829; Mary Ann, born 1831, deceased wife of A. Stayer; Amelia, born 1834, deceased wife of Jacob Hostetler; Elizabeth, born 1836, wife of Elijah Clark, Jo Daviess Co., Ill.; Martin, born 1838, resides at Stephenson Co., Ill.; Peter, born 1841 and died in 1859; Fanny, born 1843, and died 1860; John, born 1846, and died 1846; Harriet, born 1848, and died 1860; Isaac, Jr., born 1850; and William, born 1853. Isaac Brobst, Sr., reached the town of Rock Grove, Ill., June 20, 1845, and settled in Spring Grove, Nov. 4, 1846, on the land he still owns and resides upon on section 33. Mr. Brobst was one of the earliest and one of the best of the settlers of this town.' '
Father: Daniel was one of the leading enterprising men of Spring Grove, WI, per ' 'History of Green Co, WI' ', 1884. He owned a model farm and fine buildings, since 1859. He came west with his father's family in 1845, making the entire trip in emigrant wagons. He started his work career as a mechanic, as shown on his marriage licence application. He was a prominent citizen of the town, serving as assessor and treasurer. He served a term as state Assemblyman, and was President of the Washington Cemetery Association. He was a major stockholder of the Brodhead Dairy Co.
In 1870, he met with an unfortunate accident. While out on a chicken hunt, in taking a gun from the wagon, with the muzzle pointed toward him, the gun accidently fired and the charge struck him near the wrist joint of his right arm. The wound made amputation of the arm between the elbow and the wrist necessary.
He was shown in the 1870, 1880, 1900 census, living in Spring Grove, Green Co, WI.
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