12 Feb 2012

Brox Selected Documents

Passport

Brox Family History; Descendants of John Brox and Anna Kessler, by Pat Brox, 2003

[original text in German, translated by Ann C. Sherwin]

IN THE NAME OF HIS IMPERIAL AND ROYAL APOSTOLIC MAJESTY FRANZ JOSEPH I EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA, KING OF BOHEMIA ETC. AND APOSTOLIC KING OF HUNGARY. PASSPORT
for: Johann Prax Character Occupation: day laborer Residence: Altwaldek District: Leitomischl County: Chrudimer Crown land: Bohemia	Birth year: 1833 Stature: medium Face: long Hair: brown Eyes: brown Mouth: ordinary, somewhat pointed Nose: somewhat pointed Special identifying marks: none Personal signature:	He is traveling ... from via the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy to the United States of North America This passport is valid for six months for the purpose of emigration
	Leitomischl, 6 February 1870five [1875] In the name of the Royal Imperial Statthalter The Royal Imperial District Hauptmann [signature] Töpky[?]

[On reverse]

Baptism

Brox Family History; Descendants of John Brox and Anna Kessler, by Pat Brox, 2003

document created 20 Jan 1875 [original text in German, translated by Ann C. Sherwin]
	No. Exh. 3
State: Bohemia	Kreis: Chrudimer
District: Leitomischl	Baptismal register No. Folio 163 Letter A
Place of birth: Neuwaldek [New Waldek]	No. Exh.
House no. 16

Baptism

Brox Family History; Descendants of John Brox and Anna Kessler, by Pat Brox, 2003

document created 20 Jan 1875 [original text in German, translated by Ann C. Sherwin]
State: Bohemia	Kreis: Chrudimer
District: Leitomischl	Baptismal register No. Folio 15 Letter A
Place of birth: Altwaldek [Old Waldek]	No. Exh. 5
House no. 26

Obituaries

The Atchison Daily Champion, Atchison, KS, [newspaper].

27 Jun 1910

DEATH OF JOHN BROCK
Found Dead in His Bed This Morning, Age 77 Years

John Brock [Brox], age 77 years, was found dead in his bed this morning at 6 o'clock, when his wife went to call him. He had not been feeling well, but was not ill enough to call a physician, and it is supposed that he died of heart failure. He lived 9 1/2 miles northwest of Atchison, and was a well known and highly respected man of that locality. He leaves a wife and three sons, John, Frank and Theodore [Anton] Brock [Brox], and one daughter, Mrs. Mary Myers, all of whom reside in the country near Atchison.
The funeral will occur Wednesday morning leaving the residence at 8:30 and going to St. Louis church, where funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock. Burial in St. Louis church yard.
Mr. Brock [Brox] was born in Austria and came to America in 1875. He has lived in the house in which he died for the last twenty-one years.

Atchison Weekly Globe, Atchison, KS, [newspaper].

30 Jun 1910

John Brox, sr., was found dead at 6 o'clock this morning, at his home, eight miles north of town. He had been a sufferer twenty-five years with asthma, but was about as well as usual last night, and retired at 10 o'clock. At 6 o'clock this morning he was found lying on the floor of his room, dead. He was 76 years old, and came to this county in 1875, direct from Germany. He leaves a wife and four children: Mrs. Mary Meyers, and John, Anton and Frank Brox. The funeral will occur from the house to St. Louis church Wednesday morning, leaving the house at 8:30. Mr. Brox had been a sickly man all his life, suffering intensely with dyspepsia before he came to this country. He owned the quarter section farm on which he died, but retired from active business eight years ago. He was an excellent man, and highly esteemed by all who knew him.

unidentified newspaper clipping
[1933]

MRS. JOHN MYERS OF NORTH OF TOWN DIES

Mrs. Mary Anna Myers, 70, wife of John Myers, north of town, died at 5 o'clock last evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Otto Hetz, 823 North Sixth street. Mrs. Myers' death followed an illnes of six months.
Born in Switown [Zwittau], Austria, July 26, 1863, Mrs. Myers came to this country and northeast Kansas with her parents when she was 10 years of age. Her maiden name was Mary Anna Brox. She was married to John Myers May 22, 1888, and first lived on a farm in Doniphan county. Later Mr. and Mrs. Myers moved to a farm five miles north of Atchison, the present home place.
Surviving besides Mr. Myers and Mrs. Hetz are three sons, Robert, Roland and Roy Myers, all of the home; three daughters, Mrs. John Armstrong of Bendena, Mrs. Arthur Beattie of Atchison and Mrs. Earl Wycoff of Los Angeles; three brothers, Frank, Anton and John Brox, all of Atchison; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Monday morning at St. Benedict's church. The Rosary will be said at the home north of town at 8 o'clock this evening. Burial will be in the Myers cemetery north of Atchison with Stanton & Stanton in charge.

unidentified newspaper clipping
[30 Nov 1948]

Brox Rites Thursday

Funeral services for Frank Brox, 72, prominent Atchison county farmer, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Stanton & Stanton funeral home. The Rev. Edward Hauer will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Vernon cemetery. The body will be at the mortuary until the services.
Six nephews will serve as pallbearers, Edward Brox, John Brox, jr., Robert Myers, William Boyle, Joe Flachsbarth and Leonard Handke.
Mr. Brox died yesterday at his home, five miles northwest of town in the Good Intent community. He had suffered with diabetes for 10 years and last Thursday received a hip injury which contributed to the cause of his death. He fell in his barn and was kicked in the hip by a cow.
The youngest of four children in the family of John and Anna Brox, Frank Brox was born March 1, 1876, on a farm north of Atchison. April 10, 1901 he married Bertha Flachsbarth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Flachsbarth. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. C. C. Vetter at the bride's home.
Mr. and Mrs. Brox purchased the Jake Ernst farm north of Atchison and lived there until moving to their present farm 37 years ago.
In 1938 Mr. Brox united with Trinity Lutheran church and was faithful in his church duties. He was a member of the Central Protective association.
Mr. Brox was the type of man who was popular with people of every age. He was always in good humor, cheerful and happy, and uniformly gracious and helpful.
Mr. Brox had a great love for his family and friends and was a wonderful husband and father. He was the highest type of citizen.
Surviving are his wife; three children, Charles Brox of the home, and Albert Brox and Mrs. Ralph Weik, route 4; three grandchildren; two brothers, John Brox, sr., north of town and Antone Brox, Atchison. A sister, Mrs. John Myers, preceded him in death.

Anniversary

Atchison Daily Globe, Atchison, KS, [newspaper].

23 Aug 1954

[PHOTO]
GOLDEN WEDDING COUPLE - Mr. and Mrs. Brox celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 29.

Mr. and Mrs. Anton Brox to Celebrate Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Anton Brox, 916 Mound, celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Aug. 29. A family gathering will be held in honor of the occasion.
Miss Barbara Anslinger, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Anslinger of the Deer Creek community, and Anton Brox, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brox of the Indenpendence Valley community, were married Aug. 20 [Aug. 29], 1904, at St. Benedict's church in Atchison by the late Rev. Gerard Heinz, OSB, who was a beloved pastor of the parish.
Father Gerard gave Mrs. Brox instructions in the church, baptized, confirmed and married her.
The wedding was the culmination of a three-year romance. The couple met at a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Flachsbarth, neighbors of the Anslinger family in the Deer Creek community. They fell in love and dated "steady" from that time until their marriage.
At the time of her marriage Mrs. Brox was 19. She was born in Doniphan where her father worked in the Brenner winery. Her parents were both natives of Germany and came to America so that her father could work for his uncle, Adam Brenner.
Anton Brox was 29 years old when he was married. He was born in Altwaldek, Austria, and was nine months old when his parents came to American [sic] and settled in the Independence Valley community.
After Mr. and Mrs. Anton Brox were wed they lived on the old Brox farm 41 years until his retirement.
The couple have a daughter, Mrs. William Libel of Leona, and two sons, George Brox, who lives on the home place, and Edward Brox, who lives on the adjoining farm. They have six grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Brox are members of St. Benedict's church. She is a member of St. Ann's Altar society.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Brox enjoy fairly good health. Mrs. Brox is a wonderful homemaker and Mr. Brox works in his garden and enjoys card playing. They are inveterate television fans.
One of their greatest pleasures is visiting their children and grandchildren and seeing their old friends. They make frequent drives into the country.
Mr. and Mrs. Brox have been subscribers of The Globe all of their married life.

Obituary

Atchison Daily Globe, Atchison, KS, [newspaper].

20 Apr 1955

Anton Brox Dies At Atchison Hospital

Anton Brox, 81, prominent retired farmer, died at 8 o'clock this morning at the Atchison hospital where he had been a patient two days. He had been ill for more than a year. When he retired from the farm in the fall of 1945 Mr. Brox and his wife moved to Atchison. The home is at 916 Mound street.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Benedict's church. Burial will be in St. Louis church cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Stanton chapel.
A son of John and Anna Brox, Anton Paul Brox was born in Austria Jan. 3, 1874, and came to America with his parents when only nine months old. The family settled in the Independence Valley community north of Atchison and he attended the district school there.
Aug. 29, 1904 he married Miss Barbara Anslinger, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Anslinger, at St. Benedict's church in Atchison.
Mr. and Mrs. Brox lived on the old Brox home place 10 miles northwest of Atchison until moving here.
He was a communicant of St. Benedict's church. Mr. Brox was held in high esteem by his many friends throughout the county. He was a good husband and father and was devoted to his family.
Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. William (Irene) Libel, Severance; two sons, George Brox, who farms on the home place, and Edward Brox, who farms in the vicinity of the home place; and six grandchildren.