John Jefferson Clark Breazeale (b. December 04, 1833, d. April 17, 1899)
John Jefferson Clark Breazeale (son of John Jackson Breazeale and Anna Essary)9 was born December 04, 1833 in Roane County, Tennessee9, and died April 17, 1899 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri9. He married Elizabeth Kollock on December 31, 1851 in Roane County, Tennessee9, daughter of Myers D. Kollock and Amy Talley.
Notes for John Jefferson Clark Breazeale: John Jefferson Clarke Breazeale fought in Civil War for the north, mainly as a spy, spent a lot of time hiding out in Smallin Cave, near Ozark and in a hole in his back yard (or so the story goes). He was born in England. He and his family may have been run out of Ireland by the English & Scotch during a war. He came to America as a bound servant and was liberated-------???[Copy of Forbes.FBK.FBK] This story has not been corrobrated.
John Jefferson Clark Breazeale b. 04 December 1833 formed the Bank of Ozark and served two terms as (1866 & 1870) sheriff of Christian County. He refused a third term to accept a position in the Missouri State Legislature in 1872. A Republican, he was a member the Committee on Immigration. He is said to have become one of the wealthiest men of the county. When his eight children married, he gave them each a 40-acre farm and a horse and a cow. He and his three wives were buried together at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Christian County, near Ozark, MO..
J.J.C. built the three-story building on the north side of the Ozark square. The first floor was the Bank of Ozark, the second was the Bronson Light Company and the Christian County Telephone. The third was for Friend Lodge and Eastern Star. J.J.C.'s last son, George T. was a banker, businessman and politician in Ozark. He purchased the Finley Light Company from S. E. Bronson and served as mayor when the city water system was installed.
Directions to Mt. Zion Cemetery: From Springfield take 65 South to Ozark turn on 14, go into town, take a left towards Riverside, go out Riverside Dr. 1.6 miles and veer to the right there will be a sign "Happy Hollow Pet Lodge", go about 1 mile turn right onto Hemlock (this becomes Willow Rd.) go across Quail Run Rd. go .7 miles to about 5450 Willow Rd. You will see what looks like a private driveway with 2 rock corner posts, go down about, there's a little rock bldg, like a pump house on the right, walk down hill slightly cross a creek bed go up the hill slightly and you will see the concrete enclosure around the graves. There are other graves too but the cattle have ruined a lot of them. Legal description: one fourt of an acre of land, more or less in the West half of the northeast qtr of the southwest quarter of Section 6, T27, R20 bounded by four stones planted one at each corner."i
J.J.C. Breazeale first came to Newton County, Missouri.
More About John Jefferson Clark Breazeale: Burial: Mt. Zion Cemetery in Christian County, Missouri.9
More About John Jefferson Clark Breazeale and Elizabeth Kollock: Marriage: December 31, 1851, Roane County, Tennessee.9
Children of John Jefferson Clark Breazeale and Elizabeth Kollock are:
+Centha Armilia Breazeale, b. November 24, 18599, d. January 18, 1944, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri9.
John Jefferson Clark Breazeale (b. December 04, 1833, d. April 17, 1899)
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