William David BROCKMAN

1854 - 1951  (96 years)

• Birth	17 Dec 1854	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA   [1, 2, 3]
  Anecdote	Jan 1870	Lake Charlotte, Rutland Township, Martin, MN   [3]
  Census	15 Jun 1880	Rutland, Martin, MN   [4]
  	1880 census at Rutland, Martin, MN shows Wm Brockman, 25, farmer, b. PA, parents b. ENGLAND; Priscilla, 20, b. WI, parents b. NY/NY; Florence A., 2/12 (Mar), b. MN; Robert Truman, 20, farm laborer, b. WI, parents b. NY/NY; George Brockman, half-brother, 15, b. MN, parents b. ENGLAND/NY; George, father, 47, b. ENGLAND, parents b. ENGLAND.
  		1880 Census William & Priscilla (Sickler) Brockman
  Census	15 Jun 1900	Corona, Riverside, CA   [5]
  	1900 census at Corona, Riverside, CA shows William D. Brockman, b. Sep. 1854, 45, married 20 years, b. PA, parents b. ENGLAND, occupation is a numbered code that looks like NY-007; Priscilla, b. 1860 (no month given), 40, 7 children born/6 living, b. WI, parents b. NY/NY; children b. MN: Harry, b. July 1885, 14; Grace, b. Jan 1887, 13; Everett, b. Nov 1888, 11; Olive, b. Oct 1892, 7; Rollin, b. Jul 1899, b. CA; George, father, b. Sep 1831, widowed, b. ENGLAND, parents b. ENGLAND, immigrated 1854, 46 years in country, naturalized.
  Census	11 May 1910	Corona, Riverside, CA   [6]
  	1910 census at Corona, Riverside, CA shows William Brockman, 54, b. PA, parents b. ENGLAND, farmer; Priscilla, 49, b. WI, parents b. NY/NY; Olive, 1, b. MN; Roland, 11, b. CA; Grace Blackwell, 23, widow, b. MN.
  Census	10 Apr 1930	Corona, Riverside, CA   [7]
  	1930 census at Corona, Riverside, CA shows William Brockman, 70, first married at age 24, b. PA, parents b. ENGLAND, laborer, ranch; Francis, 66, first married at 19, b. CA, parents b. US/US.
  Obituary	30 Mar 1951  [8]
  	W.D. Brockman, Pioneer in Water Developing, Dies Lived 58 Years at Same Railroad St. Address in Corona William David Brockman, 96, a resident of this community since 1893 who pioneered water development in Corona, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 812 Railroad Street. He had been quite active until a few weeks ago. Mr. Brockman was one of the very few early-day residents who continued to reside at the same location. He had lived at the Railroad street address for 58 years. He leaves many relatives including five great great grandchildren. With his passing Corona loses another of its time honored pioneers. He was born in Harrisburg, Penn., Dec. 17, 1854 soon after his parents George and Eliza Ann Brockman came to the United States from Lands End, England. At a very early age he went with his family to Minnesota where he lived many years. In 1879 he married Priscilla Sickler who preceeded him in death in 1917. The Brockmans came with their family to Corona, then known as South Riverside, in Feb. of 1893. Mr. Brockman purchased land at the corner of Railroad and Vicentia streets where he built his home. He was a well driller by trade and dug a number of the first wells producing water for the colony. He leaves three sons, Harry A. and Everett W. of Corona, and Roland W. Brockman of Compton; three daughters, Mrs. Della Mann of Lebanon, Ore., Olive R. Patten of El Cajon and Grace F. Thatcher of Corona. Also surviving are 19 grandchildren. Among them are three who live in this community, Mrs. Margaret McClure, Richard Brockman, Norco, and Kenneth Plymate. Also surviving are 26 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m., at the Bell-Thomas Mortuary chapel with Rev. Roy Tucker, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. Interment will be at Sunnyslope cemetery. Corona Daily Independent 30 Mar 1951 Note: William's mother was not Eliza Ann but Frances Jane Sladden.
  Death	29 Mar 1951	Riverside Co., CA   [1, 2]
  Burial	Sunnyslope Cemetery, Corona, Riverside, CA   [9]
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  Father	George M. BROCKMAN,   b. 27 Sep 1831, Little Brooks End, Birchington, Kent, ENGLAND d. 11 Jun 1921, Corona, Riverside, CA (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Francis Jane SLADDEN,   b. Abt 1832, ENGLAND d. 1863, Stanton, Goodhue, MN (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F4401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Priscilla SICKLER,   b. 8 Apr 1860, Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI d. 22 Nov 1917, Corona, Riverside, CA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1879  [1]
  Family ID	F4400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Dec 1854 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA Anecdote - Jan 1870 - Lake Charlotte, Rutland Township, Martin, MN Census - 15 Jun 1900 - Corona, Riverside, CA Census - 11 May 1910 - Corona, Riverside, CA Census - 10 Apr 1930 - Corona, Riverside, CA Death - 29 Mar 1951 - Riverside Co., CA Burial - - Sunnyslope Cemetery, Corona, Riverside, CA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S559] Dawes Family File, 559. [S245] California Death Index 1940 - 1997, (ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, 2000), 245. [S700] Charles Brockman, The First Settlers, 700. [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930. [S879] Bowman Reed et al Family Tree, 879. [S500] Find A Grave, 500.