Veteran of the Civil War.
Frank E. Brady, Civil War Veteran of Oktaha, Dies at Local Hospital--95-Year-Old Confederate Soldier Last Surviving Member of Sam Checote Camp
Frank E. Brady of Oktaha, 95, the last surviving member of the Sam Checote camp of the United Confederate Veterans died at a Muskogee hospital Monday afternoon after a short illness. The widely-known Muskogee county man had been a resident of Oklahoma since 1886 and was married to Commelie McFarland Dec. 1, 1939*. He had contended that he was the oldest living white man in the county. Brady was born Aug. 22, 1844 at Chattanooga, Tenn., the son of an Irish steamboat captain on the Tennessee river. During his boyhood, the family moved to Missouri and there was there when the Civil war began, Brady ran away from home to join the Confederate army soon after the battle of Wilson's creek, near his home. His command was sent to Little Rock to defend the city, where he remained until it was evacuated in 1863. He escaped capture a short time later when his command was beaten at Helena, Ark. and he waded the Mississippi overflow to safety. He attributed his escape to his height of six feet, six inches, which permitted him to keep his head above water. Brady was wounded in the battle of Pheasant Hill, La., where General Banks' Confederate forces were cut to pieces. After the war he returned to his Missouri home, went to Texas in 1875 and moved to his Oklahoma home near Oktaha in 1886. He attended the joint Confederate and Union convention at Gettysburg in 1938. Until his recent illness Brady had been active, tending to his chickens and doing chores about his home. Brady and Mrs. Brady were married Dec. 1, 1939*, at the home of a nephew at Roe, Ark. In addition to the widow other survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Beulah Peterson of Santa Barbara, Calif.; five sons, C. C. Brady, Muskogee; Joe Brady, Vinita; Lee Brady, Columbia, Calif.; J. C. Brady, Webbers Falls, and C. R. Brady, Morris, and 31 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Guipel-Thornton funeral home.
(Muskogee Daily Phoenix, Feb. 6, 1940)
*Marriage year is incorrect.
Frank E. Brady, Civil War Veteran of Oktaha, Dies at Local Hospital--95-Year-Old Confederate Soldier Last Surviving Member of Sam Checote Camp
Frank E. Brady of Oktaha, 95, the last surviving member of the Sam Checote camp of the United Confederate Veterans died at a Muskogee hospital Monday afternoon after a short illness. The widely-known Muskogee county man had been a resident of Oklahoma since 1886 and was married to Commelie McFarland Dec. 1, 1939*. He had contended that he was the oldest living white man in the county. Brady was born Aug. 22, 1844 at Chattanooga, Tenn., the son of an Irish steamboat captain on the Tennessee river. During his boyhood, the family moved to Missouri and there was there when the Civil war began, Brady ran away from home to join the Confederate army soon after the battle of Wilson's creek, near his home. His command was sent to Little Rock to defend the city, where he remained until it was evacuated in 1863. He escaped capture a short time later when his command was beaten at Helena, Ark. and he waded the Mississippi overflow to safety. He attributed his escape to his height of six feet, six inches, which permitted him to keep his head above water. Brady was wounded in the battle of Pheasant Hill, La., where General Banks' Confederate forces were cut to pieces. After the war he returned to his Missouri home, went to Texas in 1875 and moved to his Oklahoma home near Oktaha in 1886. He attended the joint Confederate and Union convention at Gettysburg in 1938. Until his recent illness Brady had been active, tending to his chickens and doing chores about his home. Brady and Mrs. Brady were married Dec. 1, 1939*, at the home of a nephew at Roe, Ark. In addition to the widow other survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Beulah Peterson of Santa Barbara, Calif.; five sons, C. C. Brady, Muskogee; Joe Brady, Vinita; Lee Brady, Columbia, Calif.; J. C. Brady, Webbers Falls, and C. R. Brady, Morris, and 31 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Guipel-Thornton funeral home.
(Muskogee Daily Phoenix, Feb. 6, 1940)
*Marriage year is incorrect.
Veteran of the Civil War.
Frank E. Brady, Civil War Veteran of Oktaha, Dies at Local Hospital--95-Year-Old Confederate Soldier Last Surviving Member of Sam Checote Camp
Frank E. Brady of Oktaha, 95, the last surviving member of the Sam Checote camp of the United Confederate Veterans died at a Muskogee hospital Monday afternoon after a short illness. The widely-known Muskogee county man had been a resident of Oklahoma since 1886 and was married to Commelie McFarland Dec. 1, 1939*. He had contended that he was the oldest living white man in the county. Brady was born Aug. 22, 1844 at Chattanooga, Tenn., the son of an Irish steamboat captain on the Tennessee river. During his boyhood, the family moved to Missouri and there was there when the Civil war began, Brady ran away from home to join the Confederate army soon after the battle of Wilson's creek, near his home. His command was sent to Little Rock to defend the city, where he remained until it was evacuated in 1863. He escaped capture a short time later when his command was beaten at Helena, Ark. and he waded the Mississippi overflow to safety. He attributed his escape to his height of six feet, six inches, which permitted him to keep his head above water. Brady was wounded in the battle of Pheasant Hill, La., where General Banks' Confederate forces were cut to pieces. After the war he returned to his Missouri home, went to Texas in 1875 and moved to his Oklahoma home near Oktaha in 1886. He attended the joint Confederate and Union convention at Gettysburg in 1938. Until his recent illness Brady had been active, tending to his chickens and doing chores about his home. Brady and Mrs. Brady were married Dec. 1, 1939*, at the home of a nephew at Roe, Ark. In addition to the widow other survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Beulah Peterson of Santa Barbara, Calif.; five sons, C. C. Brady, Muskogee; Joe Brady, Vinita; Lee Brady, Columbia, Calif.; J. C. Brady, Webbers Falls, and C. R. Brady, Morris, and 31 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Guipel-Thornton funeral home.
(Muskogee Daily Phoenix, Feb. 6, 1940)
*Marriage year is incorrect.
Frank E. Brady, Civil War Veteran of Oktaha, Dies at Local Hospital--95-Year-Old Confederate Soldier Last Surviving Member of Sam Checote Camp
Frank E. Brady of Oktaha, 95, the last surviving member of the Sam Checote camp of the United Confederate Veterans died at a Muskogee hospital Monday afternoon after a short illness. The widely-known Muskogee county man had been a resident of Oklahoma since 1886 and was married to Commelie McFarland Dec. 1, 1939*. He had contended that he was the oldest living white man in the county. Brady was born Aug. 22, 1844 at Chattanooga, Tenn., the son of an Irish steamboat captain on the Tennessee river. During his boyhood, the family moved to Missouri and there was there when the Civil war began, Brady ran away from home to join the Confederate army soon after the battle of Wilson's creek, near his home. His command was sent to Little Rock to defend the city, where he remained until it was evacuated in 1863. He escaped capture a short time later when his command was beaten at Helena, Ark. and he waded the Mississippi overflow to safety. He attributed his escape to his height of six feet, six inches, which permitted him to keep his head above water. Brady was wounded in the battle of Pheasant Hill, La., where General Banks' Confederate forces were cut to pieces. After the war he returned to his Missouri home, went to Texas in 1875 and moved to his Oklahoma home near Oktaha in 1886. He attended the joint Confederate and Union convention at Gettysburg in 1938. Until his recent illness Brady had been active, tending to his chickens and doing chores about his home. Brady and Mrs. Brady were married Dec. 1, 1939*, at the home of a nephew at Roe, Ark. In addition to the widow other survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Beulah Peterson of Santa Barbara, Calif.; five sons, C. C. Brady, Muskogee; Joe Brady, Vinita; Lee Brady, Columbia, Calif.; J. C. Brady, Webbers Falls, and C. R. Brady, Morris, and 31 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Guipel-Thornton funeral home.
(Muskogee Daily Phoenix, Feb. 6, 1940)
*Marriage year is incorrect.
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