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Henry C. “Harry” Broughton Sr.

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Henry C. “Harry” Broughton Sr.

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
8 Jan 1907 (aged 71–72)
Port Isabel, Cameron County, Texas, USA
Burial
Port Isabel, Cameron County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 26.0771961, Longitude: -97.2112716
Memorial ID
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Son of George Jesse Broughton and Anne Isabella Nell.
Husband of Emilia Arnaud, m. Oct. 4, 1873.
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Death at Point Isabel
Died at Point Isabel, at half past twelve last night, Harry Broughton, aged over seventy years. The deceased had resided a good many years at Point Isabel, being a seafaring man. He was very well known both here and at the Point. Mr. Broughton was engineer on the steamer Santiago at the time she was wrecked, which occurred about eight years ago on the coast, about twelve miles below the mouth of the Rio Grande. He leaves a family residing at Point Isabel who have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. The funeral took place at the Point today, Rev. W.C.C. Foster, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Brownsville, going down this morning to conduct the services.

SOURCE:
Brownsville Daily Herald,
Brownsville, Texas
Wed, Jan 9, 1907 – Page 4
Son of George Jesse Broughton and Anne Isabella Nell.
Husband of Emilia Arnaud, m. Oct. 4, 1873.
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Death at Point Isabel
Died at Point Isabel, at half past twelve last night, Harry Broughton, aged over seventy years. The deceased had resided a good many years at Point Isabel, being a seafaring man. He was very well known both here and at the Point. Mr. Broughton was engineer on the steamer Santiago at the time she was wrecked, which occurred about eight years ago on the coast, about twelve miles below the mouth of the Rio Grande. He leaves a family residing at Point Isabel who have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. The funeral took place at the Point today, Rev. W.C.C. Foster, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Brownsville, going down this morning to conduct the services.

SOURCE:
Brownsville Daily Herald,
Brownsville, Texas
Wed, Jan 9, 1907 – Page 4

Inscription

In Memory of His Family

Gravesite Details

Names of Henry Broughton and wife, Emilia, appear on same marker.



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  • Maintained by: MSolis
  • Originally Created by: George Falk
  • Added: Mar 8, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66641235/henry_c-broughton: accessed ), memorial page for Henry C. “Harry” Broughton Sr. (1835–8 Jan 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66641235, citing Port Isabel City Cemetery, Port Isabel, Cameron County, Texas, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by MSolis (contributor 50645102).