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Male Diocleshion W. Brashears Click to view Diocleshion W. Brashears in the family tree

Diocleshion W. was born on December 9th, 1830 in Lawrence, Tennessee.1   Diocleshion W.'s father was Walter E. (Watt) Brashears and his mother was Elizabeth Elenor Basham.  His paternal grandparents were Robert Brashear and Sarah Rhea Hankins; his maternal grandparents were James Monroe Bassham and Arta M. Holloway. He had six brothers and nine sisters, named Robert Washington, Jessie John Rankin, William Walter, James Basham, Isaac Jackson, Reuben Dobbin, Elizabeth Elendor, Artisa Miney, Sarah Jane 'Sally', Martha Ann, Matida Lucinda, Catherine Adeline, Mary Angeline "Polly", Caroline Malissa and Malinda K..  He is the oldest of the sixteen children.


Diocleshion W.'s family with Sarah Ann Buck

‌Diocleshion W. and Sarah Ann were married in a religious ceremony on February 28th, 1856 in Lawrence, MO..1 

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