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Breyfogle family of Olathe, Kansas

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  George Breyfogle (1782-1875) — of Kutztown, Berks County, Pa. Born in Maxatawny, Berks County, Pa., September 29, 1782. Chief burgess of Kutztown, Pennsylvania, 1819-21. Died in Reading, Berks County, Pa., May 5, 1875 (age 92 years, 218 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Catherine Burkhardt (Dreibelbis) Breyvogel and George Breyvogel; married 1800 to Esther Peter; granduncle of Lewis W. Breyfogle; great-granduncle of John William Breyfogle; second great-granduncle of John William Breyfogle Jr.; first cousin four times removed of Russel Pealer Breyfogle.
  Political family: Breyfogle family of Olathe, Kansas.
  Lewis W. Breyfogle (1836-1907) — of Olathe, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Delaware County, Ohio, September 17, 1836. Republican. Banker; member of Kansas state senate, 1882; postmaster at Olathe, Kan., 1905-07. Methodist. Died in Olathe, Johnson County, Kan., April 1, 1907 (age 70 years, 196 days). Interment at Lenexa Cemetery, Lenexa, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth 'Beth' (Trout) Breyfogle and Israel P. Breyfogle; married 1860 to Lizzie Merritt Shaw; married 1867 to Laura A. Pennock; uncle of John William Breyfogle; grandnephew of George Breyfogle; granduncle of John William Breyfogle Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Russel Pealer Breyfogle.
  Political family: Breyfogle family of Olathe, Kansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John William Breyfogle (1872-1967) — also known as John W. Breyfogle — of Olathe, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Johnson County, Kan., December 21, 1872. Republican. Bank teller; zinc miner; real estate loan business; newspaper editor and publisher; bank director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1928. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, in the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Olathe, Johnson County, Kan., May 3, 1967 (age 94 years, 133 days). Interment at Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Breyfogle and Mary Ann (Devanney) Breyfogle; married, June 7, 1905, to Kate Oakley Taylor; married, November 1, 1933, to Lorraine Johnston; father of John William Breyfogle Jr.; nephew of Lewis W. Breyfogle; great-grandnephew of George Breyfogle; fourth cousin once removed of Russel Pealer Breyfogle.
  Political family: Breyfogle family of Olathe, Kansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Russel Pealer Breyfogle (1898-1971) — also known as Russel P. Breyfogle — of Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich. Born in Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich., December 11, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1964; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1959. Died in a hospital at Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Mich., August 23, 1971 (age 72 years, 255 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob William Breyfogle and Mary Ann (Pealer) Breyfogle; married to Bertha Elizabeth DeBoer; first cousin four times removed of George Breyfogle; third cousin twice removed of Lewis W. Breyfogle; fourth cousin once removed of John William Breyfogle.
  Political family: Breyfogle family of Olathe, Kansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John William Breyfogle Jr. (1906-2004) — also known as John Breyfogle, Jr. — of Olathe, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Kansas, August 22, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1948, 1968. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 11, 2004 (age 97 years, 142 days). Interment at Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of John William Breyfogle and Kate Oakley (Taylor) Breyfogle; grandnephew of Lewis W. Breyfogle; second great-grandnephew of George Breyfogle.
  Political family: Breyfogle family of Olathe, Kansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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