Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Warren County. RICHARD L. BRASHEAR was born June 2, 1851, near Bowling Green. His father, Walter C. Brashear, was born near Bardstown, lost his parents when a child, and was reared by his uncle, Alexander Masey, of Russellville. He served an apprenticeship in the office of the Green River Gazette; afterward purchased and edited the paper. In 1847 he maried Martha Crutchfield, a native of Danville, Boyle County, who bore him four sons, of whom Richard L. is the second, and five daughters. In 1859 he located on Big Bend on the river, on a farm of 100 acres, where he still lives. His parents, Levi and Camilla (Lansdale) Brashear, were natives of Maryland and Virginia, respectively, and immigrated to Nelson County, Ky., about 1807. Levi Brashear was a trader between Louisville and New Orleans, and died in 1828, aged fifty-seven years. He was a son of Ignatius Brashear, of Virginia, who entered lands and settled in Bullitt County, Ky., in an early day, was of Huguenot descent, and reared a family of twelve children. Mrs. Martha Brashear was a daughter of Richard and Ann (Wheeler) Crutchfield, who were born at Richmond, Va., and Ft. Cumberland, Md., respectively, and settled in Boyle County, Ky., in an early day. Richard L. Brashear worked on the farm for his father until his marriage, which occurred September 25, 1884, with Eliza Baker, a daughter of Larkin F. and Mary E. (Lucas) Baker, who were natives of Tennessee and Warren County, Ky., respectively. In September, 1884, Mr. Brashear located one mile north of Bowling Green, on forty-one acres of fine land, which he cultivates principally for gardening, he also has a fine cottage and orchard. Politically he is a Democrat, and cast his first vote for Horace Greeley. Brashear Masey Crutchfield Lansdale Wheeler Baker Lucas Greeley = Bardstown-Nelson-KY Russellville-Logan-KY Boyle-KY MD VA Louisville-Jefferson-Ky LA Bullitt-KY TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/warren/brashear.rl.txt