William Augustus Brokaw was born on 10. Jun. 1842 at Illinois. William Augustus Brokaw was born on 12. Jun. 1842 at Fairview, Fulton County, Illinois. He was the son of
Maj. Isaac Brokaw and
Aletta Schenck. William Augustus Brokaw married
Jane Adeline Hageman, daughter of
William Brown Hageman and
Aletta Quick Stryker, on 15. Oct. 1863 at Dutch Reformed Church, Fairview, Fulton County, Illinois. William Augustus Brokaw and
Jane Adeline Hageman removed to at Nebraska in 1869. William Augustus Brokaw married
Albina Cox, daughter of
Jefferson Cox, on 3. Jul. 1898. William Augustus Brokaw died on 11. Jun. 1911 at Seward, Seward County, Nebraska, at age 68.
The little villages of Seward and Milford had only a few stores each. and not many settlers, and in 1874. the grasshoppers completely destroyed their corn crops; in 1875, the wheat crops. William Brokaw. eventually. owned 620 acres land. had good house and farm buildings; was active in public affairs and was treasurer of the township. Was supervisor, 2yrs. and Dist. Treasurer. of the school. In 1895. he was chosen to represent the 29th. District in the State Legislature.