Prepared by Anne Broomall Wiegle, with information from Irene Dunlap.

1. THOMAS BROOMALL was born into the Tuscarora Tribe, part of the Iroquois Nation located in Northwestern PA and central NY state. It is not know exactly when he was born- family history says about 1820; but census data indicates his birth at various times between 1806 and 1818. Irene Dunlap, his GGgrandaughter writes: "...How did an Indian boy who is not from Delaware County get to live in the area and become a member of the Broomall Family? I may have a lead on how Thomas got to the area. I have been doing some research on the Broomall family and the Aston area and I have discovered that many Quaker families of the area supported a mission in Northwestern NY state. This mission was to the Seneca Indians (also part of the Iroquois Nation) to teach the Senecas the art of farming. This mission was a little settlement called Tunessassa and it was managed by Thomas Dutton from 1808 to 1813... The Quakers would send the indian boys, about age 15, with parents' approval, to live with Quaker families of Philadelphia, and these boys would return home at the age of 21. Whether or not this is the way Thomas found his way here, I cannot say, but it is a possibility. I know from my family history that Thomas and his family were subject to a great deal of prejudice living in Delaware Co at that time. As one of my Aunts states, it was looked down on the have "Indian blood" and because of the social atmosphere, my grandmother's family did not like to speak of it and some did not want any claim to their Indian heritage. I understand from my family that anyone with "Indian blood" was often treated more deplorably that the African-American citizens." Thomas did not take the Broomall name until he became a Christian August 29th 1847, which is written in the family bible. Prior to his conversion he was known as "Honeycomb Tom." Thomas was a farm worker and then was a spinner at a mill in Aston Twp. Del. Co. He is listed as "white" in all census records. THOMAS married ELLEN JANE CARSON on March 18, 1848. ELLEN died in a house fire on January 8, 1909. THOMAS died after 1880- he is on that census. The family attended the Chelsea Chapel- Ebenezer Church. They were both buried at Chelsea Cemetery and moved to Siloam cemetery October 1930. Apparently the church was founded in 1847 by Dr. Phineas Price, who married Thomas and Ellen. The land, located on Concord Road, Aston, was sold after Dr. Price's death in 1867. The church and cemetery were sold separately and may have been purchased in 1868 by Siloam ME church. In 1922 the church was closed and in 1930 the bodies from the chelsea cemetery were moved by RP Cloud Undertakers. These bodies were buried at Siloam in the old part of the cemetery next to the back fence in a section marked Bodies from Chelsea. The bodies removed to Siloam were: John Dean Jr., John Dean, Rebecca Burch, Mae Quigley, William Henry Broomall, Minnie Broomall, Thomas Broomall, Robert Broomall, Ellen Jane Broomall, Hannah Cook, Griffith(child), Joshua Battey, John Hughes, Ann Hughes, Penrose Miller(child), Liza Martin & Truitt(child). I have gone to Siloam and I cannot locate any of the above souls. I know from the file on Ebenzer, that the cemetery at Chelesea had headstones. No marks exist at Siloam. I have tried to contact Siloam for records and have not received a response. But, I will continue the research on my Broomalls'.

Children of THOMAS BROOMALL and ELLEN CARSON are:
2. LYDIA ANN BROOMALL, b. 1847, Bethel, Delaware Co. PA; was married November 12, 1872 to EDWARD LARKIN of Delawware Co. by Rev. Wesley C. Best. She d. 1910. EDWARD was b. abt. 1837 and d. 1876.
3. ii.WILLIAM W. BROOMALL, b. 1853, Aston or Bethel. Twp, Delaware Co. PA.
4. SARAH E. BROOMALL, b. 1860,Bethel Twp., Delaware Co. PA, and died February 23, 1913. She married GEORGE FERRELL.
iii. SUSANNA BROOMALL, b. 1857, Bethel, DelawareTwp., Delaware Co. PA; d. February 23, 1913. Married May 25, 1879 to CHARLES S. DAWSON of Lower Darby at Media Presbyterian. Parsonage by Rev. E. H. Robbins. CHARLES was born in Germany about 1855. They were living in Upper Darby in the 1880 census.
5. v. DEBORAH P. BROOMALL, b. about 1861-1863, Aston or Bethel Twp., Delaware Co. PA. Married JOSIAH RAYNOR December 18, 1880. He was a card cleaner in a mill.
vi. ELLEN F.(FANNIE ELLEN?) BROOMALL, b. 1866; m. THOMAS CONGLETON.
6. vii. EMMA L. BROOMALL, b. 1868; m. THOMAS SIMPSON.
iii. JENNIE T. BROOMALL, b. 1873; m. abt. 1895 THOMAS WHITELEY. Two daughters, ELIZABETH J. WHITELEY b. Nov. 1896, and ELLA G. WHITELEY b. 1905 (1910 census.). In 1900 census, also living in the household in Aston is a neice, NELLIE M. SIMPSON, b. 1896. Also per 1920 census NELLIE no longer lives with the WHITELEYS. Per 1920 census, THOMAS WHITELEY is living alone in Aston. I have not been able to locate Jennie and children.

2. LYDIA ANN BROOMALL, (THOMAS 1), b. 1847, Bethel, Delaware Co. PA; was married November 12, 1872 to EDWARD LARKIN of Delawware Co. by Rev. Wesley C. Best. She d. 1910. EDWARD was b. abt. 1837 and d. 1876. He served as a Captain in the Union Army, Co. G. (1890 Veterans Schedule lists, PA inf. Co. G. & Muster Rolls PA Inf. aka GAR Grand Army of the Republic.) EDWARD was buried Feb. 21, 1875, Friends Burial Grounds, Concord (Newspaper, Delco Rep. Feb. 1875 Vol 42 #43, p3.)

Child of LYDIA BROOMALL and EDWARD LARKIN is:
i. EDWARD I..LARKIN, b. 1875; d. 1961; m. SADIE L. _____, b. 1877; d. 1961. They are both buried at Mt. Hope.

3. WILLIAM W.2 BROOMALL (THOMAS 1) was born 1855 in Aston or Bethel. Twp. Delaware Co. PA, and died 1929. . He married LUCY A. _____, born 1856 and died 1933. . WILLIAM was a laborer or mill operator and lived in Upland, a district of Chester. They are both burried at Mt. Hope.

Children of WILLIAM BROOMALL and LUCY _____ are:
i. MARY E. BROOMALL, b. February 15, 1876. Baptism: May 09, 1882, Mt. Hope UM Church.
7. ii.LIZZIE BROOMALL, b. December 21, 1878. Baptism: May 09, 1882, Mt. Hope UM Church.
iii. ANNA M. BROOMALL, b. January 28, 1881.Baptism: May 09, 1882, Mt. Hope UM Church.
iv. WILLIAM W. BROOMALL, b. January 17, 1883. Baptism: October 06, 1883, or b. 3/5/1880 bap 1/17/1883- sources differ. Daughter SARAH J. BROOMALL b. May 1899.
v. IDA BROOMALL, b. August 1887.
vi. ANNIE JANE BROOMALL, b. April 1890; d. 1907, burried at Mt. Hope.

Sarah E. (Broomall) Ferrell
Photo Courtesy of Irene Dunlap

4. SARAH E.2 (SALLIE) BROOMALL (THOMAS 1) was born 1860 in Bethel Twp., Delaware Co. PA, and died February 23, 1913. She was married May 13, 1883 at the parsonage of Fernwood M. E. Church, by Rev. P. Coombe, to GEORGE FERRELL, who was born June 1, 1865 in Springfield, Delaware Co. PA, and died January 31, 1943 in Concord Twp, Delaware Co. PA. They are both buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery without a marker.

Children of SARAH BROOMALL and GEORGE FERRELL are:
i. REBA FERRELL, b. December 17, 1879, Delaware Co. PA; m. BOB SIMCOX. Children: 4 boys & 1 girl.
ii. SARAH JANE FERRELL, b. May 25, 1885, Wawa, Delaware Co. PA; d. April 01, 1974, Springfield, Delaware Co. PA; m. WILLIAM JOSEPH O'BRIEN. Children: 4 boys and 4 girls. Plus two neices (children of sister MARGARET), were adopted after their mother died.
iii. ELIZABETH (BESSIE) NICHLES FERRELL, b. November 26, 1889, Delaware Co. PA; m. her cousin WILLIAM FERRELL. Children: 1 boy & 1 girl.
iv. GEORGE STEVEN FERRELL, b. April 11, 1894, Delaware Co. PA; d. August 31, 1977, Aston, Delaware Co. PA; m. (1) NANCY _____. 1 boy. m (2) Kathryn _____, d. March 22, 1944, age 52, 1 girl; m. (3) MABLE CRUTHERS, no children.
v. MARGARET (MAGGIE) ELLEN FERRELL, b. July 09, 1897; d. 1925, Univ. of Penna Hospital, Phila; m. January 13, 1915 to WILLIAM HUNTER. They had 2 boys and 3 girls. One boy died before the mother. The remaining 4 children were placed in an orphanage by their father. One girl died in the orphanage; 1 boy remained in the orphanage; and the remaining two girls were adopted by their Aunt SARAH JANE (FERRELL) O'BRIEN.

5. DEBORAH P. BROOMALL (THOMAS 1) was born about b. about 1862, Aston or Bethel Twp., Delaware Co. PA. Married JOSIAH RAYNOR (RAYNER) December 18, 1880, and died 1951. He was a card cleaner in a mill. His parents were born in England. JOSIAH is burried at Mt. Hope.

Children of DEBORAH BROOMALL and JOSIAH RAYNOR are:
i. MARY A. RAYNOR, b. July 1881.
ii. JESSE RAYNOR, b. June 1884; d. 1961. Burried at Mt. Hope.m. MINNIE/MAY _____ per 1920 census. MINNIE was b. 1880 in Ohio.
iii. WILLIAM (BILL) J. RAYNOR. b. Dec. 1886; d. 1945. Burried at Mt. Hope.
iv. DEBBIE RAYNOR, b. May 1887. d. September 1997. She married SAM SCULL. Children per 1920 census, 2 girls (1 adopted per 1910 census) 3 boys.
v. LUCY RAYNOR, b. June 1893; m. WILLIAM HART (b. 1892) daughter HELEN HART.

6. EMMA L.2 BROOMALL (THOMAS 1) was born 1868 and died 1950. She is burried at Mt. hope. She married THOMAS SIMPSON, who was born in Ireland July 1867 and immigrated to the US about 1887. THOMAS died in 1936.

Child of EMMA BROOMALL and THOMAS SIMPSON is:
i. CHARLES SIMPSON, m. EMMA _____.
ii. WILLIAM T. SIMPSON, b. Feb. 1889.; d. 1924.
iii. ROBERT J. SIMPSON, b. 1891; d. 1895.

7. LIZZIE (LILLIE M. ) 3 BROOMALL, (WILLIAM W, 2, THOMAS 1) was born. December 21, 1878, according to Mt. Hope records, but 1875 according to her gravestone. Baptism: May 09, 1882, Mt. Hope UM Church. She married THOMAS WILLIAMS. [LILLIE on the 1910 census.] THOMAS was born February 25, 1871 and died April 5. 1922.

Children of LIZZIE BROOMALL and THOMAS WILLIAMS are:
i. JOHN W. WILLIAMS, b. abt. 1897.
ii. ANNA M. WILLIAMS, b. abt. 1902.
iii. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, b. abt. 1905.

8. SAMUEL BROOMALL, b. about 1893. Parentage unknown. He was living with the family of ELLEN JANE (CARSON) BROOMALL in 1909 at the time of the house fire that killed his grandmother Ellen, and was reported in the newpaper article as a grandson. Since WILLIAM is the only son, we presume he is SAMUEL's parent; however he might be the offspring of one of the daughters. Irene Dunlap writes: "Thomas's grandson/greatgrandson I am not sure. My family believes he was raised by Ellen Congleton but his birth mother may be another daughter or Lilly
Williams. He is the boy in the newspaper article who was in the house when Ellen Broomall died. Sam joined the Navy as an adult and was killed during WWII in the Pacific; he went down with the ship. I have a copy of the 1910 census which states he is a border of the William
Graham Family living in Chester Hgts. Village, Aston Township."