Joseph Lewis Brassell

Joseph Lewis “Joe” Brassell
Pictorial History of Putnam County Tennessee, pg, 81.

Hanging of Joseph and George Andrew Brassell Image 2

Hanging of Joseph and George Andrew Brassell Image 1

New York Public Library Digital Library Image Details

Image Title: Hanging of Joseph and George Andrew Brassell for murder of Russell and John J. Allison of Putnam Co., TN.
Creator: Woodward, J. Fletch - Photographer.
Created Date: 1878
Source: Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views/United States/States/Tennessee/Stereoscopic views of Tennessee
Source Description: Approx. 72,000 stereoscopic views: 10 x 18 cm. or smaller.
Location: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building/Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.
Catalog Call Number: MFY Dennis Coll: 92-F33.
Digital ID: g92f033_001f
Record ID: 740737 Digital Item Published: 12-8-2005; updated 3-25-2011.

Joseph Lewis "Joe" Brassell

b. ca. 1853, KY
d. 27 March 1878, Putnam Co., TN
Father: Egbert Hickman Brassell (1817-1899)
Mother: Mary L. Baker (1823-1908)
Buried: Brassell Graveyard, Baxter, Putnam Co., TN
See The Brassell Hangings and other stories in the Putnam County History section

Tombstone Photo
God gave, He took, He will restore.
He doeth all things well.