Ancestry of
Drew Brees

NFL Quarterback

Eugene Wilson Brees

View famous kin of Eugene Wilson Brees

• • Grandfather of Drew Brees — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 4 
  • Father:
  • Perry Samuel Brees 
  • Mother:
  • Maude May Doyle   
  • Birth Date:
  • 22 Jul 1914 
  • Birth Location:
  • Richmond, Wayne, Indiana 
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  • Death Date:
  • 2 May 1994 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Betty Jo Johnston
  • Marriage Date:
  • ABT 1947 
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  • Child:

  Eugene Wilson "Chip" Brees II (Ahnentafel No:2 )

• Additional marriages for Eugene Wilson Brees

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  • Spouse:
  • Frances Cornelius
  • Marriage Date:
  • 11 Jan 1942
  • Marriage Location:
  • Franklin County, Indiana

• Sources for Eugene Wilson Brees

  • ¹ Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas), 06 AUG 1973, p. 22, Wedding announcement for son Eugene Wilson Brees and Mina Ruth Akins.
  • ² Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio), 02 JUN 1954, p. 7, Obituary for mother Maude Brees.
  • ³ Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, Marriage certificate for Eugene W Brees and Frances Cornelius.
  • ⁴ Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, Birth certificate for Eugene Wilson Brees.
  • ⁵ Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, Marriage certificate for Eugene W Brees and Frances Cornelius.
  • ⁶ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Death record for Eugene Brees.
  • ⁷ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Claim for Eugene Wilson Brees.
  • ⁸ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Death record for Eugene W Brees.

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