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=Earliest Brethren=
In 1865, Thomas Elwood Broadfoot (b. 1842 Huron County, Ontario, Canada - d. 1927 Wichita, KS) married Charlotte Ritchie (b. 1842 ON - d. 1925 Wichita, KS) in Prescott, Ontario, her parents were born in [[Scotland]]. Thomas was a son of James Broadfoot (b. 1803 [[Scotland|Scot.]]) and Janet Broadfoot (b. 1817 [[Scotland|Scot.]]), and the family relocated to Kansas somewhere between 1865 and 1879, as in the latter year, William Martin recalled in an evangelistic letter (reprinted in May 1967 Words in Season) to his younger brother Dr. A.E. Martin visiting Thomas near Abilene, [[Kansas]] and being led to Christ. A.E. subsequently received given tracts and books including C.H. Mackintosh's "Notes on Exodus" that resulted in him also being led to Christ.
In 1884, Thomas' brother Alexander "Sandy" Broadfoot (b. 1850 Canada - d. 1916 Atlantic, IA) obtained his medical degree in Toronto, [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] and settled in Enterprise, Kansas to setup his practice. It is presently unknown when they were introduced to the Brethren, but eventually Sandy became a popular itinerant preacher throughout the Midwest.