1873 the first Brotherfield settler (Section 28) was Cornelius Unruh Sr.

1874 Tobias Unruh arrived ( Section 27) on April 16. Andrew Ellstrom arrived (section 18) in June. Then in the same year followed Henry Adrian (section 29), Peter Engbrecht (section 28), John Boese (section 30), Deitrich Loewen (section 20), the Flints (section 18) and Charles Millard (Minnehaha County).

1875 Henry and Tobias Kunkel (section 34) and the Brandts (section 35) arrived.

1876 Jacob and Isaac Loewen (section XX), John Penner (section 4 Parker township), Tobias Smith (section 35), Peter Brandt (section 35), Henry Adrian (section 29), Cornelius Guenther (section 17) and the Mays (Did not settle in Brotherfield) arrived.

1877 Martin and Jacob Kroeker (section 24), Abraham and John Beier (section 26 and 32), Henry and Fred Kunkel (section 26 and 34), John Bones (Home township sec 31) and James Bovee (section 12) arrived.

1878 Milton Bromley (section 24), Charles Kramer (section 24), Rube Dawson (section 24), Mrs. Koop (section 24), George Peters (section 24), Simon Wagner (section 24), James Wells (section 10), Richard and Robert West (section 15) arrived.

"About this time" John Boese (section 30) , Henry Schmidt (Marion Township), Aron Peters (section 22 or 29), Benjamin Dirksen (section 8), Henry Buller (section 25), the Johnsons (section 10 and 11) and Cornelius Voth Sr. and Jr (section 23) arrived.

Additional notes:

First school was in the Henry Loewen house near Leonard Friesen home (section 20).

Peter Unruh was the first Postmaster, his home the post office.

The first church (MB) was built on the John John's quarter (section 20?) Cornelius Guenther the first pastor.

Cornelius Unruh (section 28) had the first frame house, and was the first to die (1885) in Brotherfield.

In 1878 horses were owned by Dawson, Koop, Wagner, Wells and West..