Henry Bruner

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Henry Bruner
b. 19 May 1823, Kentucky
d. 27 July 1892, Exira, Audubon County, Iowa

m. 16 April 1842, Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana
Lucenia King
b. 22 February 1822, Bracken County, Kentucky
d. 16 May 1903, Sutherland, O’Brien County, Iowa

Children with Lucenia King:

  • Daniel
  • William Riley
  • Harrison R.
  • Sanford
  • Nancy Jane
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Charles
  • John F.
  • Henry Cassius
  • Lucinda E.

Henry immigrated to Putnam County, Indiana, from Kentucky before 1842. He moved to Greene County, Iowa, in 1855.

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Judith L. Weber
Greenfield IA

Ulrich Bruner, Sr.

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Ulrich Bruner, Sr. 
b. 13 October 1794, Switzerland
d. 27 September 1861, Troy, DeKalb County, Indiana
m. 17 March 1835, Stark County, Ohio

Magdelina Dilan
b. 17 March 1814, Switzerland
d. 9 June 1869, Troy, DeKalb County, Indiana

Children with Magdelina Dilan:

  • Ulrich (b. Switzerland)
  • Christopher (b. Switzerland)
  • Peter (b. Switzerland)
  • John (b. Switzerland)
  • Jacob
  • Frederick
  • Mary M.
  • Elizabeth
  • Caroline
  • David
  • Sarah Ann
  • Susan

Ulrich, Sr. immigrated to Indiana in 1855 from Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

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Marie B. Bruner
Evansburg, Alberta, Canada

Ulrich Bruner, Jr.

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Ulrich Bruner, Jr.
b. 14 January 1827, Switzerland to Ulrich Bruner, Sr. and Magdelina Dilan
d. 11 June 1911, Phillipsburg, Phillips County, Kansas

m. 1853, probably in Ohio
Magdelina Durler
b. 6 May 1831, Ohio
d. 15 March 1893, Phillipsburg, Phillips County, Kansas

Children with Magdelina Durler:

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Marie B. Bruner
Evansburg, Alberta, Canada

Henry Washington Bruner

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Henry Washington Bruner
b. 4 October 1854, Fulton County, Ohio, to Ulrich and Magdeline (Durler) Bruner
d. 7 September 1915, Hattonford, Alberta, Canada

m. 20 January 1880, DeKalb County, Indiana
Ida Estella Rensch
b. 7 September 1860, DeKalb County, Indiana
d. 12 March 1952, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Children with Ida Estella Rensch:

  • Theodore
  • Raymond
  • Frederick
  • Josie
  • Nellie
  • Jesse
  • Lizetta

Henry immigrated to Indiana from Ohio in 1861 with his parents, He moved to Phillipsburg, Phillips County, Kansas, in 1885. The family returned to Indiana from Kansas about 1890, where Nellie was born at Mertz, DeKalb County. They then went to LaPorte County, Michigan.

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Marie B. Bruner
Evansburg, Alberta, Canada

Sarah Ann Dickerson Broyles

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Sarah Ann Dickerson Broyles
b. to Samuel and Elizabeth (Barnett) Dickerson

m/1.
James Broyles

m/2. 26 June 1865, Johnson County, Indiana
Dorrel Paul
d. 1877, Newton County, Missouri

m/3. 5 March 1882, Newton County, Missouri
D. T. Harris

Children with James Broyles:

  • Alfred Henry

Children with Dorrel Paul:

  • Granville Irvin (b. 1866, Indiana)
  • Anna J. (b. 1869, Missouri)
  • Jesse A. (b. 1871, Missouri)
  • Emily H. (b. 1874, Missouri)
  • General Lafayette Paul (b. May 1876)

In 1865, Dorrel Paul was awarded custody of Alfred Henry Broiles/Broyles, the son of James and Sarah Ann (Dickerson) Broyles, in the Johnson County, Indiana court. About 1866, the couple moved with Alfred Henry to Granby, Newton County, Missouri.

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Karen Dickerson Hillson
Belton MO

John Brown

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John Brown
b. about 1796, near Lenoir, Burke County, North Carolina, to William and Elizabeth (Rippetoe?) Brown
d. about 1876, Fayette County, Illinois

m/1. North Carolina
Oliva Lawaler
d. between 1846-1849, Fayette County, Illinois

m/2. 14 August 1838, Owen County, Indiana
Mary B. Freeman
b. about 1824, Burke County, North Carolina

Children with Oliva Lawaler:

  • David Lindsay

Children with Mary B. Freeman:

  • John Alfred
  • Orren Hartsel

John came to Indiana in 1835 from Smokey Creek, near Lenoir, Burk County, North Carolina. He lived for some years in Owen County, Indiana, but left the state before 1840.

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Win Wood
Vona CO

James Madison Brown

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James Madison Brown
b. 1816, near Lenoir, Burke County, North Carolina, to William and Elizabeth (Rippetoe?) Brown
d. 27 August 1869, Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois

m. 24 March 1838, Monroe County, Indiana
Nancy Agnes Christy
b. 20 December 1820, Indiana
d. 17 December 1893, Freedom Township, Republic County, Kansas

Children with Nancy Agnes Christy:

  • Abigail
  • John Christy
  • William Jasper
  • Mary Elizabeth
  • Lucinda Nancy
  • Maria Jane
  • David Washington
  • James Newton
  • Rose Anna
  • Arminda
  • Ishmael

Rev. Brown came to Indiana around 1835. He lived in Whitehall, Owen County, and Beechcreek Township, Greene County, until leaving the state around 1857.

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Win Wood
Vona CO

David Anderson Brown

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David Anderson Brown
b. 21 August 1842, Owen County, Indiana, to David and Sally (Litton) Brown
d. 29 February 1916, Sharpsburg, Taylor County, Iowa

m. 6 April 1865
Martha A. Freeman
b. 15 December 1845, Owen County, Indiana
d. 4 May 1918, Taylor County, Iowa

Children with Martha A. Freeman:

  • William Thomas
  • Margaret J.
  • Odia McCager
  • Orie May
  • Daisy Lee
  • Guy Roy

The family left Owen County, Indiana, before 1870.

Submitted by:
Win Wood
Vona CO

Thomas Brinton

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Thomas Brinton
b. 1800, Lincoln County, Kentucky, to Bryant and Jane (Burns) Brinton
d. 23 April 1865, Buchanan County, Missouri

m/1. 20 July 1821, Washington County, Kentucky
Elizabeth Van Dyke
b. to Richard and Polly Van Dyke
d. before 1837

m/2.
Drucilla Kimmel
d. 24 November 1866, Buchanan County, Missouri

Children:

  • Richard Van Dyke (b. 6 June 1822, Boyle County, Kentucky)
  • Bryant (b. 6 October 1824, Boyle County, Kentucky)
  • Constantine S. (b. 27 August 1827, Putnam County, Indiana)
  • Caroline (b. 2 April 1833, Putnam County, Indiana)

Thomas Brinton took up a claim on land in Jefferson Township, Putnam County, Indiana, 10 November 1824. The original patent, signed by President Monroe, is in the possession of Frank A. Brinton, St. Joseph, Missouri. Thomas and Drucilla moved from Putnam
County, Indiana, to Platte Purchase, Buchanan County, Missouri, in 1837.

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Marian E. Hale
Star ID

Elizabeth Christina Brendel/Brinde

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Elizabeth Christina Brendel/Brindle
b. 10 February 1842, Morgan County, Indiana, to Frederich and Mary Magdalene (Gunkel) Brindle
d. 18 October 1914, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas

m. 27 February 1859, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas
Samuel Thompson French
b. 11 April 1831, Marion County, Indiana, to Barzilla and Nancy (Shields) French
d. 9 November 1897, Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas

Children with Samuel Thompson French:

  • Franklin Barzilla (1859-1926) married Edna A. Sovern
  • Ida May (1861-1941) married Adrien Jardinier
  • Fredrick Owen (b. 1864)
  • Lewis Albert (1866-1958) married Paulina Hainline
  • Laura Margaret (1869-1957)
  • Nellie French (1882-1976)

Elizabeth emigrated from Indiana between 1856 and 1860 to Jefferson, Wayne County, Missouri.

Submitted by:
Regina Falcetto
Emporia KS