1878 Algernon S Brenizer and Emma Baer were married 12-21-1878 in Dickinson County, Kansas by F.H. Burris, the same person who married Ira Wolfe and Mattie Lott. License issued 20 Dec 1878 by R. N. Smith, Probate Judge. [1]
1880 Al Brenizer (age 22) and Emma Brenizer (age 20) and Joseph Brenizer (age 25) lived in Cheever Twp, Dickinson County, Kansas. A nearby listing was for Joseph Chronister. [2]
1885 A. S. Brenizer (age 28) and E. K. Brenizer (age 28) lived in Cheever Twp, Dickinson County, Kansas with daughter G. R. (age 4). [3]
1887 A.S. Brenizer advertised to sell his residence 8.5 miles north and 2.5 miles south of Abilene. [4]
1900 Algernon Brenizer (born Jul 1857), Emma (born Jul 1859) and Gertrude (born Jul 1880) lived in Grant Twp, Dickinson County, Kansas. They had been married for 21 years. [5]
1905 A. S. Brenizer (age 45), carpenter, and Emma Brenizer (age 40) lived in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas with Harry Sommers (age 72), retired, "lives with Heindle". [6]
1910 Algernon S. Brenizer (age 52) lived in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas with Emma K Brenizer (age 50). [7]
1920 Algernon S. Brenizer (age 61) lived in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas with Emma K Brenizer (age 59). [8]
1930 Algernon Brenizer (age 72) lived in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas with Emma K Brenizer (age 69). [9]
1931 Algernon Brenizer visited Pennsylvania. "Mr. and Mrs Algernon Brenizer, Abilene, Kans., are visiting old acquaintances in this vicinity. Mr. Brenizer was born and lived near Hampton until a young man, when he went with his parents to Kansas. Mrs. Brenizer was a daughter of the late Abraham Bear, of near Heidlersburg. She and her parents also went to Kansas when she was young." [10]
Newspaper abstracts: Abilene Reflector 5 Mar 1935 & 31 Aug 1940. Albernon S. Brenizer, born 1857 in Hampton, Adams County, Pennsylvania; moved to DKCO 1874; Emma Baer born 14 July 1859 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Abram and Hannah Baer; mov to DKCO 1871; they armed in Cheever Twp until 1886 when they moved to Abilene; Emma died 28 Feb 1935 and Algernon died in Aug 1940; both are buried in Section 10 of the Abilene Cemetery.
1935 On 28 February, Emma Kaufman Bear Brenizer died and was buried in the Abilene Cemetery, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas. [11]
1940 On 27 August, Algernon S (Jerry) Brenizer died and was buried in the Abilene Cemetery, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas. [12]
[1] Kansas Genealogical Society, The Treesearcher, Vol. XIX (1977), 94.
[2] US census, 1880, Reel 0379, Image 372, [InternetArchive].
[3] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, 1885, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] Chronicling America, Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress, The Abilene Reflector, February 18, 1886, [NewsChroniclingAmerica].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1900, lines 30-32, [FamilySearchImage].
[6] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, 1905, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1910, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[8] United States Federal Census, 1920, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1930, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[10] Newspaper, News Comet (East Berlin, Pennsylvania), 2 Oct 1931, column 3, [AncestryImage].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial 73488358, [FindAGrave].
[12] Find A Grave Memorial 73488298, [FindAGrave].