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Notes for Winfield Scott Brenizer

1869 Winfield Brenniser and Miss Jane E Shank, both of this county, were married on August 14, 1869 by the Rev H R Gleck. [1].

1870 Winfield Brenizer (age 22, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Silver Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, at post office New Kingston, with Jennie Brenizer (age 18). [2]

1872 Jane E Brenizer, wife of Winfield, died at age 20 years, 6 months, 9 days on 12 Mar and was buried at Young's United Brethern Church in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [3]

1876 The family moved to New Buda Twp, Decatur County, Iowa about this time, according to the 1880 death schedule record for Louisa. [4]

1879 Louisa Brenizer died in July in New Buda Twp, Decatur County, Iowa of inflamation of the bowels at age 28. Theo Brenizer, Winfield's brother, was the attending physician. She had lived in New Buda for 4 years. She was a farmer's wife. [5]

1880 Theophilus Brenizer, son of W & E, born in Iowa, died of diptheria croup in New Buda Twp, Decatur County, Iowa [6]. His grave records that he died at age 4 years, 4 months, 27 days on 5 January and he was buried at Young's United Brethern Church in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

1880 W. S. Brenizer (age 28, born in Pennsylvania), widower, self (head), Farmer, lived in New Buda, Decatur County, Iowa (father born in Pennsylvania and mother born in Pennsylvania) with Jane Brenizer (age 9), and Ira Brenizer (age 2). [7]

1885 Winfield Brenizer (age 36, born PA) and Ann (age 27, born Missouri), lived in New Buda Iowa, with children Jane E (age 13, born PA), Ira (age 7, born Decatur Iowa), and Gurtie (age 3, born Decatur Iowa). [8]

1900 Wenfield Brenizer (age 52, birthdate Mar 1848, born in Pennsylvania), married, married for 20 years, head, lived in New Buda, Decatur County, Iowa (father born in Pennsylvania and mother born in Pennsylvania) with Ann Brenizer (age 42), Gertie Brenizer (age 18), Ralph Brenizer (age 16), and George Brenizer (age 8). Ann was the mother of three children, all living. [9]

1915 Winfield Brenizer lived in New Buda, Decatur County, Iowa. He was a farmer and a Southern Methodist. [10]

1916 A grave marker for Elizabeth A Brenizer (23 Nov 1857 - 21 July 1916) is at Andover cemetery, Andover, Harrison County, Missouri. [11]

1920 Winfield Brenizer (age 71, born in Iowa), widowed, head, None, lived in Fayette, Decatur County, Iowa (father born in Pennsylvania and mother born in Pennsylvania). [12]

1925 Winfield Brenizer (age 76) lived in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa. His parents were David Brenizer and Mary Tremble. [13]

1930 Winfield Brenizer (age 82, born in Pennsylvania), widowed, first married at age 22, father, lived in New Buda, Decatur County, Iowa (father born in Pennsylvania and mother born in Pennsylvania) with son George (age 39). The family of Ralph Brenizer (age 45), lived nearby. [14]

1931 A grave marker for Winfield S Brenizer (20 March 1847-25 Aug 1931) is at Andover cemetery, Andover, Harrison County, Missouri. [15]

The maiden names of Winfield's wives are from an undocumented website.


Footnotes:

[1] Mary Anne Capell Wilson, Marriages and deaths from the Carlisle herald (PA) newspaper, 1866, 1868-1872 (Closson Press, 1998), 34.

[2] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[3] Find A Grave Memorial 39795125, [FindAGrave].

[4] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, [AncestryRecord].

[5] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, [AncestryRecord].

[6] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, [AncestryRecord].

[7] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[8] Iowa census, 1885, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[9] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[10] Iowa census, 1915, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[11] Find A Grave Memorial 14499633, [FindAGrave].

[12] United States Federal Census, 1920, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[13] Iowa census, 1925, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[14] United States Federal Census, 1930, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[15] Find A Grave Memorial 14499633, [FindAGrave].