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Simon W. Bruner1,2,3

ID# 23551, (1846 - 1894)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherBenjamin H. Bruner (abt 1824 - )
MotherEleanor Smith (abt 19 Sep 1826 - 15 Mar 1870)
Chart MembershipDescendants of Gideon Cobb
Family IndexesThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Jun 1846, Indiana,4,5,6
Marriage: 18 Mar 1868, Jasper Co., Illinois, Elizabeth Cobb Terhune (b. 18 Mar 1849, d. 3 Dec 1930)7,8,9
Death: 4 Jan 1894,6,10
Burial: Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois,11
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Narrative:

Simon W. Bruner was born on 3 Jun 1846 in IndianaG.4,5,6
     He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Clifty Twp., Bartholomew Co., IndianaG, in the household of his parents, Benjamin H. Bruner and Eleanor Smith.12
     He moved to IllinoisG with his parents by 1860. He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., IllinoisG, in the household of his parents.13
      Simon enlisted in Co. K, 32nd Illinois U.S. Infantry, as a private 14 Mar 1865, at Olney, IllinoisG.14,15,16
      The regiment had been formed 31 Dec 1861, and had been engaged in many actions prior to Simon's enlistment. On 21 Mar 1865 it was engaged at Bentonville, North CarolinaG, with heavy losses, but whether he had arrived then is unknown. It remained in North Carolina until the 29th, when it marched through Virginia to Washington, where it participated in the grand review 24 May. On 6 Jun it moved by rail to Parkersburg, Virginia, then by boat to Louisville, Kentucky. The brigade, including the 32nd, was transferred to the Department of the Missouri and moved by boat to St. Louis. From there it was dispatched to the far west via Fort Leavenworth. After marching to Fort Kearney, Nebraska, orders to muster out were received. It reached Fort Leavenworth 2 Sep.17
      Simon was mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, KansasG, 16 Sep 1865, with his regiment.18
     He was a farmer after the war.19,20
     Simon married Elizabeth Cobb Terhune, daughter of James B. Terhune and Martha M. Cobb, on 18 Mar 1868 in Jasper Co., IllinoisG.7,8,9
     Simon and Elizabeth settled Illinois after their marriage. They appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., IllinoisG, enumerated 21 Jul 1870, reporting no real or personal estate. Their son Melvin was listed as living with them.21
     Simon and Elizabeth appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., Illinois G, enumerated 11 Jun 1880. Their children Melvin, Arthur, Alfred, and Harry were listed as living with them, as was his father.22
     Simon applied for an invalid pension based on his Civil War service on 3 Aug 1888, which was subsequently approved.23
     Simon died on 4 Jan 1894 at age 47.6,10 He was buried in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., IllinoisG.11

Children:
      Children with Elizabeth Cobb Terhune

Simon and Elizabeth had three other children, who died before 1900. It seems likely they are the three buried near his mother in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., IllinoisG: Tell, born about 29 May 1874 and died 7 Sep 1875; Martha, born 6 Apr 1881 and died 2 Aug 1881; and May, died 6 Sep 188? age 4 months 9 days.24,25,26
  1. Melvin Willard Bruner (27 Jan 1869 - 6 Jul 1953)
  2. Arthur J. Bruner+ (19 Oct 1870 - 25 Jul 1955)
  3. Alfred Bruner (6 Jul 1877 - 6 Jun 1907)
  4. Harry C. Bruner (1879 - 17 Jul 1912)
  5. Walter Bruner (Jan 1884 - 12 May 1906)
  6. Lee Bruner (31 Dec 1885 - 9 Feb 1967)
  7. Sophronia A. Bruner (25 Dec 1890 - 30 Jan 1894)

Citations

  1. [S11667] Benjamin Brunner household, 1850 U.S. Census, Bartholomew Co., Indiana, shows name as Syman W. Brunner.
  2. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Simon W. Brunner and Elizabeth C. Terhune, citing FHL #1312611.
  3. [S11668] Benjamin H. Bruner household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Simon Bruner.
  4. [S11667] Benjamin Brunner household, 1850 U.S. Census, Bartholomew Co., Indiana, shows age 3 and state.
  5. [S11668] Benjamin H. Bruner household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows age 13 and state.
  6. [S11674] Miller, Mound Cemetery, Jasper County, Illinois, pg 45, record for Simond W. Bruner, shows date.
  7. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Simon W. Brunner and Elizabeth C. Terhune, citing FHL #1312611, shows date, county and state.
  8. [S11663] Simon Bruner household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. [S11665] Simon Bruner household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows married.
  10. [S11669] Lizzie Bruner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows his wife as widowed.
  11. [S11674] Miller, Mound Cemetery, Jasper County, Illinois, pg 45, record for Simond W. Bruner.
  12. [S11667] Benjamin Brunner household, 1850 U.S. Census, Bartholomew Co., Indiana.
  13. [S11668] Benjamin H. Bruner household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  14. [S11675] Bruner, Civil War Pension Index, shows unit.
  15. [S4321] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Detail Report, online, record for Simon W. Bruner, shows unit, rank, date, and place.
  16. [S11674] Miller, Mound Cemetery, Jasper County, Illinois, pg 45, record for Simond W. Bruner, shows unit.
  17. [S1158] "U.S. American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866," Ancestry.com, record for 32nd Infantry Regiment Illinois.
  18. [S4321] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Detail Report, online, record for Simon W. Bruner, shows date and place.
  19. [S11663] Simon Bruner household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows occupation as farmer.
  20. [S11665] Simon Bruner household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows occupation as farmer.
  21. [S11663] Simon Bruner household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  22. [S11665] Simon Bruner household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  23. [S11675] Bruner, Civil War Pension Index, shows application date, and application and certificate numbers.
  24. [S11669] Lizzie Bruner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, show her as mother of 10, with 6 living, and Melvin, Arthur, Alfred, Harry, Walter, and Lee are known to be living them.
  25. [S11671] Elizabeth Bruner household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, show her as mother of 10, with 4 living, and Melvin, Arthur, Harry, and Lee are known to be living them.
  26. [S11674] Miller, Mound Cemetery, Jasper County, Illinois, pg 45, records for Tell Bruner, shows death date and age 1 yr 3 mo 9 days; Martha Brener, shows death date and age 3 mo 27 days; and May Bruner, shows death date and age 4 mo 9 days.

Henry Stewart1,2,3

ID# 23552, (1856 - 1940)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherJames Stewart (abt 27 Feb 1825 - 9 Dec 1875)
MotherElizabeth Jones (abt 3 Sep 1825 - 21 Jan 1900)
Chart MembershipDescendants of Gideon Cobb
Family IndexesThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont

Key Events:

Birth: 22 Sep 1856, Jasper Co., Illinois,4,5,6
Marriage: 15 May 1887, Jasper Co., Illinois, Mary Ruth Terhune (b. Aug 1864, d. 1948)7,8
Death: 3 May 1940, Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois,9
Burial: 5 May 1940, Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois,10
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Narrative:

Henry Stewart was born on 22 Sep 1856 in Jasper Co., IllinoisG.4,5,6
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., IllinoisG, in the household of his parents, James Stewart and Elizabeth Jones.11 He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., IllinoisG, in the household of his parents.12
     His father died on 9 Dec 1875, when Henry was 19 years old.13
     He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of New Liberty, Jasper Co., Illinois, G in the household of his mother and stepfather and brother of his late father, Sanford C. Stewart.14
     Henry married Mary Ruth Terhune, daughter of James B. Terhune and Martha M. Cobb, and younger sister of the woman his younger brother Isaiah had married four years before, on 15 May 1887 in Jasper Co., IllinoisG.7,8
     Henry and Mary appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Liberty, Jasper Co., Illinois G, enumerated 4 Jun 1900, reporting they rented their home.15
     He was a general merchant in 1900, and a salesman at a grocery store by 1910.16,17
     Henry and Mary appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois G, enumerated 15 Apr 1910, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage.18
     Henry and Mary appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois G, enumerated 5 Jan 1920, reporting they owned their home, which was mortgaged.19
     Henry and Mary appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois G, enumerated 12 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $1,000, and did not own a radio. His widowed brother Orlando was listed as living with them.20
     Henry and Mary were operating a restaurant by 1930. She had retired by 1930, but he continued.21,22,23
     Henry and Mary appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois G, enumerated 5 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $500, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935.24
     Henry died on 3 May 1940 in Willow Hill, Jasper Co., IllinoisG, at age 83.9 He was buried on 5 May 1940 in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., IllinoisG.10

Children:
     There were no children with Mary Ruth Terhune

Citations

  1. [S11291] James Stewart household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Henry Stewart.
  2. [S11293] S. C. Stewart household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Henry Stewart.
  3. [S11292] James Stewart household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Henry Stewarts.
  4. [S11291] James Stewart household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows age 4 and state.
  5. [S11713] Henry Stewart household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows month, year, as 1856, age 43, and state.
  6. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Henry Stewart, citing cert. no. 8, shows date, with year as 1855, county, and state.
  7. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Henry Stuart and Ruth Terhune, citing FHL #1312612, shows date, county and state.
  8. [S11713] Henry Stewart household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows married 14 years.
  9. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Henry Stewart, citing cert. no. 8, shows date, city, county, and state.
  10. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Henry Stewart, citing cert. no. 8, shows date and cemetery, city, county, and state.
  11. [S11291] James Stewart household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  12. [S11292] James Stewart household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 118998129, James Stewart, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  14. [S11293] S. C. Stewart household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  15. [S11713] Henry Stewart household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  16. [S11713] Henry Stewart household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows occupation as gen merchant.
  17. [S11714] Henry M. Stewart household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows occupation as salesman and industry as grocery store.
  18. [S11714] Henry M. Stewart household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  19. [S11715] Henry M. Stewart household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  20. [S11716] Henry Stewart household, 1930 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  21. [S11715] Henry M. Stewart household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows occupation as proprietor and industry as restaurant for both.
  22. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Henry Stewart, citing cert. no. 8, shows occupation as restaurant.
  23. [S11716] Henry Stewart household, 1930 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows his occupation as manager and industry as of restaurant, hers as none.
  24. [S11709] Henry Stewart household, 1940 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.

 

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