Simon W. Bruner1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 23551, (1846 - 1894)
FatherBenjamin H. Bruner4,5,6 (abt 1824 - )
MotherEleanor Smith4,5 (abt 19 Sep 1826 - 15 Mar 1870)

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Jun 1846, Indiana7,8,9
Marriage: 18 Mar 1868, Jasper Co., Illinois, Elizabeth Cobb Terhune (18 Mar 1849 - 3 Dec 1930)10,11,12
Death: 4 Jan 18949,13
Burial: Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois14
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb

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Narrative:

     Simon W. Bruner was born on 3 Jun 1846 in Indiana.7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Clifty Twp., Bartholomew Co., Indiana, in the household of his parents, Benjamin H. Bruner and Eleanor Smith.15 He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents.16
     He moved to Illinois with his parents by 1860.
     Simon enlisted in Co. K, 32nd Illinois U.S. Infantry, as a private 14 Mar 1865, at Olney, Illinois.17,18,19
     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 Carolina, 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.20
     Simon was mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 16 Sep 1865, with his regiment.21
     He was a farmer after the war.22,23
     Simon married Elizabeth Cobb Terhune, daughter of James B. Terhune and Martha M. Cobb, on 18 Mar 1868 in Jasper Co., Illinois.10,11,12
     Simon and Elizabeth settled in Illinois after their marriage. They appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., Illinois, enumerated 21 Jul 1870, reporting no real or personal estate. Their son Melvin was listed as living with them.24
     Simon and Elizabeth appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., Illinois, enumerated 11 Jun 1880. Their children Melvin, Arthur, Alfred and Harry were listed as living with them, as was his father.6
     Simon applied for an invalid pension based on his Civil War service on 3 Aug 1888, which was subsequently approved.25
     Simon died on 4 Jan 1894 at age 47.9,13 He was buried in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois.14

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., Illinois: 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.31,32,33
  • Melvin Willard Bruner26,6,27 (27 Jan 1869 - 6 Jul 1953)
  • Arthur J. Bruner6 (19 Oct 1870 - 25 Jul 1955)
  • Alfred Bruner6 (6 Jul 1877 - 6 Jun 1907)
  • Harry C. Bruner6 (1879 - 17 Jul 1912)
  • Walter Bruner28 (Jan 1884 - 12 May 1906)
  • Lee Bruner28,29 (31 Dec 1885 - 9 Feb 1967)
  • Sophronia A. Bruner30 (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 them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S11668] Benjamin H. Bruner household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S11665] Simon Bruner household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  7. [S11667] Benjamin Brunner household, 1850 U.S. Census, Bartholomew Co., Indiana, shows age 3 and state.
  8. [S11668] Benjamin H. Bruner household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows age 13 and state.
  9. [S11674] Miller, Mound Cemetery, Jasper County, Illinois, pg 45, record for Simond W. Bruner, shows date.
  10. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Simon W. Brunner and Elizabeth C. Terhune, citing FHL #1312611, shows date, county and state.
  11. [S11663] Simon Bruner household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  12. [S11665] Simon Bruner household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows married.
  13. [S11669] Lizzie Bruner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows his wife as widowed.
  14. [S11674] Miller, Mound Cemetery, Jasper County, Illinois, pg 45, record for Simond W. Bruner.
  15. [S11667] Benjamin Brunner household, 1850 U.S. Census, Bartholomew Co., Indiana.
  16. [S11668] Benjamin H. Bruner household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  17. [S11675] Bruner, Civil War Pension Index, shows unit.
  18. [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.
  19. [S11674] Miller, Mound Cemetery, Jasper County, Illinois, pg 45, record for Simond W. Bruner, shows unit.
  20. [S1158] "U.S. American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866," Ancestry.com, record for 32nd Infantry Regiment Illinois.
  21. [S4321] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Detail Report, online, record for Simon W. Bruner, shows date and place.
  22. [S11663] Simon Bruner household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows occupation as farmer.
  23. [S11665] Simon Bruner household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows occupation as farmer.
  24. [S11663] Simon Bruner household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  25. [S11675] Bruner, Civil War Pension Index, shows application date, and application and certificate numbers.
  26. [S11663] Simon Bruner household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  27. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Melvin Willard Bruner, Soc. Sec. No. 717-03-8984.
  28. [S11669] Lizzie Bruner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows the boy as son of Simon's widow, with surname Bruner.
  29. [S11670] Lee Bruner, Medical Certificate of Death.
  30. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 42580862, Sophronia A. Bruner, includes tombstone photo showing Daughter of S. W. & E. C. Bruner.
  31. [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.
  32. [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.
  33. [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.