Individual Details
Louis Jacob Brushart
(Abt 1854 - 21 Jan 1878)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1854 | Ohio |  | ||
| Birth | Abt 1855 | Ohio | | ||
| Residence | 1860 | with his parents - Union Twp., Pike Co., OH | | ||
| Residence | 1870 | with his parents - Union Twp., Pike Co., OH | | ||
| Occupation | 1870 | farm laborer | | ||
| Marriage | 31 Dec 1877 | Lany "Lena Lana" Davis | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1878 | Lany "Lena Lana" Davis | | ||
| Death | 21 Jan 1878 | from a boiler explosion - Pike Co., OH |  | | |
| Burial | Gravel Hill Cem., Union Twp., Pike Co., OH | | |||
| Alt name | Ludwig Brushart | |
Families
| Spouse | Lany "Lena Lana" Davis (1857 - ) |
| Child | Lewis Charles Brushart (1878 - 1956) |
| Father | Peter Broschart (1823 - 1894) |
| Mother | Philippina "Phoebe" Schau (1824 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Caroline Brushart (1849 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Henry Heinrich Brushart (1852 - 1882) |
| Sibling | John F. Brushart (1856 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Peter G. Brushart (1861 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Jacob J. Brushart (1863 - 1930) |
Notes
Death
The newspaper article indicates that Louis died instantaneously when the boiler of a portable sawmill exploded. His arm was severed and his body was thrown 30 yards with such violence that his body drove a hole in the earth where he impacted. The other members of the party survived with severe injuries.Endnotes
1. US Census of 1860 - record for Peter and Philebena (Philippina) Broshard (a.k.a. Brushart) and family. Philippina's mother Catharina Schey (a.k.a. Scheu or Shy) lived nearby (on the same census page) in the household of her grandson Henry Schey and his wife Catherine..
2. US Census of 1870 - record for Peter and Philopena Brushart and family..
3. US Census of 1860 - record for Peter and Philebena (Philippina) Broshard (a.k.a. Brushart) and family. Philippina's mother Catharina Schey (a.k.a. Scheu or Shy) lived nearby (on the same census page) in the household of her grandson Henry Schey and his wife Catherine..
4. US Census of 1870 - record for Peter and Philopena Brushart and family..
5. US Census of 1870 - record for Peter and Philopena Brushart and family..
6. Newspaper article - death of Louis Brushart. Appeared in the Portsmouth (Ohio) Times on 26 January 1878. "Disastrous Boiler Explosion in Pike County".
7. "Shy and Henderson Families of Southern Ohio" , a member family tree appearing on www.ancestry.com contributed by Jeffrey L. Shy. The site was last visited on 26 September 2009..
8. "Shy and Henderson Families of Southern Ohio" , a member family tree appearing on www.ancestry.com contributed by Jeffrey L. Shy. The site was last visited on 26 September 2009..
9. Newspaper article - death of Louis Brushart. Appeared in the Portsmouth (Ohio) Times on 26 January 1878. "Disastrous Boiler Explosion in Pike County".
10. "Shy and Henderson Families of Southern Ohio" , a member family tree appearing on www.ancestry.com contributed by Jeffrey L. Shy. The site was last visited on 26 September 2009..
11. US Census of 1860 - record for Peter and Philebena (Philippina) Broshard (a.k.a. Brushart) and family. Philippina's mother Catharina Schey (a.k.a. Scheu or Shy) lived nearby (on the same census page) in the household of her grandson Henry Schey and his wife Catherine..