Individual Details

Elizabeth Brenneman

(3 May 1836 - 7 Oct 1927)

Events

Birth	3 May 1836	Maytown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Census	1850	Maytown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage	17 Sep 1852	Marietta, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States - Abraham Reiff
Census	1860	Maytown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Census	1870	East Donegal Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Census	1880	Greenwich, Huron, Ohio, United States
Census	1910	Main St., Savannah, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Living	28 Apr 1912	Savannah, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Miscellaneous	16 May 1912	filed for widow pension - Ohio, United States
Miscellaneous	12 Oct 1916	filed for widow's pension - Ashland, Ohio, United States
Death	7 Oct 1927	of chronic melcarditis - New London Township, Huron, Ohio, United States
Burial	19 Oct 1927	Clear Creek Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States

Families

Spouse	Abraham Reiff (1824 - 1912)
Child	Barbara Reiff (1856 - )
Child	John Reiff (1859 - )
Child	Abraham L. Reiff (1861 - 1939)
Child	George Reiff (1866 - )
Child	Minnie Elizabeth Reiff (1869 - 1912)
Child	May Reiff (1871 - )
Child	Bertha Reiff (1875 - )

Father	Dr. George Brenneman (1793 - 1858)
Mother	Barbara Viniger (1802 - 1881)
Sibling	Frances Brenneman (1843 - )
Sibling	George W. Brenneman (1826 - )

Notes

Marriage

1912 widow's pension application says they were married by Rev. Curtis on 17 Sep 1852. 1916 widow's pension application says they were married by a Methodist minister on 17 Sep 1851

Census

Her occupation is given as keeping house.

Census

Her occupation is given as keeping house.

Census

Her name is given as Elizebeth and she reports she has had 7 children and 7 are living.

Miscellaneous

Pension application index: Elizabeth Reiff, widow of Abraham Reiff, filed for widow pension, application no 986,689, certificate no 745,033.

Declaration for Widow's Pension dated 3 May 1912 says she is 75 years old and a resident of Savannah, Ashland Co., Ohio. She is the widow of Abraham Reiff and was married under the name of Elizabeth Brenneman at Marietta, Pa., on 17 Sep 1852 by Rev. Curtis. Abraham Reiff was previously married to Emeline Miller who died in 1848 at May Town, Pa. Cloyd Mansfield of Ashland, Ohio, and A. L. Reiff of Savannah were witnesses Elizabeth Reiff's signing of the declaration. Mansfield had been acquainted with her for 4 years and Reiff for 50 years.

Miscellaneous

Declaration for Widows' Pension dated 12 Oct 1916 says Elizabeth Reiff is 80 years old and a resident of Ashland County, Ohio. She declares she is the widow of Abraham Reiff and was married under the name Elizabeth Brenman on 17 Sep 1851 by the Methodist minister at Marietta, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. She states her birth date as 3 May 1836 at May Town, Pennsylvania. Witnesses were William C. Co0pland and Sarah E. Copland.

Death

Death record says she is a white female, widowed, occupation housewife.

Endnotes

1. 1860 census, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Maytown, p. 330, dwelling 471, family 493, Abram Reiff household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 1122.

2. 1870 census, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, East Donegal Twp., p. 358A, dwelling 226, family 240, Abram Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 1355.

3. 1850 census, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Maytown, p. 76A, dwelling 41, family 41, George Breneman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 June 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 788.

4. 1880 census, Huron Co., Ohio, population schedule, Greenwich village, p. 64C, dwelling 101, family 117, Abm Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 1035.

5. 1920 census, Ashland Co., Ohio, population schedule, Savannah, Clear Creek Twp., enumeration district (ED) 1, p. 7A, dwelling 13, family 13, Abraham Reiff household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 1151.

6. FamilySearch, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8L2-1CZ : accessed 31 May 2013), Elizabeth Reiff death record; FHL microfilm 1,985,156, file num. 58050.

7. Albert H. Gerberich, The Brenneman History (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1938), 391.

8. Declaration for Widow’s Pension, Act of September 8, 1916, dated 12 Oct 1916, Elizabeth Reiff, service of Abraham Reiff (Musc., Co. A, 10th Pa. Inf., Civil War), photocopy from National Archives, Washington, D.C..

9. 1850 census, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Maytown, p. 76A, dwelling 41, family 41, George Breneman household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 June 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 788.

10. 1870 census, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, East Donegal Twp., p. 358A, dwelling 226, family 240, Abram Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 1355.

11. 1880 census, Huron Co., Ohio, population schedule, Greenwich village, p. 64C, dwelling 101, family 117, Abm Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 1035.

12. 1920 census, Ashland Co., Ohio, population schedule, Savannah, Clear Creek Twp., enumeration district (ED) 1, p. 7A, dwelling 13, family 13, Abraham Reiff household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 1151.

13. FamilySearch, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8L2-1CZ : accessed 31 May 2013), Elizabeth Reiff death record; FHL microfilm 1,985,156, file num. 58050.

14. Albert H. Gerberich, The Brenneman History (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Mennonite Publishing House, 1938), 391.

15. Declaration for Widow’s Pension, Act of April 19, 1908, dated 3 May 1912, Elizabeth Reiff, service of Abraham Reiff (Musc., Co. A, 10th Pa. Inf., Civil War), photocopy from National Archives, Washington, D.C..

16. Declaration for Widow’s Pension, Act of September 8, 1916, dated 12 Oct 1916, Elizabeth Reiff, service of Abraham Reiff (Musc., Co. A, 10th Pa. Inf., Civil War), photocopy from National Archives, Washington, D.C..

17. 1860 census, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Maytown, p. 330, dwelling 471, family 493, Abram Reiff household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 1122.

18. 1870 census, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, East Donegal Twp., p. 358A, dwelling 226, family 240, Abram Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 1355.

19. 1880 census, Huron Co., Ohio, population schedule, Greenwich village, p. 64C, dwelling 101, family 117, Abm Rife household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 1035.

20. 1920 census, Ashland Co., Ohio, population schedule, Savannah, Clear Creek Twp., enumeration district (ED) 1, p. 7A, dwelling 13, family 13, Abraham Reiff household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 May 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 1151.

21. Abraham Reiff, death certificate (photographed from microfilm) 19280 (28 April 1912), Ohio Bureau of Vital Statistics, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.

22. Ancestry, "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 July 2013), Abraham Reiff; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.

23. Declaration for Widow’s Pension, Act of April 19, 1908, dated 3 May 1912, Elizabeth Reiff, service of Abraham Reiff (Musc., Co. A, 10th Pa. Inf., Civil War), photocopy from National Archives, Washington, D.C..

24. Declaration for Widow’s Pension, Act of September 8, 1916, dated 12 Oct 1916, Elizabeth Reiff, service of Abraham Reiff (Musc., Co. A, 10th Pa. Inf., Civil War), photocopy from National Archives, Washington, D.C..

25. FamilySearch, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8L2-1CZ : accessed 31 May 2013), Elizabeth Reiff death record; FHL microfilm 1,985,156, file num. 58050.

26. FamilySearch, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8L2-1CZ : accessed 31 May 2013), Elizabeth Reiff death record; FHL microfilm 1,985,156, file num. 58050.