Individual Details
Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" PIERCE
(15 Mar 1851 - 10 Jul 1896)
Minnie had been a member of the Moravian Church at Harmony for many years. She was a firm believer in the Christian religion.
Brooklyn Chronicle, 26 August 1887
Mrs. R. Breniman had a very severe attack of bleeding at the lungs on Sunday afternoon. She attended church in the morning in her usual health and between one and two o'clock she was taken seriously ill. Dr. Conaway was summoned and gave relief.
Events
| Birth | 15 Mar 1851 | Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA |  | ||
| Birth | 15 Mar 1851 | Woodstock, Windham Co., CT | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Nov 1866 | Poweshiek, Iowa, USA - Rudolph "Reuben" BRENIMAN | | ||
| Alt name | 1 Nov 1866 | Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" BRENIMAN | |||
| Death | 10 Jul 1896 | Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, USA |  | | |
| Death | 10 Jul 1896 | Fort Collins, Larimer Co., CO | | | |
| Burial | Aft 10 Jul 1896 | Harmony Cemetery, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA | | | |
| Burial | Aft 10 Jul 1896 | Harmony Cemetery, Poweshiek Co., IA | | | |
| Reference No | 1025 | ||||
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Families
| Spouse | Rudolph "Reuben" BRENIMAN ( - 1933) |
| Child | Minnie Louise (Eda?) BRENIMAN (1867 - 1952) |
| Child | Frederick Francis BRENIMAN (1869 - 1947) |
| Child | Ada Isabelle BRENIMAN (1871 - 1874) |
| Child | Francis "Frank" Pierce BRENIMAN (1873 - 1948) |
| Child | William Rudolph "Billy" BRENIMAN (1876 - 1908) |
| Child | Albert Loraine "Bert" BRENIMAN (1878 - 1951) |
| Father | Hezekiah Francis PIERCE (1819 - 1908) |
| Mother | Julia Robinson WILSON (1821 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Mary A. PIERCE (1845 - ) |
| Sibling | Julia Annah "Annah" PIERCE (1845 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Francis Livingston "Frank" PIERCE (1846 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Dr. William LeRoy PIERCE (1848 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Julia Annah "Annah" PIERCE (1845 - 1916) |
Notes
Death
Complications of tuberculosis.Death
Minnie died of tuberculosis.Minnie's body was returned to Brooklyn, Iowa, from Ft. Collins, Colorado for burial. Her obituary in the Brooklyn Chronicle was very long and detailed. A few excerpts from the obituary are as follows:
"Eighteen years ago Mrs. Breniman had a very severe illness from which she never fully recovered. Two years ago her health began to fail fast and she was persuaded to try Colorado and accompanied by her son, Frank she went to Manitou Springs, Colo. One year ago Frank, having bought a farm near Fort Collins, she went to live with him. Last fall Mr. Breniman rented his farm and he and the other members of the family went to Colorado and made their home in Fort Collins. The best physicians of Denver were consulted and all that medical skill and loving hearts and willing hands could do to save her life was done, but in vain. Consumption had fastened on her vitals and on the evening of July 10, her spirit took it's flight to God who gave it"
"Mrs. Breniman never saw a well day in the past eighteen years, but none but her most intimate friends ever knew anything of this. She was always the same uncomplaining, cheerful, gracious woman, the life of the company where ever she was. There was perhaps not a home in a radius of several miles that she had not in some way contributed to it's happiness or comfort. Not only will her loss be felt in the social circle, but the church and Sunday School has lost one of their most valuable workers."
"But her loss will be felt most of all in her home. She was almost idolized by her children. No words can portray to you the love and devotion shown by the husband and children to this beloved wife and mother during her long and painful illness the last two months. During this time her daughter Eda never left her for more than a few moments at a time, sometimes catching a few moment's sleep sitting by her mother's side and holding her hand. They were more like two loving sisters rather than mother and daughter. The sons, although going to school, came home several times each day to see how mother was."
"Her aged father and mother were unable to attend the funeral on account of failing health and two brothers, one in Kansas and the other in Nebraska, were unable to be here."
Burial
Birth: Mar. 15, 1851 Death: Jul. 10, 1896Wife of Rueben Breniman; W.R.C. on headstone
Family links:
Children:
Ada I. Breniman (1871 - 1874)*
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Burial:
Harmony Cemetery
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA
Created by: Harold Nevenhoven
Record added: Sep 14, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 76493951
Burial
Minnie's obituary states that "on Sunday night the family arrived at Brooklyn (from Ft. Collins) with the body where they were met by a large number of sympathizing friends who accompanied them to the place that had been their home for thirty years. The funeral was held the next day. At the cemetery the Woman's Relief Corps of Brooklyn took charge and at the close of their beautiful and impressive service, the body was laid to rest by the side of her little girl who had preceded her to the better world. The funeral was the largest ever held in this community. The regard in which she was held as a friend and neighbor was shown by the large number in attendance at the funeral, many coming from a long distance."Endnotes
1. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, "Findagrave.com," online database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 Feb 2012), entry for Minnie E. Breniman, Compiled by Harold Nevenhoven, 2011, Poweshiek, Iowa #76493951..
2. Daughters of the American Revolution, , Daughers of the American Revolution, database (http//:dar.org : accessed 6 Dec 2012), entry for Seth Robinson, # A097738. Washington, DC..
3. Poweshiek Historical and Genealogical Society: Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012). Family Group Sheet for Rudolph "Reuben" Breniman and Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" Pierce. Prepared by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Iowa, 2002., , 200 S. 3rd St., Montezuma, IA 20171.
4. Obituary Obittree.com, online website, entry for Daniel Guy Fader, d. 12 Jan 2012, https://obittree.com/obituary/ca/ontario/niagara-falls/morse--son-funeral-home/daniel-fader/1095181/, Brooklyn (Iowa) Chronicle, 17 July 1896.
5. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..
6. Daughters of the American Revolution, , Daughers of the American Revolution, database (http//:dar.org : accessed 6 Dec 2012), entry for Seth Robinson, # A097738. Washington, DC..
7. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, "Findagrave.com," online database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 Feb 2012), entry for Minnie E. Breniman, Compiled by Harold Nevenhoven, 2011, Poweshiek, Iowa #76493951..
8. "McLain Family - Reunion 1990", 27 May 1990, Miriam McLain Molison, various (9937 Evergreen Ave., Columbia, MD), to McLain Family (), McLain Family-Reunion 1990. Genealogical data of the decendents of William James and minnie Loiuse Breniman. Compiled by Alfred Blackburn [9937 Evergreen Ave.] Columbia, MD, 27 May 1990. Photocopy privately held by Denise Steward McLain [3501 Cedar Spring; , . Hereinafter cited as "McLain Family - Reunion 1990".
9. Daughters of the American Revolution, , Daughers of the American Revolution, database (http//:dar.org : accessed 6 Dec 2012), entry for Seth Robinson, # A097738. Washington, DC..
10. Poweshiek Historical and Genealogical Society: Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012). Family Group Sheet for Rudolph "Reuben" Breniman and Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" Pierce. Prepared by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Iowa, 2002., , 200 S. 3rd St., Montezuma, IA 20171.
11. Obituary Obittree.com, online website, entry for Daniel Guy Fader, d. 12 Jan 2012, https://obittree.com/obituary/ca/ontario/niagara-falls/morse--son-funeral-home/daniel-fader/1095181/, Brooklyn (Iowa) Chronicle, 17July 1896.
12. Tombstone, Poweshiek Co., Iowa, Harmony Cemetery, Lincoln Township.
13. Newspaper Article, Brooklyn (Iowa) Chronicle, 17 July 1896.
14. Bureau of Pensions, Washington D.C., Affidavit by Reuben Breniman dated 29 June 1928.
15. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..
16. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, "Findagrave.com," online database (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 Feb 2012), entry for Minnie E. Breniman, Compiled by Harold Nevenhoven, 2011, Poweshiek, Iowa #76493951..
17. Tombstone, Poweshiek Co., Iowa, Harmony Cemetery, Lincoln Township.
18. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..
19. Prof. L. F. Parker History of Poweshiek County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, 1&2 (Chicago, Illinois, USA: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911), Prof. L. F. Parker, History of Poweshiek County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, CD-Rom (Chicago, Illinois : The S. J. Publishing Co., 1911). Entry for Christian D. Breniman, p. 662.. Hereinafter cited as History of Poweshiek County, Iowa.
20. Prof. L. F. Parker History of Poweshiek County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, 1&2 (Chicago, Illinois, USA: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911), Prof. L. F. Parker, History of Poweshiek County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, CD-Rom (Chicago, Illinois : The S. J. Publishing Co., 1911). Entry for Christian D. Breniman, p. 662.. Hereinafter cited as History of Poweshiek County, Iowa.