Individual Details
Clara Louisa BRENIMAN
(30 Oct 1875 - 20 Nov 1983)
She moved to Springfield, Mo. and lived there for about 20 years, returning only when her sister there died. She always made a living for herself, some jobs including being a clerk in a store, a dressmaker and a private seamstress for families.
She cared for many older people. She had learned some good self-doctoring techniques with herbs from her grandmother, Kathryn Strasser. She never drove a car. She was an active member of the Methodist Church and Sunday School. She was considered to be Iowa's oldest citizen when she died at the Senior Home at Montezuma, Ia.
Events
| Birth | 30 Oct 1875 | Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA |  | ||
| Birth | 30 Oct 1875 | Lincoln Township, Poweshiek Co., IA |  | | |
| Marriage-shared | 18 Jan 1898 | (George Francis BRENIMAN and Crissie Amanda MONROE) Harmony, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA | | ||
| Education | 1911 | Capital City Commercial, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA | | ||
| Death | 20 Nov 1983 | Senior Home, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA | | ||
| Death | 20 Nov 1983 | Montezuma, Poweshiek Co., IA | | | |
| Burial | 23 Nov 1983 | Brooklyn I.O.O.F. Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA | | | |
| Burial | 23 Nov 1983 | IOOF Cemetery, Brooklyn, Poweshiek Co., IA | | ||
| Alt name | Clara Louise BRENIMAN | | |||
| Reference No | 1074 | ||||
| ChildParent | | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 480-20-7879 | |
Families
| Father | Gottlieb BRENIMAN ( - 1940) |
| Mother | Barbara STRASSER (1850 - 1917) |
| Sibling | George Francis BRENIMAN (1871 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Florence Elmira BRENIMAN (1873 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Alice Angeline BRENIMAN (1874 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Ernest Eugene BRENIMAN (1879 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Mabel Iola BRENIMAN (1889 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Ethel Maude BRENIMAN (1890 - 1983) |
Notes
Birth
In the affidavit, Gottlieb Breniman states that he was present at the birth of his daughter, Clara.Death
Death due to cardiac standstill due to the aging process.Burial
Birth:1875
Death:
1983
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA
Family links:
Parents:
Gottlieb Breniman (1846 - 1940)
Barbara Breniman (1850 - 1917)
Burial:
Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA
Plot: Block 13 lot 54
Created by: Harold Nevenhoven
Record added: Jan 18, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 64360596
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 11 Feb 2012), entry for Clara L. Breniman. Compiled by Harold Nevenhoven, 2011, Poweshiek, Iowa # 64360596..
2. Ancestry.com, online http://trees.ancestry.com, (), "One World Tree," online database, Ancestry.com (http://trees.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Feb 2012), entry for Clara Louise Breniman..
3. , Montezuma Republican, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, 930 Park Street, Grinnell, Iowa 50112, Breniman, Clara L.. "Clara Breniman dies at 108." Dated 24 Nov 1983, The Montezuma Republican, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Database, Drake Community Library (http://www.grinnell.lib.ia.us/files/obitsearch.htm : accessed 29 Nov 2012)..
4. Affidavit of Birth, Iowa Dept. of Health, No. 11167, by Gottlieb Breniman, dated 06 Aug 1940.
5. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..
6. Ancestry.com, online http://trees.ancestry.com, (), "One World Tree," online database, Ancestry.com (http://trees.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Feb 2012), entry for George Francis Breniman..
7. Poweshiek Historical and Genealogical Society: Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012). George Francis Breniman and Crissie Amanda Monroe Marriage Record Index File Card. Referencing Poweshiek Co. records, Book 2, Page 82, No. 3286., , 200 S. 3rd St., Montezuma, IA 20171.
8. 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 Gottlieb Breniman, p. 683.. Hereinafter cited as History of Poweshiek County, Iowa.
9. 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 11 Feb 2012), entry for Clara L. Breniman. Compiled by Harold Nevenhoven, 2011, Poweshiek, Iowa # 64360596..
10. Ancestry.com, online http://trees.ancestry.com, (), "One World Tree," online database, Ancestry.com (http://trees.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Feb 2012), entry for Clara Louise Breniman..
11. , Montezuma Republican, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, 930 Park Street, Grinnell, Iowa 50112, Breniman, Clara L.. "Clara Breniman dies at 108." Dated 24 Nov 1983, The Montezuma Republican, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Database, Drake Community Library (http://www.grinnell.lib.ia.us/files/obitsearch.htm : accessed 29 Nov 2012)..
12. 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/, Montezuma (Iowa) Republican, Nov. 1983.
13. Death Record, Poweshiek Co., Iowa, Recorders' Office, Poweshiek County Courthouse.
14. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..
15. 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 11 Feb 2012), entry for Clara L. Breniman. Compiled by Harold Nevenhoven, 2011, Poweshiek, Iowa # 64360596..
16. 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/, Montezuma (Iowa) Republican, Nov. 1983.
17. Tombstone, Poweshiek Co., Iowa, IOOF Cemetery, Brooklyn.
18. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..
19. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..
20. 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 11 Feb 2012), entry for Clara L. Breniman. Compiled by Harold Nevenhoven, 2011, Poweshiek, Iowa # 64360596..
21. 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 11 Feb 2012), entry for Clara L. Breniman. Compiled by Harold Nevenhoven, 2011, Poweshiek, Iowa # 64360596..
22. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..