Individual Details

Dr. Elbridge Maxwell BRENIMAN

(24 Oct 1871 - 22 Oct 1944)

Elbridge received his early education in the schools of Iowa, was a graduate of Rush Medical College, where he received his degree as M.D. in the states of Illinois and Iowa. He took up his practice in Ackley, Iowa. During his years of residence in Ackley he bought and improved residence and business properties, owned considerable Franklin Co. farm land. For two terms of four years he served as Ackley's mayor. He was recognized as a good Democrat.
Funeral services were held at the C.H. Brandt funeral parlors,conducted by the Rev. A.K. Henning, pastor of the First Evangelical church. Interment of his remains was in the mosoleum at the Oakwood Cemetery, Ackley.
The only reference to Elbridge found is that he was Ackley Mayor from 1918-1922 and that he donated $2 to the Sauerkraut Days in 1908.

Events

Birth24 Oct 1871Brooklyn, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Birth24 Oct 1871Brooklyn, Poweshiek Co., IA
Marriage21 Aug 1901the parental Reinke home, Ackley, Hardin Co., IA - Lena Augusta REINKE
Marriage21 Aug 1901Ackley, Hardin, Iowa, USA - Lena Augusta Reinke
Occupation1911Physician - Ackley, Iowa, USA
Death22 Oct 1944Ackley, Harlan, Iowa, USA
Death22 Oct 1944Ackley, Hardin Co., IA
BurialAft 22 Oct 1944Mosoleum, Oakwood Cemetery., Ackley, Hardin Co., IA
Alt nameElbridge Maxwell BRENIMAN
EducationRush Medical College - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Reference No1270

Families

SpouseLena Augusta Reinke (1874 - 1958)
SpouseLena Augusta REINKE (1874 - 1958)
FatherChristian Durig BRENIMAN ( - 1924)
MotherJulia Annah "Annah" PIERCE (1845 - 1916)
SiblingBertha Annah BRENIMAN (1868 - 1952)
SiblingBarbara Irene BRENIMAN (1870 - 1930)
SiblingFrances Julia "Fanny" BRENIMAN (1874 - 1911)
SiblingMarie Elizabeth BRENIMAN (1876 - 1941)
SiblingEdward Everett BRENIMAN (1878 - 1961)
SiblingCarolina Virginia "Callie" "Virginia" BRENIMAN (1883 - 1969)

Notes

Marriage

Notice in the paper...Married Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, 21 Aug.,1901 at the home of the brides' parents, Mr and Mrs C.W. Reinke of Ackley, Hardin Co., Iowa, Miss Lena Augusta Reinke and Dr. Elbridge Maxwell Breniman were bound in the sacred bonds of matrimony for life. Rev. A.L. Houser performing the ceremony, the solemn and impressive ring service being used.

Marriage

Notice in the paper...Married Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, 21 Aug.,1901 at the home of the brides' parents, Mr and Mrs C.W. Reinke of Ackley, Hardin Co., Iowa, Miss Lena Augusta Reinke and Dr. Elbridge Maxwell Breniman were bound in the sacred bonds of matrimony for life. Rev. A.L. Houser performing the ceremony, the solemn and impressive ring service being used.

Endnotes

1. Patricia Breniman Rowell, Gedcom file on CD, Received 24 Jan 2013, 1191 480th Ave., Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. "Breniman Family GEDCOM Files." Compiled by Patricia Breniman Rowell [(leon429@zumatel.net) 1191 480th Ave] Montezuma, Iowa. Entry for Elbridge Maxwell Breniman. Supplied on CD by Rowell, 24 Jan 2013 to Denise Steward McLain, [3501 Cedar Springs Drive SW].

2. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..

3. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..

4. Patricia Breniman Rowell, Gedcom file on CD, Received 24 Jan 2013, 1191 480th Ave., Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. "Breniman Family GEDCOM Files." Compiled by Patricia Breniman Rowell [(leon429@zumatel.net) 1191 480th Ave] Montezuma, Iowa. Entry for Elbridge Maxwell Breniman. Supplied on CD by Rowell, 24 Jan 2013 to Denise Steward McLain, [3501 Cedar Springs Drive SW].

5. 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.

6. Patricia Breniman Rowell, Gedcom file on CD, Received 24 Jan 2013, 1191 480th Ave., Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. "Breniman Family GEDCOM Files." Compiled by Patricia Breniman Rowell [(leon429@zumatel.net) 1191 480th Ave] Montezuma, Iowa. Entry for Elbridge Maxwell Breniman. Supplied on CD by Rowell, 24 Jan 2013 to Denise Steward McLain, [3501 Cedar Springs Drive SW].

7. 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/, paper unknown.

8. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..

9. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..

10. GEDCOM file submitted by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Imported on 26 May 2017..

11. 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.