Individual Details

Margaritha "Margaret" BRENIMAN

( - 26 May 1927)

Margaret came to America with her parents, settling in Ohio, moving to Poweshiek Co, Ia. in 1855. Her obituary states that she did not go to Nebraska with her husband when he went to homestead in the spring of 1871, but followed with two small children in October of that same year.
Her obituary also states that she was a woman who looked well to the ways of her household, rejoiced in her husband's success. She was glad for the attainments of her children, was always an inspiration to her husband. Her advice was always full of wisdom and her correction overflowing with love. She was a neighbor and friend to the whole community, a faithful friend, tried and true.
Very early in life she gave her heart to God and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. She loved all churches that loved her Christ. It was in the Methodist Church in Iowa at whose alter she found God in the forgiveness of sins, and the Methodist Church was her home church.
Just a few mornings before she died, she was heard talking in the Swiss language. She had not used her mother tongue in years. She was repeating the Lord's Prayer.
Margaret died leaving 5 children, 17 grandchildren and 6 great children plus four brothers and sisters to mourn her.
Bonnie Van Campen, a great granddaughter of Margaret, sent me a copy of a letter Margaret wrote to her brother, Fred during the Civil War plus a translation since it is very hard to read. It's a long letter in which she tells her brother Fred something about nearly every member of the family, a wonderfully informative piece of work.

Events

Marriage7 Feb 1866The Job Falkinburg home, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA - Edward Agustus MCVEY
Alt name7 Feb 1866Margaritha "Margaret" MCVEY
Death26 May 1926Stockham, Hamilton Co., NE
Burial29 May 1926Stockham Cemetery, Stockham, Hamilton Co., NE
Death26 May 1927Stockham, Hamilton, Nebraska, USA
Burial29 May 1927Stockham Cemetery, Stockham, Hamilton, Nebraska, USA
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Death

Two obituaries are available. This is the one from the Sutton, Nebraska, newspaper.

MRS. E. A. McVEY --- Margaret Brenneman McVey, daughter of Christian Brenneman and wife Barbarra, was born near Burns, Switzerland, July 20, 1841, and departed this life at Stockham, Nebr., Thursday evening, May 26, 1927, aged 85 years, 10 months, 6 days.
Mrs. McVey came to America in the year 1852, with her parents, settling in Ohio, moving to Iowa in 1855. There were thirteen children in her father's family; three children had died before coming to America, and one child was born in Iowa. Of this family, four brothers and one sister remain to mourn her loss. They are Rudolph of Los Angelea, Calif; Gottlieb of Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Eliza Mohr of Pomona, Calif.; and Arnold of St. Jose, Calif.
February 7, 1866 she was united in marrige to Edward A. McVey in Iowa. After their marriage they settled on a farm in Poweshiek county, Iowa, until the spring of 1871, when they came to Nebraska, locating in Clay County. Five children were born to this union --- Mrs. D. W. Call (Nettie) of Aurora, Mrs. E. J. Hunter (Grace) and Mrs. Mary Ochsner of Stockham, Oliver McVey, Ogallala and James E. McVey, Stockham; besides a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Grandmother McVey was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed. She lived with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Ochsner, since the death of her husband some six months ago. The funeral services were held Sunday at 12:45 from the house and 1 o'clock from the Methodist Church, her pastor, Rev. C. V. Powell, officiating. The ladies quartet consisting of Mrs. Slaughter, Mrs. Englehardt, Mrs. Witte and Mollie Lentz, rendered the songs and Mrs. Englehardt and Hannah Lemmerman a number. The body was tenderly laid to rest in the Stockham Cemetery beside her husband, Edward A. McVey, who passed away in November 1926.

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, online http://trees.ancestry.com, (), "One World Tree," online database, Ancestry.com (http://trees.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Feb 2012), entry for Margaretha Breniman..

2. Poweshiek Historical and Genealogical Society: Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012). Family Group Sheet for Christan Broennimann and Barbara Durig "Deurig" Broennimann. Prepared by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Iowa, 2002., , 200 S. 3rd St., Montezuma, IA 20171.

3. Ancestry.com, online http://trees.ancestry.com, (), "One World Tree," online database, Ancestry.com (http://trees.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Feb 2012), entry for Margaretha Breniman..

4. 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.

5. 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/, Sutton (Nebraska) newspaper, date unknown.

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

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/, Sutton (Nebraska) newspaper, date unknown.

8. Tombstone, Hamilton Co., Nebraska, Stockham Cemetery, Stockham.

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

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 Margaretha Breniman..

11. Poweshiek Historical and Genealogical Society: Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012). Family Group Sheet for Christan Broennimann and Barbara Durig "Deurig" Broennimann. Prepared by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Iowa, 2002., , 200 S. 3rd St., Montezuma, IA 20171.

12. 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 23 Jan 2013), entry for Margaret McVey, Compiled by Lorraine Anderson, 2006,Stockham, Hamilton, #16797715..

13. Poweshiek Historical and Genealogical Society: Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa (accessed 27 Dec 2012). Family Group Sheet for Christan Broennimann and Barbara Durig "Deurig" Broennimann. Prepared by Patricia Breniman Rowell, Montezuma, Iowa, 2002., , 200 S. 3rd St., Montezuma, IA 20171.

14. 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 23 Jan 2013), entry for Margaret McVey, Compiled by Lorraine Anderson, 2006,Stockham, Hamilton, #16797715..

15. Albert H. Gerberich, "Breniman History Record", 2005 (Provo, UT, USA). , "The Breniman History," online record, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com : accessed 11 Feb 2012), entry for Margaret Breniman, authored by Albert H. Gerberich, 1938..

16. Albert H. Gerberich, "Breniman History Record", 2005 (Provo, UT, USA). , "The Breniman History," online record, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com : accessed 11 Feb 2012), entry for Margaret Breniman, authored by Albert H. Gerberich, 1938..