Individual Details

Mildred Pearl BRENIMAN

(26 Jun 1908 - 24 Jun 1978)

Mildred held a Bachelor of Arts degree from Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa, and had taken graduate work in Library Science at both University of Nebraska and Nebraska Wesleyan University at Lincoln, Nebraska. She had taught high school English and Drama prior to her marriage.
Always active in her church, she started the Church Library for the St. Paul United Methodist Church in downtown Lincoln as a volunteer. She developed it into one of the most promineant in the state and was placed on the paid staff. She was associated with the library for 18 years.
May 20, 1979, the St. Paul Methodist Church was renamed as a memorial to Mildred. It was dedicated as the Mildred Belknap Memorial Library.

Events

Birth26 Jan 1908Warren Township, Poweshiek Co., IA
Birth26 Jun 1908Warren Twp., Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Marriage23 May 1932Princeton, Mercer Co., MO - Elmer Clinton BELKNAP
Death24 Jun 1978Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
Death24 Jun 1978Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE
Burial27 Jun 1978Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE
MarriageE. Clinton BELKNAP
Alt nameMildred I. BRENIMAN
Alt nameMildred BELKNAP
Reference No1081
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Families

SpouseE. Clinton BELKNAP (1905 - )
SpouseElmer Clinton BELKNAP (1905 - 1988)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherErnest Eugene BRENIMAN (1879 - 1960)
MotherFrances "Fannie" Bernice GAUMER (1882 - 1951)
SiblingLester Raymond BRENIMAN (1905 - 1995)
SiblingForrest Eugene BRENIMAN (1913 - 1990)
SiblingAnna Ruth BRENIMAN (1918 - 2010)
SiblingRuth BRENIMAN (1918 - 2010)

Endnotes

1. Birth Record, Poweshiek Co., IA., Recorders' Office, Book 3 (1897-1908), page 24.

2. Funeral Handout, Roper & Son's Mortuary, Lincoln, Nebraska.

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

4. , Birth Index, "Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947,) online database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com) entry for Mildred I Breniman, Poweshiek, Iowa, 1908. FHL Film #: 1028406. (), , .

5. Ruth Breniman Adkins, 805 Turnberry Dr., Grinnell, Iowa 50112.

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

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

8. Funeral Handout, Roper & Son's Mortuary, Lincoln, Nebraska.

9. Social Security Death Index, Rootsweb.com.

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

11. Funeral Handout, Roper & Son's Mortuary, Lincoln, Nebraska.

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

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

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

15. , Montezuma Republican, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, 930 Park Street, Grinnell, Iowa 50112, Breniman, Ernest. "Services Held For E. Breniman." Montezuma Republican, Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa. Database. Drake Community Library, Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa (http://www.grinnell.lib.ia.us/files/obitsearch.htm : accessed 30 Nov 2012)..

16. , Birth Index, "Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947,) online database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com) entry for Mildred I Breniman, Poweshiek, Iowa, 1908. FHL Film #: 1028406. (), , .

17. , Birth Index, "Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947,) online database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com) entry for Mildred I Breniman, Poweshiek, Iowa, 1908. FHL Film #: 1028406. (), , .