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GENERATION #4
William S. Brimer of NC/TN
Hans' GGrandson and
Benjamin's Grandson and William's Son
Born 1795 (NC); Died 1883 (MO)
Husband of 1) Hannah Venable 2) Polly South 3) Molly Finley
1795: MIKE's
LINE: William
and Elizabeth Elgin Brimer's son William S. Brimer, Hans' ggrandson,
born 1795 in Haywood County, NC. Note:
Son William Brimer has a middle initial of "S" while the father did
not. William S.
would grow up to become a farmer.
1810: Family,
including William S. Brimer moved to Sevier County, TN.
1820-1823: William S. Brimer moved to Pike/Linn County MO
area between 1820 and 1823, ostensibly to be near his deceased Uncle
Jesse's family.
1824 11 Nov: Married
Hannah Venable in
Pike County, MO. They would have 2 children: Sarah H. and an
infant who apparently died at birth. Service
performed by John Jordan, JP. Marriage source: http://www.looktothepast.com/pikecountymarriages04.html
1826: Hannah
and William S. Brimer's first child, Sarah A. was born. She
would grow up to marry James A. Pickens on 23 March 1843.
1828 Est: Infant born to Hannah and William S.
Brimer. No further information. Is
it possible Hannah and the infant died at or soon after
childbirth, likely leaving William S. a widower with one living
daughter?
1829 Jan.
15: Married Mrs.
Polly South in
Pike County, MO by M. J. Noyes . They would have 3 children:
John Stewart, Mary Ann and Laura.
1829
Sept. 30: MIKE's
LINE: John
Stewart Brimer
was born to Polly and William S. Brimer in
Missouri. John would die Jan. 1893 and be buried in the Old
Grassy Creek Cemetery in Pike County, MO. His wives would
be 1) Mary Ann Sparks 29 July 1858; 2) Susan L. Sparks 6
July 1874. SEE: 
1830
Sept: Daughter
Mary Ann Brimer was born to Polly and William S. Mary Ann would
grow to marry Marshall B. Eoff on 16 March 1851
(born 1827 MO).
From findagrave Marshall
Brown Eoff: "On
September 26, 1863, Marshall B. Eoff of White River was
transferred to the Invalid Corps by Special Order No. 312. He
had enlisted at Muskegon into Co. C. on August 13, 1862, at the
age of 36. He survived the war and was discharged at Fort
Monroe, Virginia, on September 15, 1865, where Lt. Colonel
Nathan Church and Major Charles Grisson of the 26th Michigan had
been assigned under the command of General Nelson Miles for the
confinement of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Marshall
Brown Eoff had been raised in Missouri and married Mary A.
Brimer in 1851. After the war he married Nancy Jane Rushton and
they had two children. He farmed in Amber Twp. and died at
Fountain Mason County, Michigan, on April 16, 1892. He is buried
in the Rickey Cemetery in Mason County."
Additional
info on Marshall Eoff and Mary Ann Brimer follows:
"Marshall Brown Eoff was the son of Peter Eoff and Lucy
Kelly, natives of Kentucky and Virginia respectively. He
was raised in St Louis County, Missouri on his father's
farm. He was the oldest of eleven children and had
brothers William A Eoff, Peter W Eoff, Henry W Eoff and
Edward Etson Eoff. His sisters were Julianna (Eoff)
Miller, Lucy Ann (Eoff) Steele, Martha Ann (Eoff) Beard,
Maria Ann (Eoff) Noell, Catherine Ann "Cassie" (Eoff)
McCullough and Emily Isabelle (Eoff) Sturdy.
"Marshall's first marriage was to Mary A Brimer March
18, 1851 Pike County, Missouri (div). Shortly after 1860
Marshall moved to Mason County Michigan and there
married Nancy Jane Rushton January 1, 1868. They were
the parents of Lucinda (Eoff) (Genson) Manchester and
Henry Eoff.
"Marshall made his livelihood as a farmer in Mason
County Michigan. He was a Civil War veteran. He served
in the Union Army being mustered in in Muskegon,
Michigan September 15, 1862 as a Private in Company C
26th Regiment of Infantry. On September 1, 1863 he was
transferred into the Invalid Corp and was mustered out
in W. Alexandria, Virginia June 4, 1865."
1835:
William S. Brimer signs a deed on 6 November
selling his share of a portion of his late father's property to
his brothers John and Vineyard.
1836: Daughter
Laura Brimer was born to Polly and William S. Laura would grow
up to marry John Myers 1851.
1838 April
5: Married
Lavinia (“Molly”) Finley in
Pike County, MO. They would have 8 children: Margaret H.,
Minerva Elizabeth, William Thomas, Martha, Samuel, Alexander
"Alex" Hamilton, Susan A. and Charles/ Chesley.
1839: William S. Brimer obtains 80 acres
in Buffalo Township on April 1st (recorded at Palmyra, MO. PROPERTY
OWNERSHIP OF WILLIAM S. BRIMER (2 SEPARATE PROPERTIES):
1) The northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section
35, T54N R2W. (see document below GPS Coordinates)
2) The northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 33,
T54N R2W; being 80 acres subject to sale at Palmyra, Missouri.
GPS
Coordinates per Mike Brimer:
Center of Section 33 T54N R2W is: 39.4442385N / 91.1230717W
Center of actual property described as NW ¼ of NE ¼ Section 33
is: 39.24.54.93N / 91.07.32.23W
Center of Section 35 T54N R2W is: 39.4091799N / 91.0904422W
Center of actual property described as NE ¼ of SW ¼ of Section
35 is: 39.24.23.72N / 91.05.32.83W
Nearest town to properties: Vera, Missouri
1840:
Daughter Margaret H. Brimer born to William S. and Lavinia
Brimer.
1841: Daughter
Minerva Elizabeth (or Elizabeth Minerva) born on 27 July.
 Married
Hendly Kissinger
Mulherin;
Hendly died 12 Nov 1917. They had 10 children. She
passed away
9 Dec 1916 in
Hurricane, Lincoln, Missouri.
1842: Son
William "Will" Thomas Brimer born on 24 October
in
Pike County, MO. Died 29 October 1919 in Retsil,
Kitsap, Washington. ►
Death Certificate of Wm. T.Brimer (rather than as listed Wm. P.
Brimer ►
Land Grant of Wm. T.Brimer ►
Will
married Mary Alice Brandon:
Misc.
pension documents for Will and Alice Brimer
Will worked as a
farmer until 5 September 1861 when he enlisted as a private
in Company D, 5th Missouri Infantry at Louisiana, Missouri.
He caught the measles and an infection of his eyes which he
was treated for on 5 January 1862 at the regimental
hospital. He was honorably discharged on 5 February 1862.
He reenlisted on 28 May 1863 in Company I, 49th Infantry,
Missouri Volunteers. On 1 April 1865 he received an injury
to his right ear at the Spanish Fort, Baldwin, Alabama. He
was discharged on 2 August 1865 at Bengton Barracks, St.
Louis, Missouri.
  
Alice Brimer's gravestone:
1844: Daughter
Martha Brimer born
1849: Son
Samuel Brimer born.
1850 Census For
Pike/Buffalo/MO: William S. is now 55 and farms/rents. His
wife is Lavinia "Molly" Finley Brimer and she is but 36. She
was born in KY. Children living with them, all having been born
in MO, are: Laura 14; Margaret 10; Elizabeth 8; William 7;
Samuel 1; John 20 is with (wife?) Mary Ann 19; Martha 6.
1853: Son
Alexander Hamilton is born on 19 February.
Here
is the death cert for Alex Hamilton Brimer,
widower,
who died of an infection of a corn! è
1855: Daughter
Susan A. is born
1866: Son
Chesley (Charles) Brimer is born.
Per
1870 Census for Buffalo, Pike County, MO:
1880 Census: Cuivre, Pike County, MO Dist 136; 8
This is a very interesting census because it says that William S. Brimer
is 85 and the "grandfather" although he is the father of John Stewart
Brimer. It also states that William S. was born in NC, but his
father was born in Ireland and his mother in Pennsylvania. The children
in the home are James, John E., Frank, Samuel P., Stephen (?), all born
in Missouri.
1883 March 17: William S. Brimer, age 88, dies on St. Patrick's Day at
the home of his son, John Stewart Brimer at McCune Station, Missouri
(MO), north of Bowling Green in Pike County. William S. lived with his son John prior to his death.
He is buried in Pike County, MO.
1893 Aug 30: Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension
Files, 1861-1934 Record for John S Brimer, appears to have been filed by
Susan L. Brimer (2nd wife) in 1893.
NAVIGATION - Click
on the following buttons to go to a selected generation of this Brimer
lineage:
OUR LINE: TO
GEN. #1:  Immigrant
OUR LINE: TO
GEN. #2:  (m. Rebecca
Will) Hans' Son
OUR LINE: TO
GEN. #3:  Twin
(m. Eliz. Elgin) Hans' Grandson
 Children
of Wm & Eliz. Elgin Brimer
TO
GEN. #3:  Twin
(m. Eleanor) Hans'Grandson
TO
GEN. #3:  Brother
of William & Jesse Brimer; m. Celia Heard; Hans' Grandson
OUR LINE: TO
GEN. #4:  Includes:
OUR
LINE: GEN.
#4 John Brimer and
Sally Parrott(e) of TN - Hans' GGrandson
OUR
LINE: GEN.
#5 Vineyard Rhoten
"Rip" Brimer & Rhoda Miller of TN - Hans' GGGrandson
OUR
LINE: GEN.
#6 George Washington Brimer & Emmaline Mount of TN - Hans' 4th
GGrandson
OUR
LINE: GEN.
#7 Cora Eliza Brimer & John Wesley Russell of TN - Hans' 5th
GGranddaughter
MIKE's LINE: TO
GEN. #4:  Hans'
GGrandson
MIKE's LINE: GEN.
#5 John
Stewart Brimer & Sparks Sisters of MO - Hans' GGGrandson
MIKE's LINE: GEN.
#6  Stephen
R. Brimer & Willa Angelina Inlow of MO - Hans' GGGGrandson
MIKE's LINE: GEN.
#7  Paul
T. Brimer and Darlene Daniel of MO - Hans' GGGGGrandson
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Past contributors:
Updated/corrected
10/26/10 (My thanks to "Shirley" for correcting a major error in the
early years of this line. )
Updated/corrected
Thanks to Frank Anderson!
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