Gertrude Kirkpatrick d/o Robert and Martha Wilson Kirkptrick m. Fred Hamilton. She met an accidental death in 1904. What happened to Fred? He relates to Heil Hamilton. This took place in Carroll Co. "Gertie" was buried at Sharon Baptist Cem with Kirkpatrick family. Fred's name is on her stone but he is not buried there. D.O.S. ----- Original Message ----- From: <KTompk7744@aol.com> To: <brubaker@rootsweb.com> Cc: <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:45 AM Subject: [BRE] George Brubaker obituary (also mentions Eikenberry & Hamilton) > Found in Great-Grandpa's scrapbook, this clipping from the Flora, Indiana, > newspaper for Saturday, October 27, 1923. This was printed as all one > paragraph, so I took the liberty of breaking it up into more manageable > chunks: > > "OBITUARY GEORGE BRUBAKER; DIED AT N.MANCHASTER > > "George Brubaker, youngest son of John and Mary Brubaker, > was born in Preble county, Ohio, December 1, 1831; departed > this life at North Manchester, Indiana, October 17, 1923, aged > 91years, 10 months, and 16 days. In his family he had six > half-brothers and four half-sisters, three full brothers and three > full sisters. His father died April 8, 1846. > > On April 14, 1853, he was married to Susanna Eikenberry, to > which union was born one daughter, Mary Elizabeth, January > 13, 1854. Soon after his marriage, they with his mother and > older brother and sister moved to western Howard county, Indiana, > which was scarcely less than a wilderness. In this community > he lived for seventy years. His wife died February 10, 1855, > leaving him his little daughter, less than a year old. > > He made his home with his mother and sister until his marriage to > Mary Hamilton, daughter of Elder Hiel Hamilton, June 3, 1860. To > this union were born two daughters and three sons. Nancy > Floretta and Eli Howard died in early childhood. Henry Martin > grew to manhood, and with his family in 1895 moved to North > Dakota, where he was killed by lightning August 28, 1921. Ida > Augusta still lives with her parents. Ora George, after spending > several years as a medical missionary in China, is now living near > his parents in North Manchester. > > The deceased's mother died November 2, 1876. His oldest > daughter, Mary Elizabeth, was married to John S Brubaker, > January 18, 1877 and died May 1, 1879. In the fall of 1870, > Wm. M Eikenberry, a nephew of mother Brubaker, a lad of six > years, came to live in the home as a foster child. He too lives > in North Manchester and mourns the loss of a foster father. > > In the fall of 1862 Brother and Sister Brubaker united with the > Church of the Brethren and were baptized by Eld. Jacob > Wagoner. He was elected to the office of deacon in the fall > of 1865. He was a conscientious active member of the church > always willing in its support and anxious to see the work of the > church prosper. He was more than eighty years old when his > son, Dr O G Brubaker, was called to go to China, yet he said his > son should go if it were the Lord's will. During his long service > as a deacon he was often called to take a leading part in church > affairs. > > He was active as a citizen, serving often on juries, superintendent > of public roads, actively interested in whatever was for the better- > ment of the community. He was especially interested in anything > that would be a help for young people. > > As husband and father he made the home such that to leave it was > a sorrow and to return to it was a joy. He leaves his faithful > companion for more than sixty years, one foster son and companion, > one single daughter and one son and companion, all of North > Manchester, eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and other > relatives and friends. > > Funeral services were held last Friday morning at 10:30 at the > Western Howard Church of the Brethren, conducted by Rev. Winger, > president of North Manchester College, assisted by Revs. Ackerman > and John Flora. Interment was made in Union cemetery. > > Happy hunting! > > Jan T > > > > **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used > car > listings at AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message