As per the request of a list member, here is the extracted biography on BRINDLE - QUOTE J. A. Brindle, farmer, Mill Creek township, son of Samuel H. and Mary (Ebersole) Brindle; the former born in 1807; the latter a daughter of Joseph Ebersole, who died in 1881, at the age of 91 years. Samuel Ebersole settled early in East Mill Creek, and was the son of Christian Ebersole. Mrs. Brindle is fourth of a family of five children, viz.: Jesse (deceased, Joseph (deceased), Elizabeth (deceased), Mary and Katherine. J. A. Brindle is the youngest of a family of three children, as follows: Samuel E.; Adella B., wife of Dr.A.A. Woods, Erie, and J.A. Samuel E. formerly lived in Girard, where he died. His widow, Emma (Anderson) Brindle, resides in Erie. Their children are: Katie May, Jessie, Rachel and Clarence. The children of Dr. and Mrs. Woods are Bertha and Ethel. J.A. Brindle was born January 21, 1863. He was married August 23, 1888, to Kittie, daughter of Joseph and Lucinda (Silsby) Lanfear, of Girard. Their children are: Gertrude; Fred Landfear, of Bay City, Mich., and Kittie. The children of J. A. Brindle are: Florence, Hazel, Alice Mary, Mabel and Marguerite (deceased). Samuel Brindle, father of J. A., lived for twenty years on the homestead at North Springfield, and came to East Mill Creek in 1866. He was a son of Mathias and Elizabeth Brindle, natives of Cumberland and York counties, respectively. Joseph Brindle was born March 5, 1802, in Springfield township, Erie county, Pa., son of Mathias and Elizabeth Brindle, natives of Cumberland and York counties, respectively. Mathias, in 1800, took up 400 acres of land on the banks of Lake Erie. In the fall of 1800 he went to Franklin county and married Elizabeth Hossler, returning with his bride in the spring of 1801. They settled on the farm and reared eleven children. He filled some of the township offices, was a prominent farmer, and, with the help of his boys, finally cleared all his land. He was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, and one of the incorporators of the beautiful cemetery of East Springfield. He served in the war of 1812. His wife departed this life in 1840, and he in 1845. Joseph Brindle, the second child of this pioneer family, was the first white boy born in Springfield township. He married October 5, 1826, Lodosska Putney, a native of Canada, daughter of Jewett Putney. This union has been blessed with seven children, viz.: Sarah E., wife of Adolphus Maxina; Franklin M. (deceased); Charlotte M. (deceased); Louisa H. (deceased); Martha (now living), and Willie J. (deceased). Mrs. Brindle departed this life in October, 1880. P. M. Brindle was born November 19, 1820, in Springfield township, twelfth child of Mathias and Elizabeth Brindle. Mr. and Mrs. Brindle were the parents of thirteen children, eleven living to be men and women. P. M. Brindle was united in marriage in 1846 with Janet, daughter of Sela and Elizabeth Walbridge, who came to this county from Vermont in 1828; she is a native of Vermont. Three children were born to this union, two surviving: Adelbert H., and Charlotte K., wife of A. E. Walker. UNQUOTE This biography will be posted to the Erie County biographies section along with several others that i extracted at the same time. Bill Klauk