Brower Homestead

 

The Virginia Settlement
 or The Four Mile 
Church of the Brethren

 

        By Rev. Merle C. Rummel

 

 

 BROWER

B1

DANIEL BROWER             m. 8/20/1831    Sarah Shively

b. 7/10/1803   Franklin Co. VA            b. 4/17/1811   Stark Co. OH

d. 2/3/1891    Howard Co. IN              d. 4/28/1876   Preble Co. OH

bur:  Lybrook Cemetery                    bur:  Lybrook Cemetery

f. Jacob Brower II                        f. Adam Shively

m. Anna Rudy

                          m. Preble Co. OH

Elder/Four Mile Church ‑1860‑1891

       Brower family originally from Neuwied, Germany (same town as the Eikenberry's were from).  Christian Brower and family, identified at the Coventry Church, Chester Co. PA, with others of the early families on the Four Mile.  Henry Brower, gf of Daniel, was one of several brothers who went down the Valley to Franklin Co. VA.  Also included was a sister, Barbara Brower, who had married Tobias Miller, brother of Elder Jacob.  Tobias and Barbara came to the Twin Creek, Preble, as did Jacob Brower.  His son Daniel came on to the Four Mile.

1815 ‑Preble Co. OH, on State Line Road

Martin Witter gave use of bred heifer, keep calf ‑start herd.

After death of wife, Daniel went to home of Daughter in Howard Co. IN

ch:  Enoch  (1832‑1834)

     Jacob  (1834‑1837)

     Cristena  (1836‑1923)  m. 1854, William N. Harvey  Howard Co. IN

     Anna  (1838‑1842)

     Susannah  (1841‑1864)

B16  John  (1842‑1916)      m. 1866, Rebecca Marshall   Preble Co. OH

     Elizabeth (1844‑1898) ?m.       Daniel Eikenberry (A83B)

     inf  (b/d 1846)

     Henry  (1849‑1912)                                 Richmond, IN

 

B16

JOHN BROWER               m. 9/3/1866     Rebecca Marshall

b. 10/26/1842  Preble Co. OH              b. 12/2/1846  Preble Co. OH

d. 5/27/1916   Preble Co. OH              d. 11/2/1932  Preble Co. OH

bur: Concord Cemetery                     bur: Concord Cemetery

f. Daniel Brower                          f. Josiah Marshall

m. Sarah Shively                          m. Harriet Price

                          m. Preble Co. OH

lived on family farms;  Preble Co. OH, state line

Civil War ‑156 OH Infantry

ch:

     Daniel  (1866‑1940)    m. 1896, Margaret Sheets    Connersville, IN

     William  (1871‑1949)   m. 1900, Lillian Bentram

     Josiah  (1873‑11953)  1/m 1895, Lola Flora

                           2/m 1908, Loretta Brown

     Albert  (1875‑1953)    m. 1915, Grace Shain

     Elizabeth (1877‑1880)

     Ira  (1880‑1948)       m. 1915, Mary Cline

     inf  (b/d 1880)

     Clara  (1883‑1966)     nm

     Alice  (1886‑1960)     nm

     Ethel  (1888‑1960)     nm

     Homer  (1890‑1948)     m. 1911, Edna Pentecost

 

B1B

NOAH BROWER               m. 5/3/1840     Sarah Lybrook           (L164)

b. 1/28/1817  Preble Co. OH               b. 3/28/1823  Union Co. IN

d. 7/22/1877  Denver, IN                  d.1/3/1885

bur: Greenlawn Cem, Mexico IN

f. Jacob Brower                           f. Elder Baltzer Lybrook

m. Elizabeth Teal                         m. Mary Eikenberry

                          m. Miami Co. OH

1836 ‑Miami Co. IN            ‑bro to Mary (M118)

ch:  Mariah  (1841‑1929)    m. 1859, Isaac Miller 2/w (see L165)

     Joseph L (1845‑        m. 1867, Samantha Kirby     Mexico, IN

     Balser J  (1856  dy)

     Albert  (1861‑         m.       Mollie Reep        Iowa