Alice Lucille Briggs

F, #10964, b. circa 1915, d. 12 November 1989
Last Edited=19 Mar 2025
     Alice Lucille Briggs was born circa 1915 at Kansas. She married Harry Francis Kitsmiller on 25 July 1933 at Newkirk, Kay Co., Oklahoma. Alice Lucille Briggs and Harry Francis Kitsmiller were divorced on 20 October 1952 at Billings, Yellowstone Co., Montana, Grounds listed were mental cruelty. Alice Lucille Briggs died on 12 November 1989.

Lunetta Briggs

F, #9822, b. 18 October 1873, d. 30 September 1963
Last Edited=5 Jan 2024
     Lunetta Briggs was born on 18 October 1873 at Indiana. She married Herbert Heaton Rupel, son of Tilghman H. Rupel and Rebecca A. Heaton, on 7 February 1906 at Indiana. Lunetta Briggs died on 30 September 1963 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 89.1 She was buried at Evergreen Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Riverside, Riverside Co., California.

Census

CensusDatePlace
CensusApril 1950El Monte, Los Angeles Co., California, Record ID     62308::260001977
URL     https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/260001977:62308
Image Page URL     https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62308/images/43290879-California-062948-0022
Name     Lunetta B Rupel
Age     76
Birth Date     abt 1874
Gender     Female
Race     White
Birth Place     Illinois
Marital Status     Widowed
Relationship     Mother-in-law
Residence Date     1950
Residence     El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
Street Name     Florinda Ave
House Number     3455
Dwelling Number     189
Farm     No
Acres     No
Occupation Category     Unable to Work
Household Members     Clare E Harrison, 37, Head, Anna R Harrison, 40, Wife, Lunetta B Rupel
Source.Title     1950 United States Federal Census
Source.Part1     National Archives at Washington, DC
Source.Part2     Washington, D.C.
Source.Part3     Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950
Source.Year     1950
Source.Census Place     El Monte, Los Angeles, California
Source.Roll     1634
Source.Page     21
Source.Enumeration District     19-750
Source.Citation     National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 1634; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 19-750

Children of Lunetta Briggs and Herbert Heaton Rupel

Citations

  1. [S2545] Findagrave.com website, database and images (Find a Grave, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah ), Clyde Rupel, Memorial ID 11382841,
    Birth: 1865
    Death: 30 January 1877
    Burial: Sumption Prairie Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
    Source: Find a Grave
    SourceCitation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11382841/clyde-rupel: accessed 05 January 2024), memorial page for Clyde Rupel (1865–30 Jan 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11382841, citing Sumption Prairie Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

    Parents
    Tilghman H. Rupel 1842–1898
    Rebecca Heaton Rupel 1846–1897
    Siblings
    Howard Glen Rupel 1878–1946
    Image URL: https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2019/97/11382841_57fc2536-6a79-4f58-a350-46f3802fa3b6.jpeg,.

Mary Margaret Briggs

F, #7791, b. 12 October 1928, d. 25 May 2021
Last Edited=27 Oct 2024
Relationships
5th cousin of Steven Harn Redman
4th great-granddaughter of John Hearn
     Mary Margaret Briggs was born on 12 October 1928.1 She was the daughter of Walter Eugene Briggs and Alice Mary Harn. Mary Margaret Briggs married Charles E. Schommer on 1 November 1949 at Montgomery Co., Ohio. Mary Margaret Briggs lived in May 1973 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio. She died on 25 May 2021 at age 92.1 She was buried at Polk Grove Cemetery, Butler Twsp., Montgomery Co., Ohio.1

Citations

  1. [S2545] Findagrave.com website, database and images (Find a Grave, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah ), Mary Schommer, Memorial ID 201789335,
    Birth: 12 October 1928
    Death: 25 May 2021
    Burial: Polk Grove Cemetery, Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
    Source: Find a Grave
    SourceCitation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201789335/mary-schommer: accessed October 27, 2024), memorial page for Mary Schommer (12 Oct 1928–25 May 2021), Find a Grave Memorial ID 201789335, citing Polk Grove Cemetery, Butler Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by GraveHunter (contributor 47976571).

    Spouses
    Charles E Schommer 1926–2013
    Image URL: https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2019/216/201789335_09a8e3f5-1de2-49cd-a456-a8eea0c43a08.jpeg,.

Walter Eugene Briggs

M, #7790, b. 9 November 1896, d. 5 May 1973
Last Edited=8 Apr 2025
     Walter Eugene Briggs was born on 9 November 1896 at Ross, Butler Co., Ohio.1 He married Alice Mary Harn, daughter of Frances Reese Harn and Mary Jane McMahon. Walter Eugene Briggs died on 5 May 1973 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at age 76.1

BRIGGS, Walter E., 76,

7840 Frederick Rd., passed away Sat. at Miami Valley Hospital. He was employed at Delco Products for 40 years, retiring as foreman in 1967. Survived by wife, Alice M., a daughter, Mrs. Mary Schommer, Dayton, O; and 2 granddaughters. He was a member of Third St. Baptist Church and the Progressive Class for 48 yrs., also a member of the Church Bowling League. Member of the Delco 25 yr. Club. Life member of the Foreman's Club. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Marker & Heller Funeral Home, 1706 N. Main St. Rev. John M. McDonald officiating. Burial Woodland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home 5 to 8 p.m. Monday.

Dayton Daily News
Dayton, Ohio - Monday, May 07, 1973, page 31.2

He was buried at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.1

Child of Walter Eugene Briggs and Alice Mary Harn

Citations

  1. [S2545] Findagrave.com website, database and images (Find a Grave, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah ), Walter Eugene Briggs, Memorial ID 90730407,
    Birth: 9 November 1896, Ross, Butler County, Ohio, USA
    Death: 5 May 1973, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
    Burial: Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
    Source: Find a Grave
    SourceCitation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90730407/walter_eugene-briggs: accessed April 8, 2025), memorial page for Walter Eugene Briggs (9 Nov 1896–5 May 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90730407, citing Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Loretta Castaldi (contributor 47472615).

    Parents
    Charles G. Briggs Jr 1854–1926
    Laura A Young Briggs 1858–1905
    Spouses
    Alice Mary Harn Briggs 1899–1982
    Siblings
    Earl Clarence Briggs 1880–1965
    Grover C Briggs 1885–1949
    Allen B Briggs 1887–1911
    Roy Frances Briggs 1889–1927
    Image URL: https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2013/169/90730407_137167906887.jpg,.
  2. [S2879] Walter E. BRIGGS, Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio), Newspapers.com, 7 May 1973, 31. Hereinafter cited as Dayton Daily News.

Ann Loring Brigham

F, #2524, b. 19 December 1946, d. 25 October 2009
Last Edited=18 Oct 2018
Relationships
4th cousin 1 time removed of Steven Harn Redman
8th great-granddaughter of Francis (1) Purdy
10th great-granddaughter of Joris Jansen De Rappalje
     Ann Loring Brigham was born on 19 December 1946.1,2 She was the daughter of Robert Doyle Brigham and Norma Smith Tonkin. Ann Loring Brigham died on 25 October 2009 at age 62.

Citations

  1. [S901] Paul Bradley Purdy (321), A branch of the Purdy family descending from David and Eliza Ann Purdy with David's line from Francis Purdy of Fairfield 1595-1658. FHL Call Number 929.273 P972, pg 33 (Flint, Michigan: Purdy self-published, c1962). Hereinafter cited as The David Purdy Family.
  2. [S1841] Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller, "Email from Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller 29Aug2007," e-mail message from e-mail address (n/a) to Steven Harn Redman, 29 Aug 2007. Hereinafter cited as "Email from Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller 29Aug2007."

Barbara Maynard Brigham

F, #2525
Last Edited=18 Oct 2018
Relationships
4th cousin 1 time removed of Steven Harn Redman
8th great-granddaughter of Francis (1) Purdy
10th great-granddaughter of Joris Jansen De Rappalje
     Barbara Maynard Brigham is the daughter of Robert Doyle Brigham and Norma Smith Tonkin.

Robert Doyle Brigham

M, #1408, b. 24 September 1922, d. 27 September 2014
Last Edited=26 Jan 2021
     Robert Doyle Brigham was born on 24 September 1922 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.1,2 He graduated in 1940 at New Trier High School, Winnetka, Cook Co., Illinois.3 He married Norma Smith Tonkin, daughter of Loring Lombard Tonkin and Norma Madeline Smith, on 10 February 1945 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.4,2 Robert Doyle Brigham died on 27 September 2014 at age 92.3

Following is the obituary for Robert Doyle Brigham:

WILLIAMSBURG - Robert Doyle Brigham, 92, died September 27, 2014. He was preceded in death by his wife, Norma "Dickie" of 68 years and a daughter, Ann. He is survived by daughters, Barbara of Greenwich, CT, Susan of Hellertown, PA, sons Rob, and his wife, Anne, of Greensboro, VT, Wade and his wife, Mary of Hellertown, PA and six grandchildren. "Brig" grew up in Winnetka, IL and graduated from New Trier High School in 1940. He entered the V-12 program at Denison University where he served as a Communications Officer on an LST in the Pacific during WWII. Here he also was a proud member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He met his wife Dickie at Denison University. They married in 1945. After the war, in 1946, he went to work for Exxon (Standard Oil, Esso) and stayed with that company until his retirement. His many interesting assignments started in Baltimore, then went on to personnel work in Boston, New York, Toronto and ended in 1983 when he retired as Corporate Secretary and Executive Development Coordinator of Exxon Chemical Company in Darien, CT. After retirement they moved to St. Simons Island, GA and spent 13 happy years there before moving to The Williamsburg Landing Retirement Community. There will be a private family service in New Jersey. Donations may be made in his name to The Benevolence Fund, c/o Sally Wolfe or Helping Hands, c/o Teresa Kelly, 5700 Williamsburg Landing Dr., Williamsburg, VA 23185

Published in Virginia Gazette on Oct. 1, 2014.3

Citations

  1. [S900] Paul Bradley Purdy (321), A branch of the Purdy family descending from David and Eliza Ann Purdy with David's line from Francis Purdy of Fairfield 1595-1658. FHL Call Number 929.273 P972, pg 33 (Flint, Michigan: Purdy self-published, c1962). Hereinafter cited as The David Purdy Family.
  2. [S1841] Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller, "Email from Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller 29Aug2007," e-mail message from e-mail address (n/a) to Steven Harn Redman, 29 Aug 2007. Hereinafter cited as "Email from Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller 29Aug2007."
  3. [S2426] Robert Doyle Brigham, Virginia Gazette, https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vagazette/obituary.aspx?n=robert-doyle-brigham&pid=172641797, 01 Oct 2014, n/a. Hereinafter cited as Virginia Gazette.
  4. [S901] Paul Bradley Purdy (321), A branch of the Purdy family descending from David and Eliza Ann Purdy with David's line from Francis Purdy of Fairfield 1595-1658. FHL Call Number 929.273 P972, pg 33 (Flint, Michigan: Purdy self-published, c1962). Hereinafter cited as The David Purdy Family.

Robert Doyle Brigham Jr.

M, #2526
Last Edited=24 May 2021
Relationships
4th cousin 1 time removed of Steven Harn Redman
8th great-grandson of Francis (1) Purdy
10th great-grandson of Joris Jansen De Rappalje
     Robert Doyle Brigham Jr. is the son of Robert Doyle Brigham and Norma Smith Tonkin. Robert Doyle Brigham Jr. married Anne Rutledge Parker, daughter of John E. Parker and Elizabeth Smith, on 11 July 1981 at Stowe, Lamoille Co., Vermont.1 Robert Doyle Brigham Jr. married Anne (?)2

Citations

  1. [S2425] Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008: Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008 (database on-line). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

    Original data:
    Vermont. Vermont Marriage Records, 1909-2003. Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, Montpelier, Vermont.
    Vermont. Vermont Marriage Records, 2004-2008. Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, Vermont., Ancestry.com website, Ancestry, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah. Hereinafter cited as Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008.
  2. [S2426] Robert Doyle Brigham, Virginia Gazette, https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vagazette/obituary.aspx?n=robert-doyle-brigham&pid=172641797, 01 Oct 2014, n/a. Hereinafter cited as Virginia Gazette.

Susan Tonkin Brigham

F, #2528
Last Edited=18 Oct 2018
Relationships
4th cousin 1 time removed of Steven Harn Redman
8th great-granddaughter of Francis (1) Purdy
10th great-granddaughter of Joris Jansen De Rappalje
     Susan Tonkin Brigham is the daughter of Robert Doyle Brigham and Norma Smith Tonkin.

Wade Tonkin Brigham

M, #2527
Last Edited=18 Oct 2018
Relationships
4th cousin 1 time removed of Steven Harn Redman
8th great-grandson of Francis (1) Purdy
10th great-grandson of Joris Jansen De Rappalje
     Wade Tonkin Brigham is the son of Robert Doyle Brigham and Norma Smith Tonkin. Wade Tonkin Brigham married Mary (?)1

Citations

  1. [S2426] Robert Doyle Brigham, Virginia Gazette, https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vagazette/obituary.aspx?n=robert-doyle-brigham&pid=172641797, 01 Oct 2014, n/a. Hereinafter cited as Virginia Gazette.

male Bright

M, #8817
Last Edited=15 Jun 2021
     Male Bright married Marion Louise Adler, daughter of Carl Henry Adler and Edna Earl Perkins, before 1938.

Betty A. Brightwell

F, #8673, b. 31 May 1922, d. 22 August 1984
Last Edited=28 Feb 2021
     Betty A. Brightwell was born on 31 May 1922. She married Harry Ralph Gue, son of Harry Colon Gue and Sallie Amelia Poole. Betty A. Brightwell died on 22 August 1984 at age 62. She was buried at Damascus United Methodist Church Cemetery, Damascus, Montgomery Co., Maryland.1

Child of Betty A. Brightwell and Harry Ralph Gue

Citations

  1. [S2545] Findagrave.com website, database and images (Find a Grave, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah ), Betty A (Brightwell) Gue, Memorial ID 106918915,
    Birth: 31 May 1922
    Death: 22 August 1984
    Burial: Damascus United Methodist Church Cemetery, Damascus, Montgomery County, Maryland
    Source: Find a Grave
    SourceCitation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 28 February 2021), memorial page for Betty A Brightwell Gue (31 May 1922–22 Aug 1984), Find a Grave Memorial no. 106918915, citing Damascus United Methodist Church Cemetery, Damascus, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Wildflower (contributor 47716214).
    Parents Dennis Leroy Brightwell 1891–1944 Ida May Smith Brightwell 1899–1941
    Spouse Harry Ralph Gue 1921–1980
    Siblings David Joseph Brightwell unknown–1930 Joseph L Brightwell 1918–1919
    Children Ronald Wayne Gue 1943–2017,.

D. Ross Brinkley Jr.1

F, #7222
Last Edited=8 Sep 2014
Relationships
5th cousin of Steven Harn Redman
9th great-granddaughter of Francis (1) Purdy
11th great-granddaughter of Joris Jansen De Rappalje
     D. Ross Brinkley Jr. is the daughter of Senator David Ross Brinkley Sr. and Sallie (?)1

Citations

  1. [S2318] Jean Tonkin Brinkley, 83, Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD), http://articles.herald-mail.com/2009-12-29/news/25156618_1_keeney-husband-friends, 29 Dec 2009, n/a, Name of Deceased: Jean Tonkin Brinkley
    Gender: F (Female)
    Age at Death: 83
    Death Date: 26 Dec 2009
    Obituary Date: 29 Dec 2009
    Newspaper Title: Morning Herald
    Newspaper Location: Hagerstown, MD, USA
    Birth Date: 24 Jul 1926
    Residence (at time of death): New Market
    Spouse's Name: George Ross Brinkley, Jr
    Parents' Names: Loring Lombard and Norma Smith Tonkin
    Childrens' Names: Norma Brinkley Staley and husband, Patrick, of Monrovia, MD, Elizabeth Brinkley Sponseller and husband, Michael, Sen
    Siblings' Names: Alberta Brinkley Holtz, of Vero Beach, Fla; Edgar W. Holtz; John B. Tonkin; Margaret Crumrine, Mary Davis and Martha Spelsberg; Norma Tonkin Brigham of Williamsburg, VA
    Number of Grandchildren: 11
    Number of Great-grandchildren: 2

    Source Citation: Newspaper: Morning Herald; Publication Date: 29 Dec 2009; Publication Place: Hagerstown, MD, USA.
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. United States Obituary Collection (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
    Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry.. Hereinafter cited as Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD).

Senator David Ross Brinkley Sr.1

M, #2531
Last Edited=15 Sep 2021
Relationships
4th cousin 1 time removed of Steven Harn Redman
8th great-grandson of Francis (1) Purdy
10th great-grandson of Joris Jansen De Rappalje
     Senator David Ross Brinkley Sr. is the son of Dr. George Ross Brinkley Jr. and Jean Tonkin. Senator David Ross Brinkley Sr. married Sallie (?)2

Children of Senator David Ross Brinkley Sr. and Sallie (?)

Citations

  1. [S1841] Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller, "Email from Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller 29Aug2007," e-mail message from e-mail address (n/a) to Steven Harn Redman, 29 Aug 2007. Hereinafter cited as "Email from Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller 29Aug2007."
  2. [S2318] Jean Tonkin Brinkley, 83, Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD), http://articles.herald-mail.com/2009-12-29/news/25156618_1_keeney-husband-friends, 29 Dec 2009, n/a, Name of Deceased: Jean Tonkin Brinkley
    Gender: F (Female)
    Age at Death: 83
    Death Date: 26 Dec 2009
    Obituary Date: 29 Dec 2009
    Newspaper Title: Morning Herald
    Newspaper Location: Hagerstown, MD, USA
    Birth Date: 24 Jul 1926
    Residence (at time of death): New Market
    Spouse's Name: George Ross Brinkley, Jr
    Parents' Names: Loring Lombard and Norma Smith Tonkin
    Childrens' Names: Norma Brinkley Staley and husband, Patrick, of Monrovia, MD, Elizabeth Brinkley Sponseller and husband, Michael, Sen
    Siblings' Names: Alberta Brinkley Holtz, of Vero Beach, Fla; Edgar W. Holtz; John B. Tonkin; Margaret Crumrine, Mary Davis and Martha Spelsberg; Norma Tonkin Brigham of Williamsburg, VA
    Number of Grandchildren: 11
    Number of Great-grandchildren: 2

    Source Citation: Newspaper: Morning Herald; Publication Date: 29 Dec 2009; Publication Place: Hagerstown, MD, USA.
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. United States Obituary Collection (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
    Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry.. Hereinafter cited as Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD).

Elizabeth Allman Brinkley

F, #2530
Last Edited=8 Sep 2014
Relationships
4th cousin 1 time removed of Steven Harn Redman
8th great-granddaughter of Francis (1) Purdy
10th great-granddaughter of Joris Jansen De Rappalje
     Elizabeth Allman Brinkley is the daughter of Dr. George Ross Brinkley Jr. and Jean Tonkin. Elizabeth Allman Brinkley married Michael Sponseller.1

Children of Elizabeth Allman Brinkley and Michael Sponseller

Citations

  1. [S1840] Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller, "Email from Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller 27Aug2007," e-mail message from e-mail address (n/a) to Steven Harn Redman, 27 Aug 2007. Hereinafter cited as "Email from Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller 27Aug2007."
  2. [S2318] Jean Tonkin Brinkley, 83, Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD), http://articles.herald-mail.com/2009-12-29/news/25156618_1_keeney-husband-friends, 29 Dec 2009, n/a, Name of Deceased: Jean Tonkin Brinkley
    Gender: F (Female)
    Age at Death: 83
    Death Date: 26 Dec 2009
    Obituary Date: 29 Dec 2009
    Newspaper Title: Morning Herald
    Newspaper Location: Hagerstown, MD, USA
    Birth Date: 24 Jul 1926
    Residence (at time of death): New Market
    Spouse's Name: George Ross Brinkley, Jr
    Parents' Names: Loring Lombard and Norma Smith Tonkin
    Childrens' Names: Norma Brinkley Staley and husband, Patrick, of Monrovia, MD, Elizabeth Brinkley Sponseller and husband, Michael, Sen
    Siblings' Names: Alberta Brinkley Holtz, of Vero Beach, Fla; Edgar W. Holtz; John B. Tonkin; Margaret Crumrine, Mary Davis and Martha Spelsberg; Norma Tonkin Brigham of Williamsburg, VA
    Number of Grandchildren: 11
    Number of Great-grandchildren: 2

    Source Citation: Newspaper: Morning Herald; Publication Date: 29 Dec 2009; Publication Place: Hagerstown, MD, USA.
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. United States Obituary Collection (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
    Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry.. Hereinafter cited as Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD).

Erina E. Brinkley1

F, #7223
Last Edited=8 Sep 2014
Relationships
5th cousin of Steven Harn Redman
9th great-granddaughter of Francis (1) Purdy
11th great-granddaughter of Joris Jansen De Rappalje
     Erina E. Brinkley is the daughter of Senator David Ross Brinkley Sr. and Sallie (?)1

Citations

  1. [S2318] Jean Tonkin Brinkley, 83, Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD), http://articles.herald-mail.com/2009-12-29/news/25156618_1_keeney-husband-friends, 29 Dec 2009, n/a, Name of Deceased: Jean Tonkin Brinkley
    Gender: F (Female)
    Age at Death: 83
    Death Date: 26 Dec 2009
    Obituary Date: 29 Dec 2009
    Newspaper Title: Morning Herald
    Newspaper Location: Hagerstown, MD, USA
    Birth Date: 24 Jul 1926
    Residence (at time of death): New Market
    Spouse's Name: George Ross Brinkley, Jr
    Parents' Names: Loring Lombard and Norma Smith Tonkin
    Childrens' Names: Norma Brinkley Staley and husband, Patrick, of Monrovia, MD, Elizabeth Brinkley Sponseller and husband, Michael, Sen
    Siblings' Names: Alberta Brinkley Holtz, of Vero Beach, Fla; Edgar W. Holtz; John B. Tonkin; Margaret Crumrine, Mary Davis and Martha Spelsberg; Norma Tonkin Brigham of Williamsburg, VA
    Number of Grandchildren: 11
    Number of Great-grandchildren: 2

    Source Citation: Newspaper: Morning Herald; Publication Date: 29 Dec 2009; Publication Place: Hagerstown, MD, USA.
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. United States Obituary Collection (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
    Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry.. Hereinafter cited as Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD).

Dr. George Ross Brinkley Jr.1,2

M, #1409, b. 18 March 1926, d. 11 September 1982
Last Edited=30 Apr 2023
     Dr. George Ross Brinkley Jr. was born on 18 March 1926 at Clarksburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia.2,3 He married Jean Tonkin, daughter of Loring Lombard Tonkin and Norma Madeline Smith, on 25 June 1949 at Clarksburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia.4,2 Dr. George Ross Brinkley Jr. lived in 1957 at Baltimore, Maryland. His Social Security Number was 235-34-2341, issued in West Virginia before 1951, lists birth as 18 May 1926, death as Sep 1982, last residence being New Market, Maryland. He died on 11 September 1982 at Frederick, Frederick Co., Maryland, at age 56.2,3 He was buried at New Market Cemetery, New Market, Frederick Co., Maryland.5,3

Citations

  1. [S900] Paul Bradley Purdy (321), A branch of the Purdy family descending from David and Eliza Ann Purdy with David's line from Francis Purdy of Fairfield 1595-1658. FHL Call Number 929.273 P972, pg 33 (Flint, Michigan: Purdy self-published, c1962). Hereinafter cited as The David Purdy Family.
  2. [S1841] Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller, "Email from Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller 29Aug2007," e-mail message from e-mail address (n/a) to Steven Harn Redman, 29 Aug 2007. Hereinafter cited as "Email from Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller 29Aug2007."
  3. [S2545] Findagrave.com website, database and images (Find a Grave, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah ), George Ross Brinkley Jr., Memorial ID 22761449,
    Birth: 18 March 1926
    Death: 11 September 1982
    Burial: New Market Cemetery, New Market, Frederick County, Maryland
    Source: Find a Grave
    SourceCitation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22761449/george-ross-brinkley: accessed 30 April 2023), memorial page for George Ross Brinkley Jr. (18 Mar 1926–11 Sep 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22761449, citing New Market Cemetery, New Market, Frederick County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by J. Colin Clark (contributor 47094715).

    Parents
    George Ross Brinkley 1896–1992
    Johannah Spelsberg Brinkley 1898–1945
    Spouses
    Jean Tonkin Brinkley 1926–2009
    Image URL: https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2007/311/22761449_119455982965.jpg,.
  4. [S901] Paul Bradley Purdy (321), A branch of the Purdy family descending from David and Eliza Ann Purdy with David's line from Francis Purdy of Fairfield 1595-1658. FHL Call Number 929.273 P972, pg 33 (Flint, Michigan: Purdy self-published, c1962). Hereinafter cited as The David Purdy Family.
  5. [S2546] BillonGraves website, database and images (BillionGraves, New York City, New York Co., New York ), George Ross Brinkley Jr.
    Birth Date: 18 March 1926
    Death Date: 11 September 1982
    New Market Cemetery, New Market, Frederick, Maryland
    Page.Access Date: 23 September 2020
    Record ID: 19020786
    Page.URL: https://billiongraves.com/grave/George-Ross-Brinkley/19020786,.

Margaret T. Brinkley1

F, #7221
Last Edited=8 Sep 2014
Relationships
5th cousin of Steven Harn Redman
9th great-granddaughter of Francis (1) Purdy
11th great-granddaughter of Joris Jansen De Rappalje
     Margaret T. Brinkley is the daughter of Senator David Ross Brinkley Sr. and Sallie (?)1

Citations

  1. [S2318] Jean Tonkin Brinkley, 83, Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD), http://articles.herald-mail.com/2009-12-29/news/25156618_1_keeney-husband-friends, 29 Dec 2009, n/a, Name of Deceased: Jean Tonkin Brinkley
    Gender: F (Female)
    Age at Death: 83
    Death Date: 26 Dec 2009
    Obituary Date: 29 Dec 2009
    Newspaper Title: Morning Herald
    Newspaper Location: Hagerstown, MD, USA
    Birth Date: 24 Jul 1926
    Residence (at time of death): New Market
    Spouse's Name: George Ross Brinkley, Jr
    Parents' Names: Loring Lombard and Norma Smith Tonkin
    Childrens' Names: Norma Brinkley Staley and husband, Patrick, of Monrovia, MD, Elizabeth Brinkley Sponseller and husband, Michael, Sen
    Siblings' Names: Alberta Brinkley Holtz, of Vero Beach, Fla; Edgar W. Holtz; John B. Tonkin; Margaret Crumrine, Mary Davis and Martha Spelsberg; Norma Tonkin Brigham of Williamsburg, VA
    Number of Grandchildren: 11
    Number of Great-grandchildren: 2

    Source Citation: Newspaper: Morning Herald; Publication Date: 29 Dec 2009; Publication Place: Hagerstown, MD, USA.
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. United States Obituary Collection (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
    Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry.. Hereinafter cited as Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD).

Norma Tonkin Brinkley

F, #2529
Last Edited=8 Sep 2014
Relationships
4th cousin 1 time removed of Steven Harn Redman
8th great-granddaughter of Francis (1) Purdy
10th great-granddaughter of Joris Jansen De Rappalje
     Norma Tonkin Brinkley is the daughter of Dr. George Ross Brinkley Jr. and Jean Tonkin. Norma Tonkin Brinkley married Patrick Staley.

Citations

  1. [S2318] Jean Tonkin Brinkley, 83, Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD), http://articles.herald-mail.com/2009-12-29/news/25156618_1_keeney-husband-friends, 29 Dec 2009, n/a, Name of Deceased: Jean Tonkin Brinkley
    Gender: F (Female)
    Age at Death: 83
    Death Date: 26 Dec 2009
    Obituary Date: 29 Dec 2009
    Newspaper Title: Morning Herald
    Newspaper Location: Hagerstown, MD, USA
    Birth Date: 24 Jul 1926
    Residence (at time of death): New Market
    Spouse's Name: George Ross Brinkley, Jr
    Parents' Names: Loring Lombard and Norma Smith Tonkin
    Childrens' Names: Norma Brinkley Staley and husband, Patrick, of Monrovia, MD, Elizabeth Brinkley Sponseller and husband, Michael, Sen
    Siblings' Names: Alberta Brinkley Holtz, of Vero Beach, Fla; Edgar W. Holtz; John B. Tonkin; Margaret Crumrine, Mary Davis and Martha Spelsberg; Norma Tonkin Brigham of Williamsburg, VA
    Number of Grandchildren: 11
    Number of Great-grandchildren: 2

    Source Citation: Newspaper: Morning Herald; Publication Date: 29 Dec 2009; Publication Place: Hagerstown, MD, USA.
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. United States Obituary Collection (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
    Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry.. Hereinafter cited as Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD).

Dr. Susan Barnett Brinkley1

F, #2532
Last Edited=11 Feb 2020
Relationships
4th cousin 1 time removed of Steven Harn Redman
8th great-granddaughter of Francis (1) Purdy
10th great-granddaughter of Joris Jansen De Rappalje
     Dr. Susan Barnett Brinkley is the daughter of Dr. George Ross Brinkley Jr. and Jean Tonkin. Dr. Susan Barnett Brinkley married Wade Gowl.2

Citations

  1. [S1841] Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller, "Email from Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller 29Aug2007," e-mail message from e-mail address (n/a) to Steven Harn Redman, 29 Aug 2007. Hereinafter cited as "Email from Elizabeth (Brinkley) Sponseller 29Aug2007."
  2. [S2318] Jean Tonkin Brinkley, 83, Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD), http://articles.herald-mail.com/2009-12-29/news/25156618_1_keeney-husband-friends, 29 Dec 2009, n/a, Name of Deceased: Jean Tonkin Brinkley
    Gender: F (Female)
    Age at Death: 83
    Death Date: 26 Dec 2009
    Obituary Date: 29 Dec 2009
    Newspaper Title: Morning Herald
    Newspaper Location: Hagerstown, MD, USA
    Birth Date: 24 Jul 1926
    Residence (at time of death): New Market
    Spouse's Name: George Ross Brinkley, Jr
    Parents' Names: Loring Lombard and Norma Smith Tonkin
    Childrens' Names: Norma Brinkley Staley and husband, Patrick, of Monrovia, MD, Elizabeth Brinkley Sponseller and husband, Michael, Sen
    Siblings' Names: Alberta Brinkley Holtz, of Vero Beach, Fla; Edgar W. Holtz; John B. Tonkin; Margaret Crumrine, Mary Davis and Martha Spelsberg; Norma Tonkin Brigham of Williamsburg, VA
    Number of Grandchildren: 11
    Number of Great-grandchildren: 2

    Source Citation: Newspaper: Morning Herald; Publication Date: 29 Dec 2009; Publication Place: Hagerstown, MD, USA.
    Source Information:
    Ancestry.com. United States Obituary Collection (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
    Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry.. Hereinafter cited as Morning Herald Newspaper (Hagerstown, MD).

Helen Blanche Brisbane

F, #10634, b. 24 May 1911, d. 19 August 2005
Last Edited=24 Dec 2024
     Helen Blanche Brisbane was born on 24 May 1911 at Morris, Stevens Co., Minnesota.1 She married Elmor Carl Ryhn on 12 November 1937 at Stevens Co., Minnesota. Helen Blanche Brisbane lived in 1958 at Morris, Stevens Co., Minnesota. She married Clinton Francis Sax, son of Stephen Edward Sax and May Perkins, on 13 January 1958 at Grant Co., South Dakota. Helen Blanche Brisbane died on 19 August 2005 at Morris, Stevens Co., Minnesota, at age 94.1 She was buried at Summit Cemetery, Morris, Stevens Co., Minnesota.1

Citations

  1. [S2545] Findagrave.com website, database and images (Find a Grave, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah ), Helen Blanche (Brisbane) Ryhn, Memorial ID 122506840,
    Birth: 24 May 1911, Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota, USA
    Death: 19 August 2005, Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota, USA
    Burial: Summit Cemetery, Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota
    Source: Find a Grave
    SourceCitation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122506840/helen_blanche-ryhn: accessed December 24, 2024), memorial page for Helen Blanche Brisbane Ryhn (24 May 1911–19 Aug 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122506840, citing Summit Cemetery, Morris, Stevens County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129).

    Parents
    Aldis William Brisbane 1871–1936
    Bessie Clarinda McDougall Brisbane 1878–1967
    Spouses
    Elmor Carl Ryhn 1899–1981
    Siblings
    Alice Genevieve Brisbane 1902–1904
    Image URL: https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2018/146/122506840_0cfa50dc-77fd-4133-bab6-fe3c3366dc51.jpeg,.

Brenda Brittenstine1

F, #6778
Last Edited=11 Sep 2012
     Brenda Brittenstine married David E. Hammack, son of Dale M. Hammack and Doris Irene Harn.1

Citations

  1. [S2053] Letter from Jennifer (Hammack) White (P.O. Box 205;Bluffs, IL 62621) to Steven Harn Redman, 27 May 2012; Steven Harn Redman (Steven Harn Redman, P.O. BOX 294, Lyman, WY).

James Brockman

M, #10923, b. circa 1928, d. 1986
Last Edited=17 Feb 2025
     James Brockman was born circa 1928 at Missouri. He married Patricia Darnell, daughter of James Ellsworth Darnell and Beatrice Albina Nestaval, on 21 January 1950 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., Pennsylvania. James Brockman died in 1986.

Donald Brockmeier

M, #11177
Last Edited=31 Mar 2025
Relationships
3rd cousin 1 time removed of Terresa Ann Struck
3rd great-grandson of Emanuel Warfel
     Donald Brockmeier is the son of male Brockmeier and Maxine Amanda Hutson.

male Brockmeier

M, #11176
Last Edited=31 Mar 2025
     Male Brockmeier married Maxine Amanda Hutson, daughter of Jentry Hutson and Georgia Elma Warfel.1

Child of male Brockmeier and Maxine Amanda Hutson

Citations

  1. [S3094] GEORGIA ELMA HUTSON, Crawford Mirror (Steelville, Missouri), Newspapers.com, 13 April 1961, 1. Hereinafter cited as Crawford Mirror.

Margaret Louise Brodin1

F, #6814
Last Edited=28 Oct 2018
     Margaret Louise Brodin married Wayne Leroy Sherman.1

Child of Margaret Louise Brodin and Wayne Leroy Sherman

Citations

  1. [S1702] Minnesota Birth Index 1935-2002, online www.ancestry.com, Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002
    Name:     Gary Wayne Sherman
    Birth Date:     1 Feb 1941
    Birth County:     Hennepin
    Birth State:     Minnesota
    Father:     Wayne Leroy Sherman
    Mother:     Margaret Louise Brodin
    File Number:     1941-MN-009724
    Source Information:
    Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
    Original data: Minnesota. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health.. Hereinafter cited as Minnesota Birth Index 1935-2002.

Edith W. Brommund

F, #9083, b. 20 December 1878, d. 18 December 1938
Last Edited=7 Oct 2022
     Edith W. Brommund was born on 20 December 1878 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.1 She married George W. Franz in 1904. Edith W. Brommund married James William Harn, son of Theodore Columbus Harn and Cora Ellen Rust, in 1924. Edith W. Brommund died on 18 December 1938 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at age 59.1 She was buried at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.1

Citations

  1. [S2545] Findagrave.com website, database and images (Find a Grave, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah ), Edith W (Brommund Franz) Harn, Memorial ID 90848128,
    Birth: 20 December 1878, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
    Death: 18 December 1938, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
    Burial: Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
    Source: Find a Grave
    SourceCitation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90848128/edith-w-harn: accessed 13 June 2022), memorial page for Edith W Brommund Franz Harn (20 Dec 1878–18 Dec 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90848128, citing Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Angie H (contributor 47105928).
    Parents Charles Brommund Charles Brommund 1847–1908
    Eva Brommund Eva Radate Brommund 1849–1916

    Spouses George Franz George W Franz 1873–1918 (m. 1904) James William Harn 1880–1949 (m. 1924)
    Siblings Charles Brommund Charles A. Brommund 1873–1907
    Edward Brommund Edward W Brommund 1875–1901,.

Anna Mae Brones

F, #9819, b. 1884, d. January 1954
Last Edited=5 Jan 2024
     Anna Mae Brones was born in 1884 at Iowa.1 She married Howard Glenn Rupel, son of Tilghman H. Rupel and Rebecca A. Heaton, on 19 September 1918 at Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa. Anna Mae Brones died in January 1954 at Floyd Co., Iowa.1 She was buried at Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph Co, Indiana.1

Citations

  1. [S2545] Findagrave.com website, database and images (Find a Grave, 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, Utah Co., Utah ), Anna Mae (Brones) Rupel, Memorial ID 156481286,
    Birth: 1884, Iowa, USA
    Death: January 1954, Floyd County, Iowa, USA
    Burial: Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
    Source: Find a Grave
    SourceCitation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156481286/anna-mae-rupel: accessed 05 January 2024), memorial page for Anna Mae Brones Rupel (1884–Jan 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156481286, citing Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by bill3262 (contributor 48550421).

    Spouses
    Howard Glen Rupel 1878–1946 (m. 1918)
    Image URL: https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2015/362/156481286_1451407303.jpg,.

George W. Bronson

M, #3783, b. 25 August 1814
Last Edited=11 Apr 1999
     George W. Bronson was born on 25 August 1814 at Wayne Co., Ohio.1 He married Mary Calkins in 1835.

Child of George W. Bronson and Mary Calkins

Citations

  1. [S1357] N/a, History of St Joseph Co , Indiana, 1880, page 674 (Chicago, Illinois: C.C. Chapman & Company, 1880). Hereinafter cited as History of St. Joseph Co., Indiana.

Cheryl Ann Brooke

F, #5223
Last Edited=30 Apr 2025
Relationships
3rd cousin of Steven Harn Redman
4th great-granddaughter of John Hearn
     Cheryl Ann Brooke is the daughter of Reid Jenkins Brooke and Betty Lou Pauline Fleenor. Cheryl Ann Brooke married Dennis Harold Knutson on 23 December 1965 at Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington. Cheryl Ann Brooke and Dennis Harold Knutson were divorced on 27 July 1966 at Multnomah Co., Oregon, Grounds listed were Cruel & Inhuman Treatment. Cheryl Ann Brooke married Richard L. Cook on 30 April 1971 at Washington. Cheryl Ann Brooke and Richard L. Cook were divorced on 20 November 1972 at Clark Co., Washington. Cheryl Ann Brooke married Jarrott Joseph Latimer on 15 December 1972 at Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington. Cheryl Ann Brooke and Jarrott Joseph Latimer were divorced on 11 March 1974 at Klamath Co., Oregon.