Brief Life History of George Samuel
When George Samuel Bruner was born in November 1861, in Jackson Township, Clark, Missouri, United States, his father, Jared Brickey Bruner, was 52 and his mother, Martha Ann Driscoll, was 41. He married Faety Cildalina Kelso on 14 June 1886, in Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Fabius Township, Schuyler, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 November 1919, in Lee, Iowa, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Downing, Schuyler, Missouri, United States.
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- George Bruner in household of Jared Bruner, "United States Census, 1880"
- George Bruner, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- George S Bruner, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
German: nickname from Old High German, Old Saxon Brūn (see Brun ).
German and Jewish: variant of Brunner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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