Jacob W. Brantner

Brief Life History of Jacob W.

When Jacob W. Brantner was born on 15 June 1861, in Breezewood, East Providence Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George Washington Brantner, was 26 and his mother, Nancy A England, was 23. He married Juliann Wilkins on 18 October 1882, in Everett, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Providence Twp, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920 and East Providence Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. He died on 7 October 1943, in Breezewood, East Providence Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Union Memorial Cemetery, Mench, West Providence Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Jacob W. Brantner
1861–1943
Juliann Wilkins
1862–1947
Marriage: 18 October 1882
Ephraim Simon Brantner
1883–1962
Bessie P Brantner
1885–1912
George Marion Brantner
1887–1961
David C Brantner
1889–1954
David H Brantner
1890–
Ira Oliver Brantner
1892–1945
M Ephraim Brantner
1895–
Marshal Jacob Brantner
1896–1967
Annie M Brantner
1899–
Clara Marie Brantner
1903–1987

Sources (24)

  • Jacob Brantner, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Jacob W Brantner, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jacob Brantner in entry for George M. Brantner and Zelda F. Wigfield, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

German (also Bräntner): topographic name for a settler on land cleared by fire, from Middle High German brant ‘burn’ + the suffix -ner denoting an inhabitant.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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