Brush, T. P.

BRUSH, WRAY, BURES, STONE

Posted By: Gary Norris (email)
Date: 2/13/2013 at 09:52:04

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

BRUSH, T.P.—Madison Twp—pg 951-2. Farmer, section 3, P.O. Haven, Tama county. Was born in the State of New York, May 10, 1843. At the age of two years he moved with his parents to Wisconsin, where his father engaged in farming till 1851, when, with his family, he came to Winneshiek county, where out subject, after finishing his education, engaged in farming till 1878, when he located in Tama county for a few months, and in 1879 came to his present place, where he owns 270 acres, thirty of which are timber; there being a good residence site on his farm. Mr. B. was married, in Winneshiek county, April 4, 1863, to Miss Sarah Amanda Wray, of same county, and a native of Chenango county, New York, aged twenty-seven. She had two children by a former marriage: Alice F. (aged twenty-two; now the wife of H. Bures, of Boone, this State) and Nina R. (aged twenty; now the wife of George Stone, of Madison township). By this last union there are six children living: Aethra A. (aged sixteen), Charles E. (aged thirteen), Samuel E. (aged eleven), Amza G. (aged nine), Sarah Amanda (aged seven) and Ralph E. (aged three); also Ennina (deceased; aged twenty-one days).