Obituary of Henry Edward Brines: "Henry Edward Brines, a pioneer resident of Schuyler County, died last Thursday at the home of his sisters, Misses Lou and Harriett Brines, near Pleasantview in his eighty-eighth year. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. C. P. Wright, were held from the late residence on Saturday afternoon. Internment was in the Messerer cemetery. Henry Edward Brines, oldest son of Roswell and Delila Brines was born in Schuyler County, Ill. Oct. 6, 1833, and died near Pleasantview, March24, 1921, age 87 years, five months and 18 days. He went to California in the early fifties, seeking gold, and remained there for three years, and afterward in later years, made another trip. He married Martha Garret, and to this union were born five children. Three are still living. Thomas and John of Colorado and Jessie Brown of Nebraska. Besides these he leaves two brothers, George of Rushville and Thomas of Pleasantview; and three sisters, Lou and Harriet of Pleasantview and Ermine Reeve of Rushville to mourn his departure. He was made a Master Mason of Rushville Lodge No. 9, in Nov. 1859. He was a generous , free hearted man and his aim in life was "Do unto others as ye would they would do unto you." He was a merchant in Pleasantview for many years. He moved from there to Nebraska where he remained forty years as a farmer. He went from there to California, where he lived for thirteen years and then came back to the old home about 3 years ago. Card of Thanks: We wish to thank all our friends and neighbors who helped us during the sickness and death of out brother Henry. Lou and Harriet Brines. Rushville Times 3/31/1921 ************************************************************ Obituary of Mrs. Henry E. Brines: On Monday of this week, ???? W. Greer received news of the death of Martha Brines, where she died at Bridgeport, Neb. at the age of seventy-eight years. Mrs. Brines was the youngest child of Thomas I. Garrett. She was born in Kentucky and came with her paretns to Rushville when a babe, where her early childhood was spent. Later she became the wife of Henry E. Brines and lived for a number of years in Pleasantview, where Mr. Brines conducted a general store. Some thirty years ago they removed to Nebraska, where she has since resided. Mrs. Brines spent the greater part of the winter since 1913 and 1914 in this vacinity visiting her aged sister, Mrs. F H D Kruse, who is the sole survivor of the Garrett family, which consisted of 8 children; three boys and five girls, all of whom lived to rear families. If Mrs. Kruse lives to see the 16th day of the coming April, she will celebrate her ninetieth birthday. Rushville Times March 4, 1915 ************************************************************ Obituary of Susan Garrett: Died at Franklin County, Neb. Susan Garrett, a former resident of Browning. Deceased was the wife of Thos. I. Garrett, who died 20 years ago. Mrs. Garrett had passed her 90th year. From the Rushville Times dated Jan. 31, 1889 ************************************************************ Obituary of Thomas I. Garrett Mr. Thomas I. Garrett, one of the pioneers of Schyuler, died at his residence, between Rushville and Browning on Monday of last week. The Masonic order of this place, to which he belonged went down on Wednesday to attend the funeral. From Rushville Times dated Dec. 4, 1867 Thomas I. Garertt served as County Recorder from 1847-1849. ************************************************************ Obituary of Bryant Garrett: "On last Monday week, Mr. Bryant Garrett, of Frederick went up to Browning on his skates to Browning, in returning he started up Sugar Creek to see his brother, who living a short distance from it's mouth, shortly after he fell through the ice in the water. Here he struggled a long time in a vain effort to regain the top of the ice, and finally sank it is supposed chilled to death, for his body did not present the appearance of having been drowned. What adds to the sadness of his death was the fact that some men were at work not far off and heard him hallowing, it is said for more than 2 hours, but they supposed it was merely boys playing on the ice and paid no attention to it. His body was not recovered until the following Wednesday, no uneasiness having been felt at his absence. His hat, purse, and other articles he has thrown out on the ice, and led to his immediate recovery. Mr. Garrett was a son of Mr. Thomas I. Garrett, formerly of this place and is well known to ou! r citizens. Of late years he has been engaged in a saw mill in Frederick of which he is part owner. He leaves a young family, consisting of a wife and 2 small children." He died leaving a wife and two small children. Rushville Times dated Jan. 26, 1859: ************************************************************ Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth [Garrett] Kruse: "The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Kruse, widow of the late F. H. D. Kruse, on last Saturday, brought to an end a remarkable life whose youth, fullness and old age was spent on the farm where she resided for more than seventy-five years. With her passing there comes a break in the five generations of this family, there surviving two great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Kruse lived to the ripe old age of ninety-four years and retained her faculties to a remarkable degree and her death removes probably the last of the pioneers who settled near Rushville in the thirties. On Monday afternoon funeral services were held at the old homestead, four miles east of Rushville, conducted by Rev. W. E. Dudley of Charleston, Ill. Interment in the Rushville Cemetery. Elizabeth C. Garrett, daughter of Thomas I. and Susan Garrett, was born at Georgetown, Russell County, KY April 16, 1825; departed this life at the old home, two miles east of Rushville, May 24, 1919, at the ripe old age of 94 years, 1 month and 8 days. In the year 1836 her fathers family, in company with Jonathan Patterson, moved to Schuyler County, coming down the Columbia and Ohio rivers in a flat boat and up the Illinois river by steam boat, landing at old Erie, between Beardstown and Frederick. With the exception of two years in McDonough County she has been a continued resident of Schyuler County. She was united in marriage with the late F. H. D. Kruse Dec. 3, 1843, who proceeded her to the great beyond July 4th, 1899. The day following their marriage they went to housekeeping in a cabin in the woods, at which place she has lived continuously ever since, a period of a little more that 75 years. To this union were born seven children, one son dying in infancy; Mary Ellen dying after reaching young womanhood and George Washington at the age of 65 years. Four yet remain to mourn the loss of a true and loving mother viz: Jas. K. Polk of Millsap, Texas; Henry of Brady Texas; Susan H. wife of M W Greer, and Dora K. widow of the later Jas. T. Mathews; also fifteen grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She made a profession of religion in early life and was baptized in the Illinois river by Barton W. Stone, one of the early pioneer preachers of the Christian Church of Rushville. Later in life, in company with her husband she transferred her membership to the Church of Christ, remaining a faithful member until the Master said, "It is enough, come up higher." Mother Kruse came of a long lived family, her mother and oldest brother each living to the age of 92 years. She was a woman of remarkable constitution and endurance and outlived by many years all of the pioneer settlers in her community and is the last of her father's family of eight children, all of whom lived to be heads of families." Rushville Times Feb. 29, 1919 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. 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