Bios: Otto Brinser, 1872-aft1902: of Lancaster County, PA

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>From "History of North Washington" Published 1904


OTTO BRINSER 
	is one of the leading agriculturists and industrious men of the 
Diamond Lake country. He lives four miles west of Scotia and devotes himself
mostly to farming and stock raising. Mr. Brinser is a first-class machinist 
and excellent engineer and has been occupied in this capacity variously since
coming to this country.
	Otto Brinser was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, February 24,
1872, the son of Ephram and Annie (Bierbrower) Brinser, natives of 
Pennsylvania. They are descended from prominent and well to do people and are
still living in Lancaster county, being prosperous farmers. They are the 
parents of the following children, Otto, Fanny, Kate, Ralph, Erwin, Clenton,
Vincent and David. The primary education of our subject was obtained in the 
common schools of Lancaster county and then he was favored with a fine 
training in the state normal. At the age of eighteen he stepped from the 
school room into the machine shops and became a master mechanic. For a number
of years he followed this business and in 1891 came west to Colville. Shortly
after that he located at Buckeye, in Stevens county, and took up engineering.
In 1892 he settled on his present place, consisting of two hundred acres, 
half of which is excellent meadow, the balance being timber. He does general 
farming and raises hay and stock.
	The marriage of Mr. Brinser to Miss Effie, daughter of Etheldred and 
Calista Ellis, occurred in 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis are natives of Missouri 
and crossed the plains to Oregon in an early day. In 1897 they came to 
Spokane and now dwell in Stevens county, south of Scotia. Mr. Ellis has been 
a minister of the gospel for many years. They are the parents of five 
children, Sadie, Irie, Frank, Effie and Gertie.
	Mr. Brinser is a good Republican, a man of stability and enjoys the 
confidence and esteem of his fellows. Mrs. Brinser is a member of the 
Methodist church.