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Eli Knisley Brenizer

Birth	:	8 Feb 1833 Wayne County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	1 Jan 1913 Grantsburg, Burnett County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial	:	Lester Township Cemetery, Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5936012, -92.1511002
Plot	:	Block 2, Row 7
Description	:	OBIT: AN OLD MAN PASSES AWAY Dunkerton, Ia., Jan. 3. - (Special) -- Eli K. Brenizer, a resident of Black Hawk county for nearly fifty years, died New Year's day at the home of his son, E. F. Brenizer, at Grantsburg, Wisc. Mr. Brenizer had made his home as late with his son and for some time had been in failing health. The cause of death was old age. Mr. Brenizer had came west about 1866, and was one of the earliest residents of Lester township. Mrs. Brenizer had died about twenty years ago, but... Read More	OBIT: AN OLD MAN PASSES AWAY Dunkerton, Ia., Jan. 3. - (Special) -- Eli K. Brenizer, a resident of Black Hawk county for nearly fifty years, died New Year's day at the home of his son, E. F. Brenizer, at Grantsburg, Wisc. Mr. Brenizer had made his home as late with his son and for some time had been in failing health. The cause of death was old age. Mr. Brenizer had came west about 1866, and was one of the earliest residents of Lester township. Mrs. Brenizer had died about twenty years ago, but there are five children, John L. of this city, B. E. and George of Wolf Creek, Wisc., E. F. of Grantsburg and A. H. Dickey of Hinton, Okla. The funeral services will be held at Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Baptist church. Burial will be in the North Lester cemetery. (Waterloo Evening Courier, Friday, 03 January 1913, Waterloo, Iowa) _________________________________________________ ELI K. BRENIZER was born in Wayne County, Ohio, February 8th 1833, the seventh child of John and Catherine (Kneisley) Brenizer, who were both born, reared and married in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, the father born January 5th, 1797, and the mother August 27th 1801. Several years after their marriage they moved to Wayne County, Ohio, and in 1849 they removed to Stephenson County, Illinois, where the father died in October, 1878. The mother died in Dakota, Stephenson County, in October, 1880. The Brenizer and Kneisley families are both of German descent. His Grandfather Brenizer died in Wayne County, Ohio, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. Eli K. Brenizer came to Black Hawk County, Iowa in August, 1866, when he bought 120 acres of his present farm, to which he has since added till he now owns 198 acres, on section 21, where he resides, and forty acres on section 23, making in all 238 acres. Most of his land is seeded with grass, and he devotes the greater part of his time to stock-raising. He has at present about forty head of cattle and eight horses, beside a number of hogs and sheep. Mr. Brenizer was married December 31, 1874 to Martha A. Fentiman, born in Will County, Illinois, October 25th, 1854, a daughter of John and Christiana (Holderman) Fentiman. They have five children-John L., born January 16, 1876; Bert F., born February 20, 1877; Elery K., born January 24, 1879; Elsie M., born December 24, 1881, and Eli F., born November 25, 1884, all natives of Lester Township, this county. In politics Mr. Brenizer affiliates with the Republican party. Mrs. Brenizer is a member of the Baptist church. Her father was a native of Yorkshire, Englalnd, born September 23, 1822. He came to America when about twenty-one years of age and settled in Will County, Illinois, where he was married, living there till 1865. He then came to Waterloo, Iowa. Mrs. Brenizer's mother was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, September 15, 1833. Her Grandfather Holderman was born in Pennsylvania, and died in Will County, Illinois. His widow is still living in Will County, now in her eighty-seventh year. (Excerpt from: Historical & Biographical Record of Black Hawk County, Iowa - The Interstate Publishing Co. Chicago, July 1886 - Page 319)

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Where is Eli Knisley Brenizer's memorial?
Eli Knisley Brenizer's memorial is located at: Lester Township Cemetery, Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, USA.
When did Eli Knisley Brenizer death?
Eli Knisley Brenizer death on 1 Jan 1913 in Grantsburg, Burnett County, Wisconsin, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Eli Knisley Brenizer's memorial?
Latitude: 42.5936012
Longitude: -92.1511002

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Martha Ann Fentiman Brenizer

(1854 - 1894)

Siblings

Sarah Jane “Clara” Brenizer Cronemiller

(1834 - 1906)

Josiah Knisley Brenizer

(1837 - 1912)

Children

John Lester Brenizer

(1876 - 1947)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Fairview-Lester Cemetery
Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5628014, -92.1619034

2. Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery
Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5410461, -92.1832886

3. Gresham Cemetery
Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6282997, -92.2202988

4. Saint Michaels Cemetery
Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5532990, -92.0614014

5. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5845300, -92.2576900

6. Bennington Township Cemetery
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5844002, -92.2578964

7. Old Barclay Cemetery
Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5257988, -92.0939026

8. Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
Oran Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6472015, -92.0575027

9. Fairbank Cemetery
Fairbank, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6421200, -92.0473900

10. New Barclay Cemetery
Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5113983, -92.0982971

11. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Klinger, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6605000, -92.2378000

12. Amish Cemetery
Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5689011, -92.0224991

13. Kier-Union Cemetery
Fairbank, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5833000, -92.0161000

14. Mount Zion Cemetery
Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5299988, -92.2589035

15. Littleton Cemetery
Littleton, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5338593, -92.0179520

16. Saint Peter Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7080994, -92.1211014

17. Grove Hill Cemetery
Readlyn, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7153015, -92.1457977

18. Saint Pauls Cemetery
Readlyn, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6996994, -92.2380981

19. German Burial Ground of Bennington Township
Dewar, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6282100, -92.3128410

20. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Readlyn, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6996994, -92.2391968

21. North Amish Cemetery
Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6171989, -91.9832993

22. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Raymond, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4684150, -92.2136660

23. Saint Matthews Cemetery
Readlyn, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7154950, -92.2298440

24. Cedar Crest Cemetery
Jesup, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4782982, -92.0406036