Malcolm Bruner (1839 - 1915)

Born 16 Apr 1839 in Essex, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Sophronia Adelia (Swezey) Bruner — married 18 Apr 1868 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Died 14 Sep 1915 at age 76 in District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Captain Malcolm Bruner served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Oct 1, 1861
Mustered out: July 18, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 18th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Co. B, Co. K

This profile is part of the Harlem Township, Illinois One Place Study.

Malcolm Bruner is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois.

Malcolm was born in 1839 in Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Phillip Bruner and Mary Ann Munger . His family came to Winnebago County in 1849. ^[1]

Civil War

Malcolm enlisted with the Wisconsin 18th Infantry, Co. B in 1861. He was transferred to Co. K in 1862. In 1863 he achieved Captain. He mustered out in 1865.^{[2][3] [4][5][6][7]}

Malcolm attended Beloit College in 1871. ^[8]

He married Sophronia Adelia Swezey in 1868. ^[9]

Malcolm’s sister, Malinda married Sophronia’s brother, A.J.

Sophronia died in 1879. ^[10]

In 1887 Malcolm married Emmaline Goodhue (Barnes). ^[11]

He died in Washington DC in 1915. ^[12][13]

Children of Malcolm & Sophrinia Sweezy

1. Elmer Howard Bruner 1873-1979
2. Augustus Howard Bruner 1874-1894
3. Rhoda Almeda Bruner 1877-1908

Obituary

CAPTAIN MALCOLM BRUNER ANSWERS LAST ROLL CALL

Aged Civil War Veteran Passed Away in National Hospital at Washington DC Yesterday--G.A.R. will have charge of Funeral which will probably be here.

Relatives and friends in Rockford have received word that Malcolm Bruner passed away in the National Hospital at Washington D.C., yesterday where he has been care for during the past few months.

Mr. Bruner lived many years in Rockford at North Henrietta Avenue. He was born in Gosfield, Canada, April 16, 1839, coming to Illinois with his parents when but a boy. The family settled in Harlem, Winnebago County, where his father Philip Bruner, purchased a farm from the Government. At the beginning of the Civil War he went to Monroe, Wisconsin, where he enlisted and assisted in recruiting Company K, of the 18th Wisconsin Infantry.

After spending four years in the war where he participated in many of the hardest fought battles of the rebellion he returned to Harlem and mustered out.

After teh war Mr. Bruner entered Beloit College and later followed farming.

For a number of years before his health failed him he was engaged as a traveling salesmen with the late Henry W. Price, glove manufacturer in this city. His wife died July 10th of this year. He is survived by one son, Elmer H. Bruner of Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. B. N. Branch, Chicago and Mrs. F.A. Curtiss, Detroit, Mich., two sisters, Mrs. Julia A. Hyer and Mrs. Judson Sweeney of this city. There are frou brothers surviving. They are August, Orlando and Anderson of Indianapolis, Ind., and Myron of this city. ^[14]

1870 US Census

Harlem, Illinios ^[15]

• Malcolm Bruner 31 Canada
• Adelia Bruner 26 New York
• Albert Jeffreys 17 Illinois
• Charles Anderson 13 Sweden

1900 US Census

Chicago, Illinois^[16]

Name: Malcom Bruner

Age: 61

Birthplace: Canada

Home in 1900: Precinct 7 Hyde Park Township Chicago city Ward 34, Cook, Illinois, United States

Occupation: Price Salesman

• Malcom Bruner Head 61 Canada Eng
• Emelina Bruner Wife 55 Vermont
• Rhoda A Bruner Daughter 23 Illinois

1909 Rockford Directory

Name: Malcolm L Bruner

Residence Year: 1909

Street address: N Henriette Ave

Residence Place: Rockford, Illinois

Occupation: Com Trav

Publication Title: Rockford, Illinois, City Directory, 1909^[17]

1910 US Census

Rockford, Illinois^[18]

Name: Malcolm Bruner

Age in 1910: 71

Home in 1910: Rockford Ward 4, Winnebago, Illinois

Street: Henrietta Avenue

Occupation: Real Estate

• Malcolm Bruner Head 71 Canada
• Evaline D Bruner Wife 66 Vermont
• Eunice D Goodhue Mother-in-law 92 New Hampshire
• Durrelle E Goodhue Niece 23 South Dakota

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-14Q : 12 April 2016), Malcolm Bruner in household of Phillip Bruner, Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing family 112, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion, Company B, pg. 87.
3. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/108/mode/1up oster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion, Company K], pg. 108
4. ↑ Ancestry Record 1555 #4138209

   Name: Malcom Bruner

   Enlistment Date: 1 Oct 1861

   Rank at enlistment: Private

   State Served: Wisconsin

   Survived the War?: Yes

   Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Wisconsin 18th Infantry Regiment on 16 Oct 1861.Promoted to Full Sergeant.Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 29 Aug 1862.Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Mar 1863.Mustered out on 18 Jul 1865 at Louisville, KY.

5. ↑ Bruner, Malcolm, Sargeant Fold3
6. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K64Q-8M9 : 20 August 2019), Malcolm Bruner, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,317.
7. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4PH-BJM : 24 March 2016), Malcolm Bruner, 1907.
8. ↑ 1867 Beloit Freshman Class Ancestry Free Image

   Name: Malcom Bruner

   Publication Year: 1867

   Publication Place: Wisconsin

   School Name: Beloit College

   Residence Place: Harlem, Ill

9. ↑ IIllinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-NXPM : 14 October 2017), Malcom Bruner and Adelia S Swazey, 23 Apr 1868; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,042.
10. ↑ Ancestry Record 5397 #81951 Original data: Winnebago County Clerk, comp. Winnebago County Clerk Genealogy Records. Winnebago, IL: Winnebago County Clerk, 2008.

    Name: Sophronia Adelia Bruner

    Death Date: 20 Mar 1879

11. ↑ Ancestry Record 60282 #4445382 Original data: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

    Name: Malcolm Bruner

    Gender: Male

    Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)

    Marriage Date: 2 Aug 1887

    Marriage Place: Indiana, United States

    Spouse: Emeline D Barnes

    Page: 12

    FHL Film Number: 001503392

12. ↑ District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7BM-VYL : accessed 11 October 2019), Malcolm Bruner, 14 Sep 1915, District of Columbia, United States; citing reference ID CN225423, District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,115,876.
13. ↑ "Illinois Soldier Burial Places, 1774-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY9-7GZH : 10 September 2019), Malcolm L Bruner, ; citing Burial, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States, Greenwood Cemetery, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,001,203.
14. ↑ Rockford Republic (Rockford, IL) 15 September 1915, page 2 GenealogyBank: accessed 11 October 2019
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W1-9WG : 8 June 2019), Malcolm Bruner, 1870.
16. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS74-DXM : accessed 11 October 2019), Malcom Bruner, Precinct 7 Hyde Park Township Chicago city Ward 34, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1079, sheet 3B, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,289.
17. ↑ Free Ancestry Image
18. ↑ United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKFX-32W : accessed 11 October 2019), Malcolm Bruner, Rockford Ward 4, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 173, sheet 12B, family 265, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 336; FHL microfilm 1,374,349.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #122248034: accessed 11 October 2019), memorial page for Malcolm L. Bruner (16 Apr 1839–14 Sep 1915), citing Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by JNM (contributor 47123207) .
• H. F. Kett. The History of Winnebago County, Illinois : Its past and Present, Containing ... a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc. Chicago: H.F. Kett &, 1877 pg. 628