John William Brill (1865 - 1935)

Born Mar 1865 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel Annetta (Coy) Brill — married 2 May 1891 in Greene County, Ohio

Descendants

Died 23 Nov 1935 at age 70 in Greene, Ohio, United States

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Biography

John William Brill was born in Virginia in March 1865, the son of William Brill and Ellenor Cooper Engle^[1] After his father's death his mother moved to Illinois; it is unclear if this move occurred before or after her marriage to Robert Edwards, but by 16 June 1880 the family is in Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois.^[2] On 2 May 1891 he married Rachel Annetta 'Nettie' Coy in Greene County, Ohio.^[3]

John and Nettie had twelve children:^[4][5][6]

1. Mary K. Brill (1891-1935); never married
2. Minnie Brill (1892-1959); m. 1920, Roy Wolf^[7]
3. Charles Martin Brill (1893-1972)^[8]; m. 1921, Sarah Myrtle Harshman^[7]
4. John Howard Brill (1895-1927)^[9][10]; m. 24 Aug 1921, Bertha Rae Koogler^[7]
5. Harry Raymond Brill (1897-958)^[8]; m. Hazel Mae Dalhamer^[11]
6. Horace Leroy Brill (1899-1984)^[8];m. Mildred Lydia Rauch^[11]
7. Lawrence William Brill (1901-1980)^[8]; m. Catherine Nora Huston^[11]
8. Homer Edward Brill (1903-c.1934)^[12]; m. Wanda Lee Gentner^[11]
9. Elizabeth A. Brill (1905-1971)^[13] m. Jasper Ankeney^[14]
10. Ruth Florence Brill (1906-1986)^[15]; m. 1) Howard Masters^[16], div. c.1935, 2) Young, 3) Priser^[17]
11. Ralph Wayne Brill (1907-1998)^[18] m. Margery Lermont Gentner^[19]
12. Carl Elwood Brill (1914-1955); m. Berteen Lena Mckinney^[20]

John died around the 23 Nov 1935 at the age of 70, and is buried at Beavercreek Township Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #63911332

Probate Administration of John Brill^[21]

In Re: Estate of J. W. Brill, Deceased

APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTATION

The State of Ohio, Greene County.

Rachel Brill, being duly sworn, says that J. W. Brill, late a resident of R. 4, Xenia, in said County, died on or about the 23 day of November, 1935, at residence, leaving Rachel Brill, his surviving spouse, of the age of 63 years, whose post office address is Route 4, and the following persons known next of kin:

Minnie E. Wolf, 43, daughter

Charles Brill, 41, son

Harry Brill, 38, son

Horace Brill, 36, son

Lawrence Brill, 35, son

Elizabeth Ankeney, 30, daughter

Ralph Brill, 28, son

Ruth Masters, 26, daughter

Carl Brill, 22, son

Thelma Brill, 12, granddaughter

Kenneth Brill, 8, grandson

Mary Lee Brill, 7, granddaughter

Edward Wayne, 3, grandson

The undersigned asks to be appointed Administrator of the Estate of said decedent and on her oath aforesaid says, that the Estate consists of:

Personal property of the probable value of $3,500.00

Real Estate of the probable value of $7,500.00

Annual Real Estate rentals which will come into her hands, of the probable value of None

Total $11,000.00

The amount of all indebtedness the deceased had against the undersigned is none.

The undersigned further states that the decedent at the time of his death was engaged in the business of farming, located at Route 4, Xenia.

There is not to her knowledge any last Will and Testament of said intestate.

Rachel Brill

Sworn to before me and signed in my presence, this 21st day of December, 1935.

S. C. Wright, Probate Judge (seal)

By A. E. Hawes, Deputy Clerk

The undersigned offers a bond as Administrator of the Estate of J. W. Brill, deceased, in the sum of $7,000.00 with Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland as sureties thereon.

The name of C. S. Merrick, Attorney, who will represent her in matters relating to this trust, is hereby filed in said court.

The undersigned makes application for the appointment of appraisers of the real estate and personal property of the said decedent, and suggests the names of Sam Hartman, Amos Stauffer and Grover Wolf as suitable disinterested persons for such appraisers.

Dated this 21 day of December, 1935.

Rachel Brill

WAIVER OF ADMINISTRATION

Probate Court, Greene County, Ohio

In the Matter of the Estate of

J. W. Brill, Deceased

To the Judge of the Probate Court of said County:

We, the undersigned and the next of kin of said J. W. Brill, deceased, late of said County, who are residents of said County, hereby voluntarily renounce the administration of said Estate, and recommend the appointment of Rachel Brill as Administration.

Dated this 21st day of December, 1935.

Harry R. Brill		Minnie Wolf		Lawrence W. Brill
Ruth F. Masters		Chas. M. Brill		Carl Brill
Horace Brill		Elizabeth Ankeney		Ralph Brill

BOND OF ADMINISTRATION

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, Rachel Brill and Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, are held and firmly bound to the State of Ohio, in the penal sum of Seven Thousand ($7,000.00) Dollars, to the payment of which sum well and truly to be made we do bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrations, jointly and severally by these presents.

Signed by us and dated at Xenia, Ohio, this 26th day of December, 1935.

THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH, That if the above bond Rachel Brill Administrator of the Estate of J. W. Brill, deceased, late of Beavercreek Township in the County of Greene and State aforesaid:

1. Make and return to the Court, on oath, within the time required by law, a true inventory of all moneys, goods, chattels, rights and credits of the deceased, which are by law to be administered, which come to her possession or knowledge, an d an inventory of the real estate of the decedent;
2. Administer according to law all the moneys, goods, chattels, rights and credits of the deceased, the proceeds of any action for wrongful death, or of any settlement, with or without suit, of a wrongful death claim, and the proceeds of all his real estate sold, which come to the possession of the Administrator or to the possession of any person for her;
3. Render upon oath a just and true account of her administration, at the time or times when required by the Court or the law. Failing so to do for thirty days after she has been notified by the Probate Judge of the expiration of the time, she may forthwith be enters upon its journal that such delay was necessary and reasonable;
4. Pay any balance remaining in her hands, upon the settlement of her accounts, to such persons as the Court or the law directs;
5. To deliver the Letters of Administration into Court in case a Will of the deceased, be thereafter duly proved and allowed;

Faithfully and honestly discharge the duties devolving upon her as such Administrators; then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue in law.

Rachael Brill (SEAL)

Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland

By Allegra E. Hawes, Attorney-in-Fact

This bond approved in open Court, this 26th day of December, 1935.

S. C. Wright, Judge

LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

THE STATE OF OHIO, GREENE COUNTY, SS. PROBATE COURT

I, S. C. Wright, Judge of the Probate Court within and for said County, in the name and by the authority of the State of Ohio, do by these presents MAKE KNOWN, that in said Probate Court at Xenia, Ohio, on the twenty-sixth day of December, 1935, administration of all and singular the moneys, goods, chattels, rights and credits and real estate which were of J. W. Brill, deceased, late of said County, has been granted unto Rachel Brill, whose duty it shall be to:

1. make and return to the Court, an oath, within the time required by law, a true inventory of all moneys, goods, chattels, rights and credits of the deceased, which are by law to be administered, to which come to her possession or knowledge, and an inventory of the real estate of the decedent;
2. Administer according to law all the moneys, goods, chattels, rights and credits of the deceased, the proceeds of any action for wrongful death, or of any settlement, with or without suit, of a wrongful death claim, and the proceeds of all his real estate sold, which come to the possession of the Administrator or to the possession of any person for her;
3. Render upon oath a just and true account of her administration, at the time or times when required by the Court or the law. Failing so to do for thirty days after she has been notified by the Probate Judge of the expiration of the time, she may forthwith be removed by the Court and she shall receive no allowance for services, unless the Court enters upon its journals that such delay was necessary and reasonable;
4. Pay any balance remaining in her hands, upon the settlement of her accounts, to such persons as the Court or the law directs;
5. To deliver the Letters of Administration into Court in case a Will of the deceased, be thereafter duly proved and allowed;>br/>

Faithfully and honestly discharge the duties devolving upon her as such Administrator.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court at Xenia, Ohio, this twenty-sixth day of December, 1935.

S. C. Wright, Judge and ex-officio Clerk (SEAL)

By A. E. Hawes, Deputy Clerk

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census. Year: 1870; Census Place: Bloomery, Hampshire, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1687; Page: 459A; Family History Library Film: 553186.
2. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census. Year: 1880; Census Place: Pilot Grove, Hancock, Illinois; Roll: 211; Page: 214A; Enumeration District: 075.
3. ↑ Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. (2016).
4. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census. Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver Creek, Greene, Ohio; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1241272.
5. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census. Year: 1910; Census Place: Beaver Creek, Greene, Ohio; Roll: T624_1185; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1375198.
6. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census. Year: 1920; Census Place: Beaver Creek, Greene, Ohio; Roll: T625_1386; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 156.
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18. ↑ Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Certificate: 046377; Volume: 31573. Original data: Ohio. Division of Vital Statistics. Death Certificates and Index, December 20, 1908-December 31, 1953. State Archives Series 3094. Ohio Historical Society, Ohio. / Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2002. Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, OH, USA.
19. ↑ Ancestry.com. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. FHL film no.: 000535132. Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses.
20. ↑ Ancestry.com. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. FHL film no.: 002251937. Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses.
21. ↑ Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998. Administrators and Executors Docket 1885-1967; Administrators Bonds and Letters 1852-1958; Guardians Records 1814-1955; Probate Place: Greene, Ohio.