Wilbert Grant Brubaker (1868 - 1951)

Born 3 Oct 1868 in Greenfield Township, Warren, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jennie R (Reeves) Brubaker — married 29 Dec 1890 in Indianola, Warren, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1951 at age 82 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Wilbert Grant Brubaker was born 3 October 1868 in Greenfield Township, Warren County, Iowa to Daniel and Sarah Isabelle Brubaker.^{[1][2][3] [4]} Wilbert had a twin brother named Charles.^[2]

The Brubakers are in Greenfield, Warren, Iowa in 1870.^[5] Daniel was farming property worth $3000 with personal belongings worth $900. The household included Daniel and Sarah and their children Wilbert and Charles, one Sarah Miller age 8, and a farm laborer, Marion Serber.

In 1885, the Brubakers were living in Greenfield Township, Warren County, Iowa.^[2] Daniel was the head of the household, which also included Sarah Isabelle, Wilbert, Charley, Eva, and Sarah's mother Catherine and brother Frank. Daniel and Frank were farming, Sarah was keeping house. Wilbert and Charley are noted as being twins.

Wilbert married Jennie Reeves December 31, 1890 in Indianola, Warren, Iowa.^[1]

The Brubakers were living Norwalk, Iowa in 1900.^[6] Wilbert was farming and the older children were in school.

The 1905 Iowa Census lists Wilbert in Jefferson Township, Warren County Iowa.^[7] He was farming.

The Brubakers were living in Jefferson Township, Warren County, Iowa in 1910.^[8] The household included Wilbert, Jennie, and their children Grace, Ray, Edith, Gladys, and Merle. Wilbert was farming.

In 1915, Wilbert and family were in Prole, (Jefferson Township), Iowa.^[9] Wilbert was farming and had earned $900 the previous year in his endeavours. He had attended school 15 years and could read and write. He owned his farm.

In 1920, Wilbert, Jennie, and their two daughters, Gladys and Merle, were living in Indianola, Iowa at 308 S. E St.^[10] Wilbert was working as teamster laborer. Jennie was listed as no occupation, but for whom, the entry is illegible. (Note there is a William Grant Brubaker with a son named Roy born in 1867 who can be easily confused with Wilburt Grant.)

In 1930, the Wilbert and Jennie were living at 3134 South Union in Des Moines, and were renting for $10 a month.^[11] He was working as a laborer and Jennie was working as a pastry cook.

Wilbert worked at a saw mill in Des Moines for a time before he retired.^[12]

Wilbert was living at 17 Park Avenue in Des Moines at the time of his death on April 6, 1951, and had been living in Des Moines for 35 years.^[12] He had been ill for six months (cardio-renal syndrome?) and died at home of coronary thrombosis. He was buried in Norwalk Cemetery, Norwalk, Warren County, Iowa.^[12][13][3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJFL-D2K : 10 February 2018), Daniel Brubaker in entry for Wilbert G. Brubaker and Jennie Reeves, 31 Dec 1890, Indianola, Warren, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 129, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,011,009.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HDLW-TW2 : 11 March 2018), Catherine Brubaker in household of Daniel Brubaker, Greenfield, Warren, Iowa; citing p. 31, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,698.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com. Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Ancestry Record 61442 #797036
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 60901 #6731576
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1870; Census Place: Greenfield, Warren, Iowa; Page: 323A; Family History Library Film: 545922 Image
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LR-Y81 : accessed 5 December 2018), Edith Brubaker in household of Wilburt G Brubaker, Lincoln Township Norwalk town, Warren, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 138, sheet 10B, family 219, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,463.
7. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSW-DGLL : 16 March 2018), W G Brubaker, Warren, Iowa, United States; citing card #A346, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,663.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG92-8XD : accessed 9 October 2020), William G Bruebaker, Jefferson, Warren, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 208, sheet 8A, family 160, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 426; FHL microfilm 1,374,439.
9. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4Y-HMB5 : 17 March 2018), W G Brubaker, 1915; citing Prole, Warren, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,462,855.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDMR-MP8 : accessed 9 October 2020), W Grant Brubaker, Indianola Ward 3, Warren, Iowa, United States; citing ED 227, sheet 5B, line 90, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 517; FHL microfilm 1,820,517.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMVK-6NT : accessed 9 October 2020), Wilbert G Brubaker, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 55, sheet 34B, line 71, family 428, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 676; FHL microfilm 2,340,411.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} "Wilbert Brubaker Services Monday", Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa. 08 April 1951, page 24. Accessed via Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60794000/the-dsm-register-dsm-ia-8-apr-1951/
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 October 2020), memorial page for Wilbert G Brubaker (1868–1951), Find A Grave: Memorial #54516280, citing Norwalk Cemetery, Norwalk, Warren County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by 46620252 (contributor 46620252) .

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJFY-8X7 : accessed 13 Nov 2013), Vere M. Mcgriff and Grace Brubaker, 1917.