William Nisbet Brinker and Emma Amelia Thomas

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Husband William Nisbet Brinker ¹

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           Born: 27 Dec 1866 - Unity Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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           Died: 13 Aug 1912 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Father: Solomon Brinker (      -      ) 1
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       Marriage: 5 Mar 1891 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 2

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Wife Emma Amelia Thomas ²

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           Born:  - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA
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         Father: Capt. Jacob N. Thomas (      -      ) 2 3
         Mother: Alice Cribbs (      -      ) 3 4

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Children

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1 M Edwin Brinker ²

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         Spouse: Mary Thompson Culbertson (      -      ) 2

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2 M Richard Brinker ²

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3 M William Brinker ²

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General Notes: Husband - William Nisbet Brinker

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He spent only the first four years of his life in his native place , and then removed with his parents to Greensburg, which place he made his home continuously from that time until the close of his life. It was in Greensburg that he obtained his general education, attending for this purpose the local public schools, and after completing his studies in these institutions he went for a time to Pittsburgh, where he took a business course at Duff's Commercial College in that city. Upon completing his studies there he returned to Greensburg, where he found employment in the establishment of L. Keck & Company. Here he remained for a number of years, during which time it was his constant ambition to engaged in business independently, an ambition which was so strong as to cause him to put aside a large proportion of his earnings with this end in view. In the year 1890 he found himself able to realize his desire and engaged in partnership with his brother, Edward A. Brinker, in a men's furnishing and clothing business on Main street. Their establishment meeting with success, they later removed to larger and more adequate quarters, across Main street to the corner of that and Second streets, where they continued for fifteen years. The firm underwent several reorganizations and finally did business under the name of Brinker, Kuhns Company, of which Mr. Brinker was the senior member at the time of his death.
His interests extended beyond the limits of his private business, and he was conspicuously identified with the financial and commercial interests of the city. He was one of a group of men to organize the Merchants' Trust Company and was heavily interested in that concern, being elected a member of its first board of directors. He was also active in public affairs and served as deputy county treasurer under Henry F. Bovard for one year, and was a member of the Greensburg Borough Council for some ten years. He was a Republican in politics, and was recognized as an important factor in the development of local affairs. He was prominently identified with several fraternal orders and other organizations in Greensburg and was particularly active in Free Masonry. He was a member of Greensburg Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Acacia Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Olivet Council, Royal & Select Masters; and Kedron Commandery, Knights Templar. He was also a member of the Knights of Pythias and other similar organizations. In his religious belief, Mr. Brinker was a Lutheran and attended the Zion Lutheran Church of Greensburg for many years. His death came as a great shock to the community and was the occasion of a handsome memorial, presented by the city council to Mrs. Brinker.

1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 772.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 773.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 74.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 176, 773.