Adam Brinker and Mary D. Knight

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Husband Adam Brinker ^{1 2}

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           Born: 20 Jun 1844 - Redbank Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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         Father: Adam Brinker, Sr. (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Kribbs (Abt 1815-1897) 1

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       Marriage: 1885 3

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   Other Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

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Wife Mary D. Knight ^{2 3}

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           Died: 10 Apr 1910 2
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         Father: Peter Knight (Abt 1803-1865) 2 4
         Mother: Mary Fisher (Abt 1810-1896) 2 5

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Adam Brinker

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He passed the days of his boyhood and youth amid rural scenes, and acquired his education in the local schools. In February, 1864, he enlisted in Company M, 5th Pennsylvania Cav­alry, and with his command took part in the battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, and in the engagement at Stony Creek, where he was wounded in the hand, and when well returned to his command; at the second battle of Petersburg he was shot through the head, and falling from his horse, was taken prisoner by the Rebels who confined him in Libby prison for 167 days, during which time he suffered so severely from the loss of blood and ill treatment that his weight was reduced from one hundred and sixty-five to seventy-two pounds. On his release he rejoined his company, and was in the engage­ments around Petersburg and Richmond until honorably discharged from the service. He never recovered his health, and continued to suffer from the wound in his head, which destroyed the hear­ing in one ear, and injured that of the other. He spent sixteen years very profit­ably in the oil fields, and beginning in 1876 owned and operated a farm of sixty-two acres in Salem township, Clarion County. On the place was a good orchard and comfortable residence, besides a fine barn, 50 x 60 feet, with rock basement.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1597.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 771.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1598.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1434, 1598.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1434.