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William Harrison Bruner 1817–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1817

Birth Location: Breckenridge, Kentucky

Death Date: 7 Apr 1886

Death Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky

Father: John Bruner

Mother: Nancy Young

Spouse(s): Emily Flake

Children(s): Susan Bruner, John Bruner, Michael Bruner, Julia Bruner, Martin Bruner, Sarah Bruner, Aimor Bruner, Jane Bruner, Mary Bruner, Caroline Bruner, Emma Bruner, Victoria Bruner

The story of William Harrison Bruner began in 1817 in Breckenridge, Kentucky. William Harrison Bruner married Emily Elizabeth Flake, and had children including Aimor F Bruner, Caroline E Bruner, Emma E Bruner, Jane C Bruner, John T Bruner, Julia Ann Bruner, Martin V Bruner, Mary Letitia Bruner, Michael A Bruner, Sarah E Bruner, Susan E Bruner, Victoria Belle Bruner. William Harrison Bruner passed away in 1886 in Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of William Harrison Bruner began in 1817 in Breckenridge, Kentucky.
  • William Harrison Bruner married Emily Elizabeth Flake, and had children including Aimor F Bruner, Caroline E Bruner, Emma E Bruner, Jane C Bruner, John T Bruner, Julia Ann Bruner, Martin V Bruner, Mary Letitia Bruner, Michael A Bruner, Sarah E Bruner, Susan E Bruner, Victoria Belle Bruner.
  • William Harrison Bruner passed away in 1886 in Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bruner
1787–1862
Birth Location: Breckenridge, Kentucky
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Nancy Young
1794–1862
Birth Location: Hancock, Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Emily Flake
1821–1901
Birth Location: Indiana, Dearborn, Indiana
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Children(s)

Susan Bruner
1838–1838
Birth Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
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John Bruner
1840–1918
Birth Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
JB
Michael Bruner
1841–1878
Birth Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
MB
Julia Bruner
1843–1920
Birth Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
JB
Martin Bruner
1845–1846
Birth Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
MB
Sarah Bruner
1848–1880
Birth Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
SB
Aimor Bruner
1848–1935
Birth Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
AB
Jane Bruner
1852–1854
Birth Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
JB
Mary Bruner
1854–1914
Birth Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
MB
Caroline Bruner
1855–1932
Birth Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
CB
Emma Bruner
1857–1903
Birth Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
EB
Victoria Bruner
1859–1952
Birth Location: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
VB

William Bruner's Ancestors

Self
William Bruner
1817–1886
Birth Place: Breckenridge, Kentucky
Parents
John Thomas Bruner
1787–1862
Breckenridge, Kentucky
Nancy (Susan) Young
1794–1862
Hancock, Kentucky
Grandparents
George (Peter) Bruner
1758–1850
Middletown, Frederick, Maryland
Anna (Regina "Mary") Achenbach
1758–1826
Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Martin Young
1765–1850
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Mary (Margaret) Condor
1793–1850
Mecklenberg, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Georg Bruner
1727–1814
Anna Peckinpaugh
1731–1814
Johannes Achenbach
1730–1793
Anna LNU
1730–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Bruner
1703–1783
Maria Sturm
1702–1761
Johann Achenbach
1700–

William Bruner's Descendants

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William (Harrison) Bruner (10 Jul 1817–7 Apr 1886) m. Emily (Elizabeth) Flake (12 Mar 1821–6 Feb 1901)
  1. 1. Susan (E) Bruner 1838–1838
  2. 2. John (T) Bruner 1840–1918
  3. 3. Michael (A) Bruner 1841–1878
  4. 4. Julia (Ann) Bruner 1843–1920 m. William (M) Swihart 1842–1899
    1. 1. Emma Swihart 1863–
    2. 2. John Swihart 1864–1928
    3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Swihart 1865–1947
    4. 4. William (D) Swihart 1867–1867
    5. 5. Minnie Swihart 1867–
    6. 6. Nancy Swihart 1868–1924
    7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Swihart 1870–
    8. 8. John Swihart 1873–
    9. 9. Aimor Swihart 1875–1949
    10. 10. Samuel (F) Swihart 1878–1961
    11. 11. Clarence Swihart 1882–1968
    12. 12. Laura (Ann) Swihart 1886–1888
    13. 13. Grover (Clifton) Swihart 1888–1976
  5. 5. Martin (V) Bruner 1845–1846
  6. 6. Sarah (E) Bruner 1848–1880
  7. 7. Aimor (F) Bruner 1848–1935
  8. 8. Jane (C) Bruner 1852–1854
  9. 9. Mary (Letitia) Bruner 1854–1914
  10. 10. Caroline (E) Bruner 1855–1932
  11. 11. Emma (E) Bruner 1857–1903
  12. 12. Victoria (Belle) Bruner 1859–1952

William Bruner's Timeline

2 Records

1817
10 Jul 1817
Birth of William Harrison Bruner in Breckenridge, Kentucky
Breckenridge, Kentucky
1886
7 Apr 1886
Age 69
Death of William Harrison Bruner in Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1817
    Event Place: Breckenridge, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1886
    Event Place: Hawesville, Hancock, Kentucky
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