He was born on 4 August 1835 (8, 11; 2 (31 in 1865), 5 [23 in 1860], 6 [34 in 1870], 7 [45 in 1880], 8 [64 in 1900], 10 [15 in 1850]). He was born either in Adams County or in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (2 [has both], 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 [PA]). He was born to Michael Brenizer and Mary Margaret Wise (8, 11).
In 1850, he was living in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County (10). He was living with his mother Mary Brenizer (and presumed siblings Joanna and Lafayette) (10). He was attending school and not working (10).
In 1854/55, he married Sarah M [unknown family name] (8, 11). In 1900 and in 1910, she had had ten children, eight of whom were alive (8, 9). They include (11, 12):
In 1860, he was living in Reading Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with his wife Sarah and with their children Edgar and Samuel (5). He was a millwright, and owned $400 in real estate and $50 in personal property (5).
When he enlisted, he was a millwright (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8-1/2 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, brown eyes, and brown hair (2).
His brother Lafayette Brenizer served in the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry, and was injured twice--once seriously in the neck on 18 June 1864, and a second time in the head by a sabre cut on 5 April 1865 (13).
He also served in company L of the 165th Pennsylvania Infantry (3, 4, 14 [co.C]). He was mustered into service on 16 October 1862 (3). He was mustered out on 28 July 1863 (3).
He was drafted from Liberty Township, Cumberland County (1, 2). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 28 February 1865 (1, 2, 4). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Eyster (2). His service was credited to the 16th Congressional District (2). He was a private in company G (1, 15).
He received clothing worth $37.87 (2).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3). He was a private, in company G (15).
In 1870, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Sarah, and their children Samuel, Robert, John, Ellen, Sarah, and Heber (6). He was a millwright, and owned $1,000 in real estate and $300 in personal property (6).
In 1880, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Sarah and his children Ella, Annie, Heber, and Emma (7). He was a farmer (7).
On 15 April 1889, he applied successfully for a pension (14).
In 1890, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (3). He had rheumatism, which he had contracted while in the army (3).
In 1900, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Sarah, his daughter Belle, and a boarder, Edgar P Brenizer (8). He was a farmer (8).
He died on 16 October 1904, in Adams County, Pennsylvania (11, 12). He was buried in Heidlersburg Cemetery, Adams County, Pennsylvania (11).
On 24 October 1904, his widow, Sarah M Brenizer, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 14).
In 1910, his widow, Sarah M Brenizer, was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (9). She was living with her daughter Belle and Belle's family (9).
His widow, Sarah Brenizer, died on 9 February 1926 (11, 12). She was buried in Heidlersburg Cemetery, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Wash'n M Brenizer)
2 company G, second descriptive list, [#96] (Washington M Brenizer)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 23, page 1 (Washington M Brenizer)
4 pension index, by name (Washington M Brenizer)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Reading Township (post office Hampton), microfilm series M653, film 1057, page 579 = 31 handwritten (W Brenizer)
6 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township (post office York Springs), microfilm series M593, film 1289, page 379 = 17 handwritten (Washington Brenizer)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 45, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 72 C = 11 handwritten (Wash'n Brenizer)
8 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 28, microfilm series T623, film 1354, page 349 A = 10 handwritten (Washington Brenizer)
9 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 15 [?], enumeration district 32, microfilm series T624, film 1292, page 84 B = 5 handwritten (Sarah M Brenizer)
10 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, South Middleton Township, microfilm series M432, film 772, page 139 (Washington Brenizer)
11 "RW20061126", [see entry 12 for more detailed and up-to-date information] a gedcom on Rootsweb (viewed 8 June 2007, last updated 26 November 2006, contact Robert Wolfe) (Washington Michael Brenizer)
12 'Robert and Janet Wolfe Genealogy Gateway' (viewed April 2008)
13 e-mail, Bob Wolfe to Harry A Ide, 8 April 2008, with copies of articles from the Adams Sentinel on 25 April 1865 ('The 21st Cavalry') and 5 July 1864 (Sergeant L B Brenizer)
14 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (Washington M Breinzer)
15 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Washington M Brenizer)
| line | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Dwellings visited | 101 | |||
| Families visited | 107 | |||
| Name | Mary Brenizer | Joanna " | Washington " | Lafayette " |
| Age | 44 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Sex | F | F | M | M |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | none | none | ||
| Real estate owned | 400 | |||
| Birthplace | Pa | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Dwelling number | 204 | |||
| Family number | 218 | |||
| Name | W Brenizer | Sarah " | Edgar " | Samuel " |
| Age | 23 | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Millwright | |||
| Value of real estate owned | 400 | |||
| Value of personal estate | 50 | |||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Dwelling-house number | 120 | |||||||
| Family number | 127 | |||||||
| Name | Brenizer Washington | Sarah | Samuel | Robert | John | Ellen | Sarah | Heber |
| Age | 34 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Millwright | Keeping House | Farm Labor | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home | At Home |
| Real estate value | 1000 | |||||||
| Personal estate value | 300 | |||||||
| Birthplace | Pennsylania | Pennsylania | Pennsylania | Pennsylania | Pennsylania | Pennsylania | Pennsylania | Pennsylania |
| Father foreign born | ||||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | May | |||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Can't read | ||||||||
| Can't write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| street name | ||||||
| house number | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 102 | |||||
| family visit # | 102 | |||||
| name | Brenizer Wash'n [?] | - Sarah | - Ella | - Annie | - Heber | - Emma |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | M | F |
| age | 45 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Son | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | |||||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | At Home | |||
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| can't read | ||||||
| can't write | ||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| line | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| street | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling number | 214 | |||
| family number | 218 | |||
| name | Brenizer Washington | - Sarah M | Slaybaugh Belle | Brenizer Edgar P |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Boarder |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| birth date | Aug 1835 | May 1839 | May 1877 | Mar 1856 |
| age | 64 | 61 | 23 | 44 |
| married? | M | M | M | M |
| # years married | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| mother of how many children? | 10 | 0 | ||
| # of children living | 8 | 0 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Farmer | Carpenter | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | 3 | ||
| # months in school | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | |||
| free or mortgaged | F | |||
| farm/house | F | |||
| # of farm schedule | 141 |
| line | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 |
| street | Huntingtown Road | ||||
| house nr | |||||
| dwelling nr | 113 | ||||
| family nr | 113 | ||||
| name | Slaybaugh Marvin F | - Belle | - Marie | - Martha | Brenizer Sarah M |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | M in Law |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 32 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 70 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | Wd |
| #years present marriage | 10 | 10 | |||
| mother of # children | 2 | 10 | |||
| mother of # living children | 2 | 8 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | ||
| occupation | Farmer | none | none | none | none |
| nature of industry etc. | General farm | ||||
| employer etc. | OA | ||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | |||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | |||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | ||
| can write | yes | yes | yes | ||
| school since 1 Sep 09 | yes | ||||
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | ||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| nr on farm schedule | 75 | ||||
| civil war vet | |||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf & dumb | |||||