Jesse BROWNBACK
November 27, 1808 - November 28, 1887
Daily Local News, November 30, 1887
Death's Work
JESSE BROWNBACK.
Monday night Jesse Brownback, aged about 72 years, died of dropsy at his residence, in East Vincent township. Deceased leaves a wife and six children, all of whom have attained their majority.
Daily Local News, December 5, 1887
BROWNBACK--On November 28th, in East Vincent township, Jesse Brownback, aged 79 years and 1 day.
Large Funeral
On Saturday Mr. Jesse Brownback, of East Vincent, was buried from
his late residence near Heistand's store. The deceased was the last but
one of a family of ten children. They nearly all reached their
four-score years. Mr. Brownback was esteemed very highly by a large
number of friends and neighbors. The funeral was very largely attended.
The Rev. Mr. Manger, of Phoenixville, officiated. The deceased had
been a member of Brownback's Reformed Church for over fifty years. The
pallbearers were six officers of the church. Mr. Brownback's pleasant
smiles will be missed by his many friends.
Sarah KEELEY BROWNBACK
November 13, 1815 - June 28, 1898
June 28, 1898, Morning Republican (Tuesday)
BROWNBACK.--In East Coventry, at the home of her son, Maris Brownback, Sarah A. Brownback, aged 81 years.
Friends and relatives of the family are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of her son-in-law, Amos Heistand, on Thursday, leave the house, at 10:30 o'clock. Interment at Brownback's Cemetery, where services will be held in the church.
NOTE:
Jesse and Sarah were the parents of Bruce's great-grandmother Martha
BROWNBACK SHOWALTER. Other children of Sarah and Jesse were Maris,
George, Davis, Clara (married Amos Heistand, mentioned above in Sarah's
obituary) and Hannah.
Sarah's maiden name was KEELEY, daughter of Jacob and Sophia SHULER KEELEY. Based on her age at the time of her death, Sarah A. Keeley's birth year would be 1817. In the Genealogy of the BRUMBACH Families, including those using the following variations of the original name, BRUMBAUGH, BRUMBACH, BRUMBACK, BROMBAUGH, BROWNBACK, and many other connected families by Gaius Marcus BRUMBAUGH, M.S, M.D., 1913, Sarah's birthdate was November 13, 1815.