Brammer Lawrence County Ohio

Early Brammer Biographies from Lawrence County, Ohio Hardesty Atlas 1888

Lawrence County, Ohio Hardesty Atlas 1888
Submitted by Kristy Stevens

CHARLES BRAMMER – and Rebecca Earles were married in Burlington, Lawrence County, on March 17, 1852.  They are both natives of this county.  He was born on April 15, 1832, and she January 23, 1835.  Mr. Brammer’s father, James, was born in Patrick County, Virginia, on February 25, 1791.

He was one of the pioneers of Lawrence County and did many valuable services.  He was a soldier in the war of 1812.  He was a deacon in the Baptist church for sixty years.  His wife, Sarah H. Simmons, was born September 29, 1797, and died May 5, 1866.  She was also a member of the Baptist church.

The parents of Mrs. Brammer came to this county in about 1817.  Their names are Martin and Elizabeth (Sumpter) Earles.  The former was born November 19, 1800, and died April 28, 1840; the latter was born February 18, 1804, and died July 11, 1836.  Mr. Earles came to this county at a date when the county was wild and unsettled, and he had to contend with the hardship incident to pioneer life.

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Brammer are: 

• James E., born April 4, 1853, died July 23, 1853;
• Sarah Lucinda, January 13, 1856, died July 27, 1860;
• J. M., March 7, 1858, resides at home;
• Mary E. (Thacker), November 11, 1860, at home;
• C. L., February 17, 1862, at home;
• Alice A., January 9, 1865, at home;
• William A., November 12, 1867;
• Diana, August 12, 1872, died June 12, 1876;
• Rachel F., March 3, 1876, at home;
• Alcy D., December 3, 1880. 

Mr. Brammer was in the war of 1861; he enlisted in September 1864 and served till the close of the war.  He was a member of Company F, 173d Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

Rollen Brammer, a brother of Charles, was in Company H, 2nd Virginia Infantry.  He was wounded in the face at the second battle of Bull Run, which caused him to lose his reason.  He was killed by the accidental discharge of a gun in his own hands.  Mr. and Mrs. Brammer are members of the Baptist church; she for thirty-one years and he for twenty-nine years.  Three of their children are also members of the same church.  Mr. Brammer is a farmer and resides in Union township.  Address, Bradrick, Lawrence County, Ohio.

E. S. BRAMMER – was born in Windsor township, this county, on March 19, 1824.  His grandfather, Edmund Brammer, was born in Virginia and came to this county in 1817, settling about six miles up Symmes creek, where he died September 15, 1822.  Mary Lee, the grandmother of E. S. Brammer, was a native of Virginia and came here with her husband, her death occurred in 1844, and she was buried beside her husband.

The father of the subject of this sketch, James Brammer, was born in Patrick County, Virginia, on February 25, 1791; he married Sarah H. Seamonds, on January 11, 1818.  She was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, in 1794; they came to this county on March 16, 1818, and settled on the farm now owned by Creed Templeton, where they remained a year when they removed to the farm where they died, situated on McKinney’s creek, Windsor township.

He was a great hunter. The woods in his time is filled with game.  He was in the war of 1812.  He cleared one of the first farms in Windsor township and helped organize and build the first Baptist church. Also, the first schoolhouse in the township of Windsor, he and his wife were members of the Baptist church until their death.  E. S. Brammer was married in Lawrence township, Lawrence County, on March 11, 1849, to Eliza Pemberton, born in Jackson County, Ohio, on March 12, 1829.

They have had three children: 

• Richard, born December 10, 1849, died June 23, 1881;
• Lucinda, February 19, 1851, resides at home;
• Marion S., September 19, 1858, resides in Union township. 

The parents of Mrs. Brammer are Richard Pemberton, born in Tennessee in 1799, who died April 11, 1876, and Jemima (Hill) Pemberton, who died in Jackson County in 1835.  After her death, her husband moved to Lawrence County, settling on Dick’s creek.

His death occurred at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Brammer.  Jemima Pemberton was a member of the United Brethren church.  The grandfather of Mrs. Brammer, Henry Pemberton, was born in Tennessee and came to Jackson County, Ohio, where his death occurred in 1821.  After his death, his wife, Elizabeth (Woods) Pemberton, was removed to Lawrence County in 1846, where she died in 1856.  E. S. Brammer, the subject of this sketch, has been a justice of the peace in Union township since 1872, still holding the position.

His brother, Rowland Brammer, was in the war of 1861.  He enlisted the first year of the war and served his full time; he was wounded in the face, the ball striking on the left side, knocking out some of his teeth, and passing through the base of the right side of the nose.  His mind seemed to be somewhat affected after this occurrence.  On September 14, 1876, he was killed by the accidental discharge of a gun.

Mr. and Mrs. Brammer were Symmes Creek Baptist church members joining in 1852.  Their daughter, Lucinda, joined the same church in 1872.  Mr. Brammer’s post office address is Russell’s Place, Lawrence County, Ohio.

JAMES K. BRAMMER – is a native of Lawrence County, Ohio, where his birth occurred.  His parents are Edmond and Penina Brammer.  His grandfather, John Brammer, was one of the first settlers in Lawrence County, and he had the reputation of being the best hunter in the county.

His wife, Sarah Lee, was the owner of the property now occupied by Lawrence Mills.  Her father, John Lee, was one of the first Baptist preachers in Lawrence County.  The falling of a tree afterward killed John Brammer.  James K. was married in Lawrence County in 1876 to Hannah M., daughter of Orville J. and Sidney Hicks.  She was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1850.  Her parents came to this county in 1864.

Mr. and Mrs. Brammer are parents of three children: 

• Edwin A.,
• Belva Virda,
• Penina

Mr. Brammer had three brothers in the Union army, one with Sherman and two with Sheridan.  Mr. Brammer’s parents came to this county in 1815.  Mr. Brammer’s post office address is Rockwood, Lawrence County, Ohio.

JOHN L. BRAMMER – is a native of Union township, Lawrence County, where he was born July 6, 1821.  School facilities were limited, and a teacher was paid by subscription.  Mr. Brammer commenced farming on his responsibility in 1840, first locating in Windsor township; from there, he went to Union township, where he remained for three years, after which he returned to this township, where he has continued farming ever since.  He is a prudent farmer.

He makes a specialty of Poland-China hogs.  Mr. Brammer married Charity Vermillion in Aid township on August 18, 1842.  She was born in the same township on June 22, 1824.

Their children are

• Charlotte (McCartney), born February 22, 1844;
• Sarah E., October 12, 1845;
• John C. (married Angeline Griffith), January 8, 1849;
• Nancy J. (Simmons), October 17, 1851;
• Mary L. (Bragg), September 16, 1853; Jackson, October 13, 1855, married Ocley Johnson;
• Harrison, October 13, 1855, married Ellen Webb;
• Martha A. (Gruber), August 15, 1859, died March 21, 1882;
• Anna, August 29, 1861; Rosencrants, September 25, 1863.

Mr. Brammer’s parents are both deceased.  Their names were John and Sarah (Campbell) Brammer.  Mrs. Brammer’s parents are John and Elizabeth (Cumpston) Vermillion.  Mr. Brammer has been a trustee in Windsor township for twelve years.  His post office address is Russel’s Place, Lawrence County, Ohio.

ROBERT C. BRAMMER – is a native of this county, born October 11, 1818.  His parents, John and Sarah (Campbell) Brammer, settled in Lawrence County in 1817.  Mr. Brammer has held the office of justice of the peace for the last fifteen years and still retains it.  He has also held the office of infirmary director.

He was a soldier in the late war, enlisting in 1861 in the 5th Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and served nine months.  He was discharged for disability.  He has been married thrice.  His first marriage was in 1837 to Malinda, daughter of John and Sarah (Moore) Boyd.  She died on March 16, 1846.

The following are their children: 

• Elijah J., born July 23, 1838, resides in the State of Kansas;
• Lavina, June 17, 1841, resides in this county;
• Angelina, July 2, 1844, resides in Scioto County.

The second marriage of Mr. Brammer was to Susan P., daughter of Coleman G. and Nancy O. K. (Williams) Waller.  They were married in 1846, and she died on July 30, 1857.  The children of this marriage are

• William H., born November 19, 1848, died February 16, 1852;
• James K., September 15, 1850, resides in this county;
• Harrison S., November 28, 1852, resides in this county;
• Nancy, June 30, 1855, resides in this county.

The third marriage of Mr. Brammer took place in Lawrence County, Ohio, on January 8, 1858, to Lucinda Bruce, who was born in this county on January 15, 1839.  Her parents, Alfred and Sarah (Pancake) Bruce, were also born in this county.  The following comprise the children of this marriage: 

• John F., born November 19, 1858, resides in this county;
• Mary F., September 17, 1860, died January 10, 1882;
• Susan J., June 12, 1862;
• Robert J., October 23, 1864;
• Electa, January 10, 1866;
• Emma P., April 8, 1868;
• Ulysses S., July 29, 1870;
• Edward, May 25, 1873;
• Ephraim, September 30, 1875;
• Oscar F., August 6, 1878. 

Perry township is where Mr. Brammer’s farm is located.  His address is Rock Camp, Lawrence County, Ohio.

WILLIAM BRAMMER – is a native of this county, where he was born on July 6, 1822.  Jesse Brammer, the father of William, was born in Virginia on February 18, 1799, and came to this county with his parents, Edward and Mary (Lee) Brammer, in 1805.  Jesse died on January 3, 1868.  His wife, Anna Lambert, was born in Lawrence County in 1798 and died in 1830.

William has, at different times, held the office of trustee in Fayette for ten years.  He was a soldier in the war of 1861.  He enlisted on February 15, 1865, in the 188th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served to the close of the war; his brother, Elijah Brammer, was a member of the 5th Virginia Infantry; he served about one year when he was killed at the battle of Culpepper Courthouse, Virginia, in 1863.

William Brammer was married on March 19, 1846, to Mary, daughter of Charles and Mary (Ferguson) Earls.  She was born in Lawrence County on October 23, 1820.  Her parents came to this county in 1812; she died on August 15, 1861.

The following are the children from this marriage: 

• Martin, born June 2, 1847, died September 30, 1847;
• Francis, May 18, 1848, died September 6, 1848;
• Emaline, May 15, 1849, died October 9, 1864;
• Amos, March 21, 1851, resides in Lawrence county;
• Mary J., May 3, 1852, resides at home;
• Anna, May 9, 1854, resides at home;
• Rutha F., January 12, 1857, resides at home;
• Elliot, April 7, 1858, died June 27, 1858;
• Daniel, March 25, 1859, died July 11, 1859;
• infant baby, July 9, 1860, died July 21, 1860;
• one grandson, Arnold Brammer, on December 23, 1875, and resides with his grandparents.

The second marriage of Mr. Brammer took place in Lawrence County on August 21, 1862, his choice being Catherine Fout, born in this county on February 15, 1835.  Their children are

• Jessie E., born October 19, 1863, resides at home;
• William H., June 14, 1865, resides at home;
• Lucinda C., January 13, 1867, resides at home;
• Elizabeth, March 17, 1869, resides at home;
• Nancy M., February 20, 1871, died March 22, 1872;
• Malinda E., September 22, 1872, resides at home;
• Elisha, November 16, 1875, resides at home.

The parents of Mrs. Brammer are Phillip and Ann (Tait) Fout.  He came from Germany and served in the war of 1812.  Mr. Brammer is a farmer.  Address, Russel’s Place, Lawrence County, Ohio.