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Isaiah Brenaman

16 November 1864

Died at La Verne, California (obituary undated) — Ohio-born member of the Church of the Brethren, from the Brenaman–Ebersole family bible

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of birth

16 November 1864

Place of death

California, United States

Inscription transcription

Obituary

Isaiah Brenaman, resident of La Verne since early in the century, passed away at the family home, 2144 5th street, La Verne, Thursday evening at 9:30 o'clock after a few hours of illness.

Mr. Brenaman was born in Park county, Ohio, November 16, 1864. He was married to Miss Olivene Hardman in Cambridge, Ind., January 5, 1890. They made their home on a farm near Cambridge until 40 years ago when they came to La Verne. Mr. Brenaman was a life-long member of the Church of the Brethren.

Besides his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mabel Ebersole, La Verne; two sisters, Mrs. Sadie Petry in Ohio and Mrs. Angeline Miller in Indiana; nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held in the Church of the Brethren, La Verne, on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Galen B. Ogden pastor of the church, and Rev. Galen K. Walker, will be the officiating ministers. Entombment will be made in Pomona mausoleum. Todd Memorial chapel is in charge of arrangements.

The clipping is undated and its newspaper unidentified — no death date can be determined (our archive's index entry reads "Isaiah Brenaman, 1864 - ?"), so this record carries no death date. "Park county, Ohio" is transcribed as submitted, though no Park County exists in Ohio — unresolved. The contributor's provenance narrative is preserved under research notes.

Provenance — the Brenaman–Ebersole family bible

These obituaries were found in the family bible of Clara Mabel Brenaman Ebersole. The bible was in the possession of her daughter-in-law, Jenny Ebersole, wife of Isaiah Lynn Ebersole. The obituaries are not dated, nor do I know where they were published, other than those of the Brenamans, who lived in La Verne, California.

People named in this record

  • Isaiah BrenamanSubject
  • Miss Olivene HardmanSpouse
  • Mrs. Mabel EbersoleChild
  • Mrs. Sadie PetryMentioned
  • Mrs. Angeline MillerMentioned
  • Rev. Galen B. OgdenOfficiant
  • Rev. Galen K. WalkerOfficiant

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Source & citation

Source type
Transcription only
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Transcription only — obituary clipping found in the family bible of Clara Mabel Brenaman Ebersole; no photograph in this record

Citation: Obituary of Isaiah Brenaman (born 16 November 1864, Ohio) of La Verne, California, transcribed from an undated clipping in an unidentified newspaper, preserved in the family bible of Clara Mabel Brenaman Ebersole. Contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive; the contributor's name was not recorded. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/brenaman-isaiah/ : accessed [your access date]).

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