Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1899-10-12
FAMILY REUNION.
A Large Gathering at the Eriman
Residence, Just East Of Mexico
Brief History Of the
Brentlinger Family.

Brentlinger Family,
II has been the custom for the
lineage Of Andrew Brentlinger to as
aemble In the capacity OF a family TO-
union for twenty years past. This
year the reunion was held at the res
idence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew D.
Erlsman, Of this county, Mre. ErIaman
being the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew BrentIInger
Mr.. and Mrs. Erisman came to This
vicinity from near Dayton, Ohio, about
thirty years ago, and have ever sinee
made this their home. Their Ohio
kindred to the number Of thirty Ave
methis year to hold with them their
annual reunion.
The names Of those who attenef the
reunion were;
Mr. and Mrs. John Besson. Cham
beraburg, Ohio.
Mr.. and hirs. H. @. Brentlinser and
con, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Brsntlinger,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth BrentIlnRsr,
son and two daughters, Nnd Mr.. Ar
thur BrentIInger, Dayton, Ohio.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Wells, Sr., Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Wells, Jr., son and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wells
and two sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Korah
Sunderland and son, Vandaiia, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Patton and
daughter, Springfield, Ohio.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Booher, son
and daughter, sulphur Grove, Ohio.
MIR. w. 3. Sunderland, Tadmor,
Ohio.
Mrs. s. X. Hughes, Hamilton, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Erisman, two
sons and three daughters, Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Erisman and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. o. W. Erisman, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. s. Painter and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. R. Erisman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Paris, Mrs VIM. Painter, Ben
ton Oity.
Mr., and Mrs. Harry Scranton and
son, Mrs. Matte Bryarly, Mr.. J P.
Morris, Mexico.
Mrs. James Mccormick and Master
Claude Paris, Rush Hill.
The history Of this family, aa related
at the last reunion, is briefly told ae
follows: Andrew Lee BrsntlInger, son
OF John and Elizabeth BrantlIngef, nee
Elizabeth Hopherns, was born In Pick
away county, Ohio, on October 4, 1918.
He was early in life dedicated to God
by his parents through the rite Of bap-
tism The ceremony was conducted
by Lutheran minister, for whom be
was ch hrIstened, Andrew Lee. John
Brentlinger, the father, was for time
prosperous farmer, afterward a
raftsman on the scIoto, Ohio and Mis-
sIssippl rivers. A raft would be built,
goods would be purchased and loaded
and then all would be fioated down TO
New Orleans and sold again and the
raftsran would return In the moat
customary manner for that day, name-
ly, by walking. His son, Andrew,
when a lad, helped to equip and float
these rafts as far as GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
A successful farmer did not prove to
be a successful shipper and John
Brentlinger was obliged to give up the
enterprise Of trading in New orleans.
After collecting what resources he
could then command he removed his
family to a newer country in the tim
ber lands of Anglaze county, Ohio.
Andrew was then II years old and his
father proposed to him II be would
give him year more of honest help
that he should then begin to work for
himself.
The young man accepted the propo-
sition and began bis career-he set to
work-and at the end of that year the
home had been built and II acres Of
heavy timber had been cut and clear
ed and the land made ready for a
growing crop, Deeming that bis faith
or was sufficiently well started in life
again, Andrew iourneyed, by walking,
towards Cincinnati. Just before
reaching that city he found employ
ment with q man named John Woods,
with whom he lived two years. Then
he began to render services to q
widow lady, Mrs. Traphena Baxter.
His employment here consisted in the
management of a dairy farm and in
attending the country market in Gin
cinnati. SO well did he attend to these
and 80 pleasant we're his surroundings
that it was with regrets on the part Of
the employer and the employed that
the engagement was terminated at the
end Of i've years. The labor OF those
Z years near Cincinnati was not un-
fruitful, the returns not wasted and
with the proceeds he, through the
advice Of his father, purchased eighty
acres Of landin Anglaze county, Ohio.
This purchase was not satisfactory,
however, to the young man sHd he
never occupied 1t.
He was next employed at chcpping
wood on the farm Of Israel Wilson, Of
Wayne township, Montgomery coun-
ty, Ohio. Here he met and formed
the acquaintance Of some OF those
whom he esteemed most highly the
remainder Of his life. They we're the
Wilson's, the Kenselya, the Crooks and
the Hon. Warren Munger.
1t was upon once returning to his
fathers home in Anglaze county that
be met Miss Ruth Watt, ateacher who
was boarding at his fathers house.
This acquaintance was continued and
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