Information from Faye Dewhurst, Dewhurst's of Canada, RootsWeb WorldConnect Project.
1901 personal census, Gosfield South Twp, Essex Co., ON, G3-2:
Bruner Amon, M, Married, 24 Sept 1858, 42, born Ont, origin: German, Can,
Meth, Farmer;
Phoebe, F, wife, Married, 16 Dec 1869, 31, born Ont, origin:
Irish, Can, Meth;
Wilhelmina, F, daughter, Single, 19 May 1884, 16, born
Ont, origin: German, Can, Meth;
Fredrick, M, son, Single, 14 Sept 1887,
13, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Meth, 6 months in school;
Howard A., M,
son, Single, 16 May 1895, 5, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Meth;
Hazel
M., F, daughter, Single, 7 May 1897, 4, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Meth;
Jesse G., F, daughter, Single, 27 Sept 1899, 1, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Meth;
Bruner Nimoire, F, mother, Widowed, 18 Dec 1833, 67, born Ont, origin:
German, Can, Meth.
Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 525-526:
Bruner. The name of Bruner, long known in the County of Essex, is worthily borne in the present generation by Amon and Wellington Bruner, two of the most enterprising farmers of the township of Gosfield South.
Henry Bruner, their grandfather, was born Oct. 30, 1785, in Pennsylvania, where he married, Jan. 3, 1809, Elizabeth Ulch, born Oct. 10, 1791. They had children as follows: ... Thomas, born Oct. 18, 1829.
Thomas Bruner, the youngest of the family, was born in the log house on the present J. S. Bruner farm, where he grew to manhood. At the age of twenty-three his father gave him the north half of Lot 8, and later he purchased the north half of Lot 7, thus acquiring 200 acres in one block... He married Naomi Tofflemire, born Dec. 18, 1833, daughter of Henry and Catherine (Quick) Tofflemire, and they had children as follows: ... Amon ... and Wellington.
Amon Bruner was born Sept. 24, 1858, in the frame house first erected by his father on his farm of wild land, and was still small when the family moved into the stone house which he now occupies. At the time of his marriage he located on the north side of the farm, built a dwelling and barns, and lived there five years, returning then to the homestead which he has occupied ever since.
On Nov. 16, 1880, Mr. Bruner married (first) Jane Peterson, daughter of John Peterson, who died aged twenty-seven years, leaving these children: Bertha, born Feb. 19, 1882, married Russell Rodgers, and has two children, Pearl and Amon Glen; Wilhelmina, born May 19, 1884, married Frederick Duhurst; Frederick Earl, born Sept. 7, 1887. Mr. Bruner was married (second) to Phebe Ann Reed, of Mersea, and they have four children, as follows: Howard A., born April 16, 1896; Hazel May, born May 7, 1898; Jessie Gladys, born Sept. 27, 1899; and Garnet Reed, born Nov. 2, 1902.
Mr. Bruner is an extensive farmer, and
everything about his place gives evidence of thrift and care. He follows general farming and also give considerable attention to the growing of fruit and tobacco. The old stone house is something of a landmark here, as it is of such substantial construction, its walls two feet in thickness making it almost a fortress should such a building ever be needed in these peaceful vales. In politics he is a Reformer. He belongs to the Methodist Church, where he is liberal in his support.
Wellington Bruner, the youngest of the Thomas Bruner family, was born Feb. 14, 1867... In politics, Mr. Bruner, like his brother, is identified with the Reform party. In religious belief he is a Methodist. Both are men of sterling worth and integrity of character, esteemed through the township and regarded as representative citizens.
Wilhelmina
Bruner
Garnet Alymer Dewhirst 1905-
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