Tyndall, John W. Standard history of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana.
Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1918. pp. 693-694.

J. A. BRICKLEY, member of an old and prominent family of Wells Countynty, resident here since the early '50s, has contributed not a little
to the prestige of the family name by his individual career as a
successful teacher and latterly as a banker at Uniondale.

Mr. Brickley was born in Rock Creek Township of Wells County October
8, 1870, a son of Alfred and Barbara (Haflich) Brickley. His grandfather
was George Brickley, who was born in the State of Pennsylvania and when a
young man removed to Trumbull County, Ohio. He married there Miss Belinda
Wolfcale and they became the parents of ten children. In 1851 the family
came to Wells County, locating in section 1 of Rock Creek Township, where
George Brickley improved a farm and made it his home for about fifteen
years. After that he moved to Huntington County, bought another farm, and
died there in 1878 at the age of sixty-seven. Several of his children
became well known citizens of Wells County.

Alfred Brickley was born in Ohio, as was his wife, but grew up in
Wells County and spent an active and prosperous career as a farmer in Rock
Creek Township. He died July 19, 1907, and his wife on April 25, 1916.
Their children were: William, deceased; Sarah, deceased; Katherine, who
married John Ditzler; Anna, deceased; John Milo; Lewis, who married Alice
Nash; Andrew, who married Mary Lang; Mary, who became the wife of John
Gardenour; Joshua; Cora; Nettie, deceased; George, who married Alice Crum;
and Joshua A.

J. A. Brickley grew up on his fatherÂ’s farm and obtained the larger
part of his education in the public schools of Sugar Grove, Rock Creek
Township. At the age of twenty he qualified as a teacher, and was
actively engaged in educational work in different parts of his native
county from 1890 until 1908. He left the schoolroom to take a place in
the State Bank of Uniondale, of which he is now cashier. He has been
cashier of that institution since it was organized and is also one of its
directors.

Mr. Brickley is affiliated with Uniondale Lodge No. 259, Knights of
Pythias, and Ossanippa Tribe No. 357 of the Improved Order of Red Men at
Uniondale. He is a democrat in politics and a member of the Lutheran
Church.

On November 11, 1911, Mr. Brickley married Miss Cecile Lesh, daughter
of James and Sarah (Staver) Lesh of Union Township. The Lesh family have
been residents of Wells County for several generations. Mrs. BrickleyÂ’s
brothers and sisters are: O. E. Lesh, who married Margaret Stine; Ada,
wife of Ray Bumphrey of Huntington, Indiana; Grace, unmarried; Ella, wife
of Amber Orr of Warren, Ohio; and Edna, wife of Charles Kleinknight of
Fort Wayne. Mr. And Mrs. Brickley have three children, Darrell K., Ola
Irene, and Brooks Franklin.

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The following information comes from Brickley researcher James A. Brickley,
jbrickley@farmcredit-ffcb.com:

"...I stumbled across the
biographical sketch of my grandfather J A Brickley (Joshua A) who died
before I was born. In the sketch one of my grandmother's sisters Ada was
listed as being married to Ray Bumphrey. His last name was Pumphrey and
when I knew him he was married to her sister Grace. Whether he was at one
time or other married to two of her sister's I do not know. In any case
my aunt Ola had done a good bit of work on the family history before her
death and I will check back to see if I can clarify the question so
anyone else looking at this sketch won't be confused.

"To fill in the facts Ray Pumphrey was married to
Ada Lesh first and upon her death he subsequently married her sister
Grace Lesh. There were no children to my knowledge to either spouse. If
you need more info please let me know.

"My name is James A Brickley and my home address is 110 Ridge
Rd., Rumson, NJ 07760. My office phone is 201-200-8001."