I can't remember whether I followed through and sent this to you or not yet. But I might as well post it here. Here's what I've been able to piece together on the Brills, and have received much help. I am only tracing those Brills right now in order to make a connection to the many stray Brill lines I had in my gedcom. I know it is not a complete representation of the Brills nor is it intended to be. Hopefully the information that I do have is accurate.

It's amazing to see how many different branches of both my father and mother's ancestry intersect with the Brills.


Descendants of Christopher Brill




Generation No. 1


1. CHRISTOPHER3 BRILL (MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) He married ANNA MARGARET MAURER.


Children of CHRISTOPHER BRILL and ANNA MAURER are:

2. i. SAMUEL4 BRILL, b. March 26, 1773.

3. ii. GEORGE BRILL, b. July 01, 1776, Nockamixon, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; d. July 25, 1860, Millwood Twsp., Guernsey Co., Ohio.

4. iii. JOHAN BRILL, b. Abt. 1769, Nockamixon, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; d. February 24, 1843, Guernsey Co., Ohio.



Generation No. 2


2. SAMUEL4 BRILL (CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1)1 was born March 26, 17731. He married CATHERINE AMON1. She was born October 15, 17741.

More About CATHERINE AMON:

Name 2: Catherine Aromen1


Children of SAMUEL BRILL and CATHERINE AMON are:

i. CATHERINE5 BRILL, b. July 15, 17971.

ii. MARY BRILL, b. September 25, 17981.

iii. JOHN BRILL, b. October 15, 17991.

iv. JACOB BRILL, b. December 23, 18001.

v. SAMUEL BRILL, b. June 02, 18031.

vi. CHRISTIANNE BRILL, b. March 26, 18051.

5. vii. GEORGE WASHINGTON BRILL, b. February 02, 1807, Virginia.

viii. NANCY BRILL, b. December 10, 18081.

6. ix. WILLIAM BRILL, b. April 24, 1810; d. February 16, 1899, Perry Twsp., Clay Co., Indiana.

x. DAVID BRILL, b. June 01, 18121.

xi. MARGARET BRILL, b. December 28, 18131.



3. GEORGE4 BRILL (CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born July 01, 1776 in Nockamixon, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, and died July 25, 1860 in Millwood Twsp., Guernsey Co., Ohio. He married MARY KAGG. She was born Abt. 1781, and died July 07, 1859 in Millwood Twsp., Guernsey Co., Ohio.


Children of GEORGE BRILL and MARY KAGG are:

7. i. JOHN G.5 BRILL, b. April 11, 1811.

8. ii. JACOB G. BRILL, b. December 07, 1800, Millwood Twsp., Guernsey Co., Ohio.



4. JOHAN4 BRILL (CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born Abt. 1769 in Nockamixon, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, and died February 24, 1843 in Guernsey Co., Ohio. He married ANNA MARIE. She was born April 25, 1772 in Virginia.


Child of JOHAN BRILL and ANNA MARIE is:

9. i. JOHN L.5 BRILL, b. January 17, 1801, Bedford, Pennsylvania; d. March 14, 1887, Wesley Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio.



Generation No. 3


5. GEORGE WASHINGTON5 BRILL (SAMUEL4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born February 02, 1807 in Virginia1. He married ELIZABETH B. HARTLEY October 29, 1840 in Guernsey Co., Ohio1, daughter of DAVID HARTLEY and PHOEBE PARKE. She was born November 06, 1819 in New Jersey, and died May 21, 1889.

More About ELIZABETH B. HARTLEY:

Date born 2: October 07, 1819, New Jersey


Children of GEORGE BRILL and ELIZABETH HARTLEY are:

i. MELISSA D.6 BRILL, b. July 23, 1841, Perry Twsp., Clay Co., Indiana or Ohio; d. November 20, 1889; m. JOHN NAMON REDIFER, December 11, 1865.

Notes for MELISSA D. BRILL:

"She was well educated, and when quite young began teaching school, a vocation in which she was very successful."

William Travis, A history of Clay County, Indiana : closing of the first century's history of the county, and showing the growth of its people, institutions, industries and wealth

New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1909, p. 293.

ii. ARLETTA BRILL, b. June 23, 1843, Ohio.

10. iii. HARTLEY BRILL, b. Bet. April 18 - 19, 1846, Ohio; d. December 12, 1932.

iv. FIRMAN BRILL, b. January 23, 1848, Ohio.

More About FIRMAN BRILL:

Name 2: Furman Brill

v. ORLANDO BRILL, b. February 15, 1851.

vi. ISABELLA BRILL, b. April 12, 1853, Ohio.

vii. THEODORE BRILL, b. January 20, 1855, Indiana.

viii. WILLIAM E. BRILL, b. March 02, 1857, Indiana.

ix. FRED C. BRILL, b. August 18, 1859, Indiana.

x. ELMER E. BRILL, b. September 03, 1861.



6. WILLIAM5 BRILL (SAMUEL4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born April 24, 18101, and died February 16, 1899 in Perry Twsp., Clay Co., Indiana. He married MARY H. JOHNSON. She was born Abt. 1817 in Guernsey Co., Ohio, and died March 09, 1875.

More About WILLIAM BRILL:

Date born 2: April 24, 1810, Louden Co., Virginia

More About MARY H. JOHNSON:

Name 2: Mary Johnston


Child of WILLIAM BRILL and MARY JOHNSON is:

i. WALLACE6 BRILL, m. OSA ELLA HARTLEY, Abt. 1927, Cory, Indiana; b. October 21, 1863, Indiana; d. February 28, 1955, Cory, Indiana.



7. JOHN G.5 BRILL (GEORGE4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born April 11, 1811. He married ELIZABETH LONG. She was born April 10, 1819 in Millwood Twsp., Guernsey Co., Ohio, and died June 20, 1897.

More About ELIZABETH LONG:

Burial: 1897, UB Cemetery, Salesville, Guernsey Co., Ohio


Children of JOHN BRILL and ELIZABETH LONG are:

11. i. ELI6 BRILL, b. April 30, 1845, Millwood Twsp., Guernsey Co., Ohio; d. Bet. April 08, 1928 - 1934.

ii. JOSEPH BRILL.

iii. CAROLINE BRILL.

iv. BETHEL BRILL.

v. WILLIAM BRILL.

vi. THEOPHILUS BRILL.



8. JACOB G.5 BRILL (GEORGE4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born December 07, 1800 in Millwood Twsp., Guernsey Co., Ohio. He married ELIZABETH FANNY FERGUSON.


Child of JACOB BRILL and ELIZABETH FERGUSON is:

12. i. BEANIEL A.6 BRILL.



9. JOHN L.5 BRILL (JOHAN4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born January 17, 1801 in Bedford, Pennsylvania, and died March 14, 1887 in Wesley Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio. He married ELEANORE SHIVELY April 17, 1828 in Muskingum Co., Ohio. She was born September 01, 1808 in Louden Co., Virginia, and died August 08, 1887 in Washington Co., Ohio.

More About JOHN L. BRILL:

Burial: Bartlett Cemetery, Wesley Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio


Child of JOHN BRILL and ELEANORE SHIVELY is:

13. i. CAMILLA JANE6 BRILL, b. March 24, 1837, Ohio; d. December 31, 1912, Washington Co., Ohio.



Generation No. 4


10. HARTLEY6 BRILL (GEORGE WASHINGTON5, SAMUEL4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born Bet. April 18 - 19, 1846 in Ohio, and died December 12, 1932. He married (1) MARY JANE LEWIS1. She was born January 14, 1839, and died December 26, 1902. He married (2) SUSAN F. July 15, 1909 in Vigo Co., Indiana. She was born December 22, 1847 in Indiana.

Notes for HARTLEY BRILL:

Name: Hartley Brill ,

Residence: Clay County, Indiana

Enlistment Date: 05 August 1863

Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Side Served: Union

State Served: Indiana

Unit Numbers: 514 514

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 05 August 1863

Enlisted in Company D, 115th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 05 August 1863.

Mustered out Company D, 115th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 25 February 1864 in Indianapolis, IN

Name: Hartley Brill

Company: C

Unit: 31 Indiana Infantry.

Rank - Induction: Private

Rank - Discharge: Private

Allegiance: Union



He filed for pension November 23, 1880. Application No. 590318, Certificate No. 383004

More About HARTLEY BRILL:

Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Vigo Co., Indiana

Census 1870: June 15, 1870, Wisconsin, Lafayette Co., Gratiot P.O., Roll 1722 Book 1, Page 400b

Census 1880: June 01, 1880, Indiana, Vigo Co., Riley Twsp., Roll: T9_318; Family History Film: 1254318; Page: 243B; Enumeration District: 203; Image: 0489.

Census 1900: Indiana, Vigo Co., Riley Twsp.,

Census 1910: April 27, 1910, Indiana, Vigo Co., Roll 384 Book 3, E.D. 191, Sheet 5A, Page 115a

Census 1930: April 04, 1930, Oklahoma, Woods Co., Walnut Grove, E.D. 28, Sheet 2A, p. 255

Military service: 31st Indiana Infantry, Co. C

Occupation: 1900, Farm Hand

Occupation2: 1910, U.S. Mail Carrier

Residence: Bet. 1891 - 1892, Vigo Co., Indiana2

More About MARY JANE LEWIS:

Burial: January 03, 1903, Oak Hill Cemetery, Vigo Co., Indiana

Notes for SUSAN F.:

She was probably widowed when she married Hartley Brill, so her maiden name is unknown. It is probably not Castell.

Title: Index to Marriage Record 1840-1920 Inclusive Volume II Letters C to D Inclusive

Record Location: Vigo County, Indiana

W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Terre Haute Compiled by Indiana Works Progress Administration 1939

Spouse 1: Susan F Castell

Spouse 2: Hartley Brill

Marriage Date: 15 Jul 1909

County: Vigo

Book: 26

Original Source Page: 386

Date: 22 Dec 1847



More About SUSAN F.:

Name 2: Susan F. Castell


Children of HARTLEY BRILL and MARY LEWIS are:

i. BERTHA MAUDE7 BRILL, b. Bet. January - June 18, 1873, Indiana.

Notes for BERTHA MAUDE BRILL:

On the 1900 census, she does not go by the name Bertha, but instead, her middle name is used. Could be Marissa or Melissa or Missouri or Maria. It is difficult to make out the name. Any ideas? Please e-mail me.

14. ii. ORVAL AUSTIN BRILL, b. Abt. February 1877, Indiana.



11. ELI6 BRILL (JOHN G.5, GEORGE4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born April 30, 1845 in Millwood Twsp., Guernsey Co., Ohio3, and died Bet. April 08, 1928 - 1934. He married ELIZABETH ANN GALLOWAY September 05, 1868 in Guernsey Co., Ohio4, daughter of JAMES GALLOWAY and LUCINDA LOWE. She was born 1850 in Ohio, and died 1890.

Notes for ELI BRILL:

The family lived next to the following Brill heads of household in 1880: Jane Brill; George J. Brill; John G. Brill; Theopolis Brill.

Eli Brill

Residence: Occupation:

Service Record:

Enlisted as a Private on 14 November 1861 at the age of 18

Enlisted in Company G, 62nd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 14 November 1861.

Transfered on 23 August 1865 from company G to company E

Transferred Company G, 62nd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 01 September 1865

Transfered in Company I, 67th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 01 September 1865.

Source: American Civil War Soldiers: www.ancestry.com

Pension Filed: July 15, 1889. Invalid. Application No. 716580; Certificate No. 48?170, filed in Ohio.

Source: Civil War Pension Index: www.ancestry.com

More About ELI BRILL:

Census 1880: Ohio, Guernsey Co., Millwood Twsp., FHL Film 1255020 National Archives Film T9-1020 Page 192B

Census 1900: Ohio, Guernsey Co., Millwood Twsp., E.D. 16, Sheet 10A, p. 242

Census 1910: Ohio Miracode Index, E.D. 24, Visit 70, living alone.

Military service: 62nd Ohio Inf. Co. G; 67th Ohio Inf., Co. I

More About ELIZABETH ANN GALLOWAY:

Name 2: Elizabeth Anne Galloway4


Children of ELI BRILL and ELIZABETH GALLOWAY are:

i. EMANUEL W.7 BRILL, b. Bet. 1870 - 1871, Ohio.

ii. LOZELLA M. BRILL, b. October 15, 18724.

iii. BIRDA M. BRILL, b. June 1874, Ohio.

iv. UNKNOWN INFANT BRILL, b. April 01, 18764.

15. v. LUCINDA M. BRILL, b. April 1878, Ohio.



12. BEANIEL A.6 BRILL (JACOB G.5, GEORGE4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) He married LAZELLE M. OSLER.


Child of BEANIEL BRILL and LAZELLE OSLER is:

16. i. LEONARD O.7 BRILL, b. July 22, 1895, Salesville, Guernsey Co., Ohio; d. June 30, 1978, Marysville, Union Co., Ohio.



13. CAMILLA JANE6 BRILL (JOHN L.5, JOHAN4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born March 24, 1837 in Ohio, and died December 31, 1912 in Washington Co., Ohio5. She married AARON M. KESTER, son of WILLIAM KESTER and MARY MUSGRAVE. He was born May 30, 1836 in Guernsey Co., Ohio, and died December 07, 1863 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

More About CAMILLA JANE BRILL:

Name 2: Camillia Jane Brill

Name 3: Comillia Jane Brill

Name 4: Cornelia Jane Brill

Burial: Bartlett Cemetery, Wesley Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio

Notes for AARON M. KESTER:

Name: Aaron M Kester ,

Enlistment Date: 04 September 1861

Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Side Served: Union

State Served: Ohio

Unit Numbers: 1864 1864

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 04 September 1861 at the age of 25

Enlisted in Company F, 36th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 04 September 1861.

Died Company F, 36th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 07 December 1863 in Chattanooga, TN



More About AARON M. KESTER:

Burial: Smith Cemetery, Bartlett Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio

Census 1860: June 26, 1860, Ohio, Washington Co., Wesley Twsp., Bartlett P.O., Roll 1048 Book 1, Page 72b


Children of CAMILLA BRILL and AARON KESTER are:

i. MARY E.7 KESTER, b. November 02, 1858, Wesley Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio; d. November 04, 1948.

ii. ELEANOR S. KESTER, b. November 02, 1858, Wesley Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio; d. April 27, 1944, Ohio.

More About ELEANOR S. KESTER:

Burial: Bartlett Cemetery, Wesley Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio

17. iii. WILLIAM HARRISON KESTER, b. December 01, 1860, Wesley Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio; d. March 09, 1934, Wesley Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio.



Generation No. 5


14. ORVAL AUSTIN7 BRILL (HARTLEY6, GEORGE WASHINGTON5, SAMUEL4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born Abt. February 1877 in Indiana. He married NANCY ELIZABETH BENEFIELD. She was born Bet. 1883 - 1884 in Alabama.

More About ORVAL AUSTIN BRILL:

Census 1930: April 11, 1930, Missouri, Jasper Co., Jackson Twsp., E.D. 24, Sheet 7B


Children of ORVAL BRILL and NANCY BENEFIELD are:

18. i. BRUCE PRESTON8 BRILL.

ii. BURLAND BRILL, b. Bet. 1915 - 1916, Oklahoma.

iii. BERTHA BRILL, b. Bet. 1920 - 1921, Missouri.

iv. ORVAL TRUE BRILL, b. Bet. 1922 - 1923, Missouri.

v. RAYMOND BRILL, b. Bet. 1922 - 1923, Oklahoma.



15. LUCINDA M.7 BRILL (ELI6, JOHN G.5, GEORGE4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born April 1878 in Ohio. She married SELDON L. EVANS. He was born December 1874 in Ohio.


Child of LUCINDA BRILL and SELDON EVANS is:

i. THELMA G.8 EVANS, b. Abt. March 1900, Ohio.



16. LEONARD O.7 BRILL (BEANIEL A.6, JACOB G.5, GEORGE4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born July 22, 1895 in Salesville, Guernsey Co., Ohio, and died June 30, 1978 in Marysville, Union Co., Ohio. He married MAMMIE L. HAYES in Woodstock, Ohio, daughter of WILLIAM HAYES and ANN BUNTING. She was born October 14, 1895 in Ohio, and died September 29, 1967 in Marysville, Union Co., Ohio6.

More About LEONARD O. BRILL:

Census 1920: Ohio, Guernsey Co., Richland Twsp., E.D. 31, Sheet 8A

More About MAMMIE L. HAYES:

Residence: Milford Center, Ohio

Social Security Number: 279-22-2698


Children of LEONARD BRILL and MAMMIE HAYES are:

i. ANNA L.8 BRILL, b. Bet. 1915 - 1916, Ohio.

ii. CLARICE L. BRILL, b. Abt. November 1918, Ohio.



17. WILLIAM HARRISON7 KESTER (CAMILLA JANE6 BRILL, JOHN L.5, JOHAN4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born December 01, 1860 in Wesley Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio, and died March 09, 1934 in Wesley Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio.

More About WILLIAM HARRISON KESTER:

Burial: Bartlett Cemetery, Wesley Twsp., Washington Co., Ohio


Child of WILLIAM HARRISON KESTER is:

i. WILLIAM G.8 KESTER, b. Abt. 1895; d. Abt. 1961.



Generation No. 6


18. BRUCE PRESTON8 BRILL (ORVAL AUSTIN7, HARTLEY6, GEORGE WASHINGTON5, SAMUEL4, CHRISTOPHER3, MARTIN2, CHRISTOPHER1)


Child of BRUCE PRESTON BRILL is:

i. PRIVATE LIVING9 BRILL.


Endnotes
1. Ancestry Chart provided to me by Shirley Bernings, bernings@joplin.com.

2. Original data: Terre Haute, IN, 1890. Terre Haute, IN: Chas O. Ebel & Co's, 1890. Terre Haute, IN, 1892. Terre Haute, IN: Chas O. Ebel & Co's, 1892.

3. Family Gene Records Collection, www.ancestry.com.

4. James W. Brill, jwinbrill@msn.com, response to my message board posting on Brill Message Board on Rootsweb, dated September 16, 2004.

5. Dee Smith, e-mail to William Long dated February 9, 2004, deedees2@earthlink.net.

6. Susan Couch, scouch71@grandecom.net.