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Jabez Milton “James” DeBruler

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Jabez Milton “James” DeBruler Veteran

Birth
Highbank Town, Pike County, Indiana, USA
Death
22 Jul 1891 (aged 66)
Pike County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Otwell, Pike County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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JABEZ MILTON DEBRULER, a son of Charles and Elizabeth R.,was born in Pike county, Indiana Dec. 11, 1824. He attended a pioneer school and assisted on his father’s farm until he had reached young manhood then gave all his time to farming. He bought a small farm adjoining Algiers on the east. He married Eliza Payne in 1849. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in Company E, Twenty-fourth Regiment of Indiana and served during the greater part of it. He became a semi-invalid several years before his death as a result of his experiences during the war. He was the last postmaster at Delectable Hill. He died July 22, 1891. His widow died April 7, 1901. Two of their children lived to maturity, Melvina and Milton. Melvina was born June 18, 1860. She married Seth White. They had no children. Her death occurred Feb. 21, 1916 at her home in Alford, Pike county. Milton was born May 5, 1866. He never married. After he was no longer able to farm he lived at Alford. His death occurred Jan. 31, 1938. He was buried at Bethel cemetery.

from "A Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical Account of Certain Branches of the DeBruler and Hargrave Families"
by Eva DeBruler, June 1938 pg 23-24
JABEZ MILTON DEBRULER, a son of Charles and Elizabeth R.,was born in Pike county, Indiana Dec. 11, 1824. He attended a pioneer school and assisted on his father’s farm until he had reached young manhood then gave all his time to farming. He bought a small farm adjoining Algiers on the east. He married Eliza Payne in 1849. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted in Company E, Twenty-fourth Regiment of Indiana and served during the greater part of it. He became a semi-invalid several years before his death as a result of his experiences during the war. He was the last postmaster at Delectable Hill. He died July 22, 1891. His widow died April 7, 1901. Two of their children lived to maturity, Melvina and Milton. Melvina was born June 18, 1860. She married Seth White. They had no children. Her death occurred Feb. 21, 1916 at her home in Alford, Pike county. Milton was born May 5, 1866. He never married. After he was no longer able to farm he lived at Alford. His death occurred Jan. 31, 1938. He was buried at Bethel cemetery.

from "A Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical Account of Certain Branches of the DeBruler and Hargrave Families"
by Eva DeBruler, June 1938 pg 23-24


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