12/25/1835 - Born, West Earl Township, Lancaster Co., PA [Father: Jacob Kreider Brubaker (1799-1887); Mother: Rachael Curry (1810-1847)]
02/22/1847 - Mother, Rachael, died (buried: Saint Stephen Church of Christ Cemetery, Waseca, MN; FindAGrave #218625272)
09/17/1850 - Laborer, West Earl Township, Lancaster Co., PA (lived with father, a presumed stepmother, and sibs; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Jacob Brubaker)
1853-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1855 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Lancaster,
Lancaster Co., PA; preceptor: Dr. Henry Carpenter; thesis: "Dentition")
02/21/1862 - Enlisted as Pvt., Co. A, 13th TX Cavalry (Burnett's), Crockett, TX
02/24/1862 - Mustered-in as Pvt., Co. A, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Burnett, near Crockett, TX
03/13/1862 - "Promoted" to the position of Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
04/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
10/21/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Holmes, AR [3/4 mile east of White Sulphur, Springs, AR]
12/01/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Austin, Lonoke Co., AR
12/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
02/28/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, camp near Pine Bluff, AR
04/00/1863 - Passed Confederate Army Board of Medical Examination for the position of Asst. Surgeon
04/05/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, camp near Pine Bluff, AR
04/27/1863 - Purchased one long coat from a Confederate Quartermaster for $40.00
05/31/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, on the march
07/31/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, on the march
08/07/1863 - Purchased from a Confederate Quartermaster, 4 yds Confederate grey cloth for $15., flan. thread for $.47 and 1/2 doz. buttons for $.45, presumably for a Confederate officer's uniform
08/20/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Texas
09/20/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, in the field
05/27/1864 - Relieved from duty as Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
06/27/1865 - As Asst. Surgeon, 2nd TX Partisan Rangers (Chisum's Regt. TX Cavalry), paroled by the U. S. Army, Houston, TX
06/09/1870 - Practiced medicine, Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (lived with father and a presumed stepmother; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as Jacob C. Brubaker)
1874 - Practiced medicine in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (listed in the 1874 edition of Butler's Medical Register and Directory of the United States, as "J. C. Brewbecker")
10/11/1876 - Married, Talitha Cuma "Tallie" Smith (1848WI-1905MN), Waseca, Waseca Co., MN
06/23/1877 - Twin sons, Guy and Roy, born in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN
04/11/1878 - "Dr. J. C. Brubaker, of Waseca, Minnesota, came in on last night's train. He is in search of a location for about fifteen families who design engaging in the stock business in Dakota. The doctor started up the Jim this morning, where he will, without doubt, find a place just suited to the business he and his friends contemplate engaging in." (Yankton Press and Dakotan, Yankton, South Dakota, April 11, 1878.)
06/19/1878 - As a member of the Minnesota State Medical Society, attended their 10th annual meeting in St. Peter, MN (Daily Globe, Saint Paul, MN, June 20, 1878)
06/23/1880 - Farmer, Graham Co., KS (living in the home of Israel King; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as Jacob Brubaker)
01/19/1883 - Issued a U. S. Passport in Philadelphia, PA
1886 - Practiced medicine, Alda, Hall Co., NE
08/22/1887 - Father, Jacob, died in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (buried: Saint Stephen Church of Christ Cemetery, Waseca, MN; FindAGrave #2579215)
10/07/1889 - Nominated as a candidate for Coroner of Alda, Nebraska, by the Hall County Democratic Convention
1890 - Practiced medicine, Alda, Hall Co., NE
01/10/1891 - "Dr. J. C. Brubaker, of Alda, slipped and fell in front of Perry's restaurant today, sustaining a severe sprain of the ankle." (The Grand Island Daily Independent, Grand Island, NE, Jan. 10, 1891, p. 4, c. 1)
08/22/1891 - Upon examination of the diplomas of physicians wishing to practice medicine in Nebraska, the Nebraska State Board of Health found the diploma of Dr. J. C. Brubaker of Alda to be satisfactory. (Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, NE, Aug. 22, 1891)
1893 - Practiced medicine, Kansas City, MO (listed in 1893 edition of Polk's Medical and Surgical Register of the United States as "J. Curry Brubaker")
06/25/1895 - Wife, T. C., lived with her two sons, Roy and Guy in Waseca, MN (indexed as "T. S. Brubaker")
1896 - Practiced medicine, 1301 Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL (listed in the 1896 edition of Polk's Medical and Surgical Register of the United States as "John C. Brubaker")
06/02/1900 - Practiced medicine, Ward 34, Hyde Park, 1012 Garfield Blvd. Chicago, Cook Co., IL (lived with housekeeper, Elizabeth Cardwell; indexed in the 1900 U. S. Census as "J. Curry Brubaker") [Note: The Census indicates he is still married.]
10/05/1905 - Arrived alone in Boston, MA, from Liverpool, England on the RMS Saxonia [Note: J. Curry Brubaker is listed on an arrival document as a 68 y.o. married physician.]
12/19/1905 - Wife, Talitha C. Brubaker, died "peacefully at her home on Wood street" in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (buried: Woodville Cemetery, Waseca, MN; FindAGrave #104275023) [Waseca Herald, Waseca, MN, Dec. 12, 1905]
06/02/1909 - Obtained a building permit to build a frame barn at 1602 Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, for an estimated cost of $200
09/05/1909 - Entertained his brother, George E. Brubaker. and George's wife at 1602 Colorado Ave., his home in Colorado Springs, CO [Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO, Sept 05, 1909]
09/10/1909 - Obtained a building permit for an addition to his residence at 1602 Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, at an estimated cost of $500.
04/18/1910 - Practiced medicine, widowed, living at 1602 Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO (living alone; indexed in the 1910 U. S. Census as J.C. Brubaker)
06/18/1912 - Died at his home, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO (buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO; FindAGrave #240614300) [Note: Cemetery records list him as Jos. C. Brubaker. The records list two Brubaker lots one of which is presumed to be empty because it was "abandoned and ownership reverted to the city of Colorado
Springs in 2011 according to the records of Evergreen Cemetery. The two lots were
originally purchased on June 26th, 1912, after Dr. Brubaker's burial on June 24th, 1912.)
06/19/19 12 - "Dr. J. C. Brubaker, aged about 80 years, of 1602 Colorado avenue, died last night at 10:45 o'clock at his residence from complications of diseases. He was well known in Colorado Springs. . . . He is survived by a brother residing in Waseka [sic - Wasceka], Minn., and a sister in Keaney, Neb." (Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO, June, 19, 1912) [Note: Also survived by two sons, Roy and Guy.]
[Note: While Dr. Brubaker wore the Confederate uniform, his brother, George Edward Brubaker, served in the 10th Minnesota Infantry, a Union Army regiment.
Michael Angelo and Diane (at Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO) provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
06/14/2022. Unpublished database.
a.k.a., Jacob Curry Brubaker; John C. Brubaker, Jos. C. Brubaker, J. Curry Brubaker;
and J. C. Brewbecker
02/22/1847 - Mother, Rachael, died (buried: Saint Stephen Church of Christ Cemetery, Waseca, MN; FindAGrave #218625272)
09/17/1850 - Laborer, West Earl Township, Lancaster Co., PA (lived with father, a presumed stepmother, and sibs; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Jacob Brubaker)
1853-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1855 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Lancaster,
Lancaster Co., PA; preceptor: Dr. Henry Carpenter; thesis: "Dentition")
02/21/1862 - Enlisted as Pvt., Co. A, 13th TX Cavalry (Burnett's), Crockett, TX
02/24/1862 - Mustered-in as Pvt., Co. A, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Burnett, near Crockett, TX
03/13/1862 - "Promoted" to the position of Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
04/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
10/21/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Holmes, AR [3/4 mile east of White Sulphur, Springs, AR]
12/01/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Austin, Lonoke Co., AR
12/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
02/28/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, camp near Pine Bluff, AR
04/00/1863 - Passed Confederate Army Board of Medical Examination for the position of Asst. Surgeon
04/05/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, camp near Pine Bluff, AR
04/27/1863 - Purchased one long coat from a Confederate Quartermaster for $40.00
05/31/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, on the march
07/31/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, on the march
08/07/1863 - Purchased from a Confederate Quartermaster, 4 yds Confederate grey cloth for $15., flan. thread for $.47 and 1/2 doz. buttons for $.45, presumably for a Confederate officer's uniform
08/20/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Texas
09/20/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, in the field
05/27/1864 - Relieved from duty as Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
06/27/1865 - As Asst. Surgeon, 2nd TX Partisan Rangers (Chisum's Regt. TX Cavalry), paroled by the U. S. Army, Houston, TX
06/09/1870 - Practiced medicine, Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (lived with father and a presumed stepmother; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as Jacob C. Brubaker)
1874 - Practiced medicine in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (listed in the 1874 edition of Butler's Medical Register and Directory of the United States, as "J. C. Brewbecker")
10/11/1876 - Married, Talitha Cuma "Tallie" Smith (1848WI-1905MN), Waseca, Waseca Co., MN
06/23/1877 - Twin sons, Guy and Roy, born in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN
04/11/1878 - "Dr. J. C. Brubaker, of Waseca, Minnesota, came in on last night's train. He is in search of a location for about fifteen families who design engaging in the stock business in Dakota. The doctor started up the Jim this morning, where he will, without doubt, find a place just suited to the business he and his friends contemplate engaging in." (Yankton Press and Dakotan, Yankton, South Dakota, April 11, 1878.)
06/19/1878 - As a member of the Minnesota State Medical Society, attended their 10th annual meeting in St. Peter, MN (Daily Globe, Saint Paul, MN, June 20, 1878)
06/23/1880 - Farmer, Graham Co., KS (living in the home of Israel King; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as Jacob Brubaker)
01/19/1883 - Issued a U. S. Passport in Philadelphia, PA
1886 - Practiced medicine, Alda, Hall Co., NE
08/22/1887 - Father, Jacob, died in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (buried: Saint Stephen Church of Christ Cemetery, Waseca, MN; FindAGrave #2579215)
10/07/1889 - Nominated as a candidate for Coroner of Alda, Nebraska, by the Hall County Democratic Convention
1890 - Practiced medicine, Alda, Hall Co., NE
01/10/1891 - "Dr. J. C. Brubaker, of Alda, slipped and fell in front of Perry's restaurant today, sustaining a severe sprain of the ankle." (The Grand Island Daily Independent, Grand Island, NE, Jan. 10, 1891, p. 4, c. 1)
08/22/1891 - Upon examination of the diplomas of physicians wishing to practice medicine in Nebraska, the Nebraska State Board of Health found the diploma of Dr. J. C. Brubaker of Alda to be satisfactory. (Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, NE, Aug. 22, 1891)
1893 - Practiced medicine, Kansas City, MO (listed in 1893 edition of Polk's Medical and Surgical Register of the United States as "J. Curry Brubaker")
06/25/1895 - Wife, T. C., lived with her two sons, Roy and Guy in Waseca, MN (indexed as "T. S. Brubaker")
1896 - Practiced medicine, 1301 Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL (listed in the 1896 edition of Polk's Medical and Surgical Register of the United States as "John C. Brubaker")
06/02/1900 - Practiced medicine, Ward 34, Hyde Park, 1012 Garfield Blvd. Chicago, Cook Co., IL (lived with housekeeper, Elizabeth Cardwell; indexed in the 1900 U. S. Census as "J. Curry Brubaker") [Note: The Census indicates he is still married.]
10/05/1905 - Arrived alone in Boston, MA, from Liverpool, England on the RMS Saxonia [Note: J. Curry Brubaker is listed on an arrival document as a 68 y.o. married physician.]
12/19/1905 - Wife, Talitha C. Brubaker, died "peacefully at her home on Wood street" in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (buried: Woodville Cemetery, Waseca, MN; FindAGrave #104275023) [Waseca Herald, Waseca, MN, Dec. 12, 1905]
06/02/1909 - Obtained a building permit to build a frame barn at 1602 Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, for an estimated cost of $200
09/05/1909 - Entertained his brother, George E. Brubaker. and George's wife at 1602 Colorado Ave., his home in Colorado Springs, CO [Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO, Sept 05, 1909]
09/10/1909 - Obtained a building permit for an addition to his residence at 1602 Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, at an estimated cost of $500.
04/18/1910 - Practiced medicine, widowed, living at 1602 Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO (living alone; indexed in the 1910 U. S. Census as J.C. Brubaker)
06/18/1912 - Died at his home, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO (buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO; FindAGrave #240614300) [Note: Cemetery records list him as Jos. C. Brubaker. The records list two Brubaker lots one of which is presumed to be empty because it was "abandoned and ownership reverted to the city of Colorado
Springs in 2011 according to the records of Evergreen Cemetery. The two lots were
originally purchased on June 26th, 1912, after Dr. Brubaker's burial on June 24th, 1912.)
06/19/19 12 - "Dr. J. C. Brubaker, aged about 80 years, of 1602 Colorado avenue, died last night at 10:45 o'clock at his residence from complications of diseases. He was well known in Colorado Springs. . . . He is survived by a brother residing in Waseka [sic - Wasceka], Minn., and a sister in Keaney, Neb." (Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO, June, 19, 1912) [Note: Also survived by two sons, Roy and Guy.]
[Note: While Dr. Brubaker wore the Confederate uniform, his brother, George Edward Brubaker, served in the 10th Minnesota Infantry, a Union Army regiment.
Michael Angelo and Diane (at Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO) provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
06/14/2022. Unpublished database.
a.k.a., Jacob Curry Brubaker; John C. Brubaker, Jos. C. Brubaker, J. Curry Brubaker;
and J. C. Brewbecker
12/25/1835 - Born, West Earl Township, Lancaster Co., PA [Father: Jacob Kreider Brubaker (1799-1887); Mother: Rachael Curry (1810-1847)]
02/22/1847 - Mother, Rachael, died (buried: Saint Stephen Church of Christ Cemetery, Waseca, MN; FindAGrave #218625272)
09/17/1850 - Laborer, West Earl Township, Lancaster Co., PA (lived with father, a presumed stepmother, and sibs; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Jacob Brubaker)
1853-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1855 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Lancaster,
Lancaster Co., PA; preceptor: Dr. Henry Carpenter; thesis: "Dentition")
02/21/1862 - Enlisted as Pvt., Co. A, 13th TX Cavalry (Burnett's), Crockett, TX
02/24/1862 - Mustered-in as Pvt., Co. A, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Burnett, near Crockett, TX
03/13/1862 - "Promoted" to the position of Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
04/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
10/21/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Holmes, AR [3/4 mile east of White Sulphur, Springs, AR]
12/01/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Austin, Lonoke Co., AR
12/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
02/28/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, camp near Pine Bluff, AR
04/00/1863 - Passed Confederate Army Board of Medical Examination for the position of Asst. Surgeon
04/05/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, camp near Pine Bluff, AR
04/27/1863 - Purchased one long coat from a Confederate Quartermaster for $40.00
05/31/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, on the march
07/31/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, on the march
08/07/1863 - Purchased from a Confederate Quartermaster, 4 yds Confederate grey cloth for $15., flan. thread for $.47 and 1/2 doz. buttons for $.45, presumably for a Confederate officer's uniform
08/20/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Texas
09/20/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, in the field
05/27/1864 - Relieved from duty as Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
06/27/1865 - As Asst. Surgeon, 2nd TX Partisan Rangers (Chisum's Regt. TX Cavalry), paroled by the U. S. Army, Houston, TX
06/09/1870 - Practiced medicine, Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (lived with father and a presumed stepmother; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as Jacob C. Brubaker)
1874 - Practiced medicine in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (listed in the 1874 edition of Butler's Medical Register and Directory of the United States, as "J. C. Brewbecker")
10/11/1876 - Married, Talitha Cuma "Tallie" Smith (1848WI-1905MN), Waseca, Waseca Co., MN
06/23/1877 - Twin sons, Guy and Roy, born in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN
04/11/1878 - "Dr. J. C. Brubaker, of Waseca, Minnesota, came in on last night's train. He is in search of a location for about fifteen families who design engaging in the stock business in Dakota. The doctor started up the Jim this morning, where he will, without doubt, find a place just suited to the business he and his friends contemplate engaging in." (Yankton Press and Dakotan, Yankton, South Dakota, April 11, 1878.)
06/19/1878 - As a member of the Minnesota State Medical Society, attended their 10th annual meeting in St. Peter, MN (Daily Globe, Saint Paul, MN, June 20, 1878)
06/23/1880 - Farmer, Graham Co., KS (living in the home of Israel King; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as Jacob Brubaker)
01/19/1883 - Issued a U. S. Passport in Philadelphia, PA
1886 - Practiced medicine, Alda, Hall Co., NE
08/22/1887 - Father, Jacob, died in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (buried: Saint Stephen Church of Christ Cemetery, Waseca, MN; FindAGrave #2579215)
10/07/1889 - Nominated as a candidate for Coroner of Alda, Nebraska, by the Hall County Democratic Convention
1890 - Practiced medicine, Alda, Hall Co., NE
01/10/1891 - "Dr. J. C. Brubaker, of Alda, slipped and fell in front of Perry's restaurant today, sustaining a severe sprain of the ankle." (The Grand Island Daily Independent, Grand Island, NE, Jan. 10, 1891, p. 4, c. 1)
08/22/1891 - Upon examination of the diplomas of physicians wishing to practice medicine in Nebraska, the Nebraska State Board of Health found the diploma of Dr. J. C. Brubaker of Alda to be satisfactory. (Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, NE, Aug. 22, 1891)
1893 - Practiced medicine, Kansas City, MO (listed in 1893 edition of Polk's Medical and Surgical Register of the United States as "J. Curry Brubaker")
06/25/1895 - Wife, T. C., lived with her two sons, Roy and Guy in Waseca, MN (indexed as "T. S. Brubaker")
1896 - Practiced medicine, 1301 Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL (listed in the 1896 edition of Polk's Medical and Surgical Register of the United States as "John C. Brubaker")
06/02/1900 - Practiced medicine, Ward 34, Hyde Park, 1012 Garfield Blvd. Chicago, Cook Co., IL (lived with housekeeper, Elizabeth Cardwell; indexed in the 1900 U. S. Census as "J. Curry Brubaker") [Note: The Census indicates he is still married.]
10/05/1905 - Arrived alone in Boston, MA, from Liverpool, England on the RMS Saxonia [Note: J. Curry Brubaker is listed on an arrival document as a 68 y.o. married physician.]
12/19/1905 - Wife, Talitha C. Brubaker, died "peacefully at her home on Wood street" in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (buried: Woodville Cemetery, Waseca, MN; FindAGrave #104275023) [Waseca Herald, Waseca, MN, Dec. 12, 1905]
06/02/1909 - Obtained a building permit to build a frame barn at 1602 Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, for an estimated cost of $200
09/05/1909 - Entertained his brother, George E. Brubaker. and George's wife at 1602 Colorado Ave., his home in Colorado Springs, CO [Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO, Sept 05, 1909]
09/10/1909 - Obtained a building permit for an addition to his residence at 1602 Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, at an estimated cost of $500.
04/18/1910 - Practiced medicine, widowed, living at 1602 Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO (living alone; indexed in the 1910 U. S. Census as J.C. Brubaker)
06/18/1912 - Died at his home, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO (buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO; FindAGrave #240614300) [Note: Cemetery records list him as Jos. C. Brubaker. The records list two Brubaker lots one of which is presumed to be empty because it was "abandoned and ownership reverted to the city of Colorado
Springs in 2011 according to the records of Evergreen Cemetery. The two lots were
originally purchased on June 26th, 1912, after Dr. Brubaker's burial on June 24th, 1912.)
06/19/19 12 - "Dr. J. C. Brubaker, aged about 80 years, of 1602 Colorado avenue, died last night at 10:45 o'clock at his residence from complications of diseases. He was well known in Colorado Springs. . . . He is survived by a brother residing in Waseka [sic - Wasceka], Minn., and a sister in Keaney, Neb." (Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO, June, 19, 1912) [Note: Also survived by two sons, Roy and Guy.]
[Note: While Dr. Brubaker wore the Confederate uniform, his brother, George Edward Brubaker, served in the 10th Minnesota Infantry, a Union Army regiment.
Michael Angelo and Diane (at Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO) provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
06/14/2022. Unpublished database.
a.k.a., Jacob Curry Brubaker; John C. Brubaker, Jos. C. Brubaker, J. Curry Brubaker;
and J. C. Brewbecker
02/22/1847 - Mother, Rachael, died (buried: Saint Stephen Church of Christ Cemetery, Waseca, MN; FindAGrave #218625272)
09/17/1850 - Laborer, West Earl Township, Lancaster Co., PA (lived with father, a presumed stepmother, and sibs; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as Jacob Brubaker)
1853-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1855 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Lancaster,
Lancaster Co., PA; preceptor: Dr. Henry Carpenter; thesis: "Dentition")
02/21/1862 - Enlisted as Pvt., Co. A, 13th TX Cavalry (Burnett's), Crockett, TX
02/24/1862 - Mustered-in as Pvt., Co. A, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Burnett, near Crockett, TX
03/13/1862 - "Promoted" to the position of Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
04/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
10/21/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Holmes, AR [3/4 mile east of White Sulphur, Springs, AR]
12/01/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Austin, Lonoke Co., AR
12/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
02/28/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, camp near Pine Bluff, AR
04/00/1863 - Passed Confederate Army Board of Medical Examination for the position of Asst. Surgeon
04/05/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, camp near Pine Bluff, AR
04/27/1863 - Purchased one long coat from a Confederate Quartermaster for $40.00
05/31/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, on the march
07/31/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, on the march
08/07/1863 - Purchased from a Confederate Quartermaster, 4 yds Confederate grey cloth for $15., flan. thread for $.47 and 1/2 doz. buttons for $.45, presumably for a Confederate officer's uniform
08/20/1863 - Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, Camp Texas
09/20/1863 - As Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry, in the field
05/27/1864 - Relieved from duty as Asst. Surgeon, 13th TX Cavalry
06/27/1865 - As Asst. Surgeon, 2nd TX Partisan Rangers (Chisum's Regt. TX Cavalry), paroled by the U. S. Army, Houston, TX
06/09/1870 - Practiced medicine, Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (lived with father and a presumed stepmother; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as Jacob C. Brubaker)
1874 - Practiced medicine in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (listed in the 1874 edition of Butler's Medical Register and Directory of the United States, as "J. C. Brewbecker")
10/11/1876 - Married, Talitha Cuma "Tallie" Smith (1848WI-1905MN), Waseca, Waseca Co., MN
06/23/1877 - Twin sons, Guy and Roy, born in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN
04/11/1878 - "Dr. J. C. Brubaker, of Waseca, Minnesota, came in on last night's train. He is in search of a location for about fifteen families who design engaging in the stock business in Dakota. The doctor started up the Jim this morning, where he will, without doubt, find a place just suited to the business he and his friends contemplate engaging in." (Yankton Press and Dakotan, Yankton, South Dakota, April 11, 1878.)
06/19/1878 - As a member of the Minnesota State Medical Society, attended their 10th annual meeting in St. Peter, MN (Daily Globe, Saint Paul, MN, June 20, 1878)
06/23/1880 - Farmer, Graham Co., KS (living in the home of Israel King; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as Jacob Brubaker)
01/19/1883 - Issued a U. S. Passport in Philadelphia, PA
1886 - Practiced medicine, Alda, Hall Co., NE
08/22/1887 - Father, Jacob, died in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (buried: Saint Stephen Church of Christ Cemetery, Waseca, MN; FindAGrave #2579215)
10/07/1889 - Nominated as a candidate for Coroner of Alda, Nebraska, by the Hall County Democratic Convention
1890 - Practiced medicine, Alda, Hall Co., NE
01/10/1891 - "Dr. J. C. Brubaker, of Alda, slipped and fell in front of Perry's restaurant today, sustaining a severe sprain of the ankle." (The Grand Island Daily Independent, Grand Island, NE, Jan. 10, 1891, p. 4, c. 1)
08/22/1891 - Upon examination of the diplomas of physicians wishing to practice medicine in Nebraska, the Nebraska State Board of Health found the diploma of Dr. J. C. Brubaker of Alda to be satisfactory. (Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, NE, Aug. 22, 1891)
1893 - Practiced medicine, Kansas City, MO (listed in 1893 edition of Polk's Medical and Surgical Register of the United States as "J. Curry Brubaker")
06/25/1895 - Wife, T. C., lived with her two sons, Roy and Guy in Waseca, MN (indexed as "T. S. Brubaker")
1896 - Practiced medicine, 1301 Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL (listed in the 1896 edition of Polk's Medical and Surgical Register of the United States as "John C. Brubaker")
06/02/1900 - Practiced medicine, Ward 34, Hyde Park, 1012 Garfield Blvd. Chicago, Cook Co., IL (lived with housekeeper, Elizabeth Cardwell; indexed in the 1900 U. S. Census as "J. Curry Brubaker") [Note: The Census indicates he is still married.]
10/05/1905 - Arrived alone in Boston, MA, from Liverpool, England on the RMS Saxonia [Note: J. Curry Brubaker is listed on an arrival document as a 68 y.o. married physician.]
12/19/1905 - Wife, Talitha C. Brubaker, died "peacefully at her home on Wood street" in Waseca, Waseca Co., MN (buried: Woodville Cemetery, Waseca, MN; FindAGrave #104275023) [Waseca Herald, Waseca, MN, Dec. 12, 1905]
06/02/1909 - Obtained a building permit to build a frame barn at 1602 Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, for an estimated cost of $200
09/05/1909 - Entertained his brother, George E. Brubaker. and George's wife at 1602 Colorado Ave., his home in Colorado Springs, CO [Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO, Sept 05, 1909]
09/10/1909 - Obtained a building permit for an addition to his residence at 1602 Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, at an estimated cost of $500.
04/18/1910 - Practiced medicine, widowed, living at 1602 Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO (living alone; indexed in the 1910 U. S. Census as J.C. Brubaker)
06/18/1912 - Died at his home, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO (buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO; FindAGrave #240614300) [Note: Cemetery records list him as Jos. C. Brubaker. The records list two Brubaker lots one of which is presumed to be empty because it was "abandoned and ownership reverted to the city of Colorado
Springs in 2011 according to the records of Evergreen Cemetery. The two lots were
originally purchased on June 26th, 1912, after Dr. Brubaker's burial on June 24th, 1912.)
06/19/19 12 - "Dr. J. C. Brubaker, aged about 80 years, of 1602 Colorado avenue, died last night at 10:45 o'clock at his residence from complications of diseases. He was well known in Colorado Springs. . . . He is survived by a brother residing in Waseka [sic - Wasceka], Minn., and a sister in Keaney, Neb." (Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO, June, 19, 1912) [Note: Also survived by two sons, Roy and Guy.]
[Note: While Dr. Brubaker wore the Confederate uniform, his brother, George Edward Brubaker, served in the 10th Minnesota Infantry, a Union Army regiment.
Michael Angelo and Diane (at Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO) provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
06/14/2022. Unpublished database.
a.k.a., Jacob Curry Brubaker; John C. Brubaker, Jos. C. Brubaker, J. Curry Brubaker;
and J. C. Brewbecker
Gravesite Details
Buried: 6/24/1912, Source: City of Colo Spgs online cem data 3/2/09
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