Henry Neff Breneman and Anna M. Potts

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Husband Henry Neff Breneman ¹

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           Born: 13 Jan 1830 - Strasburg Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 2
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         Father: Henry Breneman (1795-1859) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Neff (1796-1870) 1

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       Marriage: 17 Mar 1858 3

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Wife Anna M. Potts ³

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         Father: Joseph Potts (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Eliza [Unk] (      -      ) 3

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1 F Winona S. Breneman ³

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2 M Park P. Breneman ³

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3 F Anna M. Breneman ³

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4 M Joseph P. Breneman ³

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5 F Lizzie M. Breneman ³

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6 F Maud M. Breneman ³

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7 M Herbert N. Breneman ³

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8 F Jennie May Breneman ³

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9 F E. Lida Breneman ³

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General Notes: Husband - Henry Neff Breneman

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He grew up on the paternal farm, attending the district schools of the neighborhood, and finished his education at the Lititz Academy. When about twenty-one years of age he went to learn the milling business at the mill owned by his father at Camargo, Pennsylvania, and remained there for five years, also engaging in trade in the store of Henry H. Breneman & Co. at that point.
He married in 1858 and in the spring of 1859 began farming the homestead tract. A few months later his father died, and the farm passed into his possession at the appraisement valuation. He continued to reside there for many years, with the exception of one year, during which he lived in Strasburg, and was a member of the commission firm of Herr, Breneman & Co. In 1866 he erected a shop for the manufacture of agricultural implements near his residence, and thereafter was engaged in mechanical pursuits, for which he always had a natural taste. He also did considerable work as a builder and millwright, and cultivated his farm by proxy after 1866.
Mr. Breneman always took an active part in the politics of the county, and held the leading offices of his township, such as assessor, member of the school board for twelve years, and justice of the peace for fifteen years. He was a warm supporter of the Civil War, and served for nine months in the field in 1862 as first lieutenant of Company G, One Hundred and Twenty-second Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. Immediately after the battle of Gettysburg he raised a company of three-months' men, which was attached to the Fiftieth Regiment of Pennsylvania militia, and was known as Company B. With this company Mr. Breneman served in the field in defense of the state, holding the rank of captain. He was elected sheriff of Lancaster County in 1875, and served for three years in that office.

1 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 1068.

2 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 1063.

3 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 1069.