1.) On Saturday, January 11, 1896, at one o'clock in the morning occurred the death of Sarah G. Brolliar, the aged mother of our esteemed townsmen W. H. and Daniel Brolliar. About a week before her death, Mrs. Brolliar had a paralytic stroke from which she did not rally.
She was born in Virginia and was 80 years of age. From Virginia she moved to Ohio and from there to Benton Co., Iowa. In 1863 she moved to Nebraska. Two years ago she came to Lamoni with her son, W. H. Brolliar with whom she has lived for a good many years. She had been a widow over 35 years.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon in charge of Elder R. M. Elvin and she was laid to rest in Rose Hill.
SOURCE: College City Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, January 16th, 1896, p. 5
2.) BROLLIAR. At Lamoni, Iowa, January 11, 1896, Sarah Brolliar, who was born in Virginia some eighty years ago. Four sons, one daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren survive her. The funeral sermon was by Elder Robert M. Elvin from 1 Corinthians 15: 21, 22. Brn. A. S. Cochran and Robert White assisted in the pulpit service. Interment in Rose Hill cemetery.
SOURCE: The Saints' Herald, published in Lamoni, Iowa - vol 43 (1896) p. 64 [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
3.) Biography (found on Ancestry.com)
Sarah Miller was born in Rumley, Hampshire Co., Virginia in 1819. She is given two middle names because in some records Ann is shown, although Jane is used much more often. She married into the Brolliar family in 1846 following a previous marriage with Tobias Castor. When she married William S. Brolliar in Ohio, she brought with her one son named Tobias. Tobias later became superintendent of the Burlington Railroad and lived in Lincoln, Nebraska.
When Sarah was widowed by William in 1858, she had five children left to raise alone. The Brolliars had often moved westward as a group in the past, as in the move from Pennsylvania to Ohio and from there to Iowa. Thus, she went with other Brolliars by covered wagon further West in 1862-63 to Nebraska Territory. The five children would have varied in age from five to sixteen. Moving herself, her children, and their possessions by wagon train must have been difficult. Their party of 17 was led by Captain Hunt and they settled in the bottom lands along the wandering Blue River in the southeastern part of Nebraska. Considering that they traveled approximately 400-500 miles, the trip must have taken 30-60 days.
It has been told that when families arrived in the valley of the Blue, many built temporary quarters in dugouts or "Soddy" homes along the river. Think of what Sarah Jane did, a single woman with five children in the wilderness. Tobias would have been the oldest, with Daniel about 15 or so next, but the other three were not yet in their teens. Samuel, when he was 85 years old, told of how they struggled in the new country. The Pawnee Indians traipsed up and down the valley. Although not really hostile, they did steal and beg from those who had little enough themselves.
There were two forts to go to in times of Indian trouble. One fort was in Nebraska City, and the other in Beatrice. Sarah didn't like to disrupt her daily routine and gather up her family to make the trip to the forts. She had one protection. It is said that when Indians came near, she would rise up from her hoeing, swing her hoe on high, and with a screaming voice, nagged, cursed and yelled at the natives until they would scurry away from the sound of her voice." (The 1880 Census has Sarah living with son William H and Emma Jane Brolliar. She is noted to be "Insane".)
The four children of William S and Sarah Brolliar were found in various families during the 1860 census. This was a little over a year following the death of William S Brolliar. It seems that Sarah was having difficulty dealing with her family following her husband's death. Supposedly, the four children and Sarah's son Tobias accompanied her to the Blue River in Saline Co., Nebraska territory in 1862.
Sarah was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; (Following Joseph Smith, Jr. & Joseph Smith, III's teachings) As were a number of other Brolliars in the Valley of the Blue in Nebraska, including her son Willaim Henry. The family moved to Lamoni, Iowa, for several years that being a gathering place for the RLDS faithful at that time. Sarah was buried there after she died in 1896.
(Unsourced author)
1ST HUSBAND: Tobias Castor
(divorced before 1846)
CHILD: Tobias Castor, Jr.
2ND HUSBAND: William Samuel Brollier, 1825-1858
m. 1846 • Ashland, Ashland, Ohio
CHILDREN:
Daniel Braden Brolliar
Margaret Elizabeth Brolliar
Samuel Brolliar
William Henry Brolliar
She was born in Virginia and was 80 years of age. From Virginia she moved to Ohio and from there to Benton Co., Iowa. In 1863 she moved to Nebraska. Two years ago she came to Lamoni with her son, W. H. Brolliar with whom she has lived for a good many years. She had been a widow over 35 years.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon in charge of Elder R. M. Elvin and she was laid to rest in Rose Hill.
SOURCE: College City Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, January 16th, 1896, p. 5
2.) BROLLIAR. At Lamoni, Iowa, January 11, 1896, Sarah Brolliar, who was born in Virginia some eighty years ago. Four sons, one daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren survive her. The funeral sermon was by Elder Robert M. Elvin from 1 Corinthians 15: 21, 22. Brn. A. S. Cochran and Robert White assisted in the pulpit service. Interment in Rose Hill cemetery.
SOURCE: The Saints' Herald, published in Lamoni, Iowa - vol 43 (1896) p. 64 [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
3.) Biography (found on Ancestry.com)
Sarah Miller was born in Rumley, Hampshire Co., Virginia in 1819. She is given two middle names because in some records Ann is shown, although Jane is used much more often. She married into the Brolliar family in 1846 following a previous marriage with Tobias Castor. When she married William S. Brolliar in Ohio, she brought with her one son named Tobias. Tobias later became superintendent of the Burlington Railroad and lived in Lincoln, Nebraska.
When Sarah was widowed by William in 1858, she had five children left to raise alone. The Brolliars had often moved westward as a group in the past, as in the move from Pennsylvania to Ohio and from there to Iowa. Thus, she went with other Brolliars by covered wagon further West in 1862-63 to Nebraska Territory. The five children would have varied in age from five to sixteen. Moving herself, her children, and their possessions by wagon train must have been difficult. Their party of 17 was led by Captain Hunt and they settled in the bottom lands along the wandering Blue River in the southeastern part of Nebraska. Considering that they traveled approximately 400-500 miles, the trip must have taken 30-60 days.
It has been told that when families arrived in the valley of the Blue, many built temporary quarters in dugouts or "Soddy" homes along the river. Think of what Sarah Jane did, a single woman with five children in the wilderness. Tobias would have been the oldest, with Daniel about 15 or so next, but the other three were not yet in their teens. Samuel, when he was 85 years old, told of how they struggled in the new country. The Pawnee Indians traipsed up and down the valley. Although not really hostile, they did steal and beg from those who had little enough themselves.
There were two forts to go to in times of Indian trouble. One fort was in Nebraska City, and the other in Beatrice. Sarah didn't like to disrupt her daily routine and gather up her family to make the trip to the forts. She had one protection. It is said that when Indians came near, she would rise up from her hoeing, swing her hoe on high, and with a screaming voice, nagged, cursed and yelled at the natives until they would scurry away from the sound of her voice." (The 1880 Census has Sarah living with son William H and Emma Jane Brolliar. She is noted to be "Insane".)
The four children of William S and Sarah Brolliar were found in various families during the 1860 census. This was a little over a year following the death of William S Brolliar. It seems that Sarah was having difficulty dealing with her family following her husband's death. Supposedly, the four children and Sarah's son Tobias accompanied her to the Blue River in Saline Co., Nebraska territory in 1862.
Sarah was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; (Following Joseph Smith, Jr. & Joseph Smith, III's teachings) As were a number of other Brolliars in the Valley of the Blue in Nebraska, including her son Willaim Henry. The family moved to Lamoni, Iowa, for several years that being a gathering place for the RLDS faithful at that time. Sarah was buried there after she died in 1896.
(Unsourced author)
1ST HUSBAND: Tobias Castor
(divorced before 1846)
CHILD: Tobias Castor, Jr.
2ND HUSBAND: William Samuel Brollier, 1825-1858
m. 1846 • Ashland, Ashland, Ohio
CHILDREN:
Daniel Braden Brolliar
Margaret Elizabeth Brolliar
Samuel Brolliar
William Henry Brolliar
1.) On Saturday, January 11, 1896, at one o'clock in the morning occurred the death of Sarah G. Brolliar, the aged mother of our esteemed townsmen W. H. and Daniel Brolliar. About a week before her death, Mrs. Brolliar had a paralytic stroke from which she did not rally.
She was born in Virginia and was 80 years of age. From Virginia she moved to Ohio and from there to Benton Co., Iowa. In 1863 she moved to Nebraska. Two years ago she came to Lamoni with her son, W. H. Brolliar with whom she has lived for a good many years. She had been a widow over 35 years.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon in charge of Elder R. M. Elvin and she was laid to rest in Rose Hill.
SOURCE: College City Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, January 16th, 1896, p. 5
2.) BROLLIAR. At Lamoni, Iowa, January 11, 1896, Sarah Brolliar, who was born in Virginia some eighty years ago. Four sons, one daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren survive her. The funeral sermon was by Elder Robert M. Elvin from 1 Corinthians 15: 21, 22. Brn. A. S. Cochran and Robert White assisted in the pulpit service. Interment in Rose Hill cemetery.
SOURCE: The Saints' Herald, published in Lamoni, Iowa - vol 43 (1896) p. 64 [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
3.) Biography (found on Ancestry.com)
Sarah Miller was born in Rumley, Hampshire Co., Virginia in 1819. She is given two middle names because in some records Ann is shown, although Jane is used much more often. She married into the Brolliar family in 1846 following a previous marriage with Tobias Castor. When she married William S. Brolliar in Ohio, she brought with her one son named Tobias. Tobias later became superintendent of the Burlington Railroad and lived in Lincoln, Nebraska.
When Sarah was widowed by William in 1858, she had five children left to raise alone. The Brolliars had often moved westward as a group in the past, as in the move from Pennsylvania to Ohio and from there to Iowa. Thus, she went with other Brolliars by covered wagon further West in 1862-63 to Nebraska Territory. The five children would have varied in age from five to sixteen. Moving herself, her children, and their possessions by wagon train must have been difficult. Their party of 17 was led by Captain Hunt and they settled in the bottom lands along the wandering Blue River in the southeastern part of Nebraska. Considering that they traveled approximately 400-500 miles, the trip must have taken 30-60 days.
It has been told that when families arrived in the valley of the Blue, many built temporary quarters in dugouts or "Soddy" homes along the river. Think of what Sarah Jane did, a single woman with five children in the wilderness. Tobias would have been the oldest, with Daniel about 15 or so next, but the other three were not yet in their teens. Samuel, when he was 85 years old, told of how they struggled in the new country. The Pawnee Indians traipsed up and down the valley. Although not really hostile, they did steal and beg from those who had little enough themselves.
There were two forts to go to in times of Indian trouble. One fort was in Nebraska City, and the other in Beatrice. Sarah didn't like to disrupt her daily routine and gather up her family to make the trip to the forts. She had one protection. It is said that when Indians came near, she would rise up from her hoeing, swing her hoe on high, and with a screaming voice, nagged, cursed and yelled at the natives until they would scurry away from the sound of her voice." (The 1880 Census has Sarah living with son William H and Emma Jane Brolliar. She is noted to be "Insane".)
The four children of William S and Sarah Brolliar were found in various families during the 1860 census. This was a little over a year following the death of William S Brolliar. It seems that Sarah was having difficulty dealing with her family following her husband's death. Supposedly, the four children and Sarah's son Tobias accompanied her to the Blue River in Saline Co., Nebraska territory in 1862.
Sarah was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; (Following Joseph Smith, Jr. & Joseph Smith, III's teachings) As were a number of other Brolliars in the Valley of the Blue in Nebraska, including her son Willaim Henry. The family moved to Lamoni, Iowa, for several years that being a gathering place for the RLDS faithful at that time. Sarah was buried there after she died in 1896.
(Unsourced author)
1ST HUSBAND: Tobias Castor
(divorced before 1846)
CHILD: Tobias Castor, Jr.
2ND HUSBAND: William Samuel Brollier, 1825-1858
m. 1846 • Ashland, Ashland, Ohio
CHILDREN:
Daniel Braden Brolliar
Margaret Elizabeth Brolliar
Samuel Brolliar
William Henry Brolliar
She was born in Virginia and was 80 years of age. From Virginia she moved to Ohio and from there to Benton Co., Iowa. In 1863 she moved to Nebraska. Two years ago she came to Lamoni with her son, W. H. Brolliar with whom she has lived for a good many years. She had been a widow over 35 years.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon in charge of Elder R. M. Elvin and she was laid to rest in Rose Hill.
SOURCE: College City Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, January 16th, 1896, p. 5
2.) BROLLIAR. At Lamoni, Iowa, January 11, 1896, Sarah Brolliar, who was born in Virginia some eighty years ago. Four sons, one daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren survive her. The funeral sermon was by Elder Robert M. Elvin from 1 Corinthians 15: 21, 22. Brn. A. S. Cochran and Robert White assisted in the pulpit service. Interment in Rose Hill cemetery.
SOURCE: The Saints' Herald, published in Lamoni, Iowa - vol 43 (1896) p. 64 [The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
3.) Biography (found on Ancestry.com)
Sarah Miller was born in Rumley, Hampshire Co., Virginia in 1819. She is given two middle names because in some records Ann is shown, although Jane is used much more often. She married into the Brolliar family in 1846 following a previous marriage with Tobias Castor. When she married William S. Brolliar in Ohio, she brought with her one son named Tobias. Tobias later became superintendent of the Burlington Railroad and lived in Lincoln, Nebraska.
When Sarah was widowed by William in 1858, she had five children left to raise alone. The Brolliars had often moved westward as a group in the past, as in the move from Pennsylvania to Ohio and from there to Iowa. Thus, she went with other Brolliars by covered wagon further West in 1862-63 to Nebraska Territory. The five children would have varied in age from five to sixteen. Moving herself, her children, and their possessions by wagon train must have been difficult. Their party of 17 was led by Captain Hunt and they settled in the bottom lands along the wandering Blue River in the southeastern part of Nebraska. Considering that they traveled approximately 400-500 miles, the trip must have taken 30-60 days.
It has been told that when families arrived in the valley of the Blue, many built temporary quarters in dugouts or "Soddy" homes along the river. Think of what Sarah Jane did, a single woman with five children in the wilderness. Tobias would have been the oldest, with Daniel about 15 or so next, but the other three were not yet in their teens. Samuel, when he was 85 years old, told of how they struggled in the new country. The Pawnee Indians traipsed up and down the valley. Although not really hostile, they did steal and beg from those who had little enough themselves.
There were two forts to go to in times of Indian trouble. One fort was in Nebraska City, and the other in Beatrice. Sarah didn't like to disrupt her daily routine and gather up her family to make the trip to the forts. She had one protection. It is said that when Indians came near, she would rise up from her hoeing, swing her hoe on high, and with a screaming voice, nagged, cursed and yelled at the natives until they would scurry away from the sound of her voice." (The 1880 Census has Sarah living with son William H and Emma Jane Brolliar. She is noted to be "Insane".)
The four children of William S and Sarah Brolliar were found in various families during the 1860 census. This was a little over a year following the death of William S Brolliar. It seems that Sarah was having difficulty dealing with her family following her husband's death. Supposedly, the four children and Sarah's son Tobias accompanied her to the Blue River in Saline Co., Nebraska territory in 1862.
Sarah was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; (Following Joseph Smith, Jr. & Joseph Smith, III's teachings) As were a number of other Brolliars in the Valley of the Blue in Nebraska, including her son Willaim Henry. The family moved to Lamoni, Iowa, for several years that being a gathering place for the RLDS faithful at that time. Sarah was buried there after she died in 1896.
(Unsourced author)
1ST HUSBAND: Tobias Castor
(divorced before 1846)
CHILD: Tobias Castor, Jr.
2ND HUSBAND: William Samuel Brollier, 1825-1858
m. 1846 • Ashland, Ashland, Ohio
CHILDREN:
Daniel Braden Brolliar
Margaret Elizabeth Brolliar
Samuel Brolliar
William Henry Brolliar
Family Members
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