BRINK AUGUST ERNST WILHELM (GUS)

1889 - 1954  (64 years)

• Name	BRINK AUGUST ERNST WILHELM (GUS)
  Born	11 Oct 1889	Irvington, Washington County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Jul 1954	Irvington, Washington County, Illinois
  Person ID	I08526	Gynzer's Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2005

  
  

  Father	BRINK ERNST HEINRICH JOHANN,   b. 25 Jan 1843,   d. 27 May 1896, Killed in tornado near Irvington, Illinois  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	MUNNICH AUGUSTE KAROLINE LOUISE WILHEMINA,   b. 18 Jun 1849, Bergkirchen, Kreis Minden, Westfallen, Prussen; name may be Muennich ,   d. 28 Aug 1944  (Age 95 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1868
  Family ID	F02960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FRIEND LYDIA MARIE,   b. 5 Jun 1890, Irvington, Washington County, Illinois ,   d. 23 Mar 1970, Hoyleton, Washington County, Illinois  (Age 79 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1920	Irvington, Washington County, Illinois
  Children	+ 1. BRINK VIRGINIA LUCILLE,   b. 5 Jan 1922,   d. 20 Oct 1996  (Age 74 years) + 2. Living
  Family ID	F02966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  The Origins of the Name Brink The Wiehengebirge as a Source of Unique Place Names The Origins of the Word and Name Brink by David S. Wulfman

  
  

• Notes

  Sponsor was Ernst Koester per Robert Brink. August's father, Ernst, bought the farm near Irvington on May 1, 1880. It was passed on to Gus (August) and then to his son, Robert Brink.