John George Brindle

1867 - 1943  (75 years)

• Name	John George Brindle
  Birth	7 Nov 1867	Beatty, Unity Township, Westmorland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  Census	1870 (2 years)	Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 2
  Census	1900 (32 years)	Manor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  Age: 31
  Census	1910 (42 years)	Manor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  He was listed as a machinist in a coal mine.
  Age: 41
  Address:
  Census	1920 (52 years)	Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5]
  He was a machinist in a coal and coke work.
  Age: 51
  Address: 123 South Nineth Street
  Residence	1921 (53 years)	Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [6]
  Census	1930 (62 years)	Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [7]
  He was a machinist in a coal mine.
  Age: 63
  Address: 123 South Smith Street
  Retired	Abt 1935 (67 years)  [8]
  He retired from from the by H.C. Frick Coke Company
  Residence	1943 (75 years)	Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  Address: 123 So. Ninth Street
  History	21 Jun 1943 (75 years)  [9]
  "George Brindle, 75, 123 South Ninth street, Connellsville, sustained severe lacerations of the head when he fell down a flight of stairs in his home. He was admitted to the hospital where his condition is reported as fair." - The Morning Herald, Uniontown Pennsylvnia.
  Death	21 Jun 1943	Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Agency: Connellsville Hospital
  Cause: He died after he fell down a flight of stairs in his home
  	Certificate of Death of John George Brindle Sr.
  Burial	24 Jun 1943	Saint Johns Union Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Saint Johns Union Cemetery,  Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania   [1, 12]
  History	Nov 1943 (76 years)  [11]
  His obituary reads, "John G. Brindle, 75 years old, of 123 South Ninth street, died Monday evening at Conellsville State Hospital where he had been a patient since early Sunday morning. Mr. Brindle was born in Beaty and married Ethel McMichael at United before coming her 30 years ago. She preceded him in death by 13 years. Employed by H.C. Frick Coke Company he retired on a pension about eight years ago. Surviving are the following children: George and Samuel Brindle of Connellsville, Richard of Blairsville, Mrs. Cora St. Clair of Springdale, Howard of Meadville, and Mrs. Helen McInnes and Robert of Tarentum. He also has twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren."
  Siblings	2 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Samuel Henry Brindle,   b. 15 Jan 1862, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 24 Apr 1926, Monongahela, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 64 years)   2. Lydia E. Brindle,   b. Abt 1864, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   3. Emma Brindle,   b. 6 Jul 1864, Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 18 Feb 1929, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 64 years) + 4. John George Brindle,   b. 7 Nov 1867, Beatty, Unity Township, Westmorland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 21 Jun 1943, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ Ethel McMichael,  m. 27 Nov 1889   5. Charles Edward Brindle,   b. 29 Jun 1873, United, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 14 Jun 1919, East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 45 years)   6. Mary Elizabeth Brindle,   b. 10 Feb 1875, Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 12 Feb 1954, Paint Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years)   7. Margaret M. Brindle,   b. 28 Sep 1877, Inwin, Venago County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 15 Jan 1965, Plum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 87 years)   8. Alice Irene Brindle,   b. 29 Jan 1880, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 14 Nov 1951, South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)   9. Edna C. Brindle,   b. 18 Aug 1882, United, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 25 Jun 1939, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 56 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Hans George Brindle,   b. 1657, Briesnitz, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany d. 12 Aug 1745, Böhl-Iggelheim, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany  (Age 88 years)  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Catherine Shelley,   b. 1793, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 5 Oct 1873, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 80 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I10098	Myers Line
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Phillip Kuhns Brindle,   b. 30 Nov 1835, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Feb 1910, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sophia Blank,   b. 8 Oct 1839, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 27 Feb 1923, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F7070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Ethel McMichael,   b. 14 Nov 1872, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 6 Jan 1930, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1889	United, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3, 8, 11, 13]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years - She : 17 years.
  Children	6 sons and 5 daughters
  1. Laura Brindle,   b. Apr 1890, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 1910 (Age 19 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Charles Henry Brindle,   b. 23 Jul 1892, United, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 26 Sep 1936, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 44 years) ▻ Phoebe E. Green  m. 28 Aug 1912     3. Richard Koontz Brindle,   b. 1 Aug 1893, Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 12 Jul 1962, Blairsville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 68 years)     4. John George Brindle,   b. 11 Oct 1893, United, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. Jul 1981, Marienville, Forest County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 87 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Cora May Brindle,   b. 28 Nov 1895, Manor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 8 Jun 1944, Springdale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 48 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Della Brindle,   b. Mar 1896, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Stella E. Brindle,   b. 4 Jan 1898, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 4 May 1926, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 28 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Samuel Warren Dewy Brindle,   b. 9 May 1899, Claridge, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 18 Jan 1975, Huntington, Adams County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Howard Brindle,   b. 5 May 1900, Manor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 25 Apr 1958, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 57 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Helen M. J. Brindle,   b. 2 Oct 1907, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 9 Jun 1950, Harrison Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   11. Robert Asha Brindle,   b. 15 May 1910, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. Jun 1977, Marienville, Forest County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F7020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John George Brindle(1867 – 1943) 2Phillip Kuhns Brindle(1835 – 1910) 4John W. Brindle(1798 – 1871) 8John George Brindle(1772 – 1841) 16Lawrence Brindle(1738 – 1809) 17Veronica Freany Ley(1745 – 1830) 9Catherine Kuntz(1776 – 1859) 18Johann Philipp Kuntz(1747 – 1837) 19Anna Margaret Stambaugh(1754 – 1837) 5Mary Hanlin(1805 – 1860) 10Dennis Hanlin(1768 – ) 20 21 11Margaret 22 23 3Sophia Blank(1839 – 1923) 6George Adam Blank(1789 – 1865) 12George Adam Blank(1758 – 1831) 24John Goerge Blanck(1729 – 1799) 25Eva Elizabeth Steinmetz(1738 – 1797) 13Elisabeth Barbara Reiter(1768 – 1809) 26George Michael Reiter(1730 – 1805) 27Eva Elisabeth Muller(1734 – 1794) 7Catherine Shelley(1793 – 1873) 14John Shelley(1768 – 1838) 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Nov 1867 - Beatty, Unity Township, Westmorland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Marriage - 27 Nov 1889 - United, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Manor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Manor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - 1921 - Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Residence - 1943 - Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 21 Jun 1943 - Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 24 Jun 1943 - Saint Johns Union Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S121] Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1973, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). Certificate of Death of John George Brindle Sr. [s192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1870; Census Place: Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1465; Page: 249B; Image: 362724; Family History Library Film: 552964 [s137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Year: 1900; Census Place: Manor, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1498; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1241498 [s186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20). Year: 1910; Census Place: Manor, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1431; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0180; FHL microfilm: 1375444 [s26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1920; Census Place: Connellsville Ward 7, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1568; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 478 [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Connellsville, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1921 [S20 ] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). Year: 1930; Census Place: Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2038; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 1018.0; FHL microfilm: 2341772 [S580] Caudill, Mary Anne. Email: Brindles, (Email to Robert Roy from ocalagrl (at) aol.com, 4 December 2009 ). [S711] News Article: "George Brindle Fall", (Uniontown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Herald, 21 June 1943). [S581] Caudill, Mary Anne. Email: Brindles, 3 December 2009, (E-mail to Robert Roy from ocalagrl (at) aol.com, 3 December 2009). [S710] Obituary of John G. Brindle, (Connellsville, Pennsylvania: The Daily Courier, 22 June 1943). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). Find A Grave Memorial# 30796484 [S582] Fischer, Della Reagan. Marriages, 1866-1900: old newspapers,Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, volume 2, (McKeesport. Pennsylvania: by author, 1970).