Brimer Family
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Mollie McMillian Brimer (1869-1958) married Laura Jane's brother, James Brimer (1861-1941) on 8 April 1888. Mollie was 10 years younger than Laura Jane , but remained life-long friends in spite of distance. Mollie and James had a son Ernest Brimer (1899-1983) and he
married Gwendolyn Horn (1901-1966). In the summer of 1950, my parents, Ralph and Doris Gooch Miller, hosted a family reunion on the farm 10 miles West of Bloomington, Illinois. That August 6, Laura Jane would have been 91 and Mollie 81. I was just 10 and my sister Jeri was not quite 3. In attendance were Laura Jane's 4 Children. (see photo) My mother's sister & Laura Jane's granddaughter, Kathryn Gooch (1916-2010) of Milwaukee, WI was there. Mollie's son, Ernest Brimer and his spouse, Gwendola came
from MO. A young woman from Missouri, I have concluded that she must have been Ernestine, daughter of Ernest & Maude Gooch...perhaps someone viewing photo will recognize her and let me know. My grandmother, Marie Kurz Gooch, a life-long resident of Pike CO, died 12 Feb 1932 in a Hannibal hospital. She is buried in Bowling Green City Cemetery; I have photos. I heard her funeral was attended by many both inside and outside the church. She had been the manager of both the Golden Hotel and the Park Hotel. |
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This family page is courtesy of Janet Miller Griswold. |
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Ray Gooch (1886-1954) of Bowling Green, MO. His wife, Marie Kurz,
had passed away in 1932.
Alpha Gooch Rose (1900-1987) and spouse, Maurice of Bloomington, IL w/whom Laura Jane resided. Anna Gooch Hartwig (1889-1974) and spouse Adolph (always known as "Happy" of Milwaukee, WI Ernest Gooch (1893-1966) and spouse, Maude of Bowling Green, MO. |
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Mollie and Laura Jane |
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The man who drove the Milwaukee contingency was related to no one then or now just a friend of family. SEATED IS Laura Jane. On the grass is the driver, Kathryn Gooch (Ray's daughter
& Doris' sister, Standing L to R |
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