Ancestry of Dave Brubeck

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Dave Brubeck should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.





William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com


Ancestry of Dave Brubeck
1 David Warren ("Dave") Brubeck, musician, b. Concord, Cal., 6 Dec. 1920
PARENTS
2 Peter Howard Brubeck, b. Lassen Co., Cal., 22 April 1885, d. ... Jan. 1955
m. ... [ca. 1909]
3 Elizabeth Ivey, b. ... , Cal., ... 1888, d. ... [living 1930]
GRANDPARENTS
4 Lewis Warren Brubeck, b. New Albany, Ind., 13 May 1852, d. Oakland, Cal., 17 July 1925
m. Janesville, Cal., 4 Feb. 1877
5 Louisa Grass, b. Harrison Co., Ind., 9 April 1854, d. Concord, Cal., 8 April 1907
6 Henry Ivey, b. ... , England, ... [ca. 1851] d. ... [living 1910]
m.
7 ... , b. ... , d. ... [by 1910]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Philip Brubeck, b. Augusta Co., Va., 7 Sept. 1820, d. Georgetown, Ind., 4 Feb. 1899
m. Harrison Co., Ind., 10 Oct. 1848
9 Julia Ann Smith, b. Harrison Co., Ind., 1 Oct. 1827, d. Floyd Co., Ind., 14 Sept. 1905
10 Peter Grass, b. Geneva, Switzerland, 6 June 1816, d. Reno, Nev., 8 May 1894
m. Louisville, Ky., 25 April 1848
11 Verena Louisa Heintzelman, b. Geneva, Switzerland, 27 April 1828, d. Reno, Nev., 9 Dec. 1906
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 Joseph Brubeck, b. Shenandoah Co., Va., 5 Oct. 1785, d. ...
m. ... 25 Aug. 1808
17 Margaret Thomas, b. ... , d. Floyd Co., Ind., 25 June 1852
18 William B ... Smith, b. ... , Va., 10 April 1783, d. ... 3 Dec. 1868
m. Harrison, Ind., 28 Oct. 1815
19 Elizabeth Friedley, b. ... , Pa., 15 April 1780, d. Harrison, Ind., 16 Feb. 1866
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 Johann Jacob Brubeck, b. near Strasbourg, Shenandoah Co., Va., 15 April 1763, d. Augusta Co., Va., ... March 1838
m. Shenandoah Co., Va., 5 Aug. 1783
33 Elizabeth Bell, b. ... , Pa. 2 Sept. 1766, d. Augusta Co., Va., 27 March 1853
38 Jacob Friedley, b. ... 27 Aug. 1755, d. Harrison, Ind., 25 June 1852
m.
39 Elizabeth Moyer, b. ... 1760, d. Harrison, Ind., 9 Dec. 1835
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64 Adam Brodbeck, b. Muttenz, Basel, Schweiz, ... 1721, d. Shenandoah Co., Va., ... [ca. March 1779]
m.
65 Elizabeth Zender, b. ... 1720, d. Shenandoah Co., Va., ... [1772/3]
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 California, Contra Costa Co., Concord, ED 13, sheet 1B, line 61

Brubeck Howard P       H     M W 44 M 22     CA IN IN       Cattleman        Cattle business
        Elisabeth I    W     F W 42 M 20     CA E  R        Music teacher    Music school
        Henry I        S     M W 20 S        CA CA CA
        Howard R       S     M W 13 S        CA CA CA
        David          S     M W  9 S        CA CA CA

E = England, R = Russia

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1920 California, Contra Costa Co., Concord, ED 12, sheet 6A, line 41

Brubeck Howard       H    M W 35      M      CA IL IL      Dealer Retail    Cattle
        Elizabeth    W    F W 33      M      CA E  G       Teacher          Music
        Henry        S    M W  9      S      CA CA CA
        Howard       S    M W  3 9/12 S      CA CA CA

E = England, G = Germany

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1910 California, Contra Costa Co., Concord, ED 164, sheet 4A, line 4

Ivey Henry            H       M W 59      Wd           E  E  E       Keeper of Stables
     Henry Jr         S       M W 21      S            CA E  G       Stableman
Brubeck Howard B      SiL     M W 26      M1 2         CA IN IN      Farmer                 Cattle Ranch
        Elizabeth     D       F W 23      M1 2 1 1     CA E  G
        Henry D       GS      M W    0/12 S            CA CA CA

E = England, G = German

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1900 California, Lassen Co., Township No. 3, ED 50, sheet 4B, line 57

Brubeck Louis W      H    W M Mar 1852 48 M 23        IN WV IN       Farmer
Brubeck Louisa       W    W F Apl 1854 46 M 23 7 6    IN S  S        House Wife
Brubeck William A    S    W M Nov 1878 21 S           CA IN IN       Farm Labor
Brubeck Edwd         S    W F Sep 1880 19 S           CA IN IN       At Home
Brubeck Philip L     S    W M Mar 1883 17 S           CA IN IN       At School
Brubeck Howard P     S    W M Apl 1885 15 S           CA IN IN       At School
Brubeck Leland S     S    W M Jun 1893  6 S           CA IN IN       At School
Brubeck Edwin S      S    W M Nov 1895  4 S           CA IN IN
   (two boarders)

S = Switzerland

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