Submitted by Arthur Holmes III, Curator, Brobst Family Registry

Rear, left to right:  Albert Cyrus Brobst, Conrad Jackson Brobst, Thomas Lewis Brobst Front William S. Brobst, Ellen Brobst, Amanda Moyer Brobst, Samuel Kunkel Brobst, Gertrude Amanda Brobst

Samuel Kunkel Brobst was born 16 Mar 1840 in Lynn Twp, Lehigh Co, PA, and died 26 Apr 1914 in Auburn, Schuylkill Co, PA. He was buried in Zion (Old Red) Lutheran Church, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Co, PA. He was the son of Simon Brobst and Salome Kunkel. He married Amanda Moyer 26 Dec 1863 in West Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA, daughter of Phillipp Conrad Moyer, Rev. and Maria Miller Mertz. She was born 12 Sept 1846 in PA, and died 12 Mar 1933 in Pinedale, Schuylkill Co, PA. She was buried in Zion (Old Red) Lutheran Ch., Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Co., PA.
   
Children of Samuel Kunkel Brobst and Amanda Moyer are:

Ellen "Ella" Brobst was born 17 Jan 1866 in Orwigsburg, Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA, and died 4 May 1933. She married Charles Riegel 31 Mar 1883, son of Joshua Riegel and Amanda Potts. He was born 16 Oct 1857, and died 4 Jan 1935. 

William S. Brobst was born 24 Aug 1868 in Orwigsburg, Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA, and died 29 Nov 1934. He married Ida Kistler 5 Feb 1898, daughter of John Kistler and  Cordelia Kistler. She was born 26 Mar 1868 in PA, and died 2 Dec 1930. 

Conrad Jackson Brobst was born 9 Sept 1870 in Orwigsburg, Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA, and died 18 Feb 1959 in Orwigsburg, Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. He married Lizzie V. Smith 3 Dec 1896, daughter of Lewis Smith and Catharine Schaeffer. She was born 4 Feb 1878 in PA, and died 1 Apr 1940 in Washington Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. 

Thomas Lewis Brobst was born 14 Feb 1872 in Orwigsburg, Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA, and died 10 Jul 1946 in Lewistown, Schuylkill Co, PA. He married Esther Anna Schock 2 May 1896, daughter of John B. Schock and Esther Amanda Merkel. She was born 11 Mar 1877 in PA, and died 16 Jul 1946 in Pine Grove, Berwick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. 

Mary Angeline Brobst was born 10 Sept 1873 in Orwigsburg, Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA, and died 6 Jun 1899 in Orwigsburg, Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. She married John W. Freyer 19 Dec 1893. He was born 16 Jun 1873, and died 3 Aug 1959 in Orwigsburg, Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. 

Milton Howard Brobst was born 15 Oct 1875 in Orwigsburg, Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA, and died 3 Dec 1908 in Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. He married Sarah E. "Sallie" Luckenbill 13 Nov 1894 in Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. She was born 25 Apr 1875, and died 18 Oct 1965 in Schuylkill Co, PA. 

Albert Cyrus Brobst was born 23 Jun 1883 in Orwigsburg, Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA, and died 22 Apr 1974 in Pottsville, West Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. He married Mary Krick 10 Nov 1923. She was born 13 Jul 1891 in PA, and died 20 May 1976 in Pottsville, West Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA.

Gertrude Amanda Brobst was born 30 Nov 1888 in Orwigsburg, Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA, and died 12 Feb 1964. She married Earl I. Kramer 10 Jun 1907 in St. John's United Church of Christ, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill Co, PA. He was born 10 Jun 1884, and died 27 Jan 1937. She married John J. Leonard after 1937. He was born 30 Nov 1896, and died 12 Jan 1947.


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