Esther Hannah Alexander

   Cause of her death was Luntenic Diahreara / General senility.

   Another name for Esther was Hetty or Hettie.

  General Notes:

The 1870 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA, page 12A, dated July 9, 1870 records George Brubaker (45) with his wife Esther Brubaker (37) and children Anna Brubaker (14), Henrietta Brubaker (11), Adalin Brubaker (9), Asa E Brubaker (6), and Naomi Brubaker (8/12). Also in the household is William Alexander (16).

The 1880 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA, District 169, page 397A, dated June 11, 1880 records Geo. Brubaker (55) with his wife Hettie Brubaker (40) and children Annie Brubaker (24), Ellsworth Brubaker (16), and Naoma Brubaker (12). George is a farmer.

The 1900 Federal Census for Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA, District 89, page 222B, dated June 21, 1900 records George (Jan 1825 - PA/PA/PA) and Esther H. (Oct 1832) Brubaker with their daughter Annie E. Brubaker (May 1856) and grand son, Emanuel Brubaker (May 1883). George and Esther have been married for 44 years and have had 7 children of whom 6 are still living. George is a farm laborer. Annie is divorced and has had 1 child, Emanuel.
Note: Emanuel Glenn Brubaker, aka Manuel Glenn Brubaker, aka M G Brubaker, born May 17, 1882.
Next door is George and Esther's daughter, Henrietta Anderson, and her family ... see general notes on Henrietta Brubaker.

The 1910 Federal Census for Lancaster City, Ward 4, Lancaster Co., PA, District 67, page 120B, dated April 15, 1910 records the widow Mrs. Geo Brubaker (78 - PA/PA/PA) as the Keeper of a Boarding House at 46 South Prince Street. Also in the household are widowed daughters L. M. Messerman (42) and Susana Brubaker (54) with her son M. G. Brubaker (27) [Manuel Glen Brubaker]. There are 7 others living in the house as boarders. Note: L. M. Messerman is Naomi Brubaker Messerman who died of Tuberculosis on died Feb 27, 1912. She had been married to Miles Messerman, one in the same. Susana is Anna E. Brubaker.

  Research Notes:

Headstone dates are not consistent with death certificate dats.

  Medical Notes:

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
Name: Mrs Hetty Brubaker [Mrs Hetty Alexander]
Residence: 331 South Prince Street
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 80
Birth Date: 14 Oct
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 17 Aug 1912
Death Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Burial: August 22, 1912 at Bethesda M. E. Cemetery
Father Name: Thomas Alexander
Father Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother Name: Hannah Hagen
Mother Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Certificate Number: 74311
Informant: George W. Brubaker of 331 South Prince Street

Esther married George W. Brubaker circa 1856 in Martic Township, Lancaster Co., PA. (George W. Brubaker was born on 17 Feb 1825 in New Providence, Lancaster Co., PA, died on 31 Mar 1906 in Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA and was buried on 3 Apr 1906 in Bethesda Methodist Church Cemetery, Martic Twp, Lancaster Co., PA.) The cause of his death was Cerebral Hemorrhage.