John George Brindle Jr.

M, (11 October 1893 - 11 July 1981)
Father-Biological*John George Brindle b. 7 Nov 1867, d. 21 Jun 1943
Mother-Biological*Ethel McMichael b. 14 Nov 1872, d. 6 Jan 1930
Last Edited=6 Sep 2026
John George Brindle
     John George Brindle Jr. was born on 11 October 1893 at United, Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3,4,5,6 He was the son of John George Brindle and Ethel McMichael. John George Brindle Jr. went by the nick-name of George. John, age 5, appeared on the US Census of 1900 living at 204 Rose Street, Manor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,in the household of his parents, John George and Ethel Brindle.1 John, age 16, appeared on the US Census of 1910 living at Cleveland Ave, Manor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,in the household of his parents, John George and Ethel Brindle. He worked as a laborer in a coal mine.7 According to the Federal Census in 1910, John was a laborer in a coal mine.7 On 5 June 1917, John registered for the World War I draft, while living at Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, giving his age as 23 and his employer as E. C. Pick.4 After enlisting on 1 April 1918, he was assigned to the headquarters company of the 332 Infantry. He was overseas from 8 June 1918 to 14 April 1919. He was in the Vittoria Veneta, Italy engagement from 24 October to 4 November 1918. He was discharged 5 May 1919.8,6 John, age 26, appeared on the US Census of 1920 living at 123 South Ninth Street, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania,in the household of his parents, John George and Ethel Brindle. He was a timberman in a coal mine.9

John George Brindle Jr. married Hazel Kirk Marsh, daughter of Israel Hooker Marsh and Ida Frances Lace.

Children:
1. Ardiene M. Brindle (1923-1986)
2. Richard James Brindle (1925-2017.)10


John, age 36 years, and Hazel Brindle, age 36 years, appeared on the US Census of 1930 at Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.11 According to the Federal Census in 1930, John was a pumper in a coal mine.11 In March 1937,the following appeared in the newspapers:

FURNACE FALLS INTO CAVITY


A mother, two children and her brother were endangered Saturday night when most of the cellar and a section of the foundation of a South Ninth street home dropped nearly six feet into the earth when their (sic) was a cave-in in the abandoned coal mine beneath.

Mrs. George Brindle, her two children, and her brother James March were at home when the cave-in occurred shortly before 8 o'clock, causing the residence, built about 12 years ago, to tilt to one side when the foundation on the southern went down into the cave-in.

Mrs. Brindle said she heard a peculiar noise as though a hard sleet was beating against the windows and she surmised that the house was afire. She looked into the cellar but did not see any flames and believed the fire might be between the weather boarding. She went to a neighbor's house and called the Fire Department.

When she returned to her home Mrs. Brindle went back to look into the cellar It was then she found that her cellar had gone into the bowels of the earth taking with it the concrete floor the furnace, the hot water tank, a washing machine and a large number of articles breaking water, gas and furnace pipes. There was a good fire in the furnace and when the pipes were pulled off as the furnace sank nearly six feet with the rest of the cellar. Smoke filled the house. Firemen extinguished the furnace fire. Gas and water were turned off.

About a month ago there had been a drop in the yard under the front porch but this had been filled and the foundation beneath the porch rebuild. The new fall caused considerable damage to the front porch as well as the foundation on the south side of the building. Cribbing was placed beneath that side of the house to prevent further damage, the house having tilted but slightly when the foundation let go.

The fall enveloped more than twothirds (sic) of the cellar, all of which had been concreted. It was believed that the fall was into the workings abandoned 13 or 14 years ago after having been operated by Bishop and Trump.

They family went to the home of Mr. Brindle's father, John Brindle, who resides on the same street. The husband was not home at the time of the accident, being employed at Smock.

Observers pointed out that had the cave-in occurred during the night while the family was asleep a fire might have broken out or the family overcome by fumes from the furnace.

Published by The Connellsville Daily Courier, March 1, 1937.12


John, age 46 years, and Hazel, age 46 years, appeared on the US Census of 1940 on 137 South Ninth Street, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.13 According to the Federal Census in 1940, John was a coal loader in a coal mine.13 John's wife, Hazel, died on 8 March 1941; from breast cancer.14 On in 1942, John registered for the World War II draft, while living at 137 South Ninth Street, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, giving his age as 48 and his employer as H. C. Frick Colonial.5

John George Brindle Jr. married Norma Edith Wilson, daughter of Owen Carlos Wilson and Edith C. Cooper.

Children:
1. John Wilson Brindle (1943-2006)
2. baby girl Brindle (1948-1948.)10


John George Brindle Jr. died on 11 July 1981 at Marienville, Jenks Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania, at age 87.2,3,6 John was buried at Green Ridge Memorial Park, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.6

Citations

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  12. Connellsville Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pennsylvania, 1 March 1937.
  13. Census Bureau. 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.
  14. Department of Health, Record Group. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.