Major Paul Kiffen DeBruhl USA World War ll

Major Paul Kiffen DeBruhl USA WWll

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Paul Kiffin DeBruhl served his country in the U.S. Army in the European theatre during the Second World War. he was medically retired due to severe injuries  and loss of one lung which gave him problems his life time.
Major DeBruhl landed in Normandy June 19, nine days after D-Day, with the 79th Division and first saw action at Cherbourg. The battle  for the city itself was terrific, he recalled. After Cherbourg, he moved to St.Lo where he took part in the Famous Breakthrough. The 79th was moving ahead along the Seine near Paris August 10 and Maj.DeBruhl,commanding several advance patrols was ordered to take one of two hills that surrounded the division. The Germans retreating were moving so fast they bypassed Maj.DeBruhl and a communications Sgt. who had hidden in a ditch. Units of Maj.DeBruhls battalion were the first American forces to cross the Seine at Paris.On August 15, he was wounded in the back by shell fragments and on October 23 he was wounded a second time seriously.
Reference;Personal conversations with Paul and an account of an interview with Clarence Gantt of the Asheville Times,Asheville,N.C.  Major DeBruhl was awarded the Silver Star.

William Jesse DeBruhl

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ID: I364 Name: Jesse DeBruhl Surname: DeBruhl Given Name: Jesse Sex: M Birth: 24 Aug 1796 in Kershaw Co., SC Death: 20 May 1860 in Columbia Co., SC Burial: 24 May 1860 First Presby,Columbia,SC _UID: 3DC033574827964A9C1101B732CC3D8B01E9 Note: see 1860 Richland Co (July 16)., census; there is also a Jessie in FL at this time (July 6) - may be same person just counted twice?? Yes, see Abbeville SC Equity Records 1830's was a Richland Co sheriff portrait at Smithsonian Debruhl Marshall House It was in this home that the Confederate General Joseph E. Johnstone, made his headquarters in 1864-1865. When it was vacated by Johnstone, it seemed good to General Sherman's soldiers as fuel for their extensive conflagration and was about to be set in flames when Mrs. John S. Wiley, Jesse DeBruhls widow who was a very young and beautiful woman, appealed directly to General Sherman, whose headquarters were located directly behind the house on the next street. She begged that her home be spared, the soldiers heart softened and he ordered that guards be placed around the house Seventeen year old William Ashley DeBruhl Jr. by his first wife Eliza Donavon was killed in a hunting accident the only son of William Jesse DeBruhl Sr. The 1860 census shows William Jesse DeBruhl age 4 years. Both father and son were alive July 16, 1860. The following story mentions "oil cloth" which was introduced in the 1860's. Dr. Samuel Fair treated the DeBruhl lad and ended up marrying the boys sister Mary DeBruhl. But another document lists Dr Fair being married to Mary DeBruhl in 1853! Evidence points to William Ashley DeBruhl Jr. being born in 1841 and getting killed in a hunting accident around 1852. Doctor Fair treats the boy and marrys his sister Mary DeBruhl. The second wife of Jesse DeBruhl Sr. has a baby boy in 1856 and names him William Jesse DeBruhl. This lad shows up in the 1860 census as living in the DeBruhl Marshall House at 1401 Laurel Street Columbia, S.C. Light Went Out, so Did a Life. Another instance of what proved to be a forerunner of death occurs to me. William Ashley DeBruhl age 17, the only son of Mr. Jesse DeBruhl by his first wife, while shooting bull-bats, received a load of small shot in the head from a gun in the hands of a young man named Bird, a very gentlemanly appearing stranger, (Mr. Bird introduced family painted oil-cloth table covers here--something new.) It was clearly an accident, but poor Bird was completely broken down by it. I was present when the shooting occurred. We were boarding at the time at the Globe Hotel, kept by Mr. William Reeder and his wife, where the post office now stands. Fearful of worrying young DeBruhl's relatives by his appearing at the house, he engaged me to go twice a day to inquire about the wounded youngster. The patient seemed to be doing very well, although the physicians could see no hopes for his recovery. This was in the oil lamp days. One night while the solitary lamp in the sick room was apparently burning all right, it suddenly went out. Young DeBruhl noticed it, turned to his mother and said quietly, " I know what that sign means--goodbye," and died before the lamp could be relighted. Dr. Samuel Fair, of Newberry, who had graduated in Paris and lately begun the practice of medicine in Columbia, attended the young man, and afterwards married his sister. The grave is unmarked in the Presbyterian Church yard. by Jullian Selby S.C. 975.73 South Carolina Gazeteer. Change Date: 8 Nov 2010 at 00:00:00 Father: Edward Cornwallis DeBruhl b: 10 Dec 1749 in Halifax,,Nova Scotia, Canada c: 16 Dec 1749  Mother: Patience Stevens b: ABT 1772 in ,,VA Marriage 1 Eliza Donavan b: 1799/1800 in ,,SC Married: ABT 1816 in ,,SC Children  Mary D DeBruhl b: 22 Feb 1817 in ,,SC  Annie B DeBruhl b: ABT 1821 in ,,SC  Harriet B DeBruhl b: ABT 1822 in ,,SC  Edward DeBruhl b: ABT 1824 in SC  William Ashley DeBruhl b: ABT 1825 in ,,SC  William J DeBruhl b: 1825 in Columbia SC  Elizabeth A DeBruhl b: 1827 in ,,SC Marriage 2 Mary Cornelia Huson b: 13 Apr 1834/1836 in VA Married: ABT 1855 in SC Children  William Jesse DeBruhl b: 2 Oct 1856/1859 in Columbia, SC

Marie Graffin Von Bruhl Clausewitz

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Marie Sophie Gräfin von Brühl (Countess Marie Sophie von Brühl; 3 June 1779 - 28 January 1836) was a member of the German von Brühl noble family originating in Thuringia.

She was born in Warsaw. On 17 December 1810 she married Carl von Clausewitz, whom she first met in 1803. She published several of his books in the years 1832-34 after his death in 1831, including his most famous one, On War. Additionally, von Brühl wrote a preface to On War.

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Her paternal grandfather was Heinrich von Brühl, a German statesman.:

Marie Sophie Gräfin von Brühl (Countess Marie Sophie von Brühl; 3 June 1779 - 28 January 1836) was a member of the German von Brühl noble family originating in Thuringia.

She was born in Warsaw. On 17 December 1810 she married Carl von Clausewitz, whom she first met in 1803. She published several of his books in the years 1832-34 after his death in 1831, including his most famous one, On War. Additionally, von Brühl wrote a preface to On War.  Marie Sophie lived and worked on the manuscripts while living

                         at the Marble Palace in Potsdam.  She was tutor to young Prince William.

                         

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Her paternal grandfather was Heinrich von Brühl, a German statesman.

Minnie Irene Lester DeBruhl

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Minnie Irene "Jackie" Lester DeBruhl Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth:  1919 McDowell County West Virginia, USA Death:  Jan. 1, 2009 Columbia - Services for Jackie Lester DeBruhl, 90, will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Eastminster Presbyterian Church with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday 4-6 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Mrs. DeBruhl, wife of the late Marshall P. DeBruhl, Sr., died Thursday, January 1, 2009, after a brief illness. Born in McDowell County, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late William Harvey Lester and Clara Hunt Lester. She was a graduate of Bluefield Business College, Bluefield, W.Va. She was a member of Columbia Country Club and its Ladies Golf Association. She enjoyed the competition of golf tournaments and playing Bridge with her friends and family. She embraced her life: taking care of her home, raising her four children, gardening and birdwatching. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, homemaker, aunt, sister and friend, known for the sparkle in her eye and the feistiness in her conversation. Mrs. DeBruhl was a member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church for over fifty years. Surviving are her children, Marshall P. DeBruhl, Jr., and his wife, Patricia, of Warwick, N.Y., Susan P. DeBruhl Clarke and her husband, Ray, of Aiken and Teri L. DeBruhl of Columbia; younger sister, Gladys L. Shoda of Bluefield, W.Va.; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of beloved nieces, nephews, caregivers and friends. She was predeceased by her son, William Patrick DeBruhl. Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice. The family expresses gratitude to the staff and residents at the Alterra Sterling Parklane House for their loving care and companionship over the last few years. © The State, Columbia, SC, 4 Jan 2009 Family links:  Spouse:   Marshall Pickett DeBruhl (1919 - 1972)*  Children:   William Patrick DeBruhl (1944 - 1968)* *Calculated relationship   Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park Columbia Richland County South Carolina, USA Created by: Nancy Ziemba Gleaton Record added: Aug 05, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 94859174 Added by: Steven James Coker     Photos may be scaled. Click on image for full size.

Marshall Pringle DeBruhl Kate R Calhoun.

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Levasta Reese

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ID: I4413 Name: Lavasta Reese Surname: Reese Given Name: Lavasta Sex: F Birth: 5 Mar 1878 in Bull Creek, Madison Co., NC Death: 1957 in Asheville, NC Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery _UID: 7A43E0A8EC9E1E4F850EB8E6856611EE57D0 Note: per IGI surname Chambers - see below son Harold's obit on Ancestry says Reese Ancestry of Lavasta: He was the son of Edmund Palmer one of the first settlers in Madison County. A Revolutionary War soldier. Edmund Palmer birth 1747 Wife Mary Brittain birth 1749 Lewis Palmer birth 1791 Wife Polly Roberts 1793 ? John Washington Chambers 1801 Wife Thirzah Palmer 1815 Elisha Reese 1834 Margaret Wife Serena Chambers 1842 William Leroi DeBruhl 1870 Wife Levasta Reese 1878 Arthur Marvin DeBruhl 1897 Wife Janie Wright 1900           Norman Hoyle DeBruhl 1932 Wife Joann Wooten DeBruhl 1933 Change Date: 9 Jul 2011 at 01:00:00 Ancestry Hints for Lavasta Reese     2 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Father: Elisha Reese b: 1834 in NC Mother: Margaret Serena Chambers Marriage 1 William Leroy DeBruhl b: 5 Jan 1870 in Madison Co., NC Children Arthur Marvin DeBruhl b: 8 Aug 1897 in Madison County, NC

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Ethnicity	German
Current region	Germany, United States, Sweden, Denmark, France, United Kingdom
Place of origin	Free State of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Distinctions	Imperial Count (European nobility)