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Looking for information on a Dulcinia Brawner.?

February 24th, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments

We’ve done extensive research on our home and have come up against a road block. Dulcinia Brawner owned our property in Pittsburgh, PA from 1837 until her death in 1876. She was born in NC but we cannot find any records on her. She had no children, and was listed in the 1850 census as single, musician. She left her estate to a Nancy Twomey and seven children in Michigan. I find it fascinating that a single woman built our home, and the one next to us during that time, and would love to discover more.
The census, from what I can tell, has her name misspelled (I read the actual deed books when I looked up my home’s history). The predominant Brawner that I’ve found is "Brawner’s Farm" which was significant of a Civil War battle in Manassas, but I’m not sure if she was born a Brawner or if she married into the family. Thanks for searching!

I have just done a very quick search to see if I can find anything without having to get really stuck in, it’s 2:50 am here in the UK. I wonder if she inherited her wealth. Have you any idea how old she was when she died. I will continue to search using ancestry.com. If I find anything at all I will edit my answer.
Is this the same lady do you think! .Although there is no reference as to her employment., and I couldn’t make out the value of her estate it looks like 14:000 which if I’ve read it right is a massive amount for those days.
1850 United States Federal Census
about Derlcinia Brawner
Name: Derlcinia Brawner
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1805
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Female
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Allegheny Ward 2, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Household Members: Name Age
Derlcinia Brawner 45

  1. itsjustme
    February 25th, 2010 at 00:42 | #1

    I have just done a very quick search to see if I can find anything without having to get really stuck in, it’s 2:50 am here in the UK. I wonder if she inherited her wealth. Have you any idea how old she was when she died. I will continue to search using ancestry.com. If I find anything at all I will edit my answer.
    Is this the same lady do you think! .Although there is no reference as to her employment., and I couldn’t make out the value of her estate it looks like 14:000 which if I’ve read it right is a massive amount for those days.
    1850 United States Federal Census
    about Derlcinia Brawner
    Name: Derlcinia Brawner
    Age: 45
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1805
    Birth Place: North Carolina
    Gender: Female
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Allegheny Ward 2, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Household Members: Name Age
    Derlcinia Brawner 45
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