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- Page 277 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.
Jasper R. Brungart, the only living child of our subject, received his education in the schools of the township, after which he followed teaching some five years. In 1879 he entered mercantile business in Rebersburg, buying out J. Spiglemyer, and continued same for five years, at the end of which time he commenced farming, which vocation he followed up to 1890, when he built his pleasant home at Rebersburg, where he has since lived retired. In December, 1894, he graduated from the Chautauqua University at Syracuse, N. Y. , and is at present taking a reading course from that institution.
On October 3, 1876, Jasper R. Brungart was married in Union county, Penn., to Mary E. Long, who was born June 28, 1850, a daughter of Ephraim and Margaret (Slear) Long, highly respectable farming people. Her father was a native of Berks county, Penn., born April 8, 1814, and died January 13, 1856, a son of Ludwig and Hannah Long, natives of Pennsylvania. Ephraim Long was twice married, first time to Sarah Snook, by whom he had two children — Esther and Isaac — who lived to maturity. For his second wife, Ephraim was married. May 12, 1848, to Margaret Slear, and three children were born to them, two of whom died in infancy, and Mary E. (Mrs. Brungart). Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Long are both deceased, he having passed away January n, 1856, and she on July 27, 1863.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper R. Brungart are active members of the Reformed Church. In politics he is a Democrat, and has filled various township and school offices. [1]
- CDT 12/16/1936
President of the Rebersburg Bank dies at Danville
Death claimed one of Rebersburg's most prominent citizen's yesterday when Jasper Royer Brungart died at Geisinger Memorial Hospital at the age of 85 years. He had been a patient of the hospital since June 13th of this year. Mr. Brungart was one of the organizers of the bank and had served as the president since 1920. In earlier years he had taught school in Miles township later became a merchant & farmer. He was a member of the board of education for 13 years & was the secretary of the board for 10 years. The deceased was born in Miles township the son of Daniel & Phoebe (Royer) Brungart. On Oct 3 1876 he married Mary Elizabeth Long who died in 1914.
Intensely interested in history, he was a member of the Huguenot Society, the Sons of the American Revolution & the Pennsylvania German Society, he organized the Brungart Reunion Association and served as the president & genealogist of the association. He had compiled many interesting facts regarding Central Pennsylvania particularly regarding Miles township, and had collected many old deeds & documents having local historical significance.
Mr. Brungart travelled extensively among his trips was across the county in 1928, a tour around the World in 1930 and to South America in 1932. He was a member of the Reformed Church. [4]
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