This is a very early photo circa 1865 of Joseph BRUMBACH. Joseph and his wife, Mary "Polly" (PARR), from Licking County, Ohio, arrived in Manlius Twp., LaSalle County August 3, 1832. He purchased Federal land and built a cabin there. He later acquired more land and built a large house, barn and other buildings.
"His neighbors very appropriately called him Patriach Joseph, as he
had nineteen children and eight step-children." (Source: "History of LaSalle
County" by Elmer Baldwin, pub. 1877) Two sons, Samuel Judson and
Newton Warner Brumbach served with Company L, 15th Cavary, organized in
LaSalle County, during the Civil War. Both where wounded and recovered.