Details of this marriage were obtained from Cathy Cliff who is descended from Ann Knibbs and George Brashier. Cathy has a copy of their marriage certificate from Lambeth, London, England which identifies Ann's father as John Knibbs, Harness Maker. George and Ann were married at St. Mary's Parish Church, Lambeth.

Witnesses to the marriage were Joseph Brashier and Ann Russell.

Details on George's tombstone state:
Co C 52nd WI Infantry - Civil War

The Cemetery notes give Ann and George as Brasher, not Brashier.

George is known to have been a Private in Company C of the 52nd Wisconsin Infantry from 23 February 1865 until he was Mustered Out on 28 July 1865.

The Fifty-second Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, and left the state by companies in April, 1865, proceeding to St. Louis, MO. The regiment was assigned to duty in western Missouri and Kansas protecting the men building railways and restraining the depredations of lawless men. In June, the Fifty-second was transferred to Ft. Leavenworth, KS. Here the unit was mustered out of the service of the United States on July 28, 1865. Proceeding to Madison, WI, it was disbanded on the 2nd day of August, 1865.
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George and his family were living at Seneca, Crawford County, Wisconsin at the time of the 1870 census. Their name was recorded as Brasier:
George Brasier 43 Farmer England
Ann Brasier 41 Keeping House England
John Brasier 12 At School England
George Brasier 9 At School Wisconsin
Fred Brasier 8 At School Wosconsin
Ira Brasier 6 At School Wisconsin
Thomas Brasier 4 At School Wisconsin
Alice Brasier 2 - Wisconsin

George's real estate was valuied at $1,000 and his personal estate, $100
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George (50) and his wife Ann (51) (given as Anna in the census) appear in the 1880 US census with their youngest child Allice (12) living at Seneca, Crawford County, Wisconsin.
George BRASHER Self M Male W 50 ENG Farmer ENG ENG
Anna BRASHER Wife M Female W 51 ENG House Keeping ENG ENG
Allice BRASHER Dau S Female W 12 WI At Home ENG ENG
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We can see George and his wife Anna living at the village of Lynchville, Seneca Township, Crawford County, Wisconsin at the time of the 1900 census.
George Brashier Head 70 Farmer
Anna Brashier Wife 71

The census states that they both nationalised in 1859. Anna apparently gave birth to 7 children but only two were still living in 1900.

Ann can be seen in the 1851 census living in Brixton in the civil parish of Lambeth, London, England. She was employed as a servant of a James Watton age 42, a schoolmaster. Also in the household were Mary Tresner (age 26) his niece and also a schoolteacher, Charlotte Rainer (age 31) a Visitor, Eliza Whittett (age 18) relationship not readable, and finally, Harry Winter (age 24) also a servant.

So, this places her in the area where she is known to have married George Brashier in 1856, some 5 years later.

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Ann is buried at the Dixon Cemetery, Seneca Township, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA

There is an interesting story about Ann. It's understood that whilst her husband George was away serving with Company C 52nd Wisconsin infantry, and she was at home alone with the children...one day she was baking bread and looked out the door to see a number of Indians in the dooryard. She was very scared, Seneca (or Lynxville) where they lived was a virtual wilderness at this time -- and she had no experience with Indians. The story is that she picked up all the loaves she had just baked which were cooling in the house and took them outside and set them down -- returned to the house hoping that would be enough to save her life and that of her children. The Indians took the bread and left.

Her bravery despite her fear may well have helped to develop the relationship over the next few years that resulted in the Medicine Man saving little Alice Amelia (see the Notes for her daughter Alice Amelia)

Arthur drowned in the Mississippi River at Lynxville as a child. Grandma Fry used to cry about it saying that he was playing with a dog and either the dog jumped in or bumped him and he fell into the river.
A man standing there saw what happened and later told Ann Knibbs Brashier that he would have jumped in and saved him if he hadn't had on his best suit of clothes...Grandma Fry cried and said she would
happily have bought him the best set of clothes he'd ever seen if he'd saved her brother.

Cathy Cliff obtained details of Arthur's death from Cemetery records.

the following is recorded at Dickson Cemetery, Crawford County, Wisconsin
Brashier,Fred Apr;27,1872,no stone
Ira May 1,1872,no stone
Thomas May 5,1872,no stone
G.A. reburied Nov;25,1875,no stone

The above date is a reburial date for George Arthur, so we don't know for sure when he died. It is assumed that as he didn't appear at the 1870 census, he must have died before then.

Ira as well as his brothers Tom and Fred Brashier died of spinal
meningitis. Alice Amelia also had it -- see her text for the story of
her recovery.

Ira is buried at Dickson Cemetery, Crawford County, Wisconsin:
Brashier, Ira May 1,1872,no stone

Tom as well as his brothers Ira and Fred Brashier died of spinal
meningitis. Alice Amelia also had it -- see her text for the story of
her recovery.

Thomas is buried at Dickson Cemetery, Crawford County, Wisconsin:
Brashier: Thomas May 5,1872,no stone

Fred as well as his brothers Tom and Ira Brashier died of spinal
meningitis. Alice Amelia also had it -- see her text for the story of
her recovery.

Fred is buried at Dickson Cemetery, Crawford County, Wisconsin:
Dickson Cemetery, Crawford County, Wisconsin
Brashier,Fred Apr;27,1872,no stone

Cousin Ada Watson says that she was told that Catherine Fanny died from a fall during infancy in England. She had apparently been left
in the care of a baby sitter who dropped her.

Baptised at St. John the Evangelist, Lambeth, London, England