Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. 
Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884

MORGAN COUNTY
ADAMS TOWNSHIP
PAGE 297

POWEL S. BRASIER,  dentist, was born in Owen County, Ind., March 9,
1850, and is one of four living children born to Gideon and Sarah (Jones)
Brasier, both natives of Kentucky, and of English, Welsh and Irish descent.
Gideon Brasier received no education in youth, there being no school of any
kind on the Indiana frontier at that time.  He was employed on the home farm
until twenty-one years old, then learned the carpenter trade, and has followed
the same part of the time ever since.  In early manhood, he followed flat-
boating from Gosport to New Orleans, having made nineteen trips.  In March,
1865, he enlisted in Company F, Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and 
served until the following August.  In the fall of 1865, he came to Eminence,
Morgan Co., Ind., where he was engaged in the hotel business until March,
1883, when he moved to New Winchester, Hendricks Co., Ind., where he
now resides.  He was married February 3, 1840.  Mr. Brasier and wife are 
members of the Baptist Church.  In politics, he is a stanch Democrat, and
is one of the pioneers of Morgan County.  Powel S. Brasier, our subject,
received a fair common school education.  At the age of fourteen, he went
to learn the harness-maker's trade, afterward learning the carpenter trade
and dentist profession, which latter he is still following at Eminence, Ind.
He has had some eight years' experience in the fruit tree business, and in-
tends to resume that occupation in a short time.  He also clerked for a time
in both a dry goods and drug store. Mr. Brasier is yet unmarried;  is a mem-
ber of Eminence Lodge, No. 440, A. F. & A. M.  In politics, he is a Demo-
crat.

Data Entry Volunteer:  Diana Flynn 

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