[p. 758] whose fine farm of 110 acres lies in Perry Township, about eight miles from Ellwood City, is a representative citizen of this section. He was born June 24, 1875, on his present farm and is a son of Peter and Catherine (Goehring) Brua.
Peter Brua was born in Germany, in 1843, and came to America when aged about twenty-five years. For some five years afterward he worked in different places and then settled in Perry Township as a farmer. He now resides on a valuable farm of ninety-nine acres, which he owns, not far from Eastbrook. He married Catherine Goehring, who was a daughter of John Goehring, a farmer in Beaver County. She died in the spring of 1907. Their two sons, John P. and Charles, both survive.
John P. Brua attended the public schools in his township and later a business college at New Castle, after which he took possession of his present farm which he has intelligently operated ever since. He has made improvements and has a comfortable home.
After completing his education Mr. Brua was married to Miss Amelia Bentrim, who is a daughter of George Bentrim, of Butler County. Mr. and Mrs. Brua have five children: Arthur, Nora, Grace, Anna and Helen. The family belong to the Reformed Church at Lancaster. In politics he is a Democrat and has served on the election board, as school director, and in other township offices. He is an intelligent, fair-minded man who enjoys the respect of the neighborhood where his whole life has been spent.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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