Capt. Elias C. Brearley was the son of
Samuel Brearley and
Maria Vanderveer Conover. Capt. Elias C. Brearley began military service at c 1863, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois; he was described as being single, a lawyer, six feet one inch tall, black eyes, dark hair and a dark complexion. He served as a captain with Company B, 86th Illinois Infantry. He and
Margaret Black resided at at Colorado. Capt. Elias C. Brearley resided at at Marshall County, Illinois, c 1863. He was a lawyer c 1865 at Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois. He resided at at Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, c 1865. A Republican c 1865. He married
Margaret Black. Capt. Elias C. Brearley died on 12. May. 1885 at Bellvue, Blaine County, Idaho; consumption. He was buried a 12. May. 1885 at Greenwood Cemetery; this was supposedly temporary and he was later sent back to the family plot in New Jersey.