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1. “1880 Blooming Grove, Orange, NY Federal Census - William Braffett,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_11202519&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
2. “1880 Tusten, Sullivan, NY Federal Census - Joseph Braffet,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_11410177&frompage=99.
3. “Hawkes Family genealogy,” http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6173/myhawks.html.
“Edward Hawks was born 1818, served in the Civil War. He married Abigail Holbert and had numerous children, who were raised in Pike Co., PA. After the war, Edward was dead, Abigail had died in 1858, and one child, George Hawks, was adopted by Edward's sister, Hulda Braffet. The 1850 census of Pike Co., Lackawaxen Twp. are Edward 32 NY, Abigail 27, Mary A. 8, Abigail 3, and Royal 2/12. The son George was b. 6/3/1857 and his Hawks relatives pressed for his orphan's pension in 1864-66. In 1864, George Hawks was named the only surviving child of the deceased. ... Huldah Hawks was born about 1831 and married Joseph Braffet. Joseph Braffet, b. 1826, was named guardian of George Hawks, after the death of his parents. No further information.”
4. “Bible of Rene Paul Braffett.”
5. Child's Gazetteer and Business Directory for Sullivan County for 1872-73, http://www.betweenthelakes.com/sullivan/gazetteer_1-b.htm.
6. “Bible of Lydia Bacon Braffet.”
7. “Grant, IN land records,” http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/in/grant/land/richlnd25.txt.
Early Land Records of Richland Township 25 Range 6 Grant County Indiana - 8 Dec 1847, James Brafitt, section 36, 160 acres, 8 Dec 1847, Silas Brafitt, section 36, 160 acres
8. “IN marriages,” http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://199.8.200.90:591/a-b.html.
9. “1850 Grant, IN Federal Census,” http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/in/grant/census/1850/, http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/in/grant/1850/.
10. “1874-1875 Lake, CA delinquent taxes,” http://www.calarchives4u.com/taxrecords/lake/deltax1874.htm.
11. 1875 Monterey County Directory, http://www.rootsweb.com/~camonter/codirectb.html.
12. “1880 Castroville, Monterey, CA Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_4331314&frompage=99.
13. Salinas Weekly Index, Salinas, Monterey, CA, 25-Feb-1892, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/42/13744.
“Born -- BRAFFET -- in Salinas City, Feb. 20, 1892, to the wife of Si BRAFFET, a son.”
14. Salinas Weekly Index, Salinas, Monterey, CA, 03-Mar-1892, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/42/13768.
15. “Obituary for Lydia Braffitt,” Salinas Weekly Index, Salinas, Monterey, CA, 21-Mar-1889, http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=3080, http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/CAMONTER/2003-06/1056663367, http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NORCAL/2003-06/1056663367.
“Died -- BRAFFIT -- in Salinas City, Mar. 16, Mrs. Lydia BRAFFITT, wife of Jas. BRAFFIT, a native of Ohio, aged 66 years.”
16. Salinas Weekly Index, Salinas, Monterey, CA, 21-Apr-1892, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/california/monterey/article_13912.shtml.
17. “15-Apr-1930 Newburgh, Orange, NY Federal Census.”
18. Portrait and Biograhical Record of Orange County, Chapman Publishing, New York and Chicago, 1895, pp. 1333-4.
“A. B. WHEELER, a veteran of the late war, was born in Craigsville, town of Blooming Grove, Orange County, August 31, 1846. His grandfather, Seth Wheeler, was the youngest of ten brothers, born in Danbury, Conn., all of whom went to sea excepting him, and he remained on the home farm, giving his attention principally to the carpenter's trade. From Connecticut, after a time, he went to New York City, where he was employed as a contractor. Later he went to Bloomingburg, Sullivan County; thence, a few years later, to Fishkill, N. Y., where he worked as a contractor. In 1830 he settled in Craigsville, and there he died in 1863, at the age of eighty-four. During the War of 1812 he served in defense of this country. In religious belief he was connected with the Methodist Episcopal Chnrch. The marriage of Seth Wheeler united him with Mary Hulse, who was born in the town of Blooming Grove, her father, Benjamin Hulse, having been an early settler there. They became the parents of two sons and one daughter. Their son Henry, who was a carpenter and wheelwright, spent his early life principally in Blooming Grove, thence removed to Newburgh, and fifteen years later settled in Jersey City, where he now resides. The other son, William, our subject's father, was born in New York City and in youth served a seven-years apprenticeship to the trades of carpenter and wheelwright at Fishkill; later worked for a similar period at Brooklyn, becoming a thorough master of these trades. He was a Drum Major in the Twentysecond New York State Militia, the brigade that was commanded by Gen, William C. Little, of Goshen. Settling at Craigsville, he was engaged there as a contractor and builder until his death, which occurred Jnly 1, 1859, at the age of forty-three. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Sarah E. Braffett, and was born in Monroe, this county, as was also her father, Hezekiah, while her mother, Elizabeth (Newbury) Braffett, was from Kingston. At the time of her husband's death, she was left with six children, the eldest of whom was thirteen years, and the youngest six months old. She afterward married again, and now makes her home in Philadelphia. Of the children of her first marriage, only three are living, our subject being the eldest of the number. He was reared at Craigsville, and from the age of nine years was self-supporting, as he then began to work at the cotton-spinner's trade in Craigsville. At the outbreak of the CiviI War, Mr. Wheeler's sympathies were aroused in behalf of the Union, and five times he endevored to enlist in the army, but was refused on account of youth. The sixth attempt, however, proved successful, and August 22, 1864, he was accepted as a soldier, though at the time he weighed only ninety pounds. At Goshen he was assigned to Company C, Fifty-sixth New York Infantry, and joined his regiment at Charleston Harbor, September 16, 1864, entering active service immediately. He was in the engagements at Graham's Station, Honey Hill, Boyd's Landing, Devore's Neck and Gregory's Farm, and participated in three different engagements, on the 6th, 7th and 9th of December. At the battle of Coosacatcha, December 29, he was wounded with a musket-ball, when firing from the skirmish line, the ball entering the bridge of the nose from the left flank, and passing across the right eye. After being wounded, he walked three miles to the field hospital, being obliged to ford the river with the water rising as high as his neck. On reaching the hospital, the wound was dressed, and he was removed from the activelist. Jannary 31, 1865, he was sent to the general hospital at Port Royal, from there went to David's Island, New York Harbor, and was honorably discharged May 30, 1865, on account of disability resulting from injuries received in action. As soon as the condition of his health permitted, Mr. Wheeler resumed work at spinning in CraigsvilIe. Soon, however, he abandoned that occupation and engaged in farming in the town of Blooming Grove. In 1868 he removed to Hamptonburgh where he spent one year, and afterward for ten years cultivated a farm in the town of Goshen. In 1878 he came to Middletown, but continued farm work for a couple of years, after which for five years he was superintendent of what is now the Middletown Ice Company, and then for one year was with C. L. Webster & Co. In August, 1877, he was appointed a letter-carrier for the city and continued in Government employ until September 10, 1894, when political reasons led to his removal, after he had served for seven vears and one month. Since then he has been traveling salesman for the Household Supply Company at Danbury, Conn., with branch office in the Central Bnilding at Middletown. In the town of Blooming Grove, May 30, 1867, Mr. Wheeler married Miss Hannah W, Oldfield, who was born in the town of Warwick, as was also her father, Joel Oldfield. Her grandfather, Nathaniel Oldfield, was an old settler and pioneer farmer of Warwick. Her father, who was born in 1812, resided in Tompkins County from 1843 until 1865, returning thence to Blooming Grove, where he died in ~!ay, [891. He married Melissa Moon, who was born in Monroe. this county, and was orphaned in infancy. Five children were born to the union of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, namely: Melissa A., who is married, and lives in Middletown; Harrison W., who is in the engineer corps, United States regular army, stationed at West Point, and was formerly Lieutenant of General Custer Camp No. 96; Joel B., who is in the employ of the National Saw Company, and is Captain of General Custer Camp No. 96; Emma E. and Sarah L. Politically Mr. Wheeler is a stanch Republican. Socially he belongs to Hoffman Lodge No. 412, F. & A. M.; Paughcaughnaughsinque Tribe No. 77. I. O. R. M., in which he has held official position; Knights of Labor, in which he was for five years Master Workman of his lodge, the strongest of the district; the Tenth Legion Veterans' Association, in which he was Vice- President for four years; and General Lyon Post No. 266. G. A. R., in which he was Commander for seven years in succession. Since becoming a member of the latter organization. he has personally recruited one hundred and sixty-five members. In 1894 he was Aide-de-camp, under Gen. J. G. B. Adams, of General Lauder Post No. 51 G. A. R. at Lynn, Mass. In religious belief he is a Methodist. He is prominent among the veterans of the war, with whom he loves to meet and recount the thrilling events connected with those stirring times.”
19. “Newberry’s in Orange County - New York,” http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~hannahslife/NewYork.htm.
20. “Letter from Erma Morris,” 16-Jan-1989.
From: Erma Morris, HCR 01, Box 375,Naples, ID 83847 - her husband is a descendant of George Washington Braffett. She references a 1978 letter from Myrtle S. Edwards and summarizes the letter as follows - “She wrote that Mary Mapes married Joshua Braffit. He had a son, Hezekiah Braffit was mentioned in his grandfather’s - Henry Mapes - will. Mary Mapes married 2nd Samuel Smith about 1775 or ‘76 so Joshua must have died about that time. Mrs. Edwards is a descendant of Samual Smith and Mary Mapes.”
21. “Orange, NY will for Henry Mapes, probated 04-Mar-1823,” 20-Oct-1812, http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/orange/wills/hm.htm.
22. Lee M. Frederick, “Frederick Family Tree,” http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~frederick/lmfg17.htm.
23. Meta Smith Bush, Smith and Allied Families, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~frederick/lmfg07.htm.
24. Clovis La Fleur <clovisjr@ktc.com>, “Stark Descendants,” http://txnetwork.net/newton/gedcoms/stark/html/dat66.html, 23-Feb-2003.
25. “Y DNA analysis for Donald James Braffitt,” http://www.ysearch.org/lastname_view.asp?viewuid=3Y4NX, http://willbraffitt.org/roots/GenographicDonBraffitt.pdf.
26. “1880 Blooming Grove, Orange, NY Federal Census - Joush Braffett,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_11202520&frompage=99.
27. “Obituary for Malissa Furman Braffet,” Lee, IL, 09-Mar-1906, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.iltrails.org/lee/leeobitsB.html.
“MALISSA (FURMAN) BRAFFET was born at Florida, Orange Co., New York, on the 9th day of May, 1813, and died at the home of her daughter-in-law (who had cared for her for the past three years) in Paw Paw, Illinois, Friday, March 9, 1906, aged 92 years 10 months. She was united in marriage in her native town to James Braffet, January 16, 1833. To this union were born two daughters, Sarah and Dora, who died in childhood, and one son, Dr. James H. who died July 16, 1899. With her husband she came to Illinois in 1855 and located at East Paw Paw, later moving to Malugin's Grove and thence to Compton where they resided for a number of years. Mr. Braffet died at Compton April 25, 1888 at the age of 86 years. Soon after his death she moved to Paw Paw where she has since resided. At the age of twenty years she united with the M.E. Church at Florida, New York, and remained a member up to the time of her death. During her early life she was an untiring worker for the church and as long as she was able attended church services. For a number of years she conducted the only hotel at Compton, and was known for her sociability--always enjoying to mingle with and entertain her friends. Throughout her entire life her strong traits of character were ever prominent. During her residence in Paw Paw, covering a period of about fifteen years, old age, which was the cause of her death, prevented her making very frequent visits to her old home at Compton. Her birthday has been annually observed for several years, many old friends being present on each occasion. She was unable to leave her bed seven weeks prior to her death and passed away as in a sleep. She leaves seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The burial was at the Frantz cemetery beside her husband and children.”
28. “Gossip Column,” Paw Paw, Lee, IL, 1904, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.iltrails.org/lee/leegossippawpaw.html.
Newspaper Unknown - 1904, “Last Monday was Mrs. Melissa Braffet's ninety-first birthday anniversary, and in her honor, about thirty-five of her old friends and neighbors gathered at the G. A. R. hall to celebrate the occasion. Mrs. W. I. Guffin had the affair in charge and made it a great success. A fine dinner was served at noon, after which the ladies spent the time in recalling incidents of the good old days, gone by. Mrs. Braffet for many years has been an honored resident of Paw Paw, and in spite of her old age gets about remarkably well. Her old home was formerly over at Compton, and she is pleased to be numbered among those ladies of Paw Paw, whose former residence was at Compton, who enjoy the distinction of belonging to what they call, the "Compton Circle." These ladies have celebrated "Grandma" Braffet's birthday anniversary for the past ten years, but the affair last Monday climaxed them all. The following guests were over from Compton, and enjoyed the day: Mesdames G. W. Bradshaw, Rebecca Kettley, J. N. Knauer, J. K. Mannon, J. F. Cole and H. A. Matthews.”, Contributed by Marilyn Widler (Newspaper Unknown - Approximately 1904) Born 9th day of May, 1813 and died March 9, 1906 at the age of 92 years 10 months.
29. “Frantz Grove Cemetery, Wyoming, Lee, IL,” http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.iltrails.org/lee/leecemwyoming.html.
30. “Emails from Deb <jcon4796@bigpond.net.au> to Don Braffitt,” 18-Apr-2005.
“James Gilmore children as follows: James Gilmore b: abt 1803– side I am studying currently, William Gilmore b: abt 1811 – Ann’s father, John Gilmore... Anne Gilmer born: 18 September 1842 in Ballymena Antrim, Ireland, Died: 1862 in Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland. As I stated there was no source information regarding Anne.”
31. “Obituary for Williametta “Billie” Miller,” Times Herald-Record, Orange, NY, 08-Jun-1999, http://www.recordonline.com/obits/1999/06/08.html.
“WILLIAMETTA "BILLIE" MILLER Goshen, NY Williametta "Billie" Miller of Goshen, a homemaker and lifelong resident of the area, died Sunday, June 6, 1999, in Arden Hill Hospital, Goshen. She was 82. The daughter of William and Elizabeth Thorp Braffett, she was born Oct. 19, 1916, in Hamptonburgh. She was the widow of Frank Lester Miller. She was a member of St. James Episcopal Church, Goshen and past president of American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 377. Survivors include one daughter, Jessie Murabito of Goshen; two sons, Harold Miller of Goshen and Norman Miller of Town of Wallkill; six grandchildren, Sal Murabito, Jr., Jessie Smykla, Debbie Miller, Harold Miller, Norm Miller, Shane Miller; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today, Tuesday, June 8, in Donovan Funeral Home, 82 S. Church St., Goshen. An American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Unit 377 Service will be held at 7:15 p.m. today, Tuesday, June 8. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 9, in St. James Episcopal Church, 1 St. James Pl., Goshen. Interment will be in Wallkill Cemetery, Middletown. Arrangements were made by Donovan Funeral Home, Goshen.”
32. “Social Security Death Index,” http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi.
33. “Greenlawn Cemetery, Roswell, Fulton, GA,” http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lon=-84.3369&lat=34.0453.
34. “02-Apr-1930 48 Stuart Street, Watertown, Middlesex, MA Federal Census.”
35. “18-Apr-1930 Shallowford Road, Cross Keys, DeKalb, GA Federal Census.”
36. Hugh M. Cole, The Lorraine Campaign, 1993, http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/lorraine/ch2endnotes.htm.
37. Eric Keys, “Descendants of Thomas Giles and Nancy Willis,” http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nscumber/message/6330, 13-Feb-2002.
38. “1881 River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1881CN_165943&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5.
39. “Obituary for Mercy Giles,” Victoria, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, 06-Jan-1929, http://mailman.ednet.ns.ca/pipermail/nsroots/2005-November/000545.html.
“Mrs. Mercy Giles. Victoria, January 6---The death occurred at Victoria on Christmas Day (1928) of the oldest resident in that community, Mrs. Mercy Giles, at the advanced age of 98 years 7 months. Born on the farm on which she died, Mrs. Giles had lived the greater portion of her life on the homestead on which she died. Before her marriage, she was Mercy Henney. She will be remembered for her kindly acts and generous hospitality, loving and loved by all. She had been confined to her room for some five years with rheumatism and those who visited her will recall her cheerful mood, always looking beyond her own suffering to something brighter. She is survived by a family of 12 children, Mrs. Sadie Mosher, Newton, Mass; Mrs. Margaret Clarke, New York; Mrs. Mary Jones, New York; Mrs. Annie Rompkey, Watertown; James, Newton; Robert, New York; Mrs. Rebecca Crowley, Streets Ridge; Mrs. Martha Guilderson, West Pugwash; Mrs. Clara Woodlock, West Pugwash; John, David and Leo, at home. The funeral services were conducted by Father McDonald of Pugwash and were largely attended. She was laid to rest beside her husband, the late Thomas Giles, who predeceased her some six years. Interment took place at LeRoy.”
40. Edwin Glennie Giles, Jr. <edwin_glennie_giles@hotmail.com>, The Giles Family of Cumberland County Nova Scotia: Thomas Giles 1772-1851 and Nancy Willis Giles 1775-1845 and Their Descendants, 26-Jul-2001.
41. “OneWorldTree,” http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/.
42. Major W. H. H. Gore, “Judge Obadiah Gore,” Bradford County Historical Society Annual, No. 4, 1910, http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/families/gore.htm.
43. “Massachusetts Bay Genealogy,” http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://babbage.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/bay/rr01/rr01_157.html.
44. DAR, Lineage Book, 1919, http://books.google.com/books?id=RpQYrtuOQP0C&dq=braffitt, http://books.google.com/books?id=RpQYrtuOQP0C&pg=RA1-PA313&lpg=RA1-PA313&dq=%22william+t.+meck%22&source=web&ots=Gi0q6_qcNe&sig=I_1HOWwFgpIs6xTBq-mZhfUOS6o&hl=en.
45. Clement F. Heverly, History and Geography of Bradford County, 1923, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/heverly/ulsterch.htm.
46. History of Bradford County 1770-1878, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/craft/ulsterdc.htm.
47. Clement F. Heverly, Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1770-1800, 1913, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/heverly/marr1766.htm.
48. “Obituary for Victoria Van Zile,” The Journal News, Rockland, NY, Nov-1980, http://www.thejournalnews.com/.
“Victoria Van Zile died Tuesday, October 28, 1980 at the age of 82, at Tuxedo Memorial Hospital, Orange County NY. She lived at 24 Mountain Avenue, Hillburn for 65 years and was a native of Orange County. Survivors were:
Daughter Dorothy V. Smith of Hillburn, 2 Sisters Josephine Ransom of Walden, NY, Williametta Miller of Goshen, NY, 3 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren. Funeral was Thursday, Ocotober 31, at Wanamaker and Carlough Funeral Home in Suffern, NY, Interment was at Airmont Cemetery.”
49. “The Gypsie!,” 22-Oct-1904, Chester, Orange, NY.
Program for a benefit performance for Columba’s Church at Bodlie’s Opera House lists Victoria Braffett along with Lillian Diffily, Helen McDuff, Marjorie Dolan, Ruth Kelly, Florence Kelly, Hazel 0' Rourke, Josie McCormick, Bessie Smith, Jennie Edwards, Marry Farrey, and Helen O'Hara in the eleventh number.
50. “Chester, Orange, NY Historical Society picture #5807,” http://www.hrvh.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/chs&CISOPTR=140&REC=3, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://homepage.mac.com/chester_historical/PhotoAlbum45.html.
Picture taken about 1910 with these names on the reverse: “Joe Boyle, Con Boyle, V. Braffitt, J. Braffitt, Mary Bradnick, Edna Van Rompye (Rompaye), Joe McDuff"
51. “22-Apr-1930 Palmyra, Pike, PA Federal Census.”
52. “Email from Susan Roedder <sroedder@msn.com> to Don Braffitt,” 09-Mar-2005.
“Your message had to do with Victoria Braffit who married James Van Zile. At the time I had last corresponded with you, I thought that the James Van Zile sounded like a probable match for my great grandmother's brother, and did indeed confirm it with Victoria and James' daughter, who I met prior to her death. I also met her daughter, who, might very well be interested in the photo you mentioned!. Susan Roedder”
53. Sister of Giles Edmund Mosher III, The Mosher Family Tree - Descendants of Hans Jacob Mosher and Thomas Giles, Jul-2006.
54. “Haga Family,” http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=barbnor.
55. James M. Haga and Samuel Daniel Haga, “Descendants of Johan Jacob Hagi,” http://hagasontheweb.wayoflifeinchrist.org/johanjacobhaga.html.
56. “Orris and Teresa Braffett Family Bible.”
57. “Coon Cemetery, Washington, Mercer, MO,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~momercer/cooncem.html.
58. “Civil War service records,” http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4284, http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/acm/cav009-b.htm.
Braffett Ambrose. C 50 Ohio Infantry. Private Private Broffett Ambrose. Union.
Braffett Ambrose. B 183 Ohio Infantry. Private Private 50 Ohio Inf. Union.
Braffett Charles. E 5 Ohio Cavalry. Saddler Saddler Sergeant. Union.
Braffett John. D 7 Missouri S. M. Cav. Private Corporal . Union.
Braffett Orrin. F 155 Indiana Infantry. Private Private Braffett Orris. Union.
Braffett Thaddeus W. O 9 Illinois Cavalry. 1 Lieutenant Corporal. Union.
Braffett Volney M. I 35 Ohio Infantry. Private Private. Union .
59. “Civil War Soldiers of Grant, IN,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~ingrant/cwarsold.htm.
60. “1880 Washington, Mercer, MO Federal Census - Braffet,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_8452725&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
61. “1880 Gothic, Gunnison, CO Federal Census - Braffet,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/individual_record.asp?indi_code=1880US%5F4173014%5F0&lds=5&region=0&regionfriendly=1880+US+Census&frompage=99.
62. “Letter from James Richard Braffett to James Matthew Braffitt Jr.,” 1960s.
J. R. Braffett, 4609 Clay Avenue, Houston, TX, a General Contractor. The letter gives many details on his parents (Orris and Teressa Braffett) and family. The letter mentions his sons (L. S. Braffett and C. O. Braffett) and grandsons (L. K. Braffett and R. E. Braffett) and mentions he has five greatgrandchildren.
63. Rebecca Braffett Schuenemann, “Emails from Becky Schuenemann <becky.schuenemann@nationallossconsultants.com> to Don Braffitt,” 20-Apr-2004.
64. “MO deaths,” 1910-1955, http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/results.asp?type=basic&tLName=&tFName=&sCounty=Mercer&tYear=#null.
65. “CA deaths,” http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi.
66. “19-Apr-1930 1043 Alexander Street, Houston, Harris, TX Federal Census.”
67. “Margaret Elizabeth (Minter) Wilkerson - obituary,” Mar-1912, http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.mercer&m=68.
68. Marlin A. Field, Pioneers of North Central Missouri, Dogwood Printing, Ozark, MO, pp. 268-269.
69. “Clinton Daily News,” 1958, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.clintondailynews.com/cgi-bin/newspost/extras/comments.cgi?view=4883.
“Old pictures from 1916 were featured in the Clinton Daily News. A picture of Clinton residents gathered at Ft. Sill to see the boys before they were shipped off to the Mexican border was one of the pictures. Some of the group pictured included the late Dr. Ross Deputy’s brother, Hilly, Victor Hayden, Fred W. “Happy” Braffett and his parents.“
70. “04-Apr-1930 707 Arant Avenue, Clinton, Custer, OK Federal Census.”
71. “1880 Washington, Mercer, MO Federal Census - Stanturf,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_8452579&frompage=99.
72. “Smedley Family Genealogy,” http://web.archive.org/web/20030520213309/www.rodsgalaxy.com/SmedleyFamily/Genealogy/f_73f.html#0.
73. “1880 Washington, Mercer, MO Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_8452645&frompage=5.
74. 30-Jan-1990 phone conversation between Don Braffitt and Christine Braffet Rubio. She has 2 brothers. One is Jim Braffet who operates an air ambulance and lives in Greensboro, PA. She had info on Orris. George Braffett died infant. Bertha died infant. Another child died 1873 and is buried in Mercer county (probably Mary). She met a Happy Braffett in the early 70s - Happy was then probably in his 80s.
75. Mickey Braffet, “Email on Braffet family from Mickey Braffet <Btbraffet@aol.com> to Don Braffitt,” 12-Aug-2001.
Subject: Re: Braffet family, Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 21:20:10 EDT, From: <Btbraffet@aol.com>, ... Regarding TED BRAFFET: there are two Ted Braffets that I know of. 1. Ted Thomas Braffet - born Janurary 26 (?), 1904 in Kingman Ariz. This was my father. My Dad died in 1958 in Los Angeles, Calif. My Grandfather was: Benjamin (Ben) Braffet, born I believe in Missouri and died in Kingman Ariz around 1945. My father had a brother: Virgil (Casey), sisters Nell and Grace. 2. Ted Braffet - born in Kingman Ariz in 1932/33 is my cousin and the son of Virgil (Casey) Braffet and Granny Roe (referred to constantly in the Braffet Page you have referred to. ... Mickey Braffet
76. “Yavapai, AZ marriages,” http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/az/yavapai/vitals/marriages/.
77. “08-Apr-1930 Kingman, Mohave, AZ Federal Census.”
78. “Mountain View Cemetery, Kingman, Mohave, AZ,” http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/az/mohave/cemeteries/mtview.txt.
79. “Harris, TX deaths,” http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/harris/vitals/deaths/1972/harrd72a.txt, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/harris/vitals/deaths/1974/harrd74a.txt, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/harris/vitals/deaths/1977/harrd77b.txt, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/harris/vitals/deaths/1987/harrd87b.txt, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/harris/vitals/deaths/1993/harrd93b.txt, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/harris/vitals/deaths/1994/harrd94b.txt.
80. “Forest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris, TX,” http://www.forestpark-lawndale.com/.
81. “05-Apr-1930 210 Stiles Street, Houston, Harris, TX Federal Census.”
82. Charles Elvin Braffett, “The Braffett Family of Houston,” http://www.alvinsun.net/articles/2005/03/26/news/52%20rsvp.txt, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/a/Charles-Braffett/index.html, 29-Dec-2003.
83. “Darke, OH marriages 1817-1850,” http://www.calweb.com/~wally/darke/dmnama-k.htm, http://www.calweb.com/~wally/darke/dmnaml-z.htm, http://www.dcoweb.org/marriage/b.htm, http://www.dcoweb.org/marriage/i.htm.
84. “Darke County, Ohio, Heads of Household 1820-1850,” http://www.calweb.com/~wally/darke/namesa-f.htm#b.
85. “Bagley Family,” http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BAGLEY/2001-07/0995132710.
86. “Thrailkill Cemetery, Grant, IN,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~ingrant/thrailorig.htm, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/in/grant/cemetery/thraiora.txt.
Location - from Old Courthouse Square in Blairsville, Union, GA go 5.8 miles south on US 129 then 0.5 miles west on Owltown Road then 0.5 miles north to the intersection near Jimmy Nicholson Road.
87. “1870 Grant, IN Federal Census,” http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/grant/Census/1870_cenus_b.htm, http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/grant/Census/1870_census_h.htm.
88. Emma Gardner, Laredo, Missouri, 1887-1987, http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=638770.
89. “Richardson Cemetery, Laredo, Wilson, Grundy, MO,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogrundy/cemetery/richardsona.html, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogrundy/cemetery/richardsonl.html.
Cemetery also known as Sandbank Cemetery and Laredo Cemetery.
90. “1880 Taylor, Sullivan, MO Federal Census - William Wood,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_8692948&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5.
91. History of Grundy County, 1908, Grundy, MO.
92. “Letter from Elaine Ishmael Lehr to Don Braffitt,” 24-Feb-1990.
The letter includes a good deal of information about Wood and Braffett in Mercer/Grundy, MO.
93. “Joab Holloway Cemetery, Marion, Grundy, MO,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogrundy/cemetery/joabh.html.
also known as Union Grove Cemetery
94. “1880 Wilson, Grundy, MO Federal Census - William Skinner,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_8358579&frompage=5.
95. Louise Brockway Thedford, “Hensley Family,” http://www.dimplesattic.net/HENSLEY/3175.HTM, 09-Dec-2003.
96. Paul Darrell Ownby, “Ancestral File - Leftwick Braffet,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/AF/family_group_record.asp?familyid=1598462.
97. “1880 Richmond, Wayne, IN Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_6449018&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
98. Descendants of John Long - Generation 7, http://web.archive.org/web/20040618064628/http://pws.chartermi.net/~bfreden/genes/dr-long-g7.htm.
99. “1880 Columbus, Franklin, OH Federal Census - John Radford,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5609442&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
100. “Letter from William A. Wasson to James M. Braffitt Jr.,” 08-Dec-1945.
Covers the family of his grandfather Alfred Braffett.
101. Descendants of John Long - Generation 6, http://web.archive.org/web/20040618064628/http://pws.chartermi.net/~bfreden/genes/dr-long-g6.htm.
102. “Obituary for Dr. James H. Braffet,” Lee, IL, 16-Jul-1899, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.iltrails.org/lee/leeobitsB.html.
“JAMES H. BRAFFET. The Angel of Death visited our little city again the first of the week and took from our midst one of Paw Paw's most respected citizens. Dr. James H. Braffet died at nine o'clock last Sunday evening after a lingering illness of over a year. Dr. Braffet began failing in health nearly two years ago and continued growing worse until a merciful God relieved him of his suffering. During his last illness he showed a spirit of complete resignation to his fate, knowing full well that his disease was beyond the power of human skill to relieve. He was conscious until a few moments before the end and bid his family and friends good-by. So far as religion was concerned Dr. Braffet was a Free Thinker and remained firm in his belief until death robbed him of his power of reasoning. A post mortem was held over the remains last Tuesday conducted by Drs. Stevens, Stetler and Agler of this place; Vosburg and Mosier of Earlville, E. P. Cook, Jr. of Mendota and White of West Brooklyn. The result of the examination showed that Dr. Braffet's death was due to a sarcoma in the right pelvis, and the decaying of the bones near it. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church Thursday morning according to the rites of the Masonic Lodge, conducted by Rev. Wm. Matthews. The remains were interred in Frantz Grove Cemetery. 2nd Notice: Dr. James H. Braffet was born in Florida, Orange Co., New York, October 16, 1834, and died at his home in Paw Paw, Ill., July 16, 1899, aged 64 years and 9 months. He was the eldest of three children of James and Mellissa A. (Firman) Braffet. He attended school at Chester Academy under Deacon Bros., formerly of the Chicago "Tribune," and his successor, Rev. Phineas Robinson, as principals, completing a scientific course as also one in civil engineering. He studied there with a view to a course at West Point, passed the required examination and received the requisite credentials; but at this point he concluded to pursue the study of medicine, which he began in 1853. In 1855 he came to Illinois and located at East Paw Paw. Here he followed surveying a year, then went into the practice of medicine, which he pursued until the session of 1860 and '61, when he entered the Rush Medical College of Chicago. After this he was constantly in practice 'till the session of '68 and '69, when he entered the Belleone Hospital Medical College, New York City, where he completed his college course. In 1868 he became a member of the Medico-Pathological Society, in1878 a member of the North Central Medical Assoc. of Ill., in 1879 of the Ill. State Medical Society, in 1880 of the Am. Med. Association. In the fall of 1860 he was married to Ellen S. Billings, of Shabbona, DeKalb Co., Ill., and daughter of James M. Billings. Before leaving the east he was for 5 years a member of the Caliopean Literary Society, and for several years was an honorary member of the Atheneum Literary Society, connected with the classical Seminary of East Paw Paw. He pursued the practice of medicine at Malugin's Grove and Compton for several years. In 1874 he moved to Paw Paw, where he has since resided. In politics, Dr. Braffet was a staunch democrat and was postmaster of Paw Paw during Cleveland's second term. He was a member of the board of education for eighteen years. He was formerly a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the A. F. & A. M. but had dropped his membership in both orders. A wife and seven children survive him. The two youngest, Will C. and Miss Essie, reside at home. Nellie N. Stevens at Beardstown, Ill.; John J. at Helper, Utah; Chas. C. location unknown; Mark P., Price, Utah and James H. Jr., at Malta, Ill.”
103. “Lee, IL Plat Book,” 1872, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/lee/misc/1872plat.txt, http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/il/lee/misc/1872plat.txt.
104. “1880 Paw Paw Grove, Lee, IL Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_7068847&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
105. Amboy News, Lee, IL, 1882-1886, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/lee/bios/amboy.txt, http://www.rootsweb.com/~illee/data_bases/Ambnews_AH.txt.
106. Bill Acheson, “Email on Savilla Felt from Bill Acheson <achesonb@home.com> to Don Braffitt,” May-2001.
“ As far as I know, Savilla Felt is the mother of Ellen Savilla. Of
course, the only "proof" I have is the undocumented family history my
great-aunt wrote. I found in the 05 Jan 1889 Dunn County News a mortgage
foreclosure announcement for the property of James M and Servilla
Billings. I also just found in the 21 Feb 1896 Dunn County News, in the
local news section, an item saying "Chas. Billings has lately returned
from Illinois where [he] had been visiting relatives." My assumption is
that he was visiting one or more of his siblings, John Edwin Billings,
Ellen Savilla Billings Braffert, or Mary Annette Billings Smith. ...
I was searching for Savilla Felt, and that's how it found your page. I
decided to write to all the email addresses that were on the page.
When I read the page I immediately recognized the name of Dr. James
Braffet and Ellen Savilla Felt. They appear in a family history that a
great-aunt of mine, Nell Rosseter, wrote almost 20 years ago. Ellen's
brother, Charles Galen Billings, is my great-great-grandfather, so Ellen
would be my great-great aunt.
The information in the family history I have is that Ellen was born in
Michigan. I belive the Wisconsin connection is because several of the
Billings family moved to Downsville Wisconsin. Charles Galen, Emma S.,
Ida May, and Clarissa were all in the Downsville and/or Menomonie area
of Dunn County during the 1870's and later. The descendants of Charles
Galen and his wife, Margaret, still live in the area. Charles' and
Ellen's sisters, Emma and Ida are buried at Pawnell Cemetery outside of
Downsville, I have a photo of their tombstone obelisk. The other two
names on the obelisk are Maggie L., wife of C. G. Billings, and Claudie,
son of C. G. & M. L. Billings.
The only info on Ellen and James that I have is this, copied from
Great-aunt Nell's history:
"Ellen Savilla Billings born in Richmond, Mich. July 13, 1841 married in
East Paw Paw, Ill. September 19, 1860 to James W. Braffet, son of James
and Melissa Furman Braffet of Paw Paw. He was born in Florida, Orange
County, N.Y. October 16, 1834. was a Graduate of Bellevue Medical College
and Hospital, N.Y. Practiced medicine in Paw Paw."
107. Portrait and Biographical Record of Lee County, Illinois.
108. Casey Braffet, “Braffet Family Home Page,” http://web.archive.org/web/20040511203354/braffet.com/braffet/index.html, 28-Mar-2000.
109. Chris Braffet Delnat, “Email on Braffet family from Chris Braffet Delnat <cdelnat@gte.net> to Don Braffitt,” 14-Aug-2001.
Subject: Re: Braffet family, Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 17:59:09 -0500, From: Chris Delnat <cdelnat@gte.net>, I do tie into the http://www.braffet.com line as well as the Bentley Braffet line. The two Teds are different people. Ted Braffet from http://www.braffet.com is my father and Ted Braffet from the other reference is my father's uncle. Casey (who runs our family site) is my cousin. My grandfather, Casey Braffet married Mary Lou McDermott. He died when he was 42 and she subsequently remarried. She is an LDS member named Mary Lou Roe. She lives in Kingman, Arizona. It is my understanding that her daughter (my aunt) Chris Rubio has quite a bit of genealogy done for the Braffet line but she only has it on paper. ... Chris Braffet Delnat
110. “Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH,” http://www.springgrove.org/.
Burial records for Ambrose M. Braffett, Laura Bridwell Braffett, Edward Braffett, Virginia Bridwell Gale, George Washington Gale, George William Gale, Edna N. Gale, Maria J. Gale, Alice Anderson, and Ruth Robertson.
111. “Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH,” http://www.springgrove.org/, LN-101-492-7.
Burial records for Ambrose M. Braffett, Laura Bridwell Braffett, Edward Braffett, Virginia Bridwell Gale, George Washington Gale, George William Gale, Edna N. Gale, Maria J. Gale, Alice Anderson, and Ruth Robertson.
112. “1880 Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5662302&frompage=99.
113. “Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH,” http://www.springgrove.org/, LN-101-492-7C.
Burial records for Ambrose M. Braffett, Laura Bridwell Braffett, Edward Braffett, Virginia Bridwell Gale, George Washington Gale, George William Gale, Edna N. Gale, Maria J. Gale, Alice Anderson, and Ruth Robertson.
114. Margaret Moore Post, First Ladies of Indiana and The Governors 1984, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~phillipsluscombe/GedHTree/ghtout/np70.htm.
pp. 84-88 and p. 238 cover Eliza Jaqua Gray, wife of Gov. Isaac Pusey Gray.
115. “Yankeetown Cemetery, Harrison, Darke, OH,” http://www.dcoweb.org/cemetery/harrison.htm.
116. “1857 Harrison, Darke, OH map,” http://www.dcoweb.org/land/1857/harris57.htm.
117. “Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, OH,” http://www.greenlawncolumbus.org/, http://web.archive.org/web/20060501023629/http://delawareohio.us/greenlawn/greenlawn/greenlawndata/s.txt, http://web.archive.org/web/20060501023629/http://delawareohio.us/greenlawn/greenlawn/greenlawndata/w.txt.
118. Fred. A. Henry, Jaqua (Jaques) Data from Notebooks of Fred. A. Henry (deceased), Geauga Lake, Ohio., LDS film 0908732.
119. Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887, p. 691, http://boards.dcoweb.org/cgi-bin/biogs.cgi/noframes/read/39, http://www.calweb.com/~wally/darke/bios/jaqua.txt.
“J.B. JAQUA, of Portland, a member of the bar, and one of the most active and enterprising citizens of Jay County, was born in Darke County, Ohio, in the year 1820, a son of Judson and Lucinda (Braffit) Jaqua, natives of New York and Pennsylvania, respectively. His grandfather, Gamaliel Jaqua, was born in the State of Connecticut, and his grandfather, James Braffit, was a native of Massachusetts. Until attaining the age of nineteen Mr. Jaqua was reared to agricultural pursuits. He was educated principally at the academy at Centerville, Indiana, and for four or five years followed school teaching, and during his leisure hours studied law. After completing his legal course he was admitted to the bar in 1852, at Hamilton, Ohio, and the following year came to Portland, where he has since made his home, practicing law, farming and working for the material interests of the community. Mr. Jaqua was married in 1848 to Miss Eliza J. Avery, who was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1829, and died in Portland in 1871. She was a daughter of Daniel Avery. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jaqua, six of whom are living -A.L. Genevra, wife of Nathan B. Hawkins; J.A., M.Z., C.W. and F.B. ...”
120. “Jaqua Genealogy Database,” http://genweb.net/cgi-bin//igmget.cgi/n=Jaques?I810.
Unfortunately, this URL now appears to be dead.
121. James A. McKane and Edwin E. Coad III, “Calkins web site,” http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jmckane&id=I102316, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=eecoad&id=I1644.
122. 1830 Burlington, Bradford, PA Federal Census, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/census/1830burl.htm.
123. 1840 Burlington, Bradford, PA Federal Census, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/census/1840burl.htm.
124. Mrs. Turney Sharps, Genealogy of the Calkins Family (1949).
Mrs. Turney Sharps, 85 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT. G CAL 3318 in NEHGS. This book covers the descendants of Hugh Calkins. p. 105 includes information on descendants of Moses and Thankful (STEVENS) CALKINS. Their son Moses m: Evaline BRAFFETT.
125. “Calkins Genealogy Database,” http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sheareb/dat423.html#19.
126. “Preble, OH marriages,” http://www.usigs.org/library/vitals/oh/preble/prebmarr.html.
127. “Religio-Philosophical Journal,” 1872, http://www.spirithistory.com/72relphl.html.
128. “1880 New Paris, Preble, OH Federal Census - Braffett,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5917863&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5.
129. “Dentistry in Grant, IN,” http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/grant/Histories/dentistry_in_grant_county.htm.
130. Descendants of John Long - Generation 5, http://web.archive.org/web/20040618064628/http://pws.chartermi.net/~bfreden/genes/dr-long-g5.htm.
131. “Email from James Braffett to Don Braffitt,” 04-Dec-2000.
Subject: BRAFFETT
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 21:34:59 -0800
From: "James Braffett" <judajada@frontiernet.net>
Don,
I made several attemts to e-mail you and realized I had the spelling of Braffett wrong It was Braffitt. Well anyway It was nice to here from you. Off and on for several years now I've been trying to link the Braffett branches too, but with no success. I believe my line in the U.S.begins with two brothers James Braffett and George Washington Braffett. James was born in Ulster CO. n.y. IN 1772, but could not find any info on his parents yet. I've contacted a descendant of George in Utah who tells me George married Amanda Davis cousin to Martha Washington and was in charge of setting up base camps for the continental army during the revolutionary war. James who I believe is my direct descendant married Lucretia King also from Ulster co.N.Y. IN 1792. his son William Wiban Braffett fathered Eliza Braffett who lived in ten mile river PA who married Sarah M. Castle. Among other children they had two boys William and Edwin. Within the bibles I have was a news paper clipping announcing the death of their son Edwin at age 8yrs, William was 10 yrs at this time. William married settled in Craigsville N.Y. and named his son Edwin after his baby brother. Edwin is my grandfather. I could not find very much info on Williams children maybe theres a link between me and you. Before I began my family tree search I moved to Monroe N.Y and realized how strange It was that my family descendants all lived at my back door (strange forces at work) The Mapes family was a very prominent family in Monroe I found a Carol O. Braffett would married into the Mapes family maybe she could be Hezekiah's sister? I've rescently discovered a great web site Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Genealogy Family Search and traced the Braffett family name to Engalnd. If you think there are a lot of Braffetts in Orange co check this out. The earliest date I found of a Braffett dates back to 1592 Agnes Braffett Bermondsey London England. Well I'm rambling I can go on and on. Hope some of this is helpful lets keep in contact and maybe we can help each other. p.s. check out that web site!
James Braffett
judajada@frontiernet.net
132. “Y DNA analysis for James William Braffett,” http://www.ysearch.org/lastname_view.asp?viewuid=QEH8U.
133. “Obituary for Eileen K. Macintosh,” 16-Aug-2003, http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2003/08/16/obituaries.html.
“EILEEN K. MACINTOSH Bullville, N.Y. Eileen K. MacIntosh, a biller and typist for Grick's Medical Supply in Queens, and a 7-year area resident, formerly of Queens, died Thursday, August 14, 2003 in Montgomery Nursing Home, Montgomery. She was 76. Eileen was the daughter of Arthur and Sarah Webber Powers, and was born on November 12, 1926 in Brooklyn. She was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Bullville. She is survived by two daughters, Allison Winters and her husband, Richard, of Bullville, and Glynis Eble and her husband, Raymond, of Ridge; seven grandchildren, Colleen, Caitlin, Matthew, Breanne, Ethan, Liam, and Erika; sister, Joan Powers of Bullville; brother, Arthur Powers and his wife, Shirley, of Ocala, Fla.; niece, Kathleen Jagiella of Canton, Ga.; and several great nieces. She was predeceased by her husband, Bruce W. MacIntosh; sisters, Genevieve Shaughnessy and Edna Rakowski; brother, Edward Braffett; and great great niece, Meghan Kotlar. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, August 17 at the Cornelius, Dodd and Connell Funeral Home, 26 Grove Street, Middletown. A Funeral Mass will be offered on Monday, August 18 at 10 a.m. at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Route 17K, Bullville. Deacon John Frohbose will officiate. Following cremation, Inurnment will be in Calverton National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 255 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern, NY 10901. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Cornelius, Dodd and Connell Funeral Home, Middletown.”
134. Sandra Johnson, “Email from Sandra Johnson <SJohn41095@aol.com> to Dan Murray <danmurraypny@earthlink.net>,” 27-Apr-2004.
“Nice to find another Bloom researcher. This is a collateral line for me but it is so important to follow those. Rebecca Gore would be my half-grtgrtaunt.I posted a reply to the Darke list with a bare outline. Would like to share info with you. Let me know. Sandra Johnson. Joseph Bloom was born 1792 in New York. Moved to Luzerne Co, Penn., the part that became Bradford Co. Married about 18ll Rebecca Gore Braffit. (She was about 16 years older!). She was born 1776 in Luzerne Co., Penn. Married James Braffit about 1794 in Luzerne/Bradford Co. He born about 1763 in Plainfield, Windham, Conn. He died in Oct 1807. Their children: Lucinda born 17 Sep 1797, died 29 Apr 1885 in Darke Co., mar. Judson Jaqua; Eveline/Evelina born 9 May 1805, died 15 Sep 1882 in Preble Co., mar. Moses Calkins; Silas born 28 Dec 1799, died 24 Jul 1867 Grant Co, Indiana, mar (1) Mary Woods in Darke Co.; Alfred born 12 Nov 1802 , died 28 Apr 1866 Preble Co, mar Eliza Long in Bradford Co, Penn.;
Minerva born 23 May 1807, died 8 Jan 1899 Darke Co, mar Rial Lawrence. Joseph and Rebecca Bloom had the following children: Charles born 9 Jan 1813, died 21 Aug 1830 Darke Co; Celenda/or? born about 1817, mar Ambrose L. Northrop/up 25 June 1837 Darke Co; Guy born about 1816 mar, Frances Jamison 24 Jul 1845; Hiram born about 1820 Penn, mar Lucy French 1845 Darke Co; ?Kesiah born about 1824 Penn. Rebecca died 8-6-1859 Darke Co. Joseph married (2) ? (thought I had this but it is not written down. Will have to look for it.)
(3) Mrs Elizabeth Thompson 30 Oct 1862.”
135. “Kaneitha Boyd Genealogy Database,” http://kaneitha.accessgenealogy.com/.
136. “Huntsman - Gifford Genealogy,” http://www.huntsman-gifford.com/, http://www.huntsman-gifford.com/history/george_louisa/g_l.htm, http://www.huntsman-gifford.com/history/elnora/elnora.htm.
137. “George Washington Braffett - Ancestral File,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/af/family_group_record.asp?familyid=8061538.
138. “1793 Wantage, Sussex, NJ Militia List,” http://olivetreegenealogy.com/usa/nj/sussex_1793mil.shtml, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.gate.net/~pascalfl/Militia.html.
139. “1800 Wysox, Luzerne, PA Federal Census,” http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/luzerne/census/1800/pg0206a.txt.
140. Marcella Houle Pasay, Windham County, CT County Court Records 1726-1732; Abstracts, Vol. I.
141. “Luzerne County Federalist,” 1803, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawyomin/1803.htm.
142. Lloyd Braffet Jr., “Email from Lloyd Braffet Jr. <LBraffetJr@aol.com> to Don Braffitt,” 22-Mar-2003.
143. “Darke, OH land records,” http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/oh/darke/land/dark-b.txt, http://www.grandlake.net/darkeman/dlandb.htm.
144. History of Wayne County, Indiana, Inter-State Publishing Co., Chicago, 1884, Volume II, pages 156-158, http://www.rootsweb.com/~inwayne/biographies/braffettthaddeus.html, http://www.reidpres.com/history.htm.
City of Richmond - “Thaddeus W. O. Braffett, Auditor Wayne County, Ind., was born in Bradford County, Pa., April 12, 1829, a son of Alfred and Eliza (Long) Braffett, his father a native of Pennsylvania, of French descent, and his mother a native of Vermont, of English descent. In 1831 his parents removed to Ohio, settling near old Fort Black, built as such by General William Henry Harrison, near New Madison, Darke Co., Ohio; subsequently moved to Braffettsville in the same county, and in 1839 removed to New Paris, Preble Co., Ohio, where his father died in the year 1865, and where is mother still lives, now in the eightieth year of her age. Our subject is the second of five children. He received a commercial school education and followed merchandising with his father until the year 1855. In 1857, having lost his wife, he went to California and spent three years in the mining interest, returning in 1860. In January, 1861, he went to Geneseo, Ill., taking charge of a wholesale and retail drygoods and agricultural house. When the first gun was fired on Fort Sumter, he at once offered his service to the Government as a private soldier and enlisted in Company B, Ninth Illinois Cavalry; was promoted to Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain of his company. The regiment went into camp at Camp Douglas, Ill.; from there to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., and later was ordered to Pilot Knob, Mo., where his regiment was first engaged in battle with the guerrilla bands of the Rebel Colonel Pickett; the regiment, with others of infantry, was placed under the command of General Steele, and took up marching orders to join General Frank Siegel at Pea Ridge, but with guerrilla bands and bushwhackers in front impeding the march, the battle of Pea Ridge was fought before General Steele's arrival. They were then ordered to Jacksonsport, Ark., where, after its arrival, communication was cut off by the rebels, but the timely arrival of General Curtis's command from Pea Ridge relieved them from all being captured as prisoners of war. Under General Curtis the command was ordered to Little Rock, Ark., having to fight their way all along the line of march for two weeks. With superior numbers of rebels in front, the line of march was changed to Helena, on the Mississippi River. From constant exposure, forward marches and attacks by guerrilla banks in front and rear, the little army of General Curtis was badly cut to pieces. On arriving at Helena they went into camp on the low grounds and disease easily took hold of the men, and of those left, one-third of Captain Braffett's company died. After two months in camp, the regiment was ordered to Memphis, Tenn., Captain Braffett contracting the malaria disease that carried so many of his company to death; laid at Helena for two months almost dead, but rallied sufficiently to return to his home, then at New Paris, Ohio. After a short furlough he again returned to his regiment, but the old disease again took hold of him and prostrated him lower than ever. On account of this disability, he reluctantly tended his resignation. He was discharged in January, 1863, returning to his home, then in Richmond. In 1865 Captain Braffett was elected Assistant Clerk (by the Republicans) of the Indiana House of Representatives, also Assistant Clerk of the special session of that body in the same year, and Journal Clerk of the Indiana State Senate in 1869. Subsequently he became the traveling agent for the wholesale grocery house of William Glenn & Sons, Cincinnati, Ohio, whom he represented for several years and afterward connected himself with the New York house of Francis H. Leggett & Co. In 1880 he resigned his traveling agency and was appointed Deputy Clerk of the Wayne Circuit Court, which position he held for three years, having been (in the meantime) elected Auditor of Wayne County, which responsible office he is now filling, having entered upon his duties Nov. 1, 1883. Captain Braffett is a Mason of high rank, having taken all the degrees conferred by that order in the United States (save the Thirty-third degree). He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was married in 1849 to Sarah A. E. Ireland, of New Paris Ohio, who died in 1855, leaving three children. One son and daughter reside in Cincinnati, Ohio, and one daughter in Richmond; all married. In January, 1862, Captain Braffett, while in the army was married to Miss Lizzie J. Mitchell, of Oxford, Ohio. They have three children---two sons and one daughter (unmarried). They reside at No. 36 South Thirteenth street, Richmond. Captain Braffett and family are active members of the United Presbyterian church.”
145. Clement F. Heverly, Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1800-1825, 1915, Vol. II, http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/heverly/h2p237.htm.
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149. “1880 Harrison, Darke, OH Federal Census - Lawrence,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5560574&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
150. “Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer, MO,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~momercer/princetoncem.html.
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152. “1880 Princeton, Mercer, MO Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_8451285&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
153. “RootsWeb WorldConnect Project,” http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/.
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155. IGI - Abram Patton and Sarah Braffet, http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100135797133&lds=1&region=11&regionfriendly=North+America&frompage=99.
156. Henry A. Ford, “1881 History of Hamilton County Ohio,” http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/oh/hamilton/history/1881/pg173.txt.
157. “Mrs. H. Braffett death notice,” Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, Howard, IN, 16-Jan-1875, http://www.rootsweb.com/~inhoward/data/vitals/1874events.html.
158. “Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, IN,” http://www.crownhill.org/genealogy/index.html, Section 34, Lot 12.
159. “Warren, OH marriages,” 1867-1872, http://www.co.warren.oh.us/genealogy/Marriages-1867-1872-Grooms.htm.
160. “1880 7th Ward, Indinapolis, Marion, IN Federal Census - Byrd,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_6276327&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
161. “Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, IN,” http://www.crownhill.org/genealogy/index.html.
162. “New York City death records,” http://www.italiangen.org/NYCDeathresults.ASP?EnterSurname=braffet&EnterSoundexCode=&EnterFirstInitial=&kindenter=exact, http://www.italiangen.org/NYCDeathresults.ASP?EnterSurname=braffett&EnterSoundexCode=&EnterFirstInitial=&kindenter=exact.
163. James Braffett <judajada@frontiernet.net>, “Braffett in PA,” http://web.archive.org/web/20010223185621/http://www.cfrobbins.com/grsnp/query3.htm.
person #1: ELISHA BRAFFETT
person #2: WILLIAM BRAFFETT
person #3: EDWIN BRAFFETT
person #4: SERENES BRAFFETT
Comments: ELISHA BRAFFETT MARRIED SARAH M .CASTLE AND SETTLED IN TEN MILE RIVER PA IN EARLY 1800'S. WOULD LIKE ANY INFO REGARDING HIS FATHER? THIER CHILDREN SETTLED IN AND AROUND THE AREA ,WILLIAM(CRAIGSVILLE 1860'S)COULD HAVE HAD A WILLIAM JR.WHO I WAS TOLD MARRIED A NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN FROM THE SHAHOLA GLEN AREA P.A.HER NAME WAS SERENES ,ANY INFO ON THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
164. “1880 Lackawaxen, Pike, PA Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_10159705&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5.
165. “12-Apr-1930 470 76th Street, Brooklyn, Kings, NY Federal Census.”
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168. “1880 Pah Reah, Kane, UT Federal Census - George W. Braffat,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_4235972&frompage=99.
169. “Nauvoo Temple Endowment Name Index,” http://www.xmission.com/~research/family/familyb.htm.
170. “Readings in Early Mormom History,” http://www.lavazone2.com/dbroadhu/IA/misciow1.htm.
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172. Fred. E. Woods, The Cemetery Record of William D. Huntington, Nauvoo Sexton, http://www.mormonhistoricsitesfoundation.org/publications/studies_spring2002/MHS3.1Spring2002Woods.pdf.
173. “Amanda Lucretia Braffett - Ancestral File,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/AF/family_group_record.asp?familyid=5760.
174. “1880 Richmond, Wayne, IN Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_6447878&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5.
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176. “1961 OH research trip by James Matthew Braffitt Jr.,” 1961, James Matthew Braffitt Jr.
Family Record of Braffett copied 26-Nov-1961 by James Matthew Braffitt Jr. from the bible of Mary J. Ireland. James Matthew Braffitt Jr. notes include "Thads Father Frank Ireland" at the top of the bible notes.
177. “9th Illinois Cavalry, Company B - Muster Roll,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/acm/cav009-b.htm, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://home.earthlink.net/~gwboller/il9rollb.html.
178. “1880 District 187, Nebraska City, Otoe, NE Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_8204559&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5.
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181. “Los Angeles, CA deaths,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~cabf1905/Los-Angeles/3/3LAAB.htm, http://vitals.biofiles.us/LACoDeaths.pdf.
182. “Peters Family,” http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5971/peters.html.
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184. “Descendants of John Jackson,” http://home.att.net/~wxjax/chapter_4.htm.
185. “05-Apr-1930 820 Orient Avenue, Clinton, Custer, OK Federal Census.”
186. “Custer, OK Draft Board Meeting,” The Thomas Tribune, Thomas, Custer, OK, 16-Sep-1954, page 8, http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/SingleIndexIndView.aspx?ix=stp_tms&hpp=1&rf=*,z*&qt=i&zpage=08&zd=16&zm=September&zy=1954&highlight=Braffitt#centerapplet.
“In a meeting of the local draft board Monday, September 13, 14 registrants were classified for the first time, and 37 others were reclassified, Fred W. Braffitt, county board chairman reports.”
187. “Clinton Daily News,” 14-May-2005, http://www.clintondailynews.com/cgi-bin/newspost/extras/archives.cgi?category=2&view=5.13.05-5.21.05.
“Burgtorf said he and the late Happy Braffett, a Democrat who was the county’s longtime Election Board chairman, fought often. Figuratively, of course. “He and I agreed to disagree many times”, said Burgtorf. “You interfered with Happy and his turf as Election Board chairman, and you had trouble”. Before Braffett’s death, though, they ended up actually being pretty good friends.”
188. “Collin, TX deaths,” http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/collin/vitals/deaths/1995/colld95a.txt.
189. “Smith Family genealogy,” http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~hannahslife/smith_family.htm.
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191. “Letter from Myrtle S. Edwards,” 26-Mar-1986.
From: Myrtle S. Edwards, PO Box 112, Meadow Ave., Chester, NY 10918, 914-469-4207 - she has Braffit ancestors indirectly on her family tree
192. Barbara Spitler, “Pedigree Resource File - William Wood Braffett and Martha Patton,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=240086638.
193. “1880 Wilson, Grundy, MO Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_8358506&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5.
194. 24-Feb-1990 FGS from Elaine (Ishmael) Lehr for the family of her parents Alva Rubert and Lema Viola (Wood) Ishmael.
<FGS Ishmael 1990>
195. “1910 Beaver Dam, Hanover, VA Federal Census,” http://willbraffitt.org/census/1910_moore.jpeg.
196. “1880 Hendersonville, Henderson, NC Federal Census - Taylor Williams,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_14351669&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5.
197. Leroy F. Banning, Banning Branches, 1997 (Revised Edition - 1st edition 1994), Heritage Books, Inc., http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=688035&disp=Banning_branches, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.enoch.com/genealogy/Banning.htm.
198. “Rose Hill Cemetery, Shabbona, DeKalb, IL,” http://rootsweb.com/~ildekalb/Cemeteries/RoseHill_All.html, http://rootsweb.com/~ildekalb/Cemeteries/RoseHill2.htm.
199. “Kane, IL marriages,” http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.iltrails.org/Kane/marrst-sz.html.
200. Tim Doyle, “The Stevens Family of Shabbona, Illinois,” http://www.gentree.com/stevens/, 2003.
201. “Carbon, UT histories,” http://www.carbon-utgenweb.com/history16.html#braffit.
202. “Mark Pomeroy Braffet obituary,” http://www.carbon-utgenweb.com/history16.html#mbraffit, 07-Jan-1927.
203. “Hannah Johnson Braffet obituary,” http://www.carbon-utgenweb.com/history16.html#braffit, 08-Dec-1938.
Thursday, December 8, 1938. Mrs. Braffet Dies At Home on Tuesday After Long Illness. Mrs. Hannah Johnson Braffet, 65, died at her home here Tuesday evening after a lingering illness. She was the widow of mark P. Braffet, pioneer lawyer and political leader who died here several years ago. Funeral services were conducted this morning at 10:00 o'clock in the Wallace morntuary chapel, burial to take place in Mounta Olivet cemetery, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Braffet was born at Westman Land, Iceland, July 2, 1873, daughter of Mr. and mrs. Einar Johnson, Through her long residence here she was well known. Surviving are two sons, James H. Braffet of Price and Robert Braffet; a daughter, Mrs. Maude White of San Francisco, California; a brother, Nick W. Johnson, Ogden; two sisters, mrs. Augusta Thorstinson of Spanish Fork and Mrs. Alice Tipton of Los Angeles, California; and a grandson. [obituary located in Western Mining and Railroad Museum - http://wmrrm.org/]
204. Terreah Snow, “Emails and GEDCOM from Terreah Snow <terreahjo@aol.com> to Don Braffitt,” Feb-2007.
“I was looking on the Carbon County web site and saw a link to your e-mail address. Mark Pomeroy Braffet's son, Robert Ingersol Braffet, is my great grandfather through my mother, Joeen Lynn Braffet. My Mother's father is Robert Mark Braffet. ... I noticed that the Mother's name for Robert Mark Braffet was wrong, his mother is Ellen ‘Nellie’ Hayes. She died when he was 2 years old and then Grand-dad (Robert Ingersol Braffet) remarried to Mary Evora Savage. This was the personal knowledge of my grandfather (Robert Mark Braffet) and my mother (Joeen Lynn Braffet). I also have some other names of family memebers that I would be happy to share. ... Terreah Snow”
205. “Wallace Mortuary, Price, Carbon, UT,” http://www.carbon-utgenweb.com/wallacea-f.html.
206. John Fishbeck, “Families of DU PAGE, GRUNDY, KENDALL, LA SALLE, and WILL Counties in northeastern Illinois,” http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lockwd&id=I108538, 09-Dec-2006.
207. Guy and Joy Neal Kidney, Descendants of Orsamus & Betsy (Herrington) Kidney, West Des Moines, IA, 1973, 1977, http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=94402&disp=Descendants_of_Orsamus_&_Betsy_(Herringt&columns=*,180,0.
208. “1880 Paw Paw, DeKalb, IL Federal Census - Francis Kidney,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_6914740&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
209. “Ancestral File - Braffet / Hayes,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/af/family_group_record.asp?familyid=2047593.
210. “1920 Carbon, UT Federal Census,” http://gen.gserver.com/html/ut04sb.htm.
211. “07-Apr-1930 531 San Julian, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Federal Census.”
212. “1860 Chester, Meigs, OH Federal Census,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmeigs/census/1860_Chester.html?o_xid=0022846292&o_lid=0022846292&o_xt=9879.
213. “Prairie Farmer's Directory of LaSalle, IL,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~illasall/farmdir/farmers024.html, 1917.
214. “U.S. Public Records Index.”
215. “Obituary for Albert F. Williams, Sr.,” Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, IL, 22-Jun-2004, http://daily-chronicle.com/articles/2004/06/22/record/obituaries/zzaobits01.txt, http://www.dekalb-chronicle.com/articles/2004/06/20/record/obituaries/zzaobits01.prt.
“He is survived by his loving wife of 701/2 years, Birdie; two sons, Fred (Laurie) Williams of Amboy and Jerrell Williams of Waterman; four grandchildren, Steffanie (Terry) Barringer of DeKalb, Terry (Heather) Braffet of Big Rock ...”
216. “Obituary for Jeanette Louise Nepean White,” Times-Herald News, Forrest City, AR, 11-Nov-2002.
“Jeanette Louise Nepean White. Mrs. Jeanette Nepean White, age 60, of Wynne, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Mrs. White, born April 29, 1942, in DeKalb Ill., was the daughter of Roy Olson and Nora King Olson. She was a cook for 10 years at Wynwood Nursing Center in Wynne, and was employed at Warwick in Forrest City. She was a Baptist. Mrs. White married Alvin Leon White in 1959 and he preceded her in death on Oct. 7, 2002. She is survived by one son, Bryant White of Wynne; six sisters, Dorothy West of Sycamore, Ill., Betty Marbutt and Gloria Roach of DeKalb, Ill., Ruby Long of Sherwood, Ill., Rosemary Olsen on Genoa, Ill., and Carol Simpson of Cortland, Ill; two brothers, John Nepean of Lanark Ill., and Lonnie Olsen of DeKalb Ill.; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Edith Votaw and Colleen Nepean, and a brother, Robert Nepean. Funeral services for Mrs. White were held on Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at 2 p.m. at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home. Burial followed in Lewis Cemetery in Hickory Ridge. The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.”
217. “Aransas, TX deaths,” http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/aransas/vitals/deaths/1979/aransd79.txt, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/aransas/vitals/deaths/1995/aransd95.txt.
218. Richard Lee Braffett, “Email on Richard Earl Braffett Family from Richard Lee Braffettt <ric_b@netzero.com> to Don Braffitt,” 05-Jun-2004.
219. “Obituary for Margaret R. Braffett,” Houston Chronicle, Houston, Harris, TX, 12-Dec-1972, section 3, p. 25.
“BRAFFET - Mrs. Margaret R. Braffett, 52, of 5446 S. Crooked Creek, died Monday. Survivor: Daughter, Miss Bonnie Weeks, Houston. Former employee of Hughes Tool Co. Arrangements pending. Niday Funderal Home, 4136 Broadway, 644-3831.”
220. “Harris, TX divorces,” http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/harris/vitals/divorces/1971/harrv71b.txt, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/harris/vitals/divorces/1976/harrv76b.txt.
221. “Laughter Genealogy,” http://www.laughtergenealogy.com/, http://www.laughtergenealogy.com/bin/tree/lautree07.html, Nov-2007.
222. “09-Apr-1930 5810 Walrond, Kansas City, Jackson, MO Federal Census.”
223. Craig and Kristi Rush, “Lawter emails from Craig and Kristi Rush <cnkrush@msn.com> to Don Braffitt,” 28-Nov-2003 and 01-Dec-2003.
“I am 99.9% positive that I am the grandson of the Claude Ewing Lawter and May (aclually Elizabeth May Lawter) that you are referencing on your webpage identified below. The passing of my great-grandfather Ewing was when I was five years old (1973) and he is buried in Rose Hills Cemetary. They lived in Montebello, CA at a home in which I visited frequently. My grandfather Claude did pass in 1987. You have no burial information for him listed as he chose to have his ashes spread at sea. Unfortunately, this last month has seen the passing of my grandmother May.”
224. “John P. Ireland obituary,” New Paris Mirror, New Paris, Preble, OH, 24-Jan-1895.
In "Obituaries from Preble County, OH Newspapers", Vol. 3, p. 181, by Audrey Gilbert, Ireland, John P., died 17-Jan-1895 at the home of his daughter Mrs. C. F. Braffett in Richmond, IN of consumption, age about 65. IOOF. Buried at Springlawn.
225. “1880 Choestoe, Union, GA Federal Census - Joseph Ledford,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_12764884&frompage=99.
226. “Estate of Jason D. Ledford,” 16-Jan-1899, Clay, NC, http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/LEDFORD/2003-04/1049340432.
227. “1880 Portland, Jay, IN Federal Census - James B. Jaqua,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_6219562&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
228. “1880 Portland, Jay, IN Federal Census - Hawkins,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_6219556&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
229. “Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/nmcounties/cemeteries/sunset/sunsetbradbroo.htm, http://www.interment.net/data/us/nm/bernalillo/sunsetmem/sunset_boxbri.htm, Section GC#2 East #D.
230. “Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/nmcounties/cemeteries/sunset/sunsetbradbroo.htm, http://www.interment.net/data/us/nm/bernalillo/sunsetmem/sunset_boxbri.htm.
231. “Corporation Commission,” The Journal Record, Oklahoma City, OK, 10-Jan-1997, http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_19970110/ai_n10100610/pg_2.
“Cause CD No. 960 005313 Before the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma. Applicant: St. Mary Operating Company. Relief Sought: Separate Allowable - Clinton Townsite No. 14-2 Well. Legal Description: All of Section 14, Township 12 North, Range 17 West, Custer County, Oklahoma. STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas and all other interested persons, particularly in Custer County, Oklahoma, and more particularly ... J.M. Braffett; J. Scott Braffett; Jay B. Braffett; Willa D. Braffett ...”
232. “Delp Family Genealogy Forum,” http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.genforum.geneology.com/delp/all.html, http://genforum.genealogy.com/delp/messages/386.html.
233. “Hackler Family Genealogy Forum - Grayson, VA,” http://genforum.genealogy.com/hackler/messages/45.html.
234. Melungeons: Examining An Appalachian Legend.
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235. “George Delp Family Cemetery, Elk Creek, Grayson, VA,” http://www.newrivernotes.com/graysoncem/gdelpcem.htm.
236. “1880 Salisbury, Meigs, OH Federal Census - Jacob Will,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5830173&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
237. “Dr. Charles Nair dental practice announcements,” Cheyenne, Sunbean, Cheyenne, Roget Mills, OK, 1903, http://rootsweb.com/~okrogerm/tidbits/tidbitmar271903.htm, http://rootsweb.com/~okrogerm/tidbits/tidbitapr101903.htm, http://rootsweb.com/~okrogerm/tidbits/tidbitjune51903.htm.
238. “Dr. Charles Jaqua obituary,” Winchester, Randolph, IN, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/oh/obits/erlyobit.txt, http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/state/randolph_co/obituaries.htm.
“JAQUA, Dr. Charles died 23 Feb 1903 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Andrew Stakebake of Winchester, IN. He was born at Lebanon, Warren County, IN 01 Aug 1818. He died at the age of 84 years 6 months, 21 days. He was the son of Judson Jaqua, who moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio in the early settling of Ohio. His father was of French lineage, although born in New York. His mother was from Pennsylvania. Dr. Jaqua was one of twelve children, and only three survive him; James B. Jaqua of Portland, IN; Mrs. Teresa Swerer of Columbus, Ohio and Eliza, the widow of the late Governor Isaac P. Gray, who now resides in Indianapolis, IN. He married Mary I. Putman in New Madison, Ohio 31 Oct 1843. She died at Winchester, IN 16 Aug 1872. They had nine children of whom the following survive: Mrs. Ann F. Stakebake, widow of Andrew J. Stakebake; Edwin S. Jaqua of Winchester, IN; Hiram P. Jaqua of Bedford, Iowa; Charles Jaqua of Houston, TX; Ernest P. Jaqua of Billings, Missouri; Phebe Creamer of Los Angeles, CA. Two daughters died. Jessie died in 1871 at the age of 14; and Mrs. Louisa Smith died in 1893 at the age of 26. Dr. Charles Jaqua graduated from Ohio Medical school in 1842 and began practice in New Madison, Ohio. He had also learned surveying and engineering from his father, an accomplished early surveyor.”
239. “Jaqua descendants,” http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~phillipsluscombe/GedHTree/ghtout/gp275.htm#head2.
240. “1880 Union, Randolph, IN Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_6354811&frompage=99.
241. 1820 Burlington, Bradford, PA Federal Census, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/census/1820burl.htm.
242. “John Beale of Spruce Hill,” http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~albeale/johnbeale2.htm.
243. “1880 New Paris, Preble, OH Federal Census - Mary Swerer,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5917889&frompage=99.
244. Karen Kready Geist, “04-Jun-2007 email from Karen Kready Geist <ksgeist@yahoo.com> to Don Braffitt.”
“My Grandmother, was Terrisa Maud Swerer Kready, daughter of Elmore J. Swerer and Ora Zinn Swerer. Elmore J.'s parents were Lewis C. and Terissa O. Swerer. Terissa O. Swerer, Maude E. Swerer, Olive L. Swerer, Elmore J. Swerer, Sr. (his wife, Ora Swerer), and Elmore J. Swerer, Jr. are all buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH.”
245. “1880 New Paris, Preble, OH Federal Census - Lewis C. Swerer,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5917888&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
246. “1880 6th Ward, Terre Haute, Vigo, IN Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_6425625&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5.
247. “1880 Harrison, Darke, OH Federal Census - Daniel Miller,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5560556&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5.
248. Darke County, OH Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1900.
Article on Daniel Miller (b:1829) pp 557-559. This article includes information on Daniel's 10 siblings, parents, and grandfather.
249. “1880 Harrison, Darke, OH Federal Census - Lawrence,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5560572&frompage=99.
250. “1880 Portland, Jay, IN Federal Census - Faul,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_6219845&frompage=99.
251. “Goshen Cemetery, Harrison, Mercer, MO,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~momercer/goshencem.html.
252. Jean Roope Bryan <gbryan@gte.net>, “Byrd Family of Wilkes, NC,” http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://home1.gte.net/gbryan/nhome.htm.
This web site includes many generations of Byrd ancestors back to Sir Hugo le Bird including surnames Bird / Byrd / le Bird (of Charlton, England), Domvel, Brentishall, Fitzhugh, Cheyney, de Broxton / Broxton, Codogan, de Brickerton, d’Edge, Bulkey, de Reley, Dutton, Dodd, Phelkin, Holland, Bine, and Palyn.
253. Ken Bradford, “Ken Bradford ‘s Genealogy Pages,” http://hammer.prohosting.com/kenb/, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kenbrad/, 15-Apr-2002.
254. “Bird Family Bible,” http://www.obcgs.com/bird.html#BirdBible.
255. “Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH,” http://www.springgrove.org/, LN-101-492-8.
Burial records for Ambrose M. Braffett, Laura Bridwell Braffett, Edward Braffett, Virginia Bridwell Gale, George Washington Gale, George William Gale, Edna N. Gale, Maria J. Gale, Alice Anderson, and Ruth Robertson.
256. Bill Weston, “Wiles/Wilds Family of Wilkes County, NC,” http://users.erols.com/fmoran/wilkes/wiles.html.
257. “1880 New Paris, Preble, OH Federal Census - Calkins,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5917890&frompage=5.
258. “1880 New Madison, Darke, OH Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5560914&frompage=5.
259. Debra Beheler, “Reed/Gettinger Cemetery, Miami, IN,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmiami/reedgett.html, 14 Jun 1998.
260. “1880 Deer Creek, Miami, IN Federal Census - Richard Miller,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_6300468&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5.
261. “Obituary for Imogene W. Tyler,” Newark Star Ledger, Newark, Essex, NJ, 27-Jul-1978, Copy made Feb-2006 by George Yourstone <gyourstone@msn.com>.
“Imogene W. wife of the late Frank S. Tyler of East Orange N.J. on July 27 1978. Mother of Mrs. R. L. LaMartine of Caldwell and Cutler W. Tyler of West Orange. She is also survived by four grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Funeral service private. In Lieu of flowers Memorial contributions to the New Jersey Federation of the Blind would be appreciated. Arrangements by the Weatherhead Funeral Home Orange NJ.”
262. “Obituary for Emogene Tyler LaMartine,” Montclair Times, Montclair, Essex, NJ, 13-Nov-1997, p. A11.
“Emogene Tyler LaMartine. Services for Emogene Tyler LaMartine, 87, of Montclair, were held on Friday, Nov. 7 at Dancy's Funeral Home in Caldwell. Mrs. LaMartine died Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the Little Nursing Home in Montclair. Born in Columbus, Ohio she lived most of her life in New Jersey. She was graduated second in her class at Madison High School and attended Douglass College in New Brunswick. Mrs. LaMartine lived in Bloomfield, Little Rock, Ark, and West Caldwell before moving to Montclair eight years ago. Her husband, Richard LaMartine, predeceased her. After her husband's death, Mrs. LaMartine worked for a number of years at the Great American Insurance co. She was also a volunteer at the Caldwell Public Library, and an active bridge player. She enjoyed traveling to Europe. Surviving are two daughters, Judy LaMartine Westwood and Laurie LaMartine Huberman; and three grandchildren.”
263. Alton James Gilliand, “Ancestral File - Hiram Wagle and Martha Fleak,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/AF/family_group_record.asp?familyid=503983.
264. “Wood, VA/WV births,” 1853-1866, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/wood/vitals/births/wdbirthe.txt, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wv/wood/vitals/births/wdbirthn.txt.
265. “1880 Bloomington, Muscatine, IA Federal Census - Lemuel Barrows,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_7900765&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99.
266. “1880 Bloomington, Muscatine, IA Federal Census - Albert Barrows,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_7900766&frompage=99.
267. Betty Sayre Atkinson, “Ancestral File - Gamaliel Jaqua and Christina Thomas,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/AF/family_group_record.asp?familyid=12935.
268. “1880 West Sonora, Preble, OH Federal Census - George Hossafous,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5916781&frompage=99.
269. “1857 New Madison, Harrison, Darke, OH map,” http://www.dcoweb.org/land/madison57.htm.
270. “Harshaw Methodist Church Cemetery, Murphy, Buncombe, NC,” http://www.obcgs.com/harshaw.htm.
271. Allison Family of England, Maryland, NC and TN, http://home.netcom.com/~fzsaund/allison.html, http://pw1.netcom.com/~fzsaund/allison.html.
272. S. K. Turner and S. A. Clark, Twentieth Centry History of Carroll County Missouri, B. F. Bowen & Company, Volume I, 1911.
273. “1880 Lackawaxen, Pike, PA Federal Census,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_10159658&frompage=5.
274. 1913 Denver, CO Directory, p. 513, http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/CO/Denver/1913/Page.asp?Page=568.
275. “04-Apr-1930 Elizabeth Street, Paw Paw, Wyoming, Lee, IL Federal Census.”
276. Dixon Evening Telegraph, Dixon, IL, 16-Nov-1944, p. 2.
277. “Obituary for Baxter Crumley,” The Gainesville Times, Gainesville, Hall, GA, 07-Sep-1983.
“Baxter Crumley: Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Thursday at the chapel of Ward's Funeral Home of Gainesville for Baxter Crumley, 72, of Pine Valley Road, Gainesville, route 10. The Rev Donald Tritt and the Rev. Wilburn Peeples will officiate with interment in Memorial Park. The body is is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends Wednesday night from 7 until 9. The body will be placed in the chapel at 1:30 pm. Mr. Crumley, a native of Banks County (Georgia), who lived in Hall County 60 years, died Tuesday at his residence (Sept 6th, 1983) following a sudden illness. He was retired from New Holland Mill and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ruby Crumley, Gainesville; two sisters: Mrs. Mae Ferguson, Lula; Mrs. Montine Strickland, Tallapoosa; one brother, William Crumley, Clinton, SC. The Gainesville Times, September 7th, 1983.”
278. “Obituary for Harold C. "Hal" Miller Sr.,” The Record, Orange, NY, 20-Nov-2003, http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2003/11/20/obituaries.html.
“HAROLD C. "HAL" MILLER SR. Goshen, N.Y. Harold C. "Hal" Miller Sr., of Goshen, a self-employed carpenter, died on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 at Orange Regional Medical Center, Arden Hill Campus in Goshen. He was 68. The son of Frank L. Miller and Williametta Braffett Miller, he was born on September 8, 1935 in Goshen. He was a member of Elk's Lodge #1097 in Middletown; Eagles Club, in Middletown; Moose Lodge, in Mamakating; and was an honorary member of the Dikeman Engine and Hose Company, in Goshen. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Miller at home; sons, Harold C. Miller Jr., Shane W. Miller, both of Goshen; brother, Norman C. Miller of Middletown; cousin, Albert J. Stoppy Sr, who was like a brother; sister, Jessica Muribito of Goshen; grandchild, Ryan F. Miller; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at Donovan Funeral Home, 82 South Church Street in Goshen on Thursday, November 20 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 21 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Wallkill Cemetery.”
279. “Obituary for Jessie E. Murabito,” Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, NY, 15-Nov-2005, http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.sc-democrat.com/obits/11November/2005_1115.html.
“Jessie E. Murabito. Nurses Aide, 67. Jessie E. Murabito of Goshen, a nurses aide for Orange County Home and Infirmary in Goshen and a lifelong area resident, died Friday, November 11, 2005 at home. She was 67 years of age. The daughter of Frank and Williametta Braffett Miller, she was born April 5, 1938 in Goshen. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Goshen, and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Unit 377 of Goshen. She is survived by her husband, Salvatore V., at home; a son and daughter-in-law, Salvatore V. and Michele Murabito Jr. of Florida; a daughter and son-in-law, Jessie E. and Ronnie Smykla of Middletown; a stepdaughter, Jacqueline McCloud of Bloomingburg; a brother, Norman Miller of Middletown; five granchildren, Niclolas, Kayla, and Ronnie Jr., Jacqueline, and Ricky; and two great-grandchildren, Justin and Crystal. She was predeceased by a brother, Harold Miller, and three grandsons, Edward, Vincent, and Adam. Burial was made in St. John’s Cemetery in Goshen. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties, Inc., 800 Stony Brook Ct., Newburgh, N.Y. 10924; the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Unit 377, Goshen, N.Y. 10924; or to the Goshen Volunteer Fire Police, Goshen, N.Y. 10924. Funeral arrangements were made by the Donovan Funeral Home.“
280. “Shelton Family History,” http://www.rcasey.net/shelton/shejohnf.htm.
281. “Email from Susan Roedder <sroedder@msn.com> to Don Braffitt,” 22-Nov-2002.
“I saw that you have Van Ziles in your family tree. You have a James Van Zile born around 1877, who was father of Harold and Percy. You don't have parents listed, but I believe he was probably the brother of my great-grandmother. My great-grandmother Emma Van Zile was from Sloatsburg, Rockland County. I have a page from her bible that shows a brother James born May 19, 1875. Her father was James, born around 1836 and an iron mine engineer according to the 1880 census. He was married to Mary. I don't know her surname. She is listed as Mary M in the 1880 census. Back in the 60's my grandmother had given me her surname as Racker, but I have been unable to substantiate this. Susan Roedder”
282. “Ramapo Reformed Dutch Church, Rockland, NY marriages,” 15-Aug-1896, http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gRB.2ACI/1191.1.3.1.1.1.
283. “Letter from Dr. David Long (1761-1852) to his nephew Aaron Long Jr.,” 1851, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/Long1.htm.
284. Descendants of John Long - Generation 3, http://web.archive.org/web/20040618064628/http://pws.chartermi.net/~bfreden/genes/dr-long-g3.htm.
285. Descendants of John Long - Generation 4, http://web.archive.org/web/20040618064628/http://pws.chartermi.net/~bfreden/genes/dr-long-g4.htm.
286. “1860 Salisbury, Meigs, OH Federal Census,” http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmeigs/census/1860_Salisbury.html.
287. “Martha Radford obituary,” Meigs County Telegraph, Meigs, OH, 14-Jan-1891, http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmeigs/news_by_year/1891.html.
288. “1880 Middleport, Meigs, OH Federal Census - John Radford,” http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_5830643&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5.
289. “Waller, TX deaths,” 1998, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/waller/vitals/deaths/1998/walld98.txt.
290. “Jun-2006 emails from Richard B. Drewes <hilligan@consolidated.net> to Don Braffitt.”
“James Braffett Jaqua was born in 1909 and passed away January of 1998 in Pattison, Texas, (forty miles West of Houston), at the age of 88. Eva Brown Jaqua was born July of 1910 and passed in February of 1995. Their daughter, Jean, (Genevra Imogene Jaqua), is my wife. Their other daughter, Eloise, is somewhere in the Austin area and does not communicate with Jean or her son Robert James Fausett, who was one of Mr. Jaqua's favorite grandchildren. Eloise has another son, Toby, 31, whom I have never met and know nothing about. There is a stepson, Jimmy, who I know little about. Jean, (Genevra Imogene), has two children, David James Cross, 34 & Holly Michelle Cross, 30. David resides in Houston and is an Autocad draftsman, and Holly is in Denver, Colorado where she works for Allstate Insurance. As for James Braffett Jaqua, I c