tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87667494244978763642024-03-13T13:20:34.930-05:00Welcome to Our Bragg Family BlogDavid Bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114719512522930609noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-19838503802770640272021-12-13T18:51:00.002-06:002021-12-13T18:51:45.675-06:00Did You Know #57<p> It has been a while since I have posted anything to this blog, but when I stumbled upon this tonight, I could not pass it by without passing it along to you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpSPqvSQ8kKY7fNfNSbY85L88MvOGZdtl-nFrkZcJDR3AE_HDXm22GfK_hDqZ3OUwSyrUrsCo684LLDNXiM4m7hoTt-ked_1XZzhj1cM3eRRqs3KEx2K1nJ4Nwdm-rOehgLu91xk2hU6om4yc0lxBf0pphAzZJC-VIhoVKlnaj5DC_KRjykuBBO58fCA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpSPqvSQ8kKY7fNfNSbY85L88MvOGZdtl-nFrkZcJDR3AE_HDXm22GfK_hDqZ3OUwSyrUrsCo684LLDNXiM4m7hoTt-ked_1XZzhj1cM3eRRqs3KEx2K1nJ4Nwdm-rOehgLu91xk2hU6om4yc0lxBf0pphAzZJC-VIhoVKlnaj5DC_KRjykuBBO58fCA=w150-h200" width="150" /></a></div><br /><p>With all respect to Charlie, our family has its own connection with Santa Clause. The following information is from <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clause-41">www.wikitree.com</a>. You can also visit the central figure in this post to his Find A Grave memorial page <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15399895/santa-clause" target="_blank">HERE</a>. According to the wikitree website both Dad and Santa are 14th cousins once removed. Both Dad and Santa can trace our ancestry back to Mary Poole Cotton (1438 - bef. 1469). Mary was Dad's 13th great grandmother and Santa Clause's 14th great grandmother.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is how this connection is laid out through the wikitree site:</p><p>1. Don Cicero Bragg (1920-2013)</p><p>2. Orval Bishop Bragg (1895-1989) </p><p>3. Franklin Martin Bragg (1867-1944)</p><p>4. William Bragg (1834-1900)</p><p>5. Hugh Lewis Bragg (1795-)</p><p>6. Elizabeth (Venable) Bragg (1764-1830)</p><p>7. Hugh Lewis Venable (1727-1804)</p><p>8. Abraham Venable II (1700-abt.1768)</p><p>9. Abraham Venable I (1662-1710)</p><p>10. Thomas Venables (1643-1733)</p><p>11. Peter Venable MP (1604-1669)</p><p>12. Thomas Venables Esq. (1543-1606) </p><p>13. Thomas Venables (1512-1580)</p><p>14. Eleanor (Cotton) Venables (abt.1490-abt.1541)</p><p>15. Richard Cotton (1461-1497)</p><p>16. Mary (Poole) Cotton (1438-bef.1469)</p><p>Meanwhile, this same Mary Poole Cotton is the 4th great grandmother of Santa Clause:</p><p><br /></p><p>17. Mary (Poole) Cotton (1438-bef.1469)</p><p>16. Catherine (Cotton) Molyneux (abt.1445-)</p><p>15. Dorothy Powtrell (abt.1477-)</p><p>14. Richard (Molyneux) of Haughton (abt.1510-)</p><p>13. Francis Molyneux (abt.1530-abt.1600)</p><p>12. Thomas Molyneux (1557-1597)</p><p>11. John Molyneux (abt.1581-1618)</p><p>10. John Henry Mullinex (1618-1676)</p><p>9. Robert Molinor Mullinax (abt.1650-abt.1729)</p><p>8. Thomas Mullinix (bef.1674-1728)</p><p>7. Jonathan Mullinix (1705-1790)</p><p>6. Jonathan Mullinix (1731-1800)</p><p>5. Sarah Mullinix (1772-1850)</p><p>4. Elizabeth (Summers) Shoemaker (1807-abt.1870)</p><p>3. Lavina (Shoemaker) Samuels (1827-abt.1862)</p><p>2. Henrietta (Samuels) Clause (1861-1915)</p><p>1. <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clause-41" target="_blank">Santa Clause</a> (1888 - 1957)</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are interested in further study, click <a href="https://www.geneamusings.com/2017/12/historical-records-of-american-santa.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for another blog posting on Santa Clause.</p>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-78416807966587456412021-07-03T19:21:00.002-05:002021-07-03T20:10:28.433-05:00Did You Know #56<p> Writing this entry on the brink of July 4th, 2021, I
was thinking of the founding fathers and the great sacrifices they
endured to gain independence so many years ago. Also, I am aware that
many of these men have fallen in status and appreciation because of
their participation in the ugly practice of enslavement. Recent
historians have also stressed that many of these slave owners abused
those women they held in bondage and bore children with them. Perhaps at
the top of the list when it comes to men who fit into that category was
the author of the Declaration of Independence and our third president,
Thomas Jefferson. One of the president's was a woman named Jemima Jefferson ( she and Peter Jefferson, the father of the President, were half-siblings). Jemima Jefferson married a man named John Davis.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz53IDHgV9s1KnEyYxV7u2m4PgfG5aIGaKFIxAvOIJ2CJ7Zxtqhg4fc1DmQtbcG7RDLUhhaXXJmUzwPUWfOSFumLdfBD1YWeeWuRIGt6qbleezShA7IFM3wMOxbxiTrBrmoZSW2jYMurk/s565/Thomas+Jefferson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz53IDHgV9s1KnEyYxV7u2m4PgfG5aIGaKFIxAvOIJ2CJ7Zxtqhg4fc1DmQtbcG7RDLUhhaXXJmUzwPUWfOSFumLdfBD1YWeeWuRIGt6qbleezShA7IFM3wMOxbxiTrBrmoZSW2jYMurk/s320/Thomas+Jefferson.jpg" /></a></div><br /> Born around the year 1725 in Goochland County, Virginia, by 1787
John Davis is listed as an overseer of a plantation in Pittsylvania
County, VA. That plantation was owned by George Jefferson, of
Mecklenburg County, VA, who was Thomas Jefferson's first cousin. The
closeness between the Davis and Jefferson families is explained by Henry
Ragland, in his "History of Logan County, W.Va. 1896," due to the fact
that John Davis' wife, and the mother of his children, was Jemima
Jefferson, the aunt of Thomas Jefferson.<br />
Another author, Constant Elisha Watson Davis (the great-grandson of Jemima Jefferson Davis), author of The Davis
Family, an 1892 manuscript, offers support for this claim by recognizing
the widow Jemima Collins, whose maiden name was Jefferson, as a
relative of the president. Together the couple had at least eight
children, possibly nine. Two of their sons, James (died in 1831) and
Robert (died in 1843) claimed to be first cousins to President Thomas
Jefferson. All this has led researchers, as per www.wikitree.com, to
conclude that Jemima Jefferson was the daughter of Capt. Thomas
Jefferson, II. She would have been born after the death of his second
wife. It is assumed that her mother was the Captain's unknown third wife
or perhaps "a companion or consort" (see <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jefferson-717" moz-do-not-send="true">NOTE</a>).
Some of her descendants have taken DNA tests and confirmed that they
were indeed part of Capt. Jefferson's family (although many researchers
deny the validity of the family's claims).<br />
IF it is true that Jemima Jefferson Davis is the half-sister of
Peter Jefferson, then she would have been Thomas Jefferson's aunt. What
is true is the fact that John Davis' sister, Martha Hannah Davis (born
in 1702) became the wife of Abraham Venable II (born in 1700) and that
they would become Dad's 6th-great-grandparents (and John and Jemima
Davis would be Dad's 5th great-grand
uncle and aunt). Here is how the connection breaks down.<div><br /></div><div><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width: 100%px;">
<tbody>
<tr align="center">
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top">Captain Thomas Jefferson II (1679)<br />
</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top"> Robert Nathaniel Davis and Abadiah Lewis Davis<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">Peter Jefferson (1708)<br />
</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">Jemima Jefferson (about 1730)<br />
</td>
<td valign="top">John Davis (1725)<br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Martha Hanna Davis Venable (1702)<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">President Thomas Jefferson (1743)<br />
</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Hugh Lewis Venable (1727)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top"> Elizabeth Venable Bragg (1764)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top"> Hugh Lewis Bragg (1795)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">William Bragg (1834) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Franklin Martin Bragg (1867)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Orval Bishop Bragg (1895)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Don Cicero Bragg (.1920)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><br /></div><div> But there is more. According to another website, <a href="https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L7RV-G3V/president-thomas-jefferson-1743-1826" moz-do-not-send="true">FamilySearch</a>,
there is another interesting connection. If you go from Thomas
Jefferson's wife, Martha Wayles (October 30, 1748 – September 6, 1782),
you will find the following connection showing that Mom and Thomas
Jefferson's wife are 2nd cousins 7 times removed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQ-w2vIf7aiYPCNHSK87hCxsZdGGYb85JiBzpw2mwDcT4OQ5somoigJG6GDpAJEFEY664FIuKGs75KkbikgYF3QpD8I1aKKs-X9V7nj_-rtW0AeWP1FKL9Ohtp_92auO5idUQOCf5yIQ/s261/Martha+%2528Wayles%2529+Jefferson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQ-w2vIf7aiYPCNHSK87hCxsZdGGYb85JiBzpw2mwDcT4OQ5somoigJG6GDpAJEFEY664FIuKGs75KkbikgYF3QpD8I1aKKs-X9V7nj_-rtW0AeWP1FKL9Ohtp_92auO5idUQOCf5yIQ/s0/Martha+%2528Wayles%2529+Jefferson.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width: 100%px;">
<tbody>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top">Richard and Elizabeth Worsham Kennon<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Sarah Kennon (1689)<br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Martha Kennon (1682</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Martha Eppes (1721)<br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Hannah Munford (1705)<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Martha (Patsy) Wayles Jefferson (1748)<br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Hannah Marksbury (1735<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Samuel Peter (1753<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Zachariah Peter (1780<br />
</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">James M. Peters (1820<br />
</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Margaret N Peters (1851<br />
</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Zacharious I. Standerfer (1871<br />
</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Mercedes Ruth Standerfer (1892</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Mary Jean Ethington Bragg (1928)<br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><br /></div>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-16785404064948600752021-02-05T16:04:00.000-06:002021-02-05T16:04:00.229-06:00Did You Know? #55<b> With the 2021 Super Bowl drawing ever closer the
minds of many are focused on sports. When you think of those who
have distinguished themselves in multiple sporting disciplines, one
man's name may most often comes to mind: Wa-Tho-Huk. That was the
Native American name, meaning "Bright Path," given to James Francis
Thorpe. <br />
Jim Thorpe was born in what would become Oklahoma
in May of 1888 "near and south of Bellemont – Pottawatomie County"
(Wikipedia). In an article on his first wedding, Thorpe was
described as "the world's greatest athlete" (Wedding of James Thorpe
and Margaret Miller). From a page describing his third wife, the
following is said concerning Jim Thorpe: "In 1950, the nations's
press selected Jim Thorpe as the most outstanding athlete of the
first half of the 20th Century. In 2001, he was named by ABC's Wide
World of Sports as "The Athlete of the Century"" (Patricia Gladys
Evelyn “Patsy” Woodbury Thorpe, Find A Grave). He would become ...<br />
</b><ul>
<li><b>An Olympic gold medalist (the first Native American to win
gold for the U.S.).</b></li>
<li><b>Track and Field.</b></li>
<li><b>American football.</b></li>
<li><b>Baseball.</b></li>
<li><b>Basketball.</b></li>
</ul>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jkWNsyjynu4avFqIxdtXuKxV-lgGoHUHlNzt5AMF1PofuRoS9AJzjRODsIEmDRAzfCSScHzNsj4hu5CDuVgLNRDGPN6AdS3Q7jh3feKaE18a8keGSU83tWqzfDTiFqBMmjBXO_o460U/s1032/Jim_Thorpe_Giants.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="723" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jkWNsyjynu4avFqIxdtXuKxV-lgGoHUHlNzt5AMF1PofuRoS9AJzjRODsIEmDRAzfCSScHzNsj4hu5CDuVgLNRDGPN6AdS3Q7jh3feKaE18a8keGSU83tWqzfDTiFqBMmjBXO_o460U/w140-h200/Jim_Thorpe_Giants.jpeg" width="140" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MY7VBLnCq_VG1BArlBsx5wtC9lMKwfBX92VZ4-90chic11QebNKTR7QjWbSyoAu33iJG6KI8FCakVdkEPDPc74YCIJ1fm6Pg1eOh5T8k-n0F3j6q3jADNoStiffibR6dYm3f5SqyhCk/s288/MARGARET+IVA+MILLERjpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="206" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MY7VBLnCq_VG1BArlBsx5wtC9lMKwfBX92VZ4-90chic11QebNKTR7QjWbSyoAu33iJG6KI8FCakVdkEPDPc74YCIJ1fm6Pg1eOh5T8k-n0F3j6q3jADNoStiffibR6dYm3f5SqyhCk/w143-h200/MARGARET+IVA+MILLERjpg.jpg" width="143" /></a></b></div><b> Before his time as an Olympian Thorpe attended
Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. While
he was there he met Iva Margaret Miller, who was "known as "the
prettiest girl at Carlisle"" (www.jimthorpefilm.com). They did not
marry right away. It was not until 1913, after Jim signed on with
the New York Giants, that the pair tied the knot on October 13,
1913. Four years later the couple purchased a house in Yale,
Arkansas where he and Iva lived until 1923. They had four children:
James Francis Jr., Gale, Charlotte, and Frances. James Jr. died at
the age of two.</b><p><b>
In 1925 Iva Thorpe would file for a divorce from
Jim on the grounds of desertion. The next year Jim would marry
Freeda Verona Kirkpatrick (who worked for the baseball team on which
he played) and that couple would have four children. Their marriage
would last 15 years, after which Freeda filed for divorce in 1941.
He married again in 1945, this time to Patricia Gladys Askew, and
they stayed together until his death in 1953 from a heart attack. He
was 65.<br />
It was through Jim Thorpe's first wife, Iva
Miller, that our family has a connection. She and Dad were 7th
cousins. The chart below shows the connection.<br />
</b></p><table border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">
<tbody>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Richard Denton (b.
1603) & Maria Durden (b. 1604)<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Nathaniel Denton b.1628<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Samuel Denton b.1631<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Nathaniel Denton, Jr. b.1652<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Jonas Denton b.1677<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>James Denton b.1693<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Robert Denton b.1695<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>James Denton b.1713<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Thomas Denton b.1746<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Daniel Denton b.1730<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Josiah Denton b.1779<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Mary Denton b.1765</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Greenbury Jefferson Denton b.1816<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Platt Hull b.1787</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Martha Denton b.1859<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Ezekiel Hull b.1813<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Iva Margaret Miller b.1893<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Rebecca L. Hull b.1841<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b><br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Franklin Martin Bragg b.1867<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b><br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Orval Bishop Bragg b.1895<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b><br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Don Cicero Bragg b.1920<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b><br />
</b></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<b><br />
It is not immediately clear Iva Miller's Native
American status. Carlisle Indian School required that applicants be
at least 1/4 Native American. Her mother, Martha Denton Miller, died
in 1899 when Iva was five. Her application form for Carlisle was not
signed by her father, James Finis Miller, which has led some to
conclude that he also had died. However, it seems that he lived
until the 1930s. On that form Martha Denton Miller is said to have
been "half-blood Cherokee" (Tom Benjey's Weblog). Her next of kin
contact on her school application was Grace Gray-Morris, Iva's older
sister. According to Iva's Carlisle School student file, Iva's
father was
listed as white but her mother was "1/2 Indian of the Cherokee Tribe
located in North Carolina" (Application for the Enrollment of). J.
H. Robson testified of Iva that she "is known and recognized in the
community in which she lives as an Indian; that in my opinion she
can not receive proper and adequate schooling at home for the reason
that the schools here do not give music or nurse training" (Vouchers
of Disinterested Persons). She became a nurse after graduation.<br />
Piecing together comments from the Miller side of
the family, it seems that Iva's maternal grandmother, Charlotte
McCarty, wife of Greenbury Jefferson Denton, is where the Native
American bloodline was introduced.<br /></b>
<br /><p></p>David Bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114719512522930609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-66890031437942312392021-01-25T14:37:00.001-06:002021-01-25T14:37:06.010-06:00William Glenn Parker<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYlmrX2o32iHVU_Nzi3Xlr5UCTyLqU1GW2FiXK-PkrOPOVUwe1QyQSthMgxmZBGrHNFdn89kcTGubJR7NuVT8WVLb3Q242vUqp__zJo0s_CoKZD_jda0mkDgZ9psUE6S8Pj4KYaiApI4/s220/glenn+parker+obit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="170" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYlmrX2o32iHVU_Nzi3Xlr5UCTyLqU1GW2FiXK-PkrOPOVUwe1QyQSthMgxmZBGrHNFdn89kcTGubJR7NuVT8WVLb3Q242vUqp__zJo0s_CoKZD_jda0mkDgZ9psUE6S8Pj4KYaiApI4/w200-h200/glenn+parker+obit.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></div><b><br />William Glenn Parker, 76, of La Junta passed away on January 11, 2021 at the Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. He was born on December 13, 1944 in Smithfield, NC to William Golden & Irene Marie (Ethington) Parker.</b><p></p><p><b>Glenn entered the US Air Force in 1963 as a Radio Operator and was stationed in Germany on a 3-year tour. After various ventures and businesses Glenn landed in La Junta in 1996. During his time here he sang his way into the hearts of many people. He loved music, singing, performing and sharing his love for music with others is something he will always be remembered for. He put together and performed many shows for the nursing homes in our area, events and long running karaoke group. He never knew a stranger and took the time to befriend anyone and everyone. He took every opportunity to promote La Junta and be a part of as much as he could. Some groups that he gave back to where TRY, (Tiger Resources for Youth), American Legion Post #9, Picketwire Players, Jay’s Christmas Dinner, Operation Christmas Child, Arkansas Valley Community Cancer Group, La Junta Chamber of Commerce, and RESADA to name a few. Glenn was proud that he had overcome his addiction of alcohol and spent time volunteering and speaking at RESADA letting the people know that with faith and strength from our Lord and Savior that rehabilitation was possible. He received his 30 year chip this past September.</b></p><p><b>He enjoyed traveling back home to Illinois where he grew up, to visit family, old friends and classmates. He loved to frequent local restaurants, attend plays, football games, basketball games, and the Ayala household. He was a great friend and storyteller. If you ever sat down with Glenn you would know that whatever followed after “Can I tell you something?” was gonna be good. He was a humble and faith filled man that didn’t need a lot and would rarely speak of his accomplishments. “The greatest joy of life is to love and be loved” - RD Clyde. Glenn loved with all his heart and was loved by everyone that knew him. He would be happy to know that he will be remembered with a smile, a chuckle or even by singing a little tune.</b></p><p><b>He is survived by his sons, Joshua Parker of Stockholm, Sweden; Christopher Eric Parker, Jason Edward Parker and William Golden (Nicole) Parker all of Colorado Springs; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; siblings, Christine (Scott) Wulff of Champagne, IL; Diana (Larry) Ferrol of Clearwater, FL; dearest & closest friends, Joe (Angela) Ayala and children, Gianna & Adrianna Ayala; many nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents, William & Irene Parker and sister, Joan Spencer.</b></p><p><b>A Memorial service will be Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in La Junta with Reverend Dr. M.J. Romano officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery with Military Honors by the La Junta American Legion, Post #9.</b></p><p><b>Online condolences may be made at www.PeacockFH.com. Peacock-Larsen Funeral Home and Arkansas Valley Crematory is in charge of arrangements.</b></p>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-22962613055078358532020-12-16T11:46:00.001-06:002020-12-16T11:46:18.473-06:00Did You Know #54<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFAjcx-gO_xi_ZRF6iDla528uvnvPifTYr7oOaCZWNZpgHXmpcLp_W3252GWcU05Q17F5sDpstKHRxyow1UrnX2wYiZ_XhwV6YFVzYPZzuwkI1GGekGjaPi5MToqbc0aI6rB32KqRadg/s1023/Chuck+Yeager.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1023" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFAjcx-gO_xi_ZRF6iDla528uvnvPifTYr7oOaCZWNZpgHXmpcLp_W3252GWcU05Q17F5sDpstKHRxyow1UrnX2wYiZ_XhwV6YFVzYPZzuwkI1GGekGjaPi5MToqbc0aI6rB32KqRadg/s320/Chuck+Yeager.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Born in 1923 into a West Virginian farming family, Charles Elwood Yeager
would become famous as a test pilot. He enlisted in the military in
1941 and served as an airplane mechanic. After WWII Chuck Yeager became
"a test pilot at Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base,
California)" (www.wikitree.com). It was in this capacity that Yeager
flew the Bell XS-1, which he called Glamorous Glennis, named for his
wife, into history.</b></p>
<b><br />
"Two nights before the scheduled date for the flight, Yeager broke two
ribs when he fell from a horse. He was worried that the injury would
remove him from the mission and reported that he went to a civilian
doctor in nearby Rosamond, who taped his ribs" (wikipedia.org). In great
pain from this accident Yeager was determined to carry out his
scheduled test flight and on October 14, 1947, at an altitude of 45,000
feet over the Mojave Desert, he became the first person to break the
sound barrier.<br />
<br />
On December 7, 2020 Brigadier General Chuck Yeager died at the age of
97. What I did not know at that time was our family's relationship to
him. He and Mom just happened to be 7th cousins 1 time removed. The
chart below traces the family tree connection.<br />
<br />
</b><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width: 100%px;">
<tbody>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Col. James Taylor and Elizabeth Paisley<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Mary Ann Taylor b.1710<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>George Edmund Taylor b.1710<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Catherine Hannah Burke b.1727<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Zachariah Taylor b.1739<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>John M. McComas b.1757<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Mary Taylor b.1765<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Christena McComas b.1796<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Zachariah Peter b.1780<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Elisha M. Franklin b.1829<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>James M. Peters b.1820<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Adeline Frances Franklin b.1865<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Margaret N. Peters b.1851<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Albert Hal Yeager b.1896<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Zacharious I. Standerfer b.1871</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Brig Gen Charles Elwood Yeager b.1923<br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Mercedes Ruth Standerfer b.1892<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b><br />
</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Mary Jean Ethington b.1928<br />
</b></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-58142030827129327282020-11-25T19:30:00.000-06:002020-11-25T19:30:21.116-06:00 Did You Know #53<p> With Thanksgiving coming up I thought this item
may be of interest to visitors of this family blog. Four hundred
years ago a little ship called the Mayflower brought a group of
pilgrims to The New World. Arriving in what is now Massachusetts on
November 21, 1620, the Mayflower was only about 90 feet long, and
the living quarters, where the 102 passengers spent their 66-day
voyage, was about the size of a volleyball court. One hundred and
two passengers finally disembarked on December 21st (the two births
en route offset the two deaths). In those first harsh winter months
half of the pilgrim population died.<br />
But did you know that our family has a link (by
marriage) to the Mayflower? Dad's 3rd-Great-Aunt, Alzina Nettleton
Bragg was the fifth-great-granddaughter of Priscilla Mullins who,
along with her father, William and brother, Joseph, were all
passengers on the Mayflower. Their other siblings, William and
Sarah, stayed behind in England.<br />
Also on the Mayflower was Priscilla's future
husband, John Alden. Priscilla Mullins was also a main subject of
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1858 poem, The Courtship of Miles
Standish.<br />
So here is the connection that comes through
William and Alzina Bragg:<br />
<br />
</p><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Don C. Bragg </b>(1920)<br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Orval Bishop Bragg</b> (1895)<br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>Franklin Martin Bragg</b>
(1867) <br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>William Bragg</b> (1834)
<br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Hugh Lewis Bragg
(1795)
<brothers><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">William M.Bragg (1808) married <b>Alzina
Nettleton</b> (1814)<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><b>Barnabas </b><b>Nettleton</b> (1780)
married Phoebe Stafford (1785)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Daniel Nettleton (1740) married <b>Phebe
Stannard </b>(1748)<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Lemuel Uriah Stannard married <b>Ruth
Grinnell</b> (1722)<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top"><b>Paybody </b><b>Grinnell </b>(1691)
married Ruth Nettleton (about 1700)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">Daniel Grinnell (1668) married <b>Lydia
Pabodie</b> (1667)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">William Pabodie (about 1620) married <b>Elizabeth
Alden</b> (about1624)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">John Alden (about 1598) married <b>Priscilla
Mullins</b> (about 1602)<br />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br />
</td>
<td valign="top">William Mullins (about 1572) married Alice
(last name unknown)<br />
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
NOTE: Each generation's principle individual in <b>bold</b>.<br />
<br />
Attached are pictures we took in August 2007 of the John and
Priscilla Alden's house in the Duxbury, MA (visit <a href="http://www.alden.org/">Alden Kindred of America</a> for more
information).<br />
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summer of 2020 more American families opted for vacationing in the
great outdoors. With camping and campers on the rise, the National
Park Service issued guidelines for safety when encountering a bear
in the wild. Their advice ...</b></p><b>
• don't run (bears will chase you)<br />
• don't climb a tree (bears can climb too)<br />
• don't push!<br />
NPS officials actually warned campers, “Do NOT push down a slower
friend (even if you think the friendship has run its course)”
(Kootenai Valley Times, Bonners Ferry, Idaho).<br />
We are all pilgrims on this physical journey
through life (1 Peter 1:1). Our goal is to fully realize the eternal
life Jesus promised to those who obey and follow Him (John 14:1-4).
On this journey we need the support and encouragement of fellow
Christians. Satan, however, uses any means possible to keep us from
attaining those precious promises, even if it is getting us to turn
on each other, "pushing each other to the bears."<br />
Isn't it wonderful that the church of the New
Testament is infused with love? Love for God. Love for the Son. Love
for the Bible. Love for one another (1 John 4:21). As Christians, we
need each other to help us get out of this life to live forever.<br />
<br />
David Bragg</b><br />Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-75944178590892900152020-09-07T11:36:00.002-05:002020-09-07T11:36:22.450-05:00 Family Building Blocks<b> Police were summoned to the Camillus, New York
home after receiving a call from one side of an altercation in late
May 2018. Upon arrival they were faced with a heated dispute between
a 30-year-old son and his parents. His parents had won a previous
court decision that their son could no longer live in their
basement. The son was finally collecting up his belongings and
complying with the court order when the dispute escalated.<br />
As members of the press gathered to witness and
report on the dispute, the son informed them that he had called
police when his parents refused to hand over their grandchild's, the
complainant's 8-year-old son’s, Lego set (dailywire.com).<br />
No family is perfect because all families are
composed of people, mortal creatures marred by sin (Romans 3:23).
Yet, every family has a perfect pattern for assembling the divinely
ordained building blocks freely available in the pages of scripture.
Through inspiration the Apostle Paul clearly laid out the essential
foundation for the family as he argued for Jesus’ relationship with
the church He established in Acts 2. Within the roles of husbands
and wives (Ephesians 5:22-33), and of parents with children (6:1-4),
Paul saw this blueprint for a successful family: “just as Christ
also loved the church and gave Himself for her” (5:25).<br />
<br />
David Bragg</b><p></p>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-8045072114665750872020-08-28T10:02:00.002-05:002020-08-28T10:02:41.626-05:00Finding Peace in a Turbulent World<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<b> Susie
Maroney did something that nobody
else had ever done. On May 12, 1997 the 22-year-old Australian
became the first
person to swim from Cuba to the Florida Straits. For 110 miles
in shark
infested waters she swam nonstop for 24 1/2 hours. To protect
her from the
sharks she swam in a special cage pulled by a boat moving with
her. To
encourage her along the way her mother and brother rode in the
boat cheering
her on. Along with this amazing feat of endurance she arrived in
the Florida
Keys she was dehydrated, sunburned, and covered with jellyfish
stings. Even
more amazing to me is the fact that Maroney was born with
cerebral palsy. She
took up swimming at the age of four and began competitive
swimming three years
later. As a teenager she had pushed herself to the point where
she could
compete in long distance swimming contests.</b></div>
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<b> Life is
lived in a turbulent world with
obstacles that seem to challenge us at unexpected turns. Health
problems.
Financial concerns. Family conflicts. Career upsets. Sometimes
the challenges
of life make us feel like we are swimming with sharks and no
shore is in sight.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<b> Jesus has
the perfect solution for handling
life’s ups and downs. To those who have obeyed Him in baptism
and who strive
daily to maintain their faith He offers peace. To His disciples
He proclaimed,
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the
world gives do I
give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be
afraid” (John
14:27). That promise is just as available today as then. Jesus
will surround
His faithful followers with a peace the world can never
penetrate. Live your life
with determination and faith and Jesus will give you peace.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>David Bragg</b></span>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-43840716104972437232020-08-28T10:01:00.002-05:002020-08-28T10:01:03.948-05:00A Wing and a Prayer<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On February 1, 1943 Lt. Kendrick R. Bragg flew out to
North Africa with
his team, the 414th Bomb Squadron. On the way back to their base
they came
under attack by a German fighter pilot. The enemy plane suddenly
spiraled out
of control crashing into the lead American plane sending it
crashing down.
Still falling, the German plane next struck the B-17, the All
American, piloted
by Bragg. With a gaping hole in his plane's fuselage, the rear
of the bomber
literally swaying as it flew, he was somehow able to bring the
plane in for an
emergency landing. Once on the ground, the crew emerged unharmed
from the
damaged plane just before the rear portion collapsed. Later, in
relating his
experiences to Jimmy McHugh, Lt. Bragg told how "we came in on
one engine
and a prayer" (www.armyairforces.com). Not only did his story
inspire
McHugh's song, A Wing and a Prayer, but also a film with the
same title.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>
Prayer is one of the greatest spiritual blessings
bestowed upon
Christians during their earthly sojourn. In it the power of God
beautifully
blends with the faith of the believer. The resulting masterpiece
only further
emphasizes the crucial role Jesus plays as the Christian’s
mediator and Savior.
Prayer can make the difference in our attitude in facing life’s
adversity. It
may not always change circumstances, but it will most certainly
change you.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><b>David Bragg</b></span>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-8729971817641596502020-08-28T10:00:00.001-05:002020-08-28T10:00:08.221-05:00A Lurking Danger in Mattoon<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<b> For
several generations my family has lived near the town of Mattoon,
Illinois. Following my graduation from junior college I lived and
worked in Mattoon. Yet, I could never have imagined a time of
darkness that terrified that community in 1944 when it was
terrorized by the “Mad Gasser of Mattoon!”</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<b> In a
time before air conditioning was prevalent a mysterious figure
dressed in black would strike without warning spraying "a
paralyzing gas" in the open windows of private homes. Over a
period of two weeks twenty-four attacks were reported to local
authorities of a sweet-smelling gas being sprayed through open
windows. Some screens were slashed at the windows in questioned
and when there were witnesses seeing a fleeing suspect the
descriptions were usually consistent.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> Authorities
were stumped and eventually dismissed many of the attacks as mass
hysteria. Yet, despite armed vigilantes roaming the streets the
attacks continued as did the skepticism of baffled law enforcement
(www.historicmysteries.com).<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> A far
more dangerous force regularly attacks the entire human race.
Unlike the Illinois case, we know this enemy and can recognize his
tactics (2 Corinthians 2:11). Also unlike whatever or whoever
terrorized Mattoon in the fall of 1944, Satan’s attacks never end
as long as life endures.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-41577132126843865022020-08-23T19:04:00.002-05:002020-08-28T09:58:59.373-05:00Everlasting Love<b> It started with a simple question and a group of children. They were asked, "What is love?" Their answers are insightful.</b><br />
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<li><b> "When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." – Karen, age 7</b></li>
<li><b>"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." – Karl, age 5</b></li>
<li><b>"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." – Terri, age 4</b></li>
<li><b>"Love is when Mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." – Chris, age 8</b></li>
<li><b>"Love is when my Mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." – Danny, age 7</b></li>
<li><b>"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." – Tommy, age 6</b></li>
<li><b>"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth." – Billy, age 4</b></li>
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<b>Billy's answer reminds me of Jesus' observation when He quoted from Psalm 8:2: "Out of the mouth of babes’” (Matt. 21:16).</b><br />
<b> One of the major platforms upon which Jesus established His church was the unchanging promise of unending love. One of the blessings we look forward to in Heaven will be His everlasting love. Is it any wonder that Jesus observed that the greatest commandment is to love (Matt. 22:37–38), or that we demonstrate our discipleship to the world by love (John 13:35)?</b><br />
<b><br />David Bragg</b>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-85068714213662369992020-07-18T09:52:00.000-05:002020-07-18T09:52:03.960-05:00Last of Our Parent's Generation<b>Last fall I posted on this blog the passing of Dad's youngest sister, Ruth Alice Stone. This summer we lost Mom's youngest sister. With the death of Aunt Eva all of our parent's generation slipped away. Known as the "Greatest Generation," they lived through the Great Depression and the Second World War, many of them served in the military but all of them were hard working and resilient. WE are better people because of their example.</b><br />
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<b>Eva M. Ethington</b><br />
<b>January 30, 1930 - June 04, 2020</b><br />
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<b>Eva M. Ethington, 90, of Sullivan, passed away at 1:53 a.m. Thursday June 4, 2020 in Mason Point, Sullivan.</b></div>
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<b>Private family graveside services will be Thursday June 11, 2020 in the French Cemetery, Allenville with Pastor Grant Wade officiating. Memorials are suggested to the donor’s choice. Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.</b></div>
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<b>Eva was born January 30, 1930 in Allenville, the daughter of Luther and Ruth Standerfer Ethington. She had been a cook for Candy Land, Hardens Café, The Spot, Titus Home and Hardees. She was a member of the Allenville Christian Church.</b></div>
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<b>Surviving are her nephews Jess (Cheryl) Bragg of Centralia, Charles (Rebecca) Bragg of Sullivan, James (Glenna) Bragg of Marshall, Larry (Donna) Bragg of Shelbyville, David (Ann) Bragg of Kernersville, North Carolina, Ronald (Linda) Bragg of Havre, Montana, Mark (Becky) Bragg of Mahomet, Neal (Mary Ann ) Whitely of Valley Springs, South Dakota, Glen Parker of La Junta, Arizona and Wayne Ethington of Terre Haute, Indiana; nieces Ruth Bauer of Decatur, Reva (Ron) Martin of Sullivan, Debra (Michael) Green of Masonville, Colorado, Donna Bornhoff of Chicago, Christine Wulff of Bement and Diane Ferrol of Florida.</b></div>
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<b>She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, four sisters, two nephews and a niece.</b></div>
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Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-87253408079916414432020-02-17T20:50:00.000-06:002020-02-18T11:18:46.439-06:00Did You Know #52<b>Until a recent email I would have had to admit that I didn't know
anything about the existence of a man named Gideon Pitts
(1807-1888). At the time of his death in Richmond, NY, Mr. Pitts was
lamented as "its most distinguished citizen" (Ontario County
Journal, June 29, 1888). He was, prior to the Civil War, an active
leader in the Abolitionist movement to end slavery and their home
was one of the stops for runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad.
He was a farmer and colonel in the militia.<br />
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Gideon enjoyed the support of his family in serving the
abolitionist's cause. He married Jane Wells who died just a few
years after her husband (March 22, 1892). To this union five
children were born, a son also named Gideon, and four daughters
(Helen, Lorinda, Jennie and Eva). In the death notice published for
Jane Wells Pitts the only mention of her family is that "her mother,
four sisters and two brothers all died in the month of March" (The
Naples Record 30 March 1892).<br />
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Fortunately family records are available for the family of Jane
Wells Pitts. We know that she was the daughter of Paoli Pascal and
Anna Wells. Of special interest to our family, though, is the fact
that Anna Wells maiden name was Munson. Jane Wells Pitts'
Great-great-great Grandparents were Samuel and Martha Munson who
also happened to be 6th Great Grandparents of our Grandmother Bragg.<br />
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What makes the family of Gideon and Jane Pitts of interest? They
were not greatly unlike other northern families committed to the
anti-slavery movement and for the cause of freedom and rights of
former slaves following the close of the Civil War. But the Pitts
family was unique in their close personal relationship with the
former slave and Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass. The Pitts
family hosted meetings for Douglass in their New York home and
worked closely with him through his Washington DC area home. In
fact, when their oldest daughter, Helen (described as "an able, accomplished woman"), moved to
Washington she became a next door neighbor to Mr. Douglass who hired
her to work for him as "a clerk in the office of the Recorder of
Deeds in Washington, to which he had just been assigned"
(Wikipedia). She worked closely with Douglass in his speaking
engagements and in the writing of his autobiography.</b><br />
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<b>Helen provided a source of strength to Frederick Douglass when, in
1882, the famous civil rights leader's wife, Anna Murray Douglass, passed
away. Prejudice would soon rear its ugly head in the Pitts family
when just two years later the 66-year-old former slave and the
46-year-old clerk were married. "Despite the fact that her family
were ardent abolitionists and colleagues of Douglass, they were
outraged at the marriage and refused to speak to Helen"
(www.findagrave.com). Following their wedding Gideon and Jane
Pitts "broke contact with her and Douglas" (Matthew Conheady, Pitts
Mansion, nyhistoric.com). They were not the only ones who
disapproved of the couple's decision to marry. Frederick Douglass'
children were also said to have "scorned the marriage." It is encouraging, however, to read the obituaries of her parents in which we can infer that relations were eventually restored. This is especially clear in the death notice of Helen's mother, <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/photo/png/Wells-6913">Jane</a>, whose final days were spent in the Douglass' Washington DC household. Helen Pitts
Douglass would remain the happy wife of her beloved husband until
his death in 1895 and would become her husband's most ardent
defender and the founder of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and
Historical Association.<br />
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So how specifically is our family related to the second wife of
Frederick Douglass? The chart below illustrates this connection of
our Grandmother Bragg and her 5th cousins (2 times removed) Helen
Pitts Douglass.</b><br />
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<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top"><b>Samuel and Martha
Munson</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><b>Joseph Munson (1677 - 1725)</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Samuel Munson (1669 - 1741)</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><b>Ephraim Munson (1714 - 1770)</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Solomon Munson (1689 - 1773)</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><b>Jerod Munson (1742)</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Samuel Munson (1717 - 1790)</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><b>Anna Munson Pascal (1777 - 1836)</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Samuel Munson (1763 - 1832)</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><b>Jane Wells, wife of Gideon Pitts (1811 -
1892) </b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Isaac Munson (1802 - 1864)</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><b>Helen Pitts (1838 - 1903), 2nd wife of
Frederick Douglass</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Joel Munson (1846 - 1921)</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><b>Elvira Belle Munson (1871 - 1939), wife of
Cicero Gilbreath</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><b>Gladys (Gilbreath) Bragg (1898 - 1977) </b></td>
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<b>Joel Munson, our Great-great Grandfather and Helen Wells Douglass
were 5th cousins.</b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-89628524252412134532019-09-05T10:11:00.001-05:002019-10-05T20:13:47.706-05:00Ruth Alice Stone<b></b><br />
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<b>On the 24th of August 2019 a
generation closed, but more importantly, a beautiful life ended.
Aunt Ruthie was the youngest and last surviving of Dad's siblings.
She was always cheerful, smiling, and seemed to live a life full
of joy. Below is a copy of Aunt Ruthie's obituary.</b></div>
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Ruth Alice Stone, 90, of Sullivan, passed away 2:11 a.m. Saturday,
August 24, 2019, at Mason Point, Sullivan. </span></b><br />
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</span>Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August
29, 2019, McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will
be held an hour prior to the service Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be
made to the Okaw Valley Ag Complex: 709 S. St. John Street,
Bethany, IL 61914</span></b><br />
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</span>Ruth was born July 17, 1929; the daughter of O.B. and
Gladys (Gilbreth) Bragg. She married Lloyd “Tiny” Stone on
September 5, 1948 in Bruce; he survives. Grandma Ruthie was loved
by so many people, especially her family, grandchildren and her
husband of 71 years, Papa Tiny.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ruth is survived by her husband, Lloyd “Tiny” of Sullivan; son,
Chris (Brenda) Stone of Lerna; daughter, Connie (John) Wise of
Bethany; grandchildren, Stacey (Matt) Ellegood, Jeremy (Melissa)
Stone, Matt Jerod (Jennifer) Stone, Curtis (Lindsey) Wise,
Jennifer (Eric) Thoele and Wesley (Christina) Wise. She is also
survived by 8, great-grandchildren.</span></b><br />
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</span>She was preceded in death by her parents, 3 brothers and 1
sister.</span></b><br />
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Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-83684169159661248542019-01-04T18:44:00.000-06:002019-01-04T18:44:41.047-06:00Find A Grave<b>Many of our family member's grave-sites are listed on the <i>Find A Grave</i>
website. However, even though this website provides the opportunity of
linking together these various pages into a sort of pictorial family
tree, most of our family member's pages were not connected. So I set out
a few months ago to correct this situation by contacting the owners of
the various pages and providing the proper edit information. Recently I
have received the final notice that these edits have been completed.<br />
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By visiting the <i>Find A Grave</i> website pages for <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77517347/mary-j_-bragg">Mom</a>, <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118284755/don-c_-bragg">Dad</a>, or any of
their sibling's pages, you can go back through the family and trace the family line. Some of these pages will have pictures or obituaries
that are pretty interesting. I have made all the connections of family
members I could find who have grave sites listed on <i>Find A Grave</i>. If you know of someone not listed, send me their <i>Find A Grave</i> page address and I will try to add them.<br />
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Regarding the Bragg family of central Illinois. Many of these families
descend from Hugh Lewis and Francis Bragg, including our
Great-Great-Grandfather William Bragg. However, since the graves of Hugh
and Francis are unknown and not listed on <i>Find A Grave</i>, that
part of the family line stops there. This is also the case for all the
known children of Hugh and Francis Bragg. Below is the link to the pages
of each of their children:<br />
<br /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Children of Hugh Lewis and Francis Sutherland Bragg</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Martha Ann Bragg Yoakum</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Birth 5 May 1817</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Death 7 Mar 1850 (aged 32)</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Burial - Shoults Cemetery, Ross County, Ohio, USA</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">James Bragg</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Birth 10 Jan 1820, Pickaway County, Ohio, USA</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Death 30 Sep 1912 (aged 92), Moultrie County, Illinois, USA</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Burial - Unknown</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">******************************</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">*******</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>John Bragg</b></span></div>
<b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Birth 1822</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Death 1864 (aged 41–42)</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Burial - Unknown</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Anna Mariah Bragg Hull</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Birth 21 Jul 1831, Ross County, Ohio, USA</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Death 21 May 1869 (aged 37), Moultrie County, Illinois, USA</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Burial - Pea Cemetery, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">******************************</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">*******</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">William Bragg</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Birth 14 Jun 1834, Ross County, Ohio, USA</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Death 4 Dec 1900 (aged 66), Moultrie County, Illinois, USA</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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supermodel, the embodiment of the "classical ideal" of beauty, and
as "the world's most perfectly formed woman." Discovered by a
photographer at the age of 15, she was soon introduced to famous
sculptors and posing for monuments throughout the city of New York
(she is said to have posed for more public monuments and memorials
than anyone). The following pictures represent just a partial list
of sculptures of Audrey Marie Munson that can still be seen by
pedestrians in the Big Apple.</b><br />
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<li><b><i>The Civic Fame statue that stands atop the Municipal Building, Manhattan’s largest statue, second only to the Statue of Liberty (top left)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Firemen's Memorial to "New York's Bravest" (lower left)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Above the door of the Frick Museum (top right)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Beauty, outside New York Public Library's main branch (center right)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Pomona, the Roman goddess of abundance, on the Pulitzer Fountain at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue (lower right)</i></b></li>
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<li><b><i>“Columbia Triumphant” that adorns the USS Maine National Monument in Columbus Circle (top left)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>"Memory" on the Straus Memorial, honoring the co-founder of Macy's department store, Isidor Straus, and his wife, Ida, they died on the Titanic (lower left)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Miss Brooklyn, originally on the Brooklyn side of the Manhannan Bridge, now on display outside the Brooklyn Museum (top right)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Miss Manhattan and Miss Brooklyn, now on display outside the Brooklyn Museumnow on display outside the Brooklyn Museum (center right)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>'Spirit of Commerce' angel at the northern base of the Manhattan Bridge (lower right)</i></b></li>
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<b>(clockwise from top left)</b><br />
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<li><b><i>Sculpture at New York's Customs House</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>On the Walking Liberty Half Dollar (1916)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Grave marker placed on the grave of her father and step-father</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>The Mercury Dime</i></b></li>
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<b>In addition to these public monuments, she was also the model for
the angel decorating the mausoleums of wealthy New Yorkers and other
private and public sculptures across the country. At the peak of her
career in the 1910s, it was proclaimed of Audrey that "All New York
Bows to the Real Miss Manhattan." Then she went to Hollywood. Here
she achieved the infamous place in history as the first person to
appear nude in a non-pornographic film, "Inspiration" (1915). She
was likewise unclad for the 1916 film, "Purity".</b><br />
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<b>Her movie career hit a huge bump when, in 1919, she became embroiled
in a sensational murder trial involving her former landlord, Dr
Walter Keene Wilkins (arrested for killing his wife, Julia, after it
emerged that he had become obsessed with Audrey and was desperate to
marry her). In 1921 she appeared as herself in her final film,
"Heedless Moths." The next year she attempted to commit suicide and
her life continued to spiral until in 1931 she was committed to the
Saint Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg, New York where she
would spend the next 65 years until her death on February 20, 1996
at the age of 105.</b><br />
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<b>Audrey Munson and Grandma Bragg were 6th cousins. Their
4th-great-grandfathers were brothers. Here is the family connection:</b><br />
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Martha Farnes Munson</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#ccffff" valign="top"><b>Solomon Munson b.1689</b></td>
<td bgcolor="#ccffff" valign="top"><b>Waitstill Munson b.1697</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#99ffff" valign="top"><b>Samuel Munson III b.1717</b></td>
<td bgcolor="#99ffff" valign="top"><b>Solomon Munson b.1727</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#ccffff" valign="top"><b>Jairus Munson b.1767</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#99ffff" valign="top"><b>Isaac Munson b.1802</b></td>
<td bgcolor="#99ffff" valign="top"><b>Leverett Munson b.1790</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#ccffff" valign="top"><b>Joel Munson b.1846</b></td>
<td bgcolor="#ccffff" valign="top"><b>Leverett Munson b.1824</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#99ffff" valign="top"><b>Elvira Belle Munson b.1871</b></td>
<td bgcolor="#99ffff" valign="top"><b>Edgar Munson b.1857</b></td>
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<td bgcolor="#ccffff" valign="top"><b>Gladys Gilbreath Bragg
b.1898</b></td>
<td bgcolor="#ccffff" valign="top"><b>Audrey Marie Munson b.1891</b></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<b>Sources: </b><br />
<b>Alexandra Genova, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3479186/NYC-s-supermodel-inspired-statues-sculptures-city-ended-days-asylum-heartbreaking-fall-grace.html">NYC's
First Supermodel</a>; 6 March 2016</b><br />
<b>Audrey Munson: “<a href="https://keithyorkcity.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/audrey-munson-miss-manhattan-died-in-obscurity-in-1996/">Miss
Manhattan” Died in Obscurity in 1996</a>, October 25, 2012</b><br />
<b>James Bone, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/08/opinions/audrey-munson-monument-model-opinion-james-bone/index.html">She
inspired monuments and died in obscurity</a>, CNN, June 9,
2016</b>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-18216378849632038182017-07-14T21:09:00.001-05:002022-10-28T11:31:28.743-05:00Did You Know #50<b> The following post is in a way an update of a much earlier post, Did You Know? #24 (June 20, 2010). In that post we looked at two families, one famous (Boone) and the other infamous (James). I have hesitated to post it at all because there is an inconsistency in one section of the dating. However, it seems to me that this is a case of inaccurate records repeated in a number of family trees. The account is interesting, so I thought I'd share it with any interested readers.</b><br />
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One of Daniel Boone's close friends was
John Van Bibber. John distinguished himself as a courageous "Indian
fighter," although an unpopular (not "politically correct")
distinction in our modern world. Emerging from what would become,
during the American Civil War, the state of West Virginia, John and
his siblings, Isaac, Peter, and Brigetta, settled just west of what
would become Winchester, WV. <br />
In 1760 or 61 John was married to Chloe Standiford, described as
"tall and fair to look upon."[1] The couple settled in modern-day
Botetourt County, VA.<br />
While exploring the vast wilderness of
Mississippi and Tennessee, John became lost for months until he
finally stumbled upon the cabin near what today is the
Virginia-Tennessee border, northeast of what would become the town
of Bristol. The event has been described in this manner:<br />
<i><b>"Just about to give up in despair, Van Bibber spotted smoke curling skyward from what could only have been a chimney. Charging through the underbrush, he found a pioneer cabin which was little more than a lean-to. Whooping & hollering, he greeted the inhabitant, who welcomed him only as a lonely, hospitable man could do. The man introduced himself as Dan Boone, who fed & boarded Van Bibber, beginning a friendship lasting for decades."</b></i>[2]<br />
Welcomed into the Boone family circle a lifelong bond of
friendship was forged between Daniel Boone and John Van Bibber.The bond was strengthened in the eventual
marriage of their children, Jesse Bryan Boone and Chloe Van Bibber.<br />
Then tragedy struck the family as their sister,
Brigetta, and her husband Isaac Robinson, who were living in Point
Pleasant (near the Ohio River), were attacked by Indians. Their
eight year old son, Isaac was fishing when he heard gunshots. He
rushed to the homestead only to find his father dead and Indians
killing his two year old brother. Brigetta, Isaac, and his four year
old brother John where taken as prisoners. The homestead was looted
then burned. John Van Bibber pursued the Indian band but was only
successful in finding the body of young John Robinson lying in the
road. He was forced to return home empty-handed. <br />
Isaac Robinson was adopted into an Indian family
and his mother was eventually sold to a fur trader after five years
of forced servanthood. Two years after Brigetta Robinson's return a
treaty was signed with the Indians. This permitted Brigetta to set
out on a search for her son Isaac. After a very long search she
located him, but he refused to leave his adopted family and return
home with his mother. She was eventually successful in persuading
him to return to Point Pleasant where, four years later, he died.<br />
Shortly after the attack that resulted in death
and capture of Brigetta and her family, John Van Bibber's nineteen
year old daughter Rhoda was captured by Indians as she and her
brother, Jacob, twelve, were rowing across the Ohio River to visit
her father. Rhoda was killed and Jacob taken prisoner. John gave
chase but was only successful in killing five Indians. Jacob was
taken to Detroit where he eventually became an interpreter between
the French and the Indians. Seven years after his capture the treaty
with the Indians was signed. Jacob's cousin located him and brought
him home to his mother. A year after his return Jacob died.<br />
John Van Bibber's wife, Chloe Standiford, was our
sixth great-grand aunt. If we go back nine generations to Mom's
sixth great-grandparents, James and Martha Watkins Standiford, Mom's
fifth great-grandfather Israel was the brother of Chloe Standiford
who became the wife of John Van Bibber. Chloe was born on April 23,
1737 in Baltimore, Maryland. She and John had seven children. It is
presumed that she died before her husband because she was not
mentioned in her husband's will following his death in 1820. James
Standiford and his sons, Israel (Mom's fourth great-grandfather)
and Luke "were instrumental in bringing the sport of racing fine
horses to America." [3]<br />
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Here is the connection:<br />
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<tr><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></td><td valign="top">Archibald Standifer (1795)
</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;">Franklin H. Standerfer (1820)</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">William Standerfer (1847)</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Zacharious I. Standerfer (1871</span>)</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;">Mercedes Ruth Standerfer (1892)</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;">Mary Jean Ethington (1928)</div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td><td valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
<br />
[1] <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Van_Bibber-65">https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Van_Bibber-65</a><br />
[2] <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112780190">https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112780190</a><br />
[3] James Standifer find a grave;
<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113599200">https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113599200</a><br />
* According to this <a href="https://www.geni.com/people/Archibald-Standerfer-Sr/6000000021557555963" target="_blank">website</a>, the mystery of our Standerfer ancestors seems to be solved. Here someone has corrected a longstanding mistake in recognizing Archibald Standifer as the son of Israel, not Skelton Daniel
Standifer. <br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-26372012147305893142016-11-07T20:55:00.001-06:002016-11-08T10:37:41.331-06:00Did You Know #49Way back in 2009 I posted an entry with this blog about our family's
connection with Aaron Burr, a Vice President of the United States
that fell into a feud with his former friend, Alexander Hamilton.
That affair ultimately led to a duel that left Hamilton dead and Burr
disgraced [1].<br />
<br />
I have just finished listening to Ron Chernow's biography, <i>Alexander
Hamilton</i>, on loan from the North Carolina Digital Library. As
I listened to this audiobook I heard a name that caught my
attention.<br />
<br />
In 1791-2 Alexander Hamilton came under suspicion for possible misuse of his
office of Secretary of the Treasury because of rumors circulated by
a man named James Reynolds, who had been arrested for his part in a
"scheme involving unpaid back wages intended for Revolutionary War
veterans." [2] Hamilton was then confronted by a trio of politicians
thinking they were on the trail of an embezzler only to encounter a
very frank and shocking confession from Hamilton. Secretary Hamilton
revealed that he had been engaged in an adulterous relationship with
James Reynolds' wife Maria and that James Reynolds had been
blackmailing him. Information gained from Hamilton's confession
would later be used against him leading to Hamilton's public
confession of the affair.<br />
<br />
The three men who initially confronted Hamilton were James Monroe,
Frederick Muhlenberg and Abraham B. Venable. It was the last name
that caught my attention because I recalled that our 4th
great-grandmother was Elizabeth Venable. Elizabeth was born on
December 8, 1764 and on January 25, 1814 became the wife of Richard
Bragg. Elizabeth Venable Bragg's grandfather was named Abraham
Bedford Venable, However, this is not the same Abraham B. Venable
who confronted Alexander Hamilton. <br />
<br />
Abraham Bedford Venable, our 6th great-grandfather, was born on
March 22, 1700 in Louisa County, Virginia and married Martha Hannah
Davis in 1723. Two of their ten children were brothers Hugh Lewis
Venable (born 1727) and Nathaniel Venable (born 1733). Nathaniel served as a
Captain in the Revolutionary War and was eulogized at his funeral as "the best mathematician in Prince Edward
County."[3] Hugh Lewis Venable would become
the father of our Elizabeth while his brother Nathaniel Venable would become the
father of Abraham Bedford Venable. It <br />
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would
be that Abraham B.
Venable who would become a friend of Thomas Jefferson and would
confront Alexander Hamilton. This Abraham B. Venable, first cousin of
our 4th great-grandmother Elizabeth Venable Bragg, would serve as United
States Senator from
Virginia in 1803-1804 (he had previously served as a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates and the U.S. House of Representatives).<br />
<br />
After his brief time as a Senator (he was filling a vacancy
left by John Taylor who had resigned his seat), Abraham B. Venable
resigned his Senatorial office to become president of Bank of
Virginia.<br />
<br />
Just seven years later, on December 26, 1811, the
53-year-old Venable attended a benefit at The Richmond Theatre. It
was a packed house that night with 598 in attendance (including 80
children). There were two shows. At the close of the first act of the
second show the still lit chandelier was lifted toward the auditorium
ceiling when it's cords became entangled and it touched part of the
scenery above the stage setting it on fire. When he saw the flames the
boy who had been raising the chandelier<br />
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ran from the theater in fear. The fire quickly spread through the
extensive scenery pieces. Unfortunately, because the curtains had been
lowered, the audience was at first unaware of the fire rapidly spreading
above the stage on the other side of the curtain. When the gravity of
the situation became apparent, panic ensued. Some were trampled in the
rush to the exits while others were jumping from second floor windows to escape.<br />
<br />
Described as "the worst urban disaster in American history at
the time" [4], the fire claimed the lives of 72 people (54
women and 18 men). Among the victims of the fire were George William
Smith, who was at that time the governor of Virginia, and Abraham B.
Venable.<br />
<br />
Once the area where the theater once stood had been cleared the
Monumental Church was built on the site. As its name suggests, the
church was to be a monument to those who died in the theater fire. Each
of the victim's names are inscribed on a monument standing over the spot
where their remains are buried. As a reminder of the era and culture of
the age, below the listing of the 66 white victims of the fire are the
names of the six African American's who died in the fire.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width: 100%px;">
<tbody>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top">Abraham Bedford Venable (1700) and Martha Hannah
Davis</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Hugh Lewis
Venable (1727)</td>
<td valign="top">Nathaniel Venable (1733)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Elizabeth Venable (1764)</td>
<td valign="top">Sen. Abraham Bedford Venable (1758)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Hugh Lewis Bragg (1795)</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">William Bragg (1834)</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Franklin Martin Bragg (1867)</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Orval Bishop Bragg (1895)</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Don Cicero Bragg (1920)</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">David Bragg</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
Notes on Sources:<br />
[1] <a href="http://thebraggfamily.blogspot.com/2009/04/did-you-know-11.html">Did You Know? #11</a><br />
[2]
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton%E2%80%93Reynolds_sex_scandal">The Hamilton–Reynolds Affair</a><br />
[3] <a href="https://www.geni.com/people/Nathaniel-Venable/6000000002228252084">Nathaniel Venable, Geni.com</a><br />
[4] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Theatre_fire">Richmond Theatre Fire</a>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-6159092723668875962016-09-15T17:03:00.001-05:002016-09-15T17:42:26.608-05:00The Waggoner Family Connection (Part 2)In <i>The Waggoner Family, A
History of the Emigrant Hans Waggoner and His Descendants</i>, cited in Part 1 (the previous post), the following comments are quoted in an item from <i>The Shelbyville Democrat</i> dated September 2, 1886 reporting on the Waggoner family reunion:<br />
<br />
"There was probably the largest crowd ever present at one of these
gatherings and it was an occasion of appropriate respect to the oldest
family in the oldest settled township in the county. ... the Waggoners
were the first permanent settlers of the township and they came before
any settlements were made in other parts of the county. The first
members of the family arrived in March 1828 ... It being the oldest
family in the county and very few of its members having moved away,
while <b><u>it is related by marriage with all the other old families</u></b>,
make these reunions very large affairs. There is said to be about four
hundred descendants of Isaac Waggoner now living, most of whom reside in
the county." (pages 18-19)<br />
<br />
Reading through the listed descendants of Isaac Waggoner reveals many
familiar surnames to any who grew up in Sullivan, IL. One particular name
caught my attention. On page 27 is the listing for Hugh Lane (he and
his wife Gertrude raised their family on the farm next to where Dad
grew up). I discovered from this entry that Hugh Lane was
half-brothers with Earl and Dale Lane. This would make Hugh, Earl, Dale
and Dad 4th cousins. I knew growing up that Dad and Earl Lane, of
whom Dad spoke often and fondly in his last few years, were good
friends from way back.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">
(Duane, Don and Earl Bragg in front of Earl Lane)</div>
<br />
A little further research from leads drawn from this book, along
with some fairly recent obituaries, soon turned to an interesting
direction. Specifically it relates to Hugh Lane's great-grandfather,
Archibald Lane (he is the patriarch of many of the Lane families
reared in and around Sullivan, IL). <b>[<u>Note: to help you (and me)
keep this straight I have added a number of tables in an effort to
help clarify the various marriages between the Waggoner, Martin
and Lane families</u>]</b><b><br />
</b><b> </b><br />
<b><br /></b>
The story begins with a couple named James Scott Martin (1779-1865)
and his wife, Mary Jane Figley (1781-1845). Both were born in North
Carolina (James S. was born not far from where I currently live) and
both died in Coles County, IL. This couple raised a large family of
ten children.<br />
<br />
After all of their children had grown up, married and
left the home, James and Mary Jane Martin decided to take a
trip back to their old home in Kentucky. Along the way they would
spend their nights in public houses, or inns. At one of these stops
they noticed a "lively six-year-old boy" sitting on a stack of
pallets. They learned that he was an orphan (his mother died when he
was born around 1835 and nothing was known about his father) and
that he was being raised by a family named Webster who, it seems,
ran the inn.<br />
<br />
The couple went on their way the next morning but Mary just couldn't
get the boy out of her mind. So it was agreed that, upon their
return trip, they would stop again at the same inn and if the boy
was still there they would talk with the innkeeper about taking the
boy with them back to central Illinois. They stopped. The boy was
still there. The innkeeper's wife, who confessed that she didn't
think the inn was a proper place for the child to grow up, was happy
to turn him over to the Martins and Archibald Lane become the
unofficially adopted son of James and Mary Martin.<br />
<br />
Archibald was a loyal caregiver for James Martin (it appears that
Mary died when Archibald was about ten years old). It was said that
when James Martin died in 1865 at the age of 86, he gave his home
and farm to Archibald. <br />
<br />
The years passed as Archibald grew up with the Martin's own
grandchildren. For one of these grandchildren the relationship grew
far more significant that a childhood playmate. She became his wife.
Some sources assert that Esther Jane Lewis granddaughter of
James and Mary Jane Figley Martin. However, it seems the best
evidence indicates that Archibald Lane actually married the
granddaughter of James Martin's sister, Jane. She married Charles
Neeley in Kentucky (1797). Their daughter, Margaret, married Abram
Lewis in 1834 and their daughter, Esther Jane Lewis, married
Archibald Lane in 1852.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width: 100%px;">
<tbody>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top">John Martin
(1755-1821) and Sarah Scott (1753)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">James Scott Martin (1779-1865)</td>
<td valign="top">Jane Martin (1781-1834) married Charles
Neeley</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#66ffff" valign="top">Archibald Lane (1835-1905)
married</td>
<td valign="top">Margaret Neeley married Abram Lewis</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td bgcolor="#66ffff" valign="top">Esther Jane Lewis
(1835-1872)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
The second of Archibald and Esther Lane's five children (oldest son,
the oldest daughter was named Lucinda but went by Lucy), James Lewis
Lane (1858-1919), married Mary Elvina Martin (1866-1934) who just
happened to be the great-granddaughter of James Scott and Mary Jane
Figley Martin. Mary Elvina Martin Lane's mother was Jane Waggoner,
the great-granddaughter of Jacob (Hans) Waggoner.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width: 100%px;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">Johann Jacob
Waggoner (1717)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">Isaac
Waggoner (1761)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="4" rowspan="1" valign="top">James
Scott Martin (1779-1865) and Mary Jane Figley (1781-1845)</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">John Garland
Waggoner (1790)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Archibald Lane (1835-1905) and Esther Jane
Lewis (1835-1872)</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" valign="top">John Martin (1803) and Ann
Neeley</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">William
Waggoner (1826)</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td align="left" bgcolor="#66ffff" colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top">James Lewis Lane (1858-1919)</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top">William
Thomas Martin (1835) </td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">married </td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">Jane
Waggoner (1835)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#66ffff" valign="top">married</td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#66ffff" valign="top">Mary Elvina
Martin (1866-1934)</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
James and Mary Elvina Lane's second child (oldest son), Claude F.
Lane (1887-1955) was 17 years old when his grandfather, the orphaned
Archibald Lane, passed away on July 24, 1905. Claude would have been
24 years old when his oldest son, Hugh Francis Lane, was born in
1912.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width: 100%px;">
<tbody>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">James Lewis Lane
(1858-1919) and Mary Elvina Martin (1866-1934)</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td valign="top">Claude F. Lane (1887-1955) married Georgia
Hunter</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td valign="top">Hugh Francis Lane (1912)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
And to illustrate why family history research is so much fun, James
and Mary Elvina Lane had eleven children. Their eighth child (and
fourth son) was Walter Martin Lane (1906). He married Oleta Marie
Waggoner, the third great-granddaugther of Hans Waggoner. She was
also Dad's 3rd cousin. Walter M. and Marie Lane was the father of
James Andrew and Gerald Leon Lane, very familiar names in Sullivan,
Illinois' history.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width: 100%px;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" valign="top">Johann Jacob
Waggoner (1717)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" valign="top">Isaac
Waggoner (1761)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">Johann Jacob
Waggoner (1717)</td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><b>James Scott Martin (1779-1865) and Mary
Jane Figley (1781-1845)</b></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" valign="top">John Garland
Waggoner (1790)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">Isaac
Waggoner (1761)</td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" valign="top">John Martin (1803) and Ann
Neeley</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffcc99" valign="top">William
Waggoner (1826)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><b>James Scott Martin (1779-1865) and Mary
Jane Figley (1781-1845)</b></td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">Gilbert
Waggoner</td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" valign="top">William
Thomas Martin (1835)</td>
<td bgcolor="#ffcccc" valign="top">married </td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" valign="top">Jane
Waggoner (1835)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Archibald Lane (1835-1905) and Esther Jane
Lewis (1835-1872)</td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top">
</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">Andrew J.
Waggoner (1842)</td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" valign="top">John Dawson
Martin (1861) [brother of <b>Mary Elvina Martin</b>]</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top">James Lewis Lane
(1858-1919) and <b>Mary Elvina Martin</b> (1866-1934)</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td bgcolor="#ffcccc" valign="top">Winfield "Scott" Waggoner</td>
<td bgcolor="#ffcccc" valign="top">married </td>
<td bgcolor="#ffcccc" valign="top">Rose Alice Martin (1887)</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">Walter
Martin Lane (1906)</td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">married</td>
<td bgcolor="#cccccc" valign="top">Oleta Marie Waggoner</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="top">James Andrew Lane<br />
Gerald Leon Lane</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br />
And to add to the confusion, the third child of Archibald Lane
(1835-1905) and Esther Jane Lewis (1835-1872), Louisa J. Lane
(1861), married Charles Pinkerton Martin (1851) who was the grandson
of James Scott Martin (1779-1865) and Mary Jane Figley (1781-1845).<br />
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<td align="center" valign="top">James Scott Martin (1779-1865)
and Mary Jane Figley (1781-1845)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top">Archibald Lane
(1835-1905) and Esther Jane Lewis (1835-1872)</td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><br /></td>
<td valign="top">James Frost Martin (1815)</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" valign="top">Louisa J. Lane (1861)</td>
<td valign="top"><br /></td>
<td align="center" valign="top">married</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">Charles Pinkerton Martin
(1851)</td>
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Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-20438193499583770392016-09-15T17:03:00.000-05:002016-09-15T17:04:12.744-05:00The Waggoner Family Connection (Part 1)Recently I found, downloaded, and read a very interesting book,
interesting to anyone curious of genealogy, the history of Moultrie
County and Sullivan, Illinois, or just history of life reaching back
to the Revolutionary War era. Entitled <i>The Waggoner Family, A
History of the Emigrant Hans Waggoner and His Descendants</i>,
the book was written by John Garland Waggoner (the nephew of my 3rd
great-grandmother Matilda Waggoner, making him our first cousin a
few times removed) and Clem Morton Boling in 1922. The revised
version of which I am speaking was published in 1929 with updated
information of descendants not included in the previous version. (If
you would interested, the book is a free download at this web
address:
<a href="http://edenmartin.com/newsite2/books/Waggoner_History-1929-with-Additions.pdf">http://edenmartin.com/newsite2/books/Waggoner_History-1929-with-Additions.pdf</a>)<br />
<br />
I was so excited when I read a very familiar name on page 33 ... Don
Cicero Bragg! I already knew that Johann Jacob Waggoner/Wagner,
known to his family as Hans, was my 6th great-grandfather, it was
just really neat to see Dad's name in print like that. Here is the
line of descent from ...<br />
<br />
<blockquote>
Johann Jacob Waggoner/Wagner (1717-1799) [born in Germany]<br />
Isaac Waggoner (1761-1838) [migrated to Shelby Co., IL (now Moultrie
Co., IL) in 1827]<br />
John Garland Waggoner (1790-1844)<br />
Matilda Waggoner Phillips (1829-1876)<br />
Louisa Jane Phillips Munson (1848-1913)<br />
Elvira Belle Munson Gilbreath (1871-1939)<br />
Gladys Gilbreath Bragg (1898-1977)<br />
Don Cicero Bragg (1920-2013)</blockquote>
Then I discovered through the Find-A-Grave website that the original
immigrant Jacob Waggoner/Wagner's grave is not only in North Carolina,
but only a short 20 minute drive from where I live. So on September 15, 2016 Ann and I made a quick trip to
Midway, NC where we visited the Bethany United Church of Christ
Cemetery and my 6th great-grandfather's grave.<br />
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Through reading this book you will get a clearer idea of the
hardships endured as the Waggoner family migrated from South
Carolina to (then) Shelby County, IL. They played a key role in the
formation and naming of both Moultrie County and the city of
Sullivan (both named in honor of their homeland near Charleston,
SC).Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-79242281469896709662016-06-15T20:22:00.000-05:002016-06-22T16:42:27.932-05:00Phillip D. Bragg<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Born: August 15, 1956</div>
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Died: May 22, 2016</div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 22px;">Phillip Dale Bragg, 59, of Fort Mohave, Arizona (formerly of Sullivan) died Sunday (May 22, 2016) in his home following an extended illness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 22px;">Memorial services will be conducted by the family at 1:00 p.m. Saturday June 18, 2016 at French Cemetery, Allenville. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society at cancer.org/donate or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 22px;">Phil was born August 15, 1956 in Sullivan, the son of Don C. and Mary J. Ethington Bragg. He was a 1974 graduate of Sullivan High School and worked in construction with various companies in Florida, Tennessee, and Arizona. He also worked for a time with a taxi service in Bullhead City, Arizona.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: segoe ui, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 22px;">Surviving are his wife of over twenty-seven years, Shirley Lemke Bragg, sons Christopher Bragg and his wife Terry of Bullhead City, Arizona and Timothy Bragg and his wife Heather of Charleston, a daughter, Rachel Reed and her husband Roger of Charleston, ten grandchildren: Samantha Bragg, Emily Bragg, Taysia Bragg, Mia Bragg, Aaron Bragg, Logan Bragg, Tevyn Bragg, Abel Reed, Chase Reed, and Gavin Reed, brothers, Jess Bragg and his wife Sheryl of Mattoon, Charles Bragg and his wife Rebecca of Sullivan, James Bragg and his wife Glenna of Marshall, Larry Bragg and his wife Donna of Shelbyville, David Bragg and his wife Ann of Kernersville, North Carolina, Ronald Bragg and his wife Linda, of Havre, Montana, Mark Bragg and his wife Becky of Mahomet; sisters, Ruth Bauer and Reva Martin and her husband Ron both of Sullivan and Debra Green and her husband Michael of Masonville, Colorado.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: segoe ui, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 22px;">Phil was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Robert Bragg and a sister, Bonnie Bragg.</span></span></div>
<br />David Bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114719512522930609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-58475391043961302432016-01-22T18:01:00.003-06:002016-01-22T18:05:00.880-06:00Did You Know #48<b>This is a followup of a post from November 4, 2011. That post examined
the long search to overcome a dead-end in our Bragg family tree. In that
post
(<a href="http://thebraggfamily.blogspot.com/2011/11/for-petes-sake-review.html">http://thebraggfamily.blogspot.com/2011/11/for-petes-sake-review.html</a>)
you can read how we were able to deepen our family tree by a number of
generations (to Dad's fourth great-grandfather John Galbreath, who was
born in Ireland and died on August 18, 1800).</b><br />
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<b>Cicero Gilbreath was Dad's Grandfather (Grandma Bragg's father).
Cicero's father died in Indiana when Cicero was a boy. After moving to
central Illinois Cicero's mother (Grandma Bragg's grandmother, Eleanor
or Ellen Hale Gilbreath) remarried. Things did not go well with Cicero
and his step-father which led to Cicero striking out on his own at a
fairly young age. The table below will trace the generations under
consideration:</b><br />
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<td bgcolor="#99ff99" valign="top"><b>Gladys Gilbreath (married O. B. Bragg)</b></td>
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<b>Cicero Gilbreath with his daughters</b></div>
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<b>(Grandma Bragg is in center of back row)</b></div>
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<b>Dad never knew his maternal great-grandmother, Cicero's mother. She died
on August 8, 1919 while Dad was born on the very same day the next year (August 8, 1920). I learned that she was buried at French
Cemetery. After a couple of attempts I was finally successful in finding
her grave. She is buried on the first row of graves not far from where
the old church building stood, which makes me think she was among the
first people to be buried there. The weather-beaten marker is inscribed </b><br />
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<b>"Ellen Wife of </b></div>
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<b>J H Humphrey</b></div>
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<b>1838 - 1919"</b></div>
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<b>Following Dad's death I was able to scan many family pictures, some of which came from Grandma and Grandpa Bragg. On the back of the picture below is written, "Grandma and Grandpa Humphrey."</b><br />
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It was exciting to uncover the name of Dad's great-grandmother, Ellen
Hale Gilbreath. Now we can put a face to that name and visit her final
resting place in the same yard of her great-grandson whom she never
knew.</pic></marker></marker></b>Bragg Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809352475863159377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-7364862657008267732014-04-29T20:46:00.000-05:002014-04-29T20:46:07.629-05:00Did You Know? #47 Many years ago Springfield was made the state
capital city of Illinois. It was made famous by a lanky country
lawyer named Lincoln. But do you know who made Springfield?<br />
<br />
The very first white settler of what would become
Sangamon County, Illinois was a man by the name of Robert Pulliam.
In the fall of 1817 he built a cabin and used the land around it as
grazing ground for his cattle. Before long he set out for St. Louis,
MO, and later on Cape Girardeau, MO (for 28 my place of residence).
While Pulliam was away another settler arrived, Zachariah Peter,
becoming the second to take up residence in the area. He found the
now empty cabin and moved his own family into it. Mr. Peter was born
in Amherst county, VA and two years later his family resettled in
Washington County, Kentucky. Zachariah grew up here, married Nancy
Spauldin here, and began raising his family (five children) here.
The Peter family moved to what would become Sangamon County in 1818,
the same year that Illinois would become a state.<br />
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In the spring of 1819 Robert Pulliam returned
with his own family only to find his cabin occupied by the Peter
family. Zachariah moved his family out and built his own cabin, the
second in this part of Illinois, about three miles north of the
Pulliam place. During this same year the Peters welcomed the birth
of their sixth child, James M. Peter. There were apparently no hard
feelings regarding living spaces between the Peter family and the
Pulliams since Zachariah and Nancy Peter's son, Samuel, married
Robert Pulliam's daughter, Margaret.<br />
<br />
On April 10, 1821 Zachariah Peter and two other
men, John Kelley [1] and William Drennan, were sworn in as County
Commissioners and entered into the following contract:<br /><i>
"Article of agreement entered into the 10th day of April, 1821,
between John Kelley of the county of Sangamon, and the undersigned
County Commissioners of said county. The said Kelley agrees with
said Commissioners to build for the use of said county, a court
house of the following description, to-wit: 'The logs to be twenty
feet long, the house one story high, plank floor, a good cabin roof,
a door and window cut out, the work to be completed by the first day
of may next, for which the said Commissioners promise, on the part
of the county, to pay said Kelley forty-two dollars and fifty cents.
Witness our hands the day and date above."</i><br />
The men drove a stake in the ground at the site of the county's very
first courthouse. The stake was marked "Z., P. & D."[2] Today
you should be able to find a marker near the intersection of E.
Jefferson and N 2nd Streets in Springfield. [3]<br />
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In addition to his participation in the building of the first
courthouse, Zachariah Peter also continued to serve in local government:<br /><i>
"William Drennan and Zachariah Peter were recommended to the governor as
persons fit for the office of justice of the peace. Their duties
included enforcing law and order and settling minor squabbles, but the
justices were also responsible for performing marriages. Peter conducted
seven of the 16 weddings known to have taken place in Sangamo Township
between 1819 and 1821. Ministers James Sims, Rivers Cormack and Stephen
England performed the others."</i> [4]<br />
You will note in the above excerpt that at this early date final "n" was yet to be added to the area ("Sangamo Township").<br />
Even before Lincoln arrived in central Illinois
Zachariah Peter literally made his mark. But it was not until I
began sorting through some of Mom's papers that I learned the story
of Sangamon County's birth and the story of Zachariah Peter, Mom's
3rd great-grandfather. Here is the connection:<br />
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<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">Zachariah and Nancy
Peter</td>
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<td valign="top">James M. Peter ( married Amelia Ann Peter,
his 3rd cousin)<br />
</td>
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<td valign="top">Margaret N. Peters (married William
Standerfer)<br />
</td>
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<td valign="top">Zacharious I. Standerfer (married Margaret
Jane Clark)<br />
</td>
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<td valign="top">Mercedes Ruth Standerfer (married Luther
Ethington)<br />
</td>
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<td valign="top">Mary Jean Ethington (married Don C. Bragg)<br />
</td>
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[1] After the death of Nancy, Zachariah Peter married Margaret
Kelly, the widow of this John Kelly. "They had one child-- PETER
CARTWRIGHT, born in Sangamon county. He was a soldier from Sangamon
county in the war with Mexico, in 1846 and '7. He went to Washington
Territory, where he was married; went from there to California, and was
killed by Indians, leaving a widow and one child in California." {From
<a href="http://sangamon.illinoisgenweb.org/1876/peter.htm">EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876</a>, by John Carroll Power<br /><br />
[2] <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=lkgWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37&lpg=PA37&dq=The+Story+of+the+Sangamon+County+Court+House&source=bl&ots=DLSg5eH2hC&sig=U1DeNX_41iLROPM8jvIwYya5HF8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Tk1gU4-ADKLT8AGLmoGIAw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=peter&f=false">History of Sangamon County</a>, Illinois (p. 554)<br />
<br />[3] <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM8X59_First_Sangamon_County_Court_House_Springfield_Illinois">First Sangamon County Court House</a> - Springfield, Illinois -
Illinois Historical Marker<br />
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[4] <a href="http://sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/?p=1402">SangamonLink</a> History of Sangamon County, Illinois Sangamo Township<br />David Bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114719512522930609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766749424497876364.post-18469477493572324622014-02-19T09:53:00.001-06:002014-02-19T09:53:12.374-06:00Ida May West Bragg (1925-2014)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCZqBzFWDsnz9MkDsMgsqvuFP9sEUE1_wygIxso7Jt_5DIAVyDzRuwpsR2pr1BfAVVJsFM6uq6kMGDVSNpytX4dhB3H2IwP9fOcJEWVC7ZiSv3gEkI_OHFXT3je6e7G2HuBWVMKPamy0/s1600/Sullivan_20Obits_2edb_Bragg,Ida.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCZqBzFWDsnz9MkDsMgsqvuFP9sEUE1_wygIxso7Jt_5DIAVyDzRuwpsR2pr1BfAVVJsFM6uq6kMGDVSNpytX4dhB3H2IwP9fOcJEWVC7ZiSv3gEkI_OHFXT3je6e7G2HuBWVMKPamy0/s1600/Sullivan_20Obits_2edb_Bragg,Ida.jpg" height="320" width="226" /></a><br />
Ida May Bragg, 88, of Sullivan passed away 3:30 a.m. Sunday, February 16, 2014, at her daughter’s home in Pekin. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 22, 2014 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held one hour before the services. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. <br />
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, Sullivan, or to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Peoria. <br />
Ida May West Bragg was born May 27, 1925, the third of four children born to Ivan and Ruby Irene (Enterline) West of rural Bruce. She married R. Earl Bragg on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947. She was preceded in death by her husband on August 20, 2001. <br />
She is survived by her sisters, Arletta Marie Elzy of Mt. Vernon and Ruby Irene Elzy of Austin, Texas, formerly of Sullivan; and her brother, James William West, and his wife Katie Ellen of Cowden. She is also survived by three daughters, Sue Ann (Charles) Renner of Pekin, with whom she made her home in recent years, Nina Louise (Mike) McGuire of North Platte, Nebraska, and Teresa Carol (Steve) Esterholdt, of Ontario, Oregon. She delighted in her eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, as well as three generations of nieces and nephews. <br />
She lived most of her life on the centennial farm on which she was born. In addition to raising her girls and caring for children in her home, she served as bookkeeper for the Toggery in Pekin, IL, and as a secretary for the Welfare office and University of Illinois Farm Extension office in Sullivan. She was a capable and respected employee and made life-long friends in her workplaces. A member of the First United Methodist Church of Sullivan, she was a faithful volunteer for funeral dinners and special projects. She enjoyed membership in Civic Club, Home Extension, and Moultrie County RSVP. <br />
She loved entertaining and visiting with family and friends, as well as traveling with her daughters and her extended family. Her later years were brightened by the fond attentions of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She leaves a legacy of devotion to family and a joyful interest in people and places. David Bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12114719512522930609noreply@blogger.com0