Nancy Parthena Boyd1

b. 28 February 1861, d. 26 October 1954
Family
Birth*28 February 1861Nancy Parthena Boyd was born on 28 February 1861 in Ellis County, Texas.1 
Marriage*She married James G. Belknap, son of Joseph G. Belknap.1,2,3 
Census US 1900*4 June 1900Nancy P. and James G. Belknap were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 4 June 1900 in Justice Precinct 3, Comanche County, Texas. We've identified several errors made by the census taker, and believe we are reporting with accuracy. James's father, Joseph G. Belknap, who was 73 years of age and widowed, resided with his son's family and owned the farm they lived on with a mortgage. He was a farmer who had not worked for six months. His son James G. was 44 years of age and a laborer on the farm, and his wife Nancy P. was 39 years of age. They had been married for 17 years and their seven children were enumerated with them in 1900. Catherine was 16 years old and had attended school for 7 months of the census year; John J. and Emma M. were ages 14, and 11 years, respectively, and both had attended school for 3 months of the census year; Martha E., Sarah P. and Sopha D. were ages 8, 6 and 3 years, respectively, and had not attended school; and Walter S. was 7 months old.3 
(Wife) Death18 January 1917Nancy became a widow when James G. Belknap died on 18 January 1917 at age 61.2 
(Mother-in-Law) Arrested and Charged13 November 1938Her son-in-law, J. M. Eudy, also known as Pete Eudy, surrendered to police after his friends, L. L. Powell, 25, and Rex Holt, 24, both residents of Cisco, were arrested on 13 November 1938 in Fort Worth, Texas, and charged with automobile theft and armed robbery of a service station. Pete Eudy had left the car a few minutes before Powell and Holt were arrested and knew he was being sought in connection with the crime. The two men initially in custody readily admitted their part in the robbery, blaming whisky for their complicity. The men had stolen the car in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas and driven it to Stamford, in Jones County, Texas where they committed the robbery, then were apprehended with the car in Fort Worth.4,5,6,7,8 
(Mother-in-Law) Criminal Conviction30 January 1939At her son-in-law's trial on 30 January 1939 in District Court, Anson, Jones County, Texas, J. M. Eudy, 42, pleaded guilty to the 13 November armed robbery of a filling station in west Stamford and blamed his entanglement with the law on his two companions. Eudy told the court he had a wife and seven children and had understood he was accepting a ride to Fort Worth when he left his home with Rexford Holt and L. L. Powell. Those two men, the newspaper wrote, were currently in jail in default of bond, pending trial in connection with the same robbery.

Subsequently, Eudy testified, he was informed the automobile in which he rode was stolen. He said his companions told him they were bound not for Fort Worth but El Paso, where a market assertedly awaited the car. Eudy said they drove a circuitous route to Stamford where a filing station was robbed, and then fled, but not to El Paso. The trio drove to Oklahoma City, failed to sell the automobile because they were without proper papers, then finally went to Fort Worth. He said he left his companions only 15 minutes before their arrest and later surrendered "to face the music."

The jury, which was required in a trial on a capital offense even when the plea was guilty, sentenced Eudy to five years in state prison.4,5,6,7,8
 
(Mother-in-Law) Conduct Records25 May 1941The Prison Conduct Register for J. M. Eudy, Convict# 91176 at the Texas State Penitentiary, Huntsville, Walker County, included the following events:

25 April 1939           Released from Huntsville to Sheriff of Jones County to serve as a “witness”
25 May 1939               Returned from Jones County to Huntsville
14 January 1940      Earned Trusty chores
26 November 1940     Governor granted six (6) month reprieve with orders to report to Eastland County Parole Board
25 May 1941               Governor granted Conditional Pardon.9,10
 
(Mother-in-Law) Sentence Discharge6 July 1942Her son-in-law's sentence was discharged on 6 July 1942 and he was released to serve in the U.S. Navy.10 
(Mother-in-Law) Full Pardon5 May 1943 On 5 May 1943, her son-in-law, J. Maurice Eudy, was granted a Full Pardon, with the restoration of his citizenship, by the governor of Texas.10 
Death*26 October 1954She died on 26 October 1954 in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas, at age 931 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Pisgah Cemetery, Nimrod, Eastland County.1,2 

Family

 James G. Belknap b. 9 Dec 1855, d. 18 Jan 1917
Children 1.Catherine Belknap3 b. Dec 1883
 2.John J. Belknap3 b. Sep 1885
 3.Emma M. Belknap3 b. 28 Dec 1888, d. 25 Feb 1904
 4.Martha E. Belknap3 b. Sep 1891
 5.Sarah P. Belknap3 b. Jan 1894
 6.Sopha D. Belknap+1,11 b. 14 Sep 1896, d. 20 Feb 1997
 7.Walter S. Belknap3 b. Sep 1899

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy Parthena (Boyd) Belknap, Memorial# 24996066. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Gee Belknap, Memorial# 24996065.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James G. and Nancy P. Belknap, (the family's surname transcribed as "Belrock" by Ancestry), Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Comanche, Texas; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1241622. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2203] Larry L. Powell 1938-1943 Crime Stories, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, 16 November 1938, page 8, "Third Robber is Hunted Here; Two Cisco Young Men Are Charged with Auto Theft as Companion Is Sought". Hereinafter cited as Larry L. Powell 1938-1943 Crime Stories.
  5. [S2203] Larry L. Powell 1938-1943 Crime Stories, online at www.newspapers.com, Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas, Thursday, 31 January 1939, page 10, "Trio Sentenced in Hijacking."
  6. [S2203] Larry L. Powell 1938-1943 Crime Stories, online at www.newspapers.com, Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas, Wednesday, 3 May 1939, page 1, "Rex Holt Given Five Years for Armed Robbery."
  7. [S2203] Larry L. Powell 1938-1943 Crime Stories, online at www.newspapers.com, Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas, Thursday 4 May 1939, page 11, "Powell Trial Begun at Anson."
  8. [S2203] Larry L. Powell 1938-1943 Crime Stories, online at www.newspapers.com, Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, Texas, Friday 5 May 1939, page 12, "L. L. Powell Found Guilty of Robbery."
  9. [S2189] Texas, U.S., Convict and Conduct Registers, 1875-1945, online at www.ancestry.com, prison processing record dated 12 April 1939 for J M Eudy of Cisco, Texas, age 42, born in 1897 in Kentucky, prison location in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA, Convict# 91176, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Convict Record Ledgers, Convict Number Range B 090341-093340, Volume# 1998/038-169. Hereinafter cited as Texas, U.S., Convict and Conduct Registers, 1875-1945.
  10. [S2189] Texas, U.S., Convict and Conduct Registers, 1875-1945, online at www.ancestry.com, prison conduct record dated 12 April 1939 through 5 May 1943 for J M Eudy, Convict# 91176, prison location in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, USA, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Conduct Registers, Convict Number Range B 089405-091469, Volume# 1998/038-226.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sopha Dorthula (Belknap) Eudy, Memorial# 137506097.

Rosa Lou Boyd1

Family
Marriage*24 December 1927She married C. D. Myers, son of James H. Myers and Alberta Harless, on 24 December 1927 in Johnson County, Texas.1 
Draft Registration*16 October 1940Her husband, C. D. Myers, completed his World War II Draft Registration Card on 16 October 1940 at Godley, Johnson County, Texas, recording that he had no first or middle names other than his initials. His home address was reported as RFD1 Godley, and the person who would always know his address was his wife, Rosa Lou Myers.2 

Family

 C. D. Myers b. 1 Mar 1906

Citations

  1. [S2187] Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 24 December 1927 in Johnson, Texas, United States, of Charlie Myers, and Rosa Lou Boyd, referencing FHL Film# 1020034. Hereinafter cited as Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965.
  2. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of C D Myers of Godley, Johnson, Texas, USA, age 34, born on 1 March 1906 at Bosque, Texas, USA, registered on 16 October 1940 in Godley, Johnson, Texas, USA, describing him as 5 11 in height, weighing 155, Light Brown complexion, Brown eyes and Brown hair, other members of his household included C D Myers, Rosa Lou Myers, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 1083. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.

Samuel Boyd1

b. 19 July 1797, d. 11 September 1858
Family
Birth*19 July 1797Samuel Boyd was born about 19 July 1797 in Kentucky.2,3 
Marriage*17 January 1817He married Jane Meldrum, daughter of Reverend John William Meldrum and Mary McDonald, on 17 January 1817 in Shelby County, Kentucky.1,4 
Census US 1850*21 September 1850Jane and Samuel Boyd appeared on the 1850 census taken on 21 September 1850 in the area described as between Macoupin and Apple Creeks, Greene County, Illinois. Samuel was 52 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $1,200. Jane was 51 years of age. Their daughter, Mary Ann, was 17 years old and was enumerated in the household. Also residing with the family was William Crozier who was 18 years old and a farm worker.2 
(Husband) Death9 September 1858Samuel became a widower when Jane (Meldrum) Boyd died on 9 September 1858 at age 58.5 
Death*11 September 1858He died on 11 September 1858 at age 61, just two days after his wife's death3 
Burial* and they were both buried in Keller Cemetery, Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois.3 

Family

 Jane Meldrum b. 26 Oct 1799, d. 9 Sep 1858
Child 1.Mary Ann Boyd2 b. 1833

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Rev William Meldrum, Memorial# 44907230. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel and Jane Boyd, between Macoupin and Apple Creeks, Greene, Illinois; Roll: M432_108; Page: 30B; Image: 67. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Samuel Boyd, Memorial# 22903241.
  4. [S1698] Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Samuel Boyd and Jane "Mildrum" on 17 January 1817 in Shelby County. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jane Boyd, Memorial# 22903224.

Thomas Boyden1

Family
Marriage*3 November 1658He married second, as her second husband, Hannah (Phillips) Morse on 3 November 1658 in Boston.2,1,3 

Family

 Hannah Phillips d. 3 Oct 1676

Citations

  1. [S1376] Compiled by J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss : being a revision of the "Memorial of the Morses" published by Rev. Abner Morse in 1850, available online and searchable at www.ancestry.com. Digitized copy includes page 9, which is missing from other digitized copies viewed. (Cloverdale, Oregon: Morse Society, 1982), Samuel Morse, Second Generation, pages 9-10. Hereinafter cited as Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss.
  2. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 88. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700, page 521.

Malinda Boyer1

b. 1818
Family
Birth*1818Malinda Boyer was born about 1818 in Ohio.1,2 
Marriage*30 December 1833She married William Cantrall on 30 December 1833 in Warren County, Indiana.1,3,4,2 

Family

 William Cantrall b. 1808
Children 1.Mary Cantrall+5,2 b. 13 Feb 1838
 2.Sarah Cantrall+1,2,6 b. 1842

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Malinda Cantrall, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Ela, Lake, Illinois; Roll: M653_193; Page: 739; Family History Library Film: 803193. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Malinda Ann (Boyer) Cantrall, Memorial# 31675588. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 December 1833 in Warren County, Indiana, USA of William Cantrell and Malinda Boyer. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Cantrall, Memorial# 31675305.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary (Cantrall) Beebe Lloyd, Memorial# 108015174.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah (Cantrall) Hancox, Memorial# 42140834.

Philip Boylan1

(Witness to Will) Estate and LandJohn Cartles, Robert Burrowes and Philip Boylan witnessed the will of Andrew Bell on 04 January 1797. The will was not probated until 30 June 1807.1 

Citations

  1. [S1618] Crossle Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Prerogative will, Andrew Bell, 1797, Cottage, County Cavan, Ireland. Hereinafter cited as Crossle Genealogical Abstracts.

Maxwell Boyle1

Family
Father*Robert Boyle1
(Son) Deed Memorial22 November 1742Maxwell was mentioned as the one of the three lives of succession in an indented deed of lease dated 22 November 1742 which was made between Thomas Hinds of Kilmainham in the county of Cavan Gentleman and John Maxwell of Farnham in the same county Esq. Whereby the said John Maxwell did set unto the said Thomas Hinds the town and lands of Drumleny, in as full and ample manner as the same was then held by the said Thomas, situate in the manor of Farnham in the county of Cavan. Maxwell was identified as the son of Robert Boyle and named as the third life.2 

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1752; Film# 461362, Volume 157, pages 406-407, Deed# 105263. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.
  2. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms: 1752; Film# 461362, Volume 157, pages 405-406, Deed# 105262.

Robert Boyle1

Family
(Father) Deed Memorial22 November 1742Robert witnessed an indented deed of lease dated 22 November 1742 which was made between John Maxwell of Farnham in the County of Cavan Esq. of the one part and Thomas Hinds of Kilmainham in the same county Gentleman of the other part. Whereby the said John Maxwell did set unto the said Thomas Hinds the town and lands of Drumleny, in as full and ample manner as the same was then held by the said Thomas, situate in the manor of Farnham in the county of Cavan. Robert's son Maxwell was named in the deed's three lives of succession as the third life, and Robert also witnessed the memorial of the deed on 14 September 1756.2 
Residence*Robert was a resident of Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland.3,1 
(Witness to Deed) Deed Memorial6 October 1748Robert witnessed an indented deed of lease dated 6 October 1748 which was made between John Maxwell of Farnham in the County of Cavan Esq. of the one part and Thomas Hinds of Kilmainham in the same county Gentleman of the other part. Whereby the said John Maxwell did set unto the said Thomas Hinds the town and lands of Cornaseer, as the said Thomas then enjoyed the same, situate and being in the parish of Denn in the county of Cavan. He also witnessed the memorial of the deed on 14 September 1756.2 
(Witness to Deed) Deed Memorial6 October 1748Robert witnessed an indented deed of lease dated 6 October 1748 which was made between John Maxwell of Farnham in the County of Cavan Esq. of the one part and Thomas Hinds of Kilmainham in the same county Gentleman of the other part. Whereby the said John Maxwell did devise, and let to farm, set unto the said Thomas Hinds the town and lands of Drumbee in the parish of Denn and County of Cavan. He also witnessed the memorial of the deed on 14 September 1756.3 
(Father) Deed Memorial6 October 1748Robert witnessed an indented deed of lease dated 6 October 1748 which was made between John Maxwell of Farnham in the County of Cavan Esq. of the one part and John Hinds of Kilmainham in the same county Gentleman of the other part. Whereby the said John Maxwell did devise, and let to farm, set unto the said John Hinds the town and lands of Clare in the parish of Denn and County of Cavan. Robert's son Thomas was named in the deed's three lives of succession as the third life.1 
Probate*1757His will was probated in 1757.4 

Family
Children 1.Thomas Boyle1
 2.Maxwell Boyle5

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1752; Film# 461381, Volume 189, pages 417-418, Deed# 126010. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.
  2. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms: 1752; Film# 461362, Volume 157, pages 405-406, Deed# 105262.
  3. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms: 1752; Film# 461362, Volume 156, page 304, Deed# 105796.
  4. [S1619] Sir Arthur Vicars, editor, downloaded from Google Books, Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810 (Dublin, Ireland: Edward Ponsonby, 1897), page 48. Hereinafter cited as Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810.
  5. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms: 1752; Film# 461362, Volume 157, pages 406-407, Deed# 105263.

Thomas Boyle1

Family
Father*Robert Boyle1
(Son) Deed Memorial6 October 1748Thomas was mentioned as the one of the three lives of succession in an indented deed of lease dated 6 October 1748 which was made between John Maxwell of Farnham in the County of Cavan Esq. of the one part and John Hinds of Kilmainham in the same county Gentleman of the other part. Whereby the said John Maxwell did devise, and let to farm, set unto the said John Hinds the town and lands of Clare in the parish of Denn and County of Cavan. Thomas was named as the third life.1 

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1752; Film# 461381, Volume 189, pages 417-418, Deed# 126010. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.

John Boynton Jr.1

Family
Marriage*17 May 1745He married Lydia Jewett on 17 May 1745 in New Hampshire.1,2 

Family

 Lydia Jewett
Child 1.Sarah Boynton1 b. 1762, d. 16 Aug 1835

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 2, pages 24-25. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S2589] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, Marriage of John Boynton and Lydia Jewett on 17 May 1745 in New Hampshire, referencing FHL Film# 1000972. Hereinafter cited as New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947.

Sarah Boynton1

b. 1762, d. 16 August 1835
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*John Boynton Jr.1
Mother*Lydia Jewett1
Birth*1762Sarah Boynton was born in 1762 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.1 
Name VariationShe was called Sally.1 
Marriage*18 June 1782She married Samuel Heaton, son of Seth Heaton and Thankful Field, on 18 June 1782 in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.1 
(Wife) Death1 April 1830Sarah became a widow when Samuel Heaton died on 1 April 1830 at age 70.2,3 
Death*16 August 1835She died on 16 August 1835 in Keene, New Hampshire, at about age 73.1 

Family

 Samuel Heaton b. 23 Jun 1759, d. 1 Apr 1830

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 2, pages 24-25. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 2, page 22.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Samuel Heaton Sr., Memorial# 22470857. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Jonathan Bozworth1

d. 4 February 1767
Family
Father*Deacon Jonathan Bozworth1,2
Marriage*12 December 1752He married first Mary Pain on 12 December 1752 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
(Husband) Death2 November 1754Jonathan became a widower when Mary (Pain) Bozworth died on 2 November 1754.3 
Marriage*6 January 1756He married second, as her second husband, Abihail (Lathrop) Alger, daughter of Samuel Lathrop Jr. and Abial Lazell, on 6 January 1756 in Bridgewater.1,4,5 
Death*4 February 1767He died on 4 February 1767 in Bridgewater.3 

Family 1

 Mary Pain d. 2 Nov 1754

Family 2

 Abihail Lathrop b. 7 Dec 1729, d. 3 Sep 1803

Citations

  1. [S1190] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Field Genealogy: being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700, Volume 1, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Chicago, Illinois: Hammond Press, W.B. Conkey Company, 1901), pages 172-173. Hereinafter cited as Field Genealogy, Volume 1.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Bozworth, pages 119-120. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Deaths, Volume 2, page 440. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Alger, pages 91-93.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume 2, page 23.

Deacon Jonathan Bozworth1

Family

Family
Child 1.Jonathan Bozworth1,2 d. 4 Feb 1767

Citations

  1. [S1190] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Field Genealogy: being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700, Volume 1, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Chicago, Illinois: Hammond Press, W.B. Conkey Company, 1901), pages 172-173. Hereinafter cited as Field Genealogy, Volume 1.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Bozworth, pages 119-120. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Nancy Brace1

b. 22 June 1788, d. 21 April 1855
Family
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Birth*22 June 1788Nancy Brace was born on 22 June 1788 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.1 
Marriage*31 July 1808She married Asa Gage Jr., son of Asa Gage and Mary Bolton, on 31 July 1808 in Winfield, Herkimer County, New York.1 
Relocation*1816 In 1816, Nancy and Asa arrived in Fayette, as the village of Silver Creek, Chautauqua County, New York, was then called. Their home was the first plank house in the settlement.1 
Occupation*Her husband was the village's first blacksmith and hand-forged most of the nails, bolts, hinges, locks, and other hardware used in the first houses in the village.1 
Children* They were the parents of nine or ten children.1 
(Wife) Death6 January 1849Nancy became a widow when Asa Gage Jr. died on 6 January 1849 at age 66.1 
Death*21 April 1855She died on 21 April 1855 in Silver Creek, Chautauqua County, New York, at age 661 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Glenwood Cemetery, Silver Creek.1 

Family

 Asa Gage Jr. b. 4 Jul 1782, d. 6 Jan 1849
Child 1.Persis B. Gage+2 b. 7 Feb 1814, d. 7 Aug 1878

Citations

  1. [S2604] Frederick Ward Kates, compiler, Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York (Jamestown, New York: The Jamestown Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the America Revolution, 1981), Asa Gage, Town of Hanover, Smith Mills Cemetery, pages 163-166. Hereinafter cited as Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York.
  2. [S2955] U.S., Family History Books, online at www.ancestry.com, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chautauqua County, New York; Author: Dilley, Butler F., Chauncey G. Talcott, pages 308-309. images 300-301 of 722,. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Family History Books.

Amanda Bracken1

b. 1872
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Mary Frances Cannon1 b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 31 Aug 1879
Birth*1872Amanda Bracken was born about 1872.2,3 
(Daughter) Death31 August 1879Her mother died at age 39 when Amanda was about 7 years old, leaving Amanda's father with eight unmarried children between the ages of 3 and 20 years.4 
(Daughter) Marriage13 May 1880Several months after the death of her mother, on 13 May 1880, her father married a second time to her mother's sister, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley. Amanda's Aunt Luticia had also been widowed and had five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years.5,6 
(Daughter) Census US 188016 June 1880Amanda was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in the household of her father and her Aunt Luticia, who had become her stepmother the month before, in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. Amanda was 8 years old, at school, and had attended school within the census year.7 
Marriage*1890She married Justin J. Strawn about 1890.8 
(Stepdaughter) Death23 September 1893Her stepmother, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley Bracken, died on 23 September 1893 at age 46. The Find a Grave memorial page for Amanda's half-sister, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that her mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.5,9 
(Daughter) Marriage31 March 1897Her father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.10,6,11 
(Child) Will23 December 1907Her father prepared his will dated 23 December 1907 in Rudd Township, Floyd County, Iowa, naming and bequeathing the following:

To his wife, Margaret Bracken, he gave one-third of all his property, both personal and real, to be in lieu of her dower right.

To each of his ten surviving children, Douglas Bracken, Sarah E. Gast, Lizzie McKee, Amanda Strawn, Victoria Stickney, Roy Bracken, Jesse Bracken, Pearl Bracken, Frankie Tatum and Maggie Eggers, he bequeathed one-eighteenth of his estate, both personal and real.

To his four grandchildren, Nealy Nelson, Sadie Nelson, Florence Lewis and James Lewis, who were the children of his two deceased daughters, Minnie Nelson and Lottie Lewis, he bequeathed to each of them, one-thirty-sixth of his estate, both personal and real.

He further clarified that Sadie Kingsbury and Nealy Nelson were the children of his deceased daughter Minnie Nelson, and that Florence Lewis and James Lewis were the children of his deceased daughter Lottie Lewis.

He nominated Henry Buckman of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, to be the Executor of his will, stating that he, knowing and believing and fully trusting to Henry Buckman's integrity and judgment, gave him by his will the power to defer the distribution of his property, both personal and real, as to all the beneficiaries except his wife, giving to him full power to rent, lease or dispose of the property both personal and real at any time within a period of five years from his death. At the end of five years, property was to be distributed as set forth in his will.

He signed his will on 23 December 1907 in the presence of F. W. Haynes and H. N. Ervay.12 
(Daughter) Death2 January 1908Her father died of diabetes on 2 January 1908 at age 69, 10 days after preparing his will.6 
(Daughter) Probate22 January 1912The source's probate package from Floyd County, Iowa, for her father, Michael N. Bracken, deceased, contained only a few pertinent summarized documents dated 22 January 1912, the first being the election and written consent of his widow, Margaret Bracken. Her consents included her agreement with the provisions of her husband's last will and testament, and also her consent to have the Executor sell the real estate of the estate, including her one-third share of it, and agreeing that one-third share of the proceeds, after deducting the expenses of the sale, be paid to her in lieu of her distributive share in the estate.

The Executor, Henry Buckman, had provided a list of several pieces of land that had been owned by the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, and reported that he believed that those lands could not be equitably divided among the legatees of the will without sale.

He said there was a petition from the widow of the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, on file with the court asking that her distributive share, consisting of one-third of the estate, be left intact with that of the other legatees and that the Executor sell the same, together with that of the other legatees, and pay to her one-third of the proceeds of the sale.

He provided the court with a document titled "Exhibit A" which was a revised transcription of Michael N. Bracken's will dated 23 December 1907. In the transcription, Sadie Nelson's name had been changed to Sadie Kingsbury, as she had married in August 1908, after her grandfather's death.

The Executor, in his petition, then asked that an order be made by the court empowering and ordering him to sell at private or public sale the real estate as it had been described and to appoint appraisers to determine the lowest price for which the land could be sold, if sold at private sale. There were no objections to his request, and his petition was approved by the court.

There was no final accounting in the probate package reporting sale proceeds or the timing or amounts of distributions to Michael's heirs.12 

Family

 Justin J. Strawn b. 1870

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Amanda (Bracken) Strawn, Memorial# 31993582. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301; daughter Amanda was 8 years old and her year of birth estimated as 1872. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Amanda (Bracken) Strawn, Memorial# 31993582, her birth year recorded as 1870.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 19091851.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Justin J. Strawn, Memorial# 31993571.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  11. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  12. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.

Charlotte Bracken1

b. 1861, d. before 23 December 1907
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Mary Frances Cannon1 b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 31 Aug 1879
Birth*1861Charlotte Bracken was born about 1861 in Wisconsin.1 
Name VariationShe was called Lottie.2 
(Daughter) Census US 187023 August 1870Charlotte was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 23 August 1870 in the household of her parents in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. She was 9 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 
(Daughter) Death31 August 1879Her mother died at age 39 when Charlotte was about 18 years old, leaving Charlotte's father with eight unmarried children between the ages of 3 and 20 years.3 
Marriage*14 March 1880She married Wilbur Lewis, son of William Lewis and Esther White, on 14 March 1880 in Mitchell County, Iowa.4 
(Daughter) Marriage13 May 1880Several months after the death of her mother, on 13 May 1880, her father married a second time to her mother's sister, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley. Charlotte's Aunt Luticia had also been widowed and had five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years. Two months prior to her father's remarriage, Charlotte herself had married.5,6 
Census State IA 1885*1 June 1885Lottie and Wilbur Lewis were enumerated on the 1885 Iowa State census taken as of 1 June 1885 in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. They were both 24 years of age and had two children. Willie was 4 years old and Florence was age one.2 
Occupation*April 1888When their son, James, was born in April 1888, her husband Wilbur's occupation was recorded as brakeman7 
Residence* and they were living in Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa.7 
(Stepdaughter) Death23 September 1893Her stepmother, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley Bracken, died on 23 September 1893 at age 46. The Find a Grave memorial page for Charlotte's half-sister, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that her mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.5,8 
(Daughter) Marriage31 March 1897Her father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.9,6,10 
Death*before 23 December 1907She died before 23 December 1907, the date her father prepared his will and she was identified as deceased.11 

Family

 Wilbur Lewis b. 1859
Children 1.Willie Lewis2 b. 7 Mar 1881, d. b 23 Dec 1907
 2.Florence Lewis2 b. 1884
 3.James E. Lewis7 b. 4 Apr 1888

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Frances Bracken, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: M593_411; Page: 127A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1448] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Wilbur and Lottie Lewis, 1885, Cedar Mitchell County, Iowa; referencing the State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897. Hereinafter cited as Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 19091851. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S1508] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Charlotte P. Bracken and Wilbur Lewis on 14 March 1880 in Mitchell County, Iowa, citing FHL Film# 1502968, Reference ID: 2:3KCC0P8. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  7. [S2403] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, delayed certificate of birth for James E. Lewis, born on 4 April 1888 in Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa, USA, son of Wilbur J. Lewis, Brakeman, and Charlotte Barcken, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  10. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  11. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.

Douglas Bracken1

b. February 1863
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Mary Frances Cannon1 b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 31 Aug 1879
Birth*February 1863Douglas Bracken was born in February 1863 in Wisconsin.1,2 
(Son) Census US 187023 August 1870Douglas was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 23 August 1870 in the household of his parents in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. He was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year.3 
(Son) Death31 August 1879His mother died at age 39 when Douglas was 18 years old, leaving Douglas's father with eight unmarried children between the ages of 3 and 20 years.4 
(Son) Marriage13 May 1880Several months after the death of his mother, on 13 May 1880, his father married a second time to his mother's sister, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley. Douglas's Aunt Luticia had also been widowed and had five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years.5,6 
(Son) Census US 188016 June 1880Douglas was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in the household of his father and his Aunt Luticia, who had become his stepmother the month before, in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. Douglas was 17 years old, had competed his schooling, and was at home.1 
Marriage*9 October 1882He married Mary F. Conner on 9 October 1882 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.7 
(Stepson) Death23 September 1893His stepmother, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley Bracken, died on 23 September 1893 at age 46. The Find a Grave memorial page for Douglas's half-sister, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that her mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.5,8 
(Son) Marriage31 March 1897His father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.9,6,10 
(Child) Will23 December 1907His father prepared his will dated 23 December 1907 in Rudd Township, Floyd County, Iowa, naming and bequeathing the following:

To his wife, Margaret Bracken, he gave one-third of all his property, both personal and real, to be in lieu of her dower right.

To each of his ten surviving children, Douglas Bracken, Sarah E. Gast, Lizzie McKee, Amanda Strawn, Victoria Stickney, Roy Bracken, Jesse Bracken, Pearl Bracken, Frankie Tatum and Maggie Eggers, he bequeathed one-eighteenth of his estate, both personal and real.

To his four grandchildren, Nealy Nelson, Sadie Nelson, Florence Lewis and James Lewis, who were the children of his two deceased daughters, Minnie Nelson and Lottie Lewis, he bequeathed to each of them, one-thirty-sixth of his estate, both personal and real.

He further clarified that Sadie Kingsbury and Nealy Nelson were the children of his deceased daughter Minnie Nelson, and that Florence Lewis and James Lewis were the children of his deceased daughter Lottie Lewis.

He nominated Henry Buckman of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, to be the Executor of his will, stating that he, knowing and believing and fully trusting to Henry Buckman's integrity and judgment, gave him by his will the power to defer the distribution of his property, both personal and real, as to all the beneficiaries except his wife, giving to him full power to rent, lease or dispose of the property both personal and real at any time within a period of five years from his death. At the end of five years, property was to be distributed as set forth in his will.

He signed his will on 23 December 1907 in the presence of F. W. Haynes and H. N. Ervay.11 
(Son) Death2 January 1908His father died of diabetes on 2 January 1908 at age 69, 10 days after preparing his will.6 
Children*Douglas and Mary had six children together, Their first two, Belvia and Clay, born in 1885 and 1886, respectively, both died in infancy. Clifford E., born in 1888, died at age 19; and finally, their next three children, all sons, Ned Howard born in 1894, Avery L. born about 1899, and Ernest Elmer born in 1905, all grew to adulthood and married.12,13,14,15,16,17,18 
(Son) Probate22 January 1912The source's probate package from Floyd County, Iowa, for his father, Michael N. Bracken, deceased, contained only a few pertinent summarized documents dated 22 January 1912, the first being the election and written consent of his widow, Margaret Bracken. Her consents included her agreement with the provisions of her husband's last will and testament, and also her consent to have the Executor sell the real estate of the estate, including her one-third share of it, and agreeing that one-third share of the proceeds, after deducting the expenses of the sale, be paid to her in lieu of her distributive share in the estate.

The Executor, Henry Buckman, had provided a list of several pieces of land that had been owned by the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, and reported that he believed that those lands could not be equitably divided among the legatees of the will without sale.

He said there was a petition from the widow of the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, on file with the court asking that her distributive share, consisting of one-third of the estate, be left intact with that of the other legatees and that the Executor sell the same, together with that of the other legatees, and pay to her one-third of the proceeds of the sale.

He provided the court with a document titled "Exhibit A" which was a revised transcription of Michael N. Bracken's will dated 23 December 1907. In the transcription, Sadie Nelson's name had been changed to Sadie Kingsbury, as she had married in August 1908, after her grandfather's death.

The Executor, in his petition, then asked that an order be made by the court empowering and ordering him to sell at private or public sale the real estate as it had been described and to appoint appraisers to determine the lowest price for which the land could be sold, if sold at private sale. There were no objections to his request, and his petition was approved by the court.

There was no final accounting in the probate package reporting sale proceeds or the timing or amounts of distributions to Michael's heirs.11 
Divorce*5 January 1920Douglas and Mary Bracken were divorced between the time of the 1910 census, when they were together, and the 1920 census, taken on 5 January 1920, when Mary, who was recorded as divorced, was enumerated with her youngest son, Earnest, on Madison Street, Floyd, Floyd County, Iowa.19,20 

Family

 Mary F. Conner b. 24 Nov 1862

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Douglas and Mary Bracken, Year: 1900; Census Place: Floyd, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0091. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Frances Bracken, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: M593_411; Page: 127A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 19091851. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  7. [S1508] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Douglas Bracken and Mary Conner on 9 October 1882 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, citing FHL Film# 1481034, Reference ID: 2:3WBK1K1. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  10. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  11. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Connor) Bracken, Memorial# 242533590.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Belvia Bracken, Memorial# 19091836.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Clay Bracken, Memorial# 19091844.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Clifford E. Bracken, Memorial# 8348597.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ned Howard Bracken, Memorial# 27038079.
  17. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Avery L Bracken, Memorial# 27037964.
  18. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ernest Elmer Bracken, Memorial# 235092820.
  19. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Douglas and Mary F. Bracken, Year: 1910; Census Place: Floyd, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: T624_402; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1374415. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  20. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mary Bracken, Year: 1920; Census Place: Floyd, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: T625_490; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 114. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

Elizabeth Jane Bracken1

b. April 1865, d. 14 March 1941
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Father*Michael N. Bracken2,1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Mary Frances Cannon3,1 b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 31 Aug 1879
Birth*April 1865Elizabeth Jane Bracken was likely born in April 1865 in Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin.4,5,6,7 
Name VariationShe was called Lizzie.8 
(Daughter) Census US 187023 August 1870Elizabeth was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 23 August 1870 in the household of her parents in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. She was 5 years old and had attended school within the census year.9 
(Daughter) Death31 August 1879Her mother died at age 39 when Elizabeth was 14 years old, leaving Elizabeth's father with eight unmarried children between the ages of 3 and 20 years.3 
(Daughter) Marriage13 May 1880Several months after the death of her mother, on 13 May 1880, her father married a second time to her mother's sister, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley. Elizabeth's Aunt Luticia had also been widowed and had five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years.10,2 
(Daughter) Census US 188016 June 1880Lizzie was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in the household of her father and her Aunt Luticia, who had become her stepmother the month before, in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. Lizzie was 15 years old, at school, and had attended school within the census year.8 
Marriage*30 August 1880She married Joseph W. McKee, son of John McKee and Jane Hinds, on 30 August 1880 in Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa. Joseph was 26 years of age and Elizabeth was age 15.7,1,11 
(Stepdaughter) Death23 September 1893Her stepmother, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley Bracken, died on 23 September 1893 at age 46. The Find a Grave memorial page for Lizzie's half-sister, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that her mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.10,12 
(Daughter) Marriage31 March 1897Her father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.13,2,14 
Census US 1900*6 July 1900Elizabeth J. and Joseph W. McKee were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 3 and 6 July 1900 in Rock Grove, Floyd County, Iowa. Joseph was 45 years of age, had immigrated to the United States in 1878, lived in the U.S. for 22 years, was a naturalized citizen, and worked as a farmer. Elizabeth was 35 years of age. They rented their farm, had been married for 20 years, and Elizabeth had given birth to eight children, six of whom were living, and enumerated with their parents in 1900. The five oldest, John E., Frances L., James W., Victoria and Jessie were ages 19, 17, 16, 12 and 10 years, respectively, and were all at school, and had attended school for nine months of the census year; the baby, Howard, was ten months old. Everyone in the family, with the exception of Howard, was able to read. write and to speak English.15 
(Child) Will23 December 1907Her father prepared his will dated 23 December 1907 in Rudd Township, Floyd County, Iowa, naming and bequeathing the following:

To his wife, Margaret Bracken, he gave one-third of all his property, both personal and real, to be in lieu of her dower right.

To each of his ten surviving children, Douglas Bracken, Sarah E. Gast, Lizzie McKee, Amanda Strawn, Victoria Stickney, Roy Bracken, Jesse Bracken, Pearl Bracken, Frankie Tatum and Maggie Eggers, he bequeathed one-eighteenth of his estate, both personal and real.

To his four grandchildren, Nealy Nelson, Sadie Nelson, Florence Lewis and James Lewis, who were the children of his two deceased daughters, Minnie Nelson and Lottie Lewis, he bequeathed to each of them, one-thirty-sixth of his estate, both personal and real.

He further clarified that Sadie Kingsbury and Nealy Nelson were the children of his deceased daughter Minnie Nelson, and that Florence Lewis and James Lewis were the children of his deceased daughter Lottie Lewis.

He nominated Henry Buckman of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, to be the Executor of his will, stating that he, knowing and believing and fully trusting to Henry Buckman's integrity and judgment, gave him by his will the power to defer the distribution of his property, both personal and real, as to all the beneficiaries except his wife, giving to him full power to rent, lease or dispose of the property both personal and real at any time within a period of five years from his death. At the end of five years, property was to be distributed as set forth in his will.

He signed his will on 23 December 1907 in the presence of F. W. Haynes and H. N. Ervay.16 
(Daughter) Death2 January 1908Her father died of diabetes on 2 January 1908 at age 69, 10 days after preparing his will.2 
Census US 1910*28 April 1910Lizzie and Joseph McKee were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 28 April 1910 in Union Township, Worth County, Iowa. Joseph was 56 years of age and a general farmer working on his own account, and Lizzie was 46 years of age. They owned their farm with a mortgage, were reported as being married for 36 years, although it was actually 30 years, the first marriage for each. Elizabeth was reported to have given birth to nine children, eight of whom were living, and four children were enumerated with them in 1910. Howard J. and Goldie B. were ages 10 and 9 years, respectively, and had both attended school within the census year; and Sidney A. and Clifford D. were ages 4 and 2 years, respectively. English was the family's language and, except for the two youngest, everyone was able to read and write.17 
(Daughter) Probate22 January 1912The source's probate package from Floyd County, Iowa, for her father, Michael N. Bracken, deceased, contained only a few pertinent summarized documents dated 22 January 1912, the first being the election and written consent of his widow, Margaret Bracken. Her consents included her agreement with the provisions of her husband's last will and testament, and also her consent to have the Executor sell the real estate of the estate, including her one-third share of it, and agreeing that one-third share of the proceeds, after deducting the expenses of the sale, be paid to her in lieu of her distributive share in the estate.

The Executor, Henry Buckman, had provided a list of several pieces of land that had been owned by the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, and reported that he believed that those lands could not be equitably divided among the legatees of the will without sale.

He said there was a petition from the widow of the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, on file with the court asking that her distributive share, consisting of one-third of the estate, be left intact with that of the other legatees and that the Executor sell the same, together with that of the other legatees, and pay to her one-third of the proceeds of the sale.

He provided the court with a document titled "Exhibit A" which was a revised transcription of Michael N. Bracken's will dated 23 December 1907. In the transcription, Sadie Nelson's name had been changed to Sadie Kingsbury, as she had married in August 1908, after her grandfather's death.

The Executor, in his petition, then asked that an order be made by the court empowering and ordering him to sell at private or public sale the real estate as it had been described and to appoint appraisers to determine the lowest price for which the land could be sold, if sold at private sale. There were no objections to his request, and his petition was approved by the court.

There was no final accounting in the probate package reporting sale proceeds or the timing or amounts of distributions to Michael's heirs.16 
Census US 1920*14 January 1920Elizabeth J. and Joseph W. McKee were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 13 and 14 January 1920 in Union Township, Worth County, Iowa. Joseph was 67 years of age and a general farmer working on his own account, Elizabeth was 54 years of age, and they owned their farm free of mortgage. Joseph's year of immigration was recorded as 1880 and his year of naturalization as 1886. Four of their children were enumerated with them in 1920. Goldie B. was 18 years old, had completed her schooling, and was able to read and write; Sydney A. and Clifford D. were ages 14 and 11 years, respectively, had both attended school within the census year, and were able to read and write; and Kenneth L. was 9 years old. We suspect he had attended school within the census year and was learning, even if not yet able, to read and write, although the answer to the question next to Kenneth's name was left blank by the census taker. Everyone in the family spoke English, Goldie was recorded "No", while Sydney and Clifford were recorded "Yes", to having attended school within the census year, and everyone except Kenneth was recorded "Yes" to being able to read and write.18 
Death*14 March 1941She died on 14 March 1941 in Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa, at age 751 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Hyatt West 36 of Rudd Evergreen Cemetery, Rudd.1,11 

Family

 Joseph W. McKee b. 16 Sep 1853, d. 6 Dec 1940
Children 1.John E. McKee15 b. Apr 1881
 2.Frances L. McKee15 b. Nov 1882
 3.James W. McKee15 b. 8 Nov 1883, d. 22 Jun 1904
 4.Victoria McKee15 b. Aug 1887
 5.Jessie McKee15 b. Apr 1890
 6.Howard J. McKee15 b. 14 Sep 1899, d. 2 Oct 1913
 7.Goldie B. McKee17 b. 1901
 8.Sidney A. McKee17 b. 1906
 9.Clifford D. McKee17 b. 1908
 10.Kenneth L. McKee18 b. 1911

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth Jane (Bracken) McKee, Memorial# 91042772. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 19091851.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph W. and Elizabeth J. McKee, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rock Grove, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0095; Elizabeth's date of birth recorded as April 1865. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Frances Bracken, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: M593_411; Page: 127A; their daughter Elizabeth was 5 years old and her year of birth estimated as 1865. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth Jane (Bracken) McKee, Memorial# 91042772, reporting her year of birth as 1864.
  7. [S1508] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Joseph Mckee, born in Ontario Province, Canada, son of John Mckee and Elizabeth J. Hindes, married Elizabeth J. Bracken, age 19, born about 1861 in Platteville, Wisconsin, daughter of Michael Bracken and Mary Francis Cannon, married on 30 August 1880 in Osage, Mitchell, Iowa, citing FHL Film#. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Frances Bracken, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: M593_411; Page: 127A.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph W McKee, Memorial# 91042730.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  14. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  15. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph W. and Elizabeth J. McKee, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rock Grove, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0095.
  16. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.
  17. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Lizzie McKee, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Worth, Iowa; Roll: T624_429; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0178; FHL microfilm: 1374442. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  18. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph W. and Elizabeth J. McKee, Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, Worth, Iowa; Roll: T625_518; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 190. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

Frances Bracken1

b. 3 January 1882
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Luticia J. Cannon1 b. 20 Jan 1847, d. 23 Sep 1893
Birth*3 January 1882Frances Bracken was born on 3 January 1882 in Mitchell County, Iowa.1 
Name VariationShe was called Frankie.2 
(Daughter) Death23 September 1893Her mother died on 23 September 1893 at age 46 when Frances was 11 years old, leaving Frances's father with five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years. The Find a Grave memorial page for Frances's sister, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that their mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.3,4 
(Daughter) Marriage31 March 1897Her father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.5,6,7 
(Daughter) Census US 190014 June 1900Frances was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 14 June 1900 in the household of her father and stepmother in Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa. She was 18 years old, had completed her education, and was able to read, write and to speak English.8 
Marriage*13 July 1903She married, as his second wife, Jasper Newton Tatum on 13 July 1903. Justin had been widowed and had three surviving daughters, two of whom were married. His third daughter would marry in 1911.9,10,11,12,13 
(Child) Will23 December 1907Her father prepared his will dated 23 December 1907 in Rudd Township, Floyd County, Iowa, naming and bequeathing the following:

To his wife, Margaret Bracken, he gave one-third of all his property, both personal and real, to be in lieu of her dower right.

To each of his ten surviving children, Douglas Bracken, Sarah E. Gast, Lizzie McKee, Amanda Strawn, Victoria Stickney, Roy Bracken, Jesse Bracken, Pearl Bracken, Frankie Tatum and Maggie Eggers, he bequeathed one-eighteenth of his estate, both personal and real.

To his four grandchildren, Nealy Nelson, Sadie Nelson, Florence Lewis and James Lewis, who were the children of his two deceased daughters, Minnie Nelson and Lottie Lewis, he bequeathed to each of them, one-thirty-sixth of his estate, both personal and real.

He further clarified that Sadie Kingsbury and Nealy Nelson were the children of his deceased daughter Minnie Nelson, and that Florence Lewis and James Lewis were the children of his deceased daughter Lottie Lewis.

He nominated Henry Buckman of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, to be the Executor of his will, stating that he, knowing and believing and fully trusting to Henry Buckman's integrity and judgment, gave him by his will the power to defer the distribution of his property, both personal and real, as to all the beneficiaries except his wife, giving to him full power to rent, lease or dispose of the property both personal and real at any time within a period of five years from his death. At the end of five years, property was to be distributed as set forth in his will.

He signed his will on 23 December 1907 in the presence of F. W. Haynes and H. N. Ervay.2 
(Daughter) Death2 January 1908Her father died of diabetes on 2 January 1908 at age 69, 10 days after preparing his will.6 
(Daughter) Probate22 January 1912The source's probate package from Floyd County, Iowa, for her father, Michael N. Bracken, deceased, contained only a few pertinent summarized documents dated 22 January 1912, the first being the election and written consent of his widow, Margaret Bracken. Her consents included her agreement with the provisions of her husband's last will and testament, and also her consent to have the Executor sell the real estate of the estate, including her one-third share of it, and agreeing that one-third share of the proceeds, after deducting the expenses of the sale, be paid to her in lieu of her distributive share in the estate.

The Executor, Henry Buckman, had provided a list of several pieces of land that had been owned by the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, and reported that he believed that those lands could not be equitably divided among the legatees of the will without sale.

He said there was a petition from the widow of the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, on file with the court asking that her distributive share, consisting of one-third of the estate, be left intact with that of the other legatees and that the Executor sell the same, together with that of the other legatees, and pay to her one-third of the proceeds of the sale.

He provided the court with a document titled "Exhibit A" which was a revised transcription of Michael N. Bracken's will dated 23 December 1907. In the transcription, Sadie Nelson's name had been changed to Sadie Kingsbury, as she had married in August 1908, after her grandfather's death.

The Executor, in his petition, then asked that an order be made by the court empowering and ordering him to sell at private or public sale the real estate as it had been described and to appoint appraisers to determine the lowest price for which the land could be sold, if sold at private sale. There were no objections to his request, and his petition was approved by the court.

There was no final accounting in the probate package reporting sale proceeds or the timing or amounts of distributions to Michael's heirs.2 

Family

 Jasper Newton Tatum b. 13 Apr 1855

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Frances (Bracken) Tatum, Memorial# 29321141. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  7. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Margaret A. Bracken, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rudd, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0096. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 13 July 1903 in Mitchell County, Iowa, USA, of Frances Bracken, age 22, born in Mitchell County, daughter of Michael and Lucretia Bracken, married Jasper N Tatum, age 49, born in Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, son of James and Martha Tatum, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 413, (Keokuk - Poweshiek).
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jasper Newton Tatum, Memorial# 233859311.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mrs Marriah Almina “Minnie” (Tatum) Dancy, Memorial# 131722823.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Della May (Tatum) Milloy, Memorial# 175275737.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Kittie Mahala (Tatum) Lee, Memorial# 11795687.

Jesse Bracken1

b. 7 June 1799, d. 1 November 1899
Family
Birth*7 June 1799Jesse Bracken was born on 7 June 1799 in Orange County, North Carolina.1 
Marriage*1830He married Rebecca Woodall about 1830.2,1 
(Husband) Death16 January 1896Jesse became a widower when Rebecca (Woodall) Bracken died on 16 January 1896 at age 84.2 
Death*1 November 1899He died on 1 November 1899 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, at age 1001 
Burial* and was buried with his wife of seventy years in Plot# 0-007-7 of Lakeview Cemetery, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa.1,2 

Family

 Rebecca Woodall b. 16 Jun 1811, d. 16 Jan 1896
Child 1.Michael N. Bracken+1,3 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Bracken, Memorial# 49436659. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rebecca (Woodall) Bracken, Memorial# 49435569.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.

Jesse J. Bracken1,2

b. 7 September 1887
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Luticia J. Cannon1 b. 20 Jan 1847, d. 23 Sep 1893
Birth*7 September 1887Jesse J. Bracken was born on 7 September 1887 in Iowa.1,3 
(Son) Death23 September 1893His mother died on 23 September 1893 at age 46 when Jesse was 6 years old, leaving Jesse's father with five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years. The Find a Grave memorial page for Jesse's sister, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that their mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.4,5 
(Son) Marriage31 March 1897His father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.6,7,8 
(Son) Census US 190014 June 1900Jesse was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 14 June 1900 in the household of his father and stepmother in Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa. He was 12 years old, worked as a laborer on the family farm, and was able to read, write and to speak English.2 
(Child) Will23 December 1907His father prepared his will dated 23 December 1907 in Rudd Township, Floyd County, Iowa, naming and bequeathing the following:

To his wife, Margaret Bracken, he gave one-third of all his property, both personal and real, to be in lieu of her dower right.

To each of his ten surviving children, Douglas Bracken, Sarah E. Gast, Lizzie McKee, Amanda Strawn, Victoria Stickney, Roy Bracken, Jesse Bracken, Pearl Bracken, Frankie Tatum and Maggie Eggers, he bequeathed one-eighteenth of his estate, both personal and real.

To his four grandchildren, Nealy Nelson, Sadie Nelson, Florence Lewis and James Lewis, who were the children of his two deceased daughters, Minnie Nelson and Lottie Lewis, he bequeathed to each of them, one-thirty-sixth of his estate, both personal and real.

He further clarified that Sadie Kingsbury and Nealy Nelson were the children of his deceased daughter Minnie Nelson, and that Florence Lewis and James Lewis were the children of his deceased daughter Lottie Lewis.

He nominated Henry Buckman of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, to be the Executor of his will, stating that he, knowing and believing and fully trusting to Henry Buckman's integrity and judgment, gave him by his will the power to defer the distribution of his property, both personal and real, as to all the beneficiaries except his wife, giving to him full power to rent, lease or dispose of the property both personal and real at any time within a period of five years from his death. At the end of five years, property was to be distributed as set forth in his will.

He signed his will on 23 December 1907 in the presence of F. W. Haynes and H. N. Ervay.9 
(Son) Death2 January 1908His father died of diabetes on 2 January 1908 at age 69, 10 days after preparing his will.7 
Marriage*29 June 1911He married Hannah Ness, daughter of Peter Ness and Carrie Johnson, on 29 June 1911 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.3 
(Son) Probate22 January 1912The source's probate package from Floyd County, Iowa, for his father, Michael N. Bracken, deceased, contained only a few pertinent summarized documents dated 22 January 1912, the first being the election and written consent of his widow, Margaret Bracken. Her consents included her agreement with the provisions of her husband's last will and testament, and also her consent to have the Executor sell the real estate of the estate, including her one-third share of it, and agreeing that one-third share of the proceeds, after deducting the expenses of the sale, be paid to her in lieu of her distributive share in the estate.

The Executor, Henry Buckman, had provided a list of several pieces of land that had been owned by the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, and reported that he believed that those lands could not be equitably divided among the legatees of the will without sale.

He said there was a petition from the widow of the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, on file with the court asking that her distributive share, consisting of one-third of the estate, be left intact with that of the other legatees and that the Executor sell the same, together with that of the other legatees, and pay to her one-third of the proceeds of the sale.

He provided the court with a document titled "Exhibit A" which was a revised transcription of Michael N. Bracken's will dated 23 December 1907. In the transcription, Sadie Nelson's name had been changed to Sadie Kingsbury, as she had married in August 1908, after her grandfather's death.

The Executor, in his petition, then asked that an order be made by the court empowering and ordering him to sell at private or public sale the real estate as it had been described and to appoint appraisers to determine the lowest price for which the land could be sold, if sold at private sale. There were no objections to his request, and his petition was approved by the court.

There was no final accounting in the probate package reporting sale proceeds or the timing or amounts of distributions to Michael's heirs.9 

Family

 Hannah Ness b. 27 Sep 1888

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jess J. Bracken, Memorial# 29205485. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Margaret A. Bracken, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rudd, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0096. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1508] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Jess Bracken, born in Iowa, son of Mike Braken and "Frankie Kennan", married Hannah Ness, age 22, born about 1889 in Norway, daughter of Peter Ness and Carrie Johnson, married on 29 June 1911 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, citing FHL Film# 1481038, Reference ID: 2:3LCTDZ0. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  8. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  9. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.

John Bracken1

b. 1874, d. before 23 December 1907
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Mary Frances Cannon1 b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 31 Aug 1879
Birth*1874John Bracken was born about 1874 in Iowa.1 
(Son) Death31 August 1879His mother died at age 39 when John was about 5 years old, leaving John's father with eight unmarried children between the ages of 3 and 20 years.2 
(Son) Marriage13 May 1880Several months after the death of his mother, on 13 May 1880, his father married a second time to his mother's sister, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley. John's Aunt Luticia had also been widowed and had five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years.3,4 
(Son) Census US 188016 June 1880John was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in the household of his father and his Aunt Luticia, who had become his stepmother the month before, in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. John was 6 years old, at school, and had attended school within the census year.5 
(Stepson) Death23 September 1893His stepmother, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley Bracken, died on 23 September 1893 at age 46. The Find a Grave memorial page for John's half-sister, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that her mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.3,6 
(Son) Marriage31 March 1897His father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.7,4,8 
Death*before 23 December 1907He is believed to have died before 23 December 1907, the date his father prepared his will and John was not mentioned.9 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301; son John was 6 years old and his year of birth estimated as 1874. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 19091851. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  8. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  9. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.

John Bracken1

b. 5 March 1864, d. 17 December 1872
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Mary Frances Cannon1 b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 31 Aug 1879
Birth*5 March 1864John Bracken was born on 5 March 18641 
Death*17 December 1872 and died on 17 December 1872 at the age of 8 years, 9 months, 12 days, son of Mary and M. Bracken.1 
Burial*He was buried in Tucker Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Bracken, Memorial# 19091847. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2959] Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, cemetery record for John Bracken, born in 5 March 1864 and died in 17 December 1872, age 8, buried in E Cedar Tucker Cemetery in Cedar, Mitchell County, , citing Mitchell County, Iowa Grave Records, page 14. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999.

Margaret Bracken1

b. 11 August 1883
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Luticia J. Cannon1 b. 20 Jan 1847, d. 23 Sep 1893
Birth*11 August 1883Margaret Bracken was born on 11 August 1883 in Iowa.1 
Name VariationShe was called Maggie.1 
(Daughter) Death23 September 1893Her mother died on 23 September 1893 at age 46 when Maggie was 10 years old, leaving Maggie's father with five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years. Maggie's Find a Grave memorial page reported that her mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.2,1 
(Daughter) Marriage31 March 1897Her father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.3,4,5 
Marriage*23 February 1898She married Wylie W. Eggers, son of Jesse L. Eggers and Alice Eggers, on 23 February 1898 in Floyd County, Iowa. Maggie was recorded as 15 years old, although she may have actually been age 14, and Wylie was recorded as 18 years old, although he may have actually been age 17. They were married with the consent of her father, Michael N. Bracken, and his mother, Alice Eggers, who, both having been widowed, had married each other the year before.

According to the family story, it was Ardene Eggers, a daughter of Wylie W. Eggers and Maggie Bracken, who, in the 1980s and possibly interested in genealogy, enjoyed bantering, "my Mother's Father married my Father's Mother" -- which, of course, was true!1,6,7,8,4,3 
(Child) Will23 December 1907Her father prepared his will dated 23 December 1907 in Rudd Township, Floyd County, Iowa, naming and bequeathing the following:

To his wife, Margaret Bracken, he gave one-third of all his property, both personal and real, to be in lieu of her dower right.

To each of his ten surviving children, Douglas Bracken, Sarah E. Gast, Lizzie McKee, Amanda Strawn, Victoria Stickney, Roy Bracken, Jesse Bracken, Pearl Bracken, Frankie Tatum and Maggie Eggers, he bequeathed one-eighteenth of his estate, both personal and real.

To his four grandchildren, Nealy Nelson, Sadie Nelson, Florence Lewis and James Lewis, who were the children of his two deceased daughters, Minnie Nelson and Lottie Lewis, he bequeathed to each of them, one-thirty-sixth of his estate, both personal and real.

He further clarified that Sadie Kingsbury and Nealy Nelson were the children of his deceased daughter Minnie Nelson, and that Florence Lewis and James Lewis were the children of his deceased daughter Lottie Lewis.

He nominated Henry Buckman of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, to be the Executor of his will, stating that he, knowing and believing and fully trusting to Henry Buckman's integrity and judgment, gave him by his will the power to defer the distribution of his property, both personal and real, as to all the beneficiaries except his wife, giving to him full power to rent, lease or dispose of the property both personal and real at any time within a period of five years from his death. At the end of five years, property was to be distributed as set forth in his will.

He signed his will on 23 December 1907 in the presence of F. W. Haynes and H. N. Ervay.9 
(Daughter) Death2 January 1908Her father died of diabetes on 2 January 1908 at age 69, 10 days after preparing his will.4 
(Wife) Death21 March 1910Maggie became a widow when Wylie W. Eggers died tragically in the Green Mountain train wreck of 21 March 1910 at age 29. Newspapers, calling the accident the deadliest railroad accident in Iowa's history, reported that newer steel passenger cars crushed two wooden day coaches, ultimately killing 54 people and injuring nearly 40, after the train's locomotives left the rails near the Marshall/Tama county line, four miles northeast of Green Mountain in Tama County, Iowa. Wylie's horrific death left Maggie, who was 26 years of age, with four children, all under the age of 10 years, his mother, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers Bracken, who was Maggie's stepmother as well as her mother-in-law, and a younger brother, Joseph.1,6 
(Daughter) Probate22 January 1912The source's probate package from Floyd County, Iowa, for her father, Michael N. Bracken, deceased, contained only a few pertinent summarized documents dated 22 January 1912, the first being the election and written consent of his widow, Margaret Bracken. Her consents included her agreement with the provisions of her husband's last will and testament, and also her consent to have the Executor sell the real estate of the estate, including her one-third share of it, and agreeing that one-third share of the proceeds, after deducting the expenses of the sale, be paid to her in lieu of her distributive share in the estate.

The Executor, Henry Buckman, had provided a list of several pieces of land that had been owned by the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, and reported that he believed that those lands could not be equitably divided among the legatees of the will without sale.

He said there was a petition from the widow of the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, on file with the court asking that her distributive share, consisting of one-third of the estate, be left intact with that of the other legatees and that the Executor sell the same, together with that of the other legatees, and pay to her one-third of the proceeds of the sale.

He provided the court with a document titled "Exhibit A" which was a revised transcription of Michael N. Bracken's will dated 23 December 1907. In the transcription, Sadie Nelson's name had been changed to Sadie Kingsbury, as she had married in August 1908, after her grandfather's death.

The Executor, in his petition, then asked that an order be made by the court empowering and ordering him to sell at private or public sale the real estate as it had been described and to appoint appraisers to determine the lowest price for which the land could be sold, if sold at private sale. There were no objections to his request, and his petition was approved by the court.

There was no final accounting in the probate package reporting sale proceeds or the timing or amounts of distributions to Michael's heirs.9 

Family

 Wylie W. Eggers b. 7 Jul 1880, d. 21 Mar 1910
Children 1.Harrell Eggers10,1 b. 6 May 1900
 2.Arlene Ardith Eggers11,1 b. 10 Jun 1903
 3.Ardene Eggers8,1 b. 8 Aug 1904
 4.Carrell Whylie Eggers12,1 b. 26 Feb 1907

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  5. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Wylie Walter Eggers, Memorial# 51909005.
  7. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 23 February 1898 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Maggie Bracken, a resident of Rudd, Iowa, age 15, born about 1883 in Mitchel County, Iowa, daughter of M. Bracken and Lucia Cannon, married Wylie W. Eggers, a resident of Nora Springs, farmer, age 18, born about 1880 in Floyd County, Iowa, son of Lambert Eggers and M. A. Bracken, the first marriage for each, consent for their marriage was given by M. Bracken and M. A. Bracken, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 394, (Adair - Guthrie).
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ardene (Eggers) Brandau, Memorial# 20299863.
  9. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Harrell Clay Eggers, Memorial# 58264513.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arlene Ardith (Eggers) Brandau, Memorial# 129748944.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Carrell Whylie Eggers, Memorial# 263803039.

Michael LeRoy Bracken1

b. 7 March 1886
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Luticia J. Cannon1 b. 20 Jan 1847, d. 23 Sep 1893
Birth*7 March 1886Michael LeRoy Bracken was born on 7 March 1886.1 
Name VariationHe was called Roy.1 
(Son) Death23 September 1893His mother died on 23 September 1893 at age 46 when Michael was 7 years old, leaving Michael's father with five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years. The Find a Grave memorial page for Michael's sister, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that their mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.2,3 
(Son) Marriage31 March 1897His father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.4,5,6 
(Son) Census US 190014 June 1900Michael L. was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 14 June 1900 in the household of his father and stepmother in Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa. He was 14 years old, worked as a laborer on the family farm, and was able to read, write and to speak English.7 
(Child) Will23 December 1907His father prepared his will dated 23 December 1907 in Rudd Township, Floyd County, Iowa, naming and bequeathing the following:

To his wife, Margaret Bracken, he gave one-third of all his property, both personal and real, to be in lieu of her dower right.

To each of his ten surviving children, Douglas Bracken, Sarah E. Gast, Lizzie McKee, Amanda Strawn, Victoria Stickney, Roy Bracken, Jesse Bracken, Pearl Bracken, Frankie Tatum and Maggie Eggers, he bequeathed one-eighteenth of his estate, both personal and real.

To his four grandchildren, Nealy Nelson, Sadie Nelson, Florence Lewis and James Lewis, who were the children of his two deceased daughters, Minnie Nelson and Lottie Lewis, he bequeathed to each of them, one-thirty-sixth of his estate, both personal and real.

He further clarified that Sadie Kingsbury and Nealy Nelson were the children of his deceased daughter Minnie Nelson, and that Florence Lewis and James Lewis were the children of his deceased daughter Lottie Lewis.

He nominated Henry Buckman of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, to be the Executor of his will, stating that he, knowing and believing and fully trusting to Henry Buckman's integrity and judgment, gave him by his will the power to defer the distribution of his property, both personal and real, as to all the beneficiaries except his wife, giving to him full power to rent, lease or dispose of the property both personal and real at any time within a period of five years from his death. At the end of five years, property was to be distributed as set forth in his will.

He signed his will on 23 December 1907 in the presence of F. W. Haynes and H. N. Ervay.8 
(Son) Death2 January 1908His father died of diabetes on 2 January 1908 at age 69, 10 days after preparing his will.5 
Marriage*8 February 1908He married Nern Bishop, daughter of Sylvanus Parker Bishop and Celesta Sarah Davis, on 8 February 1908 in Mitchell County, Iowa.9,1,10 
(Son) Probate22 January 1912The source's probate package from Floyd County, Iowa, for his father, Michael N. Bracken, deceased, contained only a few pertinent summarized documents dated 22 January 1912, the first being the election and written consent of his widow, Margaret Bracken. Her consents included her agreement with the provisions of her husband's last will and testament, and also her consent to have the Executor sell the real estate of the estate, including her one-third share of it, and agreeing that one-third share of the proceeds, after deducting the expenses of the sale, be paid to her in lieu of her distributive share in the estate.

The Executor, Henry Buckman, had provided a list of several pieces of land that had been owned by the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, and reported that he believed that those lands could not be equitably divided among the legatees of the will without sale.

He said there was a petition from the widow of the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, on file with the court asking that her distributive share, consisting of one-third of the estate, be left intact with that of the other legatees and that the Executor sell the same, together with that of the other legatees, and pay to her one-third of the proceeds of the sale.

He provided the court with a document titled "Exhibit A" which was a revised transcription of Michael N. Bracken's will dated 23 December 1907. In the transcription, Sadie Nelson's name had been changed to Sadie Kingsbury, as she had married in August 1908, after her grandfather's death.

The Executor, in his petition, then asked that an order be made by the court empowering and ordering him to sell at private or public sale the real estate as it had been described and to appoint appraisers to determine the lowest price for which the land could be sold, if sold at private sale. There were no objections to his request, and his petition was approved by the court.

There was no final accounting in the probate package reporting sale proceeds or the timing or amounts of distributions to Michael's heirs.8 

Family

 Minerva Sophia Bishop b. 19 Jun 1888

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael LeRoy “Roy” Bracken, Memorial# 29205426. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  6. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  7. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Margaret A. Bracken, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rudd, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0096. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Minerva Sophia “Nern” (Bishop) Bracken, Memorial# 29205439.
  10. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Roy Bracken, age 22, born in Rock Creek Mitchell County, son of Michael Bracken and Leticia Cannon, married Nern Bishop, age 20, born in Sanborn County, South Dakota, daughter of Vene Bishop and Silvesta Davis, married on 8 February 1908 in Mitchell County, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 431, (Mills - Wright).

Michael N. Bracken1

b. 22 January 1838, d. 2 January 1908
Family
Father*Jesse Bracken2,1 b. 7 Jun 1799, d. 1 Nov 1899
Mother*Rebecca Woodall3,1 b. 16 Jun 1811, d. 16 Jan 1896
Birth*22 January 1838Michael N. Bracken was born on 22 January 1838 in Coles County, Illinois.1 
Name VariationHe was called Mick.1 
Marriage*16 March 1857He married, as his first wife, Mary Frances Cannon, daughter of John M. Cannon Sr. and Charlotte __?__, on 16 March 1857 in Grant County, Wisconsin.4,1 
Census US 1870*23 August 1870Frances and Michael N. Bracken were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 23 August 1870 in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. Michael was 32 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $1,000 and a personal estate valued at $900, and Frances was 30 years of age and keeping house. Five children were enumerated with them in 1870. Mildred, Charlotte, Douglas and Elizabeth were ages 11, 9, 7, and 5 years, and had all attended school within the census year; and baby Sarah was 2 years old. The couple's son, John, who was 6 years old in 1870, was missed or skipped by the census taker that year. John died in 1872.5 
(Husband) Death31 August 1879Michael became a widower when Mary Frances (Cannon) Bracken died on 31 August 1879 at age 39. Her death left Michael with eight unmarried children between the ages of 3 and 20 years.4 
Marriage*13 May 1880He married second, as her second husband, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley, daughter of John M. Cannon Sr. and Charlotte __?__, on 13 May 1880 in Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa. Both Michael and Luticia, who was a younger sister of Michael's first wife, Mary Frances (Cannon) Bracken, had been widowed several months earlier and, together, from their first marriages, had a combined total of thirteen children. Michael had eight children between the ages of 4 and 21 years, and Luticia had five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years.6,1 
Census US 1880*16 June 1880Luticia and Mick Bracken were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. Mick, whose name was Michael, was 43 years of age and a farmer, and Luticia was 33 years of age and keeping house. They had been married for one month, and nine children were enumerated with them, seven of Michael's eight from his first marriage to Luticia's sister, and two from Luticia's first marriage to Dallas Costley. Michael's daughter, Charlotte, had married earlier that year and was enumerated with her husband, Wilbur Lewis, in the same community a few census pages away from her father. In the Bracken household, Michael's two older children, Minnie and Douglas, were ages 21 and 17 years, respectively, no longer at school, and at home; Lizzie, Sarah, Amanda and John, were ages 15, 11, 8 and 6 years, respectively, were at school and had attended school within the census year; the youngest of Michael's children, Victoria, was 4 years old. Luticia's Costley daughters were both recorded by the census taker with the surname Bracken. Minnie was 7 years old, at school, and had attended school within the census year; Sarah Jane was recorded as Jane and was 4 years old. All the adults in the Bracken household were able to read and write.7 
(Husband) Death23 September 1893Michael became a widower for the second time when Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley Bracken died on 23 September 1893 at age 46. The Find a Grave memorial page for their daughter, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.6,8 
Marriage*31 March 1897He married third, as her second husband, Alice Eggers, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa. Both had been widowed, and Margaret had two sons, ages 15 and 16, while Michael, in addition to his seven married children, had five younger ones between the ages of 6 and 15 years.9,1,10 
(Bride's Father) Marriage23 February 1898Eleven months after his marriage with Alice Eggers, Michael's daughter, Maggie, married Margaret's son, Wylie W. Eggers, on 23 February 1898 in Floyd County, Iowa. Maggie was recorded as 15 years old, although she may have actually been age 14, and Wylie was recorded as 18 years old, although he may have actually been age 17. They were married with the consent of her father, Michael N. Bracken, and his mother, Alice Eggers Bracken.8,11,12,13,1,9 
Census US 1900*14 June 1900Margaret and Michael N. Bracken were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 14 June 1900 in Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa. Michael was 61 years of age and a farmer on his own account, and Margaret was 43 years of age. They had been married for three years, owned their farm free of mortgage, and Margaret had given birth to two children during her first marriage, both of whom were living. Four children, all from Michael's second marriage, were enumerated with the couple in 1900. Frances was 18 years old and had completed her schooling; Michael L. and Jesse were ages 14 and 12 years, respectively, and worked as laborers on the family farm; and Pearly was 9 years old, at school, and had attended school for eight months of the census year. All the adults in the family were able to read, write and to speak English.14 
Will*23 December 1907He prepared his will dated 23 December 1907 in Rudd Township, Floyd County, Iowa, naming and bequeathing the following:

To his wife, Margaret Bracken, he gave one-third of all his property, both personal and real, to be in lieu of her dower right.

To each of his ten surviving children, Douglas Bracken, Sarah E. Gast, Lizzie McKee, Amanda Strawn, Victoria Stickney, Roy Bracken, Jesse Bracken, Pearl Bracken, Frankie Tatum and Maggie Eggers, he bequeathed one-eighteenth of his estate, both personal and real.

To his four grandchildren, Nealy Nelson, Sadie Nelson, Florence Lewis and James Lewis, who were the children of his two deceased daughters, Minnie Nelson and Lottie Lewis, he bequeathed to each of them, one-thirty-sixth of his estate, both personal and real.

He further clarified that Sadie Kingsbury and Nealy Nelson were the children of his deceased daughter Minnie Nelson, and that Florence Lewis and James Lewis were the children of his deceased daughter Lottie Lewis.

He nominated Henry Buckman of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, to be the Executor of his will, stating that he, knowing and believing and fully trusting to Henry Buckman's integrity and judgment, gave him by his will the power to defer the distribution of his property, both personal and real, as to all the beneficiaries except his wife, giving to him full power to rent, lease or dispose of the property both personal and real at any time within a period of five years from his death. At the end of five years, property was to be distributed as set forth in his will.

He signed his will on 23 December 1907 in the presence of F. W. Haynes and H. N. Ervay.15 
Death*2 January 1908He died of diabetes in Rudd Township on 2 January 1908 at age 69, 10 days after preparing his will,1 
Burial* and was buried in Hyatt East 26 of Rudd Evergreen Cemetery, Rudd.1 
Probate22 January 1912The source's probate package from Floyd County, Iowa, for Michael N. Bracken, deceased, contained only a few pertinent summarized documents dated 22 January 1912, the first being the election and written consent of his widow, Margaret Bracken. Her consents included her agreement with the provisions of her husband's last will and testament, and also her consent to have the Executor sell the real estate of the estate, including her one-third share of it, and agreeing that one-third share of the proceeds, after deducting the expenses of the sale, be paid to her in lieu of her distributive share in the estate.

The Executor, Henry Buckman, had provided a list of several pieces of land that had been owned by the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, and reported that he believed that those lands could not be equitably divided among the legatees of the will without sale.

He said there was a petition from the widow of the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, on file with the court asking that her distributive share, consisting of one-third of the estate, be left intact with that of the other legatees and that the Executor sell the same, together with that of the other legatees, and pay to her one-third of the proceeds of the sale.

He provided the court with a document titled "Exhibit A" which was a revised transcription of Michael N. Bracken's will dated 23 December 1907. In the transcription, Sadie Nelson's name had been changed to Sadie Kingsbury, as she had married in August 1908, after her grandfather's death.

The Executor, in his petition, then asked that an order be made by the court empowering and ordering him to sell at private or public sale the real estate as it had been described and to appoint appraisers to determine the lowest price for which the land could be sold, if sold at private sale. There were no objections to his request, and his petition was approved by the court.

There was no final accounting in the probate package reporting sale proceeds or the timing or amounts of distributions to Michael's heirs.15 

Family 1

 Mary Frances Cannon b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 31 Aug 1879
Children 1.Mildred Bracken+7 b. 1859, d. 26 Dec 1897
 2.Charlotte Bracken+5 b. 1861, d. b 23 Dec 1907
 3.Douglas Bracken7 b. Feb 1863
 4.John Bracken16 b. 5 Mar 1864, d. 17 Dec 1872
 5.Elizabeth Jane Bracken+1,17 b. Apr 1865, d. 14 Mar 1941
 6.Sarah E. Bracken18 b. 6 Jul 1869
 7.Amanda Bracken19 b. 1872
 8.John Bracken20 b. 1874, d. b 23 Dec 1907
 9.Victoria Bracken21 b. 1 May 1876

Family 2

 Luticia J. Cannon b. 20 Jan 1847, d. 23 Sep 1893
Children 1.Frances Bracken22 b. 3 Jan 1882
 2.Margaret Bracken+8 b. 11 Aug 1883
 3.Michael LeRoy Bracken23 b. 7 Mar 1886
 4.Jesse J. Bracken24 b. 7 Sep 1887
 5.Pearl Bracken14 b. Jun 1890

Family 3

 Margaret Allice Tatum b. 21 Aug 1855, d. 1 Oct 1943

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jesse Bracken, Memorial# 49436659.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rebecca (Woodall) Bracken, Memorial# 49435569.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 19091851.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Frances Bracken, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: M593_411; Page: 127A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  10. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Wylie Walter Eggers, Memorial# 51909005.
  12. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 23 February 1898 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Maggie Bracken, a resident of Rudd, Iowa, age 15, born about 1883 in Mitchel County, Iowa, daughter of M. Bracken and Lucia Cannon, married Wylie W. Eggers, a resident of Nora Springs, farmer, age 18, born about 1880 in Floyd County, Iowa, son of Lambert Eggers and M. A. Bracken, the first marriage for each, consent for their marriage was given by M. Bracken and M. A. Bracken, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 394, (Adair - Guthrie).
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ardene (Eggers) Brandau, Memorial# 20299863.
  14. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Margaret A. Bracken, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rudd, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0096. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Bracken, Memorial# 19091847.
  17. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth Jane (Bracken) McKee, Memorial# 91042772.
  18. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah E (Bracken) Gast, Memorial# 95007118.
  19. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Amanda (Bracken) Strawn, Memorial# 31993582.
  20. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301; son John was 6 years old and his year of birth estimated as 1874.
  21. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Victoria (Bracken) Stickney, Memorial# 29321131.
  22. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Frances (Bracken) Tatum, Memorial# 29321141.
  23. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael LeRoy “Roy” Bracken, Memorial# 29205426.
  24. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jess J. Bracken, Memorial# 29205485.

Mildred Bracken1

b. 1859, d. 26 December 1897
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Mary Frances Cannon1 b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 31 Aug 1879
Birth*1859Mildred Bracken was born about 1859 in Wisconsin.1 
Name VariationShe was called Minnie.2 
(Daughter) Census US 187023 August 1870Mildred was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 23 August 1870 in the household of her parents in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. She was 11 years old and had attended school within the census year.3 
(Daughter) Death31 August 1879Her mother died at age 39 when Mildred was about 20 years old, leaving Mildred's father with eight unmarried children between the ages of 3 and 20 years.4 
(Daughter) Marriage13 May 1880Several months after the death of her mother, on 13 May 1880, her father married a second time to her mother's sister, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley. Mildred's Aunt Luticia had also been widowed and had five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years.5,6 
(Daughter) Census US 188016 June 1880Minnie was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in the household of her father and her Aunt Luticia, who had become her stepmother the month before, in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. Minnie was 21 years old, had competed her schooling, and was at home.1 
Marriage*1883She married, as his first wife, George Edwin Nelson, son of Nealy Nelson and Roby Sophia Cadman, about 1883.7,2 
(Stepdaughter) Death23 September 1893Her stepmother, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley Bracken, died on 23 September 1893 at age 46. The Find a Grave memorial page for Mildred's half-sister, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that her mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.5,8 
(Daughter) Marriage31 March 1897Her father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.9,6,10 
Death*26 December 1897She died on 26 December 1897 in Iowa at about age 382 
Burial* and was buried in Hyatt East 013 of Rudd Evergreen Cemetery, Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa.2 

Family

 George Edwin Nelson b. 7 Sep 1857
Children 1.Nealy Nelson11,2 b. 12 Aug 1885
 2.Sadie S. Nelson12,2 b. 28 Apr 1889

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mildred “Minnie” (Bracken) Nelson, Memorial# 18084638. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Frances Bracken, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: M593_411; Page: 127A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 19091851.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Edwin Nelson, Memorial# 18084652.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  10. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nealy Nelson Jr., Memorial# 18084624.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sadie Sarah (Nelson) Ward, Memorial# 25205123.

Pearl Bracken1

b. June 1890
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Luticia J. Cannon1 b. 20 Jan 1847, d. 23 Sep 1893
Birth*June 1890Pearl Bracken was born in June 1890 in Iowa.1 
Name VariationShe was called Pearly.1 
(Daughter) Death23 September 1893Her mother died on 23 September 1893 at age 46 when Pearl was 3 years old, leaving Pearl's father with five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years. The Find a Grave memorial page for Pearl's sister, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that their mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.2,3 
(Daughter) Marriage31 March 1897Her father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.4,5,6 
(Daughter) Census US 190014 June 1900Pearly was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 14 June 1900 in the household of her father and stepmother in Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa. She was 9 years old, at school, and had attended school for eight months of the census year.1 
(Child) Will23 December 1907Her father prepared his will dated 23 December 1907 in Rudd Township, Floyd County, Iowa, naming and bequeathing the following:

To his wife, Margaret Bracken, he gave one-third of all his property, both personal and real, to be in lieu of her dower right.

To each of his ten surviving children, Douglas Bracken, Sarah E. Gast, Lizzie McKee, Amanda Strawn, Victoria Stickney, Roy Bracken, Jesse Bracken, Pearl Bracken, Frankie Tatum and Maggie Eggers, he bequeathed one-eighteenth of his estate, both personal and real.

To his four grandchildren, Nealy Nelson, Sadie Nelson, Florence Lewis and James Lewis, who were the children of his two deceased daughters, Minnie Nelson and Lottie Lewis, he bequeathed to each of them, one-thirty-sixth of his estate, both personal and real.

He further clarified that Sadie Kingsbury and Nealy Nelson were the children of his deceased daughter Minnie Nelson, and that Florence Lewis and James Lewis were the children of his deceased daughter Lottie Lewis.

He nominated Henry Buckman of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, to be the Executor of his will, stating that he, knowing and believing and fully trusting to Henry Buckman's integrity and judgment, gave him by his will the power to defer the distribution of his property, both personal and real, as to all the beneficiaries except his wife, giving to him full power to rent, lease or dispose of the property both personal and real at any time within a period of five years from his death. At the end of five years, property was to be distributed as set forth in his will.

He signed his will on 23 December 1907 in the presence of F. W. Haynes and H. N. Ervay.7 
(Daughter) Death2 January 1908Her father died of diabetes on 2 January 1908 at age 69, 10 days after preparing his will.5 
(Daughter) Probate22 January 1912The source's probate package from Floyd County, Iowa, for her father, Michael N. Bracken, deceased, contained only a few pertinent summarized documents dated 22 January 1912, the first being the election and written consent of his widow, Margaret Bracken. Her consents included her agreement with the provisions of her husband's last will and testament, and also her consent to have the Executor sell the real estate of the estate, including her one-third share of it, and agreeing that one-third share of the proceeds, after deducting the expenses of the sale, be paid to her in lieu of her distributive share in the estate.

The Executor, Henry Buckman, had provided a list of several pieces of land that had been owned by the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, and reported that he believed that those lands could not be equitably divided among the legatees of the will without sale.

He said there was a petition from the widow of the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, on file with the court asking that her distributive share, consisting of one-third of the estate, be left intact with that of the other legatees and that the Executor sell the same, together with that of the other legatees, and pay to her one-third of the proceeds of the sale.

He provided the court with a document titled "Exhibit A" which was a revised transcription of Michael N. Bracken's will dated 23 December 1907. In the transcription, Sadie Nelson's name had been changed to Sadie Kingsbury, as she had married in August 1908, after her grandfather's death.

The Executor, in his petition, then asked that an order be made by the court empowering and ordering him to sell at private or public sale the real estate as it had been described and to appoint appraisers to determine the lowest price for which the land could be sold, if sold at private sale. There were no objections to his request, and his petition was approved by the court.

There was no final accounting in the probate package reporting sale proceeds or the timing or amounts of distributions to Michael's heirs.7 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Margaret A. Bracken, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rudd, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0096. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  6. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  7. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.

Sarah E. Bracken1

b. 6 July 1869
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Mary Frances Cannon1 b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 31 Aug 1879
Birth*6 July 1869Sarah E. Bracken was born on 6 July 1869 in Wisconsin.2,3,4 
(Daughter) Census US 187023 August 1870Sarah was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 23 August 1870 in the household of her parents in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. She was 2 years old.5 
(Daughter) Death31 August 1879Her mother died at age 39 when Sarah was 10 years old, leaving Sarah's father with eight unmarried children between the ages of 3 and 20 years.6 
(Daughter) Marriage13 May 1880Several months after the death of her mother, on 13 May 1880, her father married a second time to her mother's sister, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley. Sarah's Aunt Luticia had also been widowed and had five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years.7,8 
(Daughter) Census US 188016 June 1880Sarah was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in the household of her father and her Aunt Luticia, who had become her stepmother the month before, in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. Sarah was 11 years old, at school, and had attended school within the census year.9 
Marriage*1889She married Henry Gast Jr. in 1889 in Iowa.10,1 
(Stepdaughter) Death23 September 1893Her stepmother, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley Bracken, died on 23 September 1893 at age 46. The Find a Grave memorial page for Sarah's half-sister, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that her mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.7,11 
(Daughter) Marriage31 March 1897Her father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.12,8,13 
(Child) Will23 December 1907Her father prepared his will dated 23 December 1907 in Rudd Township, Floyd County, Iowa, naming and bequeathing the following:

To his wife, Margaret Bracken, he gave one-third of all his property, both personal and real, to be in lieu of her dower right.

To each of his ten surviving children, Douglas Bracken, Sarah E. Gast, Lizzie McKee, Amanda Strawn, Victoria Stickney, Roy Bracken, Jesse Bracken, Pearl Bracken, Frankie Tatum and Maggie Eggers, he bequeathed one-eighteenth of his estate, both personal and real.

To his four grandchildren, Nealy Nelson, Sadie Nelson, Florence Lewis and James Lewis, who were the children of his two deceased daughters, Minnie Nelson and Lottie Lewis, he bequeathed to each of them, one-thirty-sixth of his estate, both personal and real.

He further clarified that Sadie Kingsbury and Nealy Nelson were the children of his deceased daughter Minnie Nelson, and that Florence Lewis and James Lewis were the children of his deceased daughter Lottie Lewis.

He nominated Henry Buckman of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, to be the Executor of his will, stating that he, knowing and believing and fully trusting to Henry Buckman's integrity and judgment, gave him by his will the power to defer the distribution of his property, both personal and real, as to all the beneficiaries except his wife, giving to him full power to rent, lease or dispose of the property both personal and real at any time within a period of five years from his death. At the end of five years, property was to be distributed as set forth in his will.

He signed his will on 23 December 1907 in the presence of F. W. Haynes and H. N. Ervay.14 
(Daughter) Death2 January 1908Her father died of diabetes on 2 January 1908 at age 69, 10 days after preparing his will.8 
(Daughter) Probate22 January 1912The source's probate package from Floyd County, Iowa, for her father, Michael N. Bracken, deceased, contained only a few pertinent summarized documents dated 22 January 1912, the first being the election and written consent of his widow, Margaret Bracken. Her consents included her agreement with the provisions of her husband's last will and testament, and also her consent to have the Executor sell the real estate of the estate, including her one-third share of it, and agreeing that one-third share of the proceeds, after deducting the expenses of the sale, be paid to her in lieu of her distributive share in the estate.

The Executor, Henry Buckman, had provided a list of several pieces of land that had been owned by the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, and reported that he believed that those lands could not be equitably divided among the legatees of the will without sale.

He said there was a petition from the widow of the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, on file with the court asking that her distributive share, consisting of one-third of the estate, be left intact with that of the other legatees and that the Executor sell the same, together with that of the other legatees, and pay to her one-third of the proceeds of the sale.

He provided the court with a document titled "Exhibit A" which was a revised transcription of Michael N. Bracken's will dated 23 December 1907. In the transcription, Sadie Nelson's name had been changed to Sadie Kingsbury, as she had married in August 1908, after her grandfather's death.

The Executor, in his petition, then asked that an order be made by the court empowering and ordering him to sell at private or public sale the real estate as it had been described and to appoint appraisers to determine the lowest price for which the land could be sold, if sold at private sale. There were no objections to his request, and his petition was approved by the court.

There was no final accounting in the probate package reporting sale proceeds or the timing or amounts of distributions to Michael's heirs.14 

Family

 Henry Gast Jr. b. 23 Nov 1863

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah E (Bracken) Gast, Memorial# 95007118. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah E (Bracken) Gast, Memorial# 95007118, her date of birth recorded as 6 July 1869.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301; Sarah was 11 years old and her year of birth recorded as 1869. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Frances Bracken, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: M593_411; Page: 127A; their daughter Sarah was 2 years old and her year of birth estimated as 1868. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Frances Bracken, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: M593_411; Page: 127A.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 19091851.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Gast Jr., Memorial# 32832236.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  13. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  14. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.

Victoria Bracken1

b. 1 May 1876
Family
Father*Michael N. Bracken1 b. 22 Jan 1838, d. 2 Jan 1908
Mother*Mary Frances Cannon1 b. 18 Apr 1840, d. 31 Aug 1879
Birth*1 May 1876Victoria Bracken may have been born on 1 May 1876 in Iowa.2,3 
(Daughter) Death31 August 1879Her mother died at age 39 when Victoria was 3 years old, leaving Victoria's father with eight unmarried children between the ages of 3 and 20 years.4 
(Daughter) Marriage13 May 1880Several months after the death of her mother, on 13 May 1880, her father married a second time to her mother's sister, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley. Victoria's Aunt Luticia had also been widowed and had five children between the ages of 4 and 18 years.5,6 
(Daughter) Census US 188016 June 1880Victoria was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in the household of her father and her Aunt Luticia, who had become her stepmother the month before, in Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. Victoria was 4 years old.7 
Marriage*1892She married Dee Lee Stickney about 1892.8,1 
(Stepdaughter) Death23 September 1893Her stepmother, Luticia J. (Cannon) Costley Bracken, died on 23 September 1893 at age 46. The Find a Grave memorial page for Victoria's half-sister, Maggie (Bracken) Eggers, reported that her mother Luticia was killed in a run-away buggy accident.5,9 
(Daughter) Marriage31 March 1897His father married a third time, on 31 March 1897, to Alice Eggers, who had also been widowed and had two sons, ages 15 and 16.10,6,11 
(Child) Will23 December 1907Her father prepared his will dated 23 December 1907 in Rudd Township, Floyd County, Iowa, naming and bequeathing the following:

To his wife, Margaret Bracken, he gave one-third of all his property, both personal and real, to be in lieu of her dower right.

To each of his ten surviving children, Douglas Bracken, Sarah E. Gast, Lizzie McKee, Amanda Strawn, Victoria Stickney, Roy Bracken, Jesse Bracken, Pearl Bracken, Frankie Tatum and Maggie Eggers, he bequeathed one-eighteenth of his estate, both personal and real.

To his four grandchildren, Nealy Nelson, Sadie Nelson, Florence Lewis and James Lewis, who were the children of his two deceased daughters, Minnie Nelson and Lottie Lewis, he bequeathed to each of them, one-thirty-sixth of his estate, both personal and real.

He further clarified that Sadie Kingsbury and Nealy Nelson were the children of his deceased daughter Minnie Nelson, and that Florence Lewis and James Lewis were the children of his deceased daughter Lottie Lewis.

He nominated Henry Buckman of Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, to be the Executor of his will, stating that he, knowing and believing and fully trusting to Henry Buckman's integrity and judgment, gave him by his will the power to defer the distribution of his property, both personal and real, as to all the beneficiaries except his wife, giving to him full power to rent, lease or dispose of the property both personal and real at any time within a period of five years from his death. At the end of five years, property was to be distributed as set forth in his will.

He signed his will on 23 December 1907 in the presence of F. W. Haynes and H. N. Ervay.12 
(Daughter) Death2 January 1908Her father died of diabetes on 2 January 1908 at age 69, 10 days after preparing his will.6 
(Daughter) Probate22 January 1912The source's probate package from Floyd County, Iowa, for her father, Michael N. Bracken, deceased, contained only a few pertinent summarized documents dated 22 January 1912, the first being the election and written consent of his widow, Margaret Bracken. Her consents included her agreement with the provisions of her husband's last will and testament, and also her consent to have the Executor sell the real estate of the estate, including her one-third share of it, and agreeing that one-third share of the proceeds, after deducting the expenses of the sale, be paid to her in lieu of her distributive share in the estate.

The Executor, Henry Buckman, had provided a list of several pieces of land that had been owned by the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, and reported that he believed that those lands could not be equitably divided among the legatees of the will without sale.

He said there was a petition from the widow of the deceased, Michael N. Bracken, on file with the court asking that her distributive share, consisting of one-third of the estate, be left intact with that of the other legatees and that the Executor sell the same, together with that of the other legatees, and pay to her one-third of the proceeds of the sale.

He provided the court with a document titled "Exhibit A" which was a revised transcription of Michael N. Bracken's will dated 23 December 1907. In the transcription, Sadie Nelson's name had been changed to Sadie Kingsbury, as she had married in August 1908, after her grandfather's death.

The Executor, in his petition, then asked that an order be made by the court empowering and ordering him to sell at private or public sale the real estate as it had been described and to appoint appraisers to determine the lowest price for which the land could be sold, if sold at private sale. There were no objections to his request, and his petition was approved by the court.

There was no final accounting in the probate package reporting sale proceeds or the timing or amounts of distributions to Michael's heirs.12 

Family

 Dee Lee Stickney b. 1870

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Victoria (Bracken) Stickney, Memorial# 29321131. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301; daughter Victoria was 4 years old and her year of birth estimated as 1876. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Victoria (Bracken) Stickney, Memorial# 29321131, recording her date of birth as 1 May 1874.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 19091851.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Luticia J. (Cannon) Bracken, Memorial# 29205516.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Michael N. “Mick” Bracken, Memorial# 29205408.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mick and "Luticie" Bracken, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: 356; Pages: 431a-431b; Enumeration District: 301.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Dee Lee Stickney, Memorial# 29321132.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret “Maggie” (Bracken) Eggers, Memorial# 19179200.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Alice (Tatum) Eggers, Memorial# 29414607.
  11. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 March 1897 in Floyd County, Iowa, USA, of Michael Bracken of Nora Springs, farmer, age 61, born about 1836 in Illinois, son of Jesse and Rebecca Bracken, married Margret Alice (Tatum) Eggers of Nora Springs, age 42, born about 1855 in Floyd County, daughter of Moses J. Tatum and Ruth Ann Morphew, his third marriage, her second, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Volume# 389, (Dallas - Fremont). Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  12. [S2962] Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, online at www.ancestry.com, will and probate package for Michael N. Bracken, referencing Floyd County Probate Records, Volumes 7-9, 1908-1912, and citing Ancestry.com images 693-695 of 847; his will, identified as Exhibit "A", on Ancestry.com images 694-695 of 847. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997.