Re: Charles Bratley
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In reply to:
Charles Bratley
Stan Kuzminski 8/09/04
The father of Charles Arnold Bratley (b. 1878) was Bennett S. Bratley b. Nov. 1835 in Hamilton, Madison County, NY to Benjamin Bratley b. in England and Lydia C. __. Benjamin died in Hamilton, NY in May 1840.His widow remarried Austin Coleman 4Jan1845 in East Hamilton, NY and I can find nothing further on this couple. Bennett had two siblings: Barintha Ann b. ca. 1838 (no furher info.) and Benjamin N. b. ca. 1840 in Madison Co., NY.Bennett married 12 Nov 1861 in Hamilton, NY, Esther Ann Crowell, b. October 1843 in Hamilton, NY to Madison Crowell(James5-6 Seth3-4 Thomas2 Yelverton1)and Polly __. Bennett moved to Blissfield, Lenawee County, Michigan sometime after 1861 and before 1864 when his first child, Ida E. Bratley was born there in June 1864. Other children born to the couple: Floyd H. b.1868 Blissfield, MI, d.11Aug1886 Neosho, Newton Co., Missouri; Pearl J.(male) b. June 1871 Blissfield; Charles Arnold b.19Dec1878 in Deerfield, Lenawee Co., MI; and Lydia Diana b.Dec 1881 in MI.By 1900,per the census, Bennett and his wife and two daughters and one granddaughter were living in Buffalo, Newton County, Missouri.Bennett died 17Sept1919 in Neosho, Newton Co., MO and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery which I believe is in Neosho.His wife died in 1915 as she is buried in the same cemetery, but I have been unable to find a death record. Some comments, corrections, additions to your data: my research shows that Charles Arnold Bratley married Maggie E. Moon in Newton County, MO by W. C. Hill, M.G. on 1 June 1900; Diana Bratley would have been Charles's sister and Harry Moon was Maggie's brother. The obituary for Charles Melvin Bratley who died in 2002 says his nickname was "Cy" and not Sly - although this could be wrong. I show that Frances Marilyn Ayers's father was a "Hutchinson" and she had the same birth and death dates you have per the CA VR indexes - I don't believe she was a Bratley.Charles Bratley b.1925 married Betty Groot(that's what the birth index gives as her maiden name)and besides Charles and Dirk as children they had: (all born Los Angeles County) William E. b.8Sep1957; Toni A.(female) b.20Dec1958 and Darren Jeffrey b.18Oct1963.I would like to send you my family charts and exchange further information with you if you'd like.Diana L. [email protected]