Milton Brafford, 7 North 54 West
Milton Brafford
Age 22
Birth Place Polk Co.
Marriage Date 23 Dec 1885
Marriage Place Iowa,
Spouse
Frances Chappell
Father
Sam'l Brafford
Mother
Margaret Wicken,
Milton claimed 160 acres in section 4, 7N 54W and section 33, 8N 54W in 1890.
In 1900 Polk County, Iowa, Milton is farming, born Sept 1865,
Frances October 1864, Freddie March 1888, Elmer August 1889,
Ruben March 1896, Eddy, a daughter March 1896, and Maggie March 1899.
All were born in Iowa. BUT Elmer's draft registration twice and Ruben's
listed their births at Centrl City, Nebraska.
In 1910 Polk County,
"Mathew" Brafford is 45,
Fannie Brafford
45
Wife,
Elmer Brafford
20
Son,
Reuben Brafford 18 Son,
Edward Brafford
16
Son,
Madge Brafford
11
Daughter,
Luella Brafford
8
Daughter,
Merl Brafford
6
Son, and
Everett Brafford
1
Son
.
Frances 'Fanny' Chappell Brafford
BIRTH
14 Oct 1862
Polk City, Polk County, Iowa,
DEATH
9 Mar 1935
Scranton, Greene County, Iowa,
BURIAL
Scranton Township Cemetery
Scranton, Greene County, Iowa,
PLOT
1917 Add. Lot 39
MEMORIAL ID
23172505.
Milton George Brafford
BIRTH
1863
DEATH
1955
BURIAL
Scranton Township Cemetery
Scranton, Greene County, Iowa,
PLOT
1917 Add. Lot 39
MEMORIAL ID
23172506.
RUBEN
Ruben Brafford
BIRTH
1892
DEATH
1974
BURIAL
Scranton Township Cemetery
Scranton, Greene County, Iowa,
PLOT
1917 Add. Lot 45
MEMORIAL ID
23172520.
" Ruben Brafford, 82, of Jefferson, formerly of Scranton,
died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, at the Greene County Medical Center
after a long illness. Rites will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
Dahn-Woodhouse Funeral Home, here, with burial in the Scranton Cemetery.
The Rev. Dan King will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mr. Brafford was a 50-year member and former chief of the Scranton
Fire Department, having joined in 1924.
Most of his life was spent at Scranton, and for the last seven years he
had lived at Jefferson.
He was born March 31,1892, in Central City, a son of Milton and
Francis Chappel Brafford. His marriage to Mertie Slocum took place July 6,
1912. She died in 1963.
Survivors include a son, Duard of Jefferson; one grandson and one
great-grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Robinson of Des Moines,
and Mrs. Madge Bullington of Castor, Alberta, Canada;
and three brothers, Ed Brafford of Des Moines, Murl Brafford of Carroll,
and Everett Brafford of Grimes.
Besides his wife, Mr. Brafford was preceded in death by three
infant children and two brothers."
EDWARD
Edward and Elmer married Tellier sisters.
In 1920 Greene County,
Edward "Bradford" is 25, Elda Bradford 23 Wife, and
Clifford M. Bradford
4 Son.
Elda J. Brafford
BIRTH
23 May 1896
DEATH
Nov 1978
BURIAL
Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa,
PLOT
Section: Sermon on the Mount - Lot 47A Grave: 4
MEMORIAL ID
98501525.
Edward Brafford
BIRTH
25 Mar 1894
DEATH
30 Jan 1985
BURIAL
Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa,
PLOT
Section: Sermon on the Mount - Lot 47A Grave: 3
MEMORIAL ID
98501524.
ELMER
On January 3, 1912 in Greene County, Iowa, Elmer married Elsie " Filler" - should be Tellier,
, 18, born in Kellerton, Iowa to Charles Filler and Miller Hammar.
Elsie Brafford
BIRTH
1895
DEATH
1967
BURIAL
Scranton Township Cemetery
Scranton, Greene County, Iowa,
PLOT
1948 Add. Div. IV Lot 131
MEMORIAL ID
23165896.
" Mrs. Brafford was the former Elsie May Tillier,
daughter of Charles and Millie Hammer Tillier.
She was born Feb. 26, 1895, at Kellerton and spent the greater part
of her life at Scranton. She attended rural schools near Scranton and on
Jan. 3, 1912, married Mr. Brafford in the Methodist parsonage at
Jefferson.
The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1962.
Mrs. Brafford was a member of the Methodist Church at Scranton.
Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Emery (Eva) Kennett
of Glidden; two grandchildren, Mrs. Ralph L. Baunvhover of Cedar Falls
and Dr. Robert Kennett, Bloomington, four great-grandchildren;
two sisters, Mrs. Ed Brafford, Des Moines,
and Mrs. Ethel Edwards, McHenry, a brother, Alfred Tillier, Des Moines;
three half-brothers, Oscar Dickey, Anselmo, Ralph and Albert Dickey, Hemingford, and a half-sister, Mrs.
Pauline Dickey Hake, Bremerton, Wash. One half- brother preceded her in death"
Elmer Brafford
BIRTH
1889
DEATH
1974
BURIAL
Scranton Township Cemetery
Scranton, Greene County, Iowa,
PLOT
1948 Add. Div. IV Lot 131
MEMORIAL ID
23165897
"Services for Elmer Brafford, 84, of
Scranton, a retired farmer who Thursday at the home of his daughter,
will be 10:30 a.m. today at the United Methodist Church here.
Survivors include a daughter; four brothers,
including Ed Brafford of Des Moines; two sisters, including Mrs.
Walter Robinson of Des Moines; two grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren."
Eva LaVerne Brafford Kennett
BIRTH
11 Sep 1914
Scranton, Greene County, Iowa,
DEATH
30 Dec 2008
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa,
BURIAL
Scranton Township Cemetery
Scranton, Greene County, Iowa,
MEMORIAL ID
32555907.
"Eva LaVerne Brafford Kennett, 94, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Jefferson, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Western Home Communities Martin Center.
She was born Sept. 11, 1914, in Greene County, near Scranton, daughter of Elmer and Elsa Tillier Brafford. She married Emery F. Kennett on Jan. 18, 1934. He died July 5, 1983.
Mrs. Kennett graduated from Scranton High School in 1932. She and her husband farmed near Scranton and later near Lidderdale, before retiring to Jefferson.
Survived by: a daughter, Marlene (Ralph) Baumhover of Cedar Falls; a son, Dr. Robert (Dorothy) Kennett of Bloomington, Ill.; five grandchildren, Debbie (Keith) Francis, Craig (Nancy) Baumhover, Steve (Kendra) Kennett, Jon (Anne) Kennett and Greg (Christie) Kennett; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
"
EVERETT
Everett J. Brafford
BIRTH
27 Sep 1908
DEATH
Oct 1974
BURIAL
Chapel Hill Gardens
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa,
PLOT
Gethsemane Section
MEMORIAL ID
107883732.
" Norman Brafford, 81, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Iowa
Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held
10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2010, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church,
where the family will receive friends half hour prior to the service.
Graveside services will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the
Dillavou Cemetery in rural Ralston, Iowa.
Norman was born in Ralston and lived in Des Moines most of his life.
He worked at Bridgestone Firestone for 26 years, retiring in 1991.
Norman is survived by his sisters,
Jean Kastler of Cupertino, California and
Carol Ann Smith of Johnston and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
Everett J. and Ethel M. (Black) Brafford and his siblings,
Wayne Brafford and Charlene White."
MURL
Murl Brafford
BIRTH
22 Mar 1904
DEATH
28 May 1985
BURIAL
Scranton Township Cemetery
Scranton, Greene County, Iowa,
PLOT
1917 Add. Lot 39
MEMORIAL ID
2317250.
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