Hi Mary Yes, we did correspond sometime ago. I haven't been able to confirm anyone as Malinda and Margaret's parents, but I feel fairly certain that they are sisters. Why don't we make a concerted effort to "press in" on this line? I have lots of paper notes - I used to be part of a Bratton traveling notebook years ago and gathered various types of census records, etc. After we get our daughter settled in to her new apt., I'll dig in and we can compare. I remember the Bratton's were connected somehow to a Samuel Fowler and were in KY for a time. More later, Marlene P.S. Hope you have a blessed Easter! "Mary K. Nowlin" <mknowlin@cox.net> wrote: Dear Marlene, Am not sure that I haven't talked to you before, but I have a gr-grandmother, Margarett Bratton who married Daniel Delph in Gibson Co., TN. I, too, am looking for the parents of Margarett. So far, reading books and county records have not helped much. Mary K. Nowlin MARLENE SHAKE wrote: >Looking for parentage and other information on Malinda Bratton. > > Marlene > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Marlene, I also have a Bratton connection and it has been at a stand still for years! In your search if you come across anything about a James M. Bratton born May 21, 1872; I sure would be interested in it.. He married Gussie Curry (Obion, Tn) in 1896 Lake Co, Tn, they had one daughter Birtrue Bratton and James Curry Bratton was born after his father died. James M. Bratton died 1903 (Oct?) in Lake Co, Tn..His son was born Feb 9, 1904 in Tiptonville, Tn. In the 1900 Lake Co, Tn census, it has Gussie born in Ky, which we know is wrong, she was born in Obion, Tn. So we think that maybe James M. Bratton might have been born in Ky...No information on him..It is like he just appears for a marriage license and then die's... We do not know if he was born in Ky or Tn?? I have no idea who his parents are? I was even thinking that maybe his father died and the mother remarried; so with a different last name, it is near impossible to trace him. So if you run into anything about a James M. Bratton, please let me know. Sharon (Bratton) Johnson s_johnson60@verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "MARLENE SHAKE" <pachydermtusk@sbcglobal.net> To: <bratton@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 7:14 AM Subject: Re: [BRATTON] Malinda Bratton married Alen King Gibson Co., TN > Hi Mary > > Yes, we did correspond sometime ago. I haven't been able to confirm anyone as Malinda and Margaret's parents, but I feel fairly certain that they are sisters. Why don't we make a concerted effort to "press in" on this line? I have lots of paper notes - I used to be part of a Bratton traveling notebook years ago and gathered various types of census records, etc. After we get our daughter settled in to her new apt., I'll dig in and we can compare. I remember the Bratton's were connected somehow to a Samuel Fowler and were in KY for a time. > > More later, Marlene > > P.S. Hope you have a blessed Easter! > > "Mary K. Nowlin" <mknowlin@cox.net> wrote: > Dear Marlene, > Am not sure that I haven't talked to you before, but I have a > gr-grandmother, Margarett Bratton who married Daniel Delph in Gibson > Co., TN. I, too, am looking for the parents of Margarett. So far, > reading books and county records have not helped much. > Mary K. Nowlin > > MARLENE SHAKE wrote: > > >Looking for parentage and other information on Malinda Bratton. > > > > Marlene > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sharon Is this your James Bratton? The family was in Hickman Co., TN. You can go to the LDS site for more info. Father was George Washington Bratton. Good luck on your search! Marlene Shake Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace G. W. BRATTON Self M Male W 54 TN Farming SC TN Elizabeth BRATTON Wife M Female W 46 TN Keeping House SC VA Samuel BRATTON Son S Male W 23 TN Works On Farm TN TN Mattie BRATTON Dau S Female W 19 TN At Home TN TN Fannie BRATTON Dau S Female W 17 TN At Home TN TN Jennie BRATTON Dau S Female W 15 TN At Home TN TN Beulah BRATTON Dau S Female W 13 TN At Home TN TN Jissie BRATTON Dau S Female W 9 TN At Home TN TN James BRATTON Son S Male W 6 TN At Home TN TN A. H. TAYLOR Other S Male W 19 TN Farm Laborer --- --- James MAYBERRY Other S Male MU 19 TN Servant TN TN Sharon Johnson <sharonjohnson@oceana.net> wrote: Marlene, I also have a Bratton connection and it has been at a stand still for years! In your search if you come across anything about a James M. Bratton born May 21, 1872; I sure would be interested in it.. He married Gussie Curry (Obion, Tn) in 1896 Lake Co, Tn, they had one daughter Birtrue Bratton and James Curry Bratton was born after his father died. James M. Bratton died 1903 (Oct?) in Lake Co, Tn..His son was born Feb 9, 1904 in Tiptonville, Tn. In the 1900 Lake Co, Tn census, it has Gussie born in Ky, which we know is wrong, she was born in Obion, Tn. So we think that maybe James M. Bratton might have been born in Ky...No information on him..It is like he just appears for a marriage license and then die's... We do not know if he was born in Ky or Tn?? I have no idea who his parents are? I was even thinking that maybe his father died and the mother remarried; so with a different last name, it is near impossible to trace him. So if you run into anything about a James M. Bratton, please let me know. Sharon (Bratton) Johnson s_johnson60@verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "MARLENE SHAKE" To: Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 7:14 AM Subject: Re: [BRATTON] Malinda Bratton married Alen King Gibson Co., TN > Hi Mary > > Yes, we did correspond sometime ago. I haven't been able to confirm anyone as Malinda and Margaret's parents, but I feel fairly certain that they are sisters. Why don't we make a concerted effort to "press in" on this line? I have lots of paper notes - I used to be part of a Bratton traveling notebook years ago and gathered various types of census records, etc. After we get our daughter settled in to her new apt., I'll dig in and we can compare. I remember the Bratton's were connected somehow to a Samuel Fowler and were in KY for a time. > > More later, Marlene > > P.S. Hope you have a blessed Easter! > > "Mary K. Nowlin" wrote: > Dear Marlene, > Am not sure that I haven't talked to you before, but I have a > gr-grandmother, Margarett Bratton who married Daniel Delph in Gibson > Co., TN. I, too, am looking for the parents of Margarett. So far, > reading books and county records have not helped much. > Mary K. Nowlin > > MARLENE SHAKE wrote: > > >Looking for parentage and other information on Malinda Bratton. > > > > Marlene > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Marlene, No George Washington Bratton isn't his father; we looked into that several years ago and found that ; George Washington Bratton's son married someone else..We know our James married Sally Augusta Curry (Gussie) Thanks anyway, hopefully one day I will find his parents. I have to believe that he was raised close to Obion County, he died in Lake Co..I have even tried Hickman, Ky; that is not to far away, with no luck. Thank you taking the time to check for me. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "MARLENE SHAKE" <pachydermtusk@sbcglobal.net> To: <bratton@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [BRATTON] Malinda Bratton married Alen King Gibson Co., TN > Sharon > > Is this your James Bratton? The family was in Hickman Co., TN. You can go to the LDS site for more info. Father was George Washington Bratton. > > Good luck on your search! > > Marlene Shake > > Household: > > Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace G. W. BRATTON Self M Male W 54 TN Farming SC TN Elizabeth BRATTON Wife M Female W 46 TN Keeping House SC VA Samuel BRATTON Son S Male W 23 TN Works On Farm TN TN Mattie BRATTON Dau S Female W 19 TN At Home TN TN Fannie BRATTON Dau S Female W 17 TN At Home TN TN Jennie BRATTON Dau S Female W 15 TN At Home TN TN Beulah BRATTON Dau S Female W 13 TN At Home TN TN Jissie BRATTON Dau S Female W 9 TN At Home TN TN James BRATTON Son S Male W 6 TN At Home TN TN A. H. TAYLOR Other S Male W 19 TN Farm Laborer --- --- James MAYBERRY Other > S Male MU 19 TN Servant TN TN > > > Sharon Johnson <sharonjohnson@oceana.net> wrote: > Marlene, > > I also have a Bratton connection and it has been at a stand still for years! > In your search if you come across anything about a James M. Bratton born May > 21, 1872; I sure would be interested in it.. > He married Gussie Curry (Obion, Tn) in 1896 Lake Co, Tn, they had one > daughter Birtrue Bratton and James Curry Bratton was born after his father > died. James M. Bratton died 1903 (Oct?) in Lake Co, Tn..His son was born Feb > 9, 1904 in Tiptonville, Tn. > In the 1900 Lake Co, Tn census, it has Gussie born in Ky, which we know is > wrong, she was born in Obion, Tn. So we think that maybe James M. Bratton > might have been born in Ky...No information on him..It is like he just > appears for a marriage license and then die's... > We do not know if he was born in Ky or Tn?? I have no idea who his parents > are? > I was even thinking that maybe his father died and the mother remarried; so > with a different last name, it is near impossible to trace him. > > So if you run into anything about a James M. Bratton, please let me know. > > Sharon (Bratton) Johnson s_johnson60@verizon.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MARLENE SHAKE" > > To: > > Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 7:14 AM > Subject: Re: [BRATTON] Malinda Bratton married Alen King Gibson Co., TN > > > > Hi Mary > > > > Yes, we did correspond sometime ago. I haven't been able to confirm > anyone as Malinda and Margaret's parents, but I feel fairly certain that > they are sisters. Why don't we make a concerted effort to "press in" on > this line? I have lots of paper notes - I used to be part of a Bratton > traveling notebook years ago and gathered various types of census records, > etc. After we get our daughter settled in to her new apt., I'll dig in and > we can compare. I remember the Bratton's were connected somehow to a Samuel > Fowler and were in KY for a time. > > > > More later, Marlene > > > > P.S. Hope you have a blessed Easter! > > > > "Mary K. Nowlin" wrote: > > Dear Marlene, > > Am not sure that I haven't talked to you before, but I have a > > gr-grandmother, Margarett Bratton who married Daniel Delph in Gibson > > Co., TN. I, too, am looking for the parents of Margarett. So far, > > reading books and county records have not helped much. > > Mary K. Nowlin > > > > MARLENE SHAKE wrote: > > > > >Looking for parentage and other information on Malinda Bratton. > > > > > > Marlene > > > > > >------------------------------- > > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRATTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Marlene, What I have found on Margarett Bratton is that she and Daniel Delph married in Gibson Co., TN 10 Nov 1831. Daniel and family are on the 1840 census for Gibson Co., TN, and dies shortly afterward as the estate is begun shortly afterward. They appoint an administrator. By 1850, I could not find Margaret or the children. I found from a person on the interenet that she had remarried a Peter P. Puckett and they are living in Madison Co., TN. The Shanes and one in particular were active in the estates of some of these people. The probate names all of Margarett and Daniel's children, all girls, one including my gr-grandmother, Mary Jane Delph. Mary Jane Delph and Joseph Blackwell married in Madison Co., TN. Interestingly, I found them in Lawrence Co., AR, in 1860. My other gr-grandparents , the Prevetts and Tindals, were also living there. I believe Margaret may have died there as that family is listed twice on that census, once with Margarett and once without her. Later, they move to Randolph Co., AR, where some of Margaret and Daniel Delphs daughters marry. And Peter Puckett remarries again in Randolph Co., AR. I just need to sit down and put all this material together and send it to you so that we can see if we can move the brick wall. Anyway, it is good to review all of this stuff. Mary K. Nowlin > >