Hi, all Over the past several weeks I have been working on the family connections of Elizabeth Lovelace Braddy of Rutherford Co., NC. I have known about Elizabeth's marriage to Alfred Braddy for many years, and am now confident enough to offer her parentage. I believe her to be the daughter of Green Lovelace and Rebecca Moore (Green's first marriage) and the granddaughter of Nathan Lovelace. I now have copies of the marriage bond and marriage certificate for Alfred and Elizabeth. I also have census records following Alfred from 1850 (with his parents Joseph and Susan Brady) through 1860, when he is listed with Elizabeth. The roster of NC troops in the War Between the States shows that an Alfred Brady enlisted in CoK, 50th NC Infantry in 1862, and that he died of "typhoid pneumonia" in hospital in Savannah, GA on 22 Dec 1864. Elizabeth's census records begin in 1840, when she is listed as a female under 5 in the home of Green. At this point, Green's wife Rebecca Moore appears to have died. He is listed alone with a boy under 5 (Benjamin), a boy 5-10 (William), and a girl under 5 (Elizabeth). I can't find Elizabeth in the 1850 census, but she shows up in 1860 married to Alfred. In 1870, following the death of Alfred in Savannah, she's living in Colfax Twp., Mooresboro PO, Rutherford Co. in the home of Daniel and Elizabeth (Green) Lovelace. I'm unsure right now of Daniel's relationship to Elizabeth Lovelace Braddy, but they have to be related. Elizabeth is listed in this census as Betty Braddy, and she has a young daughter Lila Braddy, age 8. I cannot find Elizabeth or Lila in 1880, but by 1900 Lila has married John W. Wyatt. She is listed as Delilah Wyett, wife, in the home of John Wyett. Also in the home is Elizabeth Braddy, mother-in-law. She's listed as a widow, mother of 1, 1 still living. Finally, in 1903, Elizabeth Braddy filed for a Confederate Widow's Pension for the service of her husband Alfred Braddy, who is listed as having served in Co. K, 50th NC Infantry. She's listed as living in Island Ford, Sulphur Springs Twp., Rutherford Co. Signing the application as witnesses are J. W. Wyatt (her son-in-law John, also of Island Ford) and E. B. Tate (maybe Ebenezer Tate, who is in the 1900 and 1910 census). Included in the application is a letter from Dr. Romer Hicks (signed as R. Hicks, MD) stating that Elizabeth is so disabled that she cannot travel to Rutherfordton to meet with the pension board. I cannot find any trace of Elizabeth following her pension application, which was approved by the Board of Pensions in July 1903. This has been a fulfilling family to trace. I've been trying for years now to figure out Alfred and Elizabeth. I think this finally has it :-) --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]