William Betts Bragg

30 March 1855–30 March 1936 (Age 81)
Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of William Betts

When William Betts Bragg was born on 30 March 1855, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, his father, David Blackstone Bragg, was 45 and his mother, Sarah G Keeton, was 32. He married Nannie Etta Roach on 23 December 1885, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Darvills, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States in 1880 and Lewiston District, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States for about 30 years. He died on 30 March 1936, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

William Betts Bragg
1855–1936
Nannie Etta Roach
1865–1949
Marriage: 23 December 1885
Ida F Bragg
1886–1967
Nadine R Bragg
1887–1971
John Blackstone Bragg
1888–1960
Rosa Roach Bragg
1890–1970
Sally Bragg
1891–1977
Nannie B Bragg
1895–1969
Helen Jennings Bragg
1899–1979
Benjamin Lloyd Bragg
1900–1973
Vern Betts Bragg
1903–1970
James Harding Bragg
1904–1986
Eddie Pettis Bragg
1909–1969

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 December 1885Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1861 · The Battle of Manassas
    Age 6
    The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 
    1863
    Age 8
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 26
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 7536;2007: 16169; 2010: 21934)English: nickname from Middle English brag(ge) ‘ostentatious, proud; spirited, brave’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Braggs

    Sources (38)

    • W B in entry for Jas Legrand Blanch, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
    • W Bill Bragg, "United States Census, 1930"
    • W B Bragg in entry for Jimmie Hardin Bragg and Ora Reeves, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"

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