Dora Ann "Delila" Braddy

Brief Life History of Dora Ann "Delila"

When Dora Ann "Delila" Braddy was born on 12 August 1864, in Georgia, United States, her father, Daniel Robert Braddy, was 37 and her mother, Mary Page, was 28. She married William Riley Smith about 1880. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in District 91, Washington, Georgia, United States in 1870. She died on 16 January 1887, in Washington, Georgia, United States, at the age of 22, and was buried in Harrison, Washington, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Riley Smith
1861–1922
Dora Ann "Delila" Braddy
1864–1887
Marriage: about 1880
Sarah Estelle "Sallie" Smith
1881–1950
Mattie Dora Smith
1883–1957
Mamie Olive Smith Sheppard
1885–1953

Sources (4)

  • Dora Smiths in household of George T. Smiths, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Dora Ann Braddy Smith, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Dora A Brady in household of Mary Brady, "United States Census, 1870"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · The Assassination of a President

"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."

1871

In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.

Name Meaning

English (Essex): habitational name from any of various places called Broad(e)y, meaning either ‘broad island’ or ‘broad enclosure’, from Middle English brōd ‘broad’+ eie ‘island’ (Old English brād + ēg) or Middle English brōd + hegh ‘enclosure’ (Old English brād + (ge)hæg). Compare Broady .

Irish: from Mac Brádaigh or Ó Brádaigh, see Brady .

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

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