Brief Life History of Benjamin Allen
When Benjamin Allen Bratton was born on 5 June 1844, in New Ross, Walnut Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States, his father, James Bratton, was 31 and his mother, Phoebe Allen, was 30. He married Mariah Stoner on 1 June 1865, in New Ross, Walnut Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Toledo Township, Tama, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States in 1920. He died on 10 January 1920, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Benjamine Bratton, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Benjamin Allen Bratton, "Find A Grave Index"
- Benjman A Bratton in entry for Harry Walter Bratton, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Wyandotte, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places called Bratten (in Shropshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire) or from Bratton Clovelly or Bratton Fleming in Devon. The Shropshire and Somerset places are named with Old English brōc ‘brook’ + tūn ‘settlement’. The Wiltshire and Devon names are from Old English brǣc ‘newly cultivated ground’ + tūn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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