Brief Life History of Robert Raper
When Robert Raper Bratton was born on 22 August 1840, in Washington, Daviess, Indiana, United States, his father, John Logan Bratton, was 43 and his mother, Mary M Noe, was 46. He married Margarett Emerine Smith on 20 December 1873, in Marion, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Corral Creek Election Precinct, Clackamas, Oregon, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1893. He died on 31 August 1920, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
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- Robert R Bratton, "United States Census, 1910"
- Robert Braten, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Robert R Bratton, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1845
Historical Boundaries: NOTE: Twality is sometimes spelled Tuality. 1845: Twality, Oregon Country, United States 1846: Twality, Oregon Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1848: Twality, Oregon Territory, United States 1849: Washington, Oregon Territory, United States 1854: Multnomah, Oregon Territory, United States 1859: Multnomah, Oregon, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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