Brief Life History of Cornelia B. Nellie
When Cornelia B. Nellie Brenton was born on 17 April 1880, her father, John Riley Brenton Jr, was 33 and her mother, Dorinda Gracie Bracey, was 29. She married James Alexander Bracey on 23 October 1896, in Ellis, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Scurry, Kaufman, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 20 April 1957, in Kaufman, Texas, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Kemp, Kaufman, Texas, United States.
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- Nellie Bracy in household of James A Bracy, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Cornelia B. (Nellie) Brenton - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Cornelia B. (Nellie) Brenton
- Nellie Brenton, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
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World Events (8)
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
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.
1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered
"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."
Name Meaning
English (Cornwall and Devon): habitational name primarily from Brenton near Exminster, possibly named in Old English as Brȳningtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Brȳni’ (a personal name from Old English bryne ‘fire, flame’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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