Abner BrafordAge: 571831–1888
- Name
- Abner Braford
| Birth | 6 March 1831 New York |
| Birth of a son #1 | 1860 (Age 28)
son -
Franklin J Braford
|
| Birth of a daughter #2 | 1863 (Age 31)
daughter -
Emma J Braford
|
| Birth of a daughter #3 | 6 January 1865 (Age 33) Michigan
daughter -
Elvie M. Braford
|
| Birth of a son #4 | 1872 (Age 40)
son -
George A Braford
|
| Census | Martha Jubb - View family 1880 (Age 48) Solon, Kent County, Michigan |
| Marriage of a daughter | Elvie M. Braford - View family 6 January 1881 (Age 49) Solon, Kent Co, Michigan
son-in-law -
Norman Newton Pringle
daughter -
Elvie M. Braford
|
| Death | 1 December 1888 (Age 57) Solon, Kent County, Michigan |
| Globally unique identifier | AF0F3762ECF64945B5C3FFBE576C1B22FC5B |
| Last change | 9 June 2019 - 00:00:00 |
| Family with Martha Jubb - View family |
| himself |
Birth 6 March 1831 New York
Death 1 December 1888 (Age 57) Solon, Kent County, Michigan |
|
5 months wife |
Martha Jubb
Birth 25 July 1831
Death 18 February 1907 (Age 75) Solon, Kent County, Michigan |
| #1 son |
Franklin J Braford
Birth 1860 28 28
Death 1941 (Age 81) |
|
3 years #2 daughter |
Emma J Braford
Birth 1863 31 31
Death 1926 (Age 63) |
|
2 years #3 daughter |
Elvie M. Braford
Birth 6 January 1865 33 33 Michigan
Death 22 February 1922 (Age 57) East Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States |
|
7 years #4 son |
George A Braford
Birth 1872 40 40
Death 1894 (Age 22) |
| Note | Abner S. Braford was of English descent, was born in Cayuga county, N. Y. , March 6, 1831, was educated in the common schools, and at the age of fourteen years came to Michigan with his father, Hosea Braford, and here learned the cooper's trade . He first lived in Genesee county, where in early manhood he made his first purchase of land, and later removed to Livingston county, where he married Miss Jubb, also a native of New York and a daughter of William Jubb, who was born in England , and came to America when a young man.
Mr. and Mrs. Braford came to Kent county early in 1859, and purchased eighty acres of partly improved land in Plainfield on which they lived two years, then moved to Cannon township, where they lived fifteen years, and finally, in 1876, settle d in Solon township, where they purchased 122 acres. In politics Abner S. Braford was a strong republican, and died, a member of the Wesleyan Methodist church, 562 THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS December 30, 1888. His wife still survives him and resid es on the homestead, four miles west of Sand Lake, and is also a devout member of the Wesleyan Methodist church.
Quoted from: Abner's son Frank's Bio in<i> The City of Grand Rapids and Kent County, Mich.: up to date, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens.
</i>A.W. Bowen & Co.
[Logansport, Ind.]: A. W. Bowen, 1900. |
| Census | Name: Abner S Brayford
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Solon, Kent, Michigan, United States
District: ED 112
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: W
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1831
Birthplace: New York, United States
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Mother's Birthplace: ---
Note:
Sheet Letter: C
Sheet Number: 447
Sheet Number and Letter: 447C
Household ID: 7471223
Person Number: 0
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0587
GS Film Number: 1254587
Digital Folder Number: 005161018
Image Number: 00187
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Abner S BrayfordSelfM49New York, United States
Margaret BrayfordWifeF48New York, United States
Franklin BrayfordSonM20Michigan, United States
Emma J BrayfordDaughterF16Michigan, United States
Elpa M BrayfordDaughterF15Michigan, United States
Geroge A BrayfordSonM7Michigan, United States
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSJ-ZTM : 14 August 2017), Geroge A Brayford in entry for Abner S Brayford, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 112, sheet 447C, N ARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0587; FHL microfilm 1,254,587. |
| Census | Name: Abner S Brayford
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Solon, Kent, Michigan, United States
District: ED 112
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: W
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1831
Birthplace: New York, United States
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Mother's Birthplace: ---
Note:
Sheet Letter: C
Sheet Number: 447
Sheet Number and Letter: 447C
Household ID: 7471223
Person Number: 0
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0587
GS Film Number: 1254587
Digital Folder Number: 005161018
Image Number: 00187
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Abner S BrayfordSelfM49New York, United States
Margaret BrayfordWifeF48New York, United States
Franklin BrayfordSonM20Michigan, United States
Emma J BrayfordDaughterF16Michigan, United States
Elpa M BrayfordDaughterF15Michigan, United States
Geroge A BrayfordSonM7Michigan, United States
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSJ-ZTM : 14 August 2017), Geroge A Brayford in entry for Abner S Brayford, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 112, sheet 447C, N ARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0587; FHL microfilm 1,254,587. |
| Death | Name: Abner S. Braford
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Dec 1888
Event Place: Solon, Kent, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1831
Birthplace: New York
Father's Name: Hosea Braford
Mother's Name: Tartha Braford
Reference ID: p 91 rn 2733
GS Film Number: 2363634
Digital Folder Number: 004208690
Image Number: 01201
"Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3FQ-K9F : 10 March 2018), Abner S. Braford, 01 Dec 1888; citing p 91 rn 2733, Solon, Kent, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing ; FHL microfilm 2,363,634. |