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Surnames: Carlisle, Bratton, Bratten, Harris
Classification: Query
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I'm looking for the parents and grandparents of John Bratton (Bratten), born abt 1815
in PA. He married Rebecca Harris, a native of Tuscarawas Co. OH, in that county in 1840.
Their children were George W. (born September 9, 1841), Martha L. (abt 1843), Mary
Elizabeth (1845), and James H. (abt 1849). Mary Elizabeth Bratton was born in Winchester,
Guernsey Co. OH in 1845. Sometimes her birth place is incorrectly listed as Adams Co. OH,
but that's a result of confusing the two towns in Ohio named Winchester at the time.
The Winchester in Guernsey Co. was in Madison Township and was eventually renamed
Winterset.
James Bratton (1775-1841), born in Pennsylvania, was the first settler of Madison Twp. in
Guernsey Co. He arrived in 1805. He married Hannah Carlisle. The LDS record lists only one
child for this couple, but I'm assuming there were more. Their child is listed as Mary
Ann Bratton (Bratten), born August 27, 1811 in Winchester, Adams Co. OH. I'm sure the
Adams Co. is a mistake--it should be Guernsey Co. Mary Ann married DAvid Wherry, who is
listed as born in Guernsey Co. and their children are listed as being born in Fairview,
Guernsey Co., during the 1830s through 1850s.
It's quite possible my John (1815-1895) was a brother of Mary Ann. I know John's
daughter Mary Elizabeth was born in Winchester, Guernsey Co. OH in 1845. Mary Ann's
children moved west to Iowa and so did John's children (the latter group ended up in
Pottawattamie and Mills counties IA).
Recently I discovered an old book belonging to John Bratton. It's an 1825 copyrighted
book on religion and it contains John's signature, as well as that of his son George
W. (the latter dated his signature as 1857). What was interesting was I found a signature
for a James Bratton dated 1825 and an undated signature for a Hannah Bratton. James and
Hannah could have been John's parents, or perhaps James was his father and Hannah a
sister, or maybe they were both siblings. I don't know, but I'm interested in
whatever you can tell me about Hannah Brattons living in the Guernsey Co. area of Ohio. I
seems like the existence of James Bratton and his wife Hannah Carlisle living there could
be tied to the names in my 1825 book.
Any help you can give me would be appreciated. Thanks.