Charles Franklin Bramhall

Notes:

The 1900 census seems to indicate he was born circa July 1856 in New York. Frank Bramhall, in his 1903 book "Genealogy of the Bramhall Family" instead shows a date of birth of July 23, 1851.

Eileen Bramhall-Hav? emailed, in May 2013, that on a visit to Alma some years previously, she had purchased a book about the history of that town.

She found the following brief mention of her grandfather's family: "About 1898-An Alma man named BRAMHALL invented a windmill-like machine which he claimed would replace the gold pan in placer mines. He tried out his "mill" in some black sand about four miles southeast of town and got a report back from the DENVER assay office, that it did contain traces of gold. Word of the report got out quickly "and everyone in Alma flocked over to this gulch" said attorney T.L. Porter. WC Murray, president of the towns First National Bank, either bought or leased the land and proceeded to sink a mine shaft with a crew that worked day and night. Samples were sent to Denver each time brought back slight encouragement from the assayer, who Porter felt was stringing the miner along"

Eileen added that Charles was a carpenter, and that she knows for a fact that he gathered his family and hightailed it out of Alma, not long after this, 'taking off for Kansas,' where daughter Ferne was born in 1900.

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Census Information:

1880 Census
Iowa, O'Brien County, Floyd Twp
Enumerated 29 Jun 1880
Page 23 SD 4 ED 181 Stamped 304C
203-204
Bramhall, Charles F. W m 28 Farmer NY --- ---
Bramhall, Josephine W F 25 Wf Keeping House NY NY NY
Bramhall, Willie W M 11/12 4/12 Feb Son Iowa NY NY
Payne, John H W M 48 Boarder Farmer NY NY NY
Payne, Walter W M 18 Boarder Farmer Ill NY NY

1900 Census
Kansas, Kingman County, Kingman
Enumerated 9 June 1900
SD 7, ED 113, Sheet B11
220-237
Bramhall, Chas. Hd W M Jul 1856 43 M 5 Yrs NY NY NY Blacksmith
Bramhall, Mary E Wf W F Oct 1865 34 M 5 Yrs 5/4 Mo Unk Mo
Bramhall, George Son W M Nov 1896 3 S Neb NY Mo
Gail, Eugene StepSon Nov 1882 16 S Mo Mo Mo Farm Laborer
Noble, George Boarder May 1878 28 S Oh Oh Oh
Baloc, Rachell Servant Jul 1829 70 W Ky NJ NJ Nurse

1910 Census
Kansas, Kingman County, Kingman
Enumerated 5 May 1910
SD 7 ED 86 Sheet 21A Stamped 31
458-480
Bramhall, Chas F Hd M 57 M1 15 NY NY NY Carpenter House
Bramhall, Mary E Wf F 45 M1 4/4 Mo Mo Oh
Bramhall, George Son M 13 S Ne NY Mo
Bramhall, Ethel F. Dtr F 9 S Ks NY Mo

1920 Census
Kansas, Kingman County, White Twp
136-140
Bramhall, Charles F He M W 66 Il US US Carpenter Own Shop
Bramhall, Mary E Wf F W 55 Mo US Oh
Bramhall, George S M W 23 S NE Il Mo Baker
Bramhall, Fern D F W 19 KS Il Mo Teacher County School

Charles married Josephine Wilson before 1873. Josephine was born about 1855 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edna Pearl Bramhall was born on 27 Nov 1873 in Iowa; died on 27 Jun 1876 in Iowa.
2. John Bramhall was born on 27 Apr 1875 in Iowa; died on 4 May 1876 in Iowa.
3. Frank Bramhall was born in Aug 1877 in Iowa; died in Jun 1879 in Iowa.
4. William Henry Bramhall was born on 17 Feb 1880 in Floyd, O'Brien County, Iowa; and died.

Charles married Mary Evaline Corum before 1896. Mary was born in Oct 1865 in Missouri; died on 16 Jan 1939 in Kansas; was buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
At the time of the 1910 census, Charles was shown as being married twice, whereas it appeared to be the first marriage of Mary. She was listed as the mother of 4 children, all still living. Only George and Ethel Fern were still at home.

There were three Bramhall markers at the Walnut Hill Cemetery in Kingman, Charles and Mary, and also Juanita Bramhall, born 1906 buried 8-1-1910. Might she also be a daughter?

1. George Bramhall was born on 31 Oct 1896 in Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska; died on 5 Mar 1957 in New York; was buried on 8 Mar 1957 in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York.
2. Ethel Ferne Bramhall was born on 8 Jun 1900 in Kingman County, Kansas; died on 24 Oct 1983 in Kingman County, Kansas; was buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas.

Notes:

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1850 US Census: Employed as a farmer at Belfast, Alleghany County, New York.
1860 US Census: Employed as a farmer at Elk Horn, Carroll County, Illinois.
1870 US Census: Employed as a farmer in Cedar Township, Benton County, Iowa.

John married Asenath "Sarah" Wilson. Asenath was born about 1816 in New York; was buried in Alma, Harlan County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vital Records of the Town of Middleborough, Volume XXXII (1934), Page 160
William Bramhall son of Joseph Bramhall by
Experance his wife was born at Plymouth
January 29th 1774

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rfield55&id=I39589

William married Hannah Shoemaker before 1800. Hannah was born about 1783 in Shoemakersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sarah Bramhall Biles shows her as the daughter of Henry SHOEMAKER (b. 1740 Germany) and Barbara KEDNER.

Notes:

Frank J. Bramhall shows that he died in Whitesborough, now Meredith, New York. Sarah Bramhall Biles showed that he had lived in Dutchess County, New York prior to this.

A Joseph Bramhall, who died "in his 62nd year" on 17 Sept 1805 is among the Bramhalls' buried at the Burial Hill in Plymouth. This may or may not be the same Joseph that was the son of Capt. Joseph Bramhall and Sarah Tilson. The date of death matches, but the birth year is off (1743 vs. 1751). It is also possible that as Joseph died in Delaware County, New York, he might also have been buried there.

Joseph married Experience Blackburn on 31 Mar 1774 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Experience was born on 18 May 1750 in Rochester Township, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Sep 1823 in Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sarah Bramhall Biles shows that her maiden name may have instead been Blackman or Blackmer. She also noted that after Joseph Bramahll died, Experience moved her family to Franklin, Delaware County, New York.

Title: Robinson or North Eaton Cemetery, Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
Text: ROBINSON or NORTH EATON CEMETERY
Located on North Eaton Road
1- BRAMHALL, Experience
d: 16 Sept 1823 72y
2- BRAMHALL, Hannah
d: 17 Sept 1817 34y
3- Polly, dau. of William and Hannah
d: 17 May 1816 12y 8m
4- (Broken Stone, Possibly William.)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rfield55&id=I39589

Notes:

Married:
The order of the children is uncertain, and exact locations of birth are uncertain as well.