Cyrus F. Braden

Notes:

Cyrus F. Braden, well-known insurance agenty at Lake Odessa, this county, is a native of Ohio, having been born on a farm five miles from Ashland, in Ashland county, that state, August 2, 1851, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (McCormick) Braden, nativs, respetively of Ohio and Pennsylvania, the former of who was born on the same farm on which the subject of this sketch was born, the farm cleared by his father, Thoams Braden, more than a century ago. Cyrus was about fourteen years old when he came to this county with his parents and after finishing the course in rural school in the neighborhood of his new home attended a select school, in which he prepared himself for teaching. For twelve years he taught school, his summers being occupied by working at the carpenter's trade. After this marriage in the fall of 1876 (sic) he began farming, continuing, however to spend his winters in the school room, and was thus engaged for three or four more winters, after which he devoted himself wholly to the farm until 1884, in which year he took a course at the Grand Rapids Business College in preparation to taking up a mercantile career. He then bought Kirtland's drug store at Lakeview and operated the same with considerable success until it was destroyed in the fire which swept that village on August 3, 1894. Mr. Braden's stock was not heavily insured and he consequently suffered a heavy loss. He then gave up the drug business and moved to Lake Odessa, where his brother was engaged in the lumber business. There was another lumber yard in the village and he bought the same and consolicated it with that of his brother in the fall of 1894, the two brothers continuing the partnership for seven years. During that time Cyrus F. Braden had been doing quite a business in writing insurance and in 1901 gave up the lumber business and has since been devoting his entire attention to the insurance business, in which he has been quite successful. In 1906, he bought his wife's father's farm and has since been managing it.

From HISTORY OF IONIA COUNTY, MICHIGAN by Elam E. Branch, Earl W. De La Vergne. p. 297 (B. F. Bowen & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1916).

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Census Listings:

1880 Census
Michigan, Ionia County, Odessa
Enumerated 11 June 1880
Pages 28 and 29, SD 2, ED 103 Stamped 325 A
---/--- Seybard ?erry W F 54 Wf Keeping House Germany Germany Germany
267/273
Seybard, Emma W F 14 Dtr At School Mich Germany Germany
Braden, Cyrus W M 2? Husband Farmer Ohio Ohio Penn
Braden, Almira W F 25 Wf Keeping House Mich Penn Ohio
Braden, Guy W M 4 Son Mich Ohio Mich
Braden, Cora W F 4/12 Feb Dtr Mich Ohio Mich
267-274
Cramer, Emanuel W M 60 Husband Farmer Penn Penn Penn
Cramer Mary A W F 49 W Keeping House Ohio Penn Penn

Cyrus married Almira Catherine Cramer on 17 Oct 1875 in Ionia County, Michigan. Almira (daughter of Emanuel Cramer and Mary Ann Meyers) was born on 28 Feb 1855 in Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan; died on 17 Sep 1941. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"The manager of the electric and ligth and gas plant at Cheboygan, this state, married Iva Wilcox and has one child, a daughter, Aileen." (Branch and De La Vergne , p. 298).

Name: Guy H. Braden
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 06 Sep 1876
Birthplace: Odessa, Ionia, Michigan
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Father's Name: Cyrus Braden
Father's Birthplace:
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Mother's Name: Almira Braden
Mother's Birthplace:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01827-4
System Origin: Michigan-ODM
Source Film Number: 2320448
Reference Number:
Collection: Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995


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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Michigan, Presque Isle County, Onaway Ward 2, Onaway City
Enumerated 29 and 30 April 1910
SD 10 ED 176 Sheet 15B
312-324
Braden, Guy H. Head M W 38 m1 11 Mich Ohi Mich Bookkeeper Lumber Co
Braden, Iva Wf F W 28 m1 11 1/1 Ohio Ohio Ohio
Braden, Aileen Dtr F W 9 S Mich Mich Ohio

Guy married Iva Wilcox on 15 Sep 1898 in Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan. Iva was born on 1 May 1882 in Ohio; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the "History of Ionia County, Michigan, her people, industries and...., Volume 2" by Elam E. Brach and EarlW. De La Vergne

"Cora B [Braden]---married R. A Colwell, a well-known attorney-at law at Ionia, and has two children, Margaret and Frances."

Cora married Raymond Albert Colwell on 29 Jun 1904 in Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan. Raymond was born on 26 Feb 1877 in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan; died on 27 Jul 1948 in Ionia County, Michigan; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Crystal Aileen Braden
Birth Date: 22 Apr 1901
Birthplace: Odessa, Ionia, Michigan
Gender: Female
Race:
Father's Name: Guy Braden
Father's Birthplace: Mich.
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Iva Braden
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Age:
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Film Number: 2363033
Digital Folder Number: 4208758
Image Number: 1470
Frame Number:
Reference Number: item 3 p 54 rn 603
Collection: Michigan Births, 1867-1902

Crystal married O. K. Trower on 5 Aug 1922. O. was born on 30 Jul 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Franklin Lee Hoar on 30 Sep 1933 in Steuben County, Indiana. Franklin was born on 22 May 1907 in Ionia County, Michigan; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Charles J. Cook on 22 Jun 1937 in Steuben County, Indiana. Charles was born on 11 Oct 1908 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary from The Saginaw News Dec 25, 1999 Sat (C15)

Stroebel, Mrs. Laura,
Saginaw, Michigan.

Passed away Thursday December 23, 1999 at Covenant Medical Center - Cooper. Age 64 years. Laura Trower was born in Cheboygan, Michigan to the late OK and Crystal (Braden) Trower. She married Richard H. Stroebel June 30, 1956 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He survives her. In 1978 Laura and her husband established Stroebels of Saginaw which she built into a very successful "small business" in the community. She was dedicated to serving customers in her own unique way making everyone feel special. She was a member of Holy Cross and served on various boards and sang in its choir, taught second grade for two years. She served as a Girl Scout leader, having inspired many young girls to be future leaders in their church and communities. ??? one line illegible ??? (surviving are) Richard are four daughters and their spouses, Joanna and Bob Atkinson, St. Charles, Kate Stroebel Carriacou, Grenada; Amy and Tony DeGrazia, Ann Arbor; Nancy and Mitch Steiner, Dacona, Co; four granddaughters, Rebekah Jessica, Angella and Crystal, four brothers and one sister, Guy, Art, Ted, John Trower and Mary Ann Sundin, several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will take place 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 28, 1999 at Holy Cross Ev. Lutheran Church, 600 Court St. Pastor Timothy J. Loewe will officiate with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. Family and friends are welcome to visit at the Wakeman Funeral Home, Inc. on Monday from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. and on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Memorials may be given to Holy Cross Ev. Lutheran Church or the Saginaw Children's Zoo Carousel."

(Courtesy of Kelly Eddy)

Laura married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]