Crystal Aileen Braden

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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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Christening Place:
Additional Relatives:
Death Date:
Death Age:
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]

1. Living
2. Living
3. Living
4. Laura Samuella Trower was born on 19 Jul 1935 in Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Michigan; died on 23 Dec 1999 in Michigan.
5. Living
6. Living

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
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 06 Sep 1876
Birthplace: Odessa, Ionia, Michigan
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Cyrus Braden
Father's Birthplace:
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Mother's Name: Almira Braden
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
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:

Said to be the daughter of Thomas Nelson Wilcox and Ella MacGlenen.

Notes:

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

"----to Cyrus F and Almira C. (Cramer) Braden two children have been born, Guy H., born on September 6, 1876, who is manager of the electric and light gas plant at Cheboygan, this state, married Iva Wilcox, and has one child, a daughter, Aileen---"

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groom's name: Guy H. Braden
groom's race:
groom's age: 22 years
groom's birth date: 1876
groom's birthplace: Odessa
bride's name: Iva Wilcox
bride's race:
bride's age: 17 years
bride's birth date: 1881
bride's birthplace: West Sebewa
marriage type:
marriage date: 15 Sep 1898
marriage place: Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan
groom's father: Cyrus F. Braden
groom's mother: Almira Crammer
bride's father: Thos. N. Wilcox
bride's mother: Ella Mcglennan
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband:
film number: 2342509
frame number:
digital folder number: 4208258
image number: 370
reference number: v 2 p 277 rn 518
Collection: Cyrus F. Braden in entry for Guy H. Braden and Iva Wilcox, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"

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).

(Research):
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:

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

"On October 17, 1875, Cyrus F. Braden was united in marriage to Almira C. Cramer, who was born in Odessa township, this county, on February 28, 1855, daughter of Emanuel and Mary Ann (Meyers) Cramer, natives of Pennsylvania. He came alone to this county and whe with her parents , the former in 1851 and the latter in 1850 and were married shortly after locating here. Emanuel Cramer was a carpenter and many of the buildings erected in the southern part of the county in pioneer days were built by him----to Cyrus F and Almira C. (Cramer) Braden two children have been born, Guy H., born on September 6, 1876, who is manager of the electric and light gas plant at Cheboygan, this state, married Iva Wilcox, and has one child, a daughter, Aileen, and Cora B., born February 27, 1880., who married R. A Colwell, a well-known attorney-at law at Ionia, and has two children, Margaret and Frances. Mr. and Mrs. Braden and their children are members of hte Methodist Episcopal church and take and active part in church work. Mr. Braden being one of the trustess of the church, an office he has held since 1894. He is Prohibitionist in political principles, but reserves the right to vote for such candidates for office as he believes best fitted for the duties of public service. (Branch and Del La Vergne, p. 298).


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Notes:

According the "History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties Michigan with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of their Prominent Men and Pioneers" by John S. Schenck, Philadelphia, D.W. Ensign & Co. 1881, the first framed house in Odessa was built by Emory Russell after 1842. Other early settlers in and near the Russell neighborhood were Nelson Merrill, EMANUEL CRAMER, S.B. CHAPMAN, A.A. Haskins, A.J. Clark, P.S. Lapham, David Crapo, John D. Hight, Reuben Haight, George E. Kelly, James N. Galloway, and Asa Houghton (p. 315). It was further noted that Emanuel Cramer mustered out of the 21st From Ionia County, Michigan on June 8, 1865. The 21st was commanded by Col. Ambrose A. Stevens, Boston and Lieut.-Col. Morris B. Wells, Ionia. Col Stevens was released from service on Feb. 3, 1863 due to a disability. Lieut.-Col. Wells was killed at Chickamuaga on that same day. (pp. 74-75).


The "History of Ionia County, Michigan, her people, industries and...., Volume 2" by Elam E. Brach and EarlW. De La Vergne notes that he enlisted in Company A, Twenty-first regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry in August, 1862 and mustered out in June 1865 at the rank of corporal. This book also indicated that Emanuel Cramer was a carpenter and many of the buildings erected in the southern part of the county in pioneer days were built by him.


https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6HF-2NH
name: Emanuel Cramer
beneficiary 1 (spouse or child):
beneficiary 2 (parent or guardian):
event: Pension
event date: 1907-1933
event place: United States
form type: Army Invalid
death date: 14 Jan 1909
nara publication title: Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933
nara publication number: M850
nara roll number: 490
film number: 1634525
digital folder number: 004695478
image number: 00320
Collection: Emanuel Cramer, "United States, Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933"

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Michigan, Ionia County, Odessa, PO South Cap
Enumerated 18 Jun 1870
Page 10
77-76
Cramer, Emanuel 45 M W farmer 4000 700 Pa
Cramer, Mary A 36 F W Keeping House Pa
Cramer, Catherine E 15 F W At home Mich
Cramer, John F M W Mich
Louellia E 9 F W Mich Aug
Meyers, John 70 M W Pa
Meyers, Catherine 73 F W Pa

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

Emanuel married Mary Ann Meyers on 6 Oct 1853 in Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan. Mary was born on 4 Feb 1834 in Pennsylvania; died on 25 Feb 1915 in Ionia County, Michigan; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of John Meyer and Cathreen Reimer.

The "History of Ionia County, Michigan, her people, industries and...., Volume 2" by Elam E. Brach and EarlW. De La Vergne, notes that Mary Ann was one of the nine children of John and Catherine Meyers, who settled this county in early days. John Meyers, who was the son of Valentine Meyers, a native of Germany, upon coming to Ionia County, entered a quarter section homestead for himself and one for each of his children, the family presently being one of the most substantial inteh southern part of the county.

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Married:
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groom's name: Emanuel Cramer
groom's birth date: 1825
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 28
bride's name: Mary Ann Meyrs
bride's birth date: 1834
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 19
marriage date: 06 Oct 1853
marriage place: Odessa, Ionia, Michigan
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name:
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M73794-5
system origin: Michigan-EASy
source film number: 960508
reference number: p 148
Collection: Emanuel Cramer, "Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995"