Eugene "Gene" Andrew Bramhall

Notes:

His address in 1938, at the time he completed a form SS-5, was 175 W. 188 Street in New York City. He was employed by Postal Telegraph. The names of his parents are based on this record, and have been confirmed through census records.

On March 14, 1942, shortly before his twentieth birthday, he enlisted in the U. S. Army. He was a resident of Queens, New York. He had completed four years of high school, and was employed as a bellman. He was single, with no dependents, and was 5 Feet 8 Inches tall, and weighed 148 pounds.

Eugene married Margaret Cecily "Maggie" Wilson on 24 Aug 1946 in Hollis, Queens County, New York. Margaret (daughter of Robert Sudbury Wilson and Evelyn Mary Eastwood) was born on 9 Aug 1927 in Sale, Cheshire, England; died on 22 Jan 2009 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Maggie and Gene met at a dance during World War II. After the war, at the age of 18, Maggie, by herself, journeyed to the states to marry him. Hailey Bramhall located the paperwork her grandmother complted upon her first entry into the United States on the "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957" on AncestryLibrary.com. Maggie's completed information sheet shows that she arrived by air (Pan American Airways), departing from London on August 4, 1946 and arriving in New York on that same day. She was 19 years old, and her destination was 109-06 Richland Avenue, Flushing, Long Island, New York, the home of her fiancee, Mr. E. A. Bramhall. She was described as 5 feet, 3 inches, with a fresh complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes. She reported her occupation as clerk. Her last personal residence was 63 Essex Road, Romford, England. Her stated purposed of coming to New York was Marriage, and she stated her intent to become a permant resident. She had $50 with her at arrival.

1. Living
2. Teresa "Terri" Cecily Bramhall was born on 14 Mar 1951 in Teaneck, Bergen County, New Jersey; died on 2 Apr 2021 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
3. Ann Marie Bramhall was born on 11 Sep 1952 in New Jersey; died on 13 Sep 2023 in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada.
4. Living
5. Living
6. Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

Notes:

Buried at the Long Island National Cemetery, 2040 Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, NY, Section 2g Site 4987. Service Info: Baker 1/C US Navy, World War I

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Census Information:

1930 Federal Census
New York, New York, Bronx, District 601
Bramhall, George Head M W Rent $40 age 33 Married @ 24 Nebraska New York Missouri Ticket Agent
Bramhall, Violet Wife F W age 28 Married @ 19 New York New York New York
Bramhall, Eugene Son M W age 8 New York New York New York
Bramhall, Ferne Daug. F W age 6 New York New York New York

George married Violet Margaret Kelly. Violet (daughter of Thomas Joseph Kelly and Mary Veronica McKenna) was born on 12 Jul 1901 in New York County, New York; died on 14 Sep 1994; was buried on 16 Sep 1994 in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

VIOLET M BRAMHALL 12 Jul 1901 14 Sep 1994 10590 (South Salem, Westchester, NY) (none specified) 110-03-3093 New York

According to her Form SS-5, Violet Kelly Bramhall was born on July 12, 1901 in New York City, New York to Thomas Joseph KELLY and Mary Veronica McKENNY. In December of 1936, at the age of 16, she applied for her social security number, and was living at 175 W. 188 Street in the Bronx, and working at the Whitehall Lunch Club at 17 Battery Place.

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 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:

A post on the Ancestry.com message boards for the CORUM surname indicate she was a daughter of John Corum, and that she married first a Mr. Gale and later Charles F. Bramhall.

http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.corum/124/mb.ashx

A direct descendant, Eileen Bramhall Have, posted this note on the Genealogy.com message board for the Corum family.

Mary Evaline Corum, Born in 1864, I believe in Harrison Co, Missouri.Her father was John Corum.She had 2 sisters and 2 brothers-Mrs. JM CHAMBERS, Mrs Clara RHEA, Carl CORUM of Mt Moriah, Mo and Charles Corum of Kansas City. She was married to a Mr Gale (Harrison Co), a Mr Thomas Wade Hampton and to my great grandfather,Charles BRAMHALL.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/corum/messages/207.html

The "Pedigree Resource File" database on FamilySearch.com shows that John Corum, born 5 Oct 1839 in Clay County, MO married Margaret ROBINSON, born ca 1843 in Ohio.

"Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/S5DS-KW8 : accessed 2013-01-03), entry for John /Corum/.


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Census Listings:

1880 Census
Margaret Corum Slf W F W 34 OH Keepng House ME NY
Clara E. Corum Dau S F W 17 MO At Home MO OH
Mary E. Corum Dau S F W 15 MO At Home MO OH
Charles A. Corum Son S M W 12 MO MO OH
Rosa A. Corum Dau S F W 10 MO MO OH
Carl W. Corum Son S M W 7 MO MO OH
Va M. Corum Dau S F W 5 MO MO OH
Census Place Trail Creek, Harrison, MO
FHL Film 1254689
NA Film T9-0689
Page 95B

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?

Notes:

(Research):
Census Listings:

1910 Federal census
New York New York 12 Wd Manhattan
ED 663 Eighth Avenue
Kelly, Thomas J Hd M w 39 M 9/yrs NY Ireland Ireland England Mason Building
Kelly, Mary V Wife F W 32 M 9 4/4 NY NY NY English
Kelly, Margaret W (sic) Dtr F W 8 S NY NY NY (s/b Violet Margaret Kelly)
Kelly, Helen Dtr F W 7 S NY NY NY
Kelly, Kathleen Dtr F W 5 S NY NY NY
Kelly, Thomas J Son M W 2 S NY NY NY
Sheenahan, John Brdr M W 65 S Eng. Ireland Eng. Ireland Eng. Ireland 1850 Lather
McKenna, Thomas H Brother in Law M W 30 S NY NY NY Mason Building

1920 Federal census
New York, New York, Manhattan, District 1457
Kelly, Thomas J age 47 NY Ireland Ireland Bricklayer Building
Kelly, Mary V age 46 NY NY NY
Kelly, Margaret V(iolet) age 18 NY NY NY Operator Telephone Company
Kelly, Helen age 16 NY NY NY Stenographer Office
Kelly, Kathleen age 14 NY NY NY
Kelly, Thomas age 11 NY NY NY
Kelly, Muriel age 9 NY NY NY
Kelly, Beatrice age 7 NY NY NY
Kelly, Edna age 5 NY NY NY
Kelly, Arnold age 3 9/12 NY NY NY

(They lived next door to 32 year old Daniel McKenna, born in Ireland. Could he have been a relative of Mary's?)

1930 Federal census:
New York, New York, Bronx, District 169
Kelly, Thomas J Head M W age 58 Rents $60 Married @28 NY NY NY Occupation: Mason Industry: Building
Kelly, Mary V Wife F W age 52 Married @22 NY NY NY
Kelly, Thomas J, Jr. Son M W age 21 NY NY NY Occupation: Mason Industry: Building
Kelly, Muriel V. Daug F W age 19 NY NY NY Occupation: Saleslady Industry: Dept Store
Kelly, Beatrice Daug F W age 17 NY NY NY Occupation: Saleslady Industry: Dept Store

Thomas married Mary Veronica McKenna about 1900. Mary was born in Apr 1877 in New York County, New York; died after 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Eileen Bramhall emailed Melinda Strong on June 26, 2003 that: "Mary, my great grandmother is actually a MCKENNA. Her father (don't know his name) was a wealthy man who owned his own plumbing company and was the first to install INSIDE plumbing in NY. He didn't want Mary to marry Thomas Kelly, but she did anyway, obviously, or I guess I wouldn't be here. She came from the the Mckenna and Shanahan family.That's about all I know."

(Research):This MAY be Mary with her family in 1880 and 1900. It is possible that the family in 1880 and 1900 are differing families, based on the location of Margaret's location of birth in 1880 vs. 1900. Also, son Thomas, born March 1879, is not listed with the family in 1880.

Additionally, based on the fact that Mary Killy/Kelly is shown to have parents born in Germany in 1900, she may not be the same Mary McKenna that married Thomas J. Kelley around 1900/1901 in New York.

Edward MCCANA Self M Male W 21 NY Tin Smith IRE I
Margarite MCCANA Wife M Female W 25 NY [???] Keeping House --- ---
Mary MCCANA Dau S Female W 2 NY NY NY Source Information:
Census Place Brooklyn, Kings (Brooklyn), New York City-Greater, New York
Family History Library Film 1254845
NA Film Number T9-0845
Page Number 75D

1900 Census
New York, New York, Manhattan
Enumerated 12 Jun 1900
SD 1 ED 942 Sheet 7B
East 119 Street
135-25-142
McKenna, Margret Hd W F My 1856 44 Wd 6/2 New York Father born in Ireland/Waterford Mother born in Ireland Tipperary emigrated 1849/51 years in US
McKenna, Thomas A Son W M Ma 29 1879 21 S NY NY NY Plasterer
Killy, Thomas J Boarder W M Oct 26 1869 30 S NY Galway Galway Brick Mason
Killy, Mary Boarder W F Apr 5 1877 23 S NY S Germany Germany Laundress
Shannon, John Boarder W M Oct 9 1847 52 Ireland Tiperary Ireland Waterford Ireland Tiperary 1849 Lather
Flynn, Mary E Boarder W F S Nov 11 1878 NY NY NY

Thomas A. McKenna is listed as the son of Margaret McKenna, whereas Mary Killy is listed simply as a boarder. However, when Thomas McKenna registered for the draft during the First World War, circa 1917, he listed his nearest relative as Mary Kelly.

When Thomas Andrew McKenna registered for the draft during World War I, he was a resident of 2811 8 Ave NY, and his occupation was listed as Plaster, but he was not currently employed. His date of birth was shown as 29 Mar 1879, and his nearest relative was Mary Kelly of the same address. He was of Medium heigth and build, with blue eyes and black hair.

Additionally, the following birth Certificate can be found for Thomas McKenna:

Name Thomas Mckenna
Gender Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date 29 Mar 1879
Birthplace BIRTH CERTIFICATES, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Death Date
Name Note
Race
Father's Name Andrew Mckenna
Father's Birthplace
Father's Age
Mother's Name Margaret Shannon Mckenna
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C71509-3
System Origin New_York-ODM
GS Film number 1322139
Reference ID

Citing this Record:
"New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FD5P-CRS : accessed 09 Aug 2014), Thomas Mckenna, 29 Mar 1879; citing BIRTH CERTIFICATES, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 1322139.

It also appears that John Shannon, who was boarding with the family in 1910, is likely the brother of the widowed Margaret McKenna. The birth certificate, above, for Thomas McKenna shows his mother as Margaret Shannon McKenna. John Shannon's parents were born in the same places as Margaret's, and he immigrated to the US in the same year. Eileen Bramhall Hav? also stated that her great grandmother, Mary McKenna, came from the "Mckenna and Shanahan families." The 1905 New York State Census lists a family in Manhattan consisting of Margaret McKenna, age 49, Thos. McKenna, age 26, and John Shannahan, age 39. New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 23 E.D. 25; City: Manhattan; County: New York; Page: 35.

A birth certificate for Andrew W. McKenna, born 17 Dec 1882 in Manhattan, New York, was also located, and also showed parents as Andrew McKenna and Margarat Shannon. He is not listed with the family in 1900 and likely died, as Margaret was shown in 1900 as having given birth to six children in total, with only two still living.

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]