John Bramhall

Notes:

It is possible he instead was born and died in New York.

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]

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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.