Family: Cyrus F. Braden / Almira Catherine Cramer (F5295)

• Father | Male Cyrus F. Braden

  
  

  Born	2 Aug 1851	Ashland County, Ohio
  Died	22 Jan 1925
  Buried
  Married	17 Oct 1875  [1]	Ionia County, Michigan  [1]
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  Mother | Female Almira Catherine Cramer

  
  

  Born	28 Feb 1855	Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan
  Died	17 Sep 1941
  Buried
  Father	Emanuel Cramer | F3324 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Ann Meyers | F3324 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Guy H. Braden

  
  

  Born	6 Sep 1876	Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Iva Wilcox | F5297
  Married	15 Sep 1898	Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Cora B. Braden

  
  

  Born	27 Feb 1880	Odessa Township, Ionia County, Michigan
  Died	Jan 1970	Ionia County, Michigan
  Buried		Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan
  Spouse	Raymond Albert Colwell | F5298
  Married	29 Jun 1904	Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan

  
  

• 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). http://books.google.com/

  
  

• Sources

  [S684] Descendants of Emanuel Cramer (Compiled by Marc Archer: marcher@gfn.org).