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Christopher Columbus Bravard

Christopher C. Bravard, b. 1826 in Bracken Co. Ky., died 1876 in Jefferson Co. and is buried at Knob Prairie Cemetery along with his wife Rachel Martha Thomas 1829-1899, also born in Ky. The daughter of William Thomas and Elizabeth Mannen who came to Jefferson in early 1860's and settled near Utah School in Elk Prairie Twp. Elizabeth was a sister to Sidney S. Mannen (see this family). Their children were:

  1. Laura Ann 1850-1933, b. Ky.;
  2. Eliza Belle 1861-1893;
  3. Mary Catherine (Kate) 1855-1931;
  4. James T. 1856-1889;
  5. Sidney 1857-1898; and
  6. Martha Luella 1865-1907.

Laura Ann, married 1st in 1872, John Wells b. 1849 in Bracken Co. Ky., the son of Amos and Nancy Redden Wells (see this family) and had Dr. James W., Bertha (Homer) Eater, and Annie Belle (Jerome S.) Mannen. She married 2nd James W. McAtee, the husband of her deceased sister Eliza Belle, whose children were Dr. Wm. Nelson, Dr. James Roy, Walter, and Edward.

Mary Katherine married Joseph Hicks in 1877 and had Vesta, Lawrence, Velma, Earl, Vona, and Irlene (Elmer) Slater. James T. married Lucy Elvira Adams and had: Laura Jane (James Monroe) Roberts; Charles married Etta Laswell and had Walter, Guy (the father of Ray, Imogene, and Sharon), and Nelson; John Walter married Dell Masters and had Annie (Dyer) Jones, Vernor, Alfred Dale, Donald, and Bernell (Buck); Dan married Bessie _____ , and was a W.W. # I Veteran; Susan married Wesley Hubbard; Martha; and Dora.

Sidney married Eliza Peterson, dau. of James and Nancy Bowman Peterson, and had Nelson, Charles, and James.

Martha Luella, married Elijah Fred and had Vernor who married Annie Newberry, Annie lives at Waltonville, and Ina who married Harry Hamilton, and _____ .

Many of this family are buried at Knob Prairie Cemetery, and many descendants are still in the county today.

*NOTE* Some ommisions may have occured to protect living individuals.

"Facts and Folks A History of Jefferson County, Illinois"
Jefferson County Historical Society
Printed by Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, TX Page 97
Submitted by Sandy Whalen Bauer


For corrections or additions, please contact me: Sandy Bauer

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