Elijah J. BRATTEN

Birth:
10 Sep 1831
of Smith, Tennessee
Death:
4 Sep 1881
of Dekalb, Tennessee
Marriage:
21 Sep 1854
Dekalb, Tennessee
Notes:
                   Researched by Eleanor Law Johnson (Mrs. Charles W.) Las Vegas, NV 
Household:

   Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace 
   Elijah J. BRATTEN   Self   M   Male   W   48   TN   Clerk In Store   MA   TN  
   Matilda E. BRATTEN   Wife   M   Female   W   47   TN   Keeps House   TN   TN  
   Thomas A. BRATTEN   Son   S   Male   W   20   TN   At School   TN   TN  
   Nora E. BRATTEN   Dau   S   Female   W   10   TN   At School   TN   TN  
   Ella TURNEY   GDau   S   Female   W   8   TN   At School   TN   TN  
   Lucinda GARISON   Other   S   Female   B   30   TN   Does House Work   TN   TN  
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Source Information:
    Census Place Liberty, De Kalb, Tennessee 
    Family History Library Film   1255252 
    NA Film Number   T9-1252 
    Page Number   126C        
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IT IS MENTIONED IN THE WAR RECORDS (CIVIL) OF ANDREW JACKSON GARRISON THAT TWO
OF HIS SISTERS MARRIED BRATTEN'S.  SEE FILES ON ANDREW J. GARRISON FOR THE COPY
OF DEPOSITION FROM NATIONAL ARCHIVES PENSION & WAR RECORDS.

RESEARCH IN IGI 1-21-92  1988 EDITION  EXTRACTED MARRIAGE RECORDS, DEKALB CO,
TENN. 1848-1880............. ELIJAH J. BRATTON & ELIZABETH M. GARRISON MARRIED
21 SEP 1854

THE DALES OF THE EASTERN SHORE MARYLAND AND TENNESSEE, P. 179, 206

ancestry.com  research by Eleanor Law Johnson  7-20-01
Tennessee Marriages 
            BRATTON, ELIJAH            
               Spouse:   GARRISON, ELIZABETH M.
                                      Marriage Date:  21 Sep 1854
                           County:   Dekalb
                                           State:  TN
Elizabeth Matilda GARRISON
Birth:
23 Sep 1832
Liberty, Dekalb, Tennessee
Death:
26 Jul 1914
Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee
Burial:
27 Jul 1914
Liberty, Dekalb, Tennessee
Notes:
                   Researched by Eleanor Law Johnson (Mrs. Charles Wm.) Las Vegas, NV
Household:

   Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace 
   Elijah J. BRATTEN   Self   M   Male   W   48   TN   Clerk In Store   MA   TN  
   Matilda E. BRATTEN   Wife   M   Female   W   47   TN   Keeps House   TN   TN  
   Thomas A. BRATTEN   Son   S   Male   W   20   TN   At School   TN   TN  
   Nora E. BRATTEN   Dau   S   Female   W   10   TN   At School   TN   TN  
   Ella TURNEY   GDau   S   Female   W   8   TN   At School   TN   TN  
   Lucinda GARISON   Other   S   Female   B   30   TN   Does House Work   TN   TN  
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Source Information:
    Census Place Liberty, De Kalb, Tennessee 
    Family History Library Film   1255252 
    NA Film Number   T9-1252 
    Page Number   126C        
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NOTES UNDER OBADIAH M. GARRISON #64

1850 CENSUS DEKALB CO, TENN....LISTED AS ELIZABETH M. (PROBABLY MATILDA) AND
LATER WENT BY MATILDA ELIZABETH...OR MATILDA E..

THE DALES OF THE EASTERN SHORE MARYLAND AND TENN.  BY CLARICE NEAL AUSTIN,TX
COPY IN MY POSSESSION.  P.179  ALSO A COPY IN FAM. HIST. LIBRARY, SALT LAKE
CITY/ OBITUARY NOTICE

DEATH CERTIFICATE FOR MRS. MATILDA E. BRATTEN ...PARENTS OBIDIAH GARRISON AND
ELIZABETH WEST ...SHE WENT BY MATILDA EVIDENTLY.  ....DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH
NASHVILLE, TENN  COPY IN MY POSSESSION.

   A.J. GARRISON CIVIL WAR PENSION RECORDS WC 364 921 221PGS....TESTIMONY FROM
WM. BRATTEN THAT 2 OF HIS BROTHERS MARRIED 2 OF ANDREWS SISTERS.
THIS CLUE, ALONG WITH A OBITUARY OF ONE OF THESE SISTERS, & DEATH CERTIFICATE
WAS WHAT TIED A.J. GARRISON TO OBADIAH.......ON HER DEATH CERT. IT NAMED HER
PARENTS (which were also his). THESE SISTERS WERE ALSO ON CENSUS WITH OBADIAH
GARRISON.

Lorraine Reynolds Research....1712 Meadowbrook Dr., Springfield, Tn.  37172  
Brides Book...Early Marriages  (Tennessee)
Garrison , Elizabeth M. to Elijah J. Bratton  9-20-1854 (9-21-1854  (DK)
Children
Marriage
1
Mattie E. BRATTEN
Birth:
10 Sep 1855
of Dekalb, Tennessee
Death:
19 Jan 1875
Dekalb, Tennessee
G.W. TURNEY 
Marr:
of Dekalb Co, Tenn 
Notes:
                   THE DALES OF THE EASTERN SHORE MARYLAND AND TENNESSEE, P. 180  COPY IN MY
POSSESSION.  BOUGHT FROM AUTHOR:  CLARICE NEAL (MRS. JOE W.) 2209 SHOAL CREEK
BLVD., AUSTIN, TEXAS  78705   PRIVATELY PUBLISHED..
COPY ALSO IN FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
IGI
2
Thomas O. BRATTEN
Birth:
1860
of Dekalb, Tennessee
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   THE DALES OF THE EASTERN SHORE MARYLAND AND TENNESSEE BY CLARICE NEAL.P.180
SEE NOTES UNDER PARENTS AND OTHER CHILDREN.

10 IN 1870 CENSUS ACCORDING TO P. 180 IN ABOVE BOOK.
3
Nora BRATTEN
Birth:
15 Aug 1869
of Dekalb, Tennessee
Death:
8 Jun 1889
of Tennessee
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   THE DALES OF THE EASTERN SHORE MARYLAND AND TENNESSEE BY CLARICE NEAL. P. 180
FCID:15947:1670
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Elijah J. Bratten - Elizabeth Matilda Garrison

Elijah J. Bratten was born at of Smith, Tennessee 10 Sep 1831. His parents were Thomas Bratton and Elizabeth Given.

He married Elizabeth Matilda Garrison 21 Sep 1854 at Dekalb, Tennessee . Elizabeth Matilda Garrison was born at Liberty, Dekalb, Tennessee 23 Sep 1832 daughter of Obadiah M. or Obediah Garrison and Elizabeth "Betsey" Calling West .

They were the parents of 3 children:
Mattie E. Bratten born 10 Sep 1855.
Thomas O. Bratten born 1860.
Nora Bratten born 15 Aug 1869.

Elijah J. Bratten died 4 Sep 1881 at of Dekalb, Tennessee .

Elizabeth Matilda Garrison died 26 Jul 1914 at Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee .