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From: Gary W Cooper <>
Subject: [BRASWELL] Additional Family Info found: Children of William B. BRAZEL 1864-1944 in GA
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:27:47 GMT

I've finally located more info on the BRAZELs originally of Georgia:

1920, Coffee Co., Alabama Census:
Brazel (or Brazil), Ben B. age 25
Lizzie, age 30
Kenneth, age 4
Benjamin, age 2
Ida, age 50 (mother)

1920, Holmes Co., Florida Census:
Brazell, Allen, age 24
Pearlie, age 21

1930, Holmes Co., Florida
Brazell, Pearlie, age 28
Della, age 8
Thelma, age 8
Glenis, age 6
Mack, age 4
Ida, age 62 (mother-in-law)

Based upon this new information, there was a period of time that
William B. Brazel and Ida (Jones?) Brazel did not live together, at least from before the 1920 census, and after the 1930 census. It is not known if they were divorced. It appears that William B. was considered a widower in the 1930 Randolph Co., GA census. (see below for previous info.)

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Other Census Records I've found recently:

1880, Calhoun County, Ga., District 1123
BRAZIL, William H. (?) age 17, living in Wilkinson household as laborer

1900, Calhoun County, Ga., District 1123
BRAZWELL, Will, age 34, b. Aug, 1865, married 15 yrs., Farmer
Ida, age 31, b. June 1867
Susie,age 14, b. Sept 1885, In School
Guss, age 12, b. Nov. 1888, In School
Benn, age 8, b. Aug 1891 (?), In School
Allen, age 6, b. May 1894 (?)

1910, Calhoun County, GA., District 1123
BRAZZEL, Will,age 50 (?), married 27 yrs., Farmer
Ida, age 41
Benn, age 15
Als (?), age 14

William B. BRAZEL, b. 1863/64, d. 1944, m. date unknown to Ida JONES (b. June 1867 and d. after 1930.
In the 1930 Randolph Co., GA Census, he appears as a widower, and a boarder in the home of Mrs. Willie Hooks and family. He is listed as having been born in GA. His death certificate lists his father's name as something that looks like Mark (? nearly illegible) but could be Mans, Malc, Murt, Murl, Mack, Matt, etc, et al.... Brazel.

William and Ida's children:
Susie Brazel, b. 1885, m. unknown, d. unknown
Gus Brazel, b. 1888 d. date unknown, married to Beatrice "Bea"
_______.
Ben B. Brazel, b. 1896, d. 1963, married date unknown to Sarah Elizabeth
"Lizzie" Yelverton.
Allen (Als, Alans, Alance, Allens, Alan, Alenz ? unsure of spelling) Brazel, b. May 1897.

Im pretty sure they were all born in Georgia. Ben stayed in Georgia, but Gus went to Texas and/or California and had children in Shreveport, LA and Detroit,MI. Allen(s)? moved to Largo ? FL.

Ben B. and Lizzie Yelverton Brazel's children:
Kenneth, b. 1915, d. 1999, married Mildred _______
Walter James, b. 1920, d. 198?, married Eugenia ________
W. B. (that was his name, just initials!), never married
Benjamin, Jr., b. 1918, d. 1987, married Eunice Shattles
Raz Warren, b. 1923, d. 1979, married Janet Alcyon Nichols
Charles Lee, b. ? d. 2001, married Rebecca (Beck, Becky) Conley
Geraldine, b. ?, living, married Eugene Kierce
There was another that died an infant, b. ?, Evon James (?)

Nothing I have found so far ties this family into other Brazels.

Other Brazels found in 1850 Randolph Co., GA census is Precilla and Alsey (2)different households).

Valentine Brazel is found in Stewart Co., GA History (a neighboring county). I have found nothing on a Mark Brazel.

Regards,

Gary

Gary W. & Christie J. Cooper
653 Lover's Lane Road
Dawson, Georgia 39842

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