Thomas Joseph Bragg (abt. 1839 - 1910)

Born about Dec 1839 in Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel Griffith (Creel) Bragg — married 19 Apr 1867 in Rappahannock, Virginia

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1910 at about age 70 in Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Thomas Joseph Bragg, son ofJohn Bragg and Lucy Rollins, was born in December 1839 in Rappahannock County, Virginia. He married Rachel Griffith Creel on April 19, 1867 in Rappahannock County, Virginia^[1]. Thomas died November 15, 1910 in Rappahannock County, Virginia and was buried in the Bragg Family Cemetery, Amissville, Rappahannock, Virginia^[2]

Thomas Joseph and Rachel Griffith (Creel) Bragg had the following children:

1. Sarah Ellen Bragg
2. Anna Delila Bragg
3. Martha Jane Bragg
4. Rachel Thomas Bragg
5. Baby Girl Bragg
6. David Thomas Bragg
7. John William Bragg
8. Lillie Belle Bragg
9. Charles Wesley Bragg, Sr

Military Pension

Thomas was a CSA veteran and was wounded at Seven Pines. His wife's application for a pension show the name and dates used. The application was for service in the Virginia 49th Infantry. The 49th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.

Census

1860 Federal Census Rappahannock County, Virginia^[3]

1870 Federal Census Jackson Magisterial District, Rappahannock, Virginia^[4]

1880 Federal Census ED 132, Sheet 358A, Jackson District, Rappahannock, Virginia^[5]

1900 Federal Census ED 51, Sheet 6B, Jackson District, Rappahannock, Virginia^[6]

1910 Federal Census ED 61, Sheet 5A, Jackson District, Rappahannock, Virginia^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X518-MTK : 29 January 2020), Rachel Griffith Creel in entry for Thomas Joseph Bragg, 1867.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #182927013 Thomas Joseph Bragg
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMS-GYF : Mon Jul 17 23:55:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Bragg and Lucy Bragg, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGW-QVM : 29 May 2021), Rachel Bragg in entry for Thomas J Bragg, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR9-1L2 : 15 January 2022), Racheal Bragg in household of Thomas J. Bragg, Jackson District, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMNZ-7H2 : 10 March 2022), Rachel G Bragg in entry for Thomas Bragg, 1900.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPLX-5WN : accessed 18 July 2023), Racheal G Bragg in household of Thos J Bragg, Jackson, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 61, sheet 5A, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1643; FHL microfilm 1,375,656.