Lillian Lee (Shelton) Bratcher (1889 - 1984)

Born 31 Mar 1889 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Amos Granville Bratcher Sr — married 25 Oct 1910 in Lake Dallas, Denton, Texas, USA

Died 23 Feb 1984 at age 94 in Denton, Denton, Texas, USA

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Biography

Lillian Lee "Dolly" Shelton was born 31 Mar 1889 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA to Walter John E Shelton (1867 - 1936) & Rebecca Jane Otts (1866 - 1960).^[1][2][3] There is somewhat of a controversy regarding Lillian's father as noted below. Lillian had five brothers & sisters:

Jesse Emberson Shelton (July 1, 1890 - May 17, 1960)

Beulah Marsh Shelton (March 19, 1892 - April 11, 1950)

Shirrell Vanderbilt Shelton (December 7, 1893 - March 24, 1984)

Horace W Shelton (April 24, 1897 - March 10, 1966)

Myrl Mary Shelton (March 31, 1900 - November 15, 1960)

(She may have had another sister - Ada Shelton born about 1894 per 1930 census for Horace W Shelton. Will do further research)

She passed away 23 Feb 1984 in Denton, Denton, Texas, USA. See Obituary in photos^[2][4][3] Lillian is buried at Roselawn Memorial Park, Denton, Texas^[5]

Entered by Gary White, Mar 1, 2013

Marriage(s)

Lillian married Amos Granville Bratcher Sr on 25 Oct 1910 in Lake Dallas, Denton, Texas, USA^[6] They had four children:

Eunice Jeannette "Nettie" Bratcher (1913-2005)

Amos Granville "AG" Bratcher Jr (1917-2007)

Enid Aline Bratcher (1919-2008)

James Carlton Bratcher (1921-2003)

Residence/Census

• 1900 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA^[7]
• 1910 Denton, Denton, Texas, USA^[8]
• 1920 Denton, Denton, Texas, USA^[6]
• 1930 Foard, Texas, USA^[9]

Other (Military, Titles, etc.)

Stories, Other Background Information, etc.

Grandma (Lillian Lee Bratcher Shelton) always believed Aime J. Freymond to be her father instead of Walter John Shelton, but her mother would never confirm it. She remembers going to a store, the clerk saying, "Aren't you Aime' Freymond's little girl?" She said they moved that night.

My mom (Lillian's daughter) said that Rebecca Jane Otts (Lillian's mother) was telling her all about Aime' and how he was the "prettiest man she'd ever seen", and how he had a long rope stretched across the bedroom with suits, shirts and shoes to match. She said he spoke only French, and they couldn't communicate, so she left him. Her sister, Mattie, secretly kept up with him and reported his actions to Rebecca. She said he gave up searching for them and moved back to France. (He was of Swiss origin, but possibly spoke French. His first name is French, but Freymond is Swiss. I got that info from a Freymond researcher in Canada.) When Lillian came into the room, she hushed about it and would never tell my mom or anyone anything else about it. Lillian was arguing with her mother once, and Walter said, "Oh hush up or I'll tell Dollie who her father really is." He called Lillian "Dollie" because he thought she looked like a China doll. Needless to say, she hushed.

If Lillian was Freymond's child, her birth was probably within a year of Rebecca's marriage to him Dec 21, 1882, so probably her birth date was actually Mar 31, 1884 instead of 1889. She said her mother wrote in the family Bible that she was born April 1, but she knew good and well she was no "April Fool". I really wish we could find that Bible. She would have been 100 instead of 95 when she died in 1984...entirely possible.

In the census records, Rebecca said she'd been married to Walter 12 yrs and that Lillian was 11. But she was born in Mar of 1889 and they married in Oct 1889. I suspect she fabricated more than just that. No one will ever know for sure. I have searched in McLennan Co because of a baby picture of Lillian taken in Waco. Supposedly she was born there. But I haven't found her birth records. TX didn't start requiring birth records until 1903. There was an 1890 census, but most of the records were destroyed. So there is no way to prove my theory. Freymond has been reported Fraymond and Frigmond as well.^[10]

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Gary White for starting this profile.

Sources

1. ↑ : Family knowledge
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} : Social Security Death Index
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find A Grave Memorial# 51786871 [[1]]
4. ↑ : Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
5. ↑ : See Headstone in photos
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} : Bratcher, Amos Granville Sr: 1920 Census Place - Denton, Denton, Texas, USA, Ward 4
7. ↑ : Shelton, Walter John: 1900 Census Place Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA, Ward 7
8. ↑ : Shelton, Walter John: 1910 Census Place- Denton, Denton, Texas, USA, Justice Precinct 1
9. ↑ : Bratcher, Amos Granvile Sr: 1930 Census Place - Foard, Texas, USA, Precinct 2
10. ↑ : Received from a family member