Robert Jack Bratton (abt. 1836 - bef. 1920)

Born about Mar 1836 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Elizabeth (Austin) Bratton — married 25 Nov 1881 in Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Died before 1920 before about age 83 in Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Research

Brattain book gives his death location as "Wayne Co., Tennessee", but I wonder if this could be a confusion between him and his grandfather, Robert Jack Brattain, who died in Wayne County, Indiana.

Birth and death dates are uncertain but are based on census and other records.

Sources

BOOKS

• John Brattain: The First American Brattain and his Descendants, second Edition. 2007 By Richard Brattain. Available on-line: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE207501

CENSUS

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDJ-MLK : 23 December 2020), Robert J Bratton in household of Paul Bratton, Hardin, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TD-3DZ : 18 February 2021), R J Braton, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8Z-GC6 : 29 May 2021), R J Brattan, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD76-9SV : 20 February 2021), N J Bratton, District 5, Hardin, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 45, sheet 52D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,260.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS8R-FZT : accessed 10 August 2021), Robert J Bratton, Civil District 5 (formerly Civil District 8) Maddox town, Hardin, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 35, sheet 16A, family 228, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,576.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNJ-TL5 : accessed 10 August 2021), Jack Bratton in household of Sims D Mcfall, Civil District 5, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 131, sheet 11A, family 200, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1524; FHL microfilm 1,375,537.

MARRIAGE

• "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQ4-PPN : 16 March 2020), Robert J. Bratton, 1881.
• "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQ4-JXV : 16 March 2020), R. J. Bratton, 1881.
• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-VCMG : 10 March 2021), Robt J Bratton and Nancy Cathern, 25 Nov 1881; citing Hardin, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 879,045.
• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8G-FFW : 4 December 2014), Robt J Bratton and Nancy Cathern (Unknown), 25 Nov 1881; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 6, Hardin, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHQ-MYLZ : 10 March 2021), R J Bratton and Nancy Austin, 25 Nov 1881; citing Hardin, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 981,000.
• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4K-L3D : 4 December 2014), R J Bratton and Nancy Austin, 25 Nov 1881; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 78, Hardin, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

DEATH OF CHILD

• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS8Y-2G8 : 23 February 2021), Jack Bratton in entry for William Henry Bratton, 29 Jun 1938; Death, Hardin, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC9-CPFJ : 23 February 2021), Jack Bratton in entry for William Henry Bratton, 29 Jun 1938; Death, Hardin, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
• "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HD-55V4 : 1 March 2021), Jack Bratton in entry for Alice Bratton Mcfall, 7 Sep 1962; Death, Savannah, Hardin, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

DEATH

• Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81831439/robert-jack-bratton