James Wellington Flemming Bragg (1889 - 1956)

Born 24 Nov 1889 in Summers, West Virginia, United States

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Died 30 Sep 1956 at age 66 in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States

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James Wellington Fleming “Jim” Bragg Birth: 24 Nov 1889 Summers County, West Virginia, USA James Wellington Bragg West Virginia Births, 1853-1930 Name: James Wellington Bragg Event Type: Birth Event Date: 24 Nov 1890 Event Place: Elkknob, Summers, West Virginia, United States Sex: Male Father's Name: George Washington Bragg Mother's Name: Elizabeth Dick

Event Type: Census Name: Jim W Bragg Sex: Male Age: 30 Event Date: 1920 Event Place: Raleigh, West Virginia, United States Event Place (Original): West Virginia, Raleigh Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Birthplace: West Virginia Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: West Virginia Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 17

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Jim W Bragg Head M 30 West Virginia Minnie Bragg Wife F 27 Virginia Beryl Bragg Son M 8 West Virginia Essie Bragg Daughter F 7 West Virginia Marie Bragg Daughter F 5 West Virginia Irene Bragg Daughter F 3 West Virginia Emmett Bragg Son M 1 West Virginia

Death: 30 Sep 1956 (aged 66) Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA Burial: Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA Memorial #: 107374272 Bio: Rites Set Today For J. W. Bragg

Funeral services for James W. Bragg, 65, 209 Sixth St., who died in a local hospital at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Regular Baptist Church on Johnstown Road. Burial will be made in Calfee Cemetery with the Rev. Everett R. Shafer in charge. The body was removed from the Calfee Funeral Home at 4 p.m. Tuesday to the residence. A retired coal miner, Bragg was born at Elks Knob on Nov. 24, 1889, and was the son of the late George and Elizabeth Dick Bragg. He had been a resident of Raleigh County for the past 55 years.

Beckley Post-Herald Beckley, W. Va. WEDNESDAY MORNING, October 3, 1956 (online) Family Members Spouse Minnie Elice Bruffey Bragg 1892-1991 Children Essie Mae Bragg 1912-1989 Marie Bragg Skaggs 1914-2003 Illine Bragg Ross 1916-1995 Emmitt Strather Bragg 1918-1972 James Crews Bragg 1923-1948

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"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN2S-FN5 : 4 February 2021), Jim W Bragg, 1920.

• URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107374272/james-wellington_fleming-bragg

Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/107374272/james-wellington_fleming-bragg : accessed 15 June 2021), memorial page for James Wellington Fleming “Jim” Bragg (24 Nov 1889–30 Sep 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 107374272, citing Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Terry Collins (contributor 47215366) .