John Thomas Bragg (1825 - 1909)

Born 19 May 1825 in Stepney, Middlesex, England

Husband of Elizabeth Bassett — married 1852 in New York, New York, USA

Husband of Mary Jane (Harris) Bragg — married 10 Dec 1872 in Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA

Died 16 Jan 1909 at age 83 in Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Born London, England, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Braqg, who immigrated to the United States in 1836. His mother died in 1844 and his father, a carpenter, died in 1874, at the age of 84. The youngest of seven children, Bragg learned the wagonmaker/blacksmith trade. He lived in New York until 1856, working for the Brewster Carriage Company, a national distributor. In 1852, he married Elizabeth Bassett; she died in 1879 at the age of 38. On December 10, 1872, he married Mary Harris of Cincinatti, Ohio. Bragg came to Champaign County in 1856 and first settled on a farm north of Champaign. He opened the first successful wagon shop, employing two blacksmiths and a painter. His shops were located at Neil and Washington Streets, Champaign, Illinois. An active Free Mason, he was a member of Western Star Lodge No. 240 A.F. and A.M.^[1]

Baptism

12 Jun 1825 at Stepney St Dunstan, Middlesex, Engalnd

Burial

19 Jan 1909 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Illinois, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Taken from FamilySearch (ID MGZQ-SJX) credited to David Godwin 2007

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J7TY-THM : accessed 22 December 2015), John Thomas Bragg, 12 Jun 1825; citing Stepney, Middlesex, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 597,604.