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Descendants of Edmund Bracewell

Generation No. 10

24. BLAKE WILLIAM¹⁰ BRASWELL (EDWARD REED⁹, BLAKE WILLIAM⁸, HENRY⁷, VALENTINE⁶ BRACEWELL, RICHARD⁵, ROBERT⁴, RICHARD³, ROBERT², EDMUND¹) was born February 03, 1840 in Louisiana, and died January 02, 1919 in Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana. He married BEHETHALON RUSH GRIGSBY, daughter of THOMAS GRIGSBY and EMILY SMITH. She was born April 06, 1844 in Jackson Parish, Lousiana, and died January 20, 1911 in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana.

Notes for BEHETHALON RUSH GRIGSBY:
According to Website at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westxan/np54.htm#iin3224

Some list name as Rush Behathla Grigsby.

More About BEHETHALON RUSH GRIGSBY:
Fact 1: Name Could Be "Rush Behathla."

Children of BLAKE BRASWELL and BEHETHALON GRIGSBY are:

MARTHA PEEBLES¹¹ BRASWELL, b. November 05, 1877, Louisiana; d. Abt. 1917, Leinsburg, Red River Parish, Louisiana.

More About MARTHA PEEBLES BRASWELL:
Fact 1: Nickname of "Mattie"

	ii.		EUPHEMIA CATHERINE BRASWELL, b. July 29, 1871, Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana.
	iii.		LLEWLLYN BRASWELL, b. December 03, 1867, Louisiana.
	iv.		RICHARD A. BRASWELL, b. July 12, 1869, Louisiana.

25. SALLY ANN¹⁰ BRASWELL (PETERSON⁹, JESSE⁸, MISSING⁷, JACOB⁶ BRACEWELL, RICHARD⁵, ROBERT⁴, RICHARD³, ROBERT², EDMUND¹) was born Abt. 1836 in Powellton District, Virginia. She married LEWIS LAXTON WRIGHT October 19, 1864, son of L. and SUSAN. He was born April 18, 1801 in Brunswick County, Meherrin District, Virginia, and died December 24, 1882.

Notes for SALLY ANN BRASWELL:
According to Census records, from 1880 to 1910, she lived in Brunswick County.
In 1900, with her husband dead, she lived with her 22-year-old son, Benjamin, and her 33-year-old daughter, Lorena. She was listed as head of family.
By 1910, Benjamin was listed as head of family.

Notes for LEWIS LAXTON WRIGHT:
According to 1860 Census, he was a farmer with $3,000 worth of land and $7,000 worth of "personal estate." While his neighbors around him owned slaves, he did not.

According to the 1850 Census, he was a farmer, as was his sons Henry, James, John and Robert.

More About LEWIS LAXTON WRIGHT:
Burial: Old Wright Cemetery near Matthews Chapel
Fact 1: 1860, Farmer; Died of Pneumonia
Fact 2: May Have Died In June

More About LEWIS WRIGHT and SALLY BRASWELL:
Marriage: October 19, 1864

Children of SALLY BRASWELL and LEWIS WRIGHT are:

VIOLA FRANCES¹¹ WRIGHT, b. October 1865, Brunswick County, Meherrin District, Virginia; d. November 18, 1931; m. ALBERT L. WOODRUFF, October 12, 1887.

More About ALBERT WOODRUFF and VIOLA WRIGHT:
Marriage: October 12, 1887

	ii.		LORENE TUCKER WRIGHT, b. December 28, 1866, Brunswick County, Meherrin District, Virginia; d. February 13, 1964; m. ISAAC EDWARDS WATSON.
	iii.		JENKINS SNOW WRIGHT, b. August 24, 1868, Brunswick County, Meherrin District, Virginia; d. September 19, 1936.

More About JENKINS SNOW WRIGHT:
Burial: Richmond

iv.

CHARLES PETTIE WRIGHT, b. Abt. 1870, Brunswick County, Meherrin District, Virginia; d. August 15, 1904; m. (1) FANNIE P. DELBRIDGE, January 28, 1891; m. (2) FANNIE MOSELEY, February 22, 1899; b. July 01, 1879.

More About CHARLES WRIGHT and FANNIE DELBRIDGE:
Marriage: January 28, 1891

More About CHARLES WRIGHT and FANNIE MOSELEY:
Marriage: February 22, 1899

32.	v.	PETER STRONGMAN WRIGHT, b. April 19, 1871, Brunswick County, Meherrin District, Virginia; d. June 08, 1939.
33.	vi.	TINIE LOVELY WRIGHT, b. December 14, 1872, Brunswick County, Meherrin District, Virginia; d. July 23, 1954.
34.	vii.	MARY MAGDALENE WRIGHT, b. July 12, 1875, Brunswick County, Meherrin District, Virginia; d. July 03, 1964.
	viii.	LUCY DELLA WRIGHT, b. January 27, 1876, Brunswick County, Meherrin District, Virginia; d. June 02, 1954; m. THOMAS HENRY GRIFFITH, December 27, 1893.

More About THOMAS GRIFFITH and LUCY WRIGHT:
Marriage: December 27, 1893

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BENJAMIN LAXTON WRIGHT, b. March 05, 1878, Brunswick County, Meherrin District, Virginia; d. May 11, 1926, Richmond, Virginia.

26. WILLIAM L.¹⁰ BRASWELL (PETERSON⁹, JESSE⁸, MISSING⁷, JACOB⁶ BRACEWELL, RICHARD⁵, ROBERT⁴, RICHARD³, ROBERT², EDMUND¹) was born November 1830. He married MARY R. MOORE January 09, 1854 in Brunswick County.

Notes for WILLIAM L. BRASWELL:
According to "Civil War Soliders from Brunswick County, Virginia:"

In 1850, when he was 19 years old, he was living and farming with his family and with Jesse A. Brewer, who went on to join the Confederate Army.

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Captain Neblett enlisted William in the Brunswick Rebel Artillery and, like other members of the company, he spent most of his time at Drewry's Bluff on the James River. Although, he was reassigned for a time in late 1864 and a report for September and October showd him on duty at Fort Dantzler. Confederate records depict William as 5 feet, 8.5 inches tall, with light complexion, brown hair and blue eyes.

William left Drewry's Bluff with his comrades when General Lee ordered The Retreat 2 April 1865. They moved west and more than fifty of the company reached Appomattox Court House. However, William was among those captured in Amelia Couny on 6 April 1865, just three days before General Lee surrendered. Imprisoned at Point Lookout, Maryland, he was held until 23 June 1865 when he was released and permitted to return home.

William lived past the turn of the century to witness the pension application of Benjamin Dixon Edmunds (another confederate soldier) in 1902. He probably did not live long past that year.

More About WILLIAM L. BRASWELL:
Fact 1: Served in Confederate Army

More About WILLIAM BRASWELL and MARY MOORE:
Marriage: January 09, 1854, Brunswick County

Children of WILLIAM BRASWELL and MARY MOORE are:

36.	i.		JOHN H.¹¹ BRASWELL, b. Abt. 1855; d. August 04, 1925.
	ii.		SARAH R. BRASWELL, b. Abt. 1857; m. RICHARD F. HOUSE, December 21, 1886.

More About RICHARD HOUSE and SARAH BRASWELL:
Marriage: December 21, 1886

	iii.		JOSEPH P. BRASWELL, b. Abt. 1859; d. October 1860.
	iv.		THOMAS T. BRASWELL, b. Abt. 1864; m. BETTIE E. WRENN, January 09, 1901.

More About THOMAS T. BRASWELL:
Fact: His middle initial may be "J"

More About THOMAS BRASWELL and BETTIE WRENN:
Marriage: January 09, 1901

27. SUSAN EMMA¹⁰ BRASWELL (PETERSON⁹, JESSE⁸, MISSING⁷, JACOB⁶ BRACEWELL, RICHARD⁵, ROBERT⁴, RICHARD³, ROBERT², EDMUND¹) was born Abt. 1842, and died April 25, 1882. She married CHARLES HENRY WRENN July 03, 1867 in Brunswick County, son of HENRY WRENN and ANN. He was born March 1844.

More About SUSAN EMMA BRASWELL:
Fact 1: Died of Dropsy

Notes for CHARLES HENRY WRENN:
According to "Civil War Soldiers from Brunswick County, Virginia:"

Charles H. Wrenn did not enlist immeidately when the Civil War began. It was in 1862 that he went to Petersburg and enlisted in Confederate service. He ultimately became a member of Troop F, 23rd Virginai Cavalry Regiment, and served under Gen J.E.B. Stuart as a member of his brigade. He fought on through the war and was paroled near Burkeville 28 April 1865.

The 23rd Cavalry Regiment was not organized until 28 April 1864, and Charles' company, which was the company of Capt. John W. Drew, was in the 41st Battalion of Virginia Cavalry before that. However, even this battalion was not organized until 18 September 1863 from independent companies. We have not established in what unit Charles enlisted initially in 1862.

Charles came home from war and became a farmer.

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Charles H. Wrenn moved to Greensville County, where, on 14 May 1914, he was living when he applied for a Civil War pension. He said in his pension application that he was born in Brunswick County and was now 70 years old. He gave his address as Brink Post Office, Greensville County. We have not discovered when the old Confederate died but he probably is buried in Brunswick County.

More About CHARLES HENRY WRENN:
Fact 1: Confederate Soldier
Fact 2: Rev. Nicholas Rawlings Officiated the Wedding

More About CHARLES WRENN and SUSAN BRASWELL:
Marriage: July 03, 1867, Brunswick County

Children of SUSAN BRASWELL and CHARLES WRENN are:

	i.		JUNIUS T.¹¹ WRENN, b. May 30, 1868.
	ii.		ELLA REBECCA WRENN, b. Abt. 1870; d. June 23, 1893; m. BENJAMIN S. WEAVER, December 21, 1887.

More About BENJAMIN WEAVER and ELLA WRENN:
Marriage: December 21, 1887

	iii.	GEORGE T. WRENN, b. Abt. 1872.
37.	iv.	CHARLES WILLIAM WRENN, b. January 1875.
	v.	MOLLIE WRENN, b. March 1878; m. ALEXANDER RUFUS BAIRD, January 30, 1901, Brunswick County, Va..

More About ALEXANDER BAIRD and MOLLIE WRENN:
Marriage: January 30, 1901, Brunswick County, Va.

vi.

MARTHA WRENN, b. February 14, 1880.

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