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I’m looking for information on my Blackfoot ancestors.My g-grandmother was a full blood Blackfoot. Her name was Grace May Bracken born 1886 in Coles County, IL. My Mother and grandmother say Grace’s father was a Chief and he used to come to visit in his head dress. They never mentioned his name but I think it might have been Allen M Bracken and his wife Floretta Fleming. Grace had a brother named Charlie Henry Bracken.
Any information would be appreciated.
Thank you. Vonny Bemis
Vonny Bemis wrote: I’m looking for information on my Blackfoot ancestors.My g-grandmother was a full blood Blackfoot. Her name was Grace May Bracken born 1886 in Coles County, IL. My Mother and grandmother say Grace’s father was a Chief and he used to come to visit in his head dress. They never mentioned his name but I think it might have been Allen M Bracken and his wife Floretta Fleming. Grace had a brother named Charlie Henry Bracken.
Any information would be appreciated.
Thank you. Vonny Bemis
Hello Vonny and welcome. I did a look up and here is what I found…
1900 Federal Census:
Gracie M Bracken
Home in 1900: Arcola, Douglas, Illinois
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter
Father’s Name: Allen M
Mother’s Name: Laura E
Race: White
Allen M Bracken
Home in 1900: Arcola, Douglas, Illinois
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse’s Name: Laura E
Race: White
This is from the 1880 Federal Census, hope it helps.
Allen M. Bracken
Home in 1880: Sumpter, Cumberland, Illinois
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of Household: Son
Father’s Name: Henry
Father’s birthplace: Indiana
Mother’s Name: Elizabeth
Mother’s birthplace: Indiana
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Laborer
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Shirley
I don’t know if there is a connection here, but might be something to check out…this was posted on another thread by Sonchunia.
Brafferton Student Roll
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I just saw this post. Here is some information that I was able to obtain at William and Mary regarding student rolls. Hope this helps.
Sonia
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These notes are from Karen Stewart “So Good Work: The Brafferton School”, William and Mary College.
June 1715. Griffin’s students numbered 70 boys and girls. (Fort Christianna)
Brafferton School
Year Number Other Info
1711 10 1 Chickahominy, 2 Meherrin, 2 Nansemond,
2 Nottoway, 3 Pamunkey (Spottswood)
1712 20 plus 4 brought years ago
1713 17 Spotswood; in the past as many as 7 or 8 at a
time; now can get very few (Hugh Grove)
1736-1742 3 Will[iam Jeffries]; Thomson; Jno. Ward
(Wharton)
1743 4 Scarborough; Stephen; Tomkins; Jno.Ward;
two boys
1754-1755 8 William Cooke; Gideon Langston;
John Langston; John Montour; Charles Murphy;
John Sampson; Thomas Sampson;
William Squirrel
1769 2 Robert Mush; George Sampson
1770 5 [W&M Bursar]
1771 5 John Nettles
1772 5
1773 5
1774 5
1775 6 Mons.Baubee; George Sampson; Reuben Sampson
1776 5 James Gunn; Edmund Sampson
Thomas Wharton – treated students for their various illnesses 1736 thru 1743.
Jno. Ward
Stephen
Will
Scarborough
Tomkins
Thomas
Thomson
Masters Of Brafferton
Christopher Jackson – 1716
Christopher Smith -1716-1718
Rev. Charles Griffin – 1718-1720
Richard Cocke – 1728-1729
Rev. John Fox – 1729-1737
Rev. Robert Barret – 1737-1738
Rev. Thomas Dawson – 1738 – 1755
Emmanuel Jones – 1755-1777
Rev. John Bracken – 1777 – 1779
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