Braley, Joseph, 1831-1903

BRALEY, WHITCOMB

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 3/25/2012 at 09:11:00

The Grinnell (IA) Herald; Jan. 5, 1904

DEATHS AT KELLOGG.
From the Enterprise.

Joseph Braley, who at about 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening, December 22, 1903, passed to that bourn from whence none ever return, was born in Walcott, Vermont, December 16, 1831. He came to Jasper county, Iowa, in the year 1855, where he has lived until his death. Was married to Elmira Whitcomb in 1855. Ten children were born to them; two having died in infancy. One son, A.W. Braley or Bert as he was known by his family and friends, died at the age of 28 years. The mother passed away in the year 1887 at the age of 48. Four daughters and three sons remain to mourn the death of their father; all were with him during his last sickness.