James Alexander Braud (1848 - abt. 1888)

Born 13 Jan 1848 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Husband of Margaret Mahala (Green) Woodrome — married 13 Jul 1885 in Texas, United States

Died about 3 Nov 1888 at about age 40 in DeWitt, Texas, United States

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Biography

JAMES ALEXANDER BRAUD:^[1] He was born in the City of New Orleans on Triton Walk on January 13, 1848.^[2] His father was Victorin Braud, a native of the Parish of St. John, Louisiana. His mother was Sarah Autoridge (Antoridge), a native of New Orleans. There is no information on how or why Jim Braud came to Texas and to the Hochheim community. One Sunday when he went to church, he was impressed with the beauty and voice of a pretty girl singing in the choir. He stared at her until she was embarrassed. He arranged to meet her----Margaret Mahala Green. He courted her and they married July 13, 1885.^[3] Elder L. A. Hays performed the ceremony. Witnesses: J. L. Crawford and H. Alsup. Marriage Record No. 2373, DeWitt County, Tex. She was 17, he was 34. They lived on the Green farm. Braud was a music teacher. He taught "singing" (voice) and piano. James Braud died in 1888 and is buried in the Hochheim Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 February 2021), memorial page for James Alexander “Jim” Braud (1848–1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #9430543, citing Hochheim Cemetery, Hochheim, DeWitt County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .
2. ↑ "Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Birth Records, 1819-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WBJR-P33Z : 29 October 2019), James Alexander Braud, 1848.
3. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL8Q-62K : 22 December 2016), J A Brand and Maggie M Green, 13 Jul 1885; citing Dewitt, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,012,059.