Edward Bratcher (1908 - 1984)

Born 16 Apr 1908 in Muldoon, Fayette, Texas, United States

Died 15 Feb 1984 at age 75 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States

Biography

Edward Bratcher is a part of US Black heritage.

Edward was born in 1908 in Muldoon, Texas.

Edward moved to Kerrville, Texas in 1929 where he ran a restaurant.^[1]

Edward was married to Cordelia Mills. ^[2] In 1940 Edward and Cordelia were living in Kerrville, Texas with two children.^[3]

He passed away in 1984 in a hospital in Kerrville, Texas. He was buried in the Garden of Memories North Cemetery in Kerrville.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary: Free View of Clipping "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   Kerrville Mountain Sun; Publication Date: 18 Feb 1984; Publication Place: Kerrville, Texas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/13359939/?article=de95486c-abef-46a0-8f3a-3aaf3434d264&focus=0.12872523,0.15249518,0.2484702,0.5082659&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #636653579 (accessed 19 September 2023)
   Name: Edward Bratcher Sr.; Gender: Male; Death Age: 75; Birth Date: 16 Apr 1908; Birth Place: Muldoon; Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1926; Marriage Place: Hopkinsville; Residence Place: 211 W. Barnett; Death Date: Abt 1984; Obituary Date: 18 Feb 1984; Obituary Place: Kerrville, Texas, USA; Newspaper Title: Kerrville Mountain Sun; Spouse: Cordellia Mills; Child: Sewilla Louise Freeman Edward Bratcher C.B. Bratcher; Siblings: Rachel ` Mason Mary Spriggs.
2. ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #626040509 (accessed 19 September 2023)
   Name: Edward Bratcher Sr; Gender: Male; Spouse: Cordellia Mills; Child: Sewilla Louise Bratcher.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04086; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 133-2B
   Ancestry Record 2442 #156690331 (accessed 19 September 2023)
   Edward Bratcher (30), married, Cook, head of household in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas. Born in Texas.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #104324334 (accessed 19 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Edward Bratcher Sr. (16 Apr 1908-15 Feb 1984), citing Garden of Memories North Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Linda Nielsen (contributor 47095736).

• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 163
  Ancestry Record 2238 #19462245 (accessed 19 September 2023)
  Name: Edward Bratcher; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Age: 31; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 16 Apr 1909; Birth Place: Muldoon Fayette, Texas, USA; Residence Place: Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA; Employer: Bratcher's Cafe; Height: 6 1'; Weight: 196; Complexion: Dark; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Cerdelia Bratcher;
  Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
  Edward Bratcher 31 Self (Head).