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How can I determine the parents names of My Great Grandfather?

July 14th, 2011 3 comments

I am trying to locate my great grandfather’s parents. Unfortunately, this was not something that was talked about in my family considering he died when my dad was 12. I decided to post because there are only 3 remaining of the my Great Grandfather’s children (out of 13). My dad passed in 2005 and I have no answers about my family.

My great Grandfathers name is James Henry Braxton born in Colesville Montgomery Maryland in Dec 22 1895 (per his WW1 registration card), he was listed on the 1900 census (age 4)in Montgomery County Maryland residing with an Aunt & Uncle (Marth Nelson & David T Nelson) and Edward Braxton listed as a nephew (age 7, perhaps a brother)then in 1910 (age 14) with an Aunt Sarah E. Lee. He went in the Army Drafted in 1917 and served from 1918-1919. He had 13 children (I can only name 5 to include my dad) with Cecelia L. Ford born April 8, 1907 in Baltimore, Maryland which I have no proof of marriage either which I assume was done since she’s entered with him at Arlington Cemetary. The address listed on his registration card is 1336 Cedar Street NW DC which no longer exhists in the 1300 block but maybe due to DC changing it’s boarder since there is a 1336 Cedar Street just above DC now considered Silver Spring, MD and Colesville is now Silver Spring, MD.

He died on Jan 1, 1956 and she in 1981 both he and Cecelia are buried in Arlington Cemetary. I would like to find his parents which according to the census were both born in Maryland.I also located two parental consent forms for his two eldest daughters to marry at 16 and the address as 717 Pleasent Court NW Washington, DC. I call the National Archives in Maryland and Vital Statistics and no record before 1914 is on file for him nor will Vital Statistis release that information to me since im not an immediate family member. His SSN is listed on the SS Death Index but there are occasions when looking for this information it was listed as 1896 and 1899 as his birth year which isn’t accurate since I saw his writting on his military registration card.

This is the only information I have but I did request his military file from St. Louis which may take considerable time and what if his parents aren’t listed on that. Please help, if you have any information or tips or anything to help me figure this information out please respond to the thread or email me at deborahjames1983@yahoo.com, thanks in advance.

I don’t know if you’ve seen it but someone on Ancestry has this family as being your James Henry Braxton and family. Not really sure what evidence they have for it apart from thinking that the Henry is James Henry?

1910 United States Federal Census about Henry Braxton
Name: Henry Braxton
Age in 1910: 14
Estimated Birth Year: 1896
Birthplace: Washington, DC
[Washington DC]
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father’s name: Nicolas Braxton
Father’s Birth Place: Virginia
Mother’s name: Fanny Braxton
Mother’s Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1910: Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Nicolas Braxton 39
Fanny Braxton 37
Henry Braxton 14