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| John Franklin Braden |
 Esther Haynes Braden Mollie Haynes McCautry John F. Braden |
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John Franklin Braden was born in Chippewa Township in the area of Ellwood city. As a young man he heard of gold being discovered in California. So he took his family in that direction with the hope of gaining riches. One of his sons, John Daniel Braden, was born in Kansas in a covered wagon, and the word is he learned to walk while holding onto the sides of a covered wagon. John Franklin had to end his quest for gold and his trip to California, when he came down with tuberculosis, and at that point he returned to establish his home in Ellwood City. The 1910 United States Federal Census shows John F. Braden as age 53, living at 1629 Fifth Avenue, Beaver Falls (owned - not mortgaged), and with the occupation as Brakeman.
John Franklin and Mary Esther Braden are buried in Section P of Beaver Cemetery, Vanport township, Beaver county, PA. (There are a number of Bradens buried in this cemetery - use the SEARCH function.) (For much better information, use this link.)
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