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Title
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Finding Aid for the Bramell Family Collection
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Type
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Collection
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Description
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The collection is arranged alphabetically in folders by family surnames. Each surname contains narrative about the family, personal recollections by the compiler, photos, charts and forms, and genealogical documents. Documents include copies of vital records such as birth, marriage, and death certificates, Census records, obituaries, land records, and others.
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Identifier
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MGC 1189
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Collection Summary
Title
Bramell Family Collection
Date
18th through 21st Century
Extent
2 archival boxes
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1189-BFC
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2019; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2019
Name of Creator
Bramell family
Biographical History
Jonathan Bramel came from England to Maryland in the late 1700s. Eventually the family settled in
Mason County, Kentucky and later to Franklin County and Henry County, Missouri. David R Bramell was
born in December 27, 1867 in Franklin County, Missouri. He married Addie May Stephens. After her
death in 1902, he married Vanda Scott. David and Vanda’s daughter, Lillian Virginia Bramell married
William Ralph Skaggs. The other families in the collection are related to the Bramell and Skaggs families.
Scope and Content
The collection is arranged alphabetically in folders by family surnames. Each surname contains narrative
about the family, personal recollections by the compiler, photos, charts and forms, and genealogical
documents. Documents include copies of vital records such as birth, marriage, and death certificates,
Census records, obituaries, land records, and others.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 6 series.
Box 1,
Series 1, Bramell Family
Folder 1, Origins of the Bramell name
Folder 2, Death certificates
Folder 3, Cemetery records and obituaries
Folder 4, Cemetery records and obituaries, cont.
Folder 5, Marriages
Folder 6, Family tree
Folder 7, Bramell research
Folder 8, Bramell research, cont.
Folder 9, Bramell research, cont.
Folder 10, Bramell Census records
Folder 11, Bramell Census records
Series 2, Galloway Family
Folder 1, Scotland Galloway information
Folder 2, Galloway family history
Folder 3, Census records
Folder 4, Marriage records
Folder 5, Death records
Folder 6, Cemetery records
Folder 7, Items from Kentucky trip
Folder 8, Mother’s notes
Series 3, Glenn Family
Folder 1, Pedigree charts and origin of name
Folder 2, John Glenn born 1702 Ireland
Folder 3, James Glenn born 1723 in Virginia
Folder 4, William Glenn born 1754 Virginia
Folder 5, Hugh Glenn born about 1780 Virginia
Folder 6, Thomas Anderson Glenn born 1826 Crawford County, MO
Series 4, Noel Family
Folder 1, Noel family
Series 5, Scott Family
Folder 1, Scott family group sheets and introduction
Folder 2, Scott clan information
Folder 3, Census records
Folder 4, Marriage records
Folder 5, Death records
Folder 6, Cemetery records
Folder 7, Aunt Rene’s Letter
Folder 8, Notes from Mother (Lillian Virginia Bramell Skaggs)
Folder 9, Information from Ancestry.com
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Folder 10, Information from Allen County, KY
Box 2,
Series 6, Skaggs Family
Folder 1, Introduction
Folder 2, James Skaggs
Folder 3, Jacob Skaggs
Folder 4, William Skaggs
Folder 5, William T Skaggs
Folder 6, George B Skaggs
Folder 7, Skaggs family history
Folder 8, Skaggs family history, cont.
Folder 9, Land records, etc.
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed in sheet protectors within file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated through the Ozarks Genealogical Society who obtained the collection from
the Springfield-Greene County Library District.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Information contained in archival collection (Bramell Family Collection)
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