Elijah Braxton

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• Ethnicity: American
• Race: Black
• Name: Eligah Braster
• Name: Elijah Braxter
• Job: Employer: Wage Earner
• Residence: 1876, 120 Cowden, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1880, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
• Residence: 1910, Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Briggs Street; 60 Age: 60; Laundress Occupation: Laundress; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0080; HomeOwnership: Rent; Industry: Private Family; LiveOnFarm: House; NativeLanguageCode: English; OutOfWork: N; WeeksOutOfWork: 0; YearsMarried: 2; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head

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ELIJAH BRAXTON
The Rev. Elijah Braxton, 70 years old, for the past twenty-five years assistant pastor of Bethel A. M. B. Church, died this morning at his home, 624 North street.
He is survived by his Wife, Mrs, Mary Braxton. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m., from the Bethel A. M. E. Church. The Rev. C. H. Farlea, pastor of the church, will be in charge. Burial will be in the Harrisburg Cemetery.

Buried:
Lincoln Cemetery

Family/Spouse: Mary Kane. Mary was born about 1820 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 May 1900 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Benjamin Kane was born about 1857 in Pennsylvania, USA.

Elijah married Eve Lee on 26 Sep 1907 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Eve (daughter of Jacob Lee and Ann Lee) was born in 1850 in Maryland, USA; died on 16 Apr 1927 in 622 Forster street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clifton married Louise Braxton. Louise was born in in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]