Mary Catherine Braxton

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• Name	Mary Catherine Braxton  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Mar 1890 Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Ethnicity	American [1]
  Race	Black [1]
  Name	Mary K Braxton [4]
  Residence	1900 177 Cranberry, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1]  –  Age: 10; Occupation: Student; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Y; AttendedSchool: 7; CanRead: Y; CanWrite: Y; CityWard: 8th; EnumerationDistrict: 0070; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Daughter RelationToHead: Daughter
  Died	2 Jul 1920
  Notes	My Contribution: I was a well-known public school teacher during my brief time in Harrisburg. I was an instructor in the summer programs at the Twelfth Street Playground. I engaged in my community by attending church, instructing folk dance, and organizing concerts. My Legacy: I was a respectable teacher in my community and the President of the Francis Willard Loyal Temperance Legion. About Me: “The board…extended a vote of thanks for her efficient services as a teacher to Mary Braxton.” - The Evening News, March 2, 1918 “Efforts are being made by Miss Mary Braxton, playground instructor on the Twelfth street recreation grounds, to obtain a concert by the Perseverance Band for the benefit of the colored folk.” - Harrisburg Telegraph, July 31, 1915. Full Name: Mary Catherine Braxton; Mary Braxton Roberts • Birth Date: 1890 • Death Date: July 2, 1920 • Place of Birth: Pennsylvania • Sex: Female • Race: “Mulatto” (1910 Federal Census) • Places of Residence: 422 Cranberry Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Connection to the Old Eighth Ward: Resident on Cranberry St. near Tanner’s Alley. • Family Members: Mother: Martha A. Braxton. Brothers: Joseph N. Braxton, James E. Braxton. Husband: Robert R. Roberts. Son: Malcolm Braxton Roberts • Education: Central High School for Girls graduate. • Occupations: Teacher. • Church Membership: Second Baptist Church. • Activism: President of Frances Willard Loyal Temperance Legion; Women’s Association; Music Social Literature Club; Chairperson of the Sponsors Committee; War Camp Community Service • Connections: W.A. Carter.
  Person ID	I12186 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	Alfred Braxton (Age 66 years) b. 1863, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Feb 1929, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Ann Grannison (Age 90 years) b. 14 Mar 1863, Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia, USA d. 21 Dec 1953, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1019 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Rainey Roberts (Age 70 years) b. 12 Dec 1892, Libertytown, Frederick, Maryland, USA d. 9 Apr 1963, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years)
  Married	1918 [3]
  Married	15 Jan 1918 Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA [3]
  Children	1. Baby Boy Roberts (Age 0 years) b. 6 May 1918, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 May 1918, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F7583 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 8, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1402; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0070. Record for Mary C Braxton https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=52011052&indiv=try [S638] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). [S1050] Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 108-109; Page: 47; Year Range: 1918 Jan - 1918 Aug. Record for Mary C Braxton https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1876&h=2628588&indiv=try [S170] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 055751-059000. Record for Mary K Braxton https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5164&h=751642147&indiv=try