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Silas Braffett

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Silas Braffett

Birth
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
24 Jul 1867 (aged 67)
Grant County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Swayzee, Grant County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Silas Braffett was born probably in what is today Burlington, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He probably moved to the area of Harrison, Darke County, Ohio around 1820 where he married Mary Woods who was born in Virginia. Silas helped lay out the town of Braffettsville in Harrison, Darke County, Ohio in 1833. The 12 children of Silas and Mary were probably born in Ohio before the family moved to Sims, Grant County, Indiana around 1848 when Silas bought land in Indiana. The family lived in Sims through the deaths of Mary (1866) and Silas (1867). Some children lived in Richland, Grant County. The descendants of Silas and Mary migrated to Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, California, and Oregon.

Silas is probably buried in Thrailkill Cemetery, but no marker has been found.

References:
• 2024 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC5J-RK6 .
• 2024 Braffett descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/BraffittDescendants.txt .
Silas Braffett was born probably in what is today Burlington, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He probably moved to the area of Harrison, Darke County, Ohio around 1820 where he married Mary Woods who was born in Virginia. Silas helped lay out the town of Braffettsville in Harrison, Darke County, Ohio in 1833. The 12 children of Silas and Mary were probably born in Ohio before the family moved to Sims, Grant County, Indiana around 1848 when Silas bought land in Indiana. The family lived in Sims through the deaths of Mary (1866) and Silas (1867). Some children lived in Richland, Grant County. The descendants of Silas and Mary migrated to Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, California, and Oregon.

Silas is probably buried in Thrailkill Cemetery, but no marker has been found.

References:
• 2024 FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC5J-RK6 .
• 2024 Braffett descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/BraffittDescendants.txt .

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  • Created by: donbraffitt
  • Added: Dec 23, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156301903/silas-braffett: accessed ), memorial page for Silas Braffett (28 Dec 1799–24 Jul 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156301903, citing Thrailkill Cemetery, Swayzee, Grant County, Indiana, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by donbraffitt (contributor 48022167).