Obituaries

Bratton, Charles B.: 12/1916

Charles B. Bratton, of Lewistown, formerly employed in the local P.R.R. shops, died at Mont Alto at 8 o'clock Thursday morning, of tuberculosis, with which he had been ailing for several years. Deceased was the son of Charles and Susan Bratton, deceased, and was aged 42 years. He was at one time engaged in the flour and grain business in Lewistown and later had charge of a newspaper agency there. He is survived by his wife and one son. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and had relatives and friends in this city. Interment will be made Saturday afternoon at Lewistown.1

  • 1. Altoona Tribune, 12/22/1916

Bratton, Grace: August, 1905

Funeral of Miss Bratton

Special to the Inquirer.

Lewistown, Pa., Aug. 16 - The funeral over the remains of Miss Grace Bratton, who died in Medico-Chirurgical Hospital, Phialdelphia, were held at her home in Ryde this afternoon. Interment was made in McVeytown Cemetery, Rev. E. H. Matter, of New Jersey, officiating. She was a teacher in the Presbyterian Sunday school for fifteen years. Miss Bratton was 41 years old and is survived by her parents, one sister and eight brothers, Charles B. Bratton, of Lewistown, being a brother.1

  • 1. Philadelphia Inquirer, 8/17/1905

Bratton, Susan [Taylor]: 3/16/1909

Prospective Guests become Mourners
Bride of Fifty Years Dies Upon Eve of Celebration of Golden Anniversary

Lewistown, March 21. Instead of gathering to assist in the celebration of the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Bratton yesterday, throngs of friends assembled to mourn the death of Mrs. Bratton and to pay a last tribute.

Invitations had been issued broadcast among their acquaintances to the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of the two, but Mrs. Bratton died suddenly last Tuesday and the home near Ryde Station was changed from a scene of gayety to one of sorrow.

Susan J. Bratton was seventy-three years old and her death was the first in the immediate family of her husband and herself during the present generation. Before her marriage a half century ago, she was a Miss Taylor.

The Brattons are among the most prominent of families in this section of the state, the first members having settled here some time in the eighteenth century. A family association was organized a few years ago and an annual meeting is held at the homestead near Ryde Station.

Bratton, William B.: 2/15/1919

William B. Bratton, former section foreman of PRR, died at home in Ryde Station 15 Feb 1919 of diseases of old age. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bratton, deceased, he was born in Oliver Twp., Mifflin Co., 8 Sep 1836. In 1889 he retired to farming. a member of the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Hannah Miller Bratton, and these children: Andrew, Mrs. Edward Bardine, Mrs. O R Himes, Mrs. J D Banks, Miss Anna, Mrs. J B Montgomery, D S Bratton, W Clyde, and Mrs George Formwalt. Interment in McVeytown cemetery.1

  • 1. Altoona Mirror, 2/17/1919

Bratton, William C.: 4/1/1920

Lewistown Man Killed By Train
Wiliam C. Bratton, Leader in Behalf of Prohibition, Is Victim of Grade Crossing Accident

William C. Bratton, well-known businessman of Lewistown, was instantly killed in a grade crossing accident on the Pennsylvania Railroad one mile west of Lewistown last night.

Bratton, who was 63 years old, went to his farm along the mountain road near Lewistown to drive some stock into town. A boy accompanied him with a team.

At the crossing Bratton got out of the wagon to drive the animals across the track. Passenger train No. 48, eastbound, due at Lewistown about 5.30 o'clock, came along and in his efforts to drive the animals across safely, Bratton walked on the tracks in the path of the train. He was instantly killed.

He as known throughout Mifflin County for his activities on behalf of prohibition. In addition to his widow, three sons survive him as follows: W. Boyd Bratton, a contractor of Lewistown; J. M. Bratton, a music dealer of Lewistown, and William Bratton, a civil engineer of New York City.1