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