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William Anton Braun 1872–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1872

Birth Location: Doniphan County, Kansas

Death Date: 1955

Death Location: Benton, Kansas

Father: Wendell Braun

Mother: Margarite Wetzer

Spouse(s): Ella Winters

Children(s): Doris Braun, Barbara Braun, Mary Braun, Willma Braun, Paul Braun

William Anton Braun was born in 1872 in Doniphan County, Kansas, the child of Wendell Braun And Margarite Maggie Wetzer. In 1880, William Anton Braun resided in Doniphan, Doniphan, Kansas, USA. In 1925, William Anton Braun resided in Benton, Butler, Kansas. William Anton Braun married Ella Pearl Winters, and had children including Barbara Braun, Doris June Braun, Mary Braun, Patricia Braun, Paul A Braun, Willma Braun. William Anton Braun passed away in 1955 in Benton, Kansas.

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Biography

  • William Anton Braun was born in 1872 in Doniphan County, Kansas, the child of Wendell Braun And Margarite Maggie Wetzer.
  • In 1880, William Anton Braun resided in Doniphan, Doniphan, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1925, William Anton Braun resided in Benton, Butler, Kansas.
  • William Anton Braun married Ella Pearl Winters, and had children including Barbara Braun, Doris June Braun, Mary Braun, Patricia Braun, Paul A Braun, Willma Braun.
  • William Anton Braun passed away in 1955 in Benton, Kansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Braun's Ancestors

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William Braun
1872–1955
Birth Place: Doniphan County, Kansas
Parents
Wendell Braun
1837–1913
Deidesheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Margarite ("Maggie") Wetzer
1852–1937
St. Clair County, Illinois
Grandparents
Joannes Braun
1815–
Deidesheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Apollonia Bauer
1812–
Deidesheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
John (Peter) Wetzer
1818–
Bas-Rhin, Alsace-Lorraine, France/Germany
Anna (B. "Annie") Schletzbaum
1833–1916
Unterhaching, Munchen, Bayern, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Marthaus Braun
1773–
Anna Vogel
1786–
Johann Schletzbaum
1793–1855
Anna Schuster
1796–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Braun's Descendants

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William (Anton) Braun (1872–1955) m. Ella (Pearl) Winters (1884–1966)
  1. 1. Doris (June) Braun 1920–1976
  2. 2. Barbara Braun 1912–
  3. 3. Mary Braun 1916–
  4. 4. Willma Braun 1918–
  5. 5. Paul (A.) Braun 1922–1991

William Braun's Timeline

5 Records

1872
1872
Birth of William Anton Braun in Doniphan County, Kansas
Doniphan County, Kansas
1880
1880
Age 8
William Anton Braun resided here in Doniphan, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
Doniphan, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 53
William Anton Braun resided here in Benton, Butler, Kansas
Benton, Butler, Kansas
1930
1930
Age 58
William Anton Braun resided here in Benton, Butler, Kansas
Benton, Butler, Kansas
1955
1955
Age 83
Death of William Anton Braun in Benton, Kansas
Benton, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Doniphan County, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Benton, Butler, Kansas; Roll: 695; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 116.0.
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Doniphan, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: 379; Family History Film: 1254379; Page: 569C; Enumeration District: 079; Image: 0702

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Doniphan, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Doniphan, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: 379; Family History Film: 1254379; Page: 569C; Enumeration District: 079; Image: 0702

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Benton, Butler, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Benton, Butler, Kansas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Benton, Butler, Kansas; Roll: 695; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 116.0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Benton, Kansas

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