James E. Brainard ^{2 3 4}

  General Notes:

Following the death of his first wife, Laura A. Brody, in 1918, James was remarried to Jennie Wise who was previously married to a Mr. Brody.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Chicago, IL on 4 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 981, Dwelling 36, Family 51
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
6324 Laflin Street; home owned no mortgage
Married 15 years
James Brainard..Head..Mar 1855..45..IN..Carpenter
(Living with wife and widowed father.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Chicago, IL on 21 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 1363, Dwelling 184, Family 260, Roll 278
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
6328 Laflin Street; Ward 31, Home owned, no mortgage
James E. Brainard..Head..56..IN..House Carpenter
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 20 Mar 1855, then his age should have been 55 instead of 56.

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• He was buried after 20 November 1927 in the Hebron Cemetery in Hebron, IN.

Find A Grave Memorial 17367861
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James married Laura A. Brody, daughter of John J. Brody and Abigal Ellen Lightfoot, on 17 October 1883 in , Porter County, IN.¹ (Laura A. Brody was born on 6 March 1853 in Michigan,^{3 5} died on 23 November 1918 in Chicago, IL ⁵ and was buried on 26 November 1918 in Hebron, IN ⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: Image, on 17 October 1883, in , Porter County, IN.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Chicago, IL on 4 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 981, Dwelling 36, Family 51
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
6324 Laflin Street; home owned no mortgage
Married 15 years
James Brainard..Head..Mar 1855..45..IN..Carpenter
Laura Brainard..Wife..Jan 1864..36..IN..0/0..Dressmaker
Lorenzo Brainard..Fathr..Jan 1822..78..KY..Widowed
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Chicago, IL on 21 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 1363, Dwelling 184, Family 260, Roll 278
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
6328 Laflin Street; Ward 31, Home owned, no mortgage
James E. Brainard..Head..56..IN..House Carpenter
Laura A. Brainard..Wife..57..MI..1/1
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: James E Brainard
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 17 Oct 1883
Event Place: Porter, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Marriage License Date: 15 Oct 1883
Spouse's Name: Laura A Brody
Spouse's Gender: Female
Officiator's Name: James R Drapier
Page: 253
Number of Images: 1

Citing this Record
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDHQ-SL9 : 10 December 2017), James E Brainard and Laura A Brody, 17 Oct 1883; citing Porter, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005014495.
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