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Margaret Blott1 (F)

     Child of Margaret Blott and George Schneider:
Frances Hazel Schneider   (excluded)

Citations

  1. [S138] GEDCOM file created by Dennis Hughes, 26 April 2002.

Charles H. Bode Sr. (M)

     Child of Charles H. Bode Sr. and Jean Brechbile:
Charles H. Bode Jr.   (excluded)


    Frank Bone1 (M)
    b. after 31 May 1899

    Appears on charts:
         Descendant Chart for Charles James Clementson

         Frank Bone was born after 31 May 1899.2

    Frank Bone married Edith Jane Clementson, daughter of Frederick Clementson and Alice Mary Tite.

    Frank Bone was a chargehand (similar to a foreman) during the 1930s at His Master's Voice Wireless and Gramaphone Co.3,2

         Children of Frank Bone and Edith Jane Clementson:
    Doris Florence Eleanor Bone   (excluded)
    Joyce Audrey Bone   (excluded)

    Citations

    1. [S110] Interview, Brian Churchett, 15 Mar 2002.
    2. [S273] Joy Churchett, "'Questions re James Frederick Oggles [sic]' (Joy Churchett)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 4 Jan 2003.
    3. [S268] Edith Jane Clementson, Person Sheet, Summer 2002, Private papers of Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett.

    Lena Bonzi1 (F)

         Child of Lena Bonzi and Marco J. Comignaghi:
    Gena Comignaghi   (excluded)

    Citations

    1. [S58] Doyle & Mary Shonk, A Four Family History: Shonk-Auman, Silvius, Penrod, Lantz, p. 32.

    Arthur Braden1 (M)
    b. 29 May 1881, d. 4 October 1964

         Arthur Braden was born on 29 May 1881.2

    Arthur Braden married Cora Gertrude Yoho.

    On 4 October 1964 Arthur died at age 83, leaving Cora a widow.2

         Child of Arthur Braden and Cora Gertrude Yoho:
    Norman Adelbert Braden Sr.+   b. 2 Sep 1907, d. 15 Feb 2005

    Citations

    1. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, p. 69.
    2. [S482] Dale Braden, "'Sprong family tree' (Dale Braden)," e-mail to Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett, 1 Dec 2004.

    Norman Adelbert Braden Sr.1,2 (M)
    b. 2 September 1907, d. 15 February 2005
    Pop-up Pedigree

    Appears on charts:
         Descendant Chart for David Henry Sprong

    Norman Braden, December 1989
         Norman Adelbert Braden Sr., son of Arthur Braden and Cora Gertrude Yoho, was born on 2 September 1907.3

    In 1930, at loose ends, age 22, Norman left Los Angeles to join his parents in Lexington, Kentucky, where his father had taken a job as president of Transylvania University. Norman got a master’s degree and started teaching biological science at Paducah Junior College. He started working for the state government, where he held several different jobs.4

    On 22 June 1933, Norman Adelbert Braden Sr. married Alma Nell Sprong, daughter of David Henry Sprong Jr. and Myrtle Grable, at Wee Church of Heather in Los Angeles, California.1 Norman and Alma Nell had known each other since their childhood together in Kansas.4

    At Norman’s last job assignment (superintendent of a reform school in the South), he had to testify in an investigation into corruption in purchasing of goods for the state. He told the truth (yes, there was indeed corruption), and as a result his life became miserable. About that same time, a lake cabin the young Bradens owned burned down and they received a lump sum from their insurance. Norman wanted to make a fresh start--go west, buy a farm, and live the good “clean” life. (Norman's parents had since returned to Southern California.) For her part, Alma Nell had grown up on a farm, and while she had fond memories of being a child there, she had no illusions about farm life for adults. But neither of them wanted to return to the families in Southern California, and she knew the farm was Norman’s dream, so she gamely went along.

    In the spring of 1941, Norman took 7-year-old Norman Jr. (called “Colonel” because he was born in Kentucky (Lyn was lucky not to be called “Belle”)) with him to find a farm out west. He went to the Federal Land Bank, where he bought an 80-acre farm that had been repossessed, four miles from Moscow, Idaho.5

    In December of 1941 the family of 6 (ages 34, 33, 7, almost-4, almost-2, and 4 months) started the drive to the farm in a 1938 Ford, pulling a small trailer. They had reached Pocatello, Idaho when they heard on the radio the shocking news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which meant that Norman’s draft classification might become 1A (active). They arrived at the farm a few days after Christmas. The house had no electricity and no indoor plumbing, but Norman had prepared with kerosene lanterns (which had to be cleaned each day before dark, which came around 4:00pm). Water was brought in from a pump near the house and heated on the wood stove in the kitchen. The many diapers were hung in strategic locations in the house, because they would freeze on the line outside. The winters are long in that part of the country, but it was an exciting challenge and they never doubted spring would come.

    In the spring, Norman connected up the electricity, built a bathroom, and added plumbing. He had always loved this kind of work, and now he could do it any way he wanted. He bought a cow, intending to milk it, which lasted a few months….. we don’t know exactly how that ended. Any intention of doing the actual farming had to be abandoned because of the urgent need for an income, so Norman got a job in Moscow. First he did janitorial work at the Elk’s Club, then clerked at a hardware store. At one point, Alma Nell raised chickens, killed and cleaned them for sale to a restaurant in town (NOT a fond memory).

    Colonel (age 8) and Lyn (age 5) started school in a one-room schoolhouse that happened to be located some 200 yards from the property line of the farm. Nine children made up the “school district”, and the teacher became a family friend.

    The Braden children thrived on the freedom and adventure of living so close to nature. They had two wonderful dogs (Australian shepherds), cats & many kittens (outdoors only), bantam chickens with adorable little chicks, pigeons, a Shetland pony, and for a short time, a goat (also not a good story). A “creek” ran near the house that further away widened & deepened into a place for swimming in the warmest weather.4

    In 1944, to avoid being drafted, and helped by an old friend in the FBI, Norman took a “strategic” job at Hunt, Idaho, where one of the notorious internment camps (Minidoka) was being set up for Japanese-Americans. The family moved, and Colonel and Lyn went to schools in which they were among very few non-Japanese children. It was not a happy experience for anyone in the family, and they were relieved when the assignment was over in nine months and they could return to the farm. However, even though he was 37 and had four children, Norman’s draft status reverted to 1A. So he applied for a commission in the Navy.

    Norman left for training in military government at Princeton and Stanford. The family visited him (and all the other Sprong and Braden relatives) in California. After a brief visit at the farm, now 38 years of age, he shipped out to Korea just after the war ended. Alma Nell chose to stay on the farm rather than moving in with family in California (everyone thought she was crazy, except her kids!). She didn’t drive, so they sold the car, and the family got by during the year Norman was away with the help of wonderful farmer neighbors and the taxi service in Moscow, who would provide transportation for the weekly shopping trip. Colonel and Lyn and later Bill went to school in Moscow, joining the other farm kids for the long, long bus rides. One day a neighbor found Bill and Bart about ½ mile from home, Bill riding and Bart pushing their tricycle, “going to see Daddy in Korea”. (Those who knew the two boys weren’t at all surprised at the assigned roles – Bart was the same size as Bill, but 17 months younger and likely to be the one pushing.).4

    He returned from the war in 1947, but his taste for janitorial work and retail sales had been satisfied, as had his illusions of being a farmer. The Bradens finally left the farm in 1948, when Norman was offered a job as Dean of Men at a new college that was being started at the site of the former Farragut Naval Training Base on Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho.

    Rather amazingly, each member of the family long remembered the years on the farm as extraordinarily happy ones.4

    On 10 May 2003 his wife Alma Nell died at age 95, leaving Norman a widower at 95 years old.3

    Norman Adelbert Braden Sr. died on 15 February 2005 at age 97.6

         Children of Norman Adelbert Braden Sr. and Alma Nell Sprong:
    Norman Braden Jr.   (excluded)
    Norma Lynette Braden   (excluded)
    Wilbur Sprong Braden   b. 7 Jan 1940, d. 9 Sep 2001
    Charles Barton Braden   (excluded)

    Citations

    1. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, card #68 (record of Alma Nell Sprong).
    2. [S482] Dale Braden, "'Sprong family tree' (Dale Braden)," e-mail to Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett, 1 Dec 2004, (provided Norman's middle name).
    3. [S482] Dale Braden, "'Sprong family tree' (Dale Braden)," e-mail to Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett, 1 Dec 2004.
    4. [S501] Lyn (Braden) Mueller, "Braden Story", typewritten manuscript, March 2004.
    5. [S501] Lyn (Braden) Mueller, "Braden Story", typewritten manuscript, March 2004, reproduced here mostly verbatim.
    6. [S159] Personal knowledge of Elizabeth Karl Churchett (researcher).

    Wilbur Sprong Braden1,2 (M)
    b. 7 January 1940, d. 9 September 2001
    Pop-up Pedigree
    Relationship=2nd cousin of Cynthia Lee Sprong.

    Appears on charts:
         Descendant Chart for David Henry Sprong

         Wilbur Sprong Braden, son of Norman Adelbert Braden Sr. and Alma Nell Sprong, was born on 7 January 1940.2

    In December of 1941 the family of 6 (ages 34, 33, 7, almost-4, almost-2, and 4 months) started the drive to the farm in a 1938 Ford, pulling a small trailer. They had reached Pocatello, Idaho when they heard on the radio the shocking news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which meant that his dad's draft classification might become 1A (active). They arrived at the farm a few days after Christmas. The house had no electricity and no indoor plumbing, but Norman had prepared with kerosene lanterns (which had to be cleaned each day before dark, which came around 4:00pm). Water was brought in from a pump near the house and heated on the wood stove in the kitchen. The many diapers were hung in strategic locations in the house, because they would freeze on the line outside. The winters are long in that part of the country, but it was an exciting challenge and they never doubted spring would come.

    In the spring, Norman connected up the electricity, built a bathroom, and added plumbing. He had always loved this kind of work, and now he could do it any way he wanted. He bought a cow, intending to milk it, which lasted a few months….. we don’t know exactly how that ended. Any intention of doing the actual farming had to be abandoned because of the urgent need for an income, so Norman got a job in Moscow. First he did janitorial work at the Elk’s Club, then clerked at a hardware store. At one point, Alma Nell raised chickens, killed and cleaned them for sale to a restaurant in town (NOT a fond memory).

    Bill's two older siblings, Colonel and Lyn, started school in a one-room schoolhouse that happened to be located some 200 yards from the property line of the farm. Nine children made up the “school district”, and the teacher became a family friend.

    The Braden children thrived on the freedom and adventure of living so close to nature. They had two wonderful dogs (Australian shepherds), cats & many kittens (outdoors only), bantam chickens with adorable little chicks, pigeons, a Shetland pony, and for a short time, a goat (also not a good story). A “creek” ran near the house that further away widened & deepened into a place for swimming in the warmest weather.3

    In 1944, to avoid being drafted, his dad took a “strategic” job at Hunt, Idaho, where one of the notorious internment camps (Minidoka) was being set up for Japanese-Americans. The family moved, and Colonel and Lyn went to schools in which they were among very few non-Japanese children. It was not a happy experience for anyone in the family, and they were relieved when the assignment was over in nine months and they could return to the farm. However, even though he was 37 and had four children, Norman’s draft status reverted to 1A. So he applied for a commission in the Navy.

    Norman left for training in military government at Princeton and Stanford. The family visited him (and all the other Sprong and Braden relatives) in California. After a brief visit at the farm, now 38 years of age, he shipped out to Korea just after the war ended. Alma Nell chose to stay on the farm rather than moving in with family in California (everyone thought she was crazy, except her kids!). She didn’t drive, so they sold the car, and the family got by during the year Norman was away with the help of wonderful farmer neighbors and the taxi service in Moscow, who would provide transportation for the weekly shopping trip. Colonel and Lyn and later Bill went to school in Moscow, joining the other farm kids for the long, long bus rides. One day a neighbor found Bill and Bart about ½ mile from home, Bill riding and Bart pushing their tricycle, “going to see Daddy in Korea”. (Those who knew the two boys weren’t at all surprised at the assigned roles – Bart was the same size as Bill, but 17 months younger and likely to be the one pushing.).3

    His dad returned from the war in 1947, but his taste for janitorial work and retail sales had been satisfied, as had his illusions of being a farmer. The Bradens finally left the farm in 1948, when Norman was offered a job as Dean of Men at a new college that was being started at the site of the former Farragut Naval Training Base on Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho.

    Rather amazingly, each member of the family long remembered the years on the farm as extraordinarily happy ones.3

    He was also known as Bill.2

    Wilbur Sprong Braden died on 9 September 2001 at age 61.2

    Citations

    1. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, p. 69.
    2. [S503] E-mails from Lyn Mueller to Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett, 2005 (dated 04:40:40, 9 April 2005, "Re: More inquiries . . .").
    3. [S501] Lyn (Braden) Mueller, "Braden Story", typewritten manuscript, March 2004.

    Sterling Branson1 (M)

         

    On 11 June 1934, Sterling Branson married Rhea Ensign, daughter of Gideon Deming Ensign and Luella Richards, in Kansas.1

    Citations

    1. [S355] Diary of Elene Ensign Sprong "10-11 June 1934."

    Jean Brechbile1 (F)

         Child of Jean Brechbile and Charles H. Bode Sr.:
    Charles H. Bode Jr.   (excluded)

    Citations

    1. [S138] GEDCOM file created by Dennis Hughes, 26 April 2002.

    Ivy Briggs1 (F)
    b. 5 August 1926, d. 30 April 1987
    Pop-up Pedigree

         Ivy Briggs, daughter of Richard Briggs, was born on 5 August 1926 in Canning Town, London.2

    Ivy Briggs was a member of the Church of England.2

    On 15 September 1945, Ivy Briggs married Edward Ogles, son of James Frederick Ogles and Edith Jane Clementson, at St. Margaret's Church in Barking, Essex.2,3

    Ivy Briggs was a secretary in England.2

    Edward and Ivy's child Angela Ogles was stillborn in England.2 Neither Ted nor Ivy saw their stillborn daughter Angela, nor were they told what caused her death.3

    Ivy Briggs died on 30 April 1987 at Orsett Hospital in Thurrock, Essex, at age 60 of general debilitation from rheumatoid arthritis.2,3

         Children of Ivy Briggs and Edward Ogles:
    Angela Ogles
    Lesley Ogles   (excluded)
    Robert Ogles   (excluded)

    Citations

    1. [S113] Letter from Brian & Joy Churchett to Ron Buckman, 20 Feb 2002.
    2. [S271] Edward Ogles (biographical information), Person Sheet, Summer 2002, Private papers of Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett.
    3. [S308] Joy Churchett, "'Ted & Jean Buckman' (Joy Churchett)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 28 Jan 2003.


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