Husband Lyman M. Brackett [2018]
Born: 8 Sep 1854 - Fulton, Indiana, United States 1
Christened:
Died: 9 Jul 1928 1 2
Buried: 12 Jul 1928 - Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States 1
Marriage: 1 Oct 1914 - Indiana, United States
Events
• He worked as a Druggist.
• His obituary was published in The Rochester News-Sentinel on 9 Jul 1928. Lyman M. BRACKETT, 74, one of Rochester's leading citizens and a life-long resident of the city, died at his home 928 Jefferson Street at 12:15 Monday afternoon after an illness of one week. Death came as the result of a general poisoning which came from an infection of the throat. He was confined to his home last Monday and the illness gradually became worse until the end. Relatives and friends had been advised that there was no hope.
---Mr. Brackett was widely known in this community having been one of the progressive business men in Rochester for nearly fifty years. At a comparitively early age he made a comfortable fortune in the lumber and other businesses and the spacious Brackett home was one of the social centers of the city. He was an accomplished sportsman, a lover of good dogs and fine horses and his friends were listed among all ranks in the community. He was well liked by young and old as he maintained an exceedingly youthful spirit always. In the last few years he had not been actively engaged in business.
He was born September 8, 1854 the son of Dr. Charles and Margaret WILSON BRACKETT, who were pioneers of Fulton County. His birth place was at the old Taylor farm place just a short distance north of Rochester on Federal Road 31. Fifty-two years ago he married Miss Sarah MERRIAM of Grafton, Vt. The ceremony took place at Rochester. She came from one of the pioneer families of that state. Fourteen years ago he was married to Mrs. Katherine RANNELLS. He was a member of the Baptist Church and the Knights of Pythias lodge and was always an active Republican.
Originally he engaged in the wholesale and manufacturing lumber business with Abner J. BARRETT in 1879, retiring from this in 1900. Then he went into the wholesale grocery business with members of his family. He erected several business buildings in Rochester, the chief one being the Arlington Hotel and business block which was built in partnership with Mr. Barrett.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Maurice SHELTON, Indianapolis, a son, Lyman Ely BRACKETT, San Diego, Calif., a brother Charles W. BRACKETT of north of this city, a sister, Mrs. Charles K. PLANK, Rochester, a half-sister, Mrs. Frank E. BRYANT, Rochester, and five grandsons, Lyman BRACKETT, Maurice Merriam [SHELTON] and Richard M. SHELTON, James BRACKETT and Richard Ely BRACKETT. A son, Charles [BRACKETT], died 12 years ago and two sisters, Mrs. Geo. W. HOLMAN and Mrs. W. J. WILLIAMS both preceded hi in death.
No funeral arrangements have been made due to the fact that Lyman E. Brackett and his family are on the way from California and preparations will not be made until after their arrival tomorrow. They left their home and were rushing by train eastward in hopes of seeing his father alive. All of the other surviving relatives were here at the time of Mr. Brackett's death.
• His obituary was published in The Rochester News-Sentinel on 11 Jul 1928. Funeral services for Mr. L. M. BRACKETT will be conducted at the home corner of Jefferson and 10th street Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with the Reverends Joseph GLEASON and R. H. CROWDER in charge. Burial will be made in the mausoleum.
• His obituary was published in The Rochester News-Sentinel on 13 Jul 1928. The funeral of Lyman M. BRACKETT which was held at the home, 928 Jefferson Street, Thursday afternoon, was very largely attended. The services were simple and impressive. Owen DAVISSON sang two solos, accompanied by Mrs. Robert SHAFER on the piano, Rev. R. H. CROWDER, gave a prayer and Rev. J. B. GLEASON delivered the funeral sermon. The pall bearers intimate friends of the deceased, were Charles E. PLANK, Abner J. J. BARRETT, Henry A. BARNHART, Rome C. STEPHENSON, George W. HOLMAN, and Frank HOFFMAN. A short service was held at the mausoleum.
Quite a number of persons from out of the city attended. Among the relatives and friends there were: Lyman BRACKETT, of San Diego, California; Mr. and Mrs. M. C. SHELTON, sons Merriam [SHELTON] and Richard [SHELTON] and Mr. and Mrs. Brackett SHELTON, of Indianapolis; Dr. and Mrs. C. L. GEYER, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. STEPHENSON and Hugh STEPHENSON, of South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Scott BOWEN, of Chicago; Mrs. William ALLMAN and Mr. HAUCK, of Argos; Mrs. John CARTER and Mrs. O. JEFFERSON, of Kokomo; Mr. and Mrs. E. RANNELLS and son Robert [RANNELLS], of Fulton and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. BEYER, of Winona Lake.
Wife Mary Catherine Becraft [2014]
Born: Oct 1869 - Osgood, Ripley Co, IN 2
Christened:
Died: 10 Mar 1937 - Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, United States
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Buried: 13 Mar 1937 - Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: 9VLR-6DT
Father: William H. Becraft [439] (1841-1923)
Mother: Mary Ann Grey [2012] (1842-1918)
Other Spouse: Dr. Jacob Newton Rannells [2028] (1869-1913) - 27 Apr 1893 - Fulton, Indiana, United States 3
Events
• Biography: Brackett, Katherine, Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States. BRACKETT, Katherine
[NOTE: Mary Katherine, dau of Wm. & Mary Becraft, was b.ca.1870 Ind, and d.ca.1937. Fulton Co Ind Estate Index, indicates her estate was opened March 18, 1937, and closed January 31, 1939. She m. (1st) Dr. Jacob N. Rannells who d.1913; m. (2nd), October 1, 1914, Lyman M. Brackett.
Wm. H. Becraft (1840-1923) and his wife, Mary A. (1842-1918), parents of Mary K. Becraft, settled in Rochester city by 1880, with four daus: (1) Mattie "Martha J." (1866-1942, m.1885, George O. Norris (1860-1932) (Fulton Co Ind M.R.); (2) Mary C. "K.", b.ca.1870; (3) Hallie "Hallevenia", (1871-1951, m.1889, William Brubaker (1869-1953) (Fulton Co Ind M.R.); (4) Adaline "Addie", 1873-1946, (1st) m., 1891, Wm. Daniel Pratt (1864-1896), and m.(2nd), 1903, John F. Fultz (1872-1946) (Fulton Co Ind M.R.).
The will of Mary Catherine Brackett, Rochester Ind, (Fulton Co Ind Will Book "G", p. 399, dated November 24, 1928 / (-----), Codicil, February 5, 1930), asks that she be buried in
the community mausleum at Rochester Ind, beside her former husband, Dr. Jacob Rannells. Her heirs: Adeline Fultz, sister, wife of John Fultz; Martha Norris, sister, wife of George Norris; Hallie Brubaker, sister, wife of William Brubaker; Fern Keesey, niece, wife of Frank Keesey; Retha M. Geyer, niece, wife of Claude L. Geyer; Mary E. Chestnut, wife of Milo Chestnut, "and sister of first husband, Jacob N. Rannells, deceased, of Long Beach, California"; James R. Chestnut, son of Mary E. Chestnut, of Long Beach, California. Exr.: St. Joseph Loan & Trust Co., South Bend, Ind.
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• She appeared on the 1870 Census census in 1870 in Center, Ripley Co, IN. William Becraft, age 29, listed as a farm laborer with Meary age 28, keeping house and children Meartha age 3 and Meary age 2.
Also above is a family of Gray and immediately below this family is Herman (?) Gray age 66 a farmer and wife Florina age 56 keeping house, both born in KY.
• She appeared on the 1880 Census census in 1880 in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States. William Becraft, age 39, born IN; wife Mary age 36, born IN; all daughters, Mattie age 13 born IN; Mary C. age 10 born IN; Halley age 8, born IN; Addie age 6 born IN.
• Her obituary was published in The Rochester News-Sentinel on 10 Mar 1937. The Rochester News-Sentinel - Wednesday, March 10, 1937
Mrs. Catherine BRACKETT, a life long resident of Rochester, died this morning at 9:15 o'clock in her apartment in the Haven Hotel at Winterhave, Florida.
Mrs. John FULTZ, a sister, received a telegram this morning, telling of the passing of Mrs. Brackett from Mrs. Lucille HOLMAN, who is spending the winter in the Florida city.
No particulars as to the cause of Mrs. Brackett's death was contained in the telegram which was received here. She had been in ill health for sometime, however, previous to leaving Rochester in November for Florida.
A complete obituary of Mrs. Brackett will appear in The News-Sentinel on Thursday. The body will be returned here for burial.
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• Her obituary was published in The Rochester News-Sentinel on 12 Mar 1937. The funeral of the late Mrs. Catherine BRACKETT, who died at Winter Haven, Florida, will be held at the Methodist church on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial in the mausoleum. Rev. T. L. STOVALL will officiate. The body will lie in state at the Val Zimmerman funeral home, 611 Main street between the hours of 10 and 1 o'clock on Saturday, where all friends may view the remains.
• Her obituary was published in The Rochester News-Sentinel 11 Mary 1937 in Fulton, Indiana, United States. The body of Mrs. Catherine BRACKETT, a life long resident of this city who died Wednesday in Winter Haven, Fla., will be returned here for burial, relatives stated today.
The funeral arrangements cannot be completed until further word is received from Florida. The deceased was born in Osgood, Ind., and was the daughter of William and Mary BECRAFT. The Becraft family moved to Fulton county when the deceased was very young, since which time she has
continued to live in this community.
Mrs. Brackett had been in ill health for several months and went to Florida in November. Her death was due to pneumonia which followed an attack of influenza. She had been bedfast however only since Saturday.
Mrs. Brackett was prominent in church and social activities in Rochester. She had been a member of the Grace Methodist Episcopal church since childhood.
Mrs. Brackett was twice widowed. Her first husband was Dr. J. N. RANNELLS, who died in 1913, and the second was Lyman M. BRACKETT, who passed away in 1928.
Survivors ar three sisters, Mrs. Martha NORRIS, South Bend, Mrs. William BRUBAKER and Mrs. John FULTZ of this city; and a number of nieces and nephews including Mrs. Claude GEYER, South Bend, and Mrs. Frank KEESEY of this city, who made their home with her for a number of years.
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Children
Birth Notes: Husband - Lyman M. Brackett
Taylor Farm, north of Rochester
Burial Notes: Husband - Lyman M. Brackett
Note: This person was originally interred in the Rochester Mausoleum. In April 1971, 124 people interred in the Mausoleum were removed to this section of the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. The cemetery lists this section as 'Burials from Mausoleum'.
Plot: Mausoleum Section, Row 2
Medical Notes: Husband - Lyman M. Brackett
[NOTE: Lyman Brackett, son of Charles & Margaret Brackett of Rochester Twp, was a druggist in the city of Rochester, Fulton Co Ind, in 1880 (Census). His (1st) wife was Sarah Merriam, and they were residents of Rochester city in 1880 with a dau, Zoe, age 1 year.
Lyman M. Brackett, b.ca.1855 Ind, m. (2nd), October 1, 1914, Mary Katherine (Becraft) Rannells, widow of Dr. Jacob N. Rannells, and dau of Wm. & Mary Becraft (Fulton Co Ind M.R.).
The will of Lyman M. Brackett, of Rochester Ind, (Fulton Co Ind Will Book "G", p. 209-210), dated January 20, 1921 / July 21, 1928, asks to be placed in the Rochester Mausoleum beside "my dearly beloved wife's body (namely Sarah Merriam Brackett) and remain there for a period of one year . . . the . . . both be buried in the I.O.O.F. cemetery." He also mentions the burial place of his father, and "my son Charles C. Brackett and my mother-in-law Jane Merriam . . ." He also states that on October 1, 1914, he married Mary Katherine Rannells, widow of Dr. J. N. Rannells. He names his heirs: (dau) Zoe Anna Shelton, and her husband, Maurice C. Shelton; (son) Lyman Ely Brackett (realty in Rochester, Ind, room occupied by R. K. Gillilands Cigar Store and Billiard Room); (gr-son) James Shafer Brackett, son of "my
deceased son, Charles C. Brackett." A codicil, regarding residence in NW corner of Jefferson & 10th sts., Rochester, states that he was passing through very critical financial trouble, caused by heavy losses in the operation of the Progress Wholesale Grocery Co.
Burial Notes: Wife - Mary Catherine Becraft
Note: This person was originally interred in the Rochester Mausoleum. In April 1971, 124 people interred in the Mausoleum were removed to this section of the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. The cemetery lists this section as 'Burials from Mausoleum'.
Plot: Mausoleum Section, Row 2