Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-09
PIONEER WOMAN
ANSWERS SUMMONS
MRS. JANE A. BRAYTON DIES AT
HER HOME NEAR SPRING
BRANCH SATURDAY.
CAME TO COUNTY IN 1854
Endured all the Hardships and Prlva-
ti0ns IncidentstO the Life Of the
Early Day Settlers.


ton, which occurred early last Satur-
day morning, Delaware county lost
one of it's oldest pioneers. Mrs. Bray
ton was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
BENJAMIN Allbee, and was born in
Erie county, N. Y. on July 10, 1929
She was one of a family of % chill
dren and step-children, and was prac-
tically thrown upon her own resources
at the age of IA.
On Jan. %, 1852, she was united
in marriage with Mr.. Matthias Bray
ton, at Collins Center, N. Y. In the
preceding year Mr.. Brayton had come
to Iowa with other young men from
his neighborhood, and had filed on
100 acres of government land near
Spring Branch. For the time being,
however, he settled with his wife on
a farm in New York state, where
their oldest son Henry was born in
1854. In the same year the family
left the East and moved to the Spring
Branch farm near Manchester, which,
with some additional land bought
since, has been their home ever since.
Here, after more than three-fourths
of a century of a. life well spent In
goodly labor. the husband was gather
ed to his fathers on Feb. 14th, 1904.
Here also the children, Henry, Lucy,
Susie, Grant and Carr spent busy and
happy youth. And here the girls,
Lucy and Susie, have been blessed
with the privilege of ministering to
this magnificent mother through all
the later years of her life. Before
and since his fathers death, the son
Grant has been the head of the family
and has done much to make the path
way Of his aged parents smooth dur
ing their declining years.
Although Mrs. Brayton came from
so large family she has for many
years been the only surviving member
Of the % children that at one time
composed her fathers household, every
one of the others dying with consump-
ton before they had reached the age
OF fifty. Mrs. Brayton at the time of
her death was few months less than
80 years old.
She with her husband and child
rem experienced all the hardships and
privatioris incident to pioneer life.
She was almost, If not quite, the last
of the pioneers OF Delaware county.
But she lived to see the wilderness
blossom as the rose, and by her own
Industry and activity contributed IN
no small degree toward helping Iowa
to that proud position Of agricultural
leadership with which she is honor
ed today.
In 1876 the first creamery on Spring
Branch won the worlds medal at the
Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia.
This creamery was erected on Mr..
Brayton's farm and was afterward
owned and operated by him. Here
Mrs. Brayton gained widely-extend-
ed reputation as a chesse-maker and
she continued to make her famous
cheese until old age compelled her to
abandon the work.
She was the mother of seven child
rem, two of whom died In infancy
and one, Carr, at the age OF sixteen
The surviving children are H. Bray
ton of Ryan, Grant, Lucy and Susie
Of Manchester. There are also SIX
living grandchildren, among whom are
Mrs. Millie Clark Of Manchester, Grant
e. Brayton Of Des Moines, B. B. and
Cecile Brayton of Ryan, and Shirley
Brayton now with the goth engineer
ing corps in France.
Mrs. Brayton was a quiet, home
loving woman, an Industrious ana
efficient housekeeper, and a helpful
neighbor and friend. She lived to re-
ceive the merited homage Of her neigh
bors even down to the third genera
tion. Through her long life she was
a staunch and fearless advocate of the
right as she saw it, and for seventy
years she was an earnest and consist
ent member of the Baptist church
The funeral services We're conduct
ed in the old home on Monday after
noon by her pastor, the Rev. McDon.
aid, and interment was made in Oak
dale cemetery. But to her
"There is no death; the stars go down
To rise upon some fairer shore;
And high in heavens jeweled crown
They shine forevermore."
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