Wilber Bratton - Bethany Baptist Cemetery - near Americus, MO
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 38° 45.526 W 091° 37.744
15S E 619116 N 4290898
One of a series...all the same family...Notice that the "N's" are backward to how we write them today...
Waymark Code: WM12J91
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2020
Views: 2
County of tombstone: Montgomery County
Location of tombstone: Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Bethany Church Rd., ¾ mile S. of MO-k, 1 mile W. of MO-P, Americus
Text:
July 4
1901
WILBER
BRATTON
Jan. 22
1915
There are 7 of these welded steel plates on a pole. All of the Bratton family, and all in a row in this old cemetery. There are also here, stone with just a mark (i.e. and "X" or a "~") which I presume to be that persons "Mark"...
Full facts:
WILBER BRATTON
Born: 4th of July, 1901, Americus, Montgomery County, Missouri
Died: 22 January 1915, Americus, Montgomery County, Missouri
Wilber was 13 years old.
Per death certificate #1838: Wilber Bratton was born on July 4, 1901 in Montgomery County, MO to John E. Bratton & Sarah (David) Bratton. Wilber died of pneumonia in Montgomery County, MO on January 21, 1915 at the age of 13 yrs 6 months and 17 days old. Burial took place on January 22, 1915 at the Bethany Cemetery with B. S. Baker as the undertaker.