Person:Jacob Braucht (1)

Use caution with this data (see almost identical data of this family for children of Jonas + Eva and for children of David + Mary Ann Sprecher). Death record found at Mercer Co., IL and photos of gravesites at Peniel Cem. near Joy, IL identify clearly these data here. Joy, Mercer Co., IL also the location at this time of many Bruner family (wife of Homer Braught - see considerable Bruner family collections in Loran Braught files). Many Bruner members also around Rio and North Hampton, IL (see cemetery photos, my Bruner files, etc.). Father of Jacob=David, who is very likely a brother of Adam Braught ( father, Daniel, b. 1765). Also see David Braught, b. 1782 in the "Moses Braught line". These three family lines are very near to verified connections around Rev. War times and just prior. All three clans living around Harrisburg, PA before 1800, many moved to area around Findlay, OH before Civil War, many then moved to Iowa and SD. 1733 - 1993 Braught family names total over 10,000 in Loran Braught collections. Well documented records show this same family with surname spellings of Pracht, Brecht, Bracht, Braucht, Braught, and Brought; most common was Braucht.

1. ↑ Death Reg. 3 Mercer Co., IL
   #5205, p 130.
2. ↑ Peniel Cem., Mercer Co., IL