Person:Cortes Braught (1)

G. Grampa Cortes (pronounced as Court) was active and impish to end; asked G.Gramma if he could "just lie down and die"; she said okay and he did.. She later said that "had she known he was serious she would have said no". He was such a big kidder that it was often difficult to take his comments too seriously. They were Founders of DM Asbury Meth. Church. He was Fitch Shampoo teamster (really drove horse wagon) after giving up his dairy business of many years to his son, Orville (later that dairy became known as DM Anderson-Erickson Dairy, the largest dairy in Iowa).

  See death certificate and obituary in my files (also several photos). Charlotte Short (Vissat) said that her records tell that Cortes and Ida were married by a Rev. Ladeley of Winterset, IA, witnessed by Martha Turbett and Elizabeth Braught (see photocopy of their wedding gift Bible page with same data plus other family records). 
   Ralph and Gene Braught (grandsons) recalled (taped interview) that Cortes had a dairy, was a teamster for Fitch Shampoo Co., worked for Chamberlain Medicine Co, and after retirement worked as custodian at Asbury Meth. Church (which he helped found). On Cortes' death certificate, wife Ida listed his occupation as truck driver living at 1636 E.14th, DM at time of death.

See 1880-1900 Madison Co. Iowa Marriages, pg 19, including Cortes C. Braught, 21, b. OH s/o Franklin C. Braught and Mary E. Thrapp married there 31 Aug 1880 to Ida Catherine Motely, 20, b. Indiana to James Motley and Martha Owen.

  See Birth Records of Warren County, IA. through 1920, recording a son (third child **) born to Cortes C. Braught and Ida C. Motley on 22 Aug. 1890 at Lincoln Twsp..  **Gene Braught thought this child was to be named Frank and died near birth date.  That record also shows Ida, age 29 and Cortes, age 30. Need death record of this third child, but will use name of Frank  (as suggested by Gene) until record is located.
    I was given the gold and silver sugar and cream spoon set that were part of their wedding gifts from Corte's father (Charles Franklin Braught).  I was also given the engraved gold watch that was owned by step-g. g. grandfather Turbett.  Those two items are left to my youngest son, Matthew Clark Braught, in my last will (with oral instructions to him that they are never to leave the direct family line and surname possession, but to be displayed to any direct family member upon request).  They may be the oldest known family items.

It appears that Cortes (and Ida with eldest son, Homer ?) purchased federal land in South Dakota Aurora County May 14, 1887 (filed at the Montana State Office Doc 11814 Ser. SDMTAA 029589. In 1889 his father apparently did the same, and in 1892 purchased even more in that same area. David E. (son of David) purchased several federal SD lands in Davison, Aurora, and Perkins County. Cecil R. Braught also purchased several plots of federal lands in Perkins County, SD from 1909 to 1912. All of the Perkins County lands were filed in the Lemmon Dist. Office. I assume that it was on this land purchased by Cortes that the second son, Orville, was born. I recall ggrandmother, Ida, telling me that she did not like the Indians and snakes of SD, so they returned to Iowa by 1889.

  Des Moines, IA Directory 1889-91 show C.C. Braught, worker for  C. St. P.& K. C. R.R.  and his residence locaton 1536 E. Lyon, DM in 1891.

See Des Moines, Iowa 1897 City Directory pg 144 showing Braught, Cortes C. driver Chamberlain Med. Co. res. 1726 E. Walnut. 1900 US Census Iowa, Polk Co, Lee Twp, E. Walnut St. Hs. # 1726 p.135A, Shows entire membership as shown in this family group. Cortes working as drayman (teamster). Birth years given rather than ages. 1920 Iowa census vol 68 ED 165, sheet 2 line 17 for Polk Co., Des Moines E. Walnut house # 1726 (Vol 68, ED 165, sheet 2, line 17) shows Braught, Cortes, 59 b. OH with Ida, wife age 58 b. IN.

1925 Des Moines Directory shows Cortes C. Braught (Ida C.) tmstr Chamberlain Medicine Co. residing at 1726 E. Walnut. 1932 Des Moines Directory shows Cortes C. Braught (Ida C.) janitor Asbury Methodist Church resideing at 1726 E. Walnut. 1941 Des Moines Directory shows Cortes C. Braught (Ida C) living at 1726 E. Walnut. The great Iowa 1925 Census, Polk Co., Des Moines, Walnut St. Shows Cortes Braught, born Ohio, age 34, father Franklin Braught, b. Ohio; mother Elizabeth Thrapp, b.Ohio, parents marriage at Findley, OH. Ida Braught, b.Indiana, father James Motley, b. KY, mother Martha Owen b. Indiana, her parents married in Indianapolis (I suspect that parent marriage locations were actually requested to be the county or state seats as we know that neither of these marriage sites are correct according to several other records). Both are listed as protestant religion. Ida engaged in domestic service, Cortes employed in commerical service. This index shows address as 1726 E. Walnut, Book 107, Line 108, Des Moines. Found at IA. Gen. Soc. Index #1503674 A Thru Bra. Fifteenth/ 1930 census Lee Twp, Polk Co., Iowa residence Walnut street # 1726 house #, 298 and fam. #310 p 177, in 17A (77-76 April 15, shows Braught, Cortes, age 70 born Ohio, his parents born US and Ida, age 68 born Indiana with parents born in Indiana, and mother-in-law Martha Turbett, age 88 born Indiana; her parents born in KY. See Warren Co., Iowa Birth Records book of data through 1920 (published 1985 by Warren Co, Genealogy Society), pg. 26. Braught male, 1st born 26 Oct 1881to Ida Catherine Matley, 20 and Cortes Cloyd Braucht, Farmer, 22. This child would be Homer Franklin.

1. ↑ death certificate, Des Moines, IA Register obituary.
2. ↑ Heart Failure
3. ↑ Cortes and wife Ida are buried next to Grandson Ralph (and his wife Betty) Braught in Des Moines, IA Woodland Cemetery. Looking over these stones to a hill on the horizon is found the stones of Cortes' father, Franklin, and other family graves. This cemetery is a National Historical site. Sextant records are kept at the Glendale Cemetery 56th and University. There remains one empty grave next to Ralph and Betty Braught, the deed for which was given by Gertie Braught to Loran Braught, Ralph's son.
4. ↑ Des Moines, Polk, IA Woodland Cem.