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| ====== James Elias Brady ====== | ====== James Elias Brady ====== |
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| | Son of [[James Dean Brady|James Dean Brady]] and Mahula N. Brown, James Elias Brady was born during July 1842 in Habersham County, Georgia. |
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| James Elias Brady was a "[[wp>Freemason]]"; and his second wife, Mary L. Brewer-Brady, was a member of the "[[wp>Order of the Eastern Star]]" (a Freemasonic appendant body open to both men and women - established in 1850). As of 2015, The "[[wp>Order of the Eastern Star]]" is the largest fraternal organization in the world to which both women and men may belong. Its primary mission is charity. | James Elias Brady was a "[[wp>Freemason]]"; and his second wife, Mary L. Brewer-Brady, was a member of the "[[wp>Order of the Eastern Star]]" (a Freemasonic appendant body open to both men and women - established in 1850). As of 2015, The "[[wp>Order of the Eastern Star]]" is the largest fraternal organization in the world to which both women and men may belong. Its primary mission is charity. |
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| The illegitimate son of [[James Elias Brady|James Elias Brady]] and Rebecca Mealer (daughter of Matthew Mealer and Arletta Smith-Mealer), James Franklin Brady was born on October 19, 1879, in the Currahee district of Habersham County, Georgia. | The illegitimate son of James Elias Brady and [[rebecca_j_mealer|Rebecca J. Mealer]] (daughter of Matthew Mealer and Arletta Smith-Mealer), James Franklin Brady was born on October 19, 1879, in the Currahee district of Habersham County, Georgia. |
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| According to Cora Iola Brady-Ledbetter (who was James Franklin Mealer-Brady's daughter - and an avid genealogy researcher), at the time of James Franklin Mealer Brady's birth, James Elias Brady was married to his second wife, Mary L. Brewer (they married on April 30, 1876). However, in the U.S. "Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", James Franklin Brady lists his mother as "Mary L. Brewer". The U.S. Census records appear to corroborate Cora Iola Brady-Ledbetter's version of the events. | According to Cora Iola Brady-Ledbetter (who was James Franklin Mealer-Brady's daughter - and an avid genealogy researcher), at the time of James Franklin Mealer Brady's birth, James Elias Brady was married to his second wife, Mary L. Brewer (they married on April 30, 1876). However, in the U.S. "Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", James Franklin Brady lists his mother as "Mary L. Brewer". The U.S. Census records appear to corroborate Cora Iola Brady-Ledbetter's version of the events. |
