Biography of William Bratton, page 609.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

William Bratton, deceased, was born in Williams County, Ohio, May 19, 1838, 
a son of John Bratton, of Edgerton, Ohio.  He was a farmer by occupation, 
and an esteemed and honored citizen.  He was married Oct. 30, 1861, to Mary 
J. Houlton, daughter of Francis and Evaline Houlton, of Franklin Township, 
De Kalb County.  He settled in Edgerton, Ohio, residing there till his 
death, Oct. 2, 1865. Mrs. Bratton then returned to her father’s home where 
she has since lived.  The homestead contains 160 acres of valuable land, and 
is superintended by George A. Young, a native of Atchison County, Vt., born 
Jan. 27, 1852, a son of Horace and Electa Young, who moved to Michigan in 
1863.  He has had charge of the Houlton homestead since August, 1878, soon 
after the death of Mr. Houlton.  Mrs. Bratton has had two children, but one 
of whom is living---John.  She has an adopted daughter, Sarah Sewell.

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