Fourth Generation

48. James Elton BRALEY was born on Dec 9, 1909 in Sarepta, Webster Parish, LA.¹¹³ He appeared in the census in 1920 in Webster Parish, LA. He enlisted in the military on Oct 13, 1942 at Ouachita Parish, LA¹¹⁴ He served in the military between 1942 and 1945 in the United States Army.^115,116 He died on Sep 24, 1974 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA.^113,117 He was buried in Sep 1974 in Mulhearn Memorial Cemetery, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA. An entry in the Webster Parish conveyance book 418, p. 523, dated 1973, James sold oil and gas rights in the N 2 and SW 4 of SW 4 in S24, R22S, T11, Webster Parish.

James Elton BRALEY and Katie Ruth DEAR were married. Katie Ruth DEAR was born on Apr 9, 1910. She died on Dec 2, 1982 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA.¹¹⁸ She was buried in Dec 1982 in Mulhearn Memorial Cemetery, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA. James Elton BRALEY and Katie Ruth DEAR had the following children:

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Kenneth Ray BRALEY.