Dr. J.M. BRAMSON, physician,
Wayne City, was born July 3, 1836, in Warren County, KY.
He is a
son of Hezekiah Bramson, a
native of Virginia, and a farmer and
shoe-maker by occupation. He came here in 1838, and settled in
marion County, IL. He died at Tamaroa, IL.
His father was
Briscoe D. Bramson, of Scotch
descent.
The mother of our subject
was Emeline (Baily) Bramson, a
native of Kentucky where she died.
She was a daughter of David and
Martha (Baily) Baily, and is the mother
of six children, two of whom are now living - Martha W. Walker and
James M., our subject, who was
educated in New York and Illinois, but
who received his medical education in St. Louis, Mo., and Cincinnati,
Ohio. The Doctor has traveled and followed his profession in
different States, as Iowa, Kentucky and Illinois. He came to
Wayne County, IL, in 1876, and practiced five years in Johnsonville,
after which he went to Kentucky, but finally returned to this State,
and in the spring of 1882 came to Wayne City, where he now
resides and has succeeded in building up an extensive and lucrative
practice, enjoying the esteem and confidence of the people.
Dr.
Bramson was married, April 4, 1860, in Franklin County, IL, to Miss
Sarah A. Harper, born December 22, 1842, in Tennessee. She
is a
daughter of Alfred and Mary A. Carter
(Harper).
Mrs. Dr. Bramson
is the mother of six children - Marinda
E., born May 11, 1861; Lilburn
H., born September 12, 1865; Bertha
S., born October 12, 1867;
Laura
A., born November 23, 1869; Martha L., born June 29, 1982; and Clyde
M., deceased.
Mrs. Dr. Bramson is connected with the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Dr. Bramson is a member of the I.O.O.F., the
Grange and the G.A.R. The Doctor also served in our late
war. He enlisted in the fall of 1861, and served thirteen months
in the Sixth Illinois Volunteer Valvary, Company D; held the position
of Sergeant, and participated in different calvalry engagements.