Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Brayton, Henry M 
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Author: Past and Present of Will County, IL; 1907

Henry M. Brayton, who became a resident of Will county in 1872 and here 
remained until his death, was born near Lake George, upon a farm in the state 
of New York, in 1825. His parents lived and died in the Empire state and after 
their death Henry Brayton. who had been reared in New York and was educated in 
the common schools, was married to Miss Abigail Flinn. He afterward removed to 
Manteno, and later located in Joliet, where he lost his first wife. They were 
the parents of one son. John H., who is now engaged in farming in Holliday, 
Missouri. After losing his first wife Mr. Brayton was again married, his 
second union being with Clara Beam, who was born on a farm near Buffalo, New 
York. She was the daughter of Charles and Minnie (Henning) Beam, who came to 
Joliet in 1850. Her father purchased land near Wilton, Illinois, and for a 
short time engaged in general agricultural pursuits there. He was. however, a 
minister of the Lutheran church and he died in Chicago at the home of a 
sister. His wife died when Mrs. Brayton was quite young. She had six brothers 
and sisters and four of the family are now living: Charles W. Beam, who is a 
printer of Chicago: Mrs. Bertha L. Wadsworth; Mrs. Rosa Turner, a widow living 
in Denver, Colorado; and Mrs. Brayton. The last named attended the schools of 
Joliet and engaged in teaching school in the county in early womanhood. By her 
marriage she became the mother of four daughters and a son, Abbie Rose, who 
died in infancy; Edna J., who is now teaching at Ashton, Illinois; Irene, a 
student in Wheaton College; Clara E. and Charles, both at home. After his 
arrival in Will county Mr. Brayton engaged in business as a contractor but in 
later years, because of ill health, he purchased six acres of land west of 
Joliet, where he owned three green houses. The town has since been built out 
beyond this tract and the place which he purchased is now at No. 1201 Exchange 
street. The property is very valuable owing to the increased population of the 
city and the demand for property. The home is now in possession of his widow. 
Mr. Brayton was a well educated man, who always kept in touch with the trend 
of public thought and progress through reading and observation. In his 
political faith he was a prohibitionist, being a stanch advocate of the cause 
of temperance. His death occurred May 12, 1906, and was deeply regretted not 
only by his immediate family but by many friends, whose good will and kindly 
regard he had won during the period of his residence in Joliet. His family 
still reside at the old home on Exchange street and are members of the Ottawa 
street Methodist Episcopal church. 

Additional Comments:
PAST AND PRESENT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS By W. W. Stevens President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association; Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907

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