Census of 1880 - Robert Brailsford, Burkville, Newton County, age 46, born circa 1834 in South Carolina, general retail merchant.
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Confederate States Army, Captain, Company D E 27, Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, Robert Joseph Brailsford, birth date 1/25/1833, death date 7/23/1907, burial in Burkeville City Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County. Includes portrait.
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Obituary, "Capt. R.J. Brailsford," 7/27/1907, p. 8. Death date Tuesday 7/23/1907, elected to 19th Legislature.
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