Braggan Family

Christian Braggan and his wife were born in Germany but came to Missouri before the Civil War and settled on a farm that was located where the Ed Lambert home now stands. He owned all the land that was to become known as the Braggan’s Addition and to this day is still called that. This land was acquired right after the Civil War from the government. Mr. Braggan was a Civil War veteran. When the railroad came to Marceline, Mr. Braggan’s home became the boarding place of many of the men that worked on the laying of the tracks. Among these men were James McLaughlin and his father. The men along with Lute Braggan drove their team and wagons in the work of railroad. The city of Marceline was laid out and plans were completed on the railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Braggan were the parents of nine children with two of the daughters, Mrs. Louisa Ross, Lamar, Missouri and Mrs. Nellie Braley of Westmont, Illinois still surviving. One daughter, Mrs. Jake Newman was married in 1888 in St. Catherine, Missouri and lived in Marceline. Mr. and Mrs. Newman had four children, Clarence, Nellie (Mrs. Will Stanley) and Elva (Mrs. Bill Pischel) all living in Marceline and one son, Louie Newman, deceased. Mr. Jake Newman was a coal miner for many years and also a member of the I.O.O.F.

Claiborn Fox Jackson Family

In the spring of 1887 the Claiborn Fox Jackson family came to a place in Linn County which later was named Marceline. This family consisted of Claiborn, the father; Laura Bell, the mother; a daughter, Etta; a daughter, Sarah Ann; a son, James William; who is still living in Marceline. For a brief time the family located on some land that was later sold when the city started selling lots and streets were laid out. Claiborn bought a small lot on what later became known as East Curtis Street. At the time only 11 houses stood in the vicinity. Mr. Jackson built a small frame house, boxing it in on the outside with tar paper. The family lived in the make shift house the first year. Mr. Jackson went to work for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe as a trackhand. At that time the construction going on was about halfway between Marceline and Rothville. When the tracks were laid, Mr. Jackson went to work as a carpenter. The son, James William, later operated a dray many years in Marceline. He served as Fire Chief here many years. 1895-Nichpls, PhotographerFRONT ROW: Bertha Jane, Mrs. Fred Wolfskill; George Holloway Hazelrigg, Deceased; Nina Myrtle, Mrs. Dan Haney; Mary Morgan Hazelrigg, Deceased; Susan Frances, Mrs. Homer Teeters, Deceased. BACK ROW: George Wesley Hazelrigg, Lucy Ella, Mrs. Will Butterfield, Deceased; Loretta Ann, Mrs. Charles Wylie, Deceased; Fannie May, Mrs. David Lee Teeters, Deceased. The youngest child Mrs. Nina Haney will celebrate her 75th birthday this year.

Hazelrigg Family Group

George Holloway and Mary Morgan Hazelrigg came to Missouri with their family from Barry, Illinois. They traveled by covered wagon and crossed the Mississippi River at Hannibal, Missouri on a ferry. Their furniture was sent by the way of the Burlington Railroad to Bucklin, Missouri. The family settled on a farm just north of the Marceline Junction where Mr. Hazelrigg engaged in farming. He retired a few years before his death and moved to Marceline and settled on Holmes Street. They were the parents of thirteen children with the three surviving members still residing in Marceline. They are Nina Haney, Bertha Wolfskill, and George W., who came in the covered wagon when he was six months old. The Hazelriggs originally came from England in 1659 and settled in Northcumberland County, Virginia. Many of the early members of the family served in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.