Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
NameBetty Ann Braffett Towar Rode Mulkey 
FatherJohn Willard Braffett (1892-1942)
MotherMackie Anderson Davis (1895-1958)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH: US Social Security Death Index42, Betty A. Mulkey
!BIRTH-DEATH-CREMATION: FamilySearch2, Betty Ann Braffett, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/LCV5-R55
!CENSUS: 05-Apr-1930 Detroit, Wayne, MI, Bettie Anna Towar
!CENSUS: 05-Apr-1940 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI, Betty Ann Towar
!MARRIAGE: 15-Mar-1943 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI marriages749, Betty Ann Towar and John Arthur Rod'e
!DIVORCE: 08-Mar-1949 Wayne, MI divorces, John Arthur Rode and Betty Ann Rode
!MARRIAGE: 21-Nov-1951 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI marriages749, Betty Ann Towar Rode and William Fletcher Mulkey
!REFERENCE: 13-Jan-1958 Detroit Times, Detroit, MI, page 11, obituary for mother Mackie Davis Towar, Betty Ann Mulkey
!REFERENCE: 08-Jul-2007 obituary for daughter Carolyn Ann "Candy" Mulkey, "November 28, 1943-July 2, 2007. Daughter of Mrs. William F. (Betty Ann) Mulkey; sister of Madeline J. Mulkey, and Deborah M. (Daniel) Carvill; aunt and Godmother of Emily M. Carvill. No service will be held. Donations in her memory may be made to the Michigan Humane Society or a charity of one's choice.", http://deathnotices.michigan.com/results.php?page=...2001%20-%203/23/2013
!RESIDENCE: 2011 Flint, Genesee, MI 4850742, Betty A. Mulkey
!REFERENCE: 20-Feb-2011 Detroit News, Detroit, MI, obituary for Betty Ann Mulkey, "MULKEY BETTY ANN (Mrs. William F.) 1919-2011. Survived by her daughters Madeline Mulkey and Deborah (Dan) Carvill, her granddaughter Emily Carvill, her brother Bruce Towar, sister-in-law Joyce Jipson, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband William, daughter Carolyn Rode, and brother A. J. Towar. No services will be held. Per her wishes, her body has been donated to Wayne State University Medical School."
!REFERENCE: 2011 Lewis Y. Davis, Betty Ann Braffette, Betty Ann Towar, Betty Ann Mulkey, "After Mackie's divorce from John Braffette, she married Albert J. Towar, who adopted Betty Ann.", brother Albert Jelly Towar, Jr., https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/genealogy/davis/lewis.html
!REFERENCE: 18-Sep-2021 email from daughter Deborah Mulkey Carvill to Don Braffitt, "My name is Deborah Carvill. I live in Flint Michigan
My mother’s biological father was John Willard Braffett when he was married to my grandmother Mackie (Davis) Towar. I am interested in knowing more about him and possibly some pictures."
!BIRTH-DEATH-CREMATION: FamilySearch2, Betty Ann Braffett, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/LCV5-R55
!CENSUS: 05-Apr-1930 Detroit, Wayne, MI, Bettie Anna Towar
!CENSUS: 05-Apr-1940 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI, Betty Ann Towar
!MARRIAGE: 15-Mar-1943 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI marriages749, Betty Ann Towar and John Arthur Rod'e
!DIVORCE: 08-Mar-1949 Wayne, MI divorces, John Arthur Rode and Betty Ann Rode
!MARRIAGE: 21-Nov-1951 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI marriages749, Betty Ann Towar Rode and William Fletcher Mulkey
!REFERENCE: 13-Jan-1958 Detroit Times, Detroit, MI, page 11, obituary for mother Mackie Davis Towar, Betty Ann Mulkey
!REFERENCE: 08-Jul-2007 obituary for daughter Carolyn Ann "Candy" Mulkey, "November 28, 1943-July 2, 2007. Daughter of Mrs. William F. (Betty Ann) Mulkey; sister of Madeline J. Mulkey, and Deborah M. (Daniel) Carvill; aunt and Godmother of Emily M. Carvill. No service will be held. Donations in her memory may be made to the Michigan Humane Society or a charity of one's choice.", http://deathnotices.michigan.com/results.php?page=...2001%20-%203/23/2013
!RESIDENCE: 2011 Flint, Genesee, MI 4850742, Betty A. Mulkey
!REFERENCE: 20-Feb-2011 Detroit News, Detroit, MI, obituary for Betty Ann Mulkey, "MULKEY BETTY ANN (Mrs. William F.) 1919-2011. Survived by her daughters Madeline Mulkey and Deborah (Dan) Carvill, her granddaughter Emily Carvill, her brother Bruce Towar, sister-in-law Joyce Jipson, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband William, daughter Carolyn Rode, and brother A. J. Towar. No services will be held. Per her wishes, her body has been donated to Wayne State University Medical School."
!REFERENCE: 2011 Lewis Y. Davis, Betty Ann Braffette, Betty Ann Towar, Betty Ann Mulkey, "After Mackie's divorce from John Braffette, she married Albert J. Towar, who adopted Betty Ann.", brother Albert Jelly Towar, Jr., https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown/genealogy/davis/lewis.html
!REFERENCE: 18-Sep-2021 email from daughter Deborah Mulkey Carvill to Don Braffitt, "My name is Deborah Carvill. I live in Flint Michigan
My mother’s biological father was John Willard Braffett when he was married to my grandmother Mackie (Davis) Towar. I am interested in knowing more about him and possibly some pictures."