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Below is a family biography included in The History of Perry County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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ISAAC BRAMEL, deputy prosecuting attorney of the Second Judicial Circuit, is a native of Troy, born February 6, 1858. He is the youngest child of Isaac S. and Eleanor M. (Carr) Bramel, both natives of Kentucky. The father who was a physician, came to Troy in 1847, and practiced his profession until his death, March 4, 1858. He was recognized as a successful and competent physician. The mother still resides with her son in Troy. Isaac received a fair education in youth, and learned the potter’s trade, at which he worked for five years. He afterword worked for several years in a leaf tobacco factory in Troy, and in 1879 he began the study of law, with a view to making it a profession. He was admitted to the Perry County bar the same year, and to the Spencer County bar in 1883. November 27, 1883, he was appointed deputy prosecutor, under S. B. Hatfield, and in 1884, to the same office under W. A. Land. He is now filling the office faithfully, efficiently and to the satisfaction of the public.

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This family biography is one of 257 biographies included in The History of Perry County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Perry County, Indiana History and Genealogy

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