LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO 
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File Contributed for use in the Ohio Biographies Project by:
Name: K. Stevens
Email: 67buick@adelphia.net
Date: April 19, 2004
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History of Lawrence Co., Ohio by Hardesty (1882)

JAMES K. BRAMMER – is a native of Lawrence county, Ohio, where his birth took place.  
His parents are Edmond and Penina Brammer.  His grandfather, John Brammer, was one of 
the first settlers in Lawrence county, and he had the reputation of being the best hunter in 
the county.  His wife, Sarah Lee, was the owner of the property now occupied by the 
Lawrence Mills.  Her father, John Lee, was one of the first Baptist preachers in Lawrence 
county.  John Brammer was afterward killed by the falling of a tree.  James K. was married 
in Lawrence county in 1876 to Hannah M., daughter of Orville J., and Sidney Hicks.  She was 
born in Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1850.  Her parents came to this county in 1864.  Mr. and 
Mrs. Brammer are parents of three children, namely:  Edwin A., Belva Virda, and Penina.  Mr. 
Brammer had three brothers in the Union army, one with Sherman and two with Sheridan.  
Mr. Brammer’s parents came to this county in 1815.  Mr. Brammer’s postoffice address is 
Rockwood, Lawrence county, Ohio.