Flo was the daughter of Nathan & Sophia "Sickafus" Bragg, born June 16, 1888 in Moultrie Co. Illinois, being the youngest of six children. She lost her eyesight at an early age, was never married, and lived with her parents at the "Bragg" home-place at Dunn until their death.
After the death of her parents, Flo continued to make her home at the old "Bragg Homeplace" with her brother Dick and his family for several years, then moved to a place of her own at 505 W. Main St. in Bethany, IL. in the mid '40s where she lived out the remainder of her life. She used a couple or three rooms of her house as a rent-free apartment where someone could live rent free, in exchange for running errands and providing any necessary assistance that Flo might need.
Being very independant, Flo did her own housework and prepared her own meals. Having very little in the way of modern day conveniences she cooked on an "old time" kitchen range fired with coal, cobs & wood. With her cane in one hand and a coal bucket in the other, Flo made many trips down the back walk, making her way to the old cob-house to carry in coal & cobs with which to build a fire in the stove. And yes, she did build the fires herself in both the kitchen range, and the heating stove.
Flo had a mantle clock which would strike on the hour and half hour, as well as an open faced pocket watch by which she could tell exactly what time of day it was. She learned to read and write Braille and could use a typewritter for correspondence.
When making purchases at the store, Flo could handle her own money and always knew the exact denomination of currancy she was handing the sales clerk. She somehow had a system of keeping coins and paper money seperated and could always remember exactly where each was located in her purse.
WHAT A REMARKABLE LADY!!!
by - Neice, Dorothy Bragg Butt
After the death of her parents, Flo continued to make her home at the old "Bragg Homeplace" with her brother Dick and his family for several years, then moved to a place of her own at 505 W. Main St. in Bethany, IL. in the mid '40s where she lived out the remainder of her life. She used a couple or three rooms of her house as a rent-free apartment where someone could live rent free, in exchange for running errands and providing any necessary assistance that Flo might need.
Being very independant, Flo did her own housework and prepared her own meals. Having very little in the way of modern day conveniences she cooked on an "old time" kitchen range fired with coal, cobs & wood. With her cane in one hand and a coal bucket in the other, Flo made many trips down the back walk, making her way to the old cob-house to carry in coal & cobs with which to build a fire in the stove. And yes, she did build the fires herself in both the kitchen range, and the heating stove.
Flo had a mantle clock which would strike on the hour and half hour, as well as an open faced pocket watch by which she could tell exactly what time of day it was. She learned to read and write Braille and could use a typewritter for correspondence.
When making purchases at the store, Flo could handle her own money and always knew the exact denomination of currancy she was handing the sales clerk. She somehow had a system of keeping coins and paper money seperated and could always remember exactly where each was located in her purse.
WHAT A REMARKABLE LADY!!!
by - Neice, Dorothy Bragg Butt
Flo was the daughter of Nathan & Sophia "Sickafus" Bragg, born June 16, 1888 in Moultrie Co. Illinois, being the youngest of six children. She lost her eyesight at an early age, was never married, and lived with her parents at the "Bragg" home-place at Dunn until their death.
After the death of her parents, Flo continued to make her home at the old "Bragg Homeplace" with her brother Dick and his family for several years, then moved to a place of her own at 505 W. Main St. in Bethany, IL. in the mid '40s where she lived out the remainder of her life. She used a couple or three rooms of her house as a rent-free apartment where someone could live rent free, in exchange for running errands and providing any necessary assistance that Flo might need.
Being very independant, Flo did her own housework and prepared her own meals. Having very little in the way of modern day conveniences she cooked on an "old time" kitchen range fired with coal, cobs & wood. With her cane in one hand and a coal bucket in the other, Flo made many trips down the back walk, making her way to the old cob-house to carry in coal & cobs with which to build a fire in the stove. And yes, she did build the fires herself in both the kitchen range, and the heating stove.
Flo had a mantle clock which would strike on the hour and half hour, as well as an open faced pocket watch by which she could tell exactly what time of day it was. She learned to read and write Braille and could use a typewritter for correspondence.
When making purchases at the store, Flo could handle her own money and always knew the exact denomination of currancy she was handing the sales clerk. She somehow had a system of keeping coins and paper money seperated and could always remember exactly where each was located in her purse.
WHAT A REMARKABLE LADY!!!
by - Neice, Dorothy Bragg Butt
After the death of her parents, Flo continued to make her home at the old "Bragg Homeplace" with her brother Dick and his family for several years, then moved to a place of her own at 505 W. Main St. in Bethany, IL. in the mid '40s where she lived out the remainder of her life. She used a couple or three rooms of her house as a rent-free apartment where someone could live rent free, in exchange for running errands and providing any necessary assistance that Flo might need.
Being very independant, Flo did her own housework and prepared her own meals. Having very little in the way of modern day conveniences she cooked on an "old time" kitchen range fired with coal, cobs & wood. With her cane in one hand and a coal bucket in the other, Flo made many trips down the back walk, making her way to the old cob-house to carry in coal & cobs with which to build a fire in the stove. And yes, she did build the fires herself in both the kitchen range, and the heating stove.
Flo had a mantle clock which would strike on the hour and half hour, as well as an open faced pocket watch by which she could tell exactly what time of day it was. She learned to read and write Braille and could use a typewritter for correspondence.
When making purchases at the store, Flo could handle her own money and always knew the exact denomination of currancy she was handing the sales clerk. She somehow had a system of keeping coins and paper money seperated and could always remember exactly where each was located in her purse.
WHAT A REMARKABLE LADY!!!
by - Neice, Dorothy Bragg Butt
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