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From "Genealogical Notes From the "Liberty Tribune" Vol 1 and 2, page 56:
May 30, 1851 (Friday)
In Editorial column. We are sorry to learn of the death of Capt. Volney E. Bragg of Gallatin, Mo., who died on the 12th inst. of consumption. He was a lawyer by profession and moved to this State may years since from Kentucky.