Charles Edward Brame lost his parents at a very early age and was raised by his elder sister in or near Montgomery, AL. He was a precocious boy and his family managed to send him for several years to a school in New Jersey which later became Princeton University. He was not able to finish his last year, but records seem to indicate that he was later given an honorary degree. Charles Edward and Mary Francis dedicated their lives to teaching and records show that they were teachers and administrators of a number of finishing schools (primarily for girls) in western Alabama and eastern Mississipi. I have also seen info that indicates he taught in Louisiana but I have not been able to determine when or where. While he was living in Alabama, he was ordained as a Baptist minister.

Mary Frances Webb Brame passed away unexpectedly 4 OCT 1875 in Oktibbeha Co., MS, and is buried at Wake Forest Baptist Church west of the community of Sturgis.

After Mary Frances passed away, Charles Edward Brame moved his family to Kemper Co., MS, where 21 OCT 1877 he married Emily Hand, daughter of Dr. T. J. and Mary A. Hand. Charles E. and Emily had one son, Milton Hand Brame. In Kemper Co., Rev. Brame preached at local Baptist churches, taught in his own school at Klondike, MS, crossroads, and participated in some business activities.

Charles Edward Brame passed away 20 JUN 1892 and is buried in the Liberty Baptist Cemetery near Klondike Crossroads.

The children of Charles Edward Brame and Mary Frances Webb are:

1. Thomas Webb Brame, b. 18 OCT 1850, d. 21 JUN 1926. m. Olivia Elizabeth Ellis, b. 27 AUG 1853, d. 28 JUN 1937.
   
   
2. Harriett Lucretia Brame, b. 17 AUG 1852, d. 25 NOV 1855. She died of scarlet fever in Livingston, AL.
   
   
3. Charles Edward Brame, b. 16 JUL 1855, d. 9 SEP 1872 in West Point, MS.
   
   
4. William Yancey Brame, b. 29 MAY 1858, d. OCT 1873 in West Point, MS.
   
   
5. John Henry Webb Brame, b. 21 JAN 1860, d. 8 OCT 1914, m. Martha Ida Spinks b. 27 JUL 1859, d. 24 JUL 1944, daughter of Peter Early Spinks and Mary Elizabeth Lloyd of Kemper Co., MS.
   
   
6. Undine Brame b. 18 JAN 1863, d. 14 JUN 1934. m. 15 AUG 1882 Albert Hunter Spinks b. 6 MAR 1857. d. 17 JUN 1951.