Background
Bratton, Samuel Tilden was born on December 16, 1878 in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. Son of Henry Allen and Nancy (Taylor-Graham) Bratton.
Bratton, Samuel Tilden was born on December 16, 1878 in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. Son of Henry Allen and Nancy (Taylor-Graham) Bratton.
Bachelor of Didactic Science, Warrens-Burg (Missouri) State Teachers College, 1905. Bachelor of Science in education, University of Missouri, 1916, Master of Arts, 1917. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Chicago, 1925.
1 son, Samuel Thurber (deceased). Teacher rural school, 1905-1909. Principal high school, 1909-1915.
Instructor geography, University of Missouri, 1918-1920, assistant professor, 1920-1921, associate professor, 1921-1930, professor, since 1930.
Author: Pupil’s Work Book in Geography of Missouri, 1922. Missouri—A Geographical Reader, 1926.
Geography of the Saint Francis Basin, 1926. State Courses of Study for Junior and Senior High School Geography, 1928.
Geography Through People (with A. M. Olson), 1930.
Geography of Missouri, 1937. Home: Columbia, Missouri
Married Harriet Elizabeth Thurber, November 9, 1907.