I just now discovered this thread. I am a descendant of Mary Ann Taylor and William Braiden (from their son, John), and have been trying for years to find out exactly what happened to William. An old family bible that I have says simply that he was "killed in a mine", but I have not been able to find any burial record for him, nor any report of a mining accident from the Tipton area in the late 1830s that names him as a victim. I would like to exchange information with you.

cheers,
Dale Braden