Lydia Bacon was born in 1858 in Ione, Amador County, California.

Silas Braffet was born in 1850 in Indiana, the son of James Braffet and Lydia Slagel. He married Martha Jane Ballenger in 1872 in Lake County, California, and they had 2 children. He married Lydia Bacon in 1882 in Salinas, Monterey County, California, and they had 9 children. Silas died in 1936 in San Luis Obispo County.

Step-children (children of Silas Braffet and Martha Jane Ballenger):
1- Charles Simpson Braffet (1874- ).
2- Della Ione Braffet Shepherd (1877- ).

Children (children of Silas Braffet and Lydia Bacon):
1- James Frederick Braffet (1883-1951).
2- Benjamin Silas Braffet (1885-1961).
3- Francis Marion Braffet (1887-1976).
4- Bertie Braffet (1889-1893).
5- William Nathan Braffet (1892-1949).
6- Blanche Lucia Braffet Willard (1894- ).
7- Clara Irene Braffet Ruth Pedrotta (1897-1983).
8- Mary Alice Braffet Castro (1899-1961).
9- Annie Mae Braffet Machado (1901-1978).

Lydia died in 1917 in San Luis Obispo County.

In 1940, Lydia's daughter Mary Alice Castro was the subject of a famous trial where Mary claimed that E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin was in fact her father and that she had been given to the Braffet family to raise.

References:
• Early 1870s picture from Susan Buley Crawford.
• 23 Apr 1891 Salinas Daily Journal, Salinas, California, page 3, party at residence of Mr. and Mrs. S. Braffet.
• 2 Feb 1893 Salinas Weekly Index death notice for son Bertie Braffet .
• 13 Dec 1894 Salinas Weekly Index birth notice for daughter .
• 1910 San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, California census record.
• c.1912 picture from Susan Buley Crawford.
• 1917 San Luis Obispo County death record.
• 1936 San Luis Obispo County death certificate for widower Silas Braffet: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-52TC .
• 13 Jan 1936 San Luis Obispo Daily Telegram, page 2, obituary for widower Silas Braffet.
• 3 Apr 1940 San Bernandino County Sun, San Bernandino, California, page 4: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12150210/mary_a_braffet_seeks_inheritance/ .
• 20 Apr 1940 Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, page 1, story on daughter Mary Alice Braffet Castro.
• 30 Apr 1940 The Californian, Salinas, California, page 1, Mary Alice Castro recognized as daughter of E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin.
• California death records for sons James Frederick Braffet, Benjamin S. Braffet, and William Nathan Braffet, and daughters Clara Irene Pedrotta and Mary A. Castro.
• Bible of Lydia Bacon Braffet.

Lydia Bacon was born in 1858 in Ione, Amador County, California.

Silas Braffet was born in 1850 in Indiana, the son of James Braffet and Lydia Slagel. He married Martha Jane Ballenger in 1872 in Lake County, California, and they had 2 children. He married Lydia Bacon in 1882 in Salinas, Monterey County, California, and they had 9 children. Silas died in 1936 in San Luis Obispo County.

Step-children (children of Silas Braffet and Martha Jane Ballenger):
1- Charles Simpson Braffet (1874- ).
2- Della Ione Braffet Shepherd (1877- ).

Children (children of Silas Braffet and Lydia Bacon):
1- James Frederick Braffet (1883-1951).
2- Benjamin Silas Braffet (1885-1961).
3- Francis Marion Braffet (1887-1976).
4- Bertie Braffet (1889-1893).
5- William Nathan Braffet (1892-1949).
6- Blanche Lucia Braffet Willard (1894- ).
7- Clara Irene Braffet Ruth Pedrotta (1897-1983).
8- Mary Alice Braffet Castro (1899-1961).
9- Annie Mae Braffet Machado (1901-1978).

Lydia died in 1917 in San Luis Obispo County.

In 1940, Lydia's daughter Mary Alice Castro was the subject of a famous trial where Mary claimed that E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin was in fact her father and that she had been given to the Braffet family to raise.

References:
• Early 1870s picture from Susan Buley Crawford.
• 23 Apr 1891 Salinas Daily Journal, Salinas, California, page 3, party at residence of Mr. and Mrs. S. Braffet.
• 2 Feb 1893 Salinas Weekly Index death notice for son Bertie Braffet .
• 13 Dec 1894 Salinas Weekly Index birth notice for daughter .
• 1910 San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, California census record.
• c.1912 picture from Susan Buley Crawford.
• 1917 San Luis Obispo County death record.
• 1936 San Luis Obispo County death certificate for widower Silas Braffet: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-52TC .
• 13 Jan 1936 San Luis Obispo Daily Telegram, page 2, obituary for widower Silas Braffet.
• 3 Apr 1940 San Bernandino County Sun, San Bernandino, California, page 4: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12150210/mary_a_braffet_seeks_inheritance/ .
• 20 Apr 1940 Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, page 1, story on daughter Mary Alice Braffet Castro.
• 30 Apr 1940 The Californian, Salinas, California, page 1, Mary Alice Castro recognized as daughter of E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin.
• California death records for sons James Frederick Braffet, Benjamin S. Braffet, and William Nathan Braffet, and daughters Clara Irene Pedrotta and Mary A. Castro.
• Bible of Lydia Bacon Braffet.