Listers, do any of you show FIELDS, HOLDERFIELD or BROWN in your databases to help Billie? Quoted: I just viewed the pictures from your website and they nearly blow me away. My John Branson Fields b) jul 1834 in Randolph Co., NC has the very same high cheek bones. John is the son of Isaac Isaiah Fields and Sarah B. Brown. I think the Bronson comes from Sarah's side of the family, but I have all the info on the Fields side, though don't have any pictures except of John Branson Fields. Is there anyway you can find out if you have any Browns or Fields in your family history????. And how do I join your website???? I would be greatful. Billie White

Here is another branch to the Branson family connecting at the point of the X Thomas L. Branson and Elizabeth Day John Day Branson and Isabella Unknown Thomas L. Branson and Jeane (Jane) Painter Robert Branson and Beulah Painter X (Robert A. Branson - below) Descendants of Robert A. Branson 1 Robert A. Branson b: March 25, 1802 in VA d: January 01, 1854 in Delaware Co., IN .. +Elizabeth Hodgson b: January 26, 1796 in Guilford County, North Carolina ... ...... .................. ......d: February 26, 1857in Delaware County, Indiana - buried at Nottingham Harrison Cemetery... ..... m: July 22, 1824 in Fairfield Meeting, Highland County, Ohio ... 2 Hiram H Branson b: May 04, 1825 in Highland, OH d: August 12, 1897 in Delaware Co., IN ....... +Charlotte Jackson b: January 03, 1830 in OH d: August 17, 1865 in Delaware Co., IN .... ...........m: July 27, 1848 in Delaware County, Indiana ......... 3 Noah C Branson b: September 16, 1853 in IN ............. +Sereda (Serilda) VanBuskirk b: July 14, 1855 d: March 05, 1888 m: November 04, 1875 ............... 4 James O Branson b: December 02, 1876 ................... +Dora E Summers ............... 4 Charles H Branson b: July 29, 1878 ............... 4 Unknown Branson b: Abt. 1879 ............... 4 Francis E Branson b: January 10, 1880 in IN ................... +Estella Folger ............... 4 Jesse W Branson b: October 06, 1883 ............... 4 Alta Jane Branson b: May 04, 1884 ............... 4 Bertie H Branson b: April 12, 1886 ......... *2nd Wife of Noah C Branson: ............. +Emma (Sudie) Stottlemyer b: Abt. October 1866 d: November 09, 1889 ... ...... ...... ................m: December 30, 1888 ......... *3rd Wife of Noah C Branson: ............. +Susanna Heiney b: September 22, 1857 in Wayne, Indiana d: October 11, 1908 ... .................m: July 14, 1891 ............... 4 Naomi Cora Branson b: May 23, 1893 in Lapel, IN d: December 02, 1977 in ... ..................Connersville, Fayette Co., IN ................... +Dennis Eugene Kelly b: March 08, 1886 d: August 19, 1942 in Connersville, ... ... ......................Fayette Co., IN m: May 29, 1909 in Harrison (Delaware Co.), IN ............... 4 Paul Branson b: January 24, 1898 ......... 3 Rufus W Branson b: August 01, 1849 ......... 3 Isaac Elwood Branson b: March 06, 1851 ......... 3 Sarah Elizabeth Branson b: Abt. 1852 ......... 3 John Branson b: 1856 ......... 3 Phoebe Jane Branson b: August 16, 1859 ......... 3 Jeremiah Branson b: August 10, 1862 ......... 3 Oliver P Branson b: April 1864 ... *2nd Wife of Hiram H Branson: ....... +Marinda J. Shockley b: Abt. 1839 d: Abt. 1877 m: January 20, 1865 ......... 3 Martha E Branson b: October 05, 1866 d: Abt. 1931 in Delaware Co., IN ......... 3 George Washington Branson b: May 01, 1868 in Delaware Co., IN d: September 02, 1944 in Santa Cruz Co., CA ............. +Hennrietta Jennie Sobolesky ......... 3 Cynthia Ann Branson b: September 16, 1870 ............. +George Hoover ......... 3 Cora May Branson b: April 1874 ... *3rd Wife of Hiram H Branson: ....... +Susanne Burgess b: Abt. 1832 d: March 07, 1911 in Delaware County, Indiana - buried at ... ...... .Mt. Pleasant Cemetery m: September 27, 1878 ......... 3 Clara Ellen Branson b: June 16, 1879 ... 2 John Branson ... 2 Martha Ann Branson Submitted 2/16/2003 by Granddaughter of Naomi Branson Kelly

The Thomas L. BRANSON & Elizabeth DAY family family website has been updated. There are 966 entries. Please remember, it's a work-in-progress meant for leads and clues and all information must be further verified and documented. We are still looking for additional info on Thomas->Lionel "Lindell"->Lionel->Amos. Please visit: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM As always, any comments or corrections are most welcome mailto:yvonne@sonic.net -- Yvonne Bowers Listmom-Webmom BRANSON Mailing List BRANSON Most Wanted http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Thomas L. BRANSON/Elizabeth DAY Family File: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM

At 12:43 PM -0600 2/15/03, Janet Branson wrote: ><snip> > >Do you know anything about a Jonathan Branson in Pittsylvania Co. about >1830. He had one dau. Elizabeth Constance plus several more. ( I have her >obit from Fayette Co., IL) He is the son of Jonathan, grandson of Thomas >and Elizabeth Day Branson. I think my husband's gggrandfather, William >Burwell may have been a son, also a son Daniel, but can't find any more >about him. > >Thanks. Janet B <snip> Janet, this is all we have on Jonathan s/o Thomas. Name: Jonathan BRANSON --------------------------------------------- Birth: 20 Nov 1720 Burlington Co., NJ. Death: 24 Apr 1798 Father: Thomas L. BRANSON Sr. (1670-1744) Mother: Elizabeth DAY (1685-1754) Spouses --------------------------------------------- 1: Alice ATKINSON --------------------------------------------- Last Modified: 18 May 2001 Is the Jonathan you reference the s/o this Jonathan and Alice? Sorry I can't help but would appreciate any connection to this line. -- Yvonne Bowers (Looking for Liner BRANSON) Listmom-Webmom BRANSON Mailing List BRANSON Most Wanted http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Thomas Day BRANSON Family File http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM

I hope this is OK that I sent this to several lists at one time. JB This info today on Ancestry Daily News. You may have seen something about this lately. The state of Florida and the governor has proposed legislation to close the Florida State Library. This is a petition to sign and send to try to pursuade them to change their minds. All states' archives are important to all genealogists. We cannot stand by and let these records disappear. They need to remain accessable to the public. Hope you'll feel free to sign this. Janet Branson State Library and Archives The Florida Historical Society has created a website to collect electronic signatures for a petition about the State Library of Florida closing. The petition will be sent to the governor and members of the State Legislature on 28 February 2003. Click here to view the petition and add your name.

At 9:24 AM -0600 2/15/03, Janet Branson wrote: >I hope this is OK that I sent this to several lists at one time. JB > > This info today on Ancestry Daily News. You may have seen >something about this lately. The state of Florida and the governor >has proposed legislation to close the Florida State Library. This >is a petition to sign and send to try to pursuade them to change >their minds. All states' archives are important to all >genealogists. We cannot stand by and let these records disappear. >They need to remain accessable to the public. Hope you'll feel free >to sign this. Janet Branson > > >State Library and Archives > >The Florida Historical Society has created a website to collect >electronic signatures for a petition about the State Library of >Florida closing. The petition will be sent to the governor and >members of the State Legislature on 28 February 2003. Click here to >view the petition and add your name. > Click where? -- Yvonne Bowers (Looking for Liner BRANSON) Listmom-Webmom BRANSON Mailing List BRANSON Most Wanted http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Thomas Day BRANSON Family File http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM

http://www.surnamedigest.com/bransoninfo Thanks for the website. I don't know if this has been mentioned before, but in someone's older published transcription of the Laurel County 1900 Census, BRANSON is transcribed as BRANSTON. I know for certain this is my BRANSON family. The 15 year old Charles H. was my grandfather, and the siblings were my great aunts and uncles. My theory is the fancy tall top of the middle cursive "S" in the original got read as an "S" and a "T" by someone not familiar with that type handwriting. So there is another variation to look for... June 6 Mag. Dist. Haselpach Precinct July 10, 1900 (June is crossed out and July written in) Laurel County, KY Branston, James G. Head WM Aug 1859 40 Marr 16years KY KY KY timber dealer, rents home, scrawled in above timber dealer is the note: saws logs _???_ he can read and write Sarah wife WF June 1864 35 marr 16years 7children born 7alive KY KY KY Charles H. son WM Jan 1885 15 single, KY KY KY log cutter but in school last 3 months John W. son WM Feb 1887 13 single, KY KY KY log cutter but in school last 3 months James M. son WM Mar 1889 11 single, KY KY KY log cutter but in school last 3 months Ida dau WF May 1892 8 single KY KY KY goes to school George W. son WM Mar 1894 6 single, KY KY KY goes to school Frank L. son WM Oct 1896 3 single, KY KY KY Minnie dau WF May 1899 1 single all adults can read and write (This is a Branston family listed next to the above, I figure they are probably related) Branston, Charles A. Head WM Apr 1866 34 Marr 10years KY KY KY timber dealer note above says: saws logs daily (or mainly), owns his home free Winnie E. wife WF Jan 1872 28 Marr 10years KY KY KY 7children 5alive James E. son WM apr 1891 9 single KY KY KY goes to school William C. son WM July 1892 7 single KY KY KY not in school Marion H. son WM Mar 1894 6 single KY KY KY goes to school Fred C. son WM Mar 1895 5 single KY KY KY Mamie dau WF Mar 1900 2/12 single KY KY KY

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Branson, Bransom, Branscomb, Bronson, Brunson, Brinson, Brandson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kdF.2ACIB/337 Message Board Post: See the new Branson / Bransom Information Center web site at http://www.surnamedigest.com/bransoninfo. There you will find lots of information on Bransons and those with variations in spelling. Please contribute.

As of today, we have 118 list members total: 108 on regular list 10 on digest We lost 1 list member this month. Visit the BRANSON Most Wanted Web Site at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Visit the Thomas BRANSON/Elizabeth DAY family family at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM -- Yvonne Bowers (Looking for Liner BRANSON) Listmom-Webmom BRANSON Mailing List BRANSON Most Wanted http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Thomas Day BRANSON Family File http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM

I am trying to locate a Jeanne Bunbury who is working on the Branson Family History. I am sorry in advance if you do not know of her. This is a final effort to locate her. Sincerely, Mike mailto:MikeBldr@aol.com

The BRANSON MOST WANTED page has been updated. There is 1 new name - 51 total. Please visit: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html and see if your elusive BRANSON is there! You will also find links to the Rootsweb Message Board - BRANSON and Surname Resource Helper. Also visit our Thomas BRANSON/Elizabeth DAY family file: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM Visit http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/ to see other surname Most Wanted web sites. -- Yvonne Bowers (Looking for Liner BRANSON) Listmom-Webmom BRANSON Mailing List BRANSON Most Wanted http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Thomas Day BRANSON Family File http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM

Will listmember Jeanne Bunbury please contact me privately? Thanks. -- Yvonne Bowers (Looking for Liner BRANSON) Listmom-Webmom BRANSON Mailing List BRANSON Most Wanted http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Thomas Day BRANSON Family File http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Branson Jackson Stockwell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kdF.2ACIB/336 Message Board Post: Galesburg IL Register Mail James A. Branson Oneida - James A. Branson, 77, of Oneida, died Thursday at 11:30 am in St. Mary's hospital, where he was a patient the past four weeks. He had been ill the last five and one-half years. Funeral rites will be held Sun(misprint) employed as a carpenter at Rowe (misprint) Methodist Church. Friends may call at the Hendricks Funeral Home Saturday evening. Burial will be in the Oneida cemetery. Mr. Branson was born March 10, 1880, in DeSoto, attended schools in Grand Power and moved to Oneida 30 years ago. He was employed as a carpenter at Rowe Mfg. Co. in Galesburg about 10 years, retiring in 1942. He was married to Dollie Stockwell in Denver, Colo., Feb. 22, 1914, and wa a member of the Oneida Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge in Oneida. Survivors are his wife; a son, James M. of Union*; a daughter, Mrs. Iva Jackson, Huntsville, Ala.; a brother, William of River Rouge, Mich.; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Four sisters preceded him in death. Mr. Branson served as justice of the peace 27 years in Ontario Township. * I believe this is Unionville, MO.

At 10:38 PM -0600 1/5/03, Anne Bagby wrote: >I am starting to get the family tree online for Smith Branson born 1790, son >of Isaac Branson and Jane Smith Branson. Ithink you can see what I have done >by going to World Family tree on Ancestry and looking for the Smith Branson >with the blue head by his name. I am a big help...aren't I? > >My off topic question...how do I deal with all the living people I have >listed? I have never tried to do this and would love some advice and help. > >Have so many names in the Branson file that it should be out there for >people. > >Thanks, > >anne Anne, I use a genealogy program called Reunion and it automatically blocks living people when I'm uploading the file. If there's no death date, I think it calculates 100 years and "considers" them deceased. There is an option to show the people as "Living Person" or have nothing. I have a MOFFITT file similar to our Thomas BRANSON website. A woman contributed a lot of information and gave me permission to use it on the website. One of her relatives evidently did a google search, found the information and came unglued. I had to go through heck trying to get google, altavista, etc. to remove the references. Now I'm VERY careful. My $.02. Yvonne -- Yvonne Bowers (Looking for Liner BRANSON) Listmom-Webmom BRANSON Mailing List BRANSON Most Wanted http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Thomas Day BRANSON Family File http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM

I am starting to get the family tree online for Smith Branson born 1790, son of Isaac Branson and Jane Smith Branson. Ithink you can see what I have done by going to World Family tree on Ancestry and looking for the Smith Branson with the blue head by his name. I am a big help...aren't I? My off topic question...how do I deal with all the living people I have listed? I have never tried to do this and would love some advice and help. Have so many names in the Branson file that it should be out there for people. Thanks, anne

As of today, we have 119 list members total: 109 on regular list 10 on digest We gained 1 list member in Nov/Dec. Visit the BRANSON Most Wanted Web Site at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Visit the Thomas BRANSON/Elizabeth DAY family family at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM -- Yvonne Bowers (Looking for Liner BRANSON) Listmom-Webmom BRANSON Mailing List BRANSON Most Wanted http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Thomas Day BRANSON Family File http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: William BRANSON m. Ersch/Evelyn BUTLER 1898 Iowa From: aakarma@aol.com Date: Tue, December 24, 2002 7:15 am To: BRANSON-L@rootsweb.com This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Branson, Butler Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kdF.2ACIB/334 Message Board Post: I am seeking information on William BRANSON who married Ersch or Evelyn BUTLER 2-23-1898 in Marion Co, IA. They had (at least) the following children: Ralph, Ward, Earl & Zell. I believe Ersch or Evelyn BUTLER to be the daughter of Joseph BUTLER b. 1828 Ireland and Nancy Ann BURCH b. 5-8-1846 Barren Coo, KY. Any help on this couple, especially their descendants would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Milton Laffayette Branson md. Elizabeth McNeal in 1843 Grant Co, Indiana From: MWinmill@aol.com Date: Thu, December 19, 2002 12:48 pm To: BRANSON-L@rootsweb.com This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kdF.2ACIB/332 Message Board Post: Milton L. Branson married Elizabeth McNeal 7 Apr 1853 in Grant County, Indiana. Does anyone know who Elizabeth's parents were or where she was from? Any information would be great. Madeline Winmill

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kdF.2ACIB/210.238.1.1 Message Board Post: There was a Virginia Temperance Branson in this family who married Ira Jessee. The family tree on Ancestry that I found shows her birthdate as Aug 12, 1888, the same date as Reed J., which could mean that they were twins. The dates don't jive with their mother's death on the day they were born so maybe my theory on that isn't right, but then dates recorded for events aren't always exact. Also found two other siblings in this site - Walter b. 1881and Mary E. b. 1883. Will gladly share any other info that I have. Still searching for the parents of Briscoe and Eliza Branson.

The BRANSON MOST WANTED page has been updated. There is 1 new name - 51 total. Please visit: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html and see if your elusive BRANSON is there! You will also find links to the Rootsweb Message Board - BRANSON and Surname Resource Helper. Also visit our Thomas BRANSON/Elizabeth DAY family file: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM Visit http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/ to see other surname Most Wanted web sites. -- Yvonne Bowers (Looking for Liner BRANSON) Listmom-Webmom BRANSON Mailing List BRANSON Most Wanted http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Thomas Day BRANSON Family File http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM