As of today, we have 110 subscribers total: 100 on regular mail 10 on digest We lost 3 members this month. ~POST YOUR BRANSON LINE~ Please visit the Thomas BRANSON and Elizabeth DAY Family File (URL below). Our file needs updating! And visit the BRANSON Most Wanted Web site: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Yvonne Bowers, List Owner (Looking for Liner BRANSON) BRANSON-L Family Listowner *NEW URL Most Wanted: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Thomas BRANSON/Elizabeth DAY family file: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM Surname Resource Board: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/b/r/BRANSON/ Yvonne's Rootsweb Resource Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/

Posted on: Branson Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson/94 Surname: ------------------------- I know that Branson, Mo. was named for Rueben Branson and he had a brother Valentine but no brother Andrew. He was the storekeeper and postmaster and that was the main reason the town got his name. My dad was his nephew and he once told me that Rueben moved elsewhere a couple of years after the town was named after him. An interesting sidelight is that his brother Galbrith was the Taney County Mo. sheriff and was murdered by the vigilante group, gone bad, known as the ball knobbers. He and his deputy were both killed at a 4th of July celebration.

Hello Listers, John Franklin Branson married Louisa Green on 31 Dec 1869 in Holt Co. MO. Does anyone know who Louisa's parents and siblings were or her birth date and place? Any help greatly appreciated! Mary Klamath Falls, Oregon -- Gary & Mary Williams E-Mail: garmar@kfalls.net canyon7979@hotmail.com

According to the GENTRY-WORTH COUNTY HISTORY - 1882, Sarah (SMITH)RICHMOND came to Missouri with her family in 1830 from KY and married Valentine BRANSON in 1831 in Osage CO, MO, then came to Gentry (later Worth CO, MO) in 1845. This means that Valentine born in 1875 did NOT marry Sealy Beck as often reported. The Valentine that married Sealy in Gasconade must have been the one that married Alpha SHURLS or some unknown/unresearched Valentine.

I have found a historian/author/researcher of Gentry/Worth County off the Carnegie Library page. She has written 4 books already and is about to publish the 5th I believe. She said Bransons appear in 3 of her books. I received the following interesting information from her: Worth County was formed in 1861 from Gentry County Valentine Branson appears in the 1850 Gentry census 65 years old with Sarah age 45 and Isaac aged 14. Valentine died in 1855. The 1860 census lists Isaac, Andrew, Jemima, Julia Ann, David, Joseph, Hiram and Elijah. Sarah SMITH married John Richmond. Her second husband was Valentine BRANSON. Sarah was born in 1805 in Tennessee. Sarah died 1878 and is buried in the Hoblet Cemetery, Denver, Worth county, Mo. I am awaiting information as to the date of marriage between Sarah and Valentine. It's obvious that the AIS Mortality information at ancestry.com was incorrect. I'm curious if anyone knows how Sealy BECK became known as Sealy "Sarah" Beck. Was it perhaps because someone found Valentine in census living with a "Sarah" and assumed it was Sealy instead of wife Sarah Smith? Sharon

The BRANSON MOST WANTED page has been updated. There is 1 new name (35 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 GenConnect BRANSON Boards. Also visit our Thomas BRANSON/Elizabeth DAY family file: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM Visit http://homepage.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/ to see other surname Most Wanted web sites. Yvonne Bowers, List Owner (Looking for Liner BRANSON) BRANSON-L Family Listowner *NEW URL Most Wanted: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Thomas BRANSON/Elizabeth DAY family file: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM Surname Resource Board: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/b/r/BRANSON/ Yvonne's Rootsweb Resource Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/

Posted on: Branson Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson/92 Surname: BRANSON, CHEESMAN, PEASE ------------------------- I'm looking for the parents of the following BRANSON children.. John, William born 1836, George, Richard, Mary Ann born 1832 married Lambert Weldon MARTIN, Jane, Jerusha "Rushie" born 8 March 1844 Delaware co Indiana married John MARTIN 1861 Hamilton co Indiana. These 7 children were either adopted or taken in by Uriah and Lydia Pease Cheesman (abt 1846). The children are named in Uriah Cheesman will dated Sept 1857 Delaware co Indiana as Cheesman.

Posted on: Branson Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson/91 Surname: ------------------------- Leslie Messer: Their is a lady in Virginia by the name of Patterson who was a Branson. If it is still up, she has a family tree website. Hope this can help you. D. Branson

Posted on: Branson Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson/90 Surname: ------------------------- J. Blotz: The town of Branson, Mo. was founded by my great uncle Rueben Branson, He was the postmaster there so the town was named for him. He only resided in the town for a couple of years after that. He had 6 brothers and 1 sister. My grandfather was Thomas Jefferson Branson and had a farm just north of Branson. Thanks hope this will help you.

Posted on: Branson Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson/89 Surname: ------------------------- Ruth: Rueben Branson was my great uncle. I am the grandson of his brother Thomas Jefferson Branson. This branch of the Branson's originated in Tennessee. I have a partial genealogy of our family, but my father passed away before he could finish it and I have been unable to contact any close relatives to this point. PS: If needed I have the names of all the brothers and sisters of Rueben

Posted on: Branson Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson/85 Surname: Branson ------------------------- I think I have info on George Washington Branson. The information I have differs in that I have him listed in Missouri. There might have been a time that they resided in Oregon though. It might be another line in the Branson family. I have found that there are some crossing over and many duplicate names in different generations. The reason that I believe it is the same G.W. Branson is the children. I will email any information I have. Just let me know. Korina Branson

Posted on: Branson Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Branson/84 Surname: Branson ------------------------- Looking for info on Harmon James Branson or James Branson Missouri Valley or Guthrie IA. Early 1900's

Found in Parish Records of St. Peters Church, Leeds Yorkshire------ Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Betsy BRANSON, Providence Street, Machine Maker. Date 25 January, 1835 >From Mary McLeod who is searching for BRANSON ancestors in Huntingdonshire.

AIS Mortality Schedule: Valentine Branson born 1805 Tennessee, Died 1860 Gentry County, Missouri at 55 years of age lung disease. Occupation: farmer MY theory: It has always disturbed me that Valentine b. 1785 who married Susannah East in 1807 remarried Cely/Sealy Beck in 1832 and started a new family at 50 yrs old. What I believe happened is that there is yet another (there are already 5) separate Valentine born in 1805 who married Ms. Beck. Isaac Branson who married Eliza Emiline Peery stated on at least 2 census' that his father was born in Tennessee and his mother in Kentucky. I believe Ms. Beck was born in Kentucky and the above Valentine to be his father. In 1855, Isaac was married in Gentry (where the above Valentine died). Isaac was a farmer. Acorns don't fall far from trees. I caution anyone working on a "Valentine" Branson line to be careful of information on the net. I have found the date and death place of Woolam, Gasconade listed for 3 different Valentine Bransons. Now, you probably want to know my "guess" for who was the father of this Valentine born 1805....I don't know! My best guess was one of them living in Bledsoe on the 1815 census which only shows head of household. You have 4 choices: Andrew, John, Thomas and Valentine. We already know Andrew had a Valentine of his own in 1810...so that narrows it down to 3. Anyone care to take a guess? :)

--WebTV-Mail-18229-1566 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit --WebTV-Mail-18229-1566 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAtAhRrFwXgVts9YXiZhVOOs8Ea0OsdnAIVAKTwFNhgKY6hAgohbY0Gc1pJylmL From: granmary@webtv.net (Mary Faircloth) Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 12:51:45 -0400 (EDT) To: yvonne@sonic.net Subject: Branson Message-ID: <6208-39BA6AA1-6806@storefull-245.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) I have an extract of the 1850 census of Casey Co. KY. It lists John Branson 38, Nancy 40, Micager 11, Sally M. 9, James M. 6, Katherine no age.( also supposed to be a Milly T. born about 1848.) Sally M. is Sarah M. Branson who married Sampson Young June 20, 1861. On an extract of the 1880 census of Casey Co. there are Sampson 46, Sarah M. 40, Mary E. 18, Lucinda A. 15, elizabeth 14, James B. 12, Balum S. 10, Nancy J. 8, Augusta 5, Maud 1mo Apr., and there was also a Lucian born in 1885. Lucinda Young married Thomas E.Wilson, I have only their death certificates, but Lucy`s date of birth is Feb 26, 1864 and death is May 30, 1917, she is buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Liberty, Casey Co. Thomas E`s birth is onDec. 1st, 1860 and death Dec. 13, 1933.He is also buried in Glenwood Cem. Their child Bettie Wilson married Byrd Henry Shelton and one of their children was Edward B. Shelton and then Edw. B. and Hortense Louiso Shelton had ME! Mary Shelton Faircloth ^i^`s bless and keep --WebTV-Mail-18229-1566--

As of today, we have 113 subscribers total: 103 on regular mail 10 on digest We gained 5 members this month. ~POST YOUR BRANSON LINE~ Please visit the Thomas BRANSON and Elizabeth DAY Family File (URL below). Our file needs updating! And visit the BRANSON Most Wanted Web site: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Yvonne Bowers, List Owner (Looking for Liner BRANSON) BRANSON-L Family Listowner *NEW URL Most Wanted: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson.html Thomas BRANSON/Elizabeth DAY family file: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.HTM Surname Resource Board: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/b/r/BRANSON/ Yvonne's Rootsweb Resource Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/

Nathaniel W. Branson was born in 1837 in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois. His parents were William Branson (1809? -1894) born in North Carolina and Jane Cooledge(1817?-1886) born in Kentucky..according to my information William and Jane were married in Kentucky ... Nathaniel had 4 siblings...the 1850 census lists initials for 3... S age 12 M age 8 S age 5 Kate one month William Branson was a cabinet maker/furniture dealer and mayor of Jacksonville, Illinois...he and Jane may have come to Illinois in 1836.. Nathaniel moved to Petersburg, Illinois after 1860 and practiced law there..he married Frances Regnier.. they had 6 children ..4 died in childhood...Edward R. Branson who was a telegraph editor for the Springfield Journal and Ella R. Branson who married Dr. W.M. Craig.. Who were William's parents?? anne bagby

All, Am intrigued by christian name NIMROD. My wife has GARDNER ancestors with common chistian name 'Nimrod' from Bugbrooke, Northants and also BRANSON ancestors from Helmdon also Northants All UK!!!! Can't see any immediate connection but...... does anyone out there spot one??? Barry WOODS ----- Original Message ----- From: <syvonne@earthlink.net> To: <BRANSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 29 Aug 2000 13:20 Subject: [BRANSON-L] NIMROD > Just saw this marriage and wanted to share: > > > NIMROD BRANSON MALINDA ELY 6 Jun 1859 LEE VA > >

Just saw this marriage and wanted to share: NIMROD BRANSON MALINDA ELY 6 Jun 1859 LEE VA

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