To post a BRANSON Query: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson To post a BRANSON Will: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/BransonWill To post a BRANSON Bible Record: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/BransonBibl To post a BRANSON biography: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/BransonBios To post a BRANSON Deed: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/BransonDeed To post a BRANSON Obit: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/BransonObits To post a BRANSON Pension entry: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/BransonPens GenConnect Index: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/FamAssoc.html Yvonne Bowers, List Owner (Looking for Liner) BRANSON-L Family List Thomas Day BRANSON family file: http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.htm Most Wanted: http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson.html GenConnect: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson

As of today, we have 101 listmembers total: 89 on regular mail 12 on digest We lost 4 members this month. Remember, it's vacation time! If you are going to be gone for awhile, please unsubscribe. Thanks. ~POST YOUR BRANSON LINE~ Yvonne Bowers, List Owner (Looking for Liner) BRANSON-L Family List Thomas Day BRANSON family file: http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.htm Most Wanted: http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson.html GenConnect: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson

> In case you ever wondered why a large number of your ancestors >disappeared during a certain period in history, this might help. >Epidemics have >always had a great influence on people - and thus influencing as well, >the genealogists trying to trace them. Many cases of people >disappearing >from records can be traced to their dying during an epidemic or moving >away from the affected area. Some of the major epidemics in the United >States are listed below: >1657 Boston Measles >1687 Boston Measles >1690 New York Yellow Fever >1713 Boston Measles >1729 Boston Measles >1732-3 Worldwide Influenza >1738 South Carolina Smallpox >1739-40 Boston Measles >1747 CT,NY,PA,SC Measles >1759 N. America [areas inhabited by white people] Measles >1761 North America and West Indies Influenza >1772 North America Measles >1775 N. America [especially hard in NE] epidemic Unknown >1775-6 Worldwide [one of the worst epidemics] Influenza >1783 Dover, DE ["extremely fatal"] Bilious Disorder >1788 Philadelphia and New York Measles >1793 Vermont [a "putrid" fever] and Influenza >1793 VA [killed 500 in 5 counties in 4 weeks] Influenza >1793 Philadelphia [one of the worst epidemics] Yellow Fever >1793 Harrisburg, PA [many unexplained deaths] Unknown >1793 Middletown, PA [many mysterious deaths] Unknown >1794 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Fever >1796-7 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Fever >1798 Philadelphia, PA [one of the worst] Yellow Fever >1803 New York Yellow Fever >1820-3 Nationwide [starts Schuylkill River and spreads] "Fever" >1831-2 Nationwide [brought by English emigrants] Asiatic Cholera >1832 NY City and other major cities Cholera >1837 Philadelphia Typhus >1841 Nationwide [especially severe in the south] Yellow Fever >1847 New Orleans Yellow Fever >1847-8 Worldwide Influenza >1848-9 North America Cholera >1850 Nationwide Yellow Fever >1850-1 North America Influenza >1852 Nationwide [New Orleans-8,000 die in summer] Yellow Fever >1855 Nationwide [many parts] Yellow Fever >1857-9 Worldwide [one of the greatest epidemics] Influenza >1860-1 Pennsylvania Smallpox >1865-73 Philadelphia, NY, Boston, New Orleans} {Smallpox > Baltimore, Memphis, Washington DC} Cholera and a series of recurring >epidemics of: Typhus, Typhoid, Scarlet Fever, Yellow Fever >1873-5 North America and Europe Influenza >1878 New Orleans [last great epidemic] Yellow Fever >1885 Plymouth, PA Typhoid >1886 Jacksonville, FL Yellow Fever >1918 (high point year) Influenza Worldwide more people were >hospitalized in WWI from this epidemic than wounds. US Army >training camps became death camps, with 80% death rate in some camps. > >Finally, these specific instances of cholera were mentioned: >1833 Columbus, OH >1834 New York City >1849 New York >1851 Coles Co., IL, The Great Plains, and Missouri > > >"Correction: The worst yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans, which >literally >decimated the population, was in 1853, originating on the S.S. Auguste, >arriving on May 12, 1853, from Bremen. Your list gives the date as 1852. >My great-grandmother's family arrived on this ship but immediately went >to >Brewton, AL, and escaped the epidemic...or I would not be here! >Judy Bethea in New Orleans" JUDYBETHEA@aol.com > >"Many thanks to Kathleen for posting the list of past major epidemics. >This >explains the deaths of three of my husband's grandfather's siblings in >Ohio >within 3 months of each other in 1858. Kathy" heweys@prodigy.net > > >==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Visit The Quaker Corner - http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers >

Folks, I was asked to mention the following so I will: Yes, there are NASTY viruses out there for PC users (I use a Mac and am not usually affected). These viruses, like Melissa, and this newest one, are receiving major media coverage on both radio and TV. There are also computer cable channels, newsgroups, mailing lists and web sites devoted to the subject so there are many places to receive information and stay up to date. We will NOT discuss them on the lists. The rootsweb listserv PREVENTS attachments from being posted to the list. ANY attachment that someone attempts to post (accidentally or on purpose) bounces back to me and I will contact the sender. You CANNOT catch a hitch hiker worm or virus from a rootsweb list posting. However....DO NOT OPEN ATTACHMENTS IN YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL unless you are certain who they are from and unless you have run your virus disinfectant software. That is the rule and the only way to stay safe. Yvonne Oliver Bowers Listowner, Proud RootsWeb Sponsor, GenConnect Admin. *BRANSON*ELLIOTT*GARRISON*LORANCE*MOFFITT*OLIVER*SANDERS *CORNISH*CORNISH-GEN*NORCAL*SOCAL*CA-GOLDRUSH*

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If you need a copy of the Welcome Message, send an email to: <LISTNAME>-L-request@rootsweb.com (ie CORNISH-L-request@rootsweb.com) for list OR <LISTNAME>-D-request@rootsweb.com (ie CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com) for digest WITH "Archives" in the subject line (without the quotes) AND "get welcome.txt" (without the quotes) in the body. Turn off your signature. If you are having trouble with list mail, email me, NOT THE LIST. They usually can't help. Also, I can respond faster if I don't have to dig your message out of the digest. My address is plastered all over the place (including after the TOC in every digest) but for reference it's <yvonne@sonic.net>. Finally....use common sense, kindness and courtesy. Yvonne Oliver Bowers Listowner, Proud RootsWeb Sponsor, GenConnect Admin. *BRANSON*ELLIOTT*GARRISON*LORANCE*MOFFITT*OLIVER*SANDERS *CORNISH*CORNISH-GEN*NORCAL*SOCAL*CA-GOLDRUSH*

TIME FOR A LIST COMMAND UPDATE! Please READ carefully and SAVE. PLEASE write to ME <yvonne@sonic.net>, not the WHOLE list if you are having an email or ISP problem. It creates unnecessary list traffic and I can react much quicker to a personal email than to see your problem buried in list traffic. NO-NOs: *DO NOT POST VIRUS NOTICES TO THE LIST!!!!!* *DO NOT POST MISSING/SICK/DYING CHILDREN NOTICES TO THE LIST!!!!!* *DO NOT POST EMAIL INTERNET CHARGES NOTICES TO THE LIST!!!!* Etc. ROOTSWEB SERVERS WILL REJECT: *MESSAGES W/ATTACHMENTS *MESSAGES WRITTEN IN HTML *MESSAGES WRITTEN IN RTF Be sure your mail program is set to "Plain Text". If in doubt about your program, visit: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/listowners/html-off.htm for more info. COMMANDS: The servers consider mail and digest separate COMMAND addresses. Depending on which "type" of list you are on, your command address will either be: BRANSON-L-request @rootsweb.com OR BRANSON-D-request@rootsweb.com. Please use the correct one. TO SUBSCRIBE OR UNSUBSCRIBE: SUBSCRIBE:: Send message to BRANSON-L-request@rootsweb.com with nothing but the word SUBSCRIBE in the body text. Use BRANSON-D-request@rootsweb.com if you are subscribing to the digest version. UNSUBSCRIBE: Send message to BRANSON-L-request@rootsweb.com with nothing but the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body text. Use BRANSON-D-request@rootsweb.com if you are unsubscribing from the digest version. "NOMAIL": Rootsweb does NOT have a "NOMAIL" function. If you will be away, you must UNSUBSCRIBE from the list and (RE)SUBSCRIBE when you return. If you don't, 2 things may happen: 1) You will accumulate a ton of mail and 2) your ISP may start bouncing mail if you max out and the Rootsweb smartlist will automatically UNSUBSCRIBE you after 4 bounces NOTE: RESUB, RESUBSCRIBE AND UNSUB ARE NOT COMMANDS. Use SUBSCRIBE OR UNSUBSCRIBE. DIGEST/REGULAR MAIL Digest is available on all the lists. On slower lists, digest means no messages for a couple of days. Regardless of whether you are on digest or not, ALL messages are posted to BRANSON-L@rootsweb.com. To set digest, send a message to BRANSON-D-request@rootsweb.com with NOTHING but SUBSCRIBE in the body text. After you start receiving digest, UNSUBSCRIBE from regular mail by sending a message to BRANSON-L-request@rootsweb.com with UNSUBSCRIBE in the body text. If you don't do this, you will receive double messages. If you find you don't like digest, just reverse the process: UNSUBSCRIBE from BRANSON-D and RESUB (use SUBSCRIBE) to BRANSON-L (see instructions above).. Please note: some users don't recommend digest for AOL users because AOL's mail system often truncates, drops or detaches and re attaches as .mim files the digests. Good luck. CHANGING EMAIL ADDRESSES: If you are changing your email address, you must UNSUBSCRIBE from your OLD address, and RESUB (use SUBSCRIBE) from your NEW (see instructions above). ARCHIVES: REGULAR ARCHIVES: These appear on the web page: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=BRANSON You do NOT need a user name or password. They are "searchable" by keyword but are not "threaded". THREADED ARCHIVES: These appear on the web page: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/BRANSON-L/ You DO need a user name and password. (the archive will prompt you to enter one, if you don't have one there is a button to set create one, and you will have immediate access). You will use it each time you visit the archives (regardless of which mailing list). If you want to retrieve archived digests by email, please see http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/listinfo.html for instructions on retrieving archives via email or write me at <yvonne@sonic.net> FOR GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING ROOTSWEB: http://www.rootsweb.com/ FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO SUPPORT ROOTSWEB: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html FOR OTHER ROOTSWEB SURNAME, REGIONAL, ETHNIC LISTS & SPECIALTY: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ FOR STATE & REGIONAL LISTS (PREVIOUSLY MAISER): http://php.indiana.edu/~stephenl/genealog.htm Yvonne Bowers, List Owner (Looking for Liner) BRANSON-L Family List Thomas Day BRANSON family file: http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.htm Most Wanted: http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson.html GenConnect: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson

The BRANSON Most Wanted web page has been updated. There is 1 new name (24 total). Please visit at http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson.html and see if your elusive BRANSON (or variant spelling) is there! You will also find links to the GenConnect BRANSON Query Boards. Good luck! Yvonne Bowers, List Owner (Looking for Liner) BRANSON-L Family List Thomas Day BRANSON family file: http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.htm Most Wanted: http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson.html GenConnect: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson

As of today, we have 105 listmembers total: 91 on regular mail 14 on digest We gained 1 member this month. ~POST YOUR BRANSON LINE~ Yvonne Bowers, List Owner (Looking for Liner) BRANSON-L Family List Thomas Day BRANSON family file: http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.htm Most Wanted: http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson.html GenConnect: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson

Hi, Listers! I'm back from a busy but wonderful week in Italy (Santa Vittoria, Alba & Milano). I have lots of personal and list mail to get through. If you are having immediate problems, write me and put URGENT in the subject line. Otherwise, I'll be getting through it as fast as I can. Ciao! Yvonne Yvonne Oliver Bowers Listowner, Proud RootsWeb Sponsor, GenConnect Admin. *BRANSON*ELLIOTT*GARRISON*LORANCE*MOFFITT*OLIVER*SANDERS *CORNISH*CORNISH-GEN*NORCAL*SOCAL*CA-GOLDRUSH*

Listers, I will be in Santa Vittoria (near Milan) on business from Sunday, May 23 to Sunday May 30. I won't have my laptop with me so I will NOT be online next week. My son will be downloading mail for my return but will not be responding to any issues. If you send me a question or an issue, I will respond as soon as possible next weekend. Please be patient. If you put "Urgent" in the subject line, I'll read those first. Those of you who are experienced with the lists (and you know who you are :-) ), feel free to help with any list questions posted. If there is anything you need taken care of today (Saturday May 22 up until 10:00pm PDT), I will attempt to resolve. NONE of my web site updates will be done until Monday May 31. Grazie and ciao! See you all next weekend. Happy Memorial Day to the Americans. Yvonne Oliver Bowers Listowner, Proud RootsWeb Sponsor, GenConnect Admin. *BRANSON*ELLIOTT*GARRISON*LORANCE*MOFFITT*OLIVER*SANDERS *CORNISH*CORNISH-GEN*NORCAL*SOCAL*CA-GOLDRUSH*

I was filing genealogy info Sunday and came across a letter a cousin wrote several years ago...Lionel Branson's land was surveyed by George Washington...this would have been the land in the Lost River area of Virginia which I believe is now West Virginia... Her letter also mentioned that one of the Bransons (Lionel's family) owned slaves..one of which was Chicken George, ancestor of Alex Haley who wrote ROOTS...another cousin told her that someone had verified this information.. anne

James & Della (Price) Branson were my maternal great grandparents. There chidren wereas follows. My grandmother is Lena Mae Branson Brown. Lori Coultas Troy Branson Bruce Branson Homer Branson Dane Branson Albert Branson Carlyle Branson Alonzo Branson Chester Branson Lena Branson Brown Madge Branson Mercer Mary Branson Parker Leona Branson Ford Sarah Branson McMillen

Anne, Thanks for the info on the Quaker list. I have already signed up. Most of my BRANSOM's settled in Cumberland Co. KY/Crawford Co.,MO/Johnson Co.,TA. Look for parents/siblings of James Archey Bransom,born 1824, Cumbeland Co. KY:my 2nd great grandfather. Debbie Key Carter debco@flash.net ICQ 29339056 AOL IM djk284

I ran across this name in the Hardin County, Iowa files. She belonged to the Grant Township Women of Temperance. This group was formed in 1882. Many of the names listed are ones that I recognize from my Quaker genealogy mailing list. Anne Bagby

What a great project, lets help her out. UNITED STATES CENSUS DESTROYED BY FIRE: >> Hello, >> As you might or might not know 99% of the 1890 United States Census was >> destroyed by fire. So a book of ALL living United States residents of 1890 >> is being compiled from descendants like you. If you would like to contribute >> your ancestor's to this vital history book, please email >> (ChinaDoll2@netscape.net) or snail mail >> Angela Foster >> P.O. Box 2551 >> Waterville, Maine 04903 >> the following information on your ancestor's. >> Submitting your information is free. >> >> HEAD of Household full name (first-middle-last): >> " " " age: >> " " " date born (month-day-year): >> " " " place born (town-county-state or country): >> " " " residence (town-county-state): >> >> SPOUSE's full name (maiden surname in ( )'s if available): >> " age: >> " date born (month-day-year): >> " place born (town-county-state or country): >> >> {please note * list all children and their data separately from one >> another} >> ALL Children's full names (first-middle-last), age's: >> " date born (month-day-year): >> " place born (town-county-state or country): >> >> Please fill in as much information as you can. If you are not sure of any of >> the information, please fill in your best estimate and follow it with a ? >> mark. >> >> Thank you for your contribution to this vital genealogy book. >> >> P.S. >> Please forward this to everyone who might be interested in >> contributing. Thank you. >> >> Yours Truly, >> Angela M. Foster

Could you list the address of this page? Thanks, Chris

Hi Gang Since my last notice I have added a page about two different murders and have updated the following pages: Enjoy and I hope you will send your family info: BIRTHS BURIALS CENSUS LAND MARRIAGE MILITARY MISC OBITS

Hi Gang, I have added a Social Security Index for the spelling BRANSOM, there are over 6,000 for Branson / Brunson. I just don't have the time to get that many post ready. If there are any volunteers, I would appreciate the help. Most of the other pages has some new info and I have more to add, so check back often. Happy Hunting <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/ImaBR/page2/index.htm">BRANSOM / BRANSON INFORMATION CENTER </A> Gladys

These Branson's are buried in Allen Cemetery near Raymondville Missouri, Can someone help me put them in the correct families? Emmet F and Ruby Marie Branson No Dates Missouri Josephus Branson 1872 - 1947 Stella Branson 1875 - 1947 Mable E. Branson Jan 17 1932 - Jan 26 1996 Floyd E. Branson July 4 1926 Can someone help me with these people? Thanks! Barb

As of today, we have 104 listmembers total: 90 on regular mail 14 on digest We gained 10 members this month. ~POST YOUR BRANSON LINE~ Yvonne Bowers, List Owner (Looking for Liner) BRANSON-L Family List Thomas Day BRANSON family file: http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson/WC_TOC.htm Most Wanted: http://www.sonic.net/yvonne/branson.html GenConnect: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson