I'm from this line, too. Surely would like proof of Levi's parents! Mary L. Branson Original Message: ----------------- From: bmeister_2000@yahoo.com Date: 29 Oct 2006 22:01:51 -0700 To: BRANSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRANSON] Branson line from Eli & Keziah 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/453.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Cindy, I think I come from levi & Rhoda Branson line, but I cant prove it. My ggrandfather was also Levi Branson, born in 1847, near Dandridge, Jefferson County Tennessee, He served on the Uniom side in Civil War. He married Penelope Langston and they raised their family in Jefferson and Sevier county Tn. My .grandmother , their youngest was 18 years old, when they migrated to Okla. He died there in the mid 1920's. Betty ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRANSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

I have tried to find these people for you and I'm left scratching my head. I can find Levi and Penelope (listed as Mary E in the 1900 census, Penelope E in the 1870 and P.E. in the 1880) all in Sevier county. Langstons seem to be in Sevier Co not Jefferson but I couldn't find her young. In 1870 their son is James A., 2 yrs old. In 1880 sons listed as J.A., JC, WT and BM In 1900 still at home are John, Daniel, Benjamin, Mary E. and Effie. I wonder if this family is related to the Bransons in Grainger Co. Those were descendants of Absalom Branson (born 1740). I've always believed that Absalom was related somehow to Jared - perhaps a brother but still unproven. Happy Hunting! Sharon -----Original Message----- From: branson-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:branson-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of salina5@ev1.net Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 8:06 AM To: branson@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRANSON] Branson line from Eli & Keziah I'm from this line, too. Surely would like proof of Levi's parents! Mary L. Branson Original Message: ----------------- From: bmeister_2000@yahoo.com Date: 29 Oct 2006 22:01:51 -0700 To: BRANSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRANSON] Branson line from Eli & Keziah 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/453.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Cindy, I think I come from levi & Rhoda Branson line, but I cant prove it. My ggrandfather was also Levi Branson, born in 1847, near Dandridge, Jefferson County Tennessee, He served on the Uniom side in Civil War. He married Penelope Langston and they raised their family in Jefferson and Sevier county Tn. My .grandmother , their youngest was 18 years old, when they migrated to Okla. He died there in the mid 1920's. Betty ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRANSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRANSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Greetings! I'm also working very hard on the descendents of Eli & Keziah, have quite a bit....the only Levi Branson I've found so far with an 1846-47 or even close birthdate, is the son of Eli & Mary Branson in Randolph Co. NC......Eli's, Levi's..............have become a nightmare, but hey I'm making progress! Cousin Cindy, I've found one of your Levi's neices moved to Floyd Co. Georgia as well. John B. (a descendent of Mary Branson Jones, dau. of Eli & Keziah.)

First of all let me thank Cousin Yvonne for the work and webpage she has. I'm presently working on the descendents of Eli & Keziah as well as some of the other further back lines. I will submit those to Yvonne as I progress. One thing that just caught my attention with an earlier query was an Eli Branson with a son named Levi (so what else is new?) in Randolph Co. NC....which is next to of course Chatham/Almance/Guildford etc. What has caught my surprise is it doesn't appear that much work at all has went into researching this Branson family that existed here on the 1850-60 census as Daniel & Thomas are found on the 1790 census here. Without a doubt, we need the children of Daniel and Thomas, as well as other gaps. Hoping to really work hard on this family (descendents of Eli & Keziah) I'm a 5th great-grandson of Eli through daughter Mary Jones. John B.