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? :)