Posted on: Branson Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Branson/96 Surname: ------------------------- Betty, My grandfather was Rueben Bransons brother. He had 6 brothers. Louis, Galbrith, Valentine, William, Samuel, Thomas Jefferson (my grandfather). If you want to check further his fathers name was Valentine and his mothers was Alpha Sherrill, this branch of the Branson's originated in Tennessee. Thanks. (Ruebens brother Galbrith was the sheriff of Taney Co. Mo. and was killed at a 4th of July celebration by the vigilante group known as the ball knobbers.)