Descendants of William Branson Hi Branson listers: Can anyone tie their tree to this William BRANSON? My data is quite incomplete, yet what there is is fairly accurate and documented in two volumes: the History of Willamette Valley by Lang, 1885 and The History of Oregon, Harvey K. Hines, 1885. The latter says William was of English ancestry who had emigrated to the colonies in 1735 and that he belongs to the South branch of the family that went also partly to the East (NE). It is noted that they opposed each other on the in both the Revolutionary war and the Civil war, for what it's worth. Any help appreciated. Ron Valliere bottomline@msn.com Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 BRANSON was born January 09, 1791 in North Carolina, and died 1860 in Willamina, Oregon. He married (1) SARAH GRAVES in Indiana. She died 1840. He married (2) SPOUSE2 BRANSON. She died 1869. Children of WILLIAM BRANSON and SARAH GRAVES are: 2. i. BENJAMIN BURDEN2 BRANSON, b. September 04, 1830, Illinois. ii. ISAAC NEWTON BRANSON. Generation No. 2 2. BENJAMIN BURDEN2 BRANSON (WILLIAM1) was born September 04, 1830 in Illinois. He married (1) ELIZA E. DICKEY September 15, 1854, daughter of JOHN DICKEY. She was born in Roane County, Tennessee, and died April 29, 1888. He married (2) ELIZABETH T. CAMPBELL PHILLIPS December 1890. Children of BENJAMIN BRANSON and ELIZA DICKEY are: 3. i. LAURA VALENTINE3 BRANSON, b. February 14, 1866; d. 1935. ii. SARAH ANN BRANSON, m. C O. BURGESS. iii. JOSEPHINE BRANSON, m. W.W. SMITH. iv. ELNORA BRANSON, m. W. A. BLAIR. v. ELIZA/EVANDA JANE BRANSON, d. March 03, 1891; m. J. H. FOSTER. vi. EPHRAIM N. BRANSON. vii. IDA M. BRANSON, m. R. L. HARRIS. viii. ORBA R. BRANSON, b. May 1875. ix. SUSIE G. BRANSON, b. September 1876. x. LENA T. BRANSON. xi. GERTRUDE BRANSON, b. June 1880. xii. BENJAMIN BRANSON. Generation No. 3 3. LAURA VALENTINE3 BRANSON (BENJAMIN BURDEN2, WILLIAM1) was born February 14, 1866, and died 1935. She married (1) STEPHEN M. PENLAND January 07, 1891 in Yamhill CO, Oregon. She married (2) FREDRICH KUNO HEIDER 1901 in Sheridan?, Yamhill, Oregon. He was born October 26, 1861 in Hilden,bei Burscheid,Germany. More About LAURA VALENTINE BRANSON: Burial: 1935, Pioneer Cemetery, Sheridan, OR Notes for FREDRICH KUNO HEIDER: Married by Rev Joseph Hoberg. Witnesses M. Redding and E. Carpenter. More About FREDRICH KUNO HEIDER: Burial: March 1936, Pioneer Cemetery, Sheridan, OR Cause of Death: Drowned in bathtub Emigration: November 12, 1882, Via Antwerp on SS Waesland to Castle Garden, NY Occupation: November 12, 1882, Listed as a cigarmaker on emigration Children of LAURA BRANSON and STEPHEN PENLAND are: i. NELLIE MILLARD4 PENLAND, b. October 13, 1891; m. HOWARD SCHARSCHMIDT; b. February 05, 1892; d. January 21, 1989. ii. JAMES GLEN PENLAND, b. June 27, 1893; d. Salemtowne; m. VIOLA. More About VIOLA: Occupation: Nurse iii. LLOYD PENLAND, b. December 03, 1894; d. August 11, 1900. Children of LAURA BRANSON and FREDRICH HEIDER are: iv. L. CLARE4 HEIDER, b. October 02, 1901; d. March 1985; m. (1) JANET ????; b. August 20, 1909; d. March 20, 1997; m. (2) SPOUSEONE. More About L. CLARE HEIDER: Fact 1: Social Security #: 544-16-4130 Fact 2: SS# issued in: Oregon Fact 3: Residence code: Oregon Fact 4: Death benefit payment ZIP: 97364 v. EARL F. HEIDER, b. October 11, 1903; d. March 22, 1989; m. FLONNIE. More About EARL F. HEIDER: Fact 1: Social Security #: 544-20-3010 Fact 2: SS# issued in: Oregon Fact 3: Last residence ZIP: 90405 vi. ZELDA MARGUERITE HEIDER, b. December 27, 1909.