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Benjamin Augustus "Gus" Brantley 1879–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1879

Birth Location: Wrightsville, Johnson county, Georgia

Death Date: 22 April 1937

Death Location: Wrightsville,Johnson County, Georgia

Father: William Brantley

Mother: Nancy Sweat

Spouse(s): Mary Jenkins

Children(s): Thelma Brantley, Comer Brantley, Carl Brantley, Coley Brantley, Elgah Davis, Imogen Brantley, Annette Perry

Benjamin Augustus "Gus" Brantley was born in 1879 in Wrightsville, Johnson county, Georgia, the child of William Thomas Brantley And Nancy A Sweat. Benjamin Augustus "Gus" Brantley married Mary Elizabeth Jenkins, and had children including Annette Brantley Perry, Carl Brantley, Coley Brantley, Comer Woodrow Brantley, Elgah Brantley Davis, Imogen Brantley, Thelma Mae Brantley. Benjamin Augustus "Gus" Brantley passed away in 1937 in Wrightsville,Johnson County, Georgia.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Augustus "Gus" Brantley was born in 1879 in Wrightsville, Johnson county, Georgia, the child of William Thomas Brantley And Nancy A Sweat.
  • Benjamin Augustus "Gus" Brantley married Mary Elizabeth Jenkins, and had children including Annette Brantley Perry, Carl Brantley, Coley Brantley, Comer Woodrow Brantley, Elgah Brantley Davis, Imogen Brantley, Thelma Mae Brantley.
  • Benjamin Augustus "Gus" Brantley passed away in 1937 in Wrightsville,Johnson County, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brantley
1834–1882
Birth Location: Washington County, Georgia, United States of America
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Nancy Sweat
1840–1905
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Jenkins
1880–1950
Birth Location: Johnson Co. ,Ga.
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Children(s)

Thelma Brantley
1906–1998
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Comer Brantley
1915–1975
Birth Location: Johnson, Georgia, USA
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Carl Brantley
1909–1976
Birth Location: Wrightsville, Johnson, Georgia, United States
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Coley Brantley
1910–1988
Birth Location: Johnson, USA
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Elgah Davis
1912–1997
Birth Location: Wrightsville, Johnson, Georgia, USA
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Imogen Brantley
1903–1983
Birth Location: Georgia
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Annette Perry
1922–2013
Birth Location: Wrightsville, Johnson, Georgia, USA
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Benjamin Brantley's Ancestors

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Benjamin Brantley
1879–1937
Birth Place: Wrightsville, Johnson county, Georgia
Parents
William Thomas Brantley
1834–1882
Washington County, Georgia, United States of America
Nancy (A) Sweat
1840–1905
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Edward (J.) Brantley
1805–1888
Washington County, Georgia, United States
Sarah (M.) King
1818–1888
Washington County, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Martha Young
1790–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Brantley's Descendants

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Benjamin (Augustus "Gus") Brantley (17 Dec 1879–22 April 1937) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Jenkins (17 AUG 1880–22 SEP 1950)
  1. 1. Thelma (Mae) Brantley 1906–1998 m. James (Albert) Morris 1905–1968
    1. 1. Mary (Alice Morris) (Newberry) 1927–2002 m. William (Earl) Newberry 1926–
      1. 1. Kenneth (Earl) Newberry 1951–2022
    2. 2. Jack (Harris) Morris 1931–2020
    3. 3. Mavis Morris 1934–2009
  2. 2. Comer (Woodrow) Brantley 1915–1975
  3. 3. Carl Brantley 1909–1976
  4. 4. Coley Brantley 1910–1988
  5. 5. Elgah (Brantley) Davis 1912–1997
  6. 6. Imogen Brantley 1903–1983
  7. 7. Annette (Brantley) Perry 1922–2013

Benjamin Brantley's Timeline

2 Records

1879
17 Dec 1879
Birth of Benjamin Augustus "Gus" Brantley in Wrightsville, Johnson county, Georgia
Wrightsville, Johnson county, Georgia
1937
22 April 1937
Age 58
Death of Benjamin Augustus "Gus" Brantley in Wrightsville,Johnson County, Georgia
Wrightsville,Johnson County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1879
    Event Place: Wrightsville, Johnson county, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 April 1937
    Event Place: Wrightsville,Johnson County, Georgia
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