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James Branch 1929–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1929

Birth Location: Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 15 Jun 2006

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Goleatha Allen

Spouse(s): Leora Welch

Children(s): Willie Welch

James Branch was born in 1929 in Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Robert Branch Sr And Goleatha Allen. In 1935, James Branch resided in Rural, Leflore, Mississippi. In 1940, James Branch resided in Beat 2, Leflore, Mississippi, USA. James Branch married Everlean, Leora Marie Welch, and had children including Cynthia Branch, Doretha Branch, Norma Farr, Pamela J Branch, Randy Branch, Ravina Branch, Sylvia Branch, Thaddeus Allen Branch, Willie James Welch. James Branch passed away in 2006 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James Branch was born in 1929 in Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Robert Branch Sr And Goleatha Allen.
  • In 1935, James Branch resided in Rural, Leflore, Mississippi.
  • In 1940, James Branch resided in Beat 2, Leflore, Mississippi, USA.
  • James Branch married Everlean, Leora Marie Welch, and had children including Cynthia Branch, Doretha Branch, Norma Farr, Pamela J Branch, Randy Branch, Ravina Branch, Sylvia Branch, Thaddeus Allen Branch, Willie James Welch.
  • James Branch passed away in 2006 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Branch's Ancestors

Self
James Branch
1929–2006
Birth Place: Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James Robert Branch Sr.
1914–
Blackhawk Mississippi, USA
Goleatha Allen
1914–1988
Schlater, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Anna (Bell) Branch
1900–
Mississippi, USA
Wesley Allen
1859–1966
Mississippi
Lou (Alice) Sallis
1877–1934
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Calvin Allen
1830–1890
Mina Allen
1830–1930
Sarah Davis
1861–1950
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Allen
1814–1883
Mina Weatherall
1805–1880

James Branch's Descendants

1.
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James Branch (20 Mar 1929–15 Jun 2006) m. Leora (Marie) Welch (11 June 1933–28 December 2016)
  1. 1. Willie (James) Welch 1950–1973

James Branch's Timeline

8 Records

1929
20 Mar 1929
Birth of James Branch in Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
James Branch resided here in Rural, Leflore, Mississippi
Rural, Leflore, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 11
James Branch resided here in Beat 2, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
James Branch resided here in Leflore, Mississippi, USA
Leflore, Mississippi, USA
1951
24 March 1951
Age 22
James Branch was married in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States
1951
Before 1951
Age 22
James Branch resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1971
8 Mar 1971
Age 42
James Branch resided here in Greenwood, Mississippi, USA
Greenwood, Mississippi, USA
2006
15 Jun 2006
Age 77
Death of James Branch in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1929
    Event Place: Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02043; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 42-12
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 19 Jun 2006; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.44470176,0.21857657,0.4993541&xid=3355
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: 3614; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 42-23

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 March 1951
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960, Cook County Clerk; Chicago, Il; Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Leflore, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02043; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 42-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02043; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 42-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Leflore, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: 3614; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 42-23

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1971
    Event Place: Greenwood, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Greenwood Commonwealth; Publication Date: 8 Mar 1971; Publication Place: Greenwood, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 19 Jun 2006; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.44470176,0.21857657,0.4993541&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 2006
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Commercial Appeal; Publication Date: 19 Jun 2006; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.44470176,0.21857657,0.4993541&xid=3355

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