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John Wesley Branch 1885 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1885

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 11 Mar 1949

Death Location: Tattnall County, Georgia, USA

Father: Andrew Branch

Mother: Martha Branch

Spouse(s): Loanza Branch

Children(s): Willie Branch, Lilla Long, Harry Branch, Wesley Branch, Elizabeth Waters, John Branch, Martha Lee, Winnie Barnhill, Marie Odom

The story of John Wesley Branch Jr began in 1885 in Georgia. John Wesley Branch Jr married Loanza M. Branch, and had children including Willie Hoke Branch, Lilla Kate Long, Harry E. Branch, Wesley Alex Branch, Elizabeth Rachel Waters, John Luther Branch, Martha Lavonna Lee, Winnie Mae Barnhill, Marie Odom. John Wesley Branch Jr passed away in 1949 in Tattnall County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Branch Jr began in 1885 in Georgia.
  • John Wesley Branch Jr married Loanza M. Branch, and had children including Willie Hoke Branch, Lilla Kate Long, Harry E. Branch, Wesley Alex Branch, Elizabeth Rachel Waters, John Luther Branch, Martha Lavonna Lee, Winnie Mae Barnhill, Marie Odom.
  • John Wesley Branch Jr passed away in 1949 in Tattnall County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Branch's Ancestors

Self
John Branch
1885 – 1949
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Andrew Jackson Branch
1849 – 1923
Georgia, USA
Martha Branch
1863 – 1928
Grandparents
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Johnson
1825 – 1869
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
John Johnson
1790 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Walker
1770 – 1845

John Branch's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Branch (16 Feb 1885 – 11 Mar 1949) m. Loanza (M.) Branch (5 November 1877 – 9 April 1943)
  1. 1. Willie (Hoke) Branch (11 June 1906 – 22 November 1982)
  2. 2. Lilla (Kate) Long (12 September 1907 – 25 January 1990)
  3. 3. Harry (E.) Branch (30 June 1909 – 2 August 1961)
  4. 4. Wesley (Alex) Branch (16 September 1911 – 23 January 1986)
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Rachel) Waters (1 March 1912 – 26 June 1999)
  6. 6. John (Luther) Branch (17 May 1913 – 4 December 1997)
  7. 7. Martha (Lavonna) Lee (23 May 1915 – 23 November 1993)
  8. 8. Winnie (Mae) Barnhill (24 September 1916 – 3 March 1998)
  9. 9. Marie Odom (20 April 1919 – 8 December 2001)

John Branch's Timeline

2 Records

1885
16 Feb 1885
Birth of John Wesley Branch Jr in Georgia
Georgia
1949
11 Mar 1949
Age 64
Death of John Wesley Branch Jr in Tattnall County, Georgia, USA
Tattnall County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1949
    Event Place: Tattnall County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glennville, Tattnall County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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