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John Melvin Branson 1894–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 MAY 1894

Birth Location: Wolfe Co, KY

Death Date: 29 MAR 1967

Death Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Chandler Branson

Mother: Fanny Lane

Spouse(s): Maryland Williams, Emma Watkins

Children(s): Kathleen Branson, Florence Branson, Bill None

The story of John Melvin Branson began in 1894 in Wolfe Co, KY. John Melvin Branson married Emma Watkins, Maryland Williams, and had children including Bill, Emma Watkins Branson, Florence Ann Branson, Kathleen Branson, Mary Elizabeth, Willie D Branson. John Melvin Branson passed away in 1967 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Melvin Branson began in 1894 in Wolfe Co, KY.
  • John Melvin Branson married Emma Watkins, Maryland Williams, and had children including Bill, Emma Watkins Branson, Florence Ann Branson, Kathleen Branson, Mary Elizabeth, Willie D Branson.
  • John Melvin Branson passed away in 1967 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Chandler Branson
1864–1941
Birth Location: Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
CB
Fanny Lane
1874–1958
Birth Location: Lee, Kentucky, USA
FL

Spouses(s)

Maryland Williams
1904–1938
Birth Location: –
MW
Emma Watkins
–1967
Birth Location: –
EW

Children(s)

Kathleen Branson
1926–
Birth Location: Fincastle, Lee Co., KY
KB
Florence Branson
1925–1989
Birth Location: –
FB
Bill None
1929–1987
Birth Location: –
B

John Branson's Ancestors

Self
John Branson
1894–1967
Birth Place: Wolfe Co, KY
Parents
Chandler P Branson
1864–1941
Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Fanny (Rebecca) Lane
1874–1958
Lee, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (E.) Branson
1826–
KY
Nervesta (J) Hobbs
1838–
Va
John (M.) Lane
1848–1937
Scott,Virginia, USA
Orpha (Smyth) (Smith)
1852–1877
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Branson
1792–1883
Elizabeth Ely
1802–1863
William Hobbs
1797–1858
Mary Spencer
1806–1868
Morgan Lane
1830–1885
Minerva Lane
1830–1873
William Smyth
1820–1899
Eliza Orr
1824–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Leonard Branson
1759–1820
Polly Gay
1770–1847
Joseph Ely
1775–1827
Frances Hicks
1778–1870
Ezekiel Hobbs
1762–1835
Ezekial Hobbs
1762–1835
John Smyth
1797–1890
Jane Ely
1800–1870
Alexander Orr
1798–1883
Faithy Russell
1802–1878

John Branson's Descendants

1.
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John (Melvin) Branson (30 MAY 1894–29 MAR 1967) m. Maryland Williams (25 MAR 1904–1 MAY 1938) m. Emma Watkins (–1967)
  1. 1. Kathleen Branson 1926– m. Ellis Miller 1922–
  2. 2. Florence (Ann) Branson 1925–1989
  3. 3. Bill 1929–1987

John Branson's Timeline

20 Records

1893
30 MAY 1893
Birth of John Melvin Branson
None
1894
30 MAY 1894
Birth of John Melvin Branson in Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
1894
30 MAY 1894
Birth of John Melvin Branson in Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
1894
30 MAY 1894
Birth of John Melvin Branson in Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
1894
30 MAY 1894
Birth of John Melvin Branson in Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
1894
30 MAY 1894
Birth of John Melvin Branson in Wolfe CO, Kentucky
Wolfe CO, Kentucky
1894
1894
Birth of John Melvin Branson in Kentucky
Kentucky
1894
30 MAY 1894
Birth of John Melvin Branson in Wolfe Co, KY
Wolfe Co, KY
1895
1895
Age 1
Birth of John Melvin Branson in Kentucky
Kentucky
1896
1896
Age 2
Birth of John Melvin Branson in Kentucky
Kentucky
1900
1900
Age 6
John Melvin Branson resided here in Campton Town, Wolfe, Kentucky
Campton Town, Wolfe, Kentucky
1900
1900
Age 6
John Melvin Branson resided here in Campton Town, Wolfe, Kentucky
Campton Town, Wolfe, Kentucky
1900
1900
Age 6
John Melvin Branson resided here in Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
1900
1900
Age 6
John Melvin Branson resided here in Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 16
John Melvin Branson resided here in Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 16
John Melvin Branson resided here in Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 16
John Melvin Branson resided here in Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 16
John Melvin Branson resided here in Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
1920
1920
Age 26
John Melvin Branson resided here in Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
1967
29 MAR 1967
Age 73
Death of John Melvin Branson in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Wolfe, Wolfe
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1894
    Event Place: Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: UNKNOWN
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Campton Town, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1894
    Event Place: Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Campton Town, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1894
    Event Place: Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 MAR 1967
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1894
    Event Place: Wolfe County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Not Stated, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Campton, Wolfe, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1894
    Event Place: Wolfe CO, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1893
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1894
    Event Place: Wolfe Co, KY
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