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William Porter Branch 1849–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1849

Birth Location: Dinwiddie Co., VA

Death Date: 11 Jun 1919

Death Location: Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, USA

Father: Robert Branch

Mother: Martha Alfriend

Spouse(s): Ella Branch, Ella Branch

Children(s): Herbert Branch, William Branch, Edith Herbert, James Branch, Bert Branch, Roger Branch, Olive Branch, William Branch, Edith Branch, Agnes Branch, Robert Branch, Zelda Branch, Walter Branch, Edna Branch

William Porter Branch was born in 1849 in Dinwiddie Co., VA, the child of Robert Henry Branch And Martha Peter Alfriend. William Porter Branch married Ella V Branch, Ella Virginia Branch, and had children including Agnes A Branch, Bert Branch, Edith Herbert, Edith Herbert Branch, Edna Branch, Herbert A Branch, James Maury Branch, Olive Branch, Robert Oscar Branch, Roger Adair Branch, Shirley Branch, Walter Percy Branch, William Branch, William Edward Branch, Zelda Branch. William Porter Branch passed away in 1919 in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Porter Branch was born in 1849 in Dinwiddie Co., VA, the child of Robert Henry Branch And Martha Peter Alfriend.
  • William Porter Branch married Ella V Branch, Ella Virginia Branch, and had children including Agnes A Branch, Bert Branch, Edith Herbert, Edith Herbert Branch, Edna Branch, Herbert A Branch, James Maury Branch, Olive Branch, Robert Oscar Branch, Roger Adair Branch, Shirley Branch, Walter Percy Branch, William Branch, William Edward Branch, Zelda Branch.
  • William Porter Branch passed away in 1919 in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, USA.

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William Branch's Ancestors

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William Branch
1849–1919
Birth Place: Dinwiddie Co., VA
Parents
Robert Henry Branch
1812–1895
Dinwiddie Co., VA
Martha (Peter) Alfriend
1813–1886
Amelia, Virginia, United States
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William Branch's Descendants

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William (Porter) Branch (7 May 1849–11 Jun 1919) m. Ella (V) Branch (11 Oct 1859–23 Jul 1921) m. Ella (Virginia) Branch (11 October 1860–24 July 1921)
  1. 1. Herbert (A) Branch 1890–1985
  2. 2. William Branch 1888–1889
  3. 3. Edith Herbert 1892–1985
  4. 4. James (Maury) Branch 1887–1888
  5. 5. Bert Branch 1903–
  6. 6. Roger (Adair) Branch 1899–1962
  7. 7. Olive Branch 1897–
  8. 8. William (Edward) Branch 1894–
  9. 9. Edith (Herbert) Branch 1892–1985
  10. 10. Agnes (A) Branch 1885–
  11. 11. Robert (Oscar) Branch 1883–1968
  12. 12. Zelda Branch 1879–1960
  13. 13. Walter (Percy) Branch 1881–1956
  14. 14. Edna Branch 1877–1968

William Branch's Timeline

2 Records

1849
7 May 1849
Birth of William Porter Branch in Dinwiddie Co., VA
Dinwiddie Co., VA
1919
11 Jun 1919
Age 70
Death of William Porter Branch in Milam, Texas, USA
Milam, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1849
    Event Place: Dinwiddie Co., VA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 105 : 1913

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Milam, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockdale, Milam County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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