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Henry BRANNON

Henry BRANNON

Male 1850 - 1942  (91 years)


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  • Name Henry BRANNON
    Census 1870, 80, 1910, 40  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1850  Louisa Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 15 Aug 1850  Louisa Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1860  Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880 
    farm laborer 
    Death 14 Feb 1942  Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Henry Brannon was the first son born of Pinkard (aka Napper/Bramham) Brannon and Eliza Gibson Brannon.
      Henry and his wife, Rosa Dove Bent Brannon, owned the property where the Brannon Cemetery is located.
    Person ID I20097  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 May 2021

    Father Pinkard BRANNON,   b. 18 Sep 1827, Louisa Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1915, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Mother Eliza GIBSON,   b. Nov 1824   d. 25 Mar 1906, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years)
    Family ID F22434  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rosa Dove "Dovie" BENT,   b. 24 Apr 1861, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1936, Auburn, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [2, 3]
    Marriage 25 Feb 1879  Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • Henry Brannon was the first son born of Pinkard (aka Napper/Bramham) Brannon and Eliza Gibson Brannon.
      Henry and his wife, Rosa Dove Bent Brannon, owned the property where the Brannon Cemetery is located.

      1880 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Jun 10/11 1880:
      Henry M. Brannon, 27, farm laborer; wife Dovey, 18; dau "Not named," age 6 months, birth month December.
      NOTE: Records pertaining to daughter Claudia V. Brannon consistently show her birth as February 1880. This household appears to have been part of the household of Henry's parents Pinkard & Eliza Brannon and their other children.

      1940 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy District), enumerated in April 1940:
      Henry B. Brannon, 88, b. Va, widowed, home is owned and is a farm, home value $3,500; son Stanley, 46, b. WVa, single, farm laborer, 8 yrs school; dau Estella, 44, b. WVa, single, 8 yrs school; son Merrill, 42, b. WVa, farmer, 4 yrs college; dau-in-law Edna, 35, b. Ky, 2 yrs college; granddau Ann, 10, b. Ohio; granddau Barbara Lou, 6, b. Ky; grandson Donald, 4, b. WVa. [1]
    Children 
    >1. Claudia Vienna BRANNON,   b. 26 Feb 1880, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1951, Hardin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     2. Clara B. BRANNON,   b. 15 Sep 1882   d. 22 Nov 1902 (Age 20 years)
    +3. Thurman Peter "Pete" BRANNON,   b. 12 Dec 1886, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1978 (Age 91 years)
     4. Ada BRANNON,   b. 6 Oct 1888   d. Sep 1975 (Age 86 years)
    +5. Presley L. "Bill" BRANNON,   b. 13 Oct 1890, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1970, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    >6. Stanley D. "Tom" BRANNON,   b. 9 Jul 1893, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1980, St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     7. Estella BRANNON,   b. 26 Jun 1895, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1992, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
    +8. Merrill Gates BRANNON,   b. 6 Dec 1897, Rush Fork, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1976, Harrisonburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     9. Howard B. BRANNON,   b. 7 Nov 1902, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1928, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     10. Ethel F. BRANNON,   b. 24 May 1906, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1907, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Documents
    20097_HenryBrannon_RosaDBent_MarriageRecord_25Feb1879.jpg    		20097_HenryBrannon_RosaDBent_MarriageRecord_25Feb1879.jpg
    Family ID F7390  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S1604] Death record of son.

    3. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    4. [S157] Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).