William H Branson1860–
- Name
- William H Branson
- Given names
- William H
- Surname
- Branson
 Birth | March 1860 31 23 |
 Census | August 29, 1860 (Age 5 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Alfred Preston Branson January 9, 1862 (Age 22 months) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 months)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a brother | Shamel Branson about 1865 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas J Branson about 1867 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 6 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 6 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a sister | Louisa Branson May 5, 1870 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Malinda C Branson about 1873 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Branson October 14, 1874 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a sister | Louisa Branson September 7, 1876 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Walter C Branson January 20, 1877 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 17 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | Henry A Branson February 6, 1879 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a brother | G B Branson December 1879 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Shemwell Parham before 1880 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Christiana Gibbons after 1880 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a father | Rolley R Branson about 1898 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 57 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 69 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | Alfred Preston Branson March 3, 1939 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 89 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | John Branson September 14, 1961 (Age 101 years) |
| Burial of a brother | John Branson September 19, 1961 (Age 101 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 85 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Rolley R Branson Birth: January 21, 1829 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1898 — Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Louisa Caroline “Lucy” Parham Birth: calculated 1837 34 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: December 4, 1856 — Gasconade, Missouri, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Henry A Branson Birth: October 25, 1857 28 20 — Gasconade, Missouri, United States Death: February 6, 1879 — Texas, Missouri, United States |
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2 years himself |
William H Branson Birth: March 1860 31 23 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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22 months younger brother |
Alfred Preston Branson Birth: January 9, 1862 32 25 — Missouri, United States Death: March 3, 1939 — Mountain Grove, Texas, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Shamel Branson Birth: about 1865 35 28 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas J Branson Birth: about 1867 37 30 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Louisa Branson Birth: May 5, 1870 41 33 — Clinton, Texas, Missouri, United States Death: September 7, 1876 — Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Malinda C Branson Birth: about 1873 43 36 — Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States Death: |
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21 months younger brother |
John Branson Birth: October 14, 1874 45 37 — Texas, Missouri, United States Death: September 14, 1961 — St. Maries, Benewah, Idaho, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Walter C Branson Birth: January 20, 1877 47 40 — Texas, Missouri, United States Death: August 31, 1971 — Oak Creek, Routt, Colorado, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
G B Branson Birth: December 1879 50 42 — Texas, Missouri, United States Death: |
William H Branson has 21 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (21)
Parents Ethridge Howard Parham + Sarah Elizabeth Shockley
Parents Allen Parham + Elizabeth M Douglass
Parents Isaac O Branson + Elva H “Elvy” Parham
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Rolley R Branson - Household
Third Creek, Gasconade, Missouri
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Rolley R Branson - Household
Clinton, Texas, Missouri
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