Jul-28-2018Husband: Pinkard Brannon Born: Sep-18-1827 in Louisa Co, VA 1 (see note 1) Died: Jan- 4-1915 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV 2,1 Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Father: William W. Walton (1808 - ) Mother: Sarah A. "Sally" Branham (1809 - )
Wife: Eliza Gibson 3,4 Census name: Liza 5 Married: Nov-20-1847 in Louisa Co, VA 6,5 Born: Nov- -1824 5 (see note 2) Died: Mar-25-1906 in Conings, Gilmer Co, WV 7 (see note 3) Buried: in Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Father: Nathan Gibson (1793 - ) Mother: Lucy Shepherd (1788 - ) Notes
F Child 1: Malinda Brannon Born: Oct- -1849 in Louisa Co, VA 5 (see note 4) Died: 1933 at Conings, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Buried: in Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: William F. Boyce b. ca 1844 Married: Sep-26-1866 in Gilmer Co, WV 1
M Child 2: Henry Brannon 1 Born: Aug-15-1850 in Louisa Co, VA 1 Died: Feb-14-1942 in Conings, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Buried: in Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Census: 1910 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Wife: Rosa Dovie Bent b. Apr-24-1861 d. Jan-24-1936 Also known as: Dovie Bent 8,9 Married: ca 1880 10
F Child 3: Almyra Brannon Born: ca 1854 in Louisa Co, VA 11 Resided: 1915 in Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Resided: 1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Husband: Jesse M. Richards b. ca 1843 Married: Apr- 1-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 4: Sophia Brannon Also known as: Sophie Brannon 1 Born: Nov- 9-1855 in Louisa Co, VA 1 Died: Nov-28-1895 1 Buried: in Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Elmore Burton b. Mar-10-1840 d. Dec-27-1916 Also known as: Elmer Burton 13,5
F Child 5: Lucy A. Brannon Born: Jun-16-1857 1 (see note 5) Died: Aug-10-1905 1 Buried: in Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Never married: 1
F Child 6: Mary Jane Brannon Born: Oct- 5-1859 14 (see note 6) Died: Nov-21-1941 at Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Buried: in Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Census: 1940 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1915 near Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Husband: Adam Heckert Hurst b. Oct- -1858 d. Apr-16-1933 Also known as: Add Hurst 15 Married: Nov-11-1886 in Gilmer Co, WV 16
M Child 7: Scott Winfield Brannon 1 Born: Apr-24-1862 at Conings, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Died: Nov-23-1941 at Conings, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Buried: in Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Wife: Ida Anna VanVerth b. Sep-23-1870 d. Sep-24-1934 Wife: Dorothy Gaines
F Child 8: Louisa Brannon Born: May-30-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,17,18 Died: Jun- 5-1942 in Enterprise, Wirt Co, WV 1,17 Buried: in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Enterprise, Wirt Co, WV 1 Resided: 1915 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Resided: 1887 in Gilmer Co, WV 18 Husband: Charles D. "Richard" Gray b. Mar- 6-1864 d. Oct- 9-1947 Also known as: Richard Gray 19,15 Married: Nov-27-1887 in Gilmer Co, WV 18
M Child 9: John Wesley Brannon Born: Mar- 9-1867 in Gilmer Co, WV 20,21 Died: Jul-30-1953 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,20 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 23 Resided: 1895 in Gilmer Co, WV 21 Occupation: farmer 24 Wife: Martha I. Sponaugle b. Jul-20-1876 d. Dec-18-1955 Married: Jul- 7-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 21
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Obituary. (3) Marriage record of daughter. (4) Death record of daughter. (5) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (6) Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (7) Gilmer County Death Records, Glenville, WV, DR : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=523579&Type=Death. (8) Death record of son. (9) Obituary of son. (10) 1910 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Obituary of father. (13) Birth record of daughter. (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (15) Obituary of wife's father. (16) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (17) Headstone (year only) (18) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (19) Obituary of sister. (20) Headstone. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (22) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (23) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (24) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1832, but Findagrave.com reports it as Sep 18 1827. His obituary stated his age as "about 90." Note (2) Birth date reported by Findagrave.com as Nov 8 1820, but 1900 Census shows it as Nov 1824. Note (3) Findagrave reports death date as Mar 25 1904. Note (4) Birth date of 1847 reported by Findagrave.com, but 1900 Census shows it as Oct 1849. Note (5) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jun 1855, but Findagrave.com reports it as Jun 16 1857. Note (6) Birth date given in 1900 Cenus as Oct 1860. But date on headstone is 1859, and age at death in death record calculates to a birth date of Oct 5 1859.Name Index