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Clarence Glenn BRANNON

Clarence Glenn BRANNON

Male 1909 - 1967  (58 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Clarence Glenn BRANNON was born 7 Feb 1909, Braxton Co, WV (son of Scott Winfield BRANNON and Ida Anna VANVERTH); died 3 Dec 1967, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV; was buried , Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: machine operator for General Paving Co.
    • Residence: Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1940; Keeley Construction Co, Clarksburg WV
    • Residence: 1930, 1940, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV

    Clarence married Merle BAKER 26 Jan 1930, Gilmer Co, WV. Merle was born 1911, Gilmer Co, WV; died 1986; was buried , Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV. [Group Sheet]

    Notes:

    Married:
    "Near the Residence of Scott Brannon"

    Children:
    1. Geraldine Louise BRANNON was born 23 Jul 1930, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV; died 31 May 2021, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; was buried (ASHES), Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Scott Winfield BRANNON was born 24 Apr 1862, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV (son of Pinkard BRANNON and Eliza GIBSON); died 23 Nov 1941, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
    • Residence: 1888, Gilmer Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
    • Residence: 1935, Gilmer Co, WV

    Scott married Ida Anna VANVERTH 28 Oct 1888, Doddridge Co, WV. Ida (daughter of Henry VANVERTH and Mary Anna BEHRENS) was born 23 Sep 1870, Doddridge Co, WV; died 24 Sep 1934, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ida Anna VANVERTH was born 23 Sep 1870, Doddridge Co, WV (daughter of Henry VANVERTH and Mary Anna BEHRENS); died 24 Sep 1934, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1888, Doddridge Co, WV

    Children:
    1. Orpha V. BRANNON was born 25 Feb 1893; died 16 Sep 1894; was buried , Redemption Cemetery, Rt 18 S (btwn Toms Fork & Sand Fork), Doddridge Co, WV.
    2. Doy L. BRANNON was born 31 Jan 1895, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; died 14 Oct 1918, France; was buried , Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, near Verdun, France.
    3. Eliza Lisette BRANNON was born 2 Mar 1897, Gilmer Co, WV.
    4. Fay Drucilla BRANNON was born 31 Mar 1900, West Virginia; died 6 Nov 1992; was buried , Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV.
    5. 1. Clarence Glenn BRANNON was born 7 Feb 1909, Braxton Co, WV; died 3 Dec 1967, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV; was buried , Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV.
    6. Ada May BRANNON was born 25 May 1911, Ohio; died 30 May 1995; was buried , Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Pinkard BRANNON was born 18 Sep 1827, Louisa Co, VA (son of William W. WALTON and Sarah A. "Sally" BRANHAM); died 4 Jan 1915, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1850, Louisa Co, VA
    • Census: 1860, Gilmer Co, (W)VA
    • Military: From 4 Sep 1864 to 10 Jun 1865; Pvt, Co C, 6th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War
    • Census: 1870, 1880, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
    • Residence: 1890, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, 1910, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1832, but nearly all other census records put his birth in about 1827. Findagrave.com reports it as Sep 18 1827, while age 85y 6m 15d in his death record caculates to a birth date of Jun 20 1829. His obituary gives his age as "about 90," which appears to be slightly overstated.

    Pinkard married Eliza GIBSON 20 Nov 1847, Louisa Co, VA. Eliza (daughter of Nathan GIBSON and Lucy SHEPHERD) was born Nov 1824; died 25 Mar 1906, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Eliza GIBSON was born Nov 1824 (daughter of Nathan GIBSON and Lucy SHEPHERD); died 25 Mar 1906, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Louisa Co, VA
    • Census: 1860, Gilmer Co, (W)VA
    • Census: 1870, 1900, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date reported by Findagrave.com as Nov 8 1820, but 1900 Census shows it as Nov 1824.

    Died:
    Findagrave reports death date as Mar 25 1904.

    Notes:

    BRANNON, Pinkard (M) changed his name to Brannon from Pinkard Bramham and Pinkard Napper, when he migrated in the 1850s with his wife Eliza Gibson from Louisa Co., VA to Gilmer/Doddridge Counties, WV. The Branham (Brannon) and Napper families were free colored people since the early 1700s in Virginia.

    1850 Census, Louisa Co, Virginia, enumerated on Oct 3 1850:
    Pinkard Napper, 25; Eliza, 22; Malinda, 2, Infant (male), 11 months. All born in Virginia. The race of all indicated as mulatto.
    NOTE 1: The unnamed male infant was son Henry, later known as Henry Brannon, whose birth date was consistently reported as 15 Aug 1850. His age thus would have been about 1 month rather than 11 months.
    NOTE 2: A nearby household was that of James & Mahala (unable to read/write) Knighton and their children. Also in the Knighton household was Mal. [Malachi] Bramham, 76, mulatto, laborer.

    1860 Census, Gilmer Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), Post Office Coxs Mills, enumerated on Jun 2 1860:
    Pinkard Brannon, 33, farmer, value of real estate $700, value of personal estate $275; Eliza, 38; Malinda, 12; Henry, 9; Almira, 8; Sophia, 6; Lucy Ann, 3; Mary Jane, 7 months. All born in Louisa County, Virginia, except Lucy and Mary, born in Gilmer County. The race of all indicated as white.

    1870 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy Twp), enumerated on Jul 20 1870:
    Pinkard Brannon, 43, farmer, value of real estate $1,500, value of personal estate $700; Eliza, 47; Henry, 19, farm laborer; Elmira, 17; Sophia, 15; Lucy, 13; Mary, 10; Winfield S, 8; Louisa, 5; John, 3. All born in Va/WVa. The race of all indicated as white.

    1880 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Jun 10/11 1880:
    Pinkard Brannon, farmer; wife Eliza, 56; dau Malinda, 28, single, cannot write; dau Lucy, 21, single; dau Mary, 19, single; son W. Scott, 17, farm laborer; dau Louiza, 15; son John W, farm laborer; Henry M. Brannon (relationship not stated), 27, farm laborer, married; wife Dovey, 18; dau "Not named," age 6 months, birth month December. All born in Va/WVa. The race of all indicated as white.
    NOTE: Records pertaining to daughter Claudia V. Brannon consistently show her birth as February 1880.

    1900 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Jun 12 1900:
    Pinkard Brannon, 66, b. Sep 1832, farmer, married 52 yrs; wife Liza Brannon, 75, b. Nov 1824, mother of 9 children (8 still living); dau Malinda Brannon, 50, b. Oct 1849, single; dau Lucy A. Brannon, 44, b. Jun 1855, single; son-in-law Elmer Burton, 56, b. Mar 1843, farm laborer, widowed; grandson Hedgyman Burton, 24, b. Jun 1875, single; grandson Walter Burton, 23, b. Jun 1876, single; grandson Pinkney Burton, 20, b. Jul 1879, single; granddau Bird Burton, 18, b. May 1882, single; grandson Earl Burton, 15, b. Apr 1885; granddau Annie Burton, 9, b. Jan 1891.

    1910 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Apr 29 1910:
    Pinkard Brannon, 85, widowed, living on own income; dau Melinda Boyce, 61, divorced, no occupation, mother of 2 children (1 still living).
    NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Pinkard's son John, his wife Martha and their four children.

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    Children:
    1. Malinda BRANNON was born Oct 1849, Louisa Co, VA; died 1933, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.
    2. Henry BRANNON was born 15 Aug 1850, Louisa Co, VA; died 14 Feb 1942, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.
    3. Almyra BRANNON was born 23 Jan 1853, Louisa Co, VA; died 26 Nov 1938, Weston, Lewis Co, WV; was buried , Waldeck Cemetery, Waldeck, Lewis Co, WV.
    4. Sophia BRANNON was born 9 Nov 1855, Louisa Co, VA; died 28 Nov 1895; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.
    5. Lucy Ann BRANNON was born 16 Jun 1857; died 10 Aug 1905; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.
    6. Mary Jane BRANNON was born 5 Oct 1859; died 21 Nov 1941, Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.
    7. 2. Scott Winfield BRANNON was born 24 Apr 1862, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; died 23 Nov 1941, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.
    8. Louisa BRANNON was born 30 May 1866, Doddridge Co, WV; died 5 Jun 1942, Enterprise, Wirt Co, WV; was buried , Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Enterprise, Wirt Co, WV.
    9. John Wesley BRANNON was born 9 Mar 1867, Gilmer Co, WV; died 30 Jul 1953, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV.

  3. 6.  Henry VANVERTH was born 1824, Hanover, Germany; died 1914; was buried , Redemption Cemetery, Rt 18 S (btwn Toms Fork & Sand Fork), Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Occupation: 1854; railroad worker
    • Census: 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
    • Census: 1870, 1880, Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Two brothers, John and Henry VanVerth, purchased land from Joseph H. Diss Debar in the St. Clara community of Doddridge County. John later sold his farm to Henry and moved to Preston County. Henry's daughter Columbia Jane "Lummie," along with her husband William Lewis "Will" Cole and their family, later lived in the home in Leopold.

    Birth:
    Age 65 in 1880 Census would put birth in about 1815. But date on headstone is 1824, which corresponds to age 36 given in the 1860 Census.

    Census:
    In household of daughter and son-in-law, Lummie & William Cole and their family.

    Henry married Mary Anna BEHRENS 11 Oct 1854, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA. Mary (daughter of George BEHRENS and Mary A. ___) was born 15 Apr 1840, Maryland; died 29 Sep 1877, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Redemption Cemetery, Rt 18 S (btwn Toms Fork & Sand Fork), Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Anna BEHRENS was born 15 Apr 1840, Maryland (daughter of George BEHRENS and Mary A. ___); died 29 Sep 1877, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Redemption Cemetery, Rt 18 S (btwn Toms Fork & Sand Fork), Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
    • Census: 1870, Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Age 27y 5m in death record would put her birth date in Apr 1850. But age 37y 5m 14d on headstone calculates to a birth date of Apr 15 1840. In both cases, the date of death is shown as Sep 29 1877. Death record shows her birthplace as Maryland. Some researchers have reported a birth date of Apr 15 1824.

    Children:
    1. Lisette VANVERTH was born 4 Jun 1857, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV; died 19 Nov 1863, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , St. Johannes Lutheran Church Cemetery, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV.
    2. George Behrens VANVERTH was born 3 Oct 1858, Wetzel Co, (W)VA; died 1945; was buried , St. Michaels Cemetery, Axtell, Marshall Co, KS.
    3. John A. VANVERTH was born 1 Dec 1860; died 10 Jul 1875; was buried , Redemption Cemetery, Rt 18 S (btwn Toms Fork & Sand Fork), Doddridge Co, WV.
    4. Mary Rebecca VANVERTH was born 25 Nov 1862, Doddridge Co, (W)VA; died 15 Oct 1940, Spencer, Roane Co, WV; was buried , Little Creek Bapt (aka Bartlett) Cem, Co Rd 20/4, Triplett, Roane Co, WV.
    5. William H. VANVERTH was born 1865, West Virginia; died 5 Nov 1929; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Axtell, Marshall Co, KS.
    6. Allison F. VANVERTH was born 23 Dec 1867, West Virginia; died 26 Mar 1937, Houston, Harris Co, TX; was buried FOREST PARK CEMETERY, Texas.
    7. 3. Ida Anna VANVERTH was born 23 Sep 1870, Doddridge Co, WV; died 24 Sep 1934, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.
    8. Henry L. VANVERTH was born 9 Nov 1872, Doddridge Co, WV; died 14 May 1972, Hiawatha, Brown Co, KS; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha, Brown Co, KS.
    9. Columbia Jane "Lummie" VANVERTH was born 1 Sep 1875, Doddridge Co, WV; died 9 Dec 1938, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Point Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Fallen Timber, Doddridge Co, WV.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William W. WALTON was born CA 1808, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Louisa Co, VA

    William married Sarah A. "Sally" BRANHAM. Sarah was born CA 1809, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah A. "Sally" BRANHAM was born CA 1809, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Louisa Co, VA

    Notes:

    1850 Census, Louisa County, Virginia, enumerated on Aug 26 1850:
    Wm. W. Walton, 42, race (blank), laborer; Sarah Bramham, 41, mulatto; Henny (female), 15, mulatto; William, 13; Caroline, 11, mulatto; Frances, 8, mulatto; Joseph, 4, mulatto; Sallie, 2, mulatto; Tinsley Cooper, 32, black, laborer; Chas. H. Tisdale, 21, race blank, student; Robt. Ogg, 19, race blank, farmer; Jos. C. Talley, 25, race blank, railroad agent. All born in Virginia.
    NOTE: The children's surnames, which were not entered, could be interpreted as being either Walton or Bramham.

    Children:
    1. 4. Pinkard BRANNON was born 18 Sep 1827, Louisa Co, VA; died 4 Jan 1915, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.
    2. William R. WALTON was born 5 Apr 1837, Louisa Co, VA; died 9 Jun 1924; was buried , Robinson Cemetery, PortoRico/MaxwellRidge Rd, near Market, Doddridge Co, WV.

  3. 10.  Nathan GIBSON was born CA 1793 (son of William GIBSON and Mary Adams NAPPER).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Louisa Co, VA

    Nathan married Lucy SHEPHERD. Lucy was born CA 1788, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Lucy SHEPHERD was born CA 1788, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Louisa Co, VA

    Children:
    1. 5. Eliza GIBSON was born Nov 1824; died 25 Mar 1906, Conings, Gilmer Co, WV; was buried , Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV.
    2. Nathan GIBSON was born 16 Apr 1828, Louisa Co, VA; died 13 Feb 1896, Cutlips, Braxton Co, WV; was buried , Three Forks Cemetery, Bonnie Rd, Exchange, Braxton Co, WV.

  5. 14.  George BEHRENS was born 4 Oct 1803, Germany; died 21 Apr 1877; was buried , Redemption Cemetery, Rt 18 S (btwn Toms Fork & Sand Fork), Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: shoemaker
    • Census: 1870, Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV

    George married Mary A. ___. Mary was born 12 Mar 1808; died 14 Aug 1900; was buried , Redemption Cemetery, Rt 18 S (btwn Toms Fork & Sand Fork), Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Mary A. ___ was born 12 Mar 1808; died 14 Aug 1900; was buried , Redemption Cemetery, Rt 18 S (btwn Toms Fork & Sand Fork), Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, 1880, Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Census:
    In household of granddaughter Columbia (VanVerth) Cole and her husband William Cole and their three children.

    Children:
    1. Lisette BEHRENS was born CA 1838, Maryland; died Bef Jun 1900.
    2. 7. Mary Anna BEHRENS was born 15 Apr 1840, Maryland; died 29 Sep 1877, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Redemption Cemetery, Rt 18 S (btwn Toms Fork & Sand Fork), Doddridge Co, WV.
    3. Rebecca S. BEHRENS was born Mar 1843, Maryland; died 14 May 1879, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Redemption Cemetery, Rt 18 S (btwn Toms Fork & Sand Fork), Doddridge Co, WV.


Generation: 5

  1. 20.  William GIBSON was born 1743; died 1823.

    William married Mary Adams NAPPER. [Group Sheet]


  2. 21.  Mary Adams NAPPER
    Children:
    1. 10. Nathan GIBSON was born CA 1793.
    2. Lightfoot GIBSON was born CA 1795, Virginia.