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John Marion BRANNON

John Marion BRANNON

Male 1862 - 1945  (82 years)

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  • Name John Marion BRANNON 
    Born 23 Dec 1862  Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • His death record indicates his birth as November 22, 1861 in West Union, Doddridge County, and the date on his headstone is also 1861. But his Jan 1883 marriage record shows him as age 20, born in Gilmer County, and his birth record (identifying him as Marion Brannon) shows his birth as December 23, 1862 in Gilmer County. The 1900 Census also shows it as December 1862.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1883  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1900  DeKalb, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [3] 
    teamster 
    Occupation 1910  [5] 
    laborer (public) 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    carpenter 
    Census 1910, 1920, 1930  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation concrete business  [7] 
    • Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Sep 19 1918, in its entirety:
      "Marion Brannon is working at Coleman Cemetery this week putting a cement wall around the lot of the late Mrs. M. I. Ash."

      NOTE: Mrs. M. I. Ash was Mary India Ripley (1854-1917), wife of Henry Ash and the prominent owner/proprietor of the Columbian Hotel in West Union.
    Occupation 1930  [8] 
    laborer at odd jobs 
    Residence Knottsville, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 12 Jan 1945  Knottsville, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9] 
    Buried Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10] 
    Person ID I129039  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2020 

    Father Henry Bascom BRANNON,   b. 12 Jan 1827, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1907, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Jemima Permelia BEALL,   b. 6 Jun 1829, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1885, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Family ID F56343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Susan GOUGH,   b. 24 Apr 1861, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1936, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 16 Jan 1883  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on April 16/18, 1910:
      Marion Brannon, 48, laborer (public), married 27 yrs; wife Mary S, 48, married 27 yrs, mother of 4 children (3 still living); dau Bonnie, 12.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Jan 26 1920 at 205 Wood Street:
      John M. Brannon, 58, carpenter; wife Mary S, 58; dau Bonnie Hanes, 21, divorced; grandson John T. Hanes, 1y 2m; granddau Mary V. Hanes, 2y 5m. All born in West Virginia.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 2 1930 at 205 Wood Street:
      Marion Brannon, 68, laborer at odd jobs, owns home (value $750); wife Mary S, 68; dau Bonnie Haynes, 31, divorced, telephone operator; granddau Mary V. Haynes, 12; grandson John T. Haynes, 11.
    Children 
    +1. Bonnie BRANNON,   b. 13 Jun 1898, DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1982, Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F56344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2171] Gilmer County Birth Records, Glenville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=13629&Type=Birth.

    2. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S2116] 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (DeKalb District).

    4. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 32, Line 4 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=8180&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2735237&Type=Death.

    8. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    9. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    10. [S934] Findagrave.com.