| The Descendants Of Hezekiah Branson Pg. # 8 |
| Children of Hezekiah and Elizabeth Ely Branson: 1.) Rachel. b. 1825. d. unmarried. 2.) Joseph Ely. b. 1826. m.1855 in Lee Co., VA., to Nervesta Hobbs, daughter of William and Mary Spencer Hobbs of Lee County. CHILDREN: (1) William. b. 1857, Ky. (2) Hezekiah. b. Nov. 27, 1858 in Ky., and others. 3.) Louisa. b. 1828. m. a Raleigh. Children included Henry and Hezekiah Raleigh. 4.) Henry. b. 1830. m. a Lewis. 5.) Frances. b. 1831. 6.) Mariah. b. 1833. Unmarried. d. ca 1910 after being hit by a train while living in Dryden, Va., Lee County. ( Might have married a Brant. A Mariah Branson Brant is listed in Owsley Co. on May 3, 1888 as an heir of Hezekiah Branson. ) 7.) Nimrod Chrisman, named for his mother's brother. b. Oct. 14, 1834. d. Mar. 14, 1878 in Belleville, Republic County, KS. m. June 6, 1869 to Malinda Ely in Beech Springs, Lee County. d. Jan. 22, 1928, Raymondville, Texas Co., Mo. bur. Allen Cemetery. daughter of George R.. and Mary Blankenship Ely of Lee County. Children: (1) Roland E. b. Mar. 7, 1860. d. Jan. 15, 1940. Unmarried. (2) Mary. b. July 21, 1861. d. infancy. (3) Elizabeth. b. Sept. 14, 1862. d. Jan. 10, 1945. m. Sept. 18, 1888, Edward Eli Buck. (4) Rachel. b. May 9, 1865. d. April 21, 1906. m. May 9, 1889, Samuel Townley. (5) Lydia Jane. b. June 16, 1867. d. Oct. 19, 1938. m. Feb. 7, 1889, Charles Wesley Cowden. (6) Henry. b. 1870. d. infancy. (7) Josephus. b. June 29, 1872. d. June 3, 1947. m. Oct. 27, 1895, Estella Fazel. (8) George Wasington. b. March 29, 1875. (9) Letitia. b. Aug. 21, 1878. d. Aug. 13, 1882. ( All b. Poor Fork except youngest child, b. after her father's death.) 8.) Annis. d. 1836. Unmarried in 1880 Harlan County census when she was listed as living with her brother, Sampson. d. Jan. 6, 1896. Possibly bur. Ponder Hill Cemetery, Tyner, KY.) 9.) CHANDLER. ( SEE CHANDLER BRANSON.) 10.) Hiram, named for his mother's brother. b. 1839, Never married. 11.) Richard N. b. June 23, 1841. ( See Richard N. Branson) 12.) Sarah (Sally). b. June 3, 1843. m. 1864 to James S. Parsons, b. June 19, 1840, son of James and Rebecca Stwart Parsons. lived at Dry Branch near Dryden, VA. CHILDREN (1) Melissa. b. July 3, 1865. m. Harvey Bailey. (2) Mary A. b. Aug. 30, 1868. m. Henry Livingston. (3) Adaline. b. Feb. 7, 1871. d. March 13, 1951. m. (1) Andrew Carter. (2) James H. Ely. (4) Caldona. b. Feb. 11, 1873. m. Wright Noell. (5) Avonia. b. Aug. 25, 1875. d. Sept. 17, 1964. m. (1) Tony Williamson. (2) John J. Collins. (6)Infant unnamed. b. Nov. 25, 1877. (7) Ella. b. Nov. 28, 1878. m. George Burchett. (8) Hiram. b. Feb. 4, 1881. d. April 2, 1936. m. Ollie Kate Blakemore. (9) Ollie. b. July 14, 1883.d. Mar. 7, 1964. m. William Harvey Brown. (10) Ortie Dell. b. Oct. 28, 1886. m. Hays Helton. 13.) Sampson B. b. Jan. 13, 1845. d. Sept. 8, 1919, Pennington Gap, VA. m. (1) Sarah (Sally) Ely, Nov. 25, 1869. b. July 22, 1842, Harlan Co. d. Jan. 30, 1910, Lee Co. m. (2) Rebecca Elizabeth Bishop Spangler on Sept. 22, 1910; b. June 18, 1852, a twin. d. Jan. 27, 1923. Widow of James H. Spangler, parents of two children, Zoe and Bradley Spangler. Sampson lived on Clover Lick Creek, Poor Fork, untill his father's death, then moved to Pennington Gap and entered the casket business. In KY. he was a farmer. ONE CHILD: (1) Armina ( Armind) b. Aug. 20, 1872, Poor Fork. d. Jan. 28, 1917. bur. Climax, TX., Pleasant Grove Cemetery. m. Henry Melford Coldiron, 1891. b. August, 1865. d. Jan. 4, 1928. Continued on page # 9 |
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