"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL."
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884.
F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND MARTINSVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA
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H. E. BRANCH is the eldest son and child in a family of two children, born
January 12, 1855, in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind. His parents were John
W. and Louisa (Alexander) Branch, natives of Kentucky and Indiana
respectively. The were married in Gosport, Ind., October 5, 1853, and then
settled in Franklin, remaining until 1858, when they moved to Gosport, where
they remained until 1866. He was appointed Deputy Collector, and moved to
Terre Haute, remaining until 1878, when they moved to Martinsville and
engaged in the stave trade, and at present reside in Indianapolis. The
subject was reared in Franklin, Gosport and Terre Haute, in the latter place
of which he received a good education in the graded schools. In September,
1877, he came to Martinsville, and took the position of book-keeper for E. F
Branch & Bro., and is so engaged at present. On February 12, 1878, he
married Sarah A. Comer, daughter of Mathew Comer, a pioneer of Mooresville.
By this union there were two children. Mr. Branch is a member of the K. of
P. He is an active member of the Republican party, and highly esteemed in
the community in which he lives. He is a member of the Campbellite Church.
During the years 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, he was telegraph operator in Terre
Haute.
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