This photo of my dad's family was taken about 1900
Some of the wonderful old photos that were saved by mom and dad are shown below. Some were contributed by cousins Nolan Jones, Jeanie Gracey Allen and Christie Wyman. Grandfather Jim was the first child born to GreatGrandfather John Henry and Great Grandmother Susannah In 1907 Winston moved to Sanger, California, where he had gotten a job with a sawmill. Neither Winston nor his wife ever went back to Texas--even to visit. His postcards to Jerry’s dad persuaded Jerry’s dad to come to California where he worked, first, in the sawmill at Tuolumne, California and, later, in the oilfields of Coalinga and Taft. This photo of the Bransford home near Mangum, Texas, was apparently taken during the time that Dad was in California (1906/09).
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Herrington Lafayette ("Uncle Fayette") Bransford was the second born.
He married Maud Ellis Jackson in December 1891.
Nathan Walter Bransford was born 26 Dec 1852.
he died an infant, in Alabama.
John Marion Bransford was the fourth son.
He married Mattie Fullerton.
Edwin Ellis Bransford was born 7 Apr 1858 in Alabama.
He died a young man 9 Feb 1883 in Atlanta,Texas.
Robert Crowell Bransford was born 15 Jul 1859.
He died an infant.
Jo Siah (or Josiah) "Cass" Bransford was born 20 Nov 1862 in Bright Star, Akansas.
He married Ira Huddleston.
Callie Fornia Bransford was born 30 Sep 1865 or ‘68 in Atlanta, TX .
I don't have a separate photo of her but here she is shown with her sister, Cora.
Callie is standing.
Winston Winters Bransford was born 9 Jan 1870 in Daingerfield, Texas.
He married Kitty Clyde Golden.
Cora Susan Bransford was born 24 April 1872 in Atlanta, Texas.
She married John Martin, the brother of our grandmother.
Flora Elizabeth Susan Martin, Jerry's grandmother, as a young woman.
This photo of students of Mangum School was probably taken in 1898.
Jerry's Dad is the ninth boy from the right in the middle row. His brother, Uncle Murdock, is the second boy from the right in the third row of students. Aunt June was too young to be in school at this time.
Note the aprons on some of the girls and the bare feet.
This photo of dad, John Henry Bransford, was taken in California, probably to send home to his parents.
Another photo of dad taken in California.
Dad’s fascination with cars was well known to us.
I don’t know whether this photo was taken in California or Texas.
Aunt June Bransford as a young girl.
Aunt June and Uncle Ed are on the left. Next to them is Jerry's mom and the other two are believed to be neighbors of the Bransford farm, Dillard and Grace Stinebaugh.
I have no idea where this photo was taken. I had thought it was my dad with his father and brother but Jeanie Gracey Allen says the gentleman with the walrus moustache is probably her grandfather, Herrington Lafayette, the brother of my grandfather, Jim, and the young man strongly looks like Uncle Fayette's son, Lewis. I am convinced that she is correct!
This early photo of Mom and Dad, apparently on an outing.
Aunt June is on the left and between her and Mom and Dad are neighbors of the Bransford farm, Dillard and Grace Stinebaugh.
Aunt June and Ed Jones on their wedding day.
Granny and Grandad are in the chicken yard with Nolan, Aunt June’s firstborn.
This photo of Aunt June, my Mom and Dad, and Granny
was probably taken in 1942.
Granny Bransford’s mom, Mary Thomas Martin.
Our cousin, Lucile Martin Callaway, supplied much of the detail for the Martin Family portion of this history.This photo was taken 10 June 2000. Her birthday was 2 March 1908. Lucile died 17 August 2002.
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