Lineage of Theopholus and Mary Branch

1. William Morgan Branch. B. Feb.1851, Catahoula Parish, La.
D. 28 Jun. 1925,New Roads, La.
information from obituary.
Married
Liddie A. Grisom (Lydia A. Grishom Lee
B. 7 Oct. 1847, Lawrence County, Ms.
D. 6 Oct. 1919, Winn Parish, La.
Liddie, daughter of Jehu Madison and Elizabeth (Ford) Grishom.
William and Liddie are buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.
Dates taken from headstone.
This was Liddie's second marriage.

2. Mary (Mary Polly) Branch
B. 5 Mar. 1854, Winn Parish, La.
D. 13 Mar. 1900, Jackson Parish, La.
Married (28 Sep. 1891)
Arthur Butler Reed
B. 22 Jan. 1848, Jackson Parish, La.
D. 8 Aug. 1932, Jackson Parish, La.
Son of Austin Butler and Gracy Berry (Scott) Reed
Mary and Arthur are buried in the
Zion's Rest Cemetery, Jackson Parish, La.
Dates from headstones.

3. Martha Jane Branch
B. 22 Nov. 1854, Winn Parish, La.
D. 26 Jan.1917, Natchitoches Parish, La.
Married
Claudis V. Terral (Rev.)
B. 6 Dec. 1849, Ms.
D. 12 Jul. 1902, Natchitoches Parish, La.
Son of John and Susan (?) Terral
Her 2nd Marriage
J. M. (John Marion) Golden
B. 28 Dec. 1844, Chambers County, Ala.
D. 17 Apr. 1925, Natchitoches Parish, La.
Son of Newman and Martha Ann (Hudgins) Golden
Martha Jane, Claudis and J. M. are buried in the
Goldonna, La. Cemetery, Natchitoches Parish, La.
Dates from headstones.

4. John A. Branch
. B. 9 Nov. 1857, Winn Parish, La.
D. 27 Apr. 1904, Winn Parish, La.
Married (1880)
Susan Talbot
B. 29 Nov. 1858, Neshoba, Ms.
D. 9 Mar. 1941, Winn Parish, La.
Daughter of James C. and Pensy (Slaughter) Talbert/Talbot.
John A. and Susan are buried in the
Harmony Grove Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.
Dates from headstones.

5. Nancy Branch
B. 28 Dec. 1859, Winn Parish, La.
D. 19 Dec. 1868, Winn Parish, La.
Buried in Fellowship Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.
Dates from headstone.

6. A. G. (Almanza Gabrilla) Branch
B. 25 Dec. 1860, Winn Parish, La.
D. 14 Sep. 1923, Winn Parish, La.
Married
Rev. L. D. (Lorenzo Dow) Emmons
B. 20 Jun. 1856, Ms.
D. 12 Mar. 1945, Winn Parish, La.
Son of S. and Catharine (?) Emmons.
A. G. and L. D. are buried in the
Harmony Grove Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.
Dates from headstones.

7. Mealy (Tennessee Permelia) Branch,
B. 18 Dec. 1863, Winn Parish, La.
D. 21 Jan. 1919, Jackson Parish, La.
Married
W. J. (William J.) Hammons
B. 28 Jan. 1856, Alabama.
D. 14 Dec. 1886, Winn Parish, La.
Son of Henry Wiley and Nancy Caroline (Waller) Hammons.
Buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.
Her 2nd marriage
J. B. (James Beauregard) Shows
B. 6 Mar. 1862, Winn Parish, La.,
D. 26 Jan. 1919, Jackson Parish, La.
Son of James Madison and Sarah (Thames) Shows
Mealy and J. B. are buried in the
Ebenezer Cemetery, Jackson Parish, La.
Dates from headstones.

8. Susan D. Branch
B. 1864, Winn Parish, La.
D. 1901, Winn Parish, La.
Married (1886)
Leonard Robertson
B. 1859, Winn Parish, La.
D. 1941, Winn Parish, La.
Son of John Wesley and Lucy F. (Geer) Robertson.
Susan and Leonard are buried in the
Harmony Grove Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.
Dates from headstones.

9. George R. L. Branch
B. 1866 or 1867 per census, Winn Parish, La.
D. 1893, Gaars Mill, Winn Parish, La.
Death date and buriel place not verified.
No headstone at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.
Married (20 Oct. 1887)
L. A. C. (Louanna C.) Reed
B. 7 Nov. 1873, Jackson Parish, La.
D. 13 Nov. 1949, Jackson Parish, La.
Daughter of Tandy Morgan and Manerva E. (Freeman) Reed.
The name Tiny is on her headstone.
Her 2nd marriage
Jehu Henderson
B. 26 Nov. 1868, La.
D. No dates, Jackson Parish, La.
Son of George W. and Margaret A. (Smart) Henderson.
L. A. C. and Jehu are buried in the
Springhill Cemetery, Jackson Parish, La.
Dates from headstones.

10. Frances Neomar Branch
B. 26 Nov. 1868, Winn Parish, La.
D. 19 Dec. 1868, Winn Parish, La.
Buried in Fellowship Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.
Dates from headstone.

11. Infant Son
B. 20 Nov. 1875, Winn Parish, La.
D. 28 Dec. 1875, Winn Parish, La.
Buried in Fellowship Cemetery, Winn Parish,La.
Dates from headstone.

12. Stephen Irvin E. Branch
B. 1877, Winn Parish, La.
D. 1900, Winn Parish, La.
Married (6 Jan. 1898)
Emma F. Dark
B. 30 Apr. 1878, Winn Parish, La.
D. 25 Apr. 1941, Winn Parish, La.
Daughter of William E. and Esther Florence (Roach) Dark.
Her 2nd marriage
George T. Hutson,
B. 22 Dec. 1882, Texas
D. 23 Dec. 1961, Winn Parish, La.
George was the son of George Thomas and Letha (Jordan) Hutson.
Stephen, Emma and George are buried in the
Harmony Grove Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.
Dates from headstones.
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Children of John A. and Susan (Tolbert/Talbot) Branch

John A., son of Theopholus and Mary Branch
Susan, daughter of James C. and Pensy (Slaughter) Tolbert,
as shown on 1860 Ms. Census. Talbot on headstone.

Known children are:

1. James Theopholus "Thea"

B. 23 Dec. 1880, Winn Parish, La.
Date on headstone has 1881.
WW1 Draft Registration Card and 1900 Census has 1880.
D. 07 Nov. 1949, Monroe, La.
Married, License issued Aug. 10, 1901
Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Gates.
B. 01 Feb. 1881, Dodson, La.
D. 08 Jul. 1948, Monroe, La.
Sallie, daughter of Isiah and Mary I. C. (Brister) Gates.
"Thea" and Sarah are buried in the
Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe, La.

2. Cicero W.
B. 1882, Winn Parish, La.(Census)
18 years old on 1900 Census.
D. No information.

3. Pinkney Edward "Ed"
B. 13 Sep. 1883, Winn Parish, La.
D. 20 Dec. 1938, Caldwell Hospital, Columbia, La.
Married 13 Jul. 1904.
Ether Womach
B. 09 Sep. 1884, Winn Parish, La.
D. 27 Aug. 1956, Winn Parish, La.
Ether, daughter of Joseph M. and Alice (Dean) Womach
Ed and Ether are buried in the
Harmony Grove Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.

4. John C. Morgan
B. 09 Oct. 1885, Winn Parish, La.
D. 21 Aug. 1950, Winn Parish, La.
Married 06 Jan. 1907
Rosa M. Elliott
B. 14 Jul. 1887, Winn Parish, La.
D. 05 Dec. 1977, Winn Parish, La.
Rosa, daughter of George Washington and Cartha Ann (Emmons) Elliott.
John and Rosa are buried in the
New Hope Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.

5. Umar C.
B. 22 Aug. 1888, Winn Parish, La.
D. 18 Mar. 1940, Sikes, La.
Married
Joel Iverson Kidd
B. 07 Apr. 1881, Sikes, La.
D. 22 Sep. 1935, Sikes, La.
J. I., son of Turtalian C. and Margaret (?) Kidd.
Umar and J. I. are buried in the,br> Sikes Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.

6. Mary Ella
B. Apr. 27, 1891, Winn Parish, La.
As per S. S. Applications & Claims Index
D. Oct. 27, 1974.
Married 17 Feb. 1907, Jackson Parish, La.
William Jessie Eldridge.
B. 17 Sep. 1882, Jackson Parish, La.
D. No information.Probably Jackson Parish, La.
Jessie, son of William Joseph and Eva Angeline (Walker) Eldridge.
1930 Census, they were in Mclennon, Texas with 7 year old son James.
Mary Ella would have been 39 years old in 1930
1940 Census, William Jessie was in Jackson Parish, La. and listed as Widowed
Married, no date
Joseph Clarence Barrett
Death Certificate
B. 1 Jan. 1911, Mississippi
Spouse, Mary Ella Barrett,
Death Date, 13 Sep. 1937
Death Place, San Antonio, Texas
Cemetery, San Jose Burial Park
They had a daughter named Evelyn
Father, W. E. Barrett, Mother, Edna Sanford
Daughter Mary Evelyn, no birth date
Obit for Mary E. Barrett of Westwego. La.
Died Sunday, Oct. 27, 1974 @ 3:30 a m
Buried Tuesday Oct. 29, 1974 @ 11: a m
Westlawn Memorial Park, Gretna, La.
Wife of late Joseph Clarence Barrett
Mother of James J. Barrett of Baker, La.
and Mrs Mary Evelyn Gregory, also survived by
5 grandchildren and two great grandchildren
James is listed as a Barrett and not Eldridge

7. Anner Belsnee
B. 19 Apr. 1892, Winn Parish, La.
D. 04 Mar. 1969, Sullivan, Tx.
Married
Robert Lee Wade
B. 20 Jul. 1889, Munford, Ala.
D. 21 Feb. 1974, Luling, Tx.
Robert Lee, son of Richard Jasper and Nancy E.(Conn) Wade.
Anner and Robert Lee are buried in Kingsbury, Tx.

8. Ozy
B. 09 Apr. 1894, Winn Parish, La.
D. 27 Jul. 1971, Seagoville, Tx.
Married 04 Nov. 1923.
Zelmer Nettie Burnett
B. 1903, Winn Parish, La.
D. 15 Dec. 1988, Shreveport, La.
Nettie, daughter of Thomas Newport and Ella Nettie (Campbell) Burnett.
Ozy and Nettie divorced
Ozy 2nd marriage
Pauline Taylor
B. 13 Dec. 1910, ?
D. 10 Nov. 1968, Seagoville, Tx.
Pauline, daughter of James A. and Della (Moore) Taylor.
Ozy and Pauline are buried at Kleberg, Dallas County, Tx.
Nettie married Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Windham
B. 17 Jun. 1882, Arkansas
D. 13 Sep. 1962, Shreveport, La.
Jeff, son of J. Will and A. Mary (?) Windham
Nettie and Jeff are buried in the
Centuries Memorial Park, Shreveport, La.

9. Infant
B. 1896, Winn Parish, La.
D. 1896, Winn Parish, La.

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Children of Pinkney Edward "Ed" and Ether Branch

1. Arah
B. Jan. 1, 1906, Jackson Parish, La.
D. Mar. 11, 1974, West Monroe, La.
Married,
Johnny Cooper
Divorced, Leesville, La., Vernon Parish, La.
Her 2nd marriage
Frank Overton Grant
B. Sep. 29, 1894, Slagle, La.
D. Aug. 8, 1971, West Monroe, La
His parents:
Frank Overton Grant
B. 1871
D. 1949
Harriet Victoria Crumpler
B. 1874
D.1916
Arah and Frank are buried in Halsey Cemetery,
West Monroe, La.

2. Alon
B. Jan. 17, 1907, Jackson Parish, La.
D. Jun. 7, 1974, Winn Parish, La.
Married
Ollie A. Jordan
B. Feb. 19, 1914, Winn Parish, La.
D. Oct. 16, 2007, Winn Parish, La.
Her parents:
Johnny J. Jordan
B. Apr. 4, 1883, Winn Parish, La.
D. Mar. 30, 1929, Shreveport La. Hospital.
Buried Jordan Hill Cemetery.
Elsie Tippen
B. Apr. 5, 1890, Winn Parish, La.
D. Nov. 21, 1974, Winn Parish, La.
Alon and Ollie are buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery,
Winn Parish, La.

3. Horace H.
B. Aug. 15, 1911, Jackson Parish, La.
D. Feb. 3, 1977, Winn Parish, La.
Married
Pearlie Atwell
B. Dec. 29, 1911, Winn Parish, La.
D. Nov. 18, 2001, Winn Parish, La.
Her parents:
Joe W. Atwell
B. 1880, Winn Parish, La.
D. 1958, Winn Parish, La.
Linnie Jordan
B. 1884, Winn Parish, La.
D. 1964, Winn Parish, La.
Horace and Pearlie are buried in the
Jordan Hill Cemetery, Winn Parish, La.

4. Mazel
B. Dec. 20, 1914, Jackson Parish, La.
D. Jun. 1, 1972, West Monroe, La.
Married
Benjamin Odis Smith
B. Nov. 30, 1906, Jackson Parish, La.
D. Jan. 22, 1976, West Monroe, La.
His parents:
John F. Smith
B. 1862, Ms.
D. Jul. 5, 1952, Jackson Parish, La.
Lizzie E., ?
B. 1873, Jackson Parish, La.
D. No info.
Mazel and Odis are buried in the
Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe, La.

5. John Daniel
B. Nov. 27, 1917, Jackson Parish, La.
D. Feb. 7, 1996, Maybank, Texas
Married
Helen Laverene Jones
B. Jul. 7, 1930, Winn Parish, La.
D. Sep. 2, 2012, Forney, Texas
Her parents:
Davis Jones
B. Dec. 19, 1896, Winn Parish, La.
D. Aug. 21, 1976, Winn Parish, La.
Elma Keene
B. Jul. 1, 1905, Winn Parish, La.
D. Sep. 17, 1995, Winn Parish, La
John D. and Helen are buried in Roselawn
Memorial Gardens, Seagoville, Texas.

6. Maude
B. Nov. 14, 1919, Jackson Parish, La.
D. Jul. 7, 2001, Brookhaven, Ms.
Married
T. R. Maxwell
B. May 23, 1920, Grant Parish, La.
D. Mar. 28, 1993, Brookhaven, Ms.
His parents:
Thomas Richard Maxwell, Sr.
B. 1876
D. 1935, Grant Parish, La.
Lena McCullum
B. 1889
D. 1976, Grant Parish, La.
Maude and T. R. are buried in Riverwood Memmorial
Park, Brookhaven, Ms.

7. Carl
B. Nov. 29, 1921, Jackson Parish, La.
D. Nov. 21, 1976, Dallas, Texas
Married
Mildred Virginia Douglas
B.Sep. 22, 1923, Caldwell Parish, La
D.June 14, 1951, Caldwell Parish, La.
Mildred and her parents are buried in
Mount Rose Cemetery, Caldwell Parish, La.
Her parents:
Johnnie Leon Douglas, SR.
Name on headstone
B. Sep. 10, 1874, Ms.
D. Jan. 31, 1945, Caldwell Parish, La.
Margaret Maggie Parker
B. Dec. 27, 1884, Ms.
D. Dec. 12, 1975, Caldwell Parish, La.
His 2nd marriage
Myrtle Lee Davis
B. Sep. 16,1921, Texas
D. May 22,2003, Conroe, Texas
Her parents:
Joseph Ely Davis
B. 1874, Ms.
D. 1955, Grice, Texas
Lina Celina Finney
B. 1897, Grice, Texas
D. Feb. 11, 1980, Longview, Texas
Carl and Myrtle are buried in the
Kleberg Cemetery, Kleberg, Texas.

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