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     Julia Ann Branstetter was born on 4 November 1822. She was the daughter of Adam Branstetter and Rachel Snavely.
     
     Julia Ann Branstetter was probably included as a free white female, 15 to 20 years of age, in Adam Branstetter's household on the sixth census of the United States in 1840 at Pike County, Missouri.

     Julianna Branstetter was born circa 1847 at Missouri.¹ She was the daughter of John Branstetter and Mary Dolly Henderson.¹
     Julianna Branstetter was listed on 15 September 1860 as a household member living with John Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Katie Wymona Branstetter was born on 6 March 1880 at Missouri. She was the daughter of Lemuel Isam Branstetter and Leona Caroline Batesel. Katie Wymona Branstetter died on 28 April 1957 at age 77.

     Lawrence Branstetter was born on 19 April 1911 at Missouri.^1,2 He was the son of Murray Waldo Branstetter and Ellen Jean Lidia Merriot Purcell. Lawrence Branstetter married Rochelle UMN circa 1930.¹ Lawrence Branstetter died on 14 December 1977 at Aurora, Adams County, Colorado, at age 66.^1,2 He was buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
     
     Lawrence Branstetter was listed on 5 January 1920 as a son living with Murray Waldo Branstetter on the 1920 census Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
     Lawrence Branstetter was listed on 12 April 1930 as a son living with Murray Waldo Branstetter on the 1930 census Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.³

     Lawrence Branstetter Jr. was the son of Lawrence Branstetter and Rochelle UMN.¹

     Lemuel Isam Branstetter was born on 4 July 1851 at Pike County, Missouri. He was the son of Lemuel Jackson Branstetter and Sina Tombs. Lemuel Isam Branstetter married Leona Caroline Batesel in 1875 at Verona, Missouri. Lemuel Isam Branstetter died on 5 January 1895 at Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri, at age 43.
     
     Lemuel Isam Branstetter was listed on 26 August 1870 as a household member living with Sina Tombs on the ninth census of the United States in Hickory Creek Post Office, Cuivre Twp., Audrian County, Missouri.¹
     Lemuel Isam Branstetter was listed as the head of household on the tenth census of the United States on 2 June 1880 in Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri. Also living in the house was his wife, Leona Caroline Batesel, his son, Otis Oram Branstetter.

     Lemuel Jackson Branstetter was born on 4 October 1818 at Pike County, Missouri.¹ He was the son of Adam Branstetter and Rachel Snavely. Lemuel Jackson Branstetter married Sina Tombs, daughter of David Tombs and Sina Sharp, in 1843 at Pike County, Missouri.² Lemuel Jackson Branstetter died on 21 May 1857 at Pike County, Missouri, at age 38.¹ He was buried at New Harmony Cemetery, New Harmony, Pike County, Missouri.
     Lemuel Jackson Branstetter was Farmer and Stock Raiser.
     Lemuel Jackson Branstetter was probably included as a free white male, 20 to 30 years of age, in Adam Branstetter's household on the sixth census of the United States in 1840 at Pike County, Missouri.
     Lemuel Jackson Branstetter was listed on 20 November 1850 as the head of a family on the seventh census of the United States in Indian Creek Twp., Pike County, Missouri. Also living with Lemuel Jackson Branstetter was Sina Tombs, Martin Alexander Branstetter and Simon O. Branstetter.

     Leona Gertie Branstetter was born in 1885 at Missouri. She was the daughter of Lemuel Isam Branstetter and Leona Caroline Batesel. Leona Gertie Branstetter died in 1902.

     Margaret C. Branstetter was born on 28 January 1858 at Pike County, Missouri. She was the daughter of William Henry Branstetter and Mary Mariah Goodman.

     Martin Alexander Branstetter was born on 1 December 1844 at Pike County, Missouri. He was the son of Lemuel Jackson Branstetter and Sina Tombs. Martin Alexander Branstetter married Anna Elizabeth Sykes, daughter of Joseph B. Sykes and Magdelena Seitz, on 9 October 1873 at Audrain, Audrain County, Missouri. Martin Alexander Branstetter died on 7 March 1912 at Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri, at age 67. He was buried at Spring River Cemetery, Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri.
     Martin Alexander Branstetter Martin Branstetter, contractor and builder, was born in Pike Co., MO, Dec 1, 1844, and is the son of Lemuel J. and Sina (Tombs) Branstetter, and grandson of Adam Branstetter, a native of Germany and a hatter by trade. He settled in Kentucky, an in his later days removed to Pike Co, MO. Sina Tombs was the daughter of David Tombs, a native of Scotland, who made a settlement in South Carolina. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and came from Scotland for that purpose. Lemuel J. Branstetter was a farmer and stock raiser, and engaged in this business in Pike County. He died May 22, 1858 leaving three sons, all of whom grew to manhood and honored citizenship in their respective localities: Martin (the eldest), Simon O. (who died in Pike County leaving a wife and child), and Lemuel Isam (who is now engaged in farming in Spring River Township). At the age of 16 Martin Branstetter began an appreticeship at the carpenter trade at New Harmony, Pike County, MO, which he completed, and worked at his trade until 1874, when he moved to Lawrence Co., MO, and has been prominently identified with the building interests of this locality since. He was married in Audrain County to Miss Annie E. Sykes, daughter of Joseph B. Sykes, a millwright and miller by occupation and a represeentative man from Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Branstetter are the parents of four sons: Raymond W., Murray, Elbridge and Byron. Mr. Branstetter and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in which they have held membership ever since their marriage. He is a Master Mason, and he has passed all the chairs in the L.O.O.F; is a member of the Encampment, and also a member of the K of P. He has been justice of the peace here for six years. His first employement after coming here was in connection with the building department of the Frisco Railroad Company, in which he was engaged in the depot and bridge building department. The Rolla depot and several others in the Indian Nation are landmarks of his handicraft and ability. After three years of this work, he retired to private residence and school-house building, among which may be mentioned the Node school building, the Wilkes school building, etc., etc.

[Goodspeed's 1888 History of Lawrence Co., MO].

     Martin Alexander Branstetter was listed on 20 November 1850 as a household member living with Lemuel Jackson Branstetter on the seventh census of the United States in Indian Creek Twp., Pike County, Missouri.
     Martin Alexander Branstetter was listed on 26 August 1870 as a household member living with Sina Tombs on the ninth census of the United States in Hickory Creek Post Office, Cuivre Twp., Audrian County, Missouri.²
     Martin Alexander Branstetter was listed as the head of household on the tenth census of the United States on 2 June 1880 in Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri. Also living in the house was his wife, Anna Elizabeth Sykes, his son, Raymond Walter Branstetter.
     Martin Alexander Branstetter was listed as the head of household on the twelfth census of the United States on 26 June 1900 in Pierce Twp., Lawrence County, Missouri. Also living in the house was his wife, Anna Elizabeth Sykes, his son, Murray Waldo Branstetter, Elbridge Branstetter, Byron Branstetter and Princeton Gordon Branstetter.
     Martin Alexander Branstetter was listed as father of Murray Waldo Branstetter on the 1910 Census Aurora Twp., Lawrence County, Missouri, on 22 April 1910.³

     Martin Fortner Branstetter was born on 27 May 1824 at Pike County, Missouri. He was the son of Adam Branstetter and Rachel Snavely. Martin Fortner Branstetter married Rachel Kirry circa 1845.
     
     Martin Fortner Branstetter was probably included as a free white male, 15 to 20 years of age, in Adam Branstetter's household on the sixth census of the United States in 1840 at Pike County, Missouri.

     Mary Branstetter was born in 1856 at Missouri.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Clay Branstetter and Catherine Jane Woodson.¹
     Mary Branstetter was listed on 11 September 1860 as a household member living with Henry Clay Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Mary J. Branstetter was born circa 1842 at Pike County, Missouri.¹ She was the daughter of Stephen J. Branstetter and Charity UMN.¹
     Mary J. Branstetter was listed on 25 July 1860 as a household member living with Stephen J. Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Maurice Hubert Branstetter was born on 12 January 1883 at Missouri. He was the son of Lemuel Isam Branstetter and Leona Caroline Batesel.

     Michael E. Branstetter was born in 1851 at Missouri.¹ He was the son of Henry Clay Branstetter and Catherine Jane Woodson.¹
     Michael E. Branstetter was listed on 11 September 1860 as a household member living with Henry Clay Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Muriel Branstetter was born in September 1913 at Missouri.¹ She was the daughter of Murray Waldo Branstetter and Ellen Jean Lidia Merriot Purcell. Muriel Branstetter married Horton E. Noon in 1941. Muriel Branstetter died on 20 January 2011 at Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, at age 97.
     
     Muriel Branstetter was listed on 5 January 1920 as a daughter living with Murray Waldo Branstetter on the 1920 census Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
     Muriel Branstetter was listed on 12 April 1930 as a daughter living with Murray Waldo Branstetter on the 1930 census Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.²
     Obituary of Muriel Branstetter appeared on 26 January 2011 at Nogales International, Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, as follows: Muriel Noon, a member of one of Santa Cruz County’s pioneer ranching families, died on Jan. 20 at Holy Cross Carondelet Hospital in Nogales, just one week after she was diagnosed with metastasized cancer. She was 97. Born in 1913 in Oklahoma, she first came to Sonoita in 1939. She had been studying nursing in St. Louis and working at the Nursing Hospital there, but visited Sonoita on her way to California for a vacation. It was here that she met her husband, Horton Noon, at a community dance. Married in 1941, they managed the White Mountain Hereford Ranch and the Sopori Ranch before settling at the Rain Valley Ranch in Elgin in 1944. Muriel, in an interview last year, remembered that she made do with no electricity and had to send laundry into Nogales via the mail carrier who came out to the ranch. In 1945 the Noons moved to the Oak Bar Ranch between Patagonia and Nogales. Muriel would have to drive the dirt road to Tucson once a month for groceries. Their three children, Barbara, Ted and Robert, attended school in Nogales and were all involved in 4-H. Muriel became a 4-H leader. “I learned to sew by teaching the kids,” she said with a laugh.
In 1964 the Oak Bar Ranch was sold to developers, but the Noons were able to purchase land on the west side of State Route 82, which they named the Oro Blanco Ranch. Although Horton died in 1980, Muriel and her son Robert continued ranching and breeding Charolais cattle, a breed that the Noons had introduced into Southern Arizona.
Muriel helped to develop the Family Guidance Center in Nogales in 1969, and served on the center’s board for years. She also served as the public health nurse for Santa Cruz County.
Always active
Muriel was a very active member of the Santa Cruz County Cowbelles since 1951, the Arizona Cattlegrowers Association, the Southern Arizona Cattlemen’s Protective Association, and the Association of American National Cattlewomen. She was a member of the Pimiera Alta Garden Club and an avid bridge player.
“She was one of the nicest people I’ve ever known,” said Janice Johnson, fellow Cowbelle and owner of the Hilltop Gallery in Nogales. “She was the quintessential ranch wife.”
“There are some people who have an indomitable spirit and grit, and that’s Muriel,” added Carolyn Wemlinger of the Nogales River Cowbelles.
At 97, Muriel was still driving, attending Cowbelle meetings and playing bridge regularly. She communicated by e-mail with friends and family, and even baked 400 Mexican wedding cookies this past fall for her granddaughter’s wedding.
She had a no-nonsense, practical approach to life. When asked what was the greatest advance she had seen in her lifetime, she answered immediately, “The elimination of screw worm in cattle and the invention of the cell phone.”
She once remarked that “I never learned to milk a cow because then I would have had to do it.”
When she found out the week before she died that she was gravely ill, she accepted this in her characteristic practical, down-to-earth manner.
“I’ve had a long and good life,” she said. Talking to her grandchildren gathered at her bedside, she reportedly told them, “I will have no long faces.”.

     Murray Waldo Branstetter was born on 26 October 1881 at Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri.¹ He was the son of Martin Alexander Branstetter and Anna Elizabeth Sykes. Murray Waldo Branstetter married Ellen Jean Lidia Merriot Purcell, daughter of Scott Merriot and Mary Elizabeth Crossland, in 1903.² Murray Waldo Branstetter died on 27 November 1956 at St. Johns Hospital, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, at age 75.¹ He was buried on 27 November 1956 at Spring River Cemetery, Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri.
     
     Murray Waldo Branstetter was listed on 26 June 1900 as a son living with Martin Alexander Branstetter on the twelfth census of the United States Pierce Twp., Lawrence County, Missouri.
     Murray Waldo Branstetter was listed as the head of household on the thirteenth census of the United States on 22 April 1910 in Aurora Twp., Lawrence County, Missouri. Also living in the house was his wife, Ellen Jean Lidia Merriot Purcell, his daughter, Gladys Branstetter, Hazel Agnes Branstetter and Fern Branstetter, his brother, Princeton Gordon Branstetter.²
     Murray Waldo Branstetter was listed as the head of household on the fourtheenth census of the United States on 5 January 1920 in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. Also living in the house was,his wife, Ellen Jean Lidia Merriot Purcell, his son, Lawrence Branstetter and Robert Murray Branstetter, his daughter, Gladys Branstetter, Hazel Agnes Branstetter, Fern Branstetter and Muriel Branstetter, his father-in-law, William M. Purcell, his mother-in-law, Mary Elizabeth Crossland, mother-in-law, Mary Elizabeth Crossland. Murray Waldo Branstetter witnessed the death of Mary Elizabeth Crossland on 7 April 1924 at Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.³
     Murray Waldo Branstetter was listed as the head of household on the fifteenth census of the United States on 12 April 1930 in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. Also living in the house was his wife, Ellen Jean Lidia Merriot Purcell, his son, Lawrence Branstetter and Robert Murray Branstetter, his daughter, Gladys Branstetter, Fern Branstetter and Muriel Branstetter.⁴

     N.E.R. Branstetter was born circa 1845 at Pike County, Missouri.¹ He was the son of Stephen J. Branstetter and Charity UMN.¹
     N.E.R. Branstetter was listed on 25 July 1860 as a household member living with Stephen J. Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Otis Oram Branstetter was born on 30 July 1876 at Lawrence County, Missouri.¹ He was the son of Lemuel Isam Branstetter and Leona Caroline Batesel.¹ Otis Oram Branstetter died on 24 June 1953 at age 76.
     
     Otis Oram Branstetter was listed on 2 June 1880 as a son living with Lemuel Isam Branstetter on the tenth census of the United States Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri.

     Peter Johnson Branstetter was born on 11 July 1856 at Pike County, Missouri. He was the son of William Henry Branstetter and Mary Mariah Goodman. Peter Johnson Branstetter died on 20 April 1937 at Pike County, Missouri, at age 80.
     Peter Johnson Branstetter was listed on 13 September 1860 as a household member living with William Henry Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Peter S. Branstetter was born in 1796 at Virginia. He was the son of Johann Michael Brandstetter and Mary B. Snavely. Peter S. Branstetter died in 1860 at Hickory Creek, Audrain County, Missouri.

     Polly Branstetter was born on 27 January 1815 at Wythe County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Adam Branstetter and Rachel Snavely.

     Princeton Gordon Branstetter was born on 19 January 1893 at Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri. He was the son of Martin Alexander Branstetter and Anna Elizabeth Sykes. Princeton Gordon Branstetter died on 17 April 1972 at Wichita, Sedgewick County, Kansas, at age 79.
     
     Princeton Gordon Branstetter was listed on 26 June 1900 as a son living with Martin Alexander Branstetter on the twelfth census of the United States Pierce Twp., Lawrence County, Missouri.
     Princeton Gordon Branstetter was listed on 22 April 1910 as a brother living with Murray Waldo Branstetter on the 1910 census Aurora Twp., Lawrence County, Missouri.¹

     Rachel Amanda Branstetter was born on 5 February 1832 at Pike County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Adam Branstetter and Rachel Snavely.
     
     Rachel Amanda Branstetter was probably included as a free white female, 5 to 10 years of age, in Adam Branstetter's household on the sixth census of the United States in 1840 at Pike County, Missouri.
     Rachel Amanda Branstetter was listed on 23 November 1850 as a household member living with Adam Branstetter on the seventh census of the United States in Indian Creek Twp., Pike County, Missouri. Rachel Amanda Branstetter was listed on 26 July 1860 as a household member living with Adam Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in Wellsville, Montgomery County, Missouri.

     Rachel Catherine Branstetter was born circa 1850 at Missouri.¹ She was the daughter of John Branstetter and Mary Dolly Henderson.¹
     Rachel Catherine Branstetter was listed on 15 September 1860 as a household member living with John Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Raymond Walter Branstetter was born on 30 June 1876 at Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri. He was the son of Martin Alexander Branstetter and Anna Elizabeth Sykes. Raymond Walter Branstetter died on 6 June 1944 at Campbell Twp., Greene County, Missouri, at age 67. He was buried on 12 June 1944 at Greenlawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.
     
     Raymond Walter Branstetter was listed on 2 June 1880 as a son living with Martin Alexander Branstetter on the tenth census of the United States Verona, Lawrence County, Missouri.

     Robert Murray Branstetter was born on 15 August 1918 at Oklahoma.^1,2 He was the son of Murray Waldo Branstetter and Ellen Jean Lidia Merriot Purcell. Robert Murray Branstetter married Sarah Magnolia, daughter of Samuel Magnolia and Mary Polotzola. Robert Murray Branstetter died on 24 December 1992 at Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, at age 74.^1,3
     
     Robert Murray Branstetter was listed on 5 January 1920 as a son living with Murray Waldo Branstetter on the 1920 census Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
     Robert Murray Branstetter was listed on 12 April 1930 as a son living with Murray Waldo Branstetter on the 1930 census Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.²

     Samuel E. Branstetter was born in 1853 at Missouri.¹ He was the son of Henry Clay Branstetter and Catherine Jane Woodson.¹ Samuel E. Branstetter died in 1937.
     Samuel E. Branstetter was listed on 11 September 1860 as a household member living with Henry Clay Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Selina C. Branstetter was born in 1848 at Missouri.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Clay Branstetter and Catherine Jane Woodson.¹
     Selina C. Branstetter was listed on 11 September 1860 as a household member living with Henry Clay Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Simon O. Branstetter was born on 19 February 1848. He was the son of Lemuel Jackson Branstetter and Sina Tombs. Simon O. Branstetter married Caroline A. Dennis on 26 October 1867 at Pike County, Missouri.¹ Simon O. Branstetter died on 3 March 1870 at New Harmony, Pike County, Missouri, at age 22. He was buried at New Harmony Cemetery, New Harmony, Pike County, Missouri.
     
     Simon O. Branstetter was listed on 20 November 1850 as a household member living with Lemuel Jackson Branstetter on the seventh census of the United States in Indian Creek Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Simon Warben Branstetter was born on 6 October 1827 at Pike County, Missouri. He was the son of Adam Branstetter and Rachel Snavely.
     
     Simon Warben Branstetter was probably included as a free white male, 10 to 15 years of age, in Adam Branstetter's household on the sixth census of the United States in 1840 at Pike County, Missouri.

     Sina Malinda Branstetter was born on 18 April 1888 at Pike County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Lemuel Isam Branstetter and Leona Caroline Batesel. Sina Malinda Branstetter died on 30 May 1970 at Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri, at age 82.

     Stephen Douglas Branstetter was born on 8 April 1860 at Pike County, Missouri. He was the son of William Henry Branstetter and Mary Mariah Goodman. Stephen Douglas Branstetter died on 1 February 1954 at Vandalia, Audrain County, Missouri, at age 93. He was buried on 2 February 1954 at New Harmony Cemetery, New Harmony, Pike County, Missouri.
     Stephen Douglas Branstetter was listed on 13 September 1860 as a household member living with William Henry Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Stephen J. Branstetter was born on 14 September 1809 at Wythe County, Virginia. He was the son of Adam Branstetter and Rachel Snavely. Stephen J. Branstetter married Charity UMN circa 1840. Stephen J. Branstetter died on 28 May 1882 at New Harmony, Pike County, Missouri, at age 72. He was buried on 28 May 1882 at New Harmony Cemetery, New Harmony, Pike County, Missouri.
     Stephen J. Branstetter was listed on 25 July 1860 as the head of a family on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri. Also living with Stephen J. Branstetter was Charity UMN, Mary J. Branstetter, N.E.R. Branstetter and Stephen R. Branstetter. Stephen J. Branstetter was listed on 26 July 1860 as a household member living with Adam Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in Wellsville, Montgomery County, Missouri.

     Stephen R. Branstetter was born circa 1849 at Pike County, Missouri.¹ He was the son of Stephen J. Branstetter and Charity UMN.¹
     Stephen R. Branstetter was listed on 25 July 1860 as a household member living with Stephen J. Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Susan Catherine Branstetter was born on 6 April 1829 at Pike County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Adam Branstetter and Rachel Snavely. Susan Catherine Branstetter died on 18 November 1901 at age 72.
     
     Susan Catherine Branstetter was probably included as a free white female, 10 to 15 years of age, in Adam Branstetter's household on the 1sixth census of the United States in 1840 at Pike County, Missouri.
     Susan Catherine Branstetter was listed on 23 November 1850 as a household member living with Adam Branstetter on the seventh census of the United States in Indian Creek Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Theron Ives Branstetter was born in 1878 at Lawrence County, Missouri. He was the son of Lemuel Isam Branstetter and Leona Caroline Batesel.

     William Branstetter was born on 27 May 1811 at Wythe County, Virginia. He was the son of Adam Branstetter and Rachel Snavely.

     William D. Branstetter was born circa 1844.¹ He was the son of John Branstetter and Mary Dolly Henderson.¹
     William D. Branstetter was listed on 15 September 1860 as a household member living with John Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     William Henry Branstetter was born on 29 July 1824 at Kentucky. He was the son of Henry Branstetter and Elizabeth Craig. William Henry Branstetter married Mary Mariah Goodman on 2 December 1846. William Henry Branstetter died on 26 August 1864 at Missouri at age 40.
     William Henry Branstetter was listed on 13 September 1860 as the head of a family on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri. Also living with William Henry Branstetter was Mary Mariah Goodman, Daniel William Branstetter, John Anderson Branstetter, Elizabeth C. Branstetter, Henry T. Branstetter, Peter Johnson Branstetter and Stephen Douglas Branstetter.

     William L. Branstetter was born in 1858 at Missouri.¹ He was the son of Henry Clay Branstetter and Catherine Jane Woodson.¹
     William L. Branstetter was listed on 11 September 1860 as a household member living with Henry Clay Branstetter on the eighth census of the United States in New Harmony Post Office, Indian Twp., Pike County, Missouri.

     Jennie Lue Bratten was born on 31 August 1892 at Moniteau County, California. She married Frederick Oral Johnson, son of Vinson Hail Johnson and Mary Ettie Witten, on 2 July 1911. Jennie Lue Bratten died on 30 June 1921 at Moniteau County, California, at age 28. She was buried at Burke Addition / Crown Hill City Cemetery, California, Moniteau County, Missouri.

     Eliza Belle Breidenstein was born in May 1858 at Ohio. She married Thomas Hagerman Rigby, son of Caleb Pumphrey Rigby and Elizabeth Christiana Fate, circa 1878.¹ Eliza Belle Breidenstein died in February 1936 at age 77.
     
     Eliza Belle Breidenstein was listed as the wife of Thomas Hagerman Rigby on the tenth census of the United States on 1 June 1880 Winfield, Osborne County, Kansas.
     Eliza Belle Breidenstein was listed as wife of Thomas Hagerman Rigby on the twelfth census of the United States Skagway, Southern District, Alaska, on 23 April 1900.
     Eliza Belle Breidenstein was listed as wife of Thomas Hagerman Rigby on the 1920 Census Mayfield Precinct, Elmore County, Idaho, on 13 January 1920.
     Eliza Belle Breidenstein was listed as wife of Thomas Hagerman Rigby on the 1930 Census Boise, Ada County, Idaho, on 7 April 1930.

     Elizabeth Belle Bridgewater was born in 1884 at Iowa. She married Henry Harvey Johnson, son of Rice Charles Johnson and Martha J. Dale, in 1902.
     
     Elizabeth Belle Bridgewater was listed as wife of Henry Harvey Johnson on the 1910 Census Wallace Twp., Wallace County, Kansas, on 2 May 1910.
     Elizabeth Belle Bridgewater was listed as wife of Henry Harvey Johnson on the 1920 Census Valley Twp., Phillips County, Kansas, on 5 January 1920.
     Elizabeth Belle Bridgewater was listed as wife of Henry Harvey Johnson on the 1930 Census Valley Twp., Phillips County, Kansas, on 19 April 1930.

     Sarah Elizabeth Brim was born circa 1780 at North Carolina. She married Benjamin Lay Hamblin, son of George Hamblin and Piercy Carey, circa 1796 at Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland.

     Elizabeth Briscoe was born in 1764 at Maryland. She was the daughter of Walter Briscoe and Elizabeth Compton. Elizabeth Briscoe married Edward Trueman, son of Henry Truman and Ann Magruder, in 1783 at Maryland.

     Sarah Briscoe was born circa 1680 at Maryland. She married Thomas Truman, son of Henry Truman and Jane Smith, say 1704 at Maryland. Sarah Briscoe died in 1735 at Prince George County, Maryland.

     Walter Briscoe was born on 21 May 1742 at Maryland. He married Elizabeth Compton in 1762 at Charles County, Maryland. Walter Briscoe died in 1785 at Crossing Ohio River, Kentucky.

     Martha Jane Brokaw was born in March 1837 at Ohio.² She married Simeon Fait, son of John Fait and Margaret Lindsey, on 8 March 1857 at Hocking County, Ohio.¹ Martha Jane Brokaw married Wilson J. Speakman on 3 September 1861 at Hocking County, Ohio. Martha Jane Brokaw died on 20 June 1912 at Laurel County, Kentucky, at age 75.
     Martha Jane Brokaw was listed on 16 June 1860 as a household member living with Simeon Fait on the eighth census of the United States in Salt Creek, Hocking County, Ohio.³
     Martha Jane Brokaw was listed in June 1900 as mother-in-law living with John M. Owens on the twelfth census of the United States Oakley Twp., Logan County, Kansas.

     George Chatfield Brooks was born on 14 August 1870. He married Ella Myrtle Harp, daughter of Isaac Marshall Harp and Mary Letisha Allen, on 15 February 1909.¹ George Chatfield Brooks died on 17 August 1954 at age 84.