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LARKIN BRANNON'S PLACE

Coker Creek, Monroe CO, TN & Cherokee CO, NC

Family Group of

Larkin Brannon b 1800 Hanging Dog Creek, Cherokee CO, NC d 1895 buried Old Coker Creek / Station Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
occupation - farmer, Coker Creek postmaster1872, justice of the peace in Monroe CO, TN 1875-81, toll road collector on Joe Brown Road at Coker Creek
son of

m Mar 1825 TO
Eliza Annis "Ann" Tilley or Webb b 1806 d 1887 buried Old Coker Creek / Station Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
dau of [NOTE: The James S. Brannon branch of this family claims that Annis was a Tilley while the Edward Joshua Brannon descendants all say that her maiden name was Webb. There were both Webb and Tilley families in the area. Tilleys married in the Irons family that settled nearby Ironsburg giving that area its name.]

issue:
1(F) Caroline Brannon b 7 Feb 1825 d young

2(M) Edward Joshua Brannon b 18 Dec 1826 NC d 18 Nov 1908 buried Ironsburg Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
military service - Pvt, Capt. William Walker's CO B, 29th NC Regiment, Thomas' Legion, CSA
m (1) 30 Dec 1851 Monroe CO, TN TO
Eliza Ann Miller b 10 Aug 1830 d 9 Feb 1895 buried Ironsburg Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN

m (2) 20 Sep 1901 by Gay Bryant, MG TO
Nancy McDaniel b Apr 1844 in Monroe Co, TN d after 1920

3(M) George Brannon b 1828 d 1840

4(M) John Brannon b 1 Oct 1834 Ironsbug, TN d [NOTE: This birth date was given me by a descendant. It is either in error or the tombstone for his brother David is wrong.]

5(M) David Brannon b 7 Nov 1834 d 22 Sep 1913 buried Ironsburg Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
m after 1860 TO
Nancy J. Witt b 1834 d 10 Mar 1909 buried Ironsburg Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN

6(M) William "Uncle Duck" Brannon b 17 Jun 1837 d 15 Jul 1913 buried Unaka Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee CO, NC
military service - Capt. Goldman Bryson's Union Vols
m ca 1863 TO
Charlotte Evans b 12 Dec 1842 d 19 Mar 1912 buried Unaka Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee CO, NC

7(M) James S. Brannon b 17 Mar 1839 Monroe CO, TN d 8 May 1907 buried Eleazar Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
military service - CSA, pension file # 2791
m (1) 15 Feb 1866 Monroe CO,TN TO
Elizabeth "Betty" J. McConkey b 24 Apr 1844 TN d 24 Jun 1879 buried Eleazar Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN

m (2) 18 Jul 1880 Monroe CO, TN TO
Bettie Harris b 15 Feb 1844 TN d 1927 per Monroe CO, TN death cert. #1430

8(F) Nancy Ann Brannon b 11 Apr 1842 d 17 Apr 1896 buried Old Ironsburg Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
m TO
Elijah L. Smith b 11 Apr 1842 d 7 Jun 1930 buried Old Ironsburg Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
military service - CO D, 3rd TN Mounted Infantry Regiment, USA

9(M) Benjamin Brannon b 7 Jan 1846 d 22 Aug 1904 Joplin, MO
military service - Capt. Goldman Bryson's Union Vols & CO D, 1st Battalion, TN Light Artillery, USA (photo link)
m 17 Oct 1869 by Julian Brannon, JP Monroe CO, TN TO
Rebecca Jane Moses b 15 May 1850 d 4 Apr 1937 Joplin, MO

10(F) Sarah Jane Brannon b 22 Aug 1848 Murphy, Cherokee CO, NC d 20 Jul 1932 Overbrook, OK
m 22 Mar 1868 Monroe CO, TN TO
Robert Debusk Henderson b 1 Aug 1848 d 1900 Franklin, OK

11(F) Minerva Brannon b 16 Dec 1850 d

[NOTE: Expect updates on this family.]

Other researchers on the Brannons include Sonja (Brannon) Tate of Tellico Plains, TN, Helen (Weaver) Casada of Charleston, TN, and Kelly Shepard of Yellville, AR. Also, Gerry (Large) Amos, now deceased, was most helpful with the research. Many thanks to all!

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