James Brannum+ (12 Apr 1799 - 06 Jun 1874)
Samuel Brannum+ (25 May 1801 - 12 Jan 1877)
Sarah Brannum (16 Oct 1803)
William Brannum (14 Apr 1806)
Thomas Brannum (17 Jul 1808)
Aquilla Brannum (24 Nov 1814)
Esther Brannum (26 Feb 1817)
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| Sara was born on 13 March 1864 at Williamsville, Missouri. She was the daughter of unknown Jenkins and Mary Williams. She married James Albert Dunlap in 1889. Sara was divorced from James Albert Dunlap before 1896. Sara died on 24 December 1910 at age 46. |
| unknown died. Unknown was born. He married Mary Williams. |
| Mary died. Mary was born. She married unknown Jenkins. |
| John was born on 17 March 1874 at Harviell, Butler County, Missouri. He was the son of Jesse Dunlap and Hester F. Brannum. John died on 22 January 1892 at age 17. |
| Lillie died. Lillie was born. She married Charles Edward Dunlap. |
| Jesse died. Jesse was born on 17 May 1884 at Harviell, Butler County, Missouri. Jesse Lee Dunlap was the child of Jesse Dunlap and Hester F. Brannum. |
| Bessie died. She married C. J. Beard. Bessie was born on 26 July 1886 at Harviell, Butler County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Jesse Dunlap and Hester F. Brannum. |
| He married Bessie May Dunlap. C. died. C. was born. |
| Thomas died. Thomas was born on 17 June 1891 at Harviell, Butler County, Missouri. He was the son of Jesse Dunlap and Hester F. Brannum. |
William Brannum1 (M)| See biographical article under his grandson, Henry Clay Brannum.1 William was born on 17 February 1774 at North Carolina. He was the son of unknown Brannum. William died. |
James Brannum+ (12 Apr 1799 - 06 Jun 1874)
| John died. John was born on 29 May 1797. He was the son of William Brannum. |
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See biographical article under his son, Henry Clay Brannum.1
Samuel was born on 25 May 1801 at Kentucky.
He was the son of William Brannum.
He married Nancy Ball at Missouri, on 31 December 1822.
Samuel was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at Fayette County, Indiana. 1850 Census. Alquina, Jennings Twp. Fayette Co. IN. House #132. BRANNUM, Samuel 49 M Occupation: Builder of Steam Mill, b.Ky BRANNUM, Nancy 39 F b.Vt BRANNUM, Henry 19 M Occupation: Carpenter, b.Ind BRANNUM, Mary 16 F b.Ind BRANNUM, Hester 14 F b. Ind BRANNUM, Joseph 8 M b.Ind. Samuel died on 12 January 1877 at Wells County, Indiana, at age 75. |
| Nancy died. Nancy was born on 15 October 1810 at Massachusetts. She married Samuel Brannum on 31 December 1822 at Missouri. |
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Biographical article from "Memorial Record of Northeastern Indiana" published by The Lewis Publishing Company in Chicago, IL 1896. ------------------------------ "HENRY CLAY BRANNUM is the general manager of the Brannum & Mercer Lumber Company of Montpelier, Indiana. The study of the character of the representative American never fails to offer much of pleasing interest and valuable instruction. The life work of him whose name heads this sketch, fraught with good results, is most worthy of record. The who by patient perseverance, arduous effort and well conceived and properly executed plans succeeds in winning prosperity, and a rank among the foremost in commercial circles demonstrates what can be accomplished by determined will and ability, and furnishes an example well worthy of emulation. Such a man is Mr. Brannum. Our subject was born in Fairfield, Indiana, May 15, 1831, and is a son of Samuel and Nancy (Ball) Brannum. He has descended from an early family of North Carolina, where lived four brothers, -- William, Samuel, Michael and Aquilla Brannum. The first named, the grandfather of our subject, was born February 17, 1774, and his children were John, born May 27, 1797; James, born April 12, 1799; Samuel, born May 25, 1801; Sarah, born October 26, 1803; William, born April 24, 1806; Thomas, born July 17, 1808; Aquilla, born November 24, 1814; and Esther, born February 26, 1817. The last named died in childhood. The father of our subject removed with his parents to New Madrid, Missouri, where they lived at the time of the earthquake there. They were also residents of Arkansas. He was probably married in the former State to Miss Nancy Ball, who was born in Massachusetts in 1808. Mr. Brannum engaged in buying horses, but they were stolen by the Indians. He afterward cut cord-wood, at twenty-five cents per day. Taking up his residence near Liberty, Indiana, he there engaged in operating a sawmill, in 1831, and he went to Fairfield, Indiana, where he assisted his father-in-law, Mr. Ball, who was there teaching school. In 1851 he removed to Chester township, Wells county, locating one mile from Keystone, Indiana. His possessions at that time consisted of an eighty-acre farm, $4 in money, a gray horse, a buggy and a wagon. He erected a residence, began the cultivation of his land, and prospered in his undertakings, winning a comfortable competence. There he resided until his death, which occurred January 12, 1877. He was a strong Union man, and from the time when he supported Fremont in 1856 was an ardent Republican. He was also a warm advocate of Henry Clay. From the age of sixteen years the subject of this review, Henry Clay Brannum, has been dependent on his own resources. He at that time began learning the carpenter's trade and subsequently engaged in contracting and building, which he followed until twenty-four years of age. He spent his early life in Union, Wells and Blackford counties, Indiana. In 1861 he located in Chester township, Wells county, that he might care for his aged parents, and made his home in that neighborhood for nine years, when in 1870 he came to Montpelier. Here he established a hardware and implement store, which he successfully conducted until 1887, when he traded the business to George A. Mason for 160 acres of land in Jackson township, Wells county. There he lived for three years, after which he returned to Montpelier and became manager of the Mercer & Brannum lumberyard. He became a partner in the business by purchasing the interest H. H. Bennett, and in 1892 the business of the Mercer & Brannum Lumber Company was removed to its present location. Their annual shipments amount to one million feet of lumber. They ship thirty car-loads of lumber per month on an average, and in July, 1895, their shipments amounted to fifty car-loads. They carry in stock everything needed in the erection of a house. William S. Brannum, a son of our subject, now living in Chicago, has been admitted to a partnership in the business and a branch establishment has been located in that city. They now have an office in the Marquette building and the Chicago headquarters are now the principal point of orders and shipments. The firm also conducts a lumber business at Hartford City, Alexandria, Elwood and Eaton, all in Indiana. The firm Mercer & Brannum is now at the head of one of the largest lumber industries I the State, a business which has not only proved a profitable on to them but has also aided greatly in promoting the material welfare of the various towns where the yards are established. Mr. Brannum's interests and capabilities are by no means limited to one line of endeavor. In the spring of 1894, he aided in the organization of the Royal Oil Company, the officers of which are Charles Spence, president; E. G. Cottinghan, vice-president; H. C. Brannum, treasurer; and George Ely, general manager. These gentlemen, in connection with Jo G. Brannum, of Alexandria, Indiana, were the organizers. They leased 4,400 acres of land in one body and sunk five wells. On the 3d of October, 1856, Mr. Brannum was married in Dunlapsville, Union county, Indiana, to Miss Rebecca, a daughter of William and Martha (Cory) Johnson. She was born May 19, 1836, in Cheviot, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her father was born near Trenton, New Jersey, August 27, 1808, and died at the home of Mrs. Brannum December 10, 1893. He married Martha Cory March 13, 1834, in Union county, Indiana. She was born in Brookville, Franklin county, Indiana, February 16, 1813, and died I Liberty, this State, January 25, 1888. Her father, Jeremiah Cory, was born in Pennsylvania May 29, 1786, of Scotch ancestry, was a tanner by trade, and became one of the earliest settlers of Franklin county. His death occurred in May, 1873. Daniel Johnson, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Brannum, died July 9, 1828, at the age of fifty years. To Mr. And Mrs. Brannum were born nine children: Mary Alice, born July 23, 1857, became the wife of John Perfect McGeath March 15, 880, and died September 8, 1893. Annie, born June 30, 1859, died February 26, 1862. William Samuel, born September 7, 1861, was married May 28, 1885, to Elna McGrew, and has two children; James Harry, born April 26, 1887; and Marjorie, born November 12, 1894. Joseph Grant, born October 28, 1863, was married January 18, 1893, to Lenora McLead, and is engaged in the lumber business at Alexandria. Martha Etta, born March 19, 1866, died October 29, 1869. Nancy Irene, born June 8, 1868, died November 1, 1869. George, born August 5, 1870, died two days later. Lizie Edith, born October 25, 1972, married Oscar Bevington, foreman of the lumber-yard in Montpelier; the wedding was celebrated February 12, 1890, and they have three children - Grace May, born November 28, 1890; Catherine Cairo, born September 23, 1892; and Frederick Grant, born November 12, 1894. Grace, the youngest of the family, was born July 31, 1876, and is now bookkeeper in her father's office. The family attend the Methodist Church, and Mr. Brannum is a Republican in politics. Socially, he is a Knight Templar Mason, having been connected with that fraternity sinces 1856, while since 1855 he has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He has always been known for his prompt and honorable methods of dealing, and has both deserved and received the unbounded confidence of his fellow citizens. His own interests have now become extensive and varied, and his life fairly illustrates what one may achieve who is actuated by a worth ambition to make the most and best of his opportunities and talents." ------------------------------.1 Henry died. Henry was born on 15 May 1831 at Franklin County, Indiana. He was the son of Samuel Brannum and Nancy Ball. |
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