Branch, Elam
Source 098 – Website File for Elam Branch
Gendis Search Results: MI Dept of Community Health
URL: www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/
[21 February 2016 – URL updated to: http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/osr/gendisx/index.asp]
Elam Branch
Date of death: 28-Jun-1874
Ledger Page: 162
Record Number: 157
Place of death: Bay Co Mich
County of Death: Van Buren (around Kalamazoo)
Sex: Male
Race: WHITE
Marital Status: Married
Age: 32 years 3 months 21 days (birth: 7 March 1842)
Cause of Death: TYPHOID FEVER
Birthplace: LAWRENCE
Occupation: CLERGY MAN
Father’s Name: Branch, EATON
Father’s Residence: LAWRENCE
Mother’s Name: BRANCH, AMANDA
Mother’s Residence: LAWRENCE
Date of record: 2-Jun-1875
Genealogical Death Indexing System (Gendis): MI Dept of Community Health
URL: www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individuals.asp?UniqueID=167219
Source 097 – Website File for Elam Branch
URL: https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Aelam~%20%2Bsurname%3Abranch~%20%2Bmarriage_year%3A1864-1864~
International Genealogical Index (IGI) Individual Record
Family Search International Genealogical Index v5.0
ELAM BRANCH
Male
EVENTS –
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Marriages –
Spouse: HELLEN E. NELSON
Marriage: 09 OCT 1864, Van Buren, Michigan
Husband Age at Marriage: 23
Wife Age at Marriage: 18
Source Information –
Batch No: M518831; Dates: 1836-1866; Source Call No: 1019197 V. A-D; Type: Film
ELAM E. BRANCH
Male
EVENTS –
Birth: Van Buren, Michigan
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
PARENTS –
Father: ELAM BRANCH
Mother: Helen Nelson
MARRIAGES –
Spouse: JENNIE M. GORHAM
Marriage: 21 JAN 1891, Van Buren, Michigan
Husband Age at Marriage: 20
Wife Age at Marriage: 22
SOURCE INFORMATION –
Batch No: M518832; Dates: 1866-1885; Source Call No: 1019198 V. B1-C; Type: Film
Source 003 – Personal Letter Regarding Branch/Lawton Genealogy by Dorothy Lawton
Author: Dorothy Lawton
Title: Letter to Helen J. (Thomas) Hoorn regarding Branch/Lawton Genealogy
Date: 09 June 1982
Curator: Christine Fisher
Note: Sent from Mayer, AZ, to Grand Rapids, MI
09 June 1982
Grand Rapids, MI
Dear Helen:
This is the darnedest letter. First I’m not seeing so good. Second its a darnedest mix up trying to write about the family. and then I’m such a poor writer. But Frank says if you really study the papers in the last box, you’ll probably be able to figure it out for yourself. And then you can write and ask anything you don’t understand. So here goes:
Valeria L Nelson’s sister Helen E. Nelson – who married Elam Branch, Frank’s grandfather. There was three children: EE Branch (Uncle Elam), Jesse Branch (died in early life, was married and had two children. He died up in the thumb area of typhoid pneumonia and we lost track of his children. And Amanda Branch – Frank’s mother. After Elam died Helen E Branch later married Lyman Cooper (your [Helen’s] grandfather). But Helen was both yours and Franks grandmother.
After Helen and Lyman Cooper were married they had one daughter, Iva May Cooper – your mother.
Valeria L Nelson, sister of Helen E Nelson maried Elam Branch. They had 3 children: EE Branch, Jesse Branch, and Amanda Branch. After Elam Branch died Helen E Branch later maried Lyman Cooper. Had one dawter: Iva May Cooper. You asked if Aunt Valeria had been maried. She maried William Nelson. I do not know if he was a cousin or not. Grandmother Branch-Cooper buried in Hillside Cemetery, Lawrence, MI
Helen Branch-Cooper, Valeria Nelson, and Frank H Lawton and Amanda B. Lawton are all buried on the same large lot. If you were to go to the Lawrence Cemetery and look up the large lot and maybe look up the manager and he’ll tell you about who buried there.
Does Martin belong to the Mason’s? You remember Uncle Elam was a 32 (?) mason and we have a couple of rituals
My goodness I was going to copy this out a little better, but didn’t get it done.
My sister Vera and her husband (Clark William Hill) are having their 50th anniversary at their sons in Owosso next month. Hope you have a nice time sorting this out.
Love,
Lawtons (Frank and Dorothy), Mayer AZ
Source 033 – Personal Letter by Nancy J. Nelson
Author: Nancy J. (Draper) Nelson
Title: Letter to “Children” [Valeria – age 34, Marcus – deceased, Helen – age 25]
Date: 01 January 1871
Curator: Christine Fisher
Note:
Lawrence
January 1, 1871
Dear Children,
I suppose you have looked long and anxiously for a letter. I was sick with Erisipelas when I received your last and since I have got about it has been such cold weather and so much making fires at night that I have not found time or felt able to write. Valeria came and stayed one night and a day and Mrs Benjamine was here at the same time the rest of the week. Mrs. Bercham came once a day and swept and done all she could, my limb was dreadfully swollen so the skin burst and so inflamed the skin pealed off, I had to go to work when I was obliged to use my crutch. my limb is swollen considerable yet but is over the soreness. Aside from this we are in usual health, but with all my privations and sufferings I feel that I have much to be thankful for at the beginning of this new year. Many blessings of which thousands are deprived. Mr Benjamine and wife have both been out likewise Wm Haverd [unclear] from Yor Stand. Susan went with him when he went back, she expected to stay five weeks. Her Br James was to be married the 14th of December so she got there to the wedding. I suppose your Aunt Ellen is very sick again. I have not been to see her but Uncle said she was better to day, I went to V’s yesterday. She is well and wanted to write to you but had not time before we had to come home. She says she will write as soon as she can.
We were very sorry that we was away when Elam came, we had gone to Wills for turnips. We had a fine lot of them. OW Rowland is going to try to get my Pension. We should have went up last week but it was so cold until Saturday we could not leave the house, we shall go to morrow if the weather is fit. Valeria has a parlor stove for her front room so she is comfortable, her cow makes lots of butter so she gets along finely. I got a letter from your Aunt Sarah [Nancy’s brother Nelson B. Draper’s wife, Sarah Spencer Draper?] about the time I got yours. She was feeling quite unwell when she wrote she had been helping your Uncle do his falls work. She and the girls had husked all their corn 300 bushels and she was tired out. She said their crops turned out better than they expected. She thought they would have more potatoes than they should want, your Uncles health is better. She said they had not heard a word from my son in law since he left. I think he had best let them know of his welfare. I thank you very much for the Sack. It is so comfortable under my Shawl. With wishing you all a happy new year I will close, pleas excuse mistakes.
Your loving Mother,
NJ Nelson
PS Helen have you thought what our watch word is yet.
Source 036 – Personal Letter by Eaton Branch
Author: Eaton Branch
Title: Letter to “Son” [Elam Branch Sr]
Date: 16 October [illegible; perhaps 1870]
Curator: Christine Fisher
Note:
Lawrence, MI
16 October –70 [1870]
[difficult to read]
Dear Son, I will attempt to write again. We are now all on foot. Mother has just got up again. She has been as sick a person as ? generally life. She had as ? the collary as could be. She was taken vomiting and purging clear blood if we had not had the doctor near and ? or at least help ? I think she would not had lived. But she is up again. Frank called for help yesterday morning a little before sunlight and we cared him to the gates in a chair. Bell gave birth to a fine girl weight is 6 lb, 10 oz. Bell is quite smart and if nothing sets in will soon git up again. My health is not very good, but so I am to work the most of the time. We are gathering apples. I have but a few to spare. Less than I have had in my years and that with all other disappointments it makes me hand up I can’t pay my debts at present. Now in the mater in hand I was a delegate to the call at your place and was again to take Mr …