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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Levi Branson was born 1847, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Richardsons Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Levi married Penelope C. Langston 14 Jul 1867, Sevier County, Tennessee. Penelope was born 15 Dec 1848, Tennessee; died 5 Mar 1909; was buried Brown Cemetery, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. James Albert Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jun 1868, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1958, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Feb 1958, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. James Columbus Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Mar 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. William Thomas "Bill" Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Dec 1873, Tennessee; died 29 Sep 1939; was buried Brown Cemetery, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    4. 5. S. B. Branson  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Beecher M. Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1879, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 1961; was buried Tecumseh Cemetery, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    6. 7. Mollie Branson  Descendancy chart to this point

    Levi — Langston. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Benjamin Walker Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Nov 1887, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1953; was buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Albert Branson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Levi1) was born 27 Jun 1868, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1958, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Feb 1958, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Richardsons Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James married Mary Catherine Gobble 2 Nov 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Aaron Gobble and Gracy Seaton) was born 2 Aug 1871; died 16 May 1899; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Lucy F. Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Aug 1898, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1977; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    James — Mary Violet Paine. Mary (daughter of Rev. Smith Ferguson Paine and Mary Emily McIntire) was born 7 Aug 1878, North Carolina; died 28 Dec 1958; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Wallace Levi Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Mar 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1993; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 11. Cecile Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jan 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1987; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  James Columbus Branson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Levi1) was born 21 Mar 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Richardsons Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee


  3. 4.  William Thomas "Bill" Branson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Levi1) was born 12 Dec 1873, Tennessee; died 29 Sep 1939; was buried Brown Cemetery, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Richardsons Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Kate (Shields) Maples family group sheets.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 26, 29.

    William — Sarah Emert McMahan. Sarah (daughter of Dr. Wilson R. "Cud" McMahan and Mary Catherine Caton) was born 26 Mar 1876, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1976; was buried Brown Cemetery, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Myrtle Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Apr 1894, Tennessee.
    2. 13. Fred Hale Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1899, Tennessee.
    3. 14. Pearl Branson  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 15. Pansey Vaughn Branson  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 16. James "Jimmy" Branson  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 17. Lee Branson  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 18. Ferron Van Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jul 1909; died 17 Jun 1967; was buried Brown Cemetery, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    8. 19. Nora Branson  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  S. B. Branson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Levi1)

  5. 6.  Beecher M. Branson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Levi1) was born 15 Apr 1879, Tennessee; died 27 Jan 1961; was buried Tecumseh Cemetery, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Richardsons Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee


  6. 7.  Mollie Branson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Levi1)

    Mollie — Davis. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Benjamin Walker Branson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Levi1) was born 18 Nov 1887, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1953; was buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California

    Benjamin married Lula Lavina Ogle 30 Oct 1917, Los Angeles County, California. Lula (daughter of Isaac Newton Ogle and Mary Delia Rains) was born 20 Feb 1892, Tennessee; died 15 Nov 1989; was buried El Camino Memorial Park Cemetery, San Diego County, California. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Lenora M. Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 May 1922, Los Angeles County, California.
    2. 21. Benjamin Walker Branson, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Oct 1923, Los Angeles County, California; died 24 Apr 2011; was buried 29 Apr 2011, El Camino Memorial Park Cemetery, San Diego County, California.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Lucy F. Branson Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Levi1) was born 7 Aug 1898, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1977; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 28.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.

    Lucy married Elmer Reagan 2 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee. Elmer (son of Westley O. Reagan and Arbinzia Kear) was born 25 Dec 1895, Tennessee; died 9 Jan 1978; was buried Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Flora Hazel Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point died See Notes.
    2. 23. Trula Mae Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Dec 1923, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 2001; was buried Brook Cedron Cemetery, Baldwin County, Alabama.
    3. 24. Claude Joel Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jan 1926, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 2017, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Jun 2017, Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 25. Elmer Ray Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 May 1930, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1998.
    5. 26. Ina Esalee Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jul 1932, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 2003, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    6. 27. James Wesley "Jimmy" Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jan 1934, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 2006.

  2. 10.  Wallace Levi Branson Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Levi1) was born 14 Mar 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1993; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 73.

    Wallace — Lela Ownby. Lela (daughter of James M. "Jim" Ownby and Nora Jane Clark) was born 20 Feb 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Apr 1996; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Jean Branson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. Doris Branson  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 11.  Cecile Branson Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Levi1) was born 12 Jan 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 1987; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Cecile — James Edgar "Edd" McKeldry. James (son of James Martin McKeldry and Eliza Rebecca Trotter) was born 17 Jun 1905, Tennessee; died 22 Jan 1967; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 12.  Myrtle Branson Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Levi1) was born Apr 1894, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 29.


  5. 13.  Fred Hale Branson Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Levi1) was born Feb 1899, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 29.

    Fred married Pearson Maude Williamson Pottawatamie County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Robert Keith Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Feb 1932, Shawnee, Oklahoma.

  6. 14.  Pearl Branson Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Levi1)

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 29.


  7. 15.  Pansey Vaughn Branson Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Levi1)

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 29.


  8. 16.  James "Jimmy" Branson Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Levi1)

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 29.


  9. 17.  Lee Branson Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Levi1)

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 29.


  10. 18.  Ferron Van Branson Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Levi1) was born 12 Jul 1909; died 17 Jun 1967; was buried Brown Cemetery, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 29.


  11. 19.  Nora Branson Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Levi1)

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 29.


  12. 20.  Lenora M. Branson Descendancy chart to this point (8.Benjamin2, 1.Levi1) was born 23 May 1922, Los Angeles County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California

    Lenora — Melvin J. Jones. Melvin was born Abt 1918, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  13. 21.  Benjamin Walker Branson, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (8.Benjamin2, 1.Levi1) was born 6 Oct 1923, Los Angeles County, California; died 24 Apr 2011; was buried 29 Apr 2011, El Camino Memorial Park Cemetery, San Diego County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California

    Benjamin — Florence Delores Poseka. Florence was born 4 Dec 1935; died 15 Aug 1986; was buried El Camino Memorial Park Cemetery, San Diego County, California. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 22.  Flora Hazel Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lucy3, 2.James2, 1.Levi1) died See Notes.

    Notes:

    Died very young.


  2. 23.  Trula Mae Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lucy3, 2.James2, 1.Levi1) was born 24 Dec 1923, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 2001; was buried Brook Cedron Cemetery, Baldwin County, Alabama.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.

    Trula married Vurnie Sluder Bef 16 May 1945. Vurnie was born 19 Dec 1923; died 11 Apr 2001; was buried Brook Cedron Cemetery, Baldwin County, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Vurnie Harold Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 32. Charlotte Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 33. Claude Leon Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 34. Susan Carol Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 35. Gillis Eugene "Gene" Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1954; died 13 Mar 2015; was buried 17 Mar 2015, Brook Cedron Cemetery, Baldwin County, Alabama.
    6. 36. Faye Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 37. Lisa Sluder  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 24.  Claude Joel ReaganClaude Joel Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lucy3, 2.James2, 1.Levi1) was born 23 Jan 1926, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 2017, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Jun 2017, Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.

    Claude married Ruth Jean Nichols 11 Jun 1954, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Ruth (daughter of George Walter Nichols, Jr. and Dora Saults) was born 30 Jun 1928, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 2014; was buried 7 Feb 2014, Hurst Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 38. Sharon C. Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Aug 1955.
    2. 39. Patricia Denise "Patty" Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Sep 1961.
    3. 40. Debbie Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 25.  Elmer Ray Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lucy3, 2.James2, 1.Levi1) was born 25 May 1930, Tennessee; died 2 Mar 1998.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.

    Elmer — Ella Jean Fritts. Ella was born 5 Apr 1933. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Linda Faye Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Mar 1950.
    2. 42. Stephen Ray Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Mar 1951.

    Elmer — Margaret. [Group Sheet]


  5. 26.  Ina Esalee ReaganIna Esalee Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lucy3, 2.James2, 1.Levi1) was born 18 Jul 1932, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 2003, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.

    Ina — Clarence Henry "Henry" Arden. Clarence (son of George W. Arden and Lou Emma) was born Abt 1929; died 28 Mar 2007, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Apr 2007, Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 43. Patricia Arden  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 44. Sandra Arden  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 45. Linda Arden  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 46. Clarence Henry "Butch" Arden, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1962; died 27 May 2008.
    5. 47. Donna Arden  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 48. Eddie Arden  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 28 Mar 2007.

  6. 27.  James Wesley "Jimmy" ReaganJames Wesley "Jimmy" Reagan Descendancy chart to this point (9.Lucy3, 2.James2, 1.Levi1) was born 16 Jan 1934, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 2006.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 132.

    James — Amy Jennings. [Group Sheet]

    James — Linda Morgan. (daughter of Aude Taylor Morgan and Evelyn Ruth Ogle) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 49. Jimmy Reagan  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 28.  Jean Branson Descendancy chart to this point (10.Wallace3, 2.James2, 1.Levi1)

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 295.

    Jean — Charles William Ownby. (son of Carl Madison Ownby and Lois Jane Loveday) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 50. Lisa Kay Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 51. Janet Lynn Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 52. Donald Charles Ownby  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 29.  Doris Branson Descendancy chart to this point (10.Wallace3, 2.James2, 1.Levi1)

    Doris — Norris Hill. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 53. Keith Charles Hill  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jul 1972, Knox County, Tennessee; died 30 May 1999; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 54. Cheryl Hill  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 30.  Robert Keith Branson Descendancy chart to this point (13.Fred3, 4.William2, 1.Levi1) was born 23 Feb 1932, Shawnee, Oklahoma.

    Robert married Mary Lou Jester 8 Sep 1956, Tulsa, Oklahoma; divorced Dec 1976, Tallahassee, Florida. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 55. Malinda Jane Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Apr 1961, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
    2. 56. Robert Scott Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Oct 1964, Palo Alto, California.
    3. 57. Craig Jester Branson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 May 1968, Walnut Creek, California.


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