Roy Alfred Branner^{[1, 2]}

1904 - 2003  (98 years)

• Name	Roy Alfred Branner
  Born	16 Apr 1904	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1930	District 5, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	20 Feb 2003	Life Care Center of Jefferson City, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [5]
  Buried	24 Feb 2003	Belmont Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I177954	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Abraham Lincoln Branner,   d. Bef 1911
  Mother	Ida Maggie Stuart,   b. Apr 1870, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 20 Feb 2003  (Age ~ 132 years)
  Married	7 Oct 1884	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F109486	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Evans,   b. Abt 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Nov 1998, Jefferson County Nursing Home, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 94 years)
  Married	Abt 1929
  Children	1. Walter C. Branner   2. Clinton Branner   3. Katherine Branner   4. Christine Branner + 5. Alice N. Branner,   b. Abt 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Feb 2000, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 75 years) + 6. Curly Branner,   b. Abt 1926, Tennessee  (Age ~ 98 years)   7. Beulah Viola Mae Branner,   b. 9 Oct 1927, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jan 2012  (Age 84 years)   8. Marlin Elnora Branner,   b. Abt 1929, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 21 Nov 1998  (Age ~ 69 years)   9. Roy Calvin Branner,   b. 30 Aug 1932, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Mar 1933, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years)   10. Melber Ruth Branner,   b. 7 Aug 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 May 1941, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years)   11. Marjorie Ella Branner,   d. Bef 21 Nov 1998   12. Charles Leonard Branner,   b. 13 Dec 1943, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Aug 1944, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F67446	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Apr 1904 - Tennessee Died - 20 Feb 2003 - Life Care Center of Jefferson City, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 6 Mar 2005. Lois Celestine Branner obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 21 Nov 1998. Mrs. Mary Evans Branner obituary [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Roy Branner Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Residence: Civil District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race : Black Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 73 Page Number: 5 Household Gender Age Parent Ida Branner F 30y Harrison H Branner M 21y Alice Branner F 20y William Branner M 18y Lener Branner F 17y Bertie A Branner F 14y Leonard Branner M 10y Arthar Branner M 7y Roy Branner M 5y [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Roy A Branner Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 5, Jefferson, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 24 Marital Status: Married Race: Negro Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1906 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0009 Family Number: 161 Sheet Number and Letter: 8A Line Number: 23 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2256 Film Number: 2341990 Digital Folder Number: 4548170 Image Number: 00915 Household Gender Age Roy A Branner M 24 Spouse Mary E Branner F 25 Child Alice N Branner F 5 Child Curlie E Branner F 4 Child Viola U Branner F 2 Child Marlin Branner F 1 [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 20 Feb 2003. Roy A. Branner, age 98, of Dandridge, TN passed away at 1;15 a.m. Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20, 2003 at the Life Care Center of Jefferson City. He was born April 16, 1904, the last born of the four daughters and five sons of Lincoln and Ida Branner. He was married to Mrs. Mary Branner for 74 years and that union produced twelve children. He survived the death of his wife, two sons and four daughters. Mr. Roy A. Branner was a life long member of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Dandridge, TN. He chose farming as a means of providing for his family. A devoted family man, he provided a home for three grandchildren in addition to the twelve he fathered. One grandson, ronnie Alfred Thomas, was especially clost to his grandfather and provided him much comfort and companionship during his waning years. He is survived by four daughters, Curly Ray of Dandridge, Beulah Brooks of Morristown, kathleen (Donald) Brown of Strawberry Plains and Christine Dockery of Morristown; two sons, Clinton (Sarah) Branner and Walter (Lois) Branner of Knoxville and another son in law, James Grey of Knoxville; twenty-three grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren; three nieces, Mary Waterson, Edna Jean Taylor and Florence Benn; one nephew, Charlie Branner and several other nieces and nephews; two sisters in law, Elnora Mattison and Melmer Ray; one brother in law, P. J. Evans and many other relatives and friends. The family is expecially grateful for the concern shown by the doctors and caring staff of the Jefferson County Nursing Home and the Life Care Center of Jefferson City. He spent the last eleven years of his life in these institutions and remained sentiment until the last few weeks before his demise. Friends may call at he home of his daughter and son in law, Kathleen and Donald Brown, 5921 W.A. Brown Rd, Strawberry Plains, TN. Funeral services will be Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003 at 8:00 p.m. at the Farrar Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Simpson officiating. Interment graveside services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Belmont Cemetery in Dandridge. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 7 until 8 p.m. prior to services at the funeral home. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in Dandridge, TN (865) 397-2711 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name: Lincoln Branner Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Maggie Stuart Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 07 Oct 1884 Marriage Place: Jefferson,Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51937-2 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM Source Film Number: 968302 Reference Number: