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Herbert J. Branch

Male 1945 - 2013  (67 years)

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  1. 1.  Herbert J. BranchHerbert J. Branch was born 23 Oct 1945 (son of Leroy Ervin Branch and Ruth Bohannon); died 16 Jan 2013; was buried 21 Jan 2013, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Herbert married Linda Colleen Maples 24 Mar 1981, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Linda (daughter of Carl J. "June" Maples and Ruby Faye Ogle) was born 4 Jan 1957. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Leroy Ervin Branch was born 14 Aug 1920, North Carolina (son of John Thomas Branch and Nola M. Green); died 11 Nov 1981; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 159.

    Leroy married Ruth Bohannon 31 Jan 1942. Ruth (daughter of David Henry Bohanan and Lottie Whaley) was born 3 Mar 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 1988; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ruth Bohannon was born 3 Mar 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of David Henry Bohanan and Lottie Whaley); died 11 Apr 1988; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 159.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222.

    Children:
    1. Leon Branch was born 21 Aug 1944.
    2. 1. Herbert J. Branch was born 23 Oct 1945; died 16 Jan 2013; was buried 21 Jan 2013, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Eddie Branch
    4. Ray Branch
    5. Hazel Branch


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Thomas Branch was born 24 Jul 1885, North Carolina (son of Wiley W. Branch and Elizabeth "Liza" Arrowood); died 16 Nov 1957, Charleston, Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina; was buried Laurel Branch Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina.

    John — Nola M. Green. Nola (daughter of Joseph Greene and Mary M. Guffey) was born 1 Aug 1899, North Carolina; died 13 Jun 1990; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Nola M. Green was born 1 Aug 1899, North Carolina (daughter of Joseph Greene and Mary M. Guffey); died 13 Jun 1990; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Fines Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1910, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Gladys Irene Branch was born 27 Apr 1918; died 13 Jun 2007; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Leroy Ervin Branch was born 14 Aug 1920, North Carolina; died 11 Nov 1981; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Artrie Myrlida Branch was born 26 Jan 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jun 1998; was buried Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Floyd T. Branch was born 14 Oct 1924, Tennessee.
    5. Manuel Branch was born 5 Mar 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Aug 2006; was buried 15 Aug 2006, Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Coy Branch was born 4 Aug 1927; died 4 Jan 1939; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Evelyn M. Branch was born 8 Apr 1929, South Carolina; died 27 Oct 2016, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Dora Jeneva Branch was born 4 Apr 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Mar 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Mar 1933, P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Carl Branch was born 7 Feb 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 2006; was buried 26 Apr 2006, Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Earl Branch

  3. 6.  David Henry Bohanan was born 1 Jun 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Mark Bohanan and Matilda Plemmons); died 3 Jan 1985; was buried Bohanan Lakeside Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 37, 50, 157, 158.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25, 111.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222, 223.

    David married Lottie Whaley 12 Dec 1918. Lottie (daughter of William Walker "Laughing Bill" Whaley and Mary Emily "Polly" Whaley) was born 3 Aug 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lottie WhaleyLottie Whaley was born 3 Aug 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Walker "Laughing Bill" Whaley and Mary Emily "Polly" Whaley); died 22 May 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 37, 50, 157, 158.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 225.

    Children:
    1. Lyle Bohanan was born 31 Oct 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 May 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 May 1938, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Blanche Bohannon was born 25 Nov 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1991, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. 3. Ruth Bohannon was born 3 Mar 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 1988; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Willa Mae Bohannon was born 29 Aug 1926, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Charlie E. Bohanan was born 5 Dec 1929; died 9 Oct 2011; was buried 12 Oct 2011, Bohanan Lakeside Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Vola Bohannon was born 20 Apr 1931; died 26 May 1990, Anderson County, Tennessee.
    7. Fred Bohanan was born 21 Jul 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Sep 1933, Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Wiley W. BranchWiley W. Branch was born Abt 1864, Yancey County, North Carolina (son of Stanhope Branch and Clarissa Bennett); died 29 Aug 1920, South Point, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 30 Aug 1920, Hickory Grove Cemetery.

    Wiley married Elizabeth "Liza" Arrowood Abt 1887. Elizabeth (daughter of Sam Arrowood and Ellen Winton) was born 1868, North Carolina; died 9 May 1935, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 10 May 1935, Hickory Grove Cemetery. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth "Liza" Arrowood was born 1868, North Carolina (daughter of Sam Arrowood and Ellen Winton); died 9 May 1935, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 10 May 1935, Hickory Grove Cemetery.
    Children:
    1. Sara Ellen Branch was born 27 Apr 1884, Tennessee; died 12 May 1956, Spencer Mountain. Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 14 May 1956, Gastonia, North Carolina.
    2. 4. John Thomas Branch was born 24 Jul 1885, North Carolina; died 16 Nov 1957, Charleston, Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina; was buried Laurel Branch Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina.
    3. Minnie V. Branch was born Jan 1889.
    4. Mary Branch was born Oct 1890.
    5. Liddie Mae Branch was born 28 Mar 1894, Carter County, Tennessee; died 23 Sep 1984, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 25 Sep 1984, Clover, South Carolina.
    6. Jessee "Jess" Branch was born Jan 1896.
    7. Henry Clarence Branch was born 9 Jan 1897, North Carolina; died 13 Dec 1983; was buried Holly Hills Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    8. George Dewey Branch was born 7 Apr 1900; died 29 Apr 1981, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina.
    9. Emery Branch was born 10 Jan 1901, Yancey County, North Carolina; died 24 Mar 1975, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina; was buried 26 Mar 1975, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina.
    10. Annette L. "Addie" Branch was born 30 Sep 1903, Tennessee; died 6 Feb 1983, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina; was buried 8 Feb 1983, Spencer Mountain. Gaston County, North Carolina.
    11. Shelby Branch was born 26 Sep 1905, Yancey County, North Carolina; died 18 Jun 1980, Gastonia, North Carolina; was buried 20 Jun 1980, Gastonia, North Carolina.
    12. Walter Branch was born 8 Aug 1908, Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
    13. Nora Branch was born 10 Jan 1910; died 4 Mar 1995.
    14. Elzey Branch was born 24 Jul 1911; died 14 Dec 1911.

  3. 10.  Joseph Greene was born 9 Mar 1869, North Carolina (son of Jackson Marion Green and Sallie Elizabeth Messer); died 2 Sep 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Sep 1940, Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Fines Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1910, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Joseph — Mary M. Guffey. Mary (daughter of Guffey) was born 3 May 1864, North Carolina; died 23 Aug 1949, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Aug 1949, Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary M. Guffey was born 3 May 1864, North Carolina (daughter of Guffey); died 23 Aug 1949, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Aug 1949, Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Fines Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina
    • Census: 1910, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Riley Greene was born Jan 1889, North Carolina.
    2. Stephen "Steve" Greene was born 20 Jan 1889, Tennessee; died 29 Nov 1958; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Adeline Greene was born Mar 1894, Tennessee.
    4. Bartley Fate Green was born 15 Aug 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 May 1982, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried 6 May 1982, Shepherd Memorial Park Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina.
    5. 5. Nola M. Green was born 1 Aug 1899, North Carolina; died 13 Jun 1990; was buried Green Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Joseph Greene was born Abt 1902, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Mark BohananMark Bohanan was born 4 Jul 1878, Tennessee (son of Henry Bohannon, III and Sophia Ogle); died 7 Mar 1962; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Mark Bohannon never lost his love for the mountains and all the people. He visited the Smokies as long as he was able, and always said everyone was kinfolks.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 18, 151, 157.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 111.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222, 363.

    Mark — Matilda Plemmons. Matilda (daughter of David Henry Plemmons and Nancy Price) was born 21 Oct 1877, Spring Creek, North Carolina; died 13 Jun 1967; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Matilda Plemmons was born 21 Oct 1877, Spring Creek, North Carolina (daughter of David Henry Plemmons and Nancy Price); died 13 Jun 1967; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 18, 151, 157.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 111.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222, 363.

    Children:
    1. Laura Bohannon was born 14 Jan 1896, Tennessee; died 24 Sep 1980, Meigs County, Tennessee.
    2. Rev. Russell Burchfiel Bohanon was born 25 Jul 1898, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1967; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 6. David Henry Bohanan was born 1 Jun 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jan 1985; was buried Bohanan Lakeside Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Emma Mabel Bohannon was born 15 Apr 1902, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 1984; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Bessie Bohannon was born 8 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1988; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Levi Bohanan was born 11 Mar 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Jun 1985, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. Otha James Bohannon was born 8 Aug 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 May 1974; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Amos Decator Bohanan was born 19 May 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Nov 2002, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Nov 2002, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Oscar Boyd Bohanan was born 13 Apr 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Jul 2005; was buried 22 Jul 2005, Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Willie Lee Bohannon was born 29 Nov 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1992; was buried Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Maggie Beola Bohannon was born 8 Dec 1918, Tennessee; died 7 Oct 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Oct 1920, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Walter Bohanan was born 19 Mar 1920, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Aug 2002; was buried 30 Aug 2002, Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Martha Rose Bohanan was born 3 Aug 1923; died 23 May 2012.
    14. Ann Bohannon was born 24 Sep 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  William Walker "Laughing Bill" WhaleyWilliam Walker "Laughing Bill" Whaley was born May 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Colonel Preston Whaley and Jane Ogle); died 7 Mar 1951; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, Eusebia, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 37, 49, 124.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 225.

    William married Mary Emily "Polly" Whaley 3 Feb 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Dudley Whaley and Nancy Jane Ownby) was born 3 Nov 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1957; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Emily "Polly" WhaleyMary Emily "Polly" Whaley was born 3 Nov 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Dudley Whaley and Nancy Jane Ownby); died 27 Jun 1957; was buried Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, Eusebia, Blount County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Graduate of Pi Beta Phi Teachers' College Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee
    1928 class of Midwifery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 37, 49, 124.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 25, 41.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 222.

    Children:
    1. James "West" Whaley was born 14 Dec 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1947; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Lewis Whaley was born 23 Sep 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jan 1961; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. John Commodore Whaley was born 30 Oct 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Jan 1964; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. Andrew Jethro Whaley was born 11 Jan 1896, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Dec 1924, Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Laura E. Whaley was born 18 Apr 1898, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1978, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Ella Whaley was born Mar 1900.
    7. 7. Lottie Whaley was born 3 Aug 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 1937; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Dr. Fred Eugene Whaley was born Abt 1905, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 1966, Pinellas County, Florida.
    9. Lona Whaley was born Abt 1907, Tennessee.
    10. Mattie Whaley was born 15 Oct 1913, Greenbriar Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Nov 2001, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Providence Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.


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