Dorcas Branam^{[1, 2]}

1884 - 1960  (76 years)

• Name	Dorcas Branam
  Born	5 Mar 1884	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 16, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	11 Dec 1960  [5]
  Buried	Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I122502	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Beverage B. Branam,   b. May 1844, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 7 Jun 1926  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Deborah Helm,   b. 12 Feb 1848, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jun 1926, Jefferson, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F44919	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Claude C. Chambers,   b. 25 Mar 1881, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jun 1935, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 54 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1901	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Conley Gordon Chambers,   b. 22 Mar 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Jan 1962  (Age 59 years)   2. Violet Chambers,   b. 12 Jun 1905,   d. 19 Sep 1975, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 70 years) + 3. Alma Chambers,   b. 29 Jul 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Apr 2000, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F44916	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Mar 1884 - Tennessee Married - 28 Feb 1901 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 7, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 9 Jan 1962. Conley Gordon Chambers obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 Aug 1939. Mrs. Maude Snyder obituary [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Dorcus Branam Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 54 Civil District 16, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Mar 1884 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (Standardized): White Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Years Married: Estimated Marriage Year: Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 2 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 23 Reference Number: 25 Film Number: 1241580 Digital Folder Number: 004118967 Image Number: 00822 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Bevrige Branam M 56 Tennessee Wife Deborah Branam F 52 Tennessee Daughter Maggie C Branam F 28 Tennessee Daughter Florence Branam F 19 Tennessee Daughter Dorcus Branam F 16 Tennessee Daughter Vedie M Branam F 14 Tennessee Daughter Lula H Branam F 11 Tennessee Son Charley M Branam M 4 Tennessee Daughter Laura Solomon F 34 Tennessee Granddaughter Hattie L Solomon F 11 Tennessee Granddaughter Bertie Solomon F 10 Tennessee Grandson Walter Solomon M 8 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Derkis Chambers Titles & Terms: Mrs Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 7, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 53 Marital Status: Widowed Race (Original): White Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Mother-in-law Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Mother-in-law Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1887 Residence in 1935: Same Place Enumeration District Number: 78-12 Family Number: 29 Sheet Number and Letter: 2B Line Number: 63 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00326 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Ben Catlett M 28 Tennessee Wife Alma Catlett F 27 Tennessee Son James Clark Catlett M 2 Tennessee Mother-in-law Derkis Chambers F 53 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 11 Dec 1960. Chambers, Dorcas 77 widow of Claude Chambers b. 3-5-84 TN d. 12-11-60 Sev Rt 1 f. Bevery Branam m. Deborah Helm Alder Branch Cem Survivors: 2 dau Mrs Ben Catlett Mrs Violet Catlett 1 son Conley Chambers 5 gc 7 ggc sis Florence Manis. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 88. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name: Claude Chambers Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Dorcus Branam Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 28 Feb 1901 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: M51937-3 System Origin: Tennessee-VR Source Film Number: 968302 Reference Number: 2:27RQ651