Manuel Branch^{[1, 2]}

1926 - 2006  (80 years)

• Name	Manuel Branch
  Born	5 Mar 1926	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	12 Aug 2006  [4]
  Buried	15 Aug 2006	Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I72365	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	John Thomas Branch,   b. 24 Jul 1885, North Carolina ,   d. 16 Nov 1957, Charleston, Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Nola M. Green,   b. 1 Aug 1899, North Carolina ,   d. 13 Jun 1990  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F40504	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Vernice Smelcer,   b. 11 Jun 1930  (Age 94 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1947	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0028353
  Children	1. Manuel Branch, Jr.,   b. 26 Dec 1947  (Age 76 years) + 2. Frances Eureva Branch,   b. 11 Apr 1951  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F26939	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Mar 1926 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 10 Mar 1947 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 15 Aug 2006 - Sims Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 22 Aug 1999. Levator Smelcer Obituary. [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 11 Nov 1981. Leroy Ervin Branch obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Manuel Branch Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 17, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 13 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1927 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Nala M Branch Wife F 42 North Carolina Leroy E Branch Son M 19 Tennessee Artrie M Branch Daughter F 17 Tennessee Floyd T Branch Son M 15 Tennessee Manuel Branch Son M 13 Tennessee Evelyn M Branch Daughter F 11 South Carolina Carl Branch Son M 1 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 12 Aug 2006. Manuel Branch, Jr March 05, 1926 - August 12, 2006 Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA Visitation: August 14, 2006 Service: August 15, 2006 Cemetery: Sims Chapel Cemetery Manuel Branch, Sr., age 80 of Sevierville died Saturday, August 12, 2006. He was a member of Sims Chapel Baptist Church. He was retired from Alcoa, where he was a member of the 25 year club. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Branch and Nola Breeden, brothers, Carl and Leroy Branch, sister, Artrie Knight and son-in-law, Keith Batson. Survivors: Wife of 59 years: Verniece Branch Son and daughter-in-law: Jr. and Glenda Branch Daughter: Frances Batson Grandchildren: Kim and Tim Fitzgerald, Mendi and David Elrod Great Grandchildren: Josh Fitzgerald, Victoria, Madison, and Nora Elrod Step-Grandchildren: Penny Frank, Jerry Arden Jr. and wife Kim Step-Great Grandchildren: Brody Frank, Sierra and Tierra Arden Brother: Floyd Branch Sisters: Gladys Cole and Evelyn Campbell Several nieces and nephews Special thanks to Girling Home Health Care Funeral service 7PM Monday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Gerald Smelcer and Rev. Ben Whitted officiating. Interment 11AM Tuesday in Sims Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:30-7PM Monday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)