Benjamon F. Branson

Birth Date

1844-04-11

Death Date

1884-01-22

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Casey County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of William Branson and Lucindy Branson. Married to Ann P. Short Branson. Resident in Casey County, Kentucky, in 1850. Served in 13th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry (U.S.A.) as first lieutenant from December 23, 1863, to January 10, 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, District 2, p. 313B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, Liberty, p. 239A. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 354, 908. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7057775, Jefferson County Deaths, Certificates #007501-010000. Find A Grave, "Benjamon F. Branson (Apr. 11, 1844-Jan. 22, 1884)," Memorial #18308889, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18308889 (accessed January 29, 2020). KYR-0002-222-0139.

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