Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!

Military Information:

• Deceased
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• Host & Researchers-Colonial Dames XVII Century, Star of Destiny Chapter, Denton
• RTF #1 (TVHOF: Remember Them Forever)
• Cemetery: Oakwood, Denton, Denton County, Texas
• Civil War CSA
• PVT (Private)
• 1-Alpha List
• Confederate States Army

Bio:

John Branum
Personal information
Name: John W. Branum [John Brannon]

Birth: 08 December 1812
South Carolina

1850 – lived in Fairfield County, South Carolina, with parents and three siblings
1870 – lived in Selby, Alabama, with wife and four children
1880 – lived in Thyatira and Tyro, Tate County, Mississippi, with wife and five children

Death: 08 January 1897
Denton, Denton County, Texas

Cemetery: Oakwood Cemetery
Denton, Denton County, Texas

Family: Parents: Samuel Branum (1790-1850) and Elizabeth Branum
(1790-1850)
Spouse: Sarah D. Flemming (born 1837, Alabama)
Married 17 April 1851, Coosa County, Alabama
Children: Samuel A., Elizabeth Katherine, Horace H., Lucinda Jane,
J. William, Arminda Anna, John L.

Military Service
Military Branch: Army

Dates: Private

Rank at Discharge: Private

Era/Service: Civil War (Confederate States of America)

Assignments: Company D, 15th South Carolina Regiment

After Gettysburg, the 15th SC Regiment was transferred to Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia and served in all the battles from Second Manassas forward including Sharpsburg and South Mountain. A very active Regiment, it participated in the Battles of Port Royal, Sharpsburg, South Mountain, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bean's Station, Chickamauga, Knoxville, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, North Anna, Cold Harbour, Siege of Petersburg, Hupp's Hill, Cedar Creek, Averasboro, and Bentonville.

Civilian Life
Occupation: Farmer

Sources:

1) 1880 U.S. Census, Fairfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, dwelling 856, family 857, line 13, Samuel Branum and Elizabeth Branum, digital image, Ancestry.com (online database), from National Archives, Washington, DC

2) 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby County, Alabama, population schedule, Beat 15, dwelling 4, John Branum and Sarah Branum, digital image, Ancestry.com (online database), from National Archives, Washington, DC

3) U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, John Branum (1861), National Archives microfilm publication M381, Roll 4, Ancestry.com (online database)

4) 1880 U.S. Census, Tate County, Mississippi, population schedule, Thyatira and Tyro dwelling 1, John Branum and Sarah Branum, digital image, Ancestry.com (online database), from National Archives, Washington, DC

5) Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate No. [not decipherable], Lucinda Jane Turner (1961), Austin, Texas, digital image, Ancestry.com (online database)

6) Alabama Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Select County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, John Branan (1851), Coosa County, Alabama; Film No. 01290263, Ancestry.com (online database)

7) John W. Branum, FindAGrave.com, Memorial #12648174 (online database), citing Oakwood Cemetery, Denton, Denton County, Texas, contributed by R. M. Leahy

Author Information:

Name: Wanda Samek, Star of Destiny Chapter
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
Contact Information: samek@verizon.net
Date: 04 August 2023