Thelma Louise Branson

Brief Life History of Thelma Louise

When Thelma Louise Branson was born on 11 October 1911, in Egin Bench, Fremont, Idaho, United States, her father, Abraham Branson, was 28 and her mother, Margaret Ann Jenkins, was 27. She lived in Wilford, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1920 and St. Anthony, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1920. She died on 23 September 1928, in Parker, Fremont, Idaho, United States, at the age of 16, and was buried in Parker Memorial Park, Parker, Fremont, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Branson
1882–1940
Margaret Ann Jenkins
1883–1981
Althea Margaret Branson
1907–1948
Anngeline Branson
1908–1980
Angelean Geneva Branson
1910–1910
Thelma Louise Branson
1911–1928
Kenneth Emerson Branson
1913–1987
Winnifred Cathryn Branson
1916–1964

Sources (9)

  • Ethelma Branson in household of Abram Branson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Ethelma L. Branson Branson, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Thelma Branson, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"

World Events (7)

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places: Branston in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and Staffordshire, Brandeston in Suffolk, Brandiston in Norfolk, or Braunston in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. All are named with the Old English personal name Brant + tūn ‘settlement’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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