Brief Life History of Priscilla Jane
When Priscilla Jane Branson was born on 2 March 1856, in Greene, Illinois, United States, her father, Nathan T Branson, was 25 and her mother, Margaret Odell, was 34. She married George Frank Thompson on 12 February 1874, in Brown, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Millard, Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1880. She died on 5 June 1918, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Washington, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (25)
- Pricilla Jane Branson in entry for William John Smith, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Jane Smith in household of William M Smith, "United States Census, 1910"
- Jane Branson in entry for Harry Mc Bride and Edna Hinkley, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
Spouse and Children
1855–1948 Male
1856–1918 Female
Children (4)
1883–1958 Male
1889– Female
1891– Female
1898– Male
Parents and Siblings
1831–1901 Male
1821–1858 Female
Siblings (3)
1855–1937 Female
1856–1918 Female
1858–1914 Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 7
1870
Age 14
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 19
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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