Chattahoochee-Newton-Harris County GaArchives Biographies.....Brannon, John Manson 1833 - 1904
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Author: N. K. Rogers
BRANNON-FULLER

JOHN MANSON BRANNON

Data Furnished By P. A.  Brannon

    John Manson Brannon was born February 1, 1833 at his father's farm in Newton
County, Georgia. He died near Scale, Ala., April 20, 1904. His father was Calvin
John Brannon (Brannan name in some places as here in intended to be spelled with
two a's.) born in South Carolina, who lived at his father's farm in South
Carolina until about 1825 when he moved to Newton County, Georgia, removing to
Harris County in 1835.

    Calvin John Brannan was the son of John Brannan and his wife Nancy Parker,
who lived inv Western North Carolina, later in middle .South Carolina. John M.
Brannon's mother’s name was Katherine Branan, who lived in Monroe County.
Georgia. Both the Brannons and Branans are of Irish descent. The family is
thought to have come to Virginia prior to 1770. The spelling of the name was
changed from the final a to o by Alexander Means Brannon, a druggist of
Columbus, Ga., in 1860.

    John M. Brannon taught school 1858-1875 (except 1861-65) County School
Superintendent of Education of Russell County, Ala., 1871-1886 inclusive;
planter and stock raiser 1870-1904; President of Longview Agricultural Club
several times; gold Democrat; Mason; member M. E. Church, South; Superintendent
of Scale Sunday School more than 33 years with three absences; contributed a
number of articles to magazines and papers on agricultural and church subjects.

    He was 1st Lieut. Co. I, 39th Ala. Regt, C. S. A. April 1862-May 1863;
Lieut. Col., later Colonel of Russell Home Guard (local defense) 1864-65.

    John M. Brannon of Harris County, Georgia married Elizabeth Virginia Fuller
of Chattahoochee County Nov. 22, 1855 (Rev. W. W. Robertson officiating. Her
father was Judge Hyram Fuller whose ancestors had come to America from England
about 1790. His father, Daniel Fuller was an American veteran of War of 1812
with Great Britain.

    Ch. of John M. and Elizabeth V. F. Brannon:

    (1) George Thomas b. Aug. 27, 1856; d. Feb. 14, 1897; m. Stephie Greene Nov.
1881; (2) Katherine Annie b. Dec. 31, 1859; m. F. B. Vann of Scale, Ala. (both
dec'd.) Emma Caroline (Callie) b .Sept. 30, 1862; d. March 1922; (4) Mattie
Julia b. March 27, 1865; m. E. M. Anderson of Scale, Ala. (5) Infant died; (6)
John Sherwood b. March 15, 1868; d. 1906; (7) Frank Manson m. Eva B. Prather;
(8) Elizabeth m. John W. Ingram (both dec'd).

    The Brannon family have a copy of the marriage bond of John Brannan and
Nancy Parker from Wake County, N. C. marriage bonds.

    Children of John and Nancy Parker Brannan; Calvin John, Wesley, Henry,
Terrell, Tyre, Franklin, Marion Troupe, Sally, Polly, Emelirie and Laurie; all
born in North Caroina.


Additional Comments:
From:

HISTORY OF CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, GEORGIA
By N. K. Rogers

Dedicated to

KASIHITA CHAPTER U. D. C.

and all worthy descendants of the County's first settlers.

Copyright 1933

by N. K. ROGERS

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COLUMBUS  OFFICE  SUPPLY CO. COLUMBUS, GA.

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