Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Branch, William M. Sr., 1953 

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WILLIAM MORDECAI BRANCH

   William Mordecai Branch, Sr., 70, of 404 Chestnut Street, died in Raiford 
Memorial Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, October 7, after a brief illness.

   Mr. Branch had been in business in Franklin for the past 43 years, 
operating a shoe repair shop.  He was the son of the late Alexander and Susan 
Bradshaw Branch of Southampton County, and was a member of the Franklin 
Baptist Church and its Bruner Bible Class.

   Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Bradshaw Branch; one son, William M. 
Branch, Jr., of Franklin; one daughter, Mrs. George G. Lassiter of Baltimore, 
Md., four grandchildren two brothers, Robert C. Branch, Sr., and Gurney W. 
Branch of Franklin; and one sister, Mrs. M.L. Screws, also of Franklin.

   Services for Mr. Branch will be held in the chapel of W.J.M. Holland & Sons 
on Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Rev. Ira D. Hudgins, pastor of the Franklin 
Baptist Church, and Rev. R.D. Stephenson, a former pastor will officiate.

   Burial will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery.


William Mordecai BRANCH, Sr., of Franklin, cobbler, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 7 Oct 1953, Franklin, age 70, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 31*), Franklin, 
   9 Oct 1953, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Oct. 8, 1953 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

Additional information: 

1900 Census - Virginia - Southampton Co. - Jerusalem District (part of) 
s.d. 2, e.d. 63, sheet 4B, ln 62-70; 
dwelling 83, family 84 - Owns Mortgaged Farm # 65; all & parents b. VA  
Kitchen, Seth H., head, WM46, b. Jun 1853, Single, Farmer 
---, Delila, sister, WF62, b. Mar 1838, Single 
             family 85, Rents Farm #66; all & parents b. VA 
Branch, Susan S., head, WF46, b. Jan 1854, Widowed, 8/8 ch survive, Farmer 
---, Martha L., daughter, WF23, b. Jan 1877, Single 
---, William M., son, WM19, b. Dec 1880, Single, Farm Laborer 
---, Bernice, daughter, WF16, b. Nov 1883, Single 
---, Gurney, son, WM14, b. Jul 1885, Single, Farm Laborer 
---, Robert, son, WM11, b. Aug 1888, Single, at school - 5 mos. 
---, Amy, daughter, WF8, b. May 1892, Single, at school - 5 mos. 

1920 Census - Virginia - Southampton Co. - Franklin Town 
s.d. 348, e.d. 2133, sheet 4B, ln 61-65; 
dwelling 78, family 79; Owns Mortgaged home; all & parents b. VA  
Branch, William M., head, WM39, Single, Cobbler - Own Shop; works on Own Account 
---, Susan S., mother, WF67, Widowed 
Screws, Mattie, sister, WF42, Widowed 
---, Riddick J., nephew, WM14, Single, at school 
---, Edgar, nephew, WM11, Single, at school 


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