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Nancy Branch Henry

Birth: 5 Sep 1850
Laurens County, Georgia, USA
Death: 8 May 1903 (aged 52)
Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
Burial: Sand Hill Cemetery

Lexsy, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 65297688 View Source

Nancy is the oldest of 3 illegitimate daughters of Rachel Branch prior to her marriage to John Emmett Henry. Her father is said to be Rev. John "Pappy" Wilkes, so named due to the number of children he fathered. It is said that the 3 girls, Nancy, Annie Eliza and Charity, when younger, went by whichever last name suited them, either Branch or Wilkes. Pappy married Rachel's younger sister Charity "Oud" Branch. Pappy's brother David married Rachel's older sister, Martha Patricia "Pattie" Branch.

Alexander and Nancy married on May 14, 1870 in Montgomery County, GA

The children of Alexander and Nancy are:

Emma
Rebecca
Sally
Rutha
Emanuel Lawrence
John (shown as age 0 in the 1880 Census)
James Alex
Rachel
Nannie Lou

I am still activly working on this section of my family.

Nancy is my GG Grandmother

Nancy is the oldest of 3 illegitimate daughters of Rachel Branch prior to her marriage to John Emmett Henry. Her father is said to be Rev. John "Pappy" Wilkes, so named due to the number of children he fathered. It is said that the 3 girls, Nancy, Annie Eliza and Charity, when younger, went by whichever last name suited them, either Branch or Wilkes. Pappy married Rachel's younger sister Charity "Oud" Branch. Pappy's brother David married Rachel's older sister, Martha Patricia "Pattie" Branch.

Alexander and Nancy married on May 14, 1870 in Montgomery County, GA

The children of Alexander and Nancy are:

Emma
Rebecca
Sally
Rutha
Emanuel Lawrence
John (shown as age 0 in the 1880 Census)
James Alex
Rachel
Nannie Lou

I am still activly working on this section of my family.

Nancy is my GG Grandmother

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Created by: Dorothy George Taylor
Added: Feb 7, 2011
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65297688/nancy-henry: accessed ), memorial page for Nancy Branch Henry (5 Sep 1850–8 May 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65297688, citing Sand Hill Cemetery, Lexsy, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Dorothy George Taylor (contributor 47062173).

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