Branner, George (1796-1847)
HOUSE, 20th General Assembly, 1833-35, representing Jefferson County; party affiliation not shown. Born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, on July 11, 1796; son of Michael and Christina (Arey) Branner. No information on extent of schooling. Came with his father to East Tennessee about 1800; lived until 1835 in Dandridge, and then moved to Mossy Creek (now Jefferson City), where he opened a mercantile store which he operated until his death. Married on April 10, 1821, to Mary Ann Roper, daughter of Col. John and Margaret (Franklin) Roper. Ten Children: John Roper, William Alexander, Mary Jane (Mrs. H. H. Hubbard), George Michael, Benjamin Manassah, Margaret Elizabeth (Mrs. R. D. McElveen), Joseph Ayers, Catherine Juliet (Mrs. R. A. Connell), Maria Theresa Blanch (Mrs. John F. Brazelton), and Josephine Bonaparte Branner. Jefferson County trustee, 1825-34; justice of the peace; Member Presbyterian Church in early life; later Methodist. Lived at "The Maples," Mossy Creek; died there on February 28, 1847; buried in family cemetery, Mossy Creek. Father-in-law of H. H. Hubbard, sometime member Tennessee General Assembly.
Source: Branner, Casper Branner of Virginia and his Descendants, 5-15, 131-39.
HOUSE, 20th General Assembly, 1833-35, representing Jefferson County; party affiliation not shown. Born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, on July 11, 1796; son of Michael and Christina (Arey) Branner. No information on extent of schooling. Came with his father to East Tennessee about 1800; lived until 1835 in Dandridge, and then moved to Mossy Creek (now Jefferson City), where he opened a mercantile store which he operated until his death. Married on April 10, 1821, to Mary Ann Roper, daughter of Col. John and Margaret (Franklin) Roper. Ten Children: John Roper, William Alexander, Mary Jane (Mrs. H. H. Hubbard), George Michael, Benjamin Manassah, Margaret Elizabeth (Mrs. R. D. McElveen), Joseph Ayers, Catherine Juliet (Mrs. R. A. Connell), Maria Theresa Blanch (Mrs. John F. Brazelton), and Josephine Bonaparte Branner. Jefferson County trustee, 1825-34; justice of the peace; Member Presbyterian Church in early life; later Methodist. Lived at "The Maples," Mossy Creek; died there on February 28, 1847; buried in family cemetery, Mossy Creek. Father-in-law of H. H. Hubbard, sometime member Tennessee General Assembly.
Source: Branner, Casper Branner of Virginia and his Descendants, 5-15, 131-39.
Branner, George (1796-1847)
HOUSE, 20th General Assembly, 1833-35, representing Jefferson County; party affiliation not shown. Born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, on July 11, 1796; son of Michael and Christina (Arey) Branner. No information on extent of schooling. Came with his father to East Tennessee about 1800; lived until 1835 in Dandridge, and then moved to Mossy Creek (now Jefferson City), where he opened a mercantile store which he operated until his death. Married on April 10, 1821, to Mary Ann Roper, daughter of Col. John and Margaret (Franklin) Roper. Ten Children: John Roper, William Alexander, Mary Jane (Mrs. H. H. Hubbard), George Michael, Benjamin Manassah, Margaret Elizabeth (Mrs. R. D. McElveen), Joseph Ayers, Catherine Juliet (Mrs. R. A. Connell), Maria Theresa Blanch (Mrs. John F. Brazelton), and Josephine Bonaparte Branner. Jefferson County trustee, 1825-34; justice of the peace; Member Presbyterian Church in early life; later Methodist. Lived at "The Maples," Mossy Creek; died there on February 28, 1847; buried in family cemetery, Mossy Creek. Father-in-law of H. H. Hubbard, sometime member Tennessee General Assembly.
Source: Branner, Casper Branner of Virginia and his Descendants, 5-15, 131-39.
HOUSE, 20th General Assembly, 1833-35, representing Jefferson County; party affiliation not shown. Born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, on July 11, 1796; son of Michael and Christina (Arey) Branner. No information on extent of schooling. Came with his father to East Tennessee about 1800; lived until 1835 in Dandridge, and then moved to Mossy Creek (now Jefferson City), where he opened a mercantile store which he operated until his death. Married on April 10, 1821, to Mary Ann Roper, daughter of Col. John and Margaret (Franklin) Roper. Ten Children: John Roper, William Alexander, Mary Jane (Mrs. H. H. Hubbard), George Michael, Benjamin Manassah, Margaret Elizabeth (Mrs. R. D. McElveen), Joseph Ayers, Catherine Juliet (Mrs. R. A. Connell), Maria Theresa Blanch (Mrs. John F. Brazelton), and Josephine Bonaparte Branner. Jefferson County trustee, 1825-34; justice of the peace; Member Presbyterian Church in early life; later Methodist. Lived at "The Maples," Mossy Creek; died there on February 28, 1847; buried in family cemetery, Mossy Creek. Father-in-law of H. H. Hubbard, sometime member Tennessee General Assembly.
Source: Branner, Casper Branner of Virginia and his Descendants, 5-15, 131-39.
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