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Martha Mildred “Mattie” <I>Bugg</I> Brannan

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Martha Mildred “Mattie” Bugg Brannan

Birth
Lynnville, Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Death
28 Jul 1952 (aged 103)
Morrilton, Conway County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Morrilton, Conway County, Arkansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.15395, Longitude: -92.7619182
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Married Henry M. Brannan 31 October 1872 in Giles County, Tennessee.

Died at 103 years of age.

The following was contributed by Jesse R. Mitchell [#47137373]:

BRANNAN, Mattie Bugg The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1952
Mrs. Mattie Bugg Brannan, 103, native of Lynnville, died Monday morning, July 28, at her home in Morrilton, Ark., where she had resided since 1899.
Funeral rites and burial took place in that city on Tuesday afternoon.
Born in Lynnville on November 1, 1848, she was the youngest of ten children of the late Robert Malone Bugg and Martha Laird Bugg, pioneer residents of the county.
She was married on October 1, 1872 to Henry M. Brannan, a young merchant and Confederate veteran. The couple moved in 1899 to Morrilton where he died in 1923.
Mrs. Brannan is survived by three daughters, Misses Annie Patty and Elizabeth Brannan, Morrilton; one son, George Brannan, Morrilton; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs Brannan was an aunt of Hatcher Grigsby and Mrs. W. L. Abernathy of Pulaski.
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Suggested edit: The Nashville Banner Tuesday, July 29, 1952 p4 col 3-4

Mrs. Mattie B. Brannan, 103, Native of Giles County, Dies
Mrs. Mattie Bugg Brannan, 103-year-old native of Lynnville and member of a pioneer Middle Tennessee family, died Monday morning at her home in Morrilton, Ark.
Mrs. Brannan was the aunt of Dr. W. H. Witt and Mrs. C. A. Smith of 205 Craighead Ave., Nashville, who went to Morrilton to attend funeral services scheduled at 2 p.m. today. Burial was to be in Morrilton.
Born in Lynnville on Nov. 1, 1848, Mrs. Brannan was the youngest of 10 children of Robert Malone Bugg and Martha Laird Bugg. Her maternal grandfather, John Laird, had resided in the Giles County section since 1783 and the Laird home, built in 1814, still stands in Lynnville.
Mrs. Brannan's father was a member of the State Legislature and also served in the 33rd Congress.
She attended a private school taught by a daughter-in-law of James Robertson, Tennessee pioneer, and also studied at old Cedar College in Kentucky, which moved later to Bowling Green and became Potter College.
She was married on Oct. 21, 1821, to Henry M. Brannan, a young merchant and Confederate veteran. The couple moved to Morrilton in 1899, where he died in 1923.
Mrs. Brannan was the mother of six children, and her three daughters and only surviving son resided with her at the family home on Sayle Hill in Morrilton.
One son, the late Robert Brannan, resided in Nashville many years and was connected with Hermitage Hardware and Hippodrome Motor Companies. His widow, Mrs. Nettie Tate Brannan, now resides in Knoxville, and their son, Miller Brannan, is now connected with the du Pont Company in Charlotte, N. C.
The elderly woman's mind had remained keen and she recalled easily events of her childhood, the War Between the States and he later life. She was also strong physically until about April, when she was weakened by an attack of influenza. Her voice was clear.

Contributor: Thomas L. Harman (46867870) • [email protected]
Married Henry M. Brannan 31 October 1872 in Giles County, Tennessee.

Died at 103 years of age.

The following was contributed by Jesse R. Mitchell [#47137373]:

BRANNAN, Mattie Bugg The Pulaski Citizen 30 Jul 1952
Mrs. Mattie Bugg Brannan, 103, native of Lynnville, died Monday morning, July 28, at her home in Morrilton, Ark., where she had resided since 1899.
Funeral rites and burial took place in that city on Tuesday afternoon.
Born in Lynnville on November 1, 1848, she was the youngest of ten children of the late Robert Malone Bugg and Martha Laird Bugg, pioneer residents of the county.
She was married on October 1, 1872 to Henry M. Brannan, a young merchant and Confederate veteran. The couple moved in 1899 to Morrilton where he died in 1923.
Mrs. Brannan is survived by three daughters, Misses Annie Patty and Elizabeth Brannan, Morrilton; one son, George Brannan, Morrilton; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs Brannan was an aunt of Hatcher Grigsby and Mrs. W. L. Abernathy of Pulaski.
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Suggested edit: The Nashville Banner Tuesday, July 29, 1952 p4 col 3-4

Mrs. Mattie B. Brannan, 103, Native of Giles County, Dies
Mrs. Mattie Bugg Brannan, 103-year-old native of Lynnville and member of a pioneer Middle Tennessee family, died Monday morning at her home in Morrilton, Ark.
Mrs. Brannan was the aunt of Dr. W. H. Witt and Mrs. C. A. Smith of 205 Craighead Ave., Nashville, who went to Morrilton to attend funeral services scheduled at 2 p.m. today. Burial was to be in Morrilton.
Born in Lynnville on Nov. 1, 1848, Mrs. Brannan was the youngest of 10 children of Robert Malone Bugg and Martha Laird Bugg. Her maternal grandfather, John Laird, had resided in the Giles County section since 1783 and the Laird home, built in 1814, still stands in Lynnville.
Mrs. Brannan's father was a member of the State Legislature and also served in the 33rd Congress.
She attended a private school taught by a daughter-in-law of James Robertson, Tennessee pioneer, and also studied at old Cedar College in Kentucky, which moved later to Bowling Green and became Potter College.
She was married on Oct. 21, 1821, to Henry M. Brannan, a young merchant and Confederate veteran. The couple moved to Morrilton in 1899, where he died in 1923.
Mrs. Brannan was the mother of six children, and her three daughters and only surviving son resided with her at the family home on Sayle Hill in Morrilton.
One son, the late Robert Brannan, resided in Nashville many years and was connected with Hermitage Hardware and Hippodrome Motor Companies. His widow, Mrs. Nettie Tate Brannan, now resides in Knoxville, and their son, Miller Brannan, is now connected with the du Pont Company in Charlotte, N. C.
The elderly woman's mind had remained keen and she recalled easily events of her childhood, the War Between the States and he later life. She was also strong physically until about April, when she was weakened by an attack of influenza. Her voice was clear.

Contributor: Thomas L. Harman (46867870) • [email protected]


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