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 In 1868, John Brannon of Nenagh Tipperary opened an account in the Freedman's Bank in Tallahassee, Florida. He named his brother Thomas of Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland on his account.
Unfortunately he did not give any other information. Source familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DYFQ-3MB?mode=g&i=50&cc=1417695
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John Branon born c1830 Georgia, Race Mulatto
wife Louisa Brannon born c1835, Race Black Children John born c1855 Isaac born c1858 Amilia born c1860 Mary born c1862 Elizabeth born c1865 Sources John Brannon, Screven, Georgia 1870 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XXZQ-LHC?mode=g&i=175&cc=1438024 This list includes variants of the surname
Nora, born Ireland c1842, husband? Thomas born Ireland c1839, son William born c1868 Georgia. Also resident in the household William O'Brien born Ireland c1804. Resident Augusta Ward 4, Richmond, Georgia Cathr, born Ireland c1825, husband? James born Ireland c1820, children? James born c1862 & Mary Ellen born c1868, both in Georgia Also resident in the household Peter Garrity & Jas Cullen born Ireland c1821 & c1822. Resident Savannah, Chatham, Georgia 1870 Esther, born c1836 Ireland, husband? John born Ireland c1832, children? John born c 1859 George born c1861 Cranford born c1864, all born Ireland Patsey born Georgia c1868. Resident Savannah, Chatham, Georgia 1870 Mary born c1830 Ireland, children? Bridget born Georgia c1850, Johanna born Georgia c1856. Also resident in the household Michael Tully & William Morris, born c1845 & c1844 respectively, both born in Ireland. Resident 1870 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia Mary born Ireland c1825, husband Thos born Ireland c1823, sons Thos born c1867 Georgia, James born c1869 Georgia. resident 1870 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia Bridget born Ireland c1838, husband? Michael born Ireland c1835. Also resident in the household Patrick Hall & William Marvin born c1847 Ireland & c1834 Georgia respectively. Resident 1870 Savannah, Division 21, Chatham, Georgia Mary born c1840 Ireland. With Jessie Lee born c1848 New York. Resident Savannah, Chatham, Georgia Source 1870 US Federal Census Nora Brannon familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DCR3-8JY?mode=g&i=88&cc=1438024 Cathr Brennan familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRWS-7TY?mode=g&i=223&cc=1438024 Esther Brannan familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRWS-7FJ?mode=g&i=237&cc=1438024 Mary Brannan familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRWS-75P?mode=g&i=630&cc=1438024 Mary Brennan familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRWS-7F7?mode=g&i=410&cc=1438024 Bridget Brennan familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRWS-75P?mode=g&i=630&cc=1438024  Gaylord V Brennan was born in Illinois in 1922. He was the son of Louis G & Edna A Brennan. In 1930, the family were living in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois. Both Louis George and Edna were born in Illinois. By 1940 Edna was widowed and she and Gaylord were lodging in the home of Herbert and Ada Cook in North Court Street, Rockford. A Draft Registration Card for George Louis Brennan 1918 suggests that Louis/George used both his first names interchangeably at different times in his life. His wife is named Edna and he is recorded as self-employed with a peanut vending machine business. George is recorded as 5 foot 10 & one eight inches tall, of stout build with blue eyes and sandy hair. Louis died on July 29, 1935 according to a transcription of the Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916-1947. This record also tells us that Louis was born on Feb. 22 1880 in Shirland, Illinois. He was only 55 years at the time of his death. This record of Louis' place of birth gives us a great clue for checking the 1880 US Federal Census, if he was born prior to the census. Imagine my delight when I found Louie aged 3 months living with his parents Martn & Marccella Brennan. Martin was born in Wisconsin and Marcella in New York. All 4 of their parents were born in Ireland! The transcription of the Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916-1947 came to my aid again giving me the death of Martin C Brennan (birthplace Footville, Wisconsin) on March 21 1933 in Rockford, Winnebago. Husband of Marsella. Martin's father was John Brennan and his mother Mary Cannon, both of whom were born in Ireland. Obituary & Gravestone for John Brennan www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124285539 Sources 1930 US Federal Census familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X39C-HBL 1940 US Federal Census 1918 Draft Registration Card familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6D1-K6V 1880 US Federal Census familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX23-Y99 1933 Death Record familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3L9-8WL Special thanks to Paul Howes of www.howesfamilies.com who supplied me with this picture from Memorial Park on Old Moultrie Road in St Augustine, Florida and instigated this research. Ian Eric Brennan was born May 17, 1918 the son of Alfred Eric and Jean Brennan, Farnborough, Kent. He was the younger of twin brothers at Dulwich College. He was in the Third XI and a prefect and having secured a Cutlers' Exhibition went abroad for a year. He studied German at Schwerin in Macklenburg with Herr Stroemer, with whom Mr. Macpherson had collaborated in certain school books. Returning from Germany in October 1936, he joined Messrs. Gellatly Hankey & Co., Ltd., Billiter Street, and after a year proceeded to their office in Hamburg, and later to Antwerp. On outbreak of war he returned to England at once and joined the R.A.F.V.R. He was awarded his wings in due course and commissioned on November 5, 1940. After further training he was posted to a Hurricane squadron in the Fighter Command, and met his death over the North Sea, eight miles east of the Shetlands, whilst on patrol, on March 1, 1941. Research and picture contributed by Bob Cumberbatch, Guild of One Name Studies, UK  Sources
Pilot Officer Ian Eric (“Doggie”[1]) BrennanPilot Officer Ian Eric Brennan of 3 Squadron RAF Volunteer Reserve was tragically killed whilst conducting dog fight training in his Hawker Hurricane on 1st March 1941. He was aged 22 years and 9 months when he was in collision with the Hurricane of Sgt Joyce. P/O Ian Eric Brennan flying Hurricane V7069 was the senior pilot that day, and Sgt Joyce in P3255 was the pupil hoping to gain some fighter tactic experience. Out off the Sumburgh Head a number of maneuvers had been carried out and all seem to go OK when suddenly the two aircraft collided and unable to recover P/O Brennan’s Hurricane plunged into the sea. The other Hurricane, severely damaged and with its pilot Sgt Joyce badly shaken up managed to limp back to Sumburgh where he got down safely, alas his instructor P/O Brennan, aged 22 from Farnborough, Kent, was killed and his body never recovered[2]. His plane was recorded as crashing here: 59.916739, -1.166665[3] [2] http://www.crashsiteorkney.com/shetland-underwater-sites [3] https://canmore.org.uk/site/289470/hawker-hurricane-i-sumburgh [4] London Gazette: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35019/page/7128/data.pdf Issue 35019 Page 7128 20 December 1940: “16th Nov. 1940. (Seniority 5th Nov. 1940) 901413 Ian Eric Brennan (88229) [5] BRENNAN Ian Eric of Mount Bank Farnborough Kent died on or since 1 March 1941 on war service Administration Llandudno 18 October [1941] to Alfred Eric Brennan works manager. Effects £447 18s 2d. http://interactive.ancestry.com/1904/31874_222436-00584?pid=2281234&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com//cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DGmI26%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dian%2520eric%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dbrennan%26gsln_x%3D0%26MSAV%3D1%26cpxt%3D1%26cp%3D11%26catbucket%3Dr%26uidh%3D5h3%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D2281234%26db%3DUKProbateCal%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D2&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=GmI26&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true [6] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1530381/BRENNAN,%20IAN%20ERIC#carousel2 BRENNAN, Pilot Offr. IAN ERIC, 88229, RAF (VR) 3 Sqdn. 1st March, 1941, Age 22. Son of Alfred Eric and Jean Brennan, of Farnborough, Kent. Panel 31  The 1911 Census gives us a wonderful picture of my Gilleran great and great great grandparents. My great grandparents, Michael Gilleran and Ellen Beirne and their five children were living with Michael's parents, John Gilleran and Anne Fox. John Gilleran of Roadwalk and Anne Fox of Clooncraff (age 18) married in Roscommon RC Church in 1872. The Civil registration record gives only their fathers' names but the Church marriage record transcription (rootsireland) records the following; Parents of John Gilleran, Patrick Gilleran and Mary Hanly Parents of Anne Fox, Michael Fox and Margaret Brennan . John Gilleran was baptised on Feb. 28 1845. His godparents were James Hambrogue and Margaret Brennan. (rootsireland) I have found baptisms for 6 siblings, Thomas 1833 Patrick 1835 Margaret 1837 James 1840 Michael 1842 William 1847 John Gilleran died in 1920, in the company of his daughter-in-law Ellen. The 1911 Census gives Anne Fox Gilleran as the mother of 4 children. Baptism record transcripts give us; Mary Ann born 1873 Michael born 1874 Mary Ann born 1875 Patrick born 1877. Anne died in 1925 of old age (75 acc. to the Death Record) in the company of her daughter-in-law Ellen. Ellen Beirne Gilleran was the daughter of Malachy Beirne of Ballyglass, Rahara, Co. Roscommon & Ann Donnelly. In 1857, Griffith's Valuation records Malachi Byrne as a tenant of Robert H Gunning in Ballyglass, Rahara. Malachy Byrne married Ann Donnelly in 1854 in Knockcroghery. Patrick 1855 Brigid 1864 Martin 1867 Timothy 1870 Ellen & Margaret her twin were born in 1873. Sources rootsireland Baptism and Marriage records Civil Registration Records BMD www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Roscommon/Mote/Clooncraff/783297/ In 1920, Dave Branon and his wife Mamie were living in Fork, Lexington with their 2 year old daughter Viola. Both Dave and his wife could read and write though neither had attended school. Their home was rented and they both 'worked out' as farm labourers.
On June 16th, 1920, Dave and Mammie's lives were struck with immeasureable grief when their daughters Ethel and Edna died only 3 weeks after birth. There was no physician present at their deaths so there is no cause of death recorded. In their death certficates we discover that Mammie's name was Mary Martin and that she and Dave were born in Lexington County. Ethel and Edna were buried in St. Paul's Church on June 17th, 1920. The certificate does not identify if this was the Baptist Church or the Wesleyan Church. By 1940, the family had grown to include Dave Junior age 20, Wade age 18, James T age 10, Martha age 8, Mayole age 6 and Swanee, Dave's wife, age 17. Sources 1920 Census records ancestry.com original records 1940 Census records ancestry.com original records South Carolina Death Records ancestry.com original certificates In 1870, Bailes Brannon (30) and his wife Sopha (26) lived with their children Arch (7) and Milly (2) in Campobello, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Bailes and Sopha could not read or write. Bailes was a farmer. All the family were born in South Carolina. Campobello is derived from Italian meaning beautiful field. In the same year, 1870, a white man named Augustus Brannon (26) is farming land in Campobello. And another named Clements Brannon. It is possible that Bailes and Sopha worked for the Brannon family prior to emancipation.
In 1880, Campobello had a population of 99 people. The family of Bailes Brannon had grown by 1880 and included John A (Arch?) age 14, Ella (Milly?) age 11, Pinkney age 9, Mary age 7, Martha age 4 and mother-in-law Milly Brannon age 65. No-one in the family can read or write. Bailes and Sophia's parents were all born in South Carolina. Bailes and his son John A are described as farm labourers in this Census. The family were living in Spartanburg Township. Spartanburg is 22 miles from Campobello. In 1880, the town of Spartanburg had a population of 3,253. This must have been a huge change for the family, moving from a rural area into the county seat. I don't know what happened to the family after 1880. Maybe they migrated North? A first search through the marriage and death records for the children did not yield any likely matches. Neither could I find a death record in South Carolina for Milly, Sophia or Bailes Brannon. If you have found this family I would love to hear from you. Sources Original Census Records 1870 & 1880 at ancestry.com South Carolina Death Records originals at ancestry.com Wikipedia for local history of Campobello and Spartanburg I am often asked what do we do when we reach a brick wall in our Irish families about 1840/1850?
I have begun to explore a new option. (for me in anycase) We know that many Irish people began their journey to America and elsewhere via Liverpool. Some of them stayed in Liverpool, at least for a time. The 1851 Census for Liverpool (England), via ancestry, gives a total of 67,291 Irish born people living in Liverpool. The majority give no other birthplace but Ireland. However there are exceptions. For example in Paul Street, Liverpool, James Brennan, born about 1796, is recorded as having been born in Mayo, Ireland. James was a lodger in the house of Thomas King born about 1824 in Clare, Ireland. Thomas King's wife Irene was also born in Clare. Ann & John Portill, also born in Clare and described as relatives of Thomas King are also resident in the household. Of the 10 people living in the household, only one was born in England. In fact there are many Irish families resident in the area. I highly recommend a search for your missing family in the Liverpool Census of 1851 and 1861. Source ancestry,com Whilst browsing the U. S Federal Census, I was interested to note a number of African American families with the surname Brannon or possible variants of the name. I tried to find 2 of the families in later Census and was unable to do so. A number of experts in African American Genealogy, have found that directly after Emancipation many families continued to use the names of the people who had enslaved them. However, over time, at least some of the families chose different names. In the absence of a search for death records, this may explain why I was unable to find those families.
It is interesting to note that the birth State that had the majority of African American people with the surname Brannon (or variants) was Virginia. Born in Africa 1 Born in Alabama 121 men, wome and children with the surname Brannon/Brandon/Branine/Brannen/Brannan Born in Arizona none Born as Arkansas 24 men, women and children Born in Colorado none Born in South Carolina 80 men, women and children with the surnames as above Born in North Carolina 146 men women and children with the surnames as above Born in Dakota, North and South none Born in Florida 33 Born in Georgia 192 men, women and children Born in Illinois 12 men, women and children Born in Indiana 2 man and child Born in Iowa 2 man and boy Born in Kentucky 58 men, women and children Born in Louisiana 50 men, women and children Born in Maine none Born in Michigan 4 Born in Mississippi 87 men, women and children Born in Missouri 11 men, women and children Born in Montana none Born in Nebraska 1 man Born in Nevada none Born in Ohio 13 men, women and children Born in Oregon none Born in Pennsylvania 5 men, women and children Born in New York 13 men, women and children Born in Tennessee 60 Born in Texas 23 men, women and children Born in Virginia 363 men, women and children Born in West Virginia 1 boy Born in Wisconsin none Born in Wyoming none Source U. S. Federal Census ancestry.com |
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