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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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WILLIAM A. BRANN, a farmer and tobacco dealer at Morgan, Pendleton Co., Ky., was born in that county September 5, 1814, and is a son of Joseph and Anna (Moore) Brann, natives of Virginia, who settled in Pendleton County when young on Crooked Creek. Joseph Brann and Anna Moore were married about 1809 and thirteen children were born to their union — seven daughters and six sons — of whom our subject was the third child. William A. Brann received a common-school education, and has followed farming all his life; he settled where he now resides in 1884, where he is the owner of 800 acres of land. He has been a very popular man in his county all his life, both politically and socially, and in 1853 was elected to the Legislature from Pendleton County, re-elected in 1857 and again elected in 1861. In 1865 he was again a candidate for the same office, but was defeated fraudulently and he contested, and a new election was called which elected him to the office. He has been a magistrate for many years, and is regarded as one of Pendleton County’s best citizens. In 1841 Mr. Brann married Miss Martha Callen, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Callen of Pendleton County, and to their union seven children have been born, viz.: John C., Mary C., Margaret, Rebecca, Nancy, James and Martha. Rebecca died in infancy. Mr. Brann has been a member of the Christian Church for about twenty-five years, of which church his wife is also a member. Politically Mr. Brann is a Democrat.

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This family biography is one of 27 biographies included in the Pendleton County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7

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