William James Branthaver

1840 - 1926  (85 years)

• Name	William James Branthaver
  Birth	23 Nov 1840	Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Aug 1926	Lemasters, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Spring Grove Cemetery, Lemasters, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I14426	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2021

  
  

  Family	Clara Jane Ruth,   b. 16 Aug 1849, Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Aug 1926, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1877
  Children	1. Norman Edgar Branthaver,   b. 16 Aug 1878, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 4 Dec 1910, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA (Age 32 years) + 2. Olive Ruth Branthaver,   b. 14 Sep 1880, Lemasters, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA d. Sep 1973, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 93 years)   3. Ada May Branthaver,   b. 10 Feb 1887, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 Mar 1896, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 9 years)
  Family ID	F4875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2021

  
  

• Notes

  The son of John & Hannah (Burkholder) Branthaver, he married Sarah E. McClelland May 31, 1860, and fathered Mary Ellen (b. 09/04/62 - married Jacob W. Phell), Hannah Maria (b. 07/12/64 - married James Calvin McGaughey), John W. (b. 07/31/66), and Sarah Bell (b. 07/26/73). Prior to his marriage, he had been a farmer living with his family in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 7" tall and had black hair and hazel eyes. A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Chambersburg September 3, 1864, mustered into federal service there September 6 as a private with Co. D, 209th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 31, 1865. Sarah died in 1875, and he married Clara Jane Ruth March 21, 1877, fathering Norma E. (b. 08/16/78), Olive Ruth (b. 09/14/80 - married Will Dittman), Nellie (b. 02/05/83), and May (b. 02/10/86). On May 6, 1893, he was appointed postmaster of Markes Post Office, Franklin County.