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William J. Branchide

probably 1875 to 1952

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Son of Jacob Branchide and Mary Houser. Machinist, later a laborer in a steel mill and a fireman engineer. Married Lucinda M. Myers, 1899; married Harriet Adelaide Parrish, 1918.

Son of Jacob Branchide and Mary Houser. Married Lucinda M. Myers, 1899; married Harriet Adelaide Parrish, 1918.

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  • 1875, 11 AprilBirth William J. Branchide born in Pennsylvania, son of Jacob Branchide and Mary Houser (probably; his 1918 marriage record and later censuses give 1874)
  • 1901, 14 FebruaryBirth Clifford Harold Branchide born at Philadelphia, son of William J. Branchide and Lucinda Myers
  • 1913, 28 AprilBirth Verda B. Branchide born, almost certainly the daughter of William J. Branchide and probably of Lucinda
  • 1920, 3 NovemberBirth Pearl Zoe Branchide born at Samaritan Hospital, Philadelphia, the only child of William J. Branchide and Harriet; her birth certificate is filed on 12 November
  • 1952, 9 AprilBurial William J. Branchide dies at Norristown, aged 78; buried at the German Protestant Cemetery, Mahanoy City

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W. J. Branchide1899 license notice
William Branshide1900 and 1910 censuses
William Branchied1920 census
Wm Branchide1944 death certificate
“Wm Jr Branchide”1950 census, as father in Walter’s household

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