George Branham and
Elender (or Eleanor) Maloney
We are just beginning to thoroughly research records on
this family but are putting out what little data we
currently have in the interest of sharing information with
other Branham researchers.
George Branham was born in North Carolina
on 11 December; the 1850 and 1860 censuses both indicate
his year of birth was 1790, and the 1870 census puts it
around 1787. George died on 3 September 1873 in Clinton
County, Kentucky (dates from his tombstone). Several other
researchers have identified his father as Barnabas
Branham, born about 1745 in Virginia (probably
Westmoreland County) and died around 1830, probably in the
Cumberland County KY area. According to another researcher,
this Barnabas was the son of Michael
Branham, who died around 1761 in Westmoreland
County, Virginia, and his wife Rosannah
Ellis.
George married Elender Maloney (or, Eleanor/Elinor),
probably in Anderson County, TN; she was the daughter of
John Maloney and Margaret Kinkead. According to probate,
deed, and census records, George and Elender had four
children: son Barnabas, and daughters Margaret and Mary
("Polly"); the 1830 census shows a third daughter (aged
5-10), who may have died by 1840 when the household
included only one male (15-20) and one female (15-20)
(Margaret married about 1836 and was no longer at home).
George and Elender moved from Tennessee to Cumberland
County by 1830, where they lived in the part of the county
that in 1836 became Clinton County. George was a relatively
prosperous farmer who owned a fair amount of property that,
at his death, was bequeathed to his wife, his daughter
Polly, and the surviving children of his deceased children
Barnabas and Margaret. According to her tombstone, Elender
was born on 18 September 1803 and died 26 July 1884;
however, her birth year was probably closer to 1800 or
1801, judging from census data.
George was a veteran of the War of 1812; we now have a copy
of his discharge paper and will post a transcript or
scanned copy soon.
George Branham (b. 11
Dec 1790, NC - d 3 Sep 1873, Clinton, KY)
m.
by 1820, Anderson, TN
Elender
Maloney (b. 18
Sep 1801, TN - d. 26 Jul 1884, Clinton, KY)
Children:
i.
Margaret Branham (ca
1820 - d. by 1850, Clinton, KY); m.
John G. Wright
ii.
Barnabas Branham (27
Oct 1821-18 Sep 1866); m.
Lavina Davis
iii.
Mary "Polly" Branham (17
Sep 1824 - 10 Mar 1888, Clinton, KY); m.
John C. Burchett