Minerva Amanda (Branch) Puckett (abt. 1837 - abt. 1917)

Born about 2 Aug 1837 in Burke County, NC

Ancestors

Wife of John W (Pucket) Puckett — married 18 Jan 1870 in Burke County, NC

Descendants

Died about 17 Nov 1917 at about age 80 in Burke County, NC

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Biography

Minerva Branch was married first to Sherwood (Shearwood) Branch. I assume he was a relative and, maybe, an arranged marriage since they both have the same last names. But, I guess we'll never really know. In any case, Sherwood passed away at age 33. He is buried in Mountain Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Morganton Burke County North Carolina, USA. I believe she had one or more children by Mr Branch. The one I did find died very young. Not much past infancy. If I find him again, I will come back and log his information, poor little mite.

Minerva married again. This time to John W Puckett. In many of their children's records of marriage she can be seen listed as Mary, Miri, or Amanda, which was very confusing until I finally found her listed as Minerva Amanda. She and John had at least 13 children together. She is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Gastonia, NC.

Sources

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmpid=48728026&GRid=141461549&

"South Carolina Deaths, 1944-1955," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FG1M-HYZ : accessed 19 June 2015), Minerva Puckett in entry for James Benton Puckett, 23 Jan 1951; citing Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, item 1 cn 1073, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia; FHL microfilm 2,400,824

"North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8WG-M6G : accessed 19 June 2015), Minrvia Puckett in entry for James H. Seagle and Dora L. Puckett, 22 Mar 1894; citing Finleys Township, Mcdowell, North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,758,667

"United States Census, 1900," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSTT-DRL : accessed 19 June 2015), Pucket in household of John W Pucket, Upper Creek Township, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,185.

"United States Census, 1850," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4BW-NVY : accessed 19 June 2015), Minerva Branch in household of Claiborne Branch, Burke county, part of, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing family 633, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).