Born about in Osage County, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Marion Branson
and Elizabeth Ann (Shockley) Branson
Sister of
Thomas Benton Branson and Mathilda H. (Branson) Feagan
Wife of
John Stacey Light
— married
6 Feb 1884 in Linn, Osage, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
James Marion Light
Died
at about age 97
in Vida, Phelps County, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jul 2021
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Biography
When Nancy Jane Branson was born in 1864 in Missouri City, Texas, her father, James, was 24, and her mother, Elizabeth, was 30. She was married three times and had four sons and five daughters. She died on May 14, 1959, in her hometown at the age of 95, and was buried in Maries, Missouri.
Sources
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Crawford, Osage, Missouri; Roll: M593_796; Page: 88B, Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Robin (Harrison) Frost 
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~0.78%
Cathy (Harris) Bettencourt :
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~0.39%
Pj (Elliott) Sisseck :
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