Cassandra (Branner) Newman (1814 - 1898)

Born 1814 in Tennessee

Ancestors

Wife of Aaron Newman — married 23 Aug 1836 in Jefferson County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 1898 at about age 84 in Tennessee

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Biography

Cassandra Branner third daughter of Casper Branner and Mariah Doherty, was born on November 1, 1814, in Dandridge, Tennessee. She married Aaron Newman on August 23, 1836, in Jefferson, Tennessee. They had nine children in 18 years. She died on December 5, 1898, in Jefferson, Tennessee, having lived a long life of 84 years, and was buried there.

Birth

• Cassandra Branner was born on November 1, 1814, in Dandridge, Tennessee, to Mariah Doherty, age 21, and Casper Branner, age 26.^[1]

Marriage

• Cassandra Branner married Aaron Newman in Jefferson, Tennessee, on August 23, 1836, when she was 21 years old.^{[2][3][4][1][5]}

Death

• Cassandra died on December 5, 1898, in Jefferson, Tennessee, when she was 84 years old.^[1]

Burial

• Cassandra is buried in Mount Horeb Cemetery in Jefferson County, Tennessee.^[6]

Children

• Cassandra and Aaron had the following children:^[1]
  1. Mary A. Newman, b. June 18, 1837; mar. Joseph H. Cline.
  2. George M. Newman, b. March 21, 1839; mar. Mary E. Cline.
  3. Benjamin Casper Newman, b. Oct. 30, 1841; mar. Lily Christian.
  4. Arthur A. Newman, b. Sept. 1, 1843; died in infancy.
  5. Maria E. Newman, b. Nov. 5, 1845; mar. J. D. Hickson.
  6. Juliet M. Newman, b. Dec. 29, 1847; mar. J. H. Fagala.
  7. Samuel H. Newman, b. June 3, 1850; died in infancy.
  8. Martha J. Newman, b. April 3, 1853; mar. John W. Wooten.
  9. Charles N. Newman, b. Oct. 16, 1855; mar. Alice Lawrence.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Branner, John Casper. Casper Branner of Virginia and his descendants, page 190. Privately Printed, Stanford University; 1913. https://archive.org/details/casperbrannerofv00bran/page/n6/mode/1up
2. ↑ Marriage: Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
   Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #6200071 (accessed 11 December 2021)
   Passandra Branner marriage to Aaron Newman on 23 Aug 1836 in Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.
3. ↑ Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8YJ-S4K : 16 March 2020), Cassandra Branner in entry for Aaron Newman, 1836.
4. ↑ Marriage: Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002
   Citing p. 276, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
   FamilySearch (accessed 11 December 2021)
   Passandra (Unknown) Branner marriage to Aaron Newman on 23 Aug 1836 in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States.
5. ↑ Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8YJ-S42 : 21 December 2016), Aaron Newman and Cassandra Branner, 23 Aug 1836; citing , Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 968,301.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139725932/cassandera-newman: accessed 05 November 2022), memorial page for Cassandera “Cassandra” Branner Newman (1 Nov 1814–6 Dec 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139725932, citing Mount Horeb Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Tammy F (contributor 48537368).

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• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD2-QFD : 12 April 2016), Cassandra Newman in household of Aron Newman, Jefferson county, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 1223, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1860; Census Place: Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1258; Page: 457; Family History Library Film: 805258
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #19306399 (accessed 11 December 2021)
  C Newman (46) in Jefferson, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1540; Page: 299B
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #10407524 (accessed 11 December 2021)
  Capander Newman, Keeping House, in District 1, Jefferson, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: 1264; Page: 375B; Enumeration District: 169
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #10700404 (accessed 11 December 2021)
  Casandra Newman (65), wife,, Keeping House, in household of Aaron Newman (78) in District 1, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.