Magdalene (Branner) Neff (1800 - 1835)

Born 22 Apr 1800 in Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob Neff — married 1830 in Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1835 at age 34 in Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Magdalene was born 22 April 1800 in Rockingham, Virginia, the daughter of Phillip Branner and Elizabeth Arehart. Magdalene married Jacob Kaufman Neff on 6 May 1820 in Rockingham county, Virginia. Magdalene was the first wife of Jacob. She died 10 February 1835 and is buried with a headstone at the Neff-Kagey Cemetery, in New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Birth

• Magdalene Branner was born on April 22, 1800, in Rockingham, Virginia, to Elizabeth Arehart, age 33, and Phillip Branner, age 25.^[1][2]

Marriage

• Magdalene married Jacob Kauffman Neff in Rockingham, Virginia, on May 6, 1830, when she was 30 years old.^[3][4][2]

Death

• Magdalene died on February 10, 1835, in New Market, Virginia, when she was 34 years old.^[1][2]

Burial

• Magdalene is buried in the Neff-Kagey Cemetery in New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia.^[1][2]
• Her findagrave memorial, managed by the Neff Historical Society, has a photograph of her legible headstone.

Research Notes

• Findagrave indicates Erasmus Neff is the son of Magdalene Branner; however, his birthdate is provided as 1839, which is after Magdalene's death date.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101743347/magdalene-neff : accessed 22 November 2021), memorial page for Magdalene Branner Neff (22 Apr 1800–10 Feb 1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101743347, citing Neff-Kagey Cemetery, New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Neff Family Historical Society (contributor 48003862) .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Branner, John Casper. Casper Branner of Virginia and his descendants, page 157-158. Privately Printed, Stanford University; 1913. https://archive.org/details/casperbrannerofv00bran/page/n6/mode/1up
3. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850"
   Ancestry Record 3723 #1054929 (accessed 22 November 2021)
   Magdaline Brenner marriage to Jacob Neff on 6 May 1830 in Rockingham, Virginia.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
   Ancestry Record 60214 #3705842 (accessed 22 November 2021)
   Magdaline Brenner marriage to Jacob Neff on 6 May 1830 in Rockingham, Virginia.