Branson
H
Ridge
Born about in Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Dugan Ridge
and Rebecca Brookshire
Brother of
Ransom Ridge and Abigail (Ridge) Arnold
Husband of
Mary (Stanhope) Ridge
— married
4 Apr 1844 in Buchanan, Missouri, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 76
in Wolf River Township, Doniphan, Kansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jul 2021
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Biography
Branson was born about 1820. He was the son of Thomas Ridge and Rebecca Brookshire. He passed away in 1896.
Sources
- 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: 393; Page: 60a; Line Number: 1
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #3654987 (accessed 24 June 2023)
Branson Ridge (29), Farmer, in Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri, USA. Born in North Carolina.
- 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: M653_609; Page: 238; Family History Library Film: 803609
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #41013267 (accessed 24 June 2023)
Branson Ridge (43), Farmer, in Tremont, Buchanan, Missouri. Born in North Carolina.
- 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Wolf River, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: M593_432; Page: 218A
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #21077968 (accessed 24 June 2023)
Branson Ridge (50), Farmer, in Wolf River, Doniphan, Kansas. Born in North Carolina.
- 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Wolf River, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: 379; Page: 522A; Enumeration District: 076
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #48984116 (accessed 24 June 2023)
Branson Ridge (59), married, Farming, head of household in Wolf River, Doniphan, Kansas, USA. Born in North Carolina.
- 1870 Non-population Census: "U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880"
Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Wolf River, Doniphan, Kansas; Archive Collection Number: T1130; Roll: 9; Page: 11; Line: 6; Schedule Type: Agriculture
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1276 #2482218 (accessed 24 June 2023)
Name: Branson Ridge; Enumeration Date: 30 Jul 1870; Place: Wolf River, Doniphan, Kansas, USA; Schedule Type: Agriculture.
- 1865 Census: "Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925"
Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1865 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1865_3; Line: 23
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1088 #3854307 (accessed 24 June 2023)
Branson Ridge (45), married in Wolf River, Doniphan, Kansas. Born in North Carolina.
- 1895 Census: "Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925"
Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_41; Line: 17
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1088 #7447625 (accessed 24 June 2023)
Branson Ridge (76) in Wolf River, Doniphan, Kansas. Born in North Carolina.
- Marriage: "Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002"
Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1171 #11187211 (accessed 24 June 2023)
Branson Ridge marriage to Polly Stamp on 6 May 1844 in Buchanan, Missouri, USA.
- Probate: "Kansas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987"
Application For Letters of Administration; Author: Kansas. Probate Court (Doniphan County); Probate Place: Kansas
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9065 #295122 (accessed 24 June 2023)
Branson Ridge probate on 4 Sep 1896 in Kansas, USA.
- Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #24688999
Ancestry Record 60525 #99037910 (accessed 24 June 2023)
Branson Ridge burial (died in 1896) in Moray Cemetery, Moray, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States of America.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Branson by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Branson:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Branson by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Branson:
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~3.12%
~25.00%
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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