Name |
Branham, Clifton |
Birth |
1861 |
Letcher, Kentucky, United States |
Address: Cabin Branch |
Gender |
Male |
Misc |
18 Jun 1887 |
Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States [2] |
shot and killed Henry Vanover |
- For this crime, he and the other killer were given life sentences in the Kentucky state penitentiary. However, he pretended to be insane and, in 1899, was transferred to the state asylum where, after six months, he was released.
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Death |
25 Sep 1903 |
Wise, Virginia, United States [2] |
- He was the last person executed by hanging in Wise County, having been convicted of killing his blind wife, Nancy Branham, in Wise County on12 December 1902. Following that killing, Branham fled to Kentucky, where he robbed and killed Hense Moore, of Beaver Creek, Floyd County, in March 1903.
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Burial |
Pine Creek, Osbourne Gap, Dickenson, Virginia, United States [3] |
Person ID |
I29515 |
Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands |
Last Modified |
27 May 2020 |
Father |
Branham, John Calhoun, b. 15 Apr 1818, Floyd, Kentucky, United States d. 1 Apr 1908, Wise, Virginia, United States (Age 89 years) |
Mother |
Mosley, Mahala, b. 22 Nov 1822, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States d. 12 Dec 1912, Dickenson, Virginia, United States (Age 90 years) |
Marriage |
6 Jan 1842 |
Pike, Kentucky, United States |
Family ID |
F10537 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Branham, Nancy J., b. 9 Nov 1861, Pound, Wise, Virginia, United States d. 12 Dec 1902, Bold Camp, Pound, Wise, Virginia, United States (Age 41 years) |
Marriage |
23 May 1880 |
Wise, Virginia, United States [4] |
Children |
+ | 1. Branham, Ida, b. 1881, Wise, Virginia, United States d. 12 Mar 1974, Wise, Virginia, United States (Age 93 years) |
| 2. Branham, Lizzie, b. Dec 1886, Pound, Wise, Virginia, United States d. 4 Dec 1925, Pound, Wise, Virginia, United States (Age ~ 38 years) |
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Family ID |
F12138 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
12 Mar 2024 |