Individual Details
Robert Lee Branscome
(7 Dec 1863 - 7 Jun 1927)
Robert married [1] 2 Feb 1882 to Elizabeth Alice Hylton, daughter of James Madison Hylton & Mahala Agnes Burnett. They were ancestors of Dorothy Burnett Peterson who wrote BLUE RIDGE HERITAGE. Married [2]. to Nancy Jane Turner, 1889.
Robert was a passenger conductor for the N&W Railway.
Virginia Death Certificate #14281/394
Robert Lee Branscome died 7 Jun 1927 at Roanoke Hospital, City of Roanoke, VA of cirrhosis of the liver. His residence was Pulaski, VA. He was born 4 Dec 1862, Carroll Co, VA (different from Mabry book). He was married; his wife, Nannie Jane Branscome. His occupation was conductor for the N & W Railway. Father, John Branscome b. Carroll Co, VA; mother, Mary Frances Mabry, b. Grayson Co, VA. The informant was Mr. R. L. Branscome, Jr. of Pulaski, VA. Buried Fair View Cemetery, June 8, 1927.
Robert is buried Fair View Cemetery, Roanoke, Roanoke Co, VA
Events
| Birth | 7 Dec 1863 | Carroll County, Virginia |  | ||
| Death | 7 Jun 1927 | Roanoke (City), Virginia | |
Families
| Father | John Branscome (1842 - 1864) |
| Mother | Mary Frances Mabry (1841 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Franklin Pierce Branscome (1860 - 1922) |
Endnotes
1. Donald E. Collins, The Mabry Family; Descendants of Francis Maybury and Elizabeth Gilliam of Surry County, Virginia (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1997; Reprint edition with additions.), p.152.
2. Dorothy Burnett Peterson, Blue Ridge Heritage: Burnett, Branscome, Hylton, Cox, Slaughter and Related Families. (Memphis: Roblee Press, 1982) Microfilm #1428154, Item 3, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah., p.104 Pedigree chart.