Zaddie Alice Branstetter was born on May 20, 1883 to Elcanah Branstetter and Marena Montgomery in St. James, Missouri. (Zaddie standing in back) “Perfect in deportment” 1889 Zaddie married Henry Everett Emory on December 3, 1905 and three boys, Albert, Harvey and Charles. Zaddie lived in St. James her whole life and passed away on…
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The Branstetters.
My 3rd great grandparents on my maternal grandmother’s side were Elcanah Branstetter and Marena Montgomery. They were married on December 3, 1874 in St. James, Missouri, where they were both born and raised. Together, they had 10 children, Norah, Edna, Dorsey “Doss” , Zaddie (my 2nd great-grandmother), James, Thomas, Mary, Morris, Myrtle, and William. Elcanah…
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