Branscomb(e)-Bethune Wedding
Contributed by Eugenia Hobday
The Montgomery Advisor
January 17, 1904
There is an error in this wedding announcement. It should read Richard C. [Clayton] Branscomb.
The reason for a "Quiet Home Wedding" and the reference to the "recent sorrow" is probably referring to the 11/19/1903 death of
Richard Clayton Branscomb's mother, Sarah Virginia Thornton Branscomb, with whom he was living in the 1900 census.
Beulah Bethune Branscomb(e) Obituary
Contributed by Penny Leggett
The Montgomery Advisor
Richard C. Branscomb(e) Obituary
Contributed by Penny Leggett
Extract from the obituary below: Richard Clayton, Sr. "was a descendant of pioneer families in Bullock County,
child of John and Virginia Branscomb."
"Of a genial disposition, a gentle [spirit] and a keen and ever ready sense of humor, "Uncle Dick" as he was affectionately known
to his friends, was beloved in the community. As a lover and grower of flowers, he established another channel for expression of
his innate qualities."
Differences in Spelling of the Branscomb(e) Name
Contributed by Penny Leggett
Note the spelling of this branch of the family's name is with an e on the end. Richard's family name is in print both ways. The above obituary
has it spelled without an e on the end but the "Resolution on the death of Beulah Branscombe" spells it with one. Amanda has documents
such as her birth certificate that have both parents signing their name and hers with an e on the end. Beulah's grave site spells
it Branscomb as does this obituary, but her grand daughter, Nancy Amanda, spells both her grandparents' and her
mother and father's name Branscombe.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~unionmc/bowhunt/995.htm
Online sources have R. C.'s daughter Martha as Branscombe. So is her tombstone, notice also that the Web site above spelled it Branscomb in the
genealogy but the family spelled Branscombe on the grave.
The living descendent, Amanda, spells her name Branscombe as you can see in this online source for her latest published book.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-Early-Literacy/115020198527246?sk=info
Beyond Early Literacy
Basic Information:
Published: July 2010
About:
Beyond Early Literacy offers a literacy method called "Shared Journal" that goes beyond simply developing language arts skills.
This process promotes young children's learning across all content areas and a strong development of community.
Authors:
Janet B. Taylor is Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Early Childhood Education at Auburn University.
Nancy Amanda Branscombe is Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education at Athens State University.
Amanda has documents where the typed word is Branscomb but the signatures are Branscombe. Their signatures are evidence
that R. C. and Beulah signed as Branscombe (above attachment says "Branscombe and Branscomb."). I think when a situation exists where
there are different spellings in print, one goes with the living descendent for the correct spelling.
Variant Spellings of the Branscomb Name
Written by Fred Tubbs
http://www.branscombgenealogy.com/
More than two dozen variant spellings are found for this surname in America, and additional variations exist in England
and other parts of the world. (Ronald Branscombe of Hertfordshire and Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, and his sister Joan Branscombe Hunt have
been conducting a "Branscombe Family Tree Study." They found numerous additional variants.) County clerks and other officials often
wrote what they heard when they recorded deeds, wills, marriages, tax records and other documents for a largely illiterate population.
It is not unusual to see more than one spelling for the name in a single document. "Branscomb" is the predominant spelling for the
progenitor in Brunswick County, VA, and for the next two generations. Major variants for subsequent generations include "Branscom,"
"Branscome" and "Branscumb." Occasionally the "s" is omitted to leave "Brancomb" or other variants. The oft-encountered "Branchcomb"
may reflect unwittingly the derivation of the original name in Devonshire. By the time spelling became relatively stable several
branches of the family adhered to variant spellings. The pronunciation most often encountered in America is "Brans'cum," with a soft
a, and the spelling has tended toward this rendition.
The most common variations: Branscombe, Branscom, Branscome, Branscum, Branscumb, Branchcomb, Branchcome, Branchcom
Less common: Brancecum
Rare: Brancomb, Brancom, Brascom, Brascum, Bascomb, Bascombe, Boonscum, Branchom, Branschomb, Branchon, Brancecumb, Brancum,
Brancumb, Brancin, Brancob
50th Wedding Anniversary
Contributed by Eugenia Hobday
The Montgomery Advertiser, Feb. 7, 1954, Page 45
50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration - Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Branscomb. Union Springs, Ala. — Beulah Bethune
1882–1970 and Richard Clayton Branscomb 1877–1958. Open house. Extensive guest list. Included Mrs. WH McCaslan,
Mrs. JS Chappell, Carrie Anderson, Mrs. Roy Brownlee. Children: Martha, RC Branscomb, Jr., Jrs. Geo. R. Nicholson.
Sam Bethune, brother of Mrs. Branscomb. Bishop and Mrs. John W. Branscomb, Mrs. FH Anderson Sr. Mrs. DW Parker.
Mrs. Will Cochran, Mmes. Walter, I. H. and Wm. Ellis, etc.. Hand embroidered table cloth, made by Mrs. Branscomb's
mother. Details about decorations....
