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    This website presents the historical facts relating to [[William Branham|'''William Branham's life''']], [[Commission & Ministry|'''ministry''']] and [[Is the Message a Cult?|'''followers''']], and [[List of Issues with the Message|'''asks questions''']] that arise from the facts.  We try not to arrive at conclusions but rather leave it to our readers to answer the questions we raise.


    ='''Was William Branham's Mother's Mother a full-blooded Cherokee Indian?'''=
    =Prophecies & Visions=


    *[[An Analysis of William Branham's Visions and Prophecies|Did any of William Branham's visions or prophecies '''fail'''?]]
    *What are [[Prophet|the biblical identifications of a prophet]]?
    *[[The Seven Visions of 1933]]


    William Branham stated:
    =Credibility=


    ''And it kind of reminds me, one time I was… My father was… My mother is from Oklahoma and Texas. And she was born in the state of Kentucky. And my grandfather went west. My mother’s mother come off the Oklahoma reservation. She’s full-blooded Cherokee Indian. And my father’s Irish. And my mother, on the other side, by her father, was Irish.''<ref>50-0813A - The Resurrection Of Lazarus</ref>
    *[[Was William Branham Honest|Was William Branham '''honest'''?]]
    *[[Plagiarism|'''Where''' did William Branham get his doctrine?]]
    *[[Did William Branham's teaching agree with the Bible?|Did William Branham's teaching '''agree''' with the Bible?]]


    =Doctrines and Teaching=


    ''I love the mountains. My—my mother’s mother was full-blooded Cherokee Indian out of the valleys here, and my conversion never taken that away from me; I love nature.''<ref>56-0422 - Show Us The Father And It'll Satisfy</ref>
    *[[William Branham|Who was William Marrion Branham?]]
    *[[The Message|What is '''the message''' of William Branham?]]
    *[[Seven Seals|The Mystery of the '''Seven Seals''']]
    *The Revelation of '''[[The Seven Churches Ages]]'''
    *If not William Branham, [[The Fulfillment of Malachi 4:5|'''who is the fulfillment of Malachi 4'''?]]
    *[[What if I think BelieveTheSign is wrong?|What if I find something I '''disagree''' with?]]


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    [[Image:Off The Shelf square 1024x1024.jpg|thumb|right|250px|link=Off The Shelf]]
    *'''The [http://offtheshelf.life/ Off The Shelf] podcast''' - interviews with ex-message followers, [[The September 2020 Debate|'''debates with current followers''']] and discussions of important topics relating to William Branham
    *[https://www.youtube.com/user/believethesign Our Youtube channel] containing [[Video Resources|a number of videos]] relating to William Branham
    *[[List of Issues with the Message|Our full list of questions regarding William Branham and his message]]
    *[[Print Resources]] - Print- ready documents
    *[[Multi-Lingual Resources]]
    *[[Research Sources for William Branham and His Message|Other websites]]


    ''Notice. One day I was… I’d go to the mountains, not so much to hunt the wild game, but to be alone. My mother’s almost a half Cherokee Indian. And the… My conversion never took that love of the wild out of me.''<ref>57-0323 - God In His Word</ref>
    =Help for former followers of William Branham=


    *[[Why are people leaving the message?]]
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    *[http://www.facebook.com/BelieveTheSign Our Facebook Discussion page].
    *I need help, [[Resources that have helped us|where can I go?]]
    *[[Why does this website exist?|Why a website about William Branham?]]
    *[[Contact information|I have a question.  Who can I talk to?]]


    ''Much of my time… My—my mother’s mother came from the reservation, and there’s been something in me that loves the outdoors.''<ref>57-0126B - India Trip Report</ref>
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    ''My mother… My mother’s mother come off this reservation up here. And my conversion didn’t take the call of the deep out of me; I love the woods.''<ref>58-0301B - The Great Commission</ref>
     
     
    ''Down deep in my veins flows just a little bit of the blood. My mother’s grandmother come from the reservation. And I’ve always deemed that one of the greatest privileges, to say that down in me is part really American. For there’s a little background somewhere of Indian blood that I’m very happy for, very thankful.''<ref>62-0724 - Sir, We Would See Jesus</ref>
     
     
    In the above statements, William Branham is certain his Mother's Mother is a full-blooded Cherokee Indian even expressing that he knew what reservation she was from.
     
     
    ==William Branham's Maternal Line is.==
     
    Lewis Riley Branham + Malissa Jean Smith (abt 1850 - abt 1923)
         
         
    Francis Marion Harvey + Nancy Victoria Branham (abt 1868 - abt 1940)
         
         
    Charles E. Branham + Ella Rhee Harvey (1891 - 1961)
           
                           
    William Branham
     
     
    William Branham's Mother's Mother was Nancy Victoria Branham. For her to be a full-blooded Cherokee Indian as William Branham claimed her parents Lewis Branham and Malissa Smith would both have to be full-blooded Cherokee Indians.
     
     
    ===What does the US Census report for William Branham's Material Line?===
     
    The 1870 and 1880 US Census under description had three categories; Age, Sex, and Ethnic group.
     
    Under the Ethnic group, there were 5 choices for the census takers. 1-White(W) 2-Black(B) 3-Mulatto(M) 4-Chinese(C) '''5-Indian(I)'''
     
     
    '''1870 US Census record:'''
     
    Lewis Riley Branham, Location=Adair County Ky, Age=19, '''Ethnicity=White'''
     
    Malissa Jean Smith(Branham), Location=Adair County Ky, Age=19, '''Ethnicity=White'''
     
    Nancy Victoria Branham, Location=Adair County Ky, Age=1, '''Ethnicity=White'''
     
     
    '''1880 US Census record:'''
     
    Lewis Riley Branham, '''Ethnicity=White'''
     
    Malissa Jean Smith, '''Ethnicity=White'''
     
    Nancy Victoria Branham, '''Ethnicity=White'''
     
     
    '''1900 US Census record:'''
     
    Nancy Victoria Branham(Harvey), '''Ethnicity=White'''
     
     
     
    ====Lewis Branham and Malissa Smith Marriage Bond February 16th 1868====
     
     
    Melissa Smith's Marriage Bond says she was born in Adair County Ky. It also states her Mother's birthplace was also Adair County Ky.
     
     
    =====Additional Evidence Nancy V. Branham's ethnicity was white.=====
     
    Malissa J. Branham's Son Lucien T. Branham (April 15, 1895 - May 22, 1961) ethnicity is listed as white on his death record.
     
     
    ======'''Mitochondrial inheritance'''======
     
    The fact that mitochondrial DNA is maternally inherited enables genealogical researchers to trace maternal lineage far back in time.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_DNA</ref>
     
     
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