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 Most message followers believe that her death was a direct result of the [[Ohio River flood of 1937]], but is this factual?
+=The story as told by William Branham=
+William Branham stated (see the quotes below) that he did not find out that his wife had TB until weeks after the [[Ohio River flood of 1937]] which took place in January and early February of 1937.  He also stated that she was twenty years old when she died.  In another place, he said she was twenty-one years old when she died.
+He also stated that his daughter, Sharon Rose, was 8 months old when she died.
 =The facts=
-William Branham stated (see the quotes below) that he did not find out that his wife had TB until weeks after the [[Ohio River flood of 1937]] which took place in January and early February of 1937.  He also stated that she was twenty years old when she died.  In another place, he said she was twenty years old when she died.
+According to the death certificate signed by Dr. Sam Adair, Hope Branham died on July 21, 1937.  She had been diagnosed with tuberculosis in January, 1936 and the diagnosis had been confirmed by X-Ray.  The death certificate also states that she was twenty-four years old when she died (her date of death was 5 days after her 24th birthday).
+Hope Branham appears to have been diagnosed with TB about the time that she became pregnant with her daughter.  This is likely why the child died an early death.
+The death certificate of Sharon Branham states that she died on July 26, 1937 at the age of 8 months, 28 days.  She was diagnosed with tubercular meningitis on July 20, 1937.  Her death certificate also states that she also had pulmonary tuberculosis at the time of her death.
+=Conclusion=
-However, according to the death certificate signed by Dr. Sam Adair, Hope Branham had been diagnosed with tuberculosis in January, 1936 and the diagnosis had been confirmed by X-Ray.  The death certificate also states that she was twenty-four years old when she died (her date of death was 5 days after her 24th birthday).
+William Branham tells a heart-wrenching story of the early death of his wife and daughter.  That much is true.
-So while William Branham tells a heart-wrenching story, it does not appear to have been factual.  The doctor diagnosed her with TB two years before she died.
+But his tale of not finding out about his wife's illness until after the flood, appears to have been a complete fabrication.  The doctor diagnosed Hope Branham with TB over a year and a half before she died.
-And how do you get your wife's age wrong by 3 years?
+And how do you get your wife's age wrong by 4 years?
-That this story is a fabrication is further confirmed by [[Hope Branham's Nurse|the details relating to Hope's nurse]].
+That this story is a fabrication is further confirmed by [[Hope Branham's Nurse|the details he relates about Hope's nurse]].
 =Quotes of William Branham=