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 =Tragedy and Recovery=
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+|'''The Ohio Flood''' <br> [[Ohio River flood of 1937|What happened when the Ohio river flooded]]
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+The Ohio River flood lasted from January 5 to February 5, 1937.  William Branham tells a story of how he left his Bible on the pulpit during the flood, and when he came back they found out that the pulpit had floated up during the flood, and rested on the same spot with the Bible still open and dry.  The newspapers, however, packed a story of the pews rising and falling with the flood in a church down the street, because the wooden floor had not been nailed in place.
-In January 1937, the [[Ohio River flood of 1937|Ohio river flooded]] over Spring Street.  Hope Branham became sick around this time, and died in the summer of 1937.  Sharon Rose also passed away from disease in 1937.  William Branham blamed the death of Hope and Sharon Rose on his decision to respect his mother-in-law’s request.
+Hope Branham became sick around the time of the flood.  William Branham ties the story of Hope’s death so closely to the flood, that he makes is sound as if she died in February of 1937.  But Hope sadly died on July 21, 1937 after a long illness.  Sharon Rose Branham also passed away from disease a few days later on July 26, 1937. William Branham blamed the death of Hope and Sharon Rose on his decision to respect his mother-in-law’s request not to associate with Pentecostals.
-William Branham relays little about the years after the death of his wife and daughter.  It was a period of extreme trial and depression, with William Branham attempting suicide twice during this time.  Still, William Branham continued to work, and preach, and care for his son.
+William Branham relays little about the years after the death of his wife and daughter. He mentions that it was a period of extreme trial, depression, and responsibility as he worked and looked after his son and pastored a Pentecostal Church.  William Branham said that he attempted suicide twice during this time.  The Jeffersonville City Directory named William Branham as a collector for the Public Service Company in 1939 and 1941, which indicates that he may have stepped down from pastoring for a few years.
-In 1940, William Branham prayed for a crippled boy and girl, and both were healed.  This marked the start of his recovery.  In 1941, he married Meda Broy.  William Branham again continued to work and preach, while life quietly passed by.  There is evidence of early healing revivals in the local areas around Jeffersonville at this time, primarily with the Oneness Pentecostal groups.
+In 1940, William Branham prayed for a crippled boy and girl, and both were healed. This marked the start of his recovery and the second wave of healings in his life.
+The hard times soon faded and William Branham married Meda Broy on October 23, 1941.  (Meda was the daughter of Frank and Emma Broy, and was born on April 16, 1919.  Emma Broy had divorced her first husband Daniel Lawton in 1907 before marrying Franck, who she divorced on April 3, 1929.)  William Branham was then once again listed as the pastor of the Pentecostal Tabernacle in the 1943 Jeffersonville City Directory.
 =Commission and Evangelism=