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===What does the US Census report for William Branham's Material Line?=== | ===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 | The 1870 and 1880 US Census under description had three categories; Age, Sex, and Race. | ||
Under | Under race 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:''' | '''1870 US Census record:''' | ||
Lewis Riley Branham, Location=Adair County Ky, Age=19, ''' | Lewis Riley Branham, Location=Adair County Ky, Age=19, '''Race=White''' | ||
Malissa Jean Smith | Malissa Jean (Smith) Branham, Location=Adair County Ky, Age=19, '''Race=White''' | ||
Nancy Victoria Branham, Location=Adair County Ky, Age=1, ''' | Nancy Victoria Branham, Location=Adair County Ky, Age=1, '''Race=White''' | ||
'''1880 US Census record:''' | '''1880 US Census record:''' | ||
Lewis Riley Branham, ''' | Lewis Riley Branham, '''Race=White''' | ||
Malissa Jean Smith, ''' | Malissa Jean (Smith) Branham, '''Race=White''' | ||
Nancy Victoria Branham, ''' | Nancy Victoria Branham, '''Race=White''' | ||
'''1900 US Census record:''' | '''1900 US Census record:''' | ||
Nancy Victoria Branham | Nancy Victoria (Branham) Harvey, '''Race=White''' | ||
==== | ===='''Additional Evidence Melissa J. (Smith) Branham's Race was white.'''==== | ||
If William Branham's claim was true all of Melissa J. Branham's children would have been full-blooded Cherokee Indians. | |||
Melissa | The problem is that all of Melissa's Sons were record on official records with their race as White. | ||
Melissa Branham Sons in birth order: | |||
John H. Branham (April 13, 1871 - Jan. 5, 1945) Race is listed as white on his death record. | |||
James R. Branham (April 18, 1874 - Jan. 26, 1953) Race is listed as white on his death record. | |||
Ruben W. Branham (Oct. 20, 1877 - Jun. 29, 1945) Race is listed as white on his WWI draft registration card. | |||
George Alfred Branham (Aug. 6, 1881 - July 24, 1961) Race is listed as white on his death record. | |||
Francis C. Branham (Jun. 24, 1886 - May 29, 1965) Race is listed as white on his death record. | |||
Lucien T. Branham (April 15, 1895 - May 22, 1961) Race 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> | 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> |