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 William Branham recalls that compared to other families, the Branham's were poor.  At school his shoes were often torn, and he would sometimes wear a closed jacket when he had no shirt to wear.
-When William Branham was 14 years old, he was shot in a hunting accident, and spent seven months in the hospital. Through his teenage years he did not want to have anything to do with God, or church.  In 1927, he told his mother he was going camping in Tunnel Mill, Indiana, and left home to work as a ranch-hand in Phoenix, Arizona.  He initially enjoyed himself, but when he received news that his brother Edward had died,  the joy of his adventure vanished.  Edward's funeral was taken by a close family friend, Rev. McKinney, who made a salvation call that William Branham refused.
+When William Branham was 14 years old, he was shot in a hunting accident, and spent seven months in the hospital. Through his teenage years he did not want to have anything to do with God, or church.  In 1927, he told his mother he was going camping in Tunnel Mill, Indiana, and left home to work as a ranch-hand in Phoenix, Arizona.  He enjoyed himself until he received news that his brother Edward had died on June 20, 1929, and the joy of his adventure vanished.<ref>Edward Branham's death was reported on the front page of the Jeffersonville Evening News on Thursday, June 30, 1929, (http://searchingforvindication.com/assets/Bridge/19290620B.pdf)</ref>  Edward's funeral was taken by a close family friend, Rev. McKinney, who made a salvation call that William Branham refused.
 William Branham found work in Indiana as a high-voltage linesman with the Indiana Public Works.  In 1931 he was checking meters at the Gas Works in New Albany, and was overcome by fumes.  He began suffering from stomach acid.  When he went to a specialist, he was told he had appendicitis and went for an operation.  Afraid, he requested local anesthetic only, and brought along a minister from the First Baptist Church to stand by him.  During the operation his mind went back to the whirlwind in the tree, and he promised to preach the Gospel if God would bring him through the operation.