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Charles Branham broke horses for Otto Wathen, and later became his private chauffer. <ref> William Branham, April 19, 1959 in a sermon called “Life Story” </ref> Otto Wathen owned the R.E. Wathen Distillery as well as the Louisville Colonels baseball club. William Branham said that their family lived on Wathen’s residence for a time. | Charles Branham broke horses for Otto Wathen, and later became his private chauffer. <ref> William Branham, April 19, 1959 in a sermon called “Life Story” </ref> Otto Wathen owned the R.E. Wathen Distillery as well as the Louisville Colonels baseball club. William Branham said that their family lived on Wathen’s residence for a time. | ||
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By 1926, (at the age of 16, 17 or 18) William Branham had enough money to buy a new Model-T Ford. <ref> William Branham, January 17, 1962 in a sermon called “Presuming” </ref> He also claimed to have been initiated as a hunter on a trip to New York’s Adirondack Mountains <ref> William Branham, September 30, 1951 in a sermon called “Expectation” in New York City. </ref>, and to have hunted as a young man in Maine with the famous naturalist Burt Caul (who he called “the most cruel-hearted person I ever seen”). <ref> William Branham, June 30, 1956 in a sermon called “Hear Ye Him” </ref> | By 1926, (at the age of 16, 17 or 18) William Branham had enough money to buy a new Model-T Ford. <ref> William Branham, January 17, 1962 in a sermon called “Presuming” </ref> He also claimed to have been initiated as a hunter on a trip to New York’s Adirondack Mountains <ref> William Branham, September 30, 1951 in a sermon called “Expectation” in New York City. </ref>, and to have hunted as a young man in Maine with the famous naturalist Burt Caul (who he called “the most cruel-hearted person I ever seen”). <ref> William Branham, June 30, 1956 in a sermon called “Hear Ye Him” </ref> | ||
Through his teenage years William Branham did not want to have anything to do with God, or church. It was during this time that a fortune teller told him that he was born under a rare alignment of stars. <ref> William Branham, January 17, 1955 in a sermon called “How the Angel came to me” </ref> In 1928, he told his mother he was going camping in Green’s Mill, Indiana, and left to work as a ranch-hand in Arizona. <ref>William Branham, June 7, 1953 in a sermon called “The Ministry of Christ”</ref> He returned after he received news that his brother Edward had died on June 20, 1929 at the age of 19. <ref> [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> Edward's funeral was taken by a close family friend, Rev. McKinney, who made a salvation call that William Branham refused. <ref> From Julius Stadsklev's book, A Prophet Visits South Africa </ref> | Through his teenage years William Branham did not want to have anything to do with God, or church. It was during this time that a fortune teller told him that he was born under a rare alignment of stars. <ref> William Branham, January 17, 1955 in a sermon called “How the Angel came to me” </ref> In 1928, he told his mother he was going camping in Green’s Mill, Indiana, and left to work as a ranch-hand in Arizona. <ref>William Branham, June 7, 1953 in a sermon called “The Ministry of Christ”</ref> He returned after he received news that his brother Edward had died on June 20, 1929 at the age of 19. <ref> [[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> Edward's funeral was taken by a close family friend, Rev. McKinney, who made a salvation call that William Branham refused. <ref> From Julius Stadsklev's book, A Prophet Visits South Africa </ref> | ||
William Branham was in Arizona during the time of the construction of the Louisville Memorial Bridge in 1929. As a result he was not aware that Richard Pilton and Lloyd McEwan were the only two men who died during the construction of the Louisville Municipal Bridge, and that neither drowned. | William Branham was in Arizona during the time of the construction of the Louisville Memorial Bridge in 1929. As a result, he was not aware that [[The Municipal Bridge Vision|Richard Pilton and Lloyd McEwan were the only two men who died during the construction of the Louisville Municipal Bridge, and that neither drowned]]. | ||
William Branham worked as a laborer digging ditches <ref> | |||
William Branham worked as a laborer digging ditches<ref>[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]]</ref> , and as a collector for the Public Works Company in Jeffersonville in the early 1930’s. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - The Jeffersonville City Directory</ref> | |||
=Joining the Church= | =Joining the Church= | ||
William Branham said that he was overcome by fumes while checking meters at the Gas Works in New Albany in 1931. When he went to a specialist, however, he was told that he had appendicitis and had to have an operation. Afraid, he requested a minister from the First Baptist Church to stand by him. During the time of the operation, he promised to preach the Gospel if God would restore his health. William Branham said that after this experience, he went into a field to pray, and saw a vision of a light that formed a cross. <ref> | William Branham said that he was overcome by fumes while checking meters at the Gas Works in New Albany in 1931. When he went to a specialist, however, he was told that he had appendicitis and had to have an operation. Afraid, he requested a minister from the First Baptist Church to stand by him. During the time of the operation, he promised to preach the Gospel if God would restore his health. William Branham said that after this experience, he went into a field to pray, and saw a vision of a light that formed a cross. <ref>[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]] and [[Life Story Tract]]</ref> | ||
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One of the churches William Branham visited during his recovery was the First Pentecostal Baptist Church of Jeffersonville at 328 Watt Street, which was pastored by Rev. Roy Davis, a member of the Ku Klux Klan. It was here that William Branham first met Hope Brumbach (born July 16, 1913), who was a youth leader and speaker at the church, and a seamstress at the shirt manufacturer M. Fine & Sons. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - The Jeffersonville City Directory, | One of the churches William Branham visited during his recovery was the First Pentecostal Baptist Church of Jeffersonville at 328 Watt Street, which was pastored by Rev. Roy Davis, a member of the Ku Klux Klan. It was here that William Branham first met Hope Brumbach (born July 16, 1913), who was a youth leader and speaker at the church, and a seamstress at the shirt manufacturer M. Fine & Sons. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - The Jeffersonville City Directory, [[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]]</ref> | ||
Hope’s parents Charles and Hazel Brumbach divorced on November 1, 1931. Charles Brumbach quickly remarried to Grace Creigh February 15, 1932 and moved away from Jeffersonville to Fort Wayne, Indiana (a 3.5 hour drive from Jeffersonville on modern roads). <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - marriage and divorce documents.</ref> | Hope’s parents Charles and Hazel Brumbach divorced on November 1, 1931. Charles Brumbach quickly remarried to Grace Creigh February 15, 1932 and moved away from Jeffersonville to Fort Wayne, Indiana (a 3.5 hour drive from Jeffersonville on modern roads). <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - marriage and divorce documents.</ref> | ||
[[Image:Image-rs-018 - Sis Hope and Bro Branham.jpg|220px|thumb|William and Hope Branham]] | [[Image:Image-rs-018 - Sis Hope and Bro Branham.jpg|220px|thumb|William and Hope Branham]] | ||
William Branham asked for Hope's hand in marriage after a sermon preached by Roy Davis after a Wednesday night sermon. They talked about it as they walked to her parent’s house from the church. William Branham said he stood on the porch of her parent’s home, Charles stopped playing the Victrola and came out to the porch. William Branham asked Charles if he could marry Hope while Hope remained inside and talked with her mother. <ref> | William Branham asked for Hope's hand in marriage after a sermon preached by Roy Davis after a Wednesday night sermon. They talked about it as they walked to her parent’s house from the church. William Branham said he stood on the porch of her parent’s home, Charles stopped playing the Victrola and came out to the porch. William Branham asked Charles if he could marry Hope while Hope remained inside and talked with her mother. <ref>[[Life story by Julius Stadsklev]] in a story written firsthand by William Branham. Also on recording on April 15, 1951, November 8, 1953 and July 20, 1952 in sermons called “A Life Story”.</ref> | ||
Roy Davis preached strongly about the Pentecostal revival, advertised regularly in the Jeffersonville Evening News, and wrote that William Branham received the Holy Spirit in his front room. <ref> http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Roy_Davis#Letter_from_Roy_E._Davis </ref> Even though William Branham said that he did not join a church, it was at this time that he became an elder in the First Pentecostal Baptist Church, and was president of the PBYPU (Pentecostal Baptist Young People) in March 1933. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - June 22, 2013 post re The Common Peoples' Church </ref> | Roy Davis preached strongly about the Pentecostal revival, advertised regularly in the Jeffersonville Evening News, and wrote that William Branham received the Holy Spirit in his front room. <ref> http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Roy_Davis#Letter_from_Roy_E._Davis </ref> Even though William Branham said that he did not join a church, it was at this time that he became an elder in the First Pentecostal Baptist Church, and was president of the PBYPU (Pentecostal Baptist Young People) in March 1933. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline - June 22, 2013 post re The Common Peoples' Church </ref> | ||
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[[Image:Durban1.jpg|thumb|780px|The non-European section of the Durban congregation.]] | [[Image:Durban1.jpg|thumb|780px|The non-European section of the Durban congregation.]] | ||
In Durban, South Africa in 1951, William Branham spoke at meetings sponsored by the Apostolic Faith Mission, the Assemblies of God, the Pentecostal Holiness Church, and the Full Gospel Church of God. Meetings were conducted in eleven cities, with a combined attendance of a half million people. On the final day of the Durban meetings, held at the Greyville Racecourse, an estimated 45,000 people attended and thousands more were turned away at the gates. As he travelled around the world he met many individuals of public influence. <ref> | In Durban, South Africa in 1951, William Branham spoke at meetings sponsored by the Apostolic Faith Mission, the Assemblies of God, the Pentecostal Holiness Church, and the Full Gospel Church of God. Meetings were conducted in eleven cities, with a combined attendance of a half million people. On the final day of the Durban meetings, held at the Greyville Racecourse, an estimated 45,000 people attended and thousands more were turned away at the gates. As he travelled around the world he met many individuals of public influence. <ref>[[A Prophet Visits South Africa, by JuliusStadsklev]]</ref> | ||
A daughter Sarah was born to Meda and William Branham on March 19, 1951 followed by a son Joseph who was born on May 19, 1955. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> | A daughter Sarah was born to Meda and William Branham on March 19, 1951 followed by a son Joseph who was born on May 19, 1955. <ref>[[Searching for Vindication]] Timeline</ref> | ||