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[[Image:1937 07 22 Hope Obituary.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Hope Branham Obituary]] | |||
[[Image:Hope death cert.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Death certificate of Hope Branham - click to enlarge]] | [[Image:Hope death cert.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Death certificate of Hope Branham - click to enlarge]] | ||
Hope Branham (nee Brumbach) died on July 21, 1937 as a result of pulmonary tuberculosis. | Hope Branham (nee Brumbach) died on July 21, 1937 as a result of pulmonary tuberculosis. | ||
Most message followers believe that her death was a direct result of the [[Ohio River flood of 1937]], but is this factual? | Most message followers believe that her death was a direct result of the [[Ohio River flood of 1937]], but is this factual? | ||
It is also interesting to note that she attended the "Pentecostal Tabernacle, of which her husband is the pastor." | |||
=The story as told by William Branham= | =The story as told by William Branham= | ||
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William Branham stated (see the quotes below) that his wife contracted pneumonia just before Christmas, 1936 and that he did not find out that she 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. | William Branham stated (see the quotes below) that his wife contracted pneumonia just before Christmas, 1936 and that he did not find out that she 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 | He also stated that he found out that his daughter, Sharon Rose, was sick after his wife died. | ||
=The facts= | =The facts= | ||
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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. | 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. | 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, the day before her mother died. Her death certificate also states that she also had pulmonary tuberculosis at the time of her death. | ||
=Conclusion= | =Conclusion= | ||
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William Branham tells a heart-wrenching story of the early death of his wife and daughter. That much is true. | William Branham tells a heart-wrenching story of the early death of his wife and daughter. That much is true. | ||
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. | 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 4 years? | ||
Furthermore, the death certificate of his daughter states that she was diagnosed with tubercular meningitis the day before her mother died, and not the day after. | |||
That this story is a fabrication is further confirmed by [[Hope Branham's Nurse|the details he relates about Hope's nurse]]. | That significant portions of this story is a fabrication is further confirmed by [[Hope Branham's Nurse|the details he relates about Hope's nurse]]. | ||
The question we can't answer is why William Branham made up portions of this story as sermon material. Was it to make it more dramatic for the audience? We can never know for sure... | |||
=Quotes of William Branham= | =Quotes of William Branham= | ||
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''My mind goes back tonight, many miles away on a hillside tonight, where marks the very place of my beloved wife, that left me at—when '''she was twenty years old'''. I laid my darling little eight months old Sharon on her arm, as I buried them together.<ref>William Branham, 56-0917 - The Lamb And The Dove, para. 2</ref> | ''My mind goes back tonight, many miles away on a hillside tonight, where marks the very place of my beloved wife, that left me at—when '''she was twenty years old'''. I laid my darling little eight months old Sharon on her arm, as I buried them together.<ref>William Branham, 56-0917 - The Lamb And The Dove, para. 2</ref> | ||
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