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'''William Marrion Branham''' (April 8, 1908<ref>William Branham listed April 8, 1908 as his birthday on his marriage license to Hope Brumbach.</ref> – December 24, 1965) was a Christian evangelist who has been called the ''"pacesetter of the healing revival"'' <ref>The Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements: (Zondervan, 1988, p. 372) ~ ''Branham filled the largest stadiums and meeting halls in the world.’ ... As the pacesetter of the healing revival, Branham was the primary source of inspiration in the development of other healing ministries.''</ref> and a ''"prophet"''<ref>The Full Gospel Men's Voice Magazine (February, 1961) ~ ''"In Bible Days, there were men of God who were Prophets and Seers.  But in all the Sacred Records, none of these had a greater record than that of William Branham."''</ref>.  He was born in rural Kentucky, raised in Indiana, and in the 1940’s his healing ministry skyrocketed him from a rural pastor to an international evangelist.       

Some people take every word he spoke as having Divine Authority.  Others consider him a compulsive liar.  This account is based on both his recorded sermons, and as many historical documents as we could find.  Any statements that can be substantiated by written historical documents are highlighted in bold.  Hopefully this will let you decide for yourself whether he was a major prophet as he claimed to be.   

|'''Birthday Controversy''' <br> Learn more about William Branham's three birthdays.   

'''Charles Branham and Ella Harvey were both born in 1887.'' They were 20 years old when William Branham was born on March 10, '''1907''' in Cumberland County, '''Kentucky'''. They were 21 years old when William Branham was born on '''April 8, 1908.  William Branham’s younger brother Edward was born in 1909 (the 2010 Census document show Edward as being one year old)'''. William Branham also said that his mother Ella was fifteen on '''April 9, 1909''' when he was born under an alignment of stars, and that a pillar of light entered the shack and scared the midwife.  

'''The Branham family moved from Kentucky to Indiana when William Branham was a young boy.''' William Branham claimed this was his first fulfilled prophecy.  Charles Branham was in trouble with the law at the time, which may explain why '''he used the name as “Brainon” on the 1910 Kentucky census records.'''    

William Branham’s father brewed his own moonshine and established a speakeasy in Indiana.  While William Branham’s hatred for alcohol and women stemmed from this time of his life, he never stopped admiring the man who provided the booze and drew the crowd.