Branner family genealogical records, 1679-1990.

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Branner family genealogical records, 1679-1990.

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Two loose leaves were removed from the Branner family bible (Bible. German. Luther. 1693; catalogued separately in books file). Other loose sheets which had been kept with the bible are now included with the genealogy. The second folder contains more recent information about the family.

2 folders.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8031211

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Branner Family.

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Branner, John Casper, 1850-1922

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John Casper Branner (1850-1922) was a geologist was born on July 4, 1850, in New Market, Tennessee. He enrolled at Maryville College, but after two years he transferred to Cornell. He developed an interest in Brazil and he accompanied his professor, Charles F. Hartt, there in 1874, staying until 1883. He studied the country's geology, and also searched for vegetable fibers that could be used to make incandescent light. At the same time, he studied insects that affected cotton plants, under the c...