Helen Louise Brannon

599 people on file
Born on 03/08/1873 at Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO
Died on 09/07/1958
Daughter of George W. Brannon and Mary Caroline Cronk (05/21/1850 - 04/10/1946)
Siblings:
Thomas L. Brannon (Born 09/17/1871)
Mary Frances Easter (04/02/1877 - 07/06/1951)
James Easter (11/09/1878 - 00/00/1882)
Charles Henry Easter (10/10/1880 - 09/07/1969)
Ida Alice Easter (04/30/1884 - 10/23/1960)

Married
John Franklin Ketcherside on 06/09/1889 at Halifax Twp, St. Francois Co, MO

Census Details
Year Schedule Address Condition Age Profession Place of Birth Details
1880 (USA) full details Plattin Twp, Jefferson Co, MO unmarried 9 MO Listed as Louisa. Parents born in KY & IA (KY possibly wrong, George was her father, not David).

Notes
(Thank you to Bob Wren for the photos -below- of Helen; Ola Ketcherside Wren; Charles, Ola, and Helen. Also for the one on Mary Cronk's page of Helen and Mary.)

Family Bible gives her name as Louisa Helen, her tombstone gives her name as Helen L.

Obituary:
MRS. HELEN KETCHERSIDE
Mrs. Helen Louise (Brennan) Ketcherside was born in St. Francois County, MO, March 8, 1873, and died at her home, 418 Jackson Street, Bonne Terre, Sunday, September 7, 1958, aged 85 years, 5 months, 29 days.
In 1899 [1889] she was married to John Ketcherside, who preceded her in death. Surviving are two daughters, Ola (Mrs. Charles Wren), St. Louis; and Iva (Mrs. Albert Hatfield), Indianapolis, Indiana; and four sons, Virgil Ketcherside, Bonne Terre, Claude and Ewell Ketcherside, Lemay, MO, and Utah Ketcherside, Muscatine, Iowa. She also leaves two sisters, Ida (Mrs. Ulysses Boyer), Bonne Terre Route 1, and Mrs. Belle Dotson, Farmington, and a half-brother, Charles Easter of Farmington, besides other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, September 10, at the Bonne Terre Church of God, with interment in the Adams Cemetery. Boyer-Benham Funeral Services.

The following is a descendant chart for three generations but does not include living or presumed living individuals (ie. born in 1900's, no death info):

John Franklin Ketcherside
    bd. 6 Feb 1869, Halifax Township, St. Francois Co, MO1
    dd. 19 Oct 1915, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO1
    brd. 20 Oct 1915, Adams Cemetery, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO1
& Helen Louise Brannon
    bd. 8 Mar 1873, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO
    dd. 7 Sep 1958, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO
    brd. Adams Cemetery, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO
    m. 9 Jun 1889, Halifax Township, St. Francois Co, MO2
|    Mollie Ketcherside
|    & William Elsworth Wader3
|    bd. 18 Jan 1886
|    |    George E. Wader3
|    |    bd. 4 Jul 1912, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO
|    |    dd. 26 Aug 1975, St. Louis Co, MO
|    |    & Mathilda Schlifer3
|    Ola Frances Ketcherside*
|    bd. 10 Apr 1896, Platnom, MO4
|    dd. 21 Sep 1962, St. Louis, St. Louis Co, MO3,4
|    brd. Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis Co, MO
|    & Charles Arthur Wren
|    bd. 8 Feb 1894, Ellington, MO3,4
|    dd. 30 Nov 1967, St. Louis, St. Louis Co, MO3,4
|    brd. Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis Co, MO
|    m. Nov 1927, St. Louis Co, MO
|    |    Ruby Lason Wren3
|    |    bd. 6 Dec 1928, St. Louis Co, MO
|    |    dd. Feb 1962, St. Louis Co, MO
|    |    James Arthur Wren3
|    |    bd. 26 Nov 1933, St. Louis Co, MO
|    |    dd. 1972, TX
|    Ola Frances Ketcherside*
|    bd. 10 Apr 1896, Platnom, MO4
|    dd. 21 Sep 1962, St. Louis, St. Louis Co, MO3,4
|    brd. Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis Co, MO
|    & Fred Taylor3
|    m. bef 1923
|    |    Helen Pearl Taylor3
|    |    bd. Aug 1923, St. Louis Co, MO
|    |    dd. Mar 1983, St. Louis Co, MO
|    Inez Ketcherside
|    bd. 1900
|    Iva Ketcherside
|    bd. 4 Feb 1901, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO3
|    dd. Jan 1975, Indianapolis, IN3
|    & Albert Hatfield3
|    bd. IN
|    m. Indianapolis, IN
|    Virgil Ketcherside
|    bd. 1 Aug 1903, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO3
|    dd. 19 Jan 1959, St. Francois Co, MO3
|    brd. Adams Cemetery, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO
|    & Pearl3
|    Claude Ketcherside
|    bd. 26 Dec 1905, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO3
|    dd. 10 Nov 1993, St. Louis Co, MO3
|    brd. St. Louis Co, MO
|    & Agnus Gedville3
|    bd. 1913
|    m. St. Louis Co, MO
|    Ewell "Boots" Ketcherside
|    bd. 4 Jan 1908, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO3
|    dd. 23 Mar 1997, St. Louis Co, MO
|    brd. St. Louis Co, MO
|    & Edna Rulo3
|    bd. 24 Oct 1913
|    dd. 11 Oct 1993, St. Louis Co, MO
|    brd. St. Louis Co, MO
|    Utah Ketcherside
|    bd. 12 Dec 1910, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO3
|    dd. 11 Aug 2000, Polk, FL3
|    & Ida Mae3
|    bd. 9 Feb 1915, IA
|    dd. 1 Jul 1986, Polk, FL
|    George E. Wader3
|    bd. 4 Jul 1912, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO
|    dd. 26 Aug 1975, St. Louis Co, MO
|    & Mathilda Schlifer3

1. “Death Certificate: John F. Ketcherside,” 20 Oct 1915 (date filed), Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co, MO, 31618, 60.
2. Marriage Certificate of said county
3. June 2002, Robert R. Wren.
4. Tombstone of said individual

Image Gallery

Helen Louise 		Helen's daughter Ola Frances Ketcherside
Ola Wren 		Helen with daughter Ola and son-in-law Charle
Charles, Ola, Helen 		Thanks Rosemary Prier for this photo
Charles & Ola Wren 		Thanks Rosemary Prier for this photo
Charles Wren Family
Sons of Helen; thanks Rosemary Prier for the
Ewell & Utah Ketcherside 		Children of Helen; thanks Rosemary Prier!
Ivy & Ewell 		Ola's dau, do not have information on, i
Pearl Wren 		Daughter of Helen; thanks Rosemary Prier for
Ola Ketcherside Wren 		Thanks Rosemary Prier for this photo
Ola Ketcherside Wren
Back of Photo; thanks to Rosemary Prier
Ola Ketcherside Wren






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