Hardesty's History of Calhoun County, West Virginia

WILLIAM L. BRANNAN 
     
     William A. Brannon was born in Kanawha County, Virginia, was a 
son of William A. and Catherine (King) Brannan, and was a resident 
here when Calhoun County was organized. His mother is no longer 
living, and his father, who was born in 1805, still resides in this 
county. 
     In Calhoun County, William L. Brannan married Mary E. Figgins, 
who was born in Lewis County, Virginia, February 29, 1848. James E. 
and Mary A. (Harvey) Figgins were her parents. Her mother died July 
11, 1873, and her father died May 9, 1880, at the age of 87 years. He 
served three years in the Confederate army during the civil war. 
     The children of Mr. and Mrs. Brannan are five living and two 
deceased, born: Flora, July 11, 1868; Lucinda C., May 2, 1870; Calvin 
A., March 2, 1872; Mary A., January 1. 1874, died November 9, 1874; 
Martha, September 3, 1875, died March 16, 1876; Simon P., December 
22, 1878; Thomas A., April 4, 1881. The subject of this sketch is a 
farmer and lumberman in Washington district, Calhoun County, has 
served two years as district trustee, and is still the incumbent of 
the office. His address is William L. Brannan, Newton, Roane County, 
West Virginia. 


(Linda Fluharty)