Notes for William Brannen: Came to Ohio and settled in Fayette County in 1810. He bought 230 acres of land in Union Twp., but died before much of the land was cleared . He was Republican in his political views. Union Township, Ohio early settlers: The township is well watered by Paint Creek on the east and Sugar Creek on the west. The township is generally level, the western portion rather heavily timbered, while the northeastern part was called the barren, very low, wet and even swampy. William Brannen Sr., William Brannen Jr., James Brannen, C. Coffman, Hiram Rush and N. Rush were farmers.
Children of William Brannen and Parena Casebolt (nee Bartlett) are:
+Thomas Brannen, b. Nov 1829, Ohio, d. 05 Feb 1905, Missouri.