Kenneth married BRADLEY, Gail Allyson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BRANCH, David Kenneth
2. BRANCH, Jodi Katherine

Notes:

Kenneth C. Branch, Sr. passed away on September 4, 2015 after a long illness. Born to the late Ernest and Marion Branch on May 13, 1927. He was a lifelong resident of Wilson, NY. He was predeceased by his wife of 53 years, Phyllis (nee Rohring) in 2000. He was also predeceased by five brothers, Russell, Donald, Robert, Gordon and Bruce; one sister, Joyce (Jack) Perry.

He is survived by a son, K. Charles of Lockport; a daughter, Connie Henning of Kenmore; and his dear friend, Peggy Lozaw. He leaves five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He was a GM retiree, charter member of the Wilson Conservation Club and an exempt member of Wilson Fire Company. He enjoyed auto racing, his Southern Tier cabin and traveling.

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. There will be no prior visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Wilson Fire Company #1. Arrangements by the Hamilton and Clark Funeral Home, 270 Young Street, Wilson.

Kenneth married ROHRING, Phyllis Lorraine on 2 Sep 1948 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. Phyllis (daughter of ROHRING, Levell E and MORRIS, Ethel) was born on 7 Dec 1928 in New York; died on 26 Oct 2000 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1948

Miss Phyllis Lorraine Rohring,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levell
E. Rohrlng, Young Street, Wilson,
became the bride of Kenneth
Charles Branch, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest A. Branch, Mechanics
Street, Wilson, In a ceremony solemnized
Thursday, Sept. 2, before
the picturesque fireplace at t h e
home of the bride's parents.
The Rev. Walter L. Kingsley officiated.
The fireplace was banked
With tall baskets of white gladioli
and baby's breath while ivy was
entwined across the mantel from
tall vases.
DARK RED CORSAGE
The bride wore a white Shantung
suit and white accessories and
her corsage was of dark red roses.
Miss Joan Hornsby, maid of honor,
was attired In an aqua gabardine
suit with white accesories and
her corsage was of pink roses.
Warren Ward was best man.
The bride's mother was gowned
In a gray crepe dress with dark
green suede accessories while the
bridegroom's mother was gowned
In a dark green crepe dress with
black accssories. Both wore corsages
of gardenias.
RECEPTION FOLLOWS
Following the ceremony, a recep-
tion to 150 guests was held. Long
tables decorated with garden flow
ers were arranged on the l a wn
where a buffet supper was served.
Fourteen guests were seated at the
bridal table.
The couple left for a motor trip
through Canada and upon their re
turn will be at home in their new
apartment on Young Street.
Pre-nuptial affairs for the bride
included a linen shower given by
Mrs. Lawrence Urtel, Newfane;
bathroom shower given by Miss
Helen Urtel, Randall Road; a vari
ety shower given by Miss Joan
Hornsby, Wilson, and a pantry
shower given by Mrs. Wallace
Ward, Randell Road.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 12/9/1972

WILSON - Ernest A. Branch,
70, of 279 Mechanic St., husband
of Mrs. Marion Branch, died
this morning at Lockport after
a long illness.
He was born May 20, 1902
in the Town of Hartland, a son
of Andrew and Alida (Ernest)
Branch.
He had worked as a carpenter
in construction work for most
of his life.
Surviving, besides his widow,
are six sons and a daughter,
Russell, Kenneth, Robert and
Bruce Branch and Mrs. Jack
(Joyce) Perry, all of Wilson and
Donald and Gordon Branch,
both of Lockport; a sister, Mrs.
Marion Frombgen of Lockport
and two brothers, Rogers and
Walter Branch, both of Gasport
also 23 grandchildren and three
great - grandchildren.
Friends may call tomorrow
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
at the Hamilton & Clark
Funeral Chapel here, where
funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday. The Rev.
Gordon Loomis will officiate'.
Burial will be in Wrights
Corners Cemetery.

Ernest married BROCKMAN, Marion E on 22 Aug 1923 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. Marion (daughter of BROCKMAN, Fred W and KOEPPEN, Maria Augusta Wilhelmine) was born on 29 Mar 1904 in New York; died in Aug 1987 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/5/1923

M i s s M a r i a n E. B r o c k m a n o f W i l s
o n , a n d E r n e s t A. B r a n c h of N e w -
f a n e , w e r e u n i t e d i n m a r r i a g e A u g.
2 2 n d , a t t h e M e t h o d i s t p a r s o n a g e by
t h e R e v . W m . P a r t i n g t o n.

Levell married MORRIS, Ethel about 1926. Ethel (daughter of MORRIS, T Percy and KING, Edith) was born on 2 Apr 1908 in New York; died on 16 Nov 1988 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note - SS Records show her first name as "Ether" - I don't think so!!!

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/24/1940

Burt J. Branch of the Old Niagara
Road passed away on Wednesday,
October 23rd, 1940. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Alida
Branch, two daughters and three
sons, Mrs. George Gurney of
Canastota, Mrs. Henry Frombgen.
Rogers and Lester Branch of Lockport
and Ernest Branch of Wilson,
and one sister, Mrs. Myra Gow of
Newfane. The funeral will be held
from Taylor & Reynolds Funeral
Home, Niagara at Transit Street,
at 2:30 o'clock on Friday afternoon.
Interment will be in Wright's Cemetery.

Elbert married CLERK, Alida about 1901. Alida (daughter of CLERK, Josiha Ernest and Elizabeth) was born on 11 Aug 1880 in Town of Hartland, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Sep 1963 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/23/1963

BRANCH - Alida C. Branch of 78
Beverly Ave., passed away Sept.
22.1983 at Lockport Memorial Hospital.
She is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Henry (Marion)
Frombgen of Lockport; three sons,
Ernest A. Branch of Wilson, Roger
Branch of Gasport and Walter
L. Branch of Lockport. Also 13
grandchildren and 38 • greatgrandchildren.
Friends may call
at their convenience at the Lange
Funeral Home, 188 East Ave.,
where funeral services will be
held on Wednesday. Sept. 25. 1983
at 10 a.m. The family will be
present from 2-4 and 7 - 9 p.m.
Interment in Wrights Corners
Cemetery.

ALSO

Same Paper and date

A retired area school teacher
and employe of Lockport Memorial
Hospital, Mrs. Alida C.
Branch, 82, of 76 Beverly Ave.,
died Sunday (Sept. 22, 1983) in
Lockport Memorial Hospital.
She was born in the Town of
Hartland on Aug. 11. 1880,
daughter of Josiha Ernest and
Elizabeth Clerk. She was the widow
of Elbert J. Branch who died
in 1941.
Mrs. Branch, a resident of Lockport
for 38 years, taught in several
one - room school houses in
the county for many years until
her retirement abut 1940. Until
five years ago she worked as a
kitchen aide in the Lockport Hospital.
She was a charter member
of the Newfane Grange and a
member of Emmanuel Methodist
Church.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Henry (Marion) Frombgen
of Lockport; three sons, Ernest
A. Branch of Wilson, Roger
Branch of Gasport and Walter L.
Branch of Lockport; 13 grandchildren
and 36 great • grandchildren.
Friends may call at their convenience
at the Lange Funeral
Home, 186 East Ave., where the
family will be present from 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral
service will be conducted there at
10 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev.
Donald M. Peck, pastor of Emmanuel
Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will be In Wright's
Corners Cemetery.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/2/1957

WILSON - Fred Brockman, 75,
of Young St., a retired farmhand,
died Monday (July 1, 1957) at his
home, after a recent heart attack.
Born In Newfane, he was t he
son of Charles and Hannah Brockman
and had lived in Wilson for
several years. He was a member of
St. Peter's Lutheran Char eh,
North Ridge.
Surviving are his wife, Mayme
Brockman; a daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Branch, Wilson; a brother,
Walter Brockman, Lockport; a
sister, Mrs. Louis Kagels, Newfane;
seven grandchildren; and
nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be tomorrow afternoon
at 2 in Hamilton ft Clark Funeral
Chapel. Burial will be In
North Ridge Cemetery

Fred married KOEPPEN, Maria Augusta Wilhelmine in 1907. Maria (daughter of KOEPPEN, Wilhelm John and LUICK, Auguste Maria Louise) was born on 29 Aug 1883 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 24 Nov 1964 in Gasport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/25/1964

WILSON *- Mrs. M a y m e
Brockman, 81. widow of Fred
Brockman, died unexpectedly
Tuesday (Nov. 24, 1964) at
O'Stewart Nursing Home, Gasport,
where she had been a patient
since May.
Born in the Town of Cambria
Aug. 29, 1883, she was the
daughter of William and Augusta
Luck Koeppen. She was married
in 1907 to Mr. Brockman,
who died in 1957. Since his
death, she had made her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Marion
Branch of Wilson.
She also survived by three
sisters, Mrs. Rose Ganshaw and
Mrs. Ella Lansill, both of Wil-
son, and Mrs. Emma Schultz of
Lockport.
Friends may call from 7 to 9
this evening and tomorrow from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at Hamilton &
Clark Funeral Home, Wilson,
where services will be held at 2
p.m. Friday. The Rev. Paul
Huyett will officiate.
Burial will be in North Ridge
Cemetery.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 11/9/1955

WILSON, Nov. 9-Former chair-
man of the Town Board of Assessors,
William C. Rohring, 82. of
Lake Ave., died yesterday (Nov. 8,
1955) in Ransomville General Hospital
where he had been a patient
for several weeks.
Born in Germany Dec. 5, 1872,
Mr. Rohring came to the United
States with his parents in 1885. The
family took up residence in Brayley
Rd. His parents were Charles and
Wilhelmina Rohring.
Mr. Rohring married Reka Kraus
of this village in 1893. She died
in 1931. He was married to Cecilia
Kiegler, Buffalo, in 1933.
Survivors include his wife; five
sons, Elwood, Glenn,-.Clarence,
Wesley and Levell Rohring; a'
daughter, Mrs. Mabel Urtel, all of,
the Town of Wilson; two stepsons
August Kiegler, Buffalo, and Paul
Kiegler, Hopewell. Va.; 20 grandchildren
and 28 great grandchildren.
He was predeceased by a son, Wilbur-
Rohring. All his children were
born during his first marriage.
Mr. Rohring operated a farm in
Town Line Rd. until 1926 when
he retired from farming. He served
as tax collector for two years, as
superintendant of highways for 10
years and as a member of the Board
of Assessors for 20 years, 18 of
which as chairman.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 2 p.m. Friday at thc residence,
and at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran
Church. North Ridge, at
2:30. Burial will be in the Lutheran
Cemetery. North Ridge. The Rev.
Carl W. Oldach will officiate.

Wilhelm married KRASE, Fredericke on 30 Aug 1893 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Fredericke (daughter of KRASE, Adolph Friedrich Johann and SCUMACKER, Wilhelmine Johanna) was born on 30 Mar 1874 in Ballendorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prussia; died on 19 Oct 1931 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/19/1931

WILSON, Oct. 19.-Mrs. Fredericka
Rohring, 67 years old. wife of William
O., of the Town Line road Town of
Wilson, died early this morning In
Memorial hospital, Niagara Falls, after
an Illness of six montfts.
Besides the husband Mrs. Rohring Is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mabel
Urtle, of Wilson, six sons, Ellwood,
Glen, Clarence, Wesley and Lilbert, all
of Wilson, and LeVell, of Niagara Falls,
14 grandchildren, one sister, Lena
Schcffler, of Wilson, and one brother,
John Kroff, of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/3/1955

T Percy Morris, 75, formerly of
this city, died yesterday (Sept 2,
1955) in Ransomville General Hospital
after three years of poor
health.
Born in England, Mr. Morris had
resided in this city from 1905 until
three years ago when he moved
to Wilson to live with his daughter,
Mrs. Levell L. Rohring.
He had been employed by the
former Braas Bros. Building Contractors
for many, years before retiring
in 1947 as a foreman of millwrights
at the Shredded Wheat Co.
He was a. member of St James
Methodist Church, Niagara River
Lodge No. 785 F&AM, Bellevue
Lodge No. 316, IOOF, and Modern
Woodmen of the World.
Mr. Morris is survived by another
daughter, Mrs. Lionel M.
Priddle, Lewiston; two sisters, Mrs.
Beatrice Matteson, this city, and
Mrs. Rosetta Benedict, Buffalo; a
brother, Gulius Morris, Fargo, N.
D.; six grandchildren, and nine
great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Bell
Funeral Chapel after 3 p.m. Sunday.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the chapel Tuesday at
1:30 pjn. by the Rev. Chester C
Beebe. Burial will be in Oakwood
Cemetery.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 9/3/1955

MORRIS-In Ransomville, N. Y., Friday.
Sept 2, 1953. T. Percy Morris
of 336 Young S t . Wilson. N. Y..
formerly of this city: father Of
Charles p. Morris and Mrs. Lionel
M Prlddle. both of Lewlston. and
Mrs. Levell E. Rohrlng of Wilson,
N. Y.; brother of Mrs. Beatrice Matteson
of this city, Mrs. Rosetta Benedict
of Buffalo, and Guluis Morris
of Fargo, N. D. Six grandchildren
and nine great grandchildren also
survive. Funeral services from the
Bell Funeral Chapel, 633 Main S t,
Tuesday, September 6, 1955 at 1:30
p. m.. Rev. Chester C Beebe offlciatlng.
Interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Chapel
after 3:00 p. m. Sunday.

T + KING, Edith. Edith (daughter of KING, Fred R and Kate) was born about 1884 in KS; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]