Margie Emaline Sarah Branscum

F, b. 14 February 1893, d. 27 April 1976
FatherWilliam Riley Branscum b. 1873
MotherLaura Williams
RelationshipGreat-grandmother of Kellie Sue Thompson
Last Edited22 Jul 2012
     Margie Emaline Sarah Branscum was born on 14 February 1893; The 1920 census shows about 1897. She was the daughter of William Riley Branscum and Laura Williams.
Margie Emaline Sarah Branscum married William Mason Treat, son of John Stephen Treat and Josephine Huffines, on 18 September 1910 at Searcy County, Arkansas.
Groom: William M Treat
Groom's Age: 18
Groom's Estimated Birth Year: 1892
Groom's Residence: Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas
Bride: Margie Branscum
Bride's Name: 16
Bride's Estimated Birth Year: 1894
Bride's Residence: Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1910
Marriage License Date: 17 Sep 1910
Marriage Place: , Searcy, Arkansas, United States
Film number: 1031122
Digital Folder Number: 4326244
Image number: 00284
Page number: 392
Source: Arkansas County Marriage Records, 1837-1957
Collection: Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 about William M Treat
Name:     William M Treat
Gender:     Male
Age:     18
Birth Year:     abt 1892
Residence:     Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas
Spouse's Name:     Margie Branscum
Spouse's Gender:     Female
Spouse's Age:     16
Spouse's Residence:     Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas
Marriage Date:     18 Sep 1910
Marriage License Date:     17 Sep 1910
Marriage county:     Searcy
Event Type:     Marriage
FHL Film Number:     1031122
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
"Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957," database, FamilySearch; from Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks. Digital images of originals housed at various county courthouses in the State of Arkansas. Marriage records.

Margie Emaline Sarah Branscum married John Luther "Doc" Reid. Margie Emaline Sarah Branscum died on 27 April 1976 at Stuttgart, Arkansas, at age 83.
Margie Emaline Sarah Branscum was buried 29 April 1976 Treat Cemetery, Big Flat, Arkansas, aged 83.
Margie Emaline Sarah Branscum's obituary was published on 6 May 1976 at Marshall Mountain Wave at Marshall, at Carroll County, at Arkansas . Asburn Treat and Sherman Treat were listed as survivors in the obituary.
Margie E. Reid Former Resident, Died April 27

Margie E. Reid, age 83, of Moro, formerly of Marshall, died at Stuttgart April 27. She was born February 14, 1893.

Survivors include two sons, Asburn Treat of Moro and Sherm Treat of Springdale and 24 grandchildren.

Services were conducted April 29 at Round Mountain Church. Burial was in Treat Cemetery under direction of Coffman Funeral Home, Inc., Marshall.

      As of 18 September 1910,her married name was Treat.
Her married name was Reid.
Her son Sherman Treat was born on 5 September 1916 at Big Flat, Arkansas.

Margie Emaline Sarah Branscum was mentioned on the draft card of William Mason Treat on 5 June 1917 at Beaver Precinct, Searcy County, Arkansas; He listed his occupation as farmer employed by himself in Big Flat, Searcy County, Arkansas. He declared himself a natural born citizen. He stated that his wife (Margie Branscum) and one child (Sherman) were dependant upon for support. He described himself as of medium height and medium build with blue eyes and dark brown hair.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about William Mason Treat Name: William Mason Treat
County: Searcy
State: Arkansas
Birthplace: Arkansas;United States of America
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1892
Race: Caucasian (White)
FHL Roll Number: 1530578
DraftBoard: 0

Source Citation: Registration Location: Searcy County, Arkansas; Roll 1530578; Draft Board: 0.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.


Margie Emaline Sarah Branscum and William Mason Treat appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Searcy County, Arkansas, at Beaver Township, enumerated 20 June 1920, William rents the family general farm. William can both read and write but Margie cannot read or write. Both William and Margie speak English. William and Margie are living in the household between his parents John Stephen and Maggie and his brother, John Zachary and Laura. Their children Sherman were listed as living with them.
1920 United States Federal Census
about William M Trent Name: William M Trent
[William M Treat]
Home in 1920: Beaver, Searcy, Arkansas
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
[Head]
Spouse's name: Margie Trent
Father's Birth Place: Arkansas
Mother's Birth Place: Arkansas
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William M Trent 25
Margie Trent 23
Sherman Trent 3
[3 3/12]
Irine Trent 0
[11/12]

Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Beaver, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll T625_81; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 362.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).

Her son Asburn Treat was born on 9 November 1921 at Big Flat, Baxter County, Arkansas.

Margie Emaline Sarah Branscum and William Mason Treat appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Searcy, Arkansas, at Beaver Township, enumerated 16 April 1930, William owns the family farm and works as a farmer on that general farm. He is shown as not being a veteran.

William was 17 and Margie was 16 when they married, placing their marriage 21 years before in about 1909-1910.

William can read and write but Margie cannot. The three children are all attending school and the two older children can read and write.. Their children Sherman and Asburn were listed as living with them.
1930 United States Federal Census
about William M Treat Name: William M Treat
Home in 1930: Beaver, Searcy, Arkansas
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Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Margie E M S Treat
Race: White
Occupation:

Education:

Military service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William M Treat 38
Margie E M S Treat 37
Sherman Treat 13
Irene Treat 11
Asburn Treat 8


Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Beaver, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll 89; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 362.0.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
Margie Emaline Sarah Branscum, as the mother of the groom, attended the wedding of Sherman Treat and Ruth Janie Harriet Lawrence on 28 August 1938 at Stone, Arkansas.
Groom: Sherman Treat
Groom's Age: 22
Groom's Estimated Birth Year: 1916
Groom's Residence: Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas
Bride: Ruth Lawrence
Bride's Name: 19
Bride's Estimated Birth Year: 1919
Bride's Residence: Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 28 Aug 1938
Marriage License Date: 19 Aug 1938
Marriage Place: , Searcy, Arkansas, United States
Film number: 2048298
Digital Folder Number: 4326336
Image number: 00411
Page number: 223
Source: Arkansas County Marriage Records, 1837-1957
Collection: Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 about Sherman Treat
Name:     Sherman Treat
Gender:     Male
Age:     22
Birth Year:     abt 1916
Residence:     Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas
Spouse's Name:     Ruth Lawrence
Spouse's Gender:     Female
Spouse's Age:     19
Spouse's Residence:     Big Flat, Baxter, Arkansas
Marriage Date:     28 Aug 1938
Marriage License Date:     19 Aug 1938
Marriage county:     Searcy
Event Type:     Marriage
FHL Film Number:     2048298
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
"Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957," database, FamilySearch; from Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks. Digital images of originals housed at various county courthouses in the State of Arkansas. Marriage records.
Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939 about Sherman Treat
Name:     Sherman Treat
Gender:     Male
County:     Searcy
Spouse:     Ruth Lawrence
License Date:     19 Aug 1938
Certificate Number:     26109
Volume Number:     0002
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Vital Records Division, Arkansas Department of Health. Marriage Record Index, 1933-1939. Arkansas, USA: Arkansas Genealogical Society. Microfiche.

Margie Emaline Sarah Branscum was living in April 1976 at Moro, Lee County, Arkansas.

Family 1

John Luther "Doc" Reid

Family 2

William Mason Treat b. 12 Feb 1892, d. 5 Mar 1951
Children