Eliza A Cooper

Abt 1846 - 1940  (94 years)

• Name	Eliza A Cooper  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1846	Missouri, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1870	Boulware, Gasconade, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Married to Galba Branson
  Death	11 Aug 1940	Gasconade County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I20106	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Galba Edwards Branson,   b. 14 May 1841, Gasconade County, Missouri, USA d. 4 Jul 1889, Kirbyville, Taney, Missouri, USA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1863	Gasconade County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Charles Leander Branson,   b. 29 Jun 1868, Missouri, USA d. 13 Dec 1930, Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1846 - Missouri, USA Marriage - 8 Oct 1863 - Gasconade County, Missouri, USA Death - 11 Aug 1940 - Gasconade County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People

  BRANSON-Eliza and Galba Eliza A Cooper (1846-1940) and Galba Edwards Branson (1841-1889)

  
  

• Sources

  [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Boulware, Gasconade, Missouri; Roll: M593_776; Page: 415A; Family History Library Film: 552275. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Boulware, Gasconade, Missouri; Roll: M593_776; Page: 415A; Family History Library Film: 552275 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA [S4970] Find a Grave: BRANSON Galba E 1841-1889, Galba Edward Branson (Veteran). BIRTH: 14 May 1841 Gasconade County, Missouri DEATH: 4 Jul 1889 (aged 48) Kirbyville, Taney, Missouri BURIAL: Branson Family Cemetery, Branson, Taney, Missouri MEMORIAL ID: 33299474 ______________________________________________________ Sheriff G.E. (Galba Edward) Branson, was shot and killed by three brothers at a picnic on the fourth of July, 1889 in Kirbyville, Taney County, Missouri. Also killed was U.S. Marshal Ed Funk. The sheriff and the Marshal were trying to avoid a tragedy to befall citizens of Kirbyville. The three brothers had been drinking and were displaying weapons. The brothers were Bill, James and Emanuel Miles. The sheriff announced he would have to arrest the brothers, and that's when things got ugly. After a shootout with Sheriff Branson and Marshal Ed Funk, the boys got away into the dense brush. The next day, 2 of the 3 brothers were captured. Emanuel was not located. The sheriff and the Marshal both died at the picinic that Fourth of July 1889. In a sensational trial in Sept 1890, both Jim and Bill Miles were found not guilty of the murder of these two lawmen. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33299474/galba-edward-branson BRANSON-Eliza and Galba Eliza A Cooper (1846-1940) and Galba Edwards Branson (1841-1889)