"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 168, No 15, p 16, Apr. 11, 1960.
James A. Brannon, was born December 18, 1868, near Fairfield, Iowa, and died March 8, 1960, at a rest home in Boise, Idaho.
Mr. Brannon was reared by foster parents. In 1885 they moved to a farm near North Loup, Neb. He married Sylvia E. Green on April 19, 1893. To them was born one son, Riley U., of North Loup. They adopted a daughter, Elsie (Mrs. Ira Cruzan), of Fremont, Mich. Mrs. Brannon preceded him in death several years ago. Since 1935 he has made his home at Star, Idaho. Besides his son and daughter he is survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. M. S.

Census: 1880 North Loup, Valley Co., Nebraska: age 3

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 144, No 15, p 244, Apr. 12, 1948.
Sylvia, daughter of Joseph A. and Emaline R. Van Horn Green, was born November 27, 1876, at North Loup, Neb., and passed away February 24, 1948.
She was the only daughter of a family of five children, and was the last to survive. At the age of fifteen she united with the Seventh Day Baptist Church of North Loup, and remained a faithful and conscientious member the rest of her life. On April 18, 1893, she was married to James A. Brannon of Star, Idaho. To this union two children were born: a son, Riley of North Loup, and a daughter who died at birth. She also had an adopted daughter who married Ira Cruzan, now of White Cloud, Mich.
She spent her entire life in and around North Loup. She loved sacred music and loved to play the church organ. She was tenderly cared for in her later days by her son and his wife. Funeral services were conducted by her pastor from the North Loup Seventh Day Baptist Church and burial was in the rural cemetery.
She is survived by her son, her daughter, nine grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. A. C. E.