David Branch and Amy Munn
Recorded
July 8, 2023
Archived
July 8, 2023
37:34 minutes
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Id:
atl004811
Description
Native Atlantan David Branch (75) has a conversation with his daughter Amy Branch Munn (52) about their family history.Subject Log / Time Code
David Branch tells his daughter Amy Branch Munn that there are several intersections between their family and the history of Atlanta, Georgia.
David says his maternal grandmother was Elise Hunter. He says his mother was Katherine Hunter Branch. David says he is a great-grandson of Roswell King several times removed.
David says Roswell King was a banker sent to North Georgia on horseback to find gold. He says this search led Roswell to Vickery Creek, where he founded Roswell Manufacturing Company as well as the present-day city of Roswell, Georgia.
David says that William T. Sherman burned the Roswell cotton mill, which effectively dispersed the family. He says his mother grew up in the Ansley Park neighborhood of Atlanta. He says the author Margaret Mitchell lived in the same neighborhood.
David talks about his relatives Nathaniel Palmer Pratt and William Pratt Heath Sr.
David says his paternal grandfather Harllee Branch Sr. grew up at Thornwell Orphanage in Clinton, South Carolina. He says his grandfather did not finish high school and became a printer's devil at the Charlotte Observer in North Carolina.
David says Harllee Branch Sr moved to Atlanta, where he rose through the ranks of the Atlanta Journal newspaper. He says his grandfather hired Margaret Mitchell as a reporter in the 1920s.
David talks about his grandfather's friendship with President Franklin Roosevelt. He says his grandfather was appointed assistant Postmaster General and Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board.
David says his mother, Katherine Hunter, went to Girls' High School followed by Agnes Scott College. He says she became a teacher.
David says his mother taught at a time when polio was of extreme concern. He says school was held
David says his father was Harllee Branch Jr. He says his father grew up on McClendon Avenue near present-day Little Five Points.
David says his father attended Boys' High School. He says his father went to Davidson College followed by Emory University School of Law.
David says his father was hired by Henry Troutman, founder of the law firm known today as Troutman-Sanders. He says his father became President of the Atlanta Bar Association.
David says his father became President of Georgia Power Company. David says he then became the Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Power's parent company, the Southern Company.
David says he was born on March 15, 1958, at Emory Hospital in Atlanta. He says he attended The Lovett School, Margaret Mitchell Elementary School, and Westminster.
David says his father had more influence on his life than any other person. He talks about the lessons he learned from his dad.
David talks about his passion for football. He also mentions rugby and swimming.
David talks about Davidson College. He remembers when his father gave a one-hour commencement speech at his brother Barry's graduation.
David talks more about playing football.
David remembers the first time he saw his future wife. He says they started dating in ninth grade.
David talks about his three siblings, saying he is considerably younger than them.
David says he works with his brother Barry in real estate.
Participants
- David Branch
- Amy Munn