The Death of William Branham - Revision history

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Was the driver of the other car drunk?

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	[[File:Santiago Luis Ramos - Certificate of Death.JPG\|thumb\|250px\|right\|The driver of the other car]]		[[File:Santiago Luis Ramos - Certificate of Death.JPG\|thumb\|250px\|right\|The driver of the other car]]

	While many in the message have repeated the story that William Branham was killed by a drunk driver, there is no proof that this was the case. ~~The driver of the other car may have fallen asleep or perhaps~~ Willliam Branham ~~was~~ distracted and drove into the other lane. This ~~latter~~ possibility is suggested by William Branham's daughter, Sarah, who was in the car at the time. In an [[Sarah Branham\|open letter which she wrote in July 1989]], she stated:		While many in the message have repeated the story that William Branham was killed by a drunk driver, there is no proof that this was the case.

			Was Willliam Branham distracted and. as a result, drove into the other lane. This possibility is suggested by William Branham's daughter, Sarah, who was in the car at the time. In an [[Sarah Branham\|open letter which she wrote in July 1989]], she stated:

	:''I know my father was a very cautious driver, always keeping speed limits and observing the traffic. Under normal circumstances, he would have reacted and avoided the car coming towards him. While speaking, he looked over to mother during this unpleasant conversation. Just then it happened.		:''I know my father was a very cautious driver, always keeping speed limits and observing the traffic. Under normal circumstances, he would have reacted and avoided the car coming towards him. While speaking, he looked over to mother during this unpleasant conversation. Just then it happened.

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 About 6.2 miles west of Friona, Texas, just after dark at 8:15 PM, Branham's 1964 Ford station wagon collided head-on with a 1956 Chevrolet that was headed westbound.  The driver of the other car, 17-year-old Santiago Ramos, died at the scene and the other three passengers, Rodolfo Melendez, Raynaldo Melendez and Daniel Cocanegra, were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and their daughter, Sarah, who was laying in the back seat,  was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes, Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas.  He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial and was finally buried on April 11, 1966, Easter Monday.
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 Ramos was dead on arrival at the local hospital.  Funeral services were held Tuesday, under the direction of Claborn Funeral Home.
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Admin: /* Was the driver of the other car drunk? */

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Was the driver of the other car drunk?

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	What is clear is that there is no proof that the driver of the other vehicle was drunk.		What is clear is that there is no proof that the driver of the other vehicle was drunk.

			=Were William Branham's bones broken?=

			There is a story that has been propagated by some Message ministers that none of William Branham's bones were broken as a result of the accident. There is no information that would support that. In fact, from the newspaper reports it is clear that William Branham's legs and arms were fractured and that that his skull was fractured as well.

	=Newspaper Report - December 23, 1965=		=Newspaper Report - December 23, 1965=

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The circumstances of William Branham's death

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	On December 18, 1965, William Branham and his family (all except his daughter, Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas holidays.		On December 18, 1965, William Branham and his family (all except his daughter, Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas holidays.

	About 6.2 miles west of Friona, Texas, just after dark at 8:15 PM, Branham's ~~car~~ collided head-on with ~~another car~~ that was headed westbound. The driver of the other car, 17-year-old Santiago Ramos, died at the scene and the other three passengers, Rodolfo Melendez, Raynaldo Melendez and Daniel Cocanegra, were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and their daughter, Sarah, who was laying in the back seat, was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes, Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial and was finally buried on April 11, 1966, Easter Monday.		About 6.2 miles west of Friona, Texas, just after dark at 8:15 PM, Branham's 1964 Ford station wagon collided head-on with a 1956 Chevrolet that was headed westbound. The driver of the other car, 17-year-old Santiago Ramos, died at the scene and the other three passengers, Rodolfo Melendez, Raynaldo Melendez and Daniel Cocanegra, were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and their daughter, Sarah, who was laying in the back seat, was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes, Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial and was finally buried on April 11, 1966, Easter Monday.

	=Did William Branham prophesy his own death?=		=Did William Branham prophesy his own death?=

Mitgrant at 16:52, 10 September 2020

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	On December 18, 1965, William Branham and his family (all except his daughter, Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas holidays.		On December 18, 1965, William Branham and his family (all except his daughter, Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas holidays.

	About ~~Six~~ miles west of Friona, Texas, just after dark at 8:15 PM, Branham's car collided head-on with another car that was headed westbound. The driver of the other car, 17-year-old Santiago Ramos, died at the scene and the other three passengers, Rodolfo Melendez, Raynaldo Melendez and Daniel Cocanegra, were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and their daughter, Sarah, who was laying in the back seat, was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes, Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial and was finally buried on April 11, 1966, Easter Monday.		About 6.2 miles west of Friona, Texas, just after dark at 8:15 PM, Branham's car collided head-on with another car that was headed westbound. The driver of the other car, 17-year-old Santiago Ramos, died at the scene and the other three passengers, Rodolfo Melendez, Raynaldo Melendez and Daniel Cocanegra, were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and their daughter, Sarah, who was laying in the back seat, was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes, Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial and was finally buried on April 11, 1966, Easter Monday.

	=Did William Branham prophesy his own death?=		=Did William Branham prophesy his own death?=

Mitgrant at 16:52, 10 September 2020

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	On December 18, 1965, William Branham and his family (all except his daughter, Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas holidays.		On December 18, 1965, William Branham and his family (all except his daughter, Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas holidays.

	About ~~three~~ miles ~~east~~ of Friona, Texas, just after dark at 8:15 PM, Branham's car collided head-on with another car that was headed westbound. The driver of the other car, 17-year-old Santiago Ramos, died at the scene and the other three passengers, Rodolfo Melendez, Raynaldo Melendez and Daniel Cocanegra, were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and their daughter, Sarah, who was laying in the back seat, was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes, Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial and was finally buried on April 11, 1966, Easter Monday.		About Six miles west of Friona, Texas, just after dark at 8:15 PM, Branham's car collided head-on with another car that was headed westbound. The driver of the other car, 17-year-old Santiago Ramos, died at the scene and the other three passengers, Rodolfo Melendez, Raynaldo Melendez and Daniel Cocanegra, were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and their daughter, Sarah, who was laying in the back seat, was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes, Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial and was finally buried on April 11, 1966, Easter Monday.

	=Did William Branham prophesy his own death?=		=Did William Branham prophesy his own death?=

Admin: /* Did William Branham prophesy his own death? */

2020-09-03T17:56:34Z

Did William Branham prophesy his own death?

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	'''Within a month, William Branham was dead.'''		'''Within a month, William Branham was dead.'''

	Did [[Hagin Prophecy#Comments and Questions relating to the Schrader Prophecies\|Sister Anna Schrader]], who William Branhams stated was a prophetess, prophecy William Branham's death.		Did [[Hagin Prophecy#Comments and Questions relating to the Schrader Prophecies\|Sister Anna Schrader]], who William Branhams stated was a prophetess, prophecy William Branham's death. Did he die because he had gone into the error of Dowie, as Anna Schrader prophesied?
	Did he die because he had gone into the error of Dowie, as Anna Schrader prophesied?

	Were you aware that William Branham was approached by Gordon Lindsay several months before his death and warned that several prophecies had been made that if he did not stop preaching error, God would take his life? Did [[Hagin Prophecy\|Kenneth Hagin]] also prophesy William Branham's death because he was in error?		Were you aware that William Branham was approached by Gordon Lindsay several months before his death and warned that several prophecies had been made that if he did not stop preaching error, God would take his life? Did [[Hagin Prophecy\|Kenneth Hagin]] also prophesy William Branham's death because he was in error?

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	'''Within a month, William Branham was dead.'''		'''Within a month, William Branham was dead.'''

	Did [[Hagin Prophecy#Comments and Questions relating to the Schrader Prophecies\|Sister Anna Schrader prophecy William Branham's death]] because he had gone into the error of Dowie?		Did [[Hagin Prophecy#Comments and Questions relating to the Schrader Prophecies\|Sister Anna Schrader]], who William Branhams stated was a prophetess, prophecy William Branham's death.
			Did he die because he had gone into the error of Dowie, as Anna Schrader prophesied?

	Were you aware that William Branham was approached by Gordon Lindsay several months before his death and warned that several prophecies had been made that if he did not stop preaching error, God would take his life? Did [[Hagin Prophecy\|Kenneth Hagin]] also prophesy William Branham's death because he was in error?		Were you aware that William Branham was approached by Gordon Lindsay several months before his death and warned that several prophecies had been made that if he did not stop preaching error, God would take his life? Did [[Hagin Prophecy\|Kenneth Hagin]] also prophesy William Branham's death because he was in error?

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The circumstances of William Branham's death

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	On December 18, 1965, William Branham and his family (all except his daughter, Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas holidays.		On December 18, 1965, William Branham and his family (all except his daughter, Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas holidays.

	About three miles east of Friona, Texas, just after dark at 8:15 PM, Branham's car collided head-on with another car that was headed westbound. The driver of the other car, 17-year-old Santiago Ramos, died at the scene and the other three passengers were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and their daughter, Sarah, who was laying in the back seat, was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes, Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial and was finally buried on April 11, 1966, Easter Monday.		About three miles east of Friona, Texas, just after dark at 8:15 PM, Branham's car collided head-on with another car that was headed westbound. The driver of the other car, 17-year-old Santiago Ramos, died at the scene and the other three passengers, Rodolfo Melendez, Raynaldo Melendez and Daniel Cocanegra, were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and their daughter, Sarah, who was laying in the back seat, was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes, Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial and was finally buried on April 11, 1966, Easter Monday.

	=Did William Branham prophesy his own death?=		=Did William Branham prophesy his own death?=

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The circumstances of William Branham's death

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	On December 18, 1965, William Branham and his family (all except his daughter, Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas holidays.		On December 18, 1965, William Branham and his family (all except his daughter, Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas holidays.

	About three miles east of Friona, Texas, just after dark at 8:15 PM, Branham's car collided head-on with another car. The driver of the other car, 17-year-old Santiago Ramos, died at the scene and the other three passengers were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and their daughter, Sarah, who was laying in the back seat, was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes, Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial and was finally buried on April 11, 1966, Easter Monday.		About three miles east of Friona, Texas, just after dark at 8:15 PM, Branham's car collided head-on with another car that was headed westbound. The driver of the other car, 17-year-old Santiago Ramos, died at the scene and the other three passengers were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and their daughter, Sarah, who was laying in the back seat, was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes, Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial and was finally buried on April 11, 1966, Easter Monday.

	=Did William Branham prophesy his own death?=		=Did William Branham prophesy his own death?=