Background
Branson, Edwin Bayer was born on May 11, 1877 in Belleville, Kansas, United States. Son of John McDowell and Harriet Melviney (Bullen) Branson.
Branson, Edwin Bayer was born on May 11, 1877 in Belleville, Kansas, United States. Son of John McDowell and Harriet Melviney (Bullen) Branson.
Bachelor of Arts, Department of Administration and Management., U. Kansas, 1903. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1905.
Instructor in geology Oberlin College, 1905-1907, associate professor, 1907-1909, professor, 1909-1910. Professor geology U. Missouri, since 1910.
Served as geologist Missouri Bureau Geology and Mines intermittently, 1914-1928. Fellow Geological Society American, Paleontological Society American, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Petroleum Geologists. Member Missouri, Saint Louis academics science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Grace Muriel Colton, August 24, 1905. Children: Carl Colton, Edwin Robert.