Betty married NEUBAUER, Dean [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. NEUBAUER \ MAYO, Cathy

Betty married MAYO, Donald Kenneth [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. MAYO, Linda Yvonne

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 2 Jun 1900, Justice Precinct No. 5, Anderson, Texas, United States; Attended School
• Residence: 29 Apr 1910, Precinct 5, Anderson County, Texas; Farm laborer / attended school
• Mil Draft Reg: 17 Jan 1917, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States
• Residence: 12 Apr 1930, Justice Precinct No. 1, Henderson, Texas, United States; Farmer
• Mil Draft Reg: 1942, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States

Notes:

Name sometimes shown as Bufford Clinton Brown.

Residence:
Living in the household of his brother Jack and sister-in-law, Lillian

Mil Draft Reg:
Employed by Thomas Lumber Co., Mc Allen, Texas

Died:
Occupation: Carpenter, contracting
Death from: Natural causes

Bufford married CARR, Ada Lena after 1930. Ada was born on 28 Apr 1911 in Miami, Roberts, Texas, United States; died on 1 Aug 1998 in Victoria, Limestone County, Texas; was buried in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Residence:
Listed as E.C. and Ada Brown

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 23 Aug 1860, Plenitude PO, Beat No. 5, Anderson, Texas, United States
• Residence: Jun 1870, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States; Attended school

Notes:

WILLIAM MONROE BROWN, son of Franklin (Francis*) Marion (born Aug. 1833) and Mary Smith Chandler Brown, who was a widow with two children at the time of her marriage to Franklin Marion, the latter a native of Alabama, and she of Louisiana. They married in Anderson Co., after F. M. came to the county in 1851. He engaged in farming and served through the war in Arkansas and Louisiana, as a Corporal in his Company.

William was born at Bradford, Anderson County, Texas, 4 June 1854, and lived within five miles of the spot ever since. His schooling facilities were poor, but he was a man of observation, and learned much from experience. He lived with his parents until his marriage, when he went to farming for himself. In 1875, he bought a farm, where he lived, adding 320 acres to it in 1882. He cleared and improved the land, adding good buildings, fencing 100 acres and putting 80 acres in cultivation and renting a portion of it out. In the years 1888 and 1889, he operated a mill and gin. He made an average of fifteen bales of cotton, plenty of corn, cane and stock and grew ample vegetables and meats for family use, and for the support of the farm.

His mother, Mary, died in 1883, dying in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His father remarried in 1887 and two children are of this union.

William was married twice **, first to Nancy Featherstone, daughter of John Featherstone of Henderson Co., Texas. Two children were born of this union:

1. Child, died in infancy
2. Ballard, b. 29 Oct. 1876

William then married Mary Holland (12 June 1859, Athens, Texas) on 18 Nov. 1881. Mary was the daughter of Bluford C. Holland of Mississippi, who came to Texas in 1847. Mary bore her husband eleven children, namely:

1. Willie, b. 18 Sept. 1882
2. Lenna, b. 26 April 1884, m. Lynn Stafford
3. Archie, b. 29 Nov. 1885, m. Charity Scarbrough
4. Ethel, b. 11 April 1888, m. Hugh Pickle
5. Annie, b. 26 April 1889, m. Floyd Pickle
6. Erasmus, b. 24 April 1891, m. Adelia Lively
7. Mattie, b. 24 April 1891, m. Prince French
8. Clinton, b. Sept. 1893, m. Ada Carr
9. Eva, b. 14 Feb. 1895, m. Irvin Barnhart
10. Bryan, b. 7 March 1897, m. Susie Kale
11. Jack, b. 30 Sept. 1899, m. Gertrude Pickle

William M. died 18 Nov. 1920; Mary died 19 July 1900. Both are buried in the County Line Cemetery, Anderson County, Texas.
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Source: Jackie Brown Gaines, Pioneer Families of Anderson County Prior to 1900, Palestine: Anderson County Genealogical Society, 1984?

* His father was Francis Marion Brown, not Franklin
** He was married three time, the third time, in 1902, he married Temp V. Parmer

Residence:
Census taker recorded his age as 14 and state of birth as Texas.

William married HOLLAND, Mary Ann ("Molly") on 18 Nov 1881 in Henderson County, Texas, United States. Mary (daughter of HOLLAND, Bluford Caldwell and DAVIS, Charlotte Ann) was born on 12 Jun 1859 in Henderson County, Texas, United States; died on 15 Jul 1900 in Anderson County, Texas, United States; was buried in Anderson County, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 12 Jul 1860, Beat # 2, Henderson County, Texas
• Residence: 26 Jun 1870, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States
• Residence: 6 Jul 1880, Precinct 1, Henderson County, Texas

Notes:

Residence:
Living with her brother, Archibald, next door to William Monroe Brown and his first wife, Nancy Featherstone Brown.

Died:
Tombstone may read Apr 1900
Date from Mamie Stafford reads 15 July 1900

Notes:

Residence:
The census reported that she had 12 children, 10 of which were living.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1849, Texas
• Residence: 3 Oct 1850, Washington County, Texas, United States; Farmer
• Military: 10 Mar 1862, Camp Bass, Smith County, Texas; Mustered in for 12 month period Company G. Bass´ Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers
• Military: 29 Oct 1862, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; Parolled prisoner of war

Notes:

Birth:
Read about the controversy surrounding "Shanghai" Brown's birth year by clicking here.

Immigration:
What caused "Shanghai" to leave home as a teenager and migrate to Texas? The following family story, provided by Nancy McCall, seems to explain this.

"Family lore has that he was an orphan and was living with his aunt and her husband (no names were given).  The uncle was very mean and worked him like a slave. When Shanghai was sixteen, he shot the uncle after a hard beating and thought he killed him. His aunt helped him get a horse, food and clothes, and he went away. Years later, he learned from other settlers that his uncle did not die."

Residence:
There is no proof that this is the correct Marion Brown. However, his place of birth, Alabama, and his age, which is sixteen rather than seventeen, and the fact that he is supposed to have come to Texas in 1849 suggest that this MIGHT be his 1850 Census record. This location would put him relatively close to the place in which Mary Smith Chandler was living in 1850.

Died:
F. M. Brown
Last week just as we were going to press, we heard of the death from heart failure of Mr. Brown of Catfish country. Mr. Brown was one of the oldest citizens of our county. He was a confederate soldier, going from this county in a company raised, we have been informed by K. Richardson.

He belonged to Co. F of Bass´ regiment. Mr. Brown was a warm hearted man of good intentions and a true friend.

Source: Athens Weekly Review, December 14, 1900



Buried:
The birthdate on his headstone is given as 5 August, 1808, but a handwritten document, possibly written by his wife, says that he was born 5 August, 1833 in St. Clair County, Alabama.

"Shanghai" had a 100-acre farm in Anderson County that he had farmed all his adult life, and he requested to be buried under a certain walnut tree on his land. This explains why his gravestone is located in a small plot along the Beaver Pond Road rather than in the nearby cemetery. (This information was originally documented by Ethel Margaret Clair Brown, the wife of William Henry Brown, one of "Shanghai's" grandsons.)

Francis married SMITH, Mary on 15 Sep 1853 in Anderson County, Texas, United States. Mary (daughter of SMITH, John and UNKNOWN, Unknown) was born about 1825 in Louisiana, United States; died in 1883 in Anderson County, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 4 Sep 1850, Walker County, Texas, United States

Notes:

was widow Chandler when she married F.M. Brown

Residence:
Although her surname is spelled "Chanlers" in the 1850 census record, the fact that this listing includes two children of the right names and ages for her children; the fact that she was a widow; and the fact that living with her is a John Smith, old enough to be her father; make it seem very likely that this is Mary Smith Chandler, widow, who three years later married Francis Marion Brown.

Notes:

Married:
Anderson Co. Marriage Records. F.M. Brown to Mrs. Mary Chandler
15 September,1853 by Jesse M. Parker J.P. Beat 9.

Residence:
His age was given as 30 and Mary (Polly) age was given as 35. If he was born in 1833, his age would have been 27.

Residence:
His age was recorded as 38 and his birth state as Alabama. Mary's age was given as 45. He and Mary were living on property adjacent to that of Crawford Wilson Pickle.

Residence:
Listed as "Frank Brown," he and Mary were living on the property adjacent to his son, William Monroe Brown, and family. His age was given as 47 which would have been appropriate for an 1833 birth.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1830, Marengo County, Alabama, United States
• Military: 1862, Henderson County, Texas, United States; Served as a Private in Co. K, 13th Texas Volunteers

Notes:

Bluford C. Holland, of Mississippi, who came to Texas in 1847, and reared his family here. He served the public in many ways, having been County Clerk for several terms, finally dying on April 1,1874, having been born in 1822.

Source: Pioneer Families of Anderson County Prior to 1900, Palestine: Anderson County Genealogical Society, 1984?

Residence:
Census shows one male and one female between 30 and 40. It is close to Thomas and Elizabeth's ages. Moreover, it shows two males of five and under ten (Bluford-8 and John-6) as well as two males under five (William-1 and Francis-4).

Bluford married DAVIS, Charlotte Ann on 13 Mar 1845 in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. Charlotte (daughter of DAVIS, William Hughes and LACY, Frances) was born on 30 Sep 1821 in Louisiana; died on 16 Jan 1873 in Henderson County, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1840, Sumter County, Alabama, United States

Notes:

Birth:
Betty Brown Mayo says birthplace was Sumter Co., Alabama

Residence:
Census recorded the following residents:
Two males under five: (No idea of who these would have been)
One male between five and ten: (Austin would have been 9)
One male between forty and fifty: (William would have been 45)

Two females under five: (Rosetta-1 and Angelto-3)
One female between five and ten: (?)
One female between ten and fifteen: (?)
One female between fifteen and twenty: (Charlotte-19)
One female between twenty and thirty: (error?? Frances would have been forty)

Died:
Betty Brown Mayo says 1874