William Monroe BROWN

1854 - 1920  (66 years)

• Name	William Monroe BROWN
  Nickname	Willie
  Born	4 Jun 1854	Bradford, Anderson, Texas, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	23 Aug 1860	Plenitude PO, Beat No. 5, Anderson, Texas, United States   [3]
  Residence	Jun 1870	Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Attended school
  	Census taker recorded his age as 14 and state of birth as Texas.
  Died	18 Nov 1920	Anderson County, Texas, United States   [1]
  Buried	Anderson County, Texas, United States   [5, 6]
  	Address: County Line Cemetery
  Person ID	I6	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Francis Marion BROWN,   b. 5 Aug 1833, Ashville, St. Clair, Alabama, United States ,   d. 6 Dec 1900, Henderson County, Texas, United States  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary SMITH,   b. Abt 1825, Louisiana, United States ,   d. 1883, Anderson County, Texas, United States  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1853	Anderson County, Texas, United States   [2, 7]
  	Anderson Co. Marriage Records. F.M. Brown to Mrs. Mary Chandler 15 September,1853 by Jesse M. Parker J.P. Beat 9.
  Residence	23 Aug 1860	Plenitude PO, Beat No. 5, Anderson, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Farmer
  	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	Jun 1870	Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Farmer
  	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	6 Jul 1880	Precinct 1, Henderson County, Texas   [8]
  	Farmer
  	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.
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Elizabeth FEATHERSTON,   b. 11 Feb 1857, Henderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 15 Oct 1935, Bedias, Grimes, Texas, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1876	Henderson County, Texas, United States   [9]
  Residence	6 Jul 1880	Precinct 5, Henderson County, Texas   [10]
  	Farmer
  	Living on the property adjacent to that of his parents, F.M. Brown and Mary Brown. Also living on the same property were Archibald Holland and his wife, Mollie.
  Divorced	Abt 1881	Henderson County, Texas, United States   [9]
  Children	1. Ballard A. BROWN,   b. 29 Oct 1876, Anderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 26 Mar 1905, Anderson County, Texas, United States  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	16 May 2022
  Family ID	F266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann ("Molly") HOLLAND,   b. 12 Jun 1859, Henderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 15 Jul 1900, Anderson County, Texas, United States  (Age 41 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1881	Henderson County, Texas, United States   [1]
  Residence	2 Jun 1900	Justice Precinct No. 5, Anderson, Texas, United States   [11]
  	Farmer
  	The census reported that she had 12 children, 10 of which were living.
  Children	1. Twin BROWN,   b. 18 Sep 1882, Anderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 18 Sep 1882, Anderson County, Texas, United States  (Age 0 years)   2. Willie BROWN,   b. 18 Sep 1882, Anderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 23 Nov 1892, Anderson County, Texas, United States  (Age 10 years)   3. Lenna Ann BROWN,   b. 26 Apr 1884, Anderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 15 Dec 1973, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States  (Age 89 years)   4. Archie Davis BROWN,   b. 29 Nov 1885, Anderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 2 Oct 1950, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States  (Age 64 years)   5. Mary Ethel BROWN,   b. 11 Apr 1888, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States ,   d. 28 Oct 1959, Hillcrest Hospital, Waco, McLennan, Texas  (Age 71 years)   6. Charlotte Annie BROWN,   b. 26 Apr 1889, Anderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 31 Aug 1972, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States  (Age 83 years)   7. Martha BROWN,   b. 24 Apr 1891, Anderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 3 Feb 1973, Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, United States  (Age 81 years)   8. Erasmus Columbus BROWN,   b. 24 Apr 1891, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States ,   d. 26 Dec 1963, Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas, United States  (Age 72 years)   9. Bufford Clinton BROWN,   b. 21 Sep 1893, Anderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 16 Sep 1951, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States  (Age 57 years)   10. Eva BROWN,   b. 14 Feb 1895, Anderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 16 Sep 1966, Pierce County, Washington, United States  (Age 71 years)   11. Thomas Bryan BROWN,   b. 7 Mar 1897, Anderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 28 Aug 1966, Fort Worth Convalescent, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas  (Age 69 years)   12. Jack Holland BROWN,   b. 30 Sep 1899, Anderson County, Texas, United States ,   d. 1 May 1969, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	16 May 2022
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Valeria Tamplet PARMER,   b. 14 Feb 1872, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 23 Jul 1953, Henderson County, Texas, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1902	Henderson County, Texas, United States   [9]
  Residence	29 Apr 1910	Justice Precinct No. 5, Anderson, Texas, United States   [12]
  	Farmer
  Residence	17 Mar 1920	Justice Precinct No. 5, Anderson, Texas, United States   [13]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as Bill M. Brown
  Last Modified	16 May 2022
  Family ID	F267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Histories		BROWN - William Monroe Brown 1854 - 1920
  		BROWN - 1870 Agricultural Census

  
  

• 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. -------------------------------- 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S92] Bluford Caldwell Holland Bible. [S312] Betty Elizabeth Brown Mayo. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Plenitude, Beat #5, Anderson, TX Page 133, Dwelling 938. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Palestine, Anderson TX Page 126 Dwelling 932. [S79] Gravestone, County Line Cemetery, Anderson County, TX. [S88] County Line Cemetery Register. [S99] Family Search (Church of Latter Day Saints), "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VK1L-91X. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Precinct 1, Henderson, TX ED 31 Page 55 Dwelling 466. [S86] Mamie Legard Stafford, Palestine, Texas. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Precinct 1, Henderson County, TX ED 31 Page 55 Dwelling 467. [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Justice Precinct #5, Anderson County, Texas ED 14 Pg 1A Dwelling 1. [S74] Ancestry.com, Precinct 5, Anderson, TX ED 26 Page 11A Dwelling 43. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Justice Precinct #5, Anderson County, Texas ED 22 Page 18A Dwelling 200.