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BROWN, William Monroe

BROWN, William Monroe

Male 1854 - 1920  (66 years)

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

    Father BROWN, Francis Marion,   b. 5 Aug 1833, Ashville, St. Clair, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1900, Henderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother SMITH, Mary,   b. Abt 1825, Louisiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1883, Anderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 15 Sep 1853  Anderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 FEATHERSTON, Nancy Elizabeth,   b. 11 Feb 1857, Henderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1935, Bedias, Grimes, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1876  Henderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 6 Jul 1880  Precinct 5, Henderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.
    Divorce Abt 1881  Henderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. BROWN, Ballard A.,   b. 29 Oct 1876, Anderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1905, Anderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
    Family ID F266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2022 

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

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

  • Photos
    William Monroe Brown    		William Monroe Brown
    1854 - 1920

    Headstones
    William Monroe Brown    		William Monroe Brown
    1854 - 1920

    Histories
    BROWN - William Monroe Brown    		BROWN - William Monroe Brown
    1854 - 1920
    BROWN - 1870 Agricultural Census    		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 
    1. [S92] Bluford Caldwell Holland Bible.

    2. [S312] Betty Elizabeth Brown Mayo.

    3. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Plenitude, Beat #5, Anderson, TX Page 133, Dwelling 938.

    4. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Palestine, Anderson TX Page 126 Dwelling 932.

    5. [S79] Gravestone, County Line Cemetery, Anderson County, TX.

    6. [S88] County Line Cemetery Register.

    7. [S99] Family Search (Church of Latter Day Saints), "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VK1L-91X.

    8. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Precinct 1, Henderson, TX ED 31 Page 55 Dwelling 466.

    9. [S86] Mamie Legard Stafford, Palestine, Texas.

    10. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Precinct 1, Henderson County, TX ED 31 Page 55 Dwelling 467.

    11. [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Justice Precinct #5, Anderson County, Texas ED 14 Pg 1A Dwelling 1.

    12. [S74] Ancestry.com, Precinct 5, Anderson, TX ED 26 Page 11A Dwelling 43.

    13. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Justice Precinct #5, Anderson County, Texas ED 22 Page 18A Dwelling 200.


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