Snapshot: | preacher, farmer |
Parents: | 112Hiram Brown 113S. Ellen Groover |
Born: | perhaps 2 January 1858; see notes below Georgia |
Died: | 6 September 1909 Cleburne County, Alabama |
Buried: | Antioch Cemetery, Cleburne County, Alabama Coordinates: N33.6402 W85.3966 |
Who are The 1870 census shows 113Ellen later applied for a pension. Her application mentions that her husband 112Hiram Brown died in the Civil War, and that she never remarried. As previously explained, 113Ellen's sons William and |
When was
However, the tombstone of As you can see, there is reason to doubt whether 2 January 1861 is truly Therefore, 2 January 1858 seems to be the most plausible date, although there isn't enough evidence to prove that it's correct. |
In 1870
On 8 June 1891 he purchased 160.14 acres in Cleburne County, Alabama from the U.S. government.
The 1900 census shows his family in Cleburne County.
Several of the people named in the 1900 census are in the photo below. You can see a "who's who" description, my unedited scan, or the scan juxtaposed with a colorized enhancement.
1: Photograph of
2: 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 693, Coweta County, Georgia. Page 105, dwelling 724, family 712, Ellen Brown household. NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 145. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DCWF-S5?i=34&cc=1438024&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMCSR-PRM>, accessed 17 January 2021.
3: Folder of pension documents for veteran H. Brown [further identified as Hiram Brown in internal documents] and pensioner S. E. Brown, on the microfilm reel for veterans A. C. Brown through John Louis Brown, Alabama Confederate pension applications, Alabama Dept. of Archives & History. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3S7-B986-F?i=694&cc=3029256>, accessed 14 December 2020.
4: 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Merritt's district, Cobb County, Georgia. Page 426, dwelling 1468, family 1429, H. Brown household. NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 117. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBP-Y1P?i=1&cc=1473181&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZMK-JYH>, accessed 13 December 2020. Also available on the Internet Archive.
5: Tombstone of Rev. H. O. Brown (2 January 1861 - 6 September 1909), Antioch Cemetery, Cleburne County, Alabama, coordinates N33.6402 W85.3966. Photograph taken by
6: Tombstone of Rev. S. P. Brown (27 July 1860 - 15 April 1911), Eastaboga Baptist Church Cemetery, Talladega County, Alabama. FindAGrave.com, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5344625/silas-phillip-brown>, accessed 16 February 2021.
7: 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Precinct 8 Abernathy, Cleburne County, Alabama. Enumeration district 140, sheet 10A, dwelling 169, family 170, Henry Brown household. NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 9. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6XS9-M6N?i=18&wc=9BWH-HZZ%3A1031034401%2C1032322501%2C1032347601&cc=1325221>, accessed 15 February 2021.
8: 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Cleburne County, Alabama. Enumeration district 44, sheet 194C, dwelling 123, family 124, Ellen Brown household. NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 8. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYJ-QG9?i=5&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM4JC-M7J>, accessed 17 January 2021.
9: Cleburne County, Alabama. Marriage book C, page 41. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-YY99-PY?i=483&cc=1743384&cat=37923>, accessed 12 February 2021.
10: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Accession number AL4720__.219, homestead certificate 7182, application 12949, for the transfer of 160.14 acres in township 16S range 12E from the United States to Henry O. Brown on 8 June 1891. <https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=AL4720__.219&docClass=STA&sid=waqxomls.2oc> on 15 February 2021.