This individual is my maternal grandmother.
Snapshot: | Southern Unionist during the Civil War; teacher; enjoyed fishing |
Parents: | unknown |
Born: | 17 October 1847 Cherokee County, North Carolina |
Died: | 7 May 1909 at 8:00 AM Franklin County, Alabama |
Buried: | Phil Campbell Cemetery, Franklin County, Alabama Coordinates: N34.348721 W87.705794 |
On 1 June 1863,
After enlisting,
Around late September 1863,
In February 1864
After the war,
By 1870,
The 1880 census also surveyed
A photograph taken circa 1894 shows
1: | Copy of a photograph of [redacted, 7]
on 27 December 2014. Note that she had only a copy; the whereabouts of the original print are unknown.To protect my privacy and security, the names of certain close relatives have been redacted.
This individual is my maternal grandmother. |
2: "Obituary," The Franklin Times (Franklin County, Alabama), 3 June 1909, page 1, rightmost column. Copied on 30 September 2010 from the Alabama Archives' microfilm box 059, reel 1908/01/02-1910/12/29.
3: The tombstone of Isaac W. Brown (17 October 1847 - 7 May 1909), Phil Campbell Cemetery, Franklin County, Alabama, at coordinates N34.348721 W87.705794. Photo taken by
4: FamilyTreeDNA 67-marker y-DNA test for Augusta "Gus" Brown of Phil Campbell, Alabama, FTDNA sample 197459. You can see Gus' raw results here. To compare his results with others', open this page, and search for Gus' sample number (197459).
5: Compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Tennessee. Service record for Private Isaac W. Brown of Company G, 4th Tennesse Infantry / 4th image [FamilySearch image #2313]. NARA microfilm publication M394, roll 144. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-G3YF-1P54?cat=499031>, accessed 21 September 2021.
6: Murray County, Georgia. Marriages book 2 (1860-1874), page 121, the marriage of Isaac Brown and Sophrona Waldroop on 8 February 1867. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BZC-Y17?i=225&cat=277039>, accessed 21 September 2021.
7: Compiled Union service record of Private Isaac W. Brown of Company G, 4th Tennesse Infantry / various images throughout his folder. NARA microfilm publication M394, roll 144. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-B3YF-1GWR?i=2309&cat=499031> et seq., accessed 21 September 2021.
8: ibid., 5th image [FamilySearch image 2314].
9: ibid., 13th image [FamilySearch image 2322].
10: ibid., 15th image [FamilySearch image 2324].
11: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume XXXII, Part 1, page (Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891), page 51.
12: 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Township 8 Range 2E, Marshall County, Alabama. Page 7, dwelling 50, family 51 Isaac Brown household. NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 29. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D18S-J4J?i=6&cc=1438024&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMHKK-F5T>, accessed 23 September 2021.
13: 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Fractional Township 8 Range 1E, Marshall County, Alabama. Enumeration district 254, page 194A, dwelling 9, family 9, Isaac Brown household. NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 24. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBS-SSP1?cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM4VS-6XB>, accessed 23 September 2021.
14: 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Precinct 21 Cranford, Marshall County, Alabama. Enumeration district 96, sheet 9A, dwelling 140, family 140, Isaac Brown household. NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 30. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-691Q-8TP?i=17&cc=1325221&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM9DX-SWH>, accessed 23 September 2021.
15: 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Agriculture Schedule). Fractional Township 8 Range 1E, Marshall County, Alabama. Enumeration district 254, page 1, line 9, Isaac Brown farm. NARA microfilm publication T1137, roll 27.
16: | Copy of a photograph of [7]
on 27 December 2014. Note that she had only a copy; the whereabouts of the original print are unknown.To protect my privacy and security, the names of certain close relatives have been redacted.
This individual is my maternal grandmother. |
17: | Transcription of an 1891 journal formerly owned by [7]
gave me a copy of the transcription on 27 December 2014. Other provenance details and current disposition of the journal are unknown.To protect my privacy and security, the names of certain close relatives have been redacted.
This individual is my maternal grandmother. |
18: ibid., transcription of a 1905 journal.
19: Alabama death certificates, volume 6, roll 1, certificate 477 for W. Isaac Brown, who died 7 May 1909 in Phil Campbell, Franklin County, Alabama.