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     Mary A. Fowler was born on 1 July 1798 in North Carolina.

Mary married Henry W. BROWN, son of Edmund BROWN and Nancy ANDERSON, in July 1831 in Hardeman County, Tennessee.¹

Mary A. Fowler died on 12 October 1845 in Tennessee at age 47.

     Jane B. (?) was born on 18 July 1804 in South Carolina.¹

Jane married Henry W. BROWN, son of Edmund BROWN and Nancy ANDERSON, before 1850 in Fayette County, Tennessee. She was the widow of Candor McFadden who died 1847 in Fayette County, Tennessee.¹

Jane B. (?) and Henry W. BROWN appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 23 December 1850 in District 15, Fayette County, Tennessee. The household was listed as Henry W. Brown, a 55-year-old farmer born in South Carolina and his wife Jane B. Brown, age 45, slso born in South Carolina. Henry had real estate valued $500. Their children: Nancy, age 25; P. H., male age 15; Clara A., age 13; Martha E., age 12; and Joseph J., age 11, all born in Tennessee. Also in the household were Mary McFadden, age 21 and Elizabeth McFadden, age 19, born in South Carolina; Lucilla A., age 14, Brison A., male age 11, and Sarah J. McFadden, age 5, born in Tennessee. These were most likely children from Jane's first marriage.

Jane B. (?) and Henry W. BROWN appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 28 August 1860 in District 14, Fayette County, Tennessee. The household was listed as Henry W. Brown, a 64-year-old farmer and his wife, Jane Brown, age 60, bpth born in South Carolina. He had real estate valued $750 and personal estate valued $1800.

Jane B. (?) and Henry W. BROWN appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 16 August 1870 in LaGrange, Fayette County, Tennessee. The household was listed as Wm. H. Brown, a 75-year-old farmer born in North Carolina and Jane Brown his wife, age 66, born South Carolina. He had real estate valued $500 and persnal estate valued $100. With them was a son, Jno. J. Brown, a 30-year-old farm laborer, bon in Tennessee.

Jane B. (?) died on 11 October 1877 in Fayette County, Tennessee, at age 73.¹ She was buried in Ebenezer Cemetery, Somerville, Fayette County, Tennessee.¹

     Joseph John BROWN, son of Henry W. BROWN and Mary A. Fowler, was born on 24 January 1840 in Hardeman County, Tennessee.¹

Joseph married Belle Abernathy on 2 January 1871 in Fayette County, Tennessee.²

In 1899 a biography of John Joseph Brown was published in “Military History: A Library of Confederate States History in Twelve Volumes Written by Distinguished Men of the South and Edited by Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia”. According to this biography, “This gallant soldier is a native of Hardeman county Tenn born January 24 1840 the son of Henry W Brown and Mary Fowler his wife His father was a native of South Carolina and son of Edmund Brown of Wales who was a Revolutionary soldier under Gen Francis Marion Since the war Mr Brown has been engaged in farming in Fayette county until 1884 and since then near Buntyn Station Shelby county He enjoys membership in the Confederate Historical association and Company A Confederate veterans By his marriage in 1871 to Belle Abernathy who died in 1897 he has two daughters Irene Fowler a graduate of Vassar college and Anna Belle…”

John Joseph Brown’s military service was described as follows: “John J Brown of Shelby county first enlisted from Fayette county where his family then resided in an infantry company which was not accepted by the State the quota being full and in October 1861 he became a member of the light artillery battery of which JW Eldridge was captain EE Wright and TW Jones first lieutenants and JW Mebane and Joe Richardson second lieutenants at the organization At later dates the battery was known by the names of its successive captains Wright and Mebane In the fall and winter of 1862 it occupied an advanced position before Bowling Green until the army fell back to Nashville held the enemy's fleet in check until the Tennessee capital was evacuated and then was ordered to Corinth Arriving there Sergeant Brown was ordered to Decatur Ala with two guns where he remained on outpost duty until the evacuation of Corinth Rejoining the battery at Saltillo he took an active part in the Kentucky campaign but was not engaged at Perryville At Murfreesboro participating in Breckinridge's charge January 2 1863 the battery then under Captain Wright suffered the loss of the captain and a third of the men Going into Mississippi with Breckinridge's division the battery had a slight engagement at Jackson in July 1863 and returned to the army of Tennessee in September After this Brown and his comrades fought steadily at Chickamauga Missionary Ridge and through the Atlanta campaign at Rocky Face Ridge Resaca Lafayette Kenesaw Mountain where Captain Mebane was killed by a Parrott shell Pine Mountain Peachtree Creek Atlanta Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station and subsequently in Hood's Tennessee campaign including Franklin and Nashville Their last fighting was in the heroic defense of Spanish Fort near Mobile against a vastly superior force From Mobile they went to Demopolis and from there to Meridian where the company was surrendered except ten men who broke the muskets with which they had been supplied on the loss of their cannon and started for Tennessee Reaching LaGrange Brown and some of his comrades surrendered in June 1865 Throughout this long service Mr Brown as a private and non commissioned officer missed but four roll calls

According to “The Buffaloe Trace: A History of the Descenants of William Buffaloe of Northampton County, North Carolina” (pages 8 and 13), three sons of Kisiah Brown Buffaloe served with John Joseph Brown. “William H. Buffaloe was born ca 1840…and remained in Hardeman County until 15 Nov 1861 when he enlisted in the Confederate Army as a private at Jackson, TN. He joined Capt. Phillips’ Tenn. Light Artillery under Capt J. W. Merbane, was wounded at Chickamauga, and was discharged from Catoosa Hospital, Griffin, Ga., 30 Nov 1863. He was evidently killed during action in defense of Mobile, Ala., which fell on April 12, 1865. He was buried in Mobile on April 11, 1865 as a Corporal…John Washington Buffaloe was born 18 July 1844…He entered the Civil War as a private on April 2, 1862 in Capt. Phillips Light Artillery Co., the same company in which his brother had enlisted 24 May, 1861. He served under J. W. Ethridge, E. E. Wright and J. W. Mebane. John W. was wounded at Peach Tree Creek, five miles north of Atlanta, Ga., while guarding a bridge…He was listed as a patient at Ocmulgee Hospital in Macon, Ga in July of 1864 and was furloughed 26 July 1864…James Turner Buffaloe…was born about 1842 in Hardeman Co., TN…On May 24, he enlisted in the Confederate Army, Co. B of Capt. Phillips Tennessee Light Artillery as a private. He served in Co. D, 9th TN Infantry Regiment and later transferred to Eldridge Writes Battery just before the Battle of Murfreesboro…Toward the end of the war, he had been allowed to return home to Tennessee from near Mobile, Alabama, and was in Mississippi on his way back to the Army when Lee surrendered. He remained tether for a few days and then returned to Hardeman County, TN. He was not paroled and his father went to Mississippi to see his commander, Captain Phillips, and secured his discharge.”.³

Joseph John BROWN died on 27 September 1918 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 78.¹ He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.⁴

     William H. BROWN, son of Henry W. BROWN and First Wife (?), was born circa 1814 in Tennessee.

William married Lucy Virginia Wilson, daughter of Rev. William Wilson and Amy Halliburton, on 15 March 1835 in Tennessee. Lucy's mother was the sister of Asa Anderson Brown first wife, Mary Halliburton.

William H. BROWN and Lucy Virginia Wilson appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 29 October 1850 in Civil District 7, Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The household was listed as Wm. H. Brown, a 36 year old farmer and wife, Lucy Brown, age 30, both born in Tennessee. He had real estate valued $800. Their children were Mary Ann, age 12, born South Carolina (or Alabama); Naomi Brown, 10; Asa Brown, 7; Martha J. Brown, 5; and John W. Brown, 2, born in Tennessee.

William H. BROWN died before 1860.

     Kesiah BROWN, daughter of Henry W. BROWN and First Wife (?), was born circa 1822 in Tennessee.

Kesiah BROWN died in 1883.

     Nancy BROWN, daughter of Henry W. BROWN and First Wife (?), was born circa 1824 in Tennessee.

Nancy BROWN died in 1896.

     Charlotte Ruth BROWN, daughter of Henry W. BROWN and First Wife (?), was born on 8 January 1826 in Hardeman County, Tennessee.

Charlotte Ruth BROWN died in 1913.

     Robert A. BROWN, son of Henry W. BROWN and First Wife (?), was born on 20 February 1828 in Tennessee.

Robert married Susannah Rebecca Elmore on 8 April 1847 at residence of William Elmore, Fayette County, Tennessee. The service was performed by Esq. Henley of Fayette county. Robert was a resident of Hardeman county.^1,2

Robert A. BROWN moved from Tennessee to Wood County, Texas, after 1870 According to Dave Smith on Ancestry, this story was re-told by his mother, K. Sue Smith, as related to her by Vada L. Brown around 1980. When Robert A. Brown and his siblings migrated to Texas by covered wagon, the families crossed the Red River together. Once they reached the other side they parted ways and headed different directions, waving to each other until they were out of sight.

Robert A. BROWN died in 1881 in Quitman, Wood County, Texas.

     Anna Adaline BROWN, daughter of Henry W. BROWN and First Wife (?), was born circa 1818 in Tennessee.¹

Anna Adaline BROWN died in 1873.

     David BROWN, son of Henry W. BROWN and Mary A. Fowler, was born in 1833 in Tennessee. Died in infancy.

     Patrick Henry BROWN, son of Henry W. BROWN and Mary A. Fowler, was born circa 1835 in Tennessee.

Patrick Henry BROWN died in 1862 in Richmond, Virginia.

     Clara A. BROWN, daughter of Henry W. BROWN and Mary A. Fowler, was born circa 1837 in Tennessee.¹

     Martha E. BROWN, daughter of Henry W. BROWN and Mary A. Fowler, was born circa 1838 in Tennessee.¹

     Mary BROWN, daughter of Henry W. BROWN and Mary A. Fowler, was born in 1842.

Mary BROWN died in 1844.

     Lucy Virginia Wilson, daughter of Rev. William Wilson and Amy Halliburton, was born on 11 July 1819 in Tennessee.

Lucy married William H. BROWN, son of Henry W. BROWN and First Wife (?), on 15 March 1835 in Tennessee. Lucy's mother was the sister of Asa Anderson Brown first wife, Mary Halliburton.

Lucy Virginia Wilson and William H. BROWN appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 29 October 1850 in Civil District 7, Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The household was listed as Wm. H. Brown, a 36 year old farmer and wife, Lucy Brown, age 30, both born in Tennessee. He had real estate valued $800. Their children were Mary Ann, age 12, born South Carolina (or Alabama); Naomi Brown, 10; Asa Brown, 7; Martha J. Brown, 5; and John W. Brown, 2, born in Tennessee.

Lucy Virginia Wilson died in 1890 in Tennessee.

     Amy Halliburton, daughter of David Halliburton Jr. and Lucy Reynolds, was born in 1795 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

Amy married Rev. William Wilson in 1809 in Humphreys County, Tennessee. Reverend William Wilson was a traveling Methodist minister, described as having great zeal and purpose. Amy was described as a saintly woman, much given to prayer and good deeds. William Wilson and his family evidently remained in Humphreys Co., from the time of his marriage in 1809 to past 1820. In 1824 he was in Gibson co. By 1827 he moved to Henderson co., and was still there in 1830. By 1842 had moved to Lauderdale co. where he must have remained until his death. After Williams death in 1845 Amy lived in Haywood Co.from at least 1848 through 1860, and is said to have died in Lauderdale co., where she was buried in 1865.¹

Amy Halliburton died on 12 April 1865 in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.²

     Rev. William Wilson was born in April 1791 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.

William married Amy Halliburton, daughter of David Halliburton Jr. and Lucy Reynolds, in 1809 in Humphreys County, Tennessee. Reverend William Wilson was a traveling Methodist minister, described as having great zeal and purpose. Amy was described as a saintly woman, much given to prayer and good deeds. William Wilson and his family evidently remained in Humphreys Co., from the time of his marriage in 1809 to past 1820. In 1824 he was in Gibson co. By 1827 he moved to Henderson co., and was still there in 1830. By 1842 had moved to Lauderdale co. where he must have remained until his death. After Williams death in 1845 Amy lived in Haywood Co.from at least 1848 through 1860, and is said to have died in Lauderdale co., where she was buried in 1865.¹

Rev. William Wilson died in November 1845 in Gates, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, at age 54. He was buried in Concord Church Cemetery, Gates, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.¹

     Mary Balsora Abernathy was born on 24 February 1846 in Missouri.¹ She was also known as Belle.

Belle married Joseph John BROWN, son of Henry W. BROWN and Mary A. Fowler, on 2 January 1871 in Fayette County, Tennessee.¹

Mary Balsora Abernathy died on 5 January 1897 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 50.¹ She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee.¹

     Mary Gladden was born in 1752.

Mary married John Gibson Sr. on 2 February 1778 in South Carolina.

Mary Gladden died in 1807 in Georgia.

     Churchill Gibson, son of John Gibson Sr. and Mary Gladden, was born in 1786 in South Carolina.

Churchill Gibson died on 14 November 1838 in Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia.

     Nancy Flewellen Gibson, daughter of John Gibson Sr. and Mary Gladden, was born in 1779 in South Carolina.

Nancy Flewellen Gibson died in 1827 in Hall, Gwinnett County, Georgia.

     Sarah Gibson, daughter of John Gibson Sr. and Mary Gladden, was born in 1781 in South Carolina.

Sarah Gibson died on 1 December 1820 in Warren County, Georgia.

     Henry Gibson, son of John Gibson Sr. and Mary Gladden, was born on 13 March 1786 in South Carolina.

Henry Gibson died on 28 July 1860 at age 74.