Edward Ethelred BROWN Family

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Birth:            11 Sep 1854²

Death:            15 Feb 1940²

Burial:                 Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery³

Father:            Andrew Jackson BROWN (1826-1909)

Mother:            Mary Elizabeth HOOVER (1834-1855

Other Spouses:            Josie HEARN

Marriage:            25 Dec 1876            Holmes Co.⁴

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Spouse:            Mary Jane SPELL

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Birth:            9 Nov 1858

Death:            29 May 1900

Burial:                 Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery

Father:            J. Vardaman SPELL (1829-1906)

Mother:            Martha Ann WILLIAMS (1834-1921)

Children:

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1 M:            Ernest Ethelred BROWN⁴

Birth:            27 May 1878            Near Ebenezer, Ms.²

Death:            3 Apr 1966²

Spouse:            Nannie ELLISON

Marriage:            23 Dec 1903⁴

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2 F:            Annie May BROWN⁴

Birth:            20 Nov 1879            Near Ebenezer, Ms.

Death:            24 Aug 1948            Yazoo City, Ms.

Spouse:            Walter E. RUSSELL

Marriage:            25 Jul 1900⁴

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3 M:            Winston Andrew BROWN⁴

Birth:            1 Mar 1882            Near Ebenezer, Ms.^1,3

Death:            20 Mar 1961           Near Ebenezer, Ms.^1,3

Spouse:            Edna Earl BROWN

Marriage:            23 Mar 1913            Holmes Co. Ms.^4,5

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4 M:            James Vardaman BROWN⁴

Birth:            20 Oct 1883            Near Ebenezer, Ms.²

Death:            22 Feb 1954²

Spouse:            Ellie E. ELLISON

Marriage:            22 Dec 1909⁴

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5 M:            William Oscar BROWN1

Birth:            3 Apr 1885            Near Ebenezer, Ms.

Death:            27 May 1963

Spouse:            Mary Alice PARISH

Marriage:            1911

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6 M:            Jessie Earl BROWN⁴

Birth:            24 Dec 1886            Near Ebenezer, Ms.²

Death:            24 Oct 1978

Spouse:           Mary Tucker WARD

Marriage:         22 Dec 19094

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7 M:            Edgar Leslie BROWN⁴

Birth:            23 Nov 1888           Near Ebenezer, Ms.^2,3

Death:            22 Jun 1978^2,3

Spouse:            Dessie Lee HARDING

Marriage:            15 Jun 1919⁴

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8 F:        Alice BROWN⁴

Birth:            4 Dec 1890            Near Ebenezer, Ms.

Death:            13 Oct 1976

Spouse:            Reuben H. HELM

Marriage:            24 Dec 1911⁴

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9 F:            Mary Alma BROWN⁴

Birth:            18 Jun 1892            Near Ebenezer, Ms.

Death:            15 Dec 1972

Spouse:            Ralph SMITH

Marriage:            24 Jan 1913⁴

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10 F:       Lallie Ruth BROWN⁴

Birth:            3 Jan 1895            Near Ebenezer, Ms.2

Death:            19 Jan 19942

Spouse:            Kavanaugh D. HENRY

Marriage:            17 Feb 1924⁴

 

Notes for Edward Ethelred BROWN

Source for all this part of the family information is Edward E. Brown's bible and information from headstones in cemeteries.

Bible in the possession of Tracie Courts Dickerson.

 

Notes for Mary Jane SPELL

Was called Molly

 

Sources

¹. From genealogy of Stella Brown Stribling done from her knowledge of the family information

². Headstone in Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery in Ebenezer, MS.

³. "Cemeteries of Holmes Co. MS.," Dudley Rinicker, 2002.

⁴. Edward E. Brown, in the possession of Tracie Courts Dickerson, Bible.

⁵. "Marriage Certificate," Mar. 1913, Holmes Co., MS., In the possession of Francine Ross.

 

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Last Modified:            27 Jun 2004

Created:            26 Jul 2008