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Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown 1856–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1856

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Dec 1929

Death Location: Pacolet, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Fulton SR

Mother: Nancy Bryant

Spouse(s): Tallulah Kirby

Children(s): Jimmie Brown, Vernon Brown, Earnest Brown, Roy Brown, George Brown, Leah Brown, James Brown, Vernon Brown, Ernest Brown, Roy Brown

In 1856, Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown entered the world in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA, born to Fulton Brown Sr And Nancy Caroline Bryant. In 1860, Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown resided in Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina, US. In 1870, Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown resided in Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown married Emma Brown, Tallulah Naomi Kirby, and had children including Earnest Brown, Ernest Brown, F Brown, George Esbert Brown, James F Brown, Jimmie Brown, L G Threadgill, Leah Etta Brown, Roy Brown, Vernon Brown. Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown passed away in 1929 in Pacolet, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown entered the world in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA, born to Fulton Brown Sr And Nancy Caroline Bryant.
  • In 1860, Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown resided in Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina, US.
  • In 1870, Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown resided in Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown married Emma Brown, Tallulah Naomi Kirby, and had children including Earnest Brown, Ernest Brown, F Brown, George Esbert Brown, James F Brown, Jimmie Brown, L G Threadgill, Leah Etta Brown, Roy Brown, Vernon Brown.
  • Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown passed away in 1929 in Pacolet, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fulton SR
1811–1884
Birth Location: Pacolet, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
FS
Nancy Bryant
1823–1903
Birth Location: Pacolet Mills, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
NB

Spouses(s)

Tallulah Kirby
1857–1922
Birth Location: Santuc, Union County, South Carolina
TK

Children(s)

Jimmie Brown
1881–1945
Birth Location: South Carolina
JB
Vernon Brown
1887–1965
Birth Location: South Carolina
VB
Earnest Brown
1894–1958
Birth Location: South Carolina
EB
Roy Brown
1898–
Birth Location: South Carolina
RB
George Brown
1884–1959
Birth Location: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
GB
Leah Brown
1878–1946
Birth Location: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
LB
James Brown
1881–
Birth Location: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
JB
Vernon Brown
1887–
Birth Location: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
VB
Ernest Brown
1895–
Birth Location: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
EB
Roy Brown
1898–1968
Birth Location: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
RB

Columbus Brown's Ancestors

Self
Columbus Brown
1856–1929
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Fulton Brown SR
1811–1884
Pacolet, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina
Nancy (Caroline) Bryant
1823–1903
Pacolet Mills, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (G.) Brown
1782–1846
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Cathrine Bennett
South carolina
William (Tolleson) Bryant
1796–1883
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Lucinda Kirby
1801–1869
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1767–1863
Nancy Tolleson
1778–1820
Boling Kirby
1765–1805
Millie Campbell
1769–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1741–1834
Sarah Tolleson
1742–1836
John Tolleson
1739–1821
Amy Dehart
1750–1848
John Kirby
1741–1807
Jemyme Boaling
1741–1807
Abraham Campbell
1736–1805

Columbus Brown's Descendants

1.
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Columbus (Whitefield Fulton) Brown (Aug 1856–20 Dec 1929) m. Tallulah (Naomi) Kirby (Aug 1857–05 Dec 1922)
  1. 1. Jimmie Brown 1881–1945
  2. 2. Vernon Brown 1887–1965
  3. 3. Earnest Brown 1894–1958
  4. 4. Roy Brown 1898–
  5. 5. George (Esbert) Brown 1884–1959 m. Edith Brown 1900–1988 m. Georgia' (Anna') Page 1888–1953
    1. 1. Loyd Brown 1908–1938
    2. 2. George (E Brown) Junior 1924–
    3. 3. Joyce (Janette) Brown 1905–1980 m. Drayton (Irvin Queen) Sr 1905–1967
      1. 1. Norma Queen 1926–1989 m. Calvin (C.) Gilfillan 1928–2017
      2. 2. Peggy Queen 1931–2009
      3. 3. Anna (Elizabeth) Queen 1923–2023 m. LeRoy (M) Belcher 1915–1944 m. George (Herbert) Allen 1917–2006
        1. 1. Brenda (L) Belcher 1944–2023
        2. 2. Robert (A) Allen 1948–2018
        3. 3. Thomas (Steven) Allen 1951–1995
      4. 4. Jack (C.) Queen 1942–2006
      5. 5. Larry (R.) Queen 1944–2012
      6. 6. Drayton (Irvin) Queen 1928–1992
    4. 4. William (B) Brown 1926–2013
  6. 6. Leah (Etta) Brown 1878–1946
  7. 7. James (F) Brown 1881–
  8. 8. Vernon Brown 1887–
  9. 9. Ernest Brown 1895–
  10. 10. Roy Brown 1898–1968

Columbus Brown's Timeline

8 Records

1856
Aug 1856
Birth of Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 4
Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown resided here in Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown resided here in Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown resided here in Pacolett, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Pacolett, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown resided here in Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 54
Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown resided here in Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 64
Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown resided here in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1929
20 Dec 1929
Age 73
Death of Columbus Whitefield Fulton Brown in Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1856
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pacolett, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 1240; Page: 275A; Enumeration District: 145
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1508; Page: 523B; Image: 361370; Family History Library Film: 553007
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 1541; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1241541
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1226; Page: 220; Image: 54; Family History Library Film: 805226
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1473; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1375486
    [6] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1961, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Spartanburg
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 21 Dec 1929; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.06478128,0.3816393,0.1491479&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1226; Page: 220; Image: 54; Family History Library Film: 805226

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1508; Page: 523B; Image: 361370; Family History Library Film: 553007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pacolett, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pacolett, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 1240; Page: 275A; Enumeration District: 145

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 1541; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1241541

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1473; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1375486

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pacolet
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 21 Dec 1929; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.06478128,0.3816393,0.1491479&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1929
    Event Place: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1961, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Spartanburg
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 21 Dec 1929; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.06478128,0.3816393,0.1491479&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pacolet, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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