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Obadiah B Brown 1813–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1813

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1888

Death Location: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States

Father: Mary Sights

Mother: Charles Brown

Spouse(s): Matilda Sights, Mary Taylor, Rachel Leonard

Children(s): William Brown, Charles Brown, Margaret Brown, David Brown, Cornelius Brown, Wesley Brown, George Brown, Sarah Brown, Ulyses Brown, Henrietta Brown, Fannie Brown, Len Brown, Oddie Brown, Bill Brown, Edgar Brown

Obadiah B Brown was born in 1813 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Mary Sights And Charles Washington Brown. Obadiah B Brown married Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Matilda Ann Sights, Rachel Leonard, and had children including Bill Brown, Charles C Brown, Cornelius Alexander Brown, David Brown, Edgar Brown, Fannie Adel Brown, George Edward Brown, Henrietta S Brown, Len Brown, Margaret Brown, Oddie Obbie Eddie Brown, Sarah M Brown, Ulyses Isham Brown, Wesley Brown, William Tanner Brown. Obadiah B Brown passed away in 1888 in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Obadiah B Brown was born in 1813 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Mary Sights And Charles Washington Brown.
  • Obadiah B Brown married Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Matilda Ann Sights, Rachel Leonard, and had children including Bill Brown, Charles C Brown, Cornelius Alexander Brown, David Brown, Edgar Brown, Fannie Adel Brown, George Edward Brown, Henrietta S Brown, Len Brown, Margaret Brown, Oddie Obbie Eddie Brown, Sarah M Brown, Ulyses Isham Brown, Wesley Brown, William Tanner Brown.
  • Obadiah B Brown passed away in 1888 in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Obadiah Brown's Ancestors

Self
Obadiah Brown
1813–1888
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Mary Sights
1785–1831
North Carolina, United States
Charles (Washington) Brown
1787–1867
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Captain (William Maule Brown) II
1748–1791
Edgecombe County, North Carolina Colony
Anne (Brown) Stephens
1750–1790
Bladen County, North Carolina Colony
Great-Grandparents
Barnabus Stephens
1730–1781
Charity Brown
1730–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Stephens
1712–1730
Mildred Taylor
1714–
William Brown
1708–1779
Charity Blyth
1710–1783

Obadiah Brown's Descendants

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Obadiah (B) Brown (1813–1 May 1888) m. Matilda (Ann) Sights (1815–1867) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Taylor (1837–12/31/1912) m. Rachel Leonard (1837–)
  1. 1. William (Tanner) Brown 1853–1929 m. Martha (Ann) Armstrong 1868–1957
    1. 1. Grady (Lorene) Brown 1904–1998
    2. 2. Oma Brown 1899–1981
    3. 3. William Brown 1891–1969
    4. 4. Jessie (J) Brown 1896–1979
    5. 5. Carrie Armstrong 1887–1978
    6. 6. Charles (Cordie) Brown 1894–1971
    7. 7. Yerkes Brown 1900–1917
    8. 8. Ora (Mae) Brown 1897–1898
    9. 9. Grace Brown 1902–1904
    10. 10. Mandy Brown 1905–1919
  2. 2. Charles (C) Brown 1849–1924
  3. 3. Margaret Brown 1840–
  4. 4. David Brown 1838–1883
  5. 5. Cornelius (Alexander) Brown 1842–1912
  6. 6. Wesley Brown 1842–1916
  7. 7. George (Edward) Brown 1834–1920
  8. 8. Sarah (M) Brown 1851–
  9. 9. Ulyses (Isham) Brown 1857–
  10. 10. Henrietta (S) Brown 1859–1934
  11. 11. Fannie (Adel) Brown 1872–1958
  12. 12. Len Brown 1874–
  13. 13. Oddie (Obbie Eddie) Brown 1876–
  14. 14. Bill Brown 1856–
  15. 15. Edgar Brown 1876–1923

Obadiah Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1813
1813
Birth of Obadiah B Brown in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
1888
1 May 1888
Age 75
Death of Obadiah B Brown in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1888
    Event Place: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States

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