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Reuben Brown 1813–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1813

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 28 Dec 1905

Death Location: Brown, Clay County, Arkansas, USa

Father: John Brown

Mother: Margaret Laws

Spouse(s): Mary Cathey, Margaret Cathey

Children(s): Feraby (Brown), Maranda Brown, Aquilla Brown, James Brown, Thomas Brown, Mary Brown, Archibald Brown, William Brown, Elizebeth Brown, Aaron Brown, Reuben Brown, MARTIN Brown, John Brown

In 1813, Reuben Brown entered the world in Tennessee, born to John Esquire Squire Gilbert Brown And Margaret Peggy Laws. Reuben Brown married Margaret Peggy Cathey, Mary Jane Cathey, and had children including Aaron V Brown, Aquilla Zeb Brown, Archibald B Brown, Elizebeth Brown, Feraby Jane West Brown, James Cathey Brown, John R Cathey Brown, Maranda A Cathey Brown, Martin Robert Van Buren Cathey Brown, Mary Elizabeth Betsy Brown, Reuben Brown, Thomas Cathey Brown, William Joshua Brown. Reuben Brown passed away in 1905 in Brown, Clay County, Arkansas, USa.

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Biography

  • In 1813, Reuben Brown entered the world in Tennessee, born to John Esquire Squire Gilbert Brown And Margaret Peggy Laws.
  • Reuben Brown married Margaret Peggy Cathey, Mary Jane Cathey, and had children including Aaron V Brown, Aquilla Zeb Brown, Archibald B Brown, Elizebeth Brown, Feraby Jane West Brown, James Cathey Brown, John R Cathey Brown, Maranda A Cathey Brown, Martin Robert Van Buren Cathey Brown, Mary Elizabeth Betsy Brown, Reuben Brown, Thomas Cathey Brown, William Joshua Brown.
  • Reuben Brown passed away in 1905 in Brown, Clay County, Arkansas, USa.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Brown
1800–1869
Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, United States
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Margaret Laws
1802–1850
Birth Location: Franklin, Heard, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cathey
1832–1900
Birth Location: Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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Margaret Cathey
1827–1855
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee
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Children(s)

Feraby (Brown)
1862–1895
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
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Maranda Brown
1864–
Birth Location: Dickson, Tennessee
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Aquilla Brown
1864–1957
Birth Location: White Bluff, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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James Brown
1857–1907
Birth Location: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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Thomas Brown
1875–
Birth Location: Washington, Arkansas
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Mary Brown
1847–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Archibald Brown
1850–1921
Birth Location: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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William Brown
1852–1905
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee
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Elizebeth Brown
1859–
Birth Location: Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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Aaron Brown
1860–1952
Birth Location: Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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Reuben Brown
1869–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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MARTIN Brown
1857–1928
Birth Location: Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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John Brown
1857–1907
Birth Location: Dickson, Tennessee
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Reuben Brown's Ancestors

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Reuben Brown
1813–1905
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
John Esquire 'Squire' Gilbert Brown
1800–1869
Franklin, Georgia, United States
Margaret (Peggy) Laws
1802–1850
Franklin, Heard, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
John (Andrew) Brown
1767–1850
Not, Graz-Umgebung, Styria, Austria
Martha (Patsy) Gilbert
1789–1850
Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, USA
Aaron Laws
1784–1845
Gates County, North Carolina, USA
Pheriba ('Pherby' Anna) Pendergrass
1786–1830
Gates County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Brown
1733–1802
Sarah Hall
1739–1782
Rev. Gilbert
1744–1819
Ann Farneyho
1768–1776
John Laws
1728–1786
Lillian Owens
1731–1786
William Pendergrass
1750–1818
Rebecca Ensley
1757–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Browne
1696–1735
Mary Odom
1711–1770
Capt Gilbert
1718–1778
Mary Wyatt
1722–1780
Thomas Fearneyhough
1724–1800
Elizabeth Saunders
1730–
William Pendergrass
1730–1804
Martha Titus
1734–1814
John Ensley
1730–1767

Reuben Brown's Descendants

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Reuben Brown (Mar 1813–28 Dec 1905) m. Mary (Jane) Cathey (13 Jun 1832–1900) m. Margaret ('Peggy') Cathey (Abt. 1827–APR 1855)
  1. 1. Feraby (Jane West) (Brown) 1862–1895 m. Alva (Hugh) West 1853–1920
    1. 1. James (Everett "Jim" "J. E.") West 1884–1952 m. Nora ("Stella" Estelle) Kinnett 1894–1969
      1. 1. John (Laverne) West 1930–2005 m. Zoe (Janelle "Jan" "Sugar") Culbertson 1932–2009 m. Ellen (Ruth) Patton 1930–2009
      2. 2. Homer (Lee) West 1916–1962 m. Bertha (Viola "Sally") Davis 1918–1996
        1. 1. Wanda (Joyce) West 1940–2012
      3. 3. Della (Lucille "Sally") West 1920–1952
      4. 4. Earl (Silas "Blackie") West 1908–1961
      5. 5. Elzie (Eugene "Curley") West 1912–1988
      6. 6. William (Anderson) West 1925–1994
      7. 7. Mabel (Delores) West 1924–1999
      8. 8. Gertrude (Marie) Williams 1914–1956
      9. 9. Edna (Marie) Tuttle 1931–1992
      10. 10. James (Henry) West 1919–1997
      11. 11. Charles (Leon) West 1927–1998
      12. 12. Cecil (Warren) West 1938–1938
      13. 13. Viola West 1910–1911
    2. 2. Alice (Mary) West 1880–1967 m. Ishmael (H) Higdon 1873–1959
      1. 1. Ines (Elsie) Higdon 1917–1981 m. Burl (Levi) Snow 1916–1994
        1. 1. Stewart (Keith) Snow 1940–2007
        2. 2. Carolyn (Sue) Snow 1941–2000 m. George (Thomas Martin) Jr 1941–1999
      2. 2. Elmer (Ray) Higdon 1902–2001 m. Gertrude (Vernoice) Petricek 1909–1988
        1. 1. Ray (Kendall) Higdon 1929–2020 m. Patricia (Ann) Selken 1929–2012
      3. 3. Etta (Lee) Higdon 1906–1996 m. Millard (Clarence) Jones 1903–1965
      4. 4. Mattie (Susan) Higdon 1921–2003 m. Mancil (V.) Lawson 1912–1987
    3. 3. Margaret (Jane) Rogers 1887–1939 m. Henry (Thomas) Rogers 1879–1952
      1. 1. Rita Rogers 1928–1999
      2. 2. Edna (Mae) Rogers 1909–2000 m. John (Russell) Bugg 1913–1979
      3. 3. Hubert (James) Rogers 1919–1978 m. Lorene (Leota) England 1918–1988 m. Ellen (Josephine) Lamprecht 1920–1994
        1. 1. Gloria (Jean Rogers) Denham 1948–2018
        2. 2. James (Ronald) Rogers 1941–2018 m. Lynne (Gayle Puckett) Haidar 1946–2012
      4. 4. Ralph (B) Rogers 1912– m. Bessie (Belle) Gregson 1912–1992
      5. 5. Ent* (J) Royers(Rogers) 1908–2002 m. Louis (Henry) Schumacher 1902–1981
      6. 6. Wanda (Lee) Rogers 1922–2012
    4. 4. Bethie West 1891–1974 m. Oscar (Richard) Miller 1883–1955
      1. 1. Roy (Louis) Miller 1920–1993 m. Loretta (Faye) Garrett 1931–2002
        1. 1. Louis (Gene) MILLER 1948–2017
        2. 2. Paul (Ray) MILLER 1951–2022
      2. 2. Lola (Opal) Miller 1914–1995 m. Clarence (Richard) Kelley 1914–1998
        1. 1. Louis (Allen) Kelley 1942–2015
      3. 3. Hazel (May) Miller 1917–1996 m. Garland (Chester) Baker 1915–1979
      4. 4. Violet (Marie) Miller 1924–2010 m. Oliver (James) Canary 1922–1998
      5. 5. Carl (D) Miller 1935–1954
      6. 6. Alice (Lavern) Miller 1930–2000
    5. 5. James (Alva) West 1882–1958 m. Lillie (A) Buffalo 1888–1970
    6. 6. Ethel (Josephine) West 1895–1984 m. George (William) Hennington 1892–1956 m. John (B) Wheeler 1895–1983
      1. 1. Marvin (William) Hennington 1921–2002 m. Lucille (Edna) Burgess 1920–2016
      2. 2. Floyd (Cecil) Hennington 1912–1999 m. Woneta Proctor 1926–1991 m. Leolla (Mae) Gilliam 1923–2012
        1. 1. Minda (Jane (Janie)) Hennington 1948–2009 m. Claude (Sanders) Word 1929–1999
    7. 7. Aimee West 1881–
  2. 2. Maranda (A Cathey) Brown 1864–
  3. 3. Aquilla (Zeb) Brown 1864–1957 m. Martha (Jane Smart) Brown 1868–1937
    1. 1. Walter Brown 1890–
    2. 2. Mary (Alice) Brown 1893–1954
    3. 3. Fannie Brown 1896–1972
    4. 4. Herman (Smart) Brown 1897–
    5. 5. George (Harman) brown 1898–
    6. 6. Luella Brown 1900–
    7. 7. Claude (F.) Brown 1903–1962
    8. 8. Johnny Brown 1906–
    9. 9. Geneva Brown 1915–1997
    10. 10. Jeannie Brown 1913–
  4. 4. James (Cathey) Brown 1857–1907
  5. 5. Thomas (Cathey) Brown 1875–
  6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth 'Betsy') Brown 1847–
    1. 1. Mary (E.) Hays 1867–
    2. 2. Isabella (J.) Hays 1869–
    3. 3. Feraby (A.) Hays 1873–
    4. 4. James (R.) Hays 1876–
    5. 5. John (W.) Hays 1878–
    6. 6. Alexander (A.) Hays 1879–
  7. 7. Archibald (B.) Brown 1850–1921 m. Susan (Josephine) West 1855–1943
    1. 1. William (Levi) Brown 1876–1967 m. Lelia (Gorda) Bower 1885–1963
      1. 1. Lee (Ray) Brown 1899–
      2. 2. Clifford Brown 1902–
      3. 3. Lilia (L) Brown 1906–
    2. 2. Franklin (Lee) Brown 1878– m. Daisie (A) Brown 1886–
      1. 1. Lester (L A) Brown 1901–
    3. 3. Isaac (N.) Brown 1865–
  8. 8. William (Joshua) Brown 1852–1905 m. Melissa (Jane) Adcock 1852–1904
    1. 1. Gracie (Ann Brown) Morrison 1891–1987
  9. 9. Elizebeth Brown 1859–
  10. 10. Aaron (V.) Brown 1860–1952 m. Martha McGhee 1861–1932
    1. 1. Ruth (Elizabeth) Brown 1890–
    2. 2. Samuel (Jackson) Brown 1892–1922
    3. 3. Alice (S) Brown 1901–
    4. 4. James (F) Brown 1904–1995
    5. 5. Walter (A) Brown 1898–1957
    6. 6. Jesse (Gus) Brown 1895–1990 m. Fannie (F) Tucker 1902–1971
      1. 1. Martha (Rose) Brown 1925–1994
      2. 2. CHARLES (AARON TUCKER) BROWN 1923–
  11. 11. Reuben Brown 1869–
  12. 12. MARTIN (ROBERT VAN BUREN CATHEY) Brown 1857–1928 m. Mary (L 'Mollie' Gibson) Brown 1865– m. Narcissa (Adelaide Copley) Brown 1856–1881
    1. 1. Janey Brown 1885–
    2. 2. Levi (Cleveland) Brown 1892–1986 m. Pearl (Paralee STEPHENS) Brown 1891–1993 m. Preddro Brown 1896–
      1. 1. Loise Brown 1917–1996
      2. 2. Nellene Brown 1919–2010
      3. 3. Wilma Brown 1921–2002
      4. 4. Delton Brown 1923–2011
      5. 5. Leola Brown 1913–
      6. 6. Osbon Brown 1915–
      7. 7. Marie Brown 1917–
      8. 8. Loyde (A) Brown 1920–
      9. 9. Lavern Brown 1915–2002 m. Herbert (Gerhardt) Schukar 1914–1999
    3. 3. Jessey (F) Brown 1896–
    4. 4. James (E.) Brown 1874–
    5. 5. Ider (E.) Brown 1879–
    6. 6. Beny (M) Brown 1894–
    7. 7. Osker (L) Brown 1888–1906
    8. 8. Charles (W.) Brown 1877–1913
  13. 13. John (R cathey) Brown 1857–1907 m. Fannie (Mae) Reynolds 1863–1939
    1. 1. Annie (Mae) Brown 1888–1974 m. Virgil (Clare) Higdon 1884–1935
      1. 1. Luther (V) Higdon 1905–1980 m. Kate (Ruth Gurley) Higdon 1907–1984
        1. 1. George (Kenneth) Higdon 1930–2012
        2. 2. Patsy (Ann Higdon) Padgett 1933–2009
        3. 3. Qualla (Jean Higdon) Addington 1937–2014
      2. 2. Kenna Higdon 1909–1984 m. Bernice (Sally Gates) Higdon 1913–1994
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Franklin 1933–2013
      3. 3. Hazel (A Higdon) Seaman 1916–2007 m. Charles (Allen) Seaman 1908–1999
      4. 4. Thelma (Lois Higdon) Spiller 1919–2006
      5. 5. David Higdon 1913–1986 m. Edna (Viola Mills) Higdon 1914–2010
        1. 1. Paul (Clinton) Higdon 1934–2012 m. Alice (Ann Russell) Higdon 1936–2002
        2. 2. Norma (Jean) Higdon 1938–1989
      6. 6. Maude (F) Higdon 1925–1934
    2. 2. George (H) Brown 1879–1880 m. Ellen (May Mc) Bride 1881–1968
      1. 1. Jesse (Lee) Brown 1903–1912
      2. 2. Roy (J) Brown 1907–
      3. 3. Edna (J Brown) Blaylock 1910–1993 m. Lloyd (R.) Blaylock 1911–1976
        1. 1. Rosa (M Blaylock) Colwell 1935–1971 m. Connie (Mac) Colwell 1930–1996
      4. 4. Rufus (Theodore) Brown 1912–1987 m. Delois (Pitts) Brown 1918–2014
      5. 5. E.L. Brown 1904–1995
      6. 6. Henry Brown 1915–
      7. 7. Leora (Brown) King 1917–
      8. 8. Jewel (Brown) Wilson 1920–
    3. 3. Edgar Brown 1897–1985
    4. 4. Leora Brown 1879–
    5. 5. Virgil (Cone) BROWN 1900–1967 m. Florence (A. Altstatt) Brown 1902–1944 m. Mahala (Lulu) Thompson 1907–1997
      1. 1. Imogene Brown 1925–2008 m. Frank (Joseph) Mushinski 1910–1999
      2. 2. Anna (Mae Brown) Higdon 1921–1926
      3. 3. Betty (L) Brown 1927–1988 m. Johnnie (C Cox) Jr 1924–1981
      4. 4. Juanita Brown 1924–
      5. 5. Costello Brown 1926–2007
      6. 6. Ruby (Jean) Brown 1948–1976
    6. 6. John (O V) Brown 1867–

Reuben Brown's Timeline

12 Records

1813
Mar 1813
Birth of Reuben Brown in Tennessee
Tennessee
1823
Oct 1823
Age 10
Birth of Reuben Brown in Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
1827
Abt. 1827
Age 14
Birth of Reuben Brown in Dickson County, Tennessee
Dickson County, Tennessee
1827
Oct 1827
Age 14
Birth of Reuben Brown in Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 37
Reuben Brown resided here in Middle District, Dickson, Tennessee
Middle District, Dickson, Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 47
Reuben Brown resided here in District 1, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
District 1, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 57
Reuben Brown resided here in District 5, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
District 5, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
1870
Aft. 1870
Age 57
Death of Reuben Brown in Dickson County, Tennessee
Dickson County, Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 67
Reuben Brown resided here in Mars Hill, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Mars Hill, Washington, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 87
Reuben Brown resided here in Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
1905
28 Dec 1905
Age 92
Death of Reuben Brown in Brown, Clay, Arkansas
Brown, Clay, Arkansas
1905
28 Dec 1905
Age 92
Death of Reuben Brown in Brown, Clay County, Arkansas, USa
Brown, Clay County, Arkansas, USa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1823
    Event Place: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Year: 1880; Census Place: Mars Hill, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 58; Family History Film: 1254058; Page: 496B; Enumeration District: 203; Image: 0497
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1524; Page: 308B; Image: 621; Family History Library Film: 553023
    [3] Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 15, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 1590; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241590
    [4] Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1279; Page: 110; Image: 227; Family History Library Film: 805279
    [5] Year: 1850; Census Place: Middle District, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_876; Page: 118B; Image: 368

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1827
    Event Place: Dickson County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1827
    Event Place: Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1813
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: 1342; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0194; FHL microfilm: 1241342

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Middle District, Dickson, Tennessee
    Record Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: Middle District, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_876; Page: 118B; Image: 368

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1279; Page: 110; Image: 227; Family History Library Film: 805279

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 5, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1524; Page: 308B; Image: 621; Family History Library Film: 553023

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mars Hill, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Mars Hill, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 58; Family History Film: 1254058; Page: 496B; Enumeration District: 203; Image: 0497

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: 1342; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0194; FHL microfilm: 1241342

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1905
    Event Place: Brown, Clay, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1870
    Event Place: Dickson County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1905
    Event Place: Brown, Clay County, Arkansas, USa
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