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William Braxton Brown 1859 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1859

Birth Location: Morgan, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1944

Death Location: Kentucky, United States

Father: Thomas CatTom"Brown

Mother: Mary Brown

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Children(s): William Brown

In 1859, William Braxton Brown entered the world in Morgan, Kentucky, United States, born to Thomas Anderson "Wild CatTom"Brown and Mary Brown. William Braxton Brown had children including William Earnie Brown. William Braxton Brown passed away in 1944 in Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1859, William Braxton Brown entered the world in Morgan, Kentucky, United States, born to Thomas Anderson "Wild CatTom"Brown and Mary Brown.
  • William Braxton Brown had children including William Earnie Brown.
  • William Braxton Brown passed away in 1944 in Kentucky, United States.

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William Brown's Ancestors

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William Brown
1859 – 1944
Birth Place: Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Thomas Anderson "Wild CatTom"Brown
1832 – 1914
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Mary Brown
1837 – 1910
Smyth County, Virginia
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Brown's Descendants

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William (Braxton) Brown (19 Oct 1859 – 1944)
  1. 1. William (Earnie) Brown (26 Jul 1882 – 10 March 1968) m. Rebecca ("Bexcie") Brashear (15 Feb 1889 – 08/19/1964)
    1. 1. Everett Brown (24 Dec 1917 – 30 Nov 1990) m. Elsie Smith (25 Dec 1920 – 26 Mar 2013)
      1. 1. Denzil (Bruce) Brown (27 March 1939 – 1961) m. Barbara Colbert (22 Jan 1940 – 20 Oct 1998)
        1. 1. Virginia (Elaine) Brown (10 Sep 1959 – 25 July 2012) m. Jerry (Allen) Chism (19 Mar 1957 – 6 Feb 2011)
        2. 2. Sheri Brown (abt 1961 – )

William Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1859
19 Oct 1859
Birth of William Braxton Brown in Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Morgan, Kentucky, United States
1944
1944
Age 85
Death of William Braxton Brown in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1859
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

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