William Martin Brown (1822 - 1865)

Born 21 May 1822 in Bedford, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 16 Mar 1865 at age 42 in Benton, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Census

1850 Washington Co., Arkansas, Mars Hill Township; Oct 19 ^[1]
35/35
Wm. M. Brown 28 M Tn $700 Farmer
Elizabeth Brown 26 F Tn
James Brown 6 M Ar
Martin Brown 3 M Ar
Richard Brown 6/12 M Ar
Francis M. Watson 21 M Tn

He is not in the Slave Schedule. His brother Hesekiah Brown lives at 37/37 and his father is living at 34/34 in the household of James Duncan and his wife Sarah.

1860 Washington Co., Arkansas, Elm Spring Township, p.o. Elm Spring; Aug 10; pg 246 ^[2]
1685/108
William Brown 38 MW Tn $4000/$2000 Farmer
Ann Brown 32 FW Tn
James Brown 16 MW Ar
Martin Brown" 12 MW Ar
Leander Brown 10 MW Ar
Jessee Brown 8 MW Ar
Hobs Brown 6 MW Ar
Docter Brown 4 MW Ar
Jane Brown 2 FW Ar

He is not in the Slave Schedule. His father lives at 1684/107, his brother-in-law Martin Collins lives at 1691/109 and Martin Ward lives at 1686/109.

1870 Benton Co., Arkansas, Osage Town Ship, p.o. Bentonwille; July 27; pg 111 ^[3]
727/727
Elizabeth Brown 46 FW Tn $2000/$500 Keeping house
Leander Brown 20 MW Ar farmer
William Brown 16 MW Ar
Benjamin Brown 14 MW Ar
Mary Brown 7 FW Ar
Jarry Brown 55 MB Ky Laborer
Susan Brown 35 FB Tx house keeper
William Brown 5 MB Tx

In 1870 Jesse Brown is living in Washington Co., Arkansas in the household of Malinda Brown, his father's stepmother.

Dates

Find A Grave: Memorial #41061802 shows two tombstones. The original stone broke, and when it was reset in concrete, the line showing the age was partly below the surface. However, it can be read. "42 Ys" and "26 Ds" are clear. The number of months is probably 9. Both stones have the same death date, March 16, 1865. The new stone has a birth date of May 26, 1822. The death date and an age of 42 years, 9 months, and 26 days yields a birth date of May 21, 1822.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M674-68X : Sun Mar 10 07:12:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Wm M Brown and Elizabeth Brown, 1850.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WS-X9X : Mon Mar 11 01:11:53 UTC 2024), Entry for William Brown and Ann Brown, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNHB-3J6 : Tue Mar 05 10:06:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Elizabeth Brown and Leander Brown, 1870.