Aaron Burr Brown (1841 - 1874)

Born 17 Feb 1841 in Goliad, Republic of Texas

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Ellen (White) Bacon — married 26 Sep 1870 in Coryell, Texas

Died 13 Mar 1874 at age 33 in Purmela, Coryell, Texas, United States

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Biography

Aaron Brown has English ancestors.

Aaron Brown has Irish ancestors.

Private Aaron Brown served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 1st Regiment Texas Mounted Riflemen

Civil War Veteran

Note: "The First Regiment, Texas Mounted Riflemen, was the first regiment in Texas to be mustered into Confederate service in 1861. On 4 March 1861, Confederate Secretary of War, Leroy Pope Walker, directed Benjamin McCulloch to raise a regiment of ten companies of mounted riflemen to protect the Texas frontier between the Red River and the Rio Grande"

Aaron Burr Brown was born on 17 February 1841 in Goliad, Republic of Texas.^[1]

Son of Samuel Peter Browne 1795–1857 and 2. Eliza Peery 1812–1847, Marriage 1840 in Fayette, Texas

Aaron (28) married Martha Ellen White (18) (born on 24 October 1851 in Calcasieu Parish Louisiana; daughter of Thomas Laurence White and Mary Ann (Jacks) White) in 1870. Their daughter was Mary Elizabeth Brown (1873–1964).

Aaron died on 13 March 1874 in Purmela, Coryell, Texas, United States, aged 33. He was buried in Evergreen Bundrant Cemetery, Purmela, Coryell County, Texas.^[1]

Son: Samuel L Brown 1871–1951

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62489734/aaron-burr-brown: accessed 05 November 2023), memorial page for Aaron Burr Brown (17 Feb 1847–13 Mar 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62489734, citing Evergreen Bundrant Cemetery, Purmela, Coryell County, Texas.

Marriage • Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 (Record Image); Mr A B Brown; Spouse's Name: Miss Martha E White; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 26 September 1870; Event Place: Coryell, Texas; Page Number 227; Cite This Record Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-5JDD

1870 Residence: Justice Precinct 3, Coryell, Texas: Cite This Record "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGP-Q6N

See also:

• Texas > Fayette > Fayette: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  Texas > Fayette > Fayette
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 6 April 2024)
  Aaron Brown.
• 1870 United States Federal Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Texas > Coryell > Precinct 3
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 6 April 2024)
  A Burr Brown.
• https://www.fold3.com/image/15484943/brown-aaron-b-page-1-us-civil-war-service-records-cmsr-confederate-texas-1861-1865?xid=6794
• "First Regiment, Texas Mounted Riflemen."[^1^][1] Accessed April 6, 2024. [1].
• “Indian Depredations in Texas”, Page 446