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 THE BROWN FAMILY

 
 

 
 
 
ARTICLES
NATHANIEL "NATHAN" BROWN
WILLIAM BURTON BROWN
LOUISA (BROWN) CANTRELL
ELIZA JANE (BROWN) HENDERSON
JAMES WILLIAM BROWN
ROSE ANNA JANE (BROWN) SMITH
B. CANE BROWN
ARIS AND SIRENA "RENA" (HARE) BROWN
CREOLA ELLEN (BROWN) FRADY
DORA (BROWN) RHODES
John BROWN

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

NATHANIEL "NATHAN" BROWN
submitted by Mary Martha (Nieblas) Brown
Between 1835 and 1840, Nathaniel "Nathan" Brown (c1805-1886) married Elisabeth "Betsey" _____ (maiden name not yet known).  Betsey (c1810-c1886) already had a child when she married Nathan.  (That child became known as William Burton Brown.)

It is believed that Nathan had several siblings, but their names are not currently (1999) known.

1840 U.S. Census, Buncombe Co., NC
Brown,Nath
     1 male      5-10
     1 male    20-30
     1 female 20-30

1850 U.S. Census, Buncombe Co., NC
Brown,Nathan,   m, w, 44, b. NC, farmer
          Betsy,     f,   w, 44, b. NC
          William,   m, w, 17, b. NC, laborer
Frayday, Fr. M., m, w,   8, b. NC
Note:  2 people attended school; 2 people over 20 can't read or write.

1860 U.S. Census, Swannano, Buncombe Co., NC
Brown,N.,           m, 54, farmer
          Elizabeth,  f,  49

1870 U.S. Census, Limestone twp., Buncombe Co., NC
Brown,Nathan, m, w, 60, b. NC, farmer
          Betsey,  f,  w, 58, b. NC
          Henry,   m, w, 93, b. NC
          Nancy,   f,  w, 65, b. NC
Dawkins,Nancy, f, w, 39, b. NC

Nathan was attended to on his death bed by Dr. Fletcher.  There was a long court battle over the settling his estate.

In Buncombe County Court House there is a Will (#513) dated May 11, 1876. There is also a Will (#389) dated March 13, 1886.  There is also a document (#514) dated April 3, 1886, submitting the Will which was dated March 13th.

At the North Carolina State Archives the following document dated August Term, 1888, was found:
     "... is propounded for probate  in the superior court by Francis M. Stevens, the executor therein named.  And Betsey Butlar and her husband, Edward Butlar, Lyda Ownby, and her husband, Hamp Ownby, John Brown, F.W. Frady, Dixon Frady, Elizabeth Ownby and her husband, William Ownby, Harriett Ownby and her husband, Frank Ownby and Emaline Brumfeild and Ora Brown, heirs at law and next of kin of the said Nathan Brown entered a caveat to the probate thereof, and said that the same was not the last will and testament of the said Nathan Brown, or any part thereof.  And thereupon, the court directed the following issue to be made up and submitted to a jury, to wit: Is the paper writing or any part thereof , and if so, what part, the last will and testament of the said Nathan Brown or not?  And, on motion, it was ordered that a citation be issued to Susan Harris, May Brown and Francis M. Stevens, who reside in the State next of kin of the said Nathan Brown to appear at the next term of this court to see proceedings in this cause, and to make themselves parties to this issue, if they shall think proper.  And it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the said May Brown was an infant under the age of twenty one years, and without a general guardian, It was ordered that J.L. Murray be appointed guardian ad litem for the said May Brown, who came into court, and was duly made a part to such proceedings, by consent of all parties to the record.  And it further appearing to the satisfaction of the court that a citation has been issued against Susan Harris, May Brown and Francis Stevens, agreeably to the order of this court, and that the same has been duly executed; and that the parties aforesaid, by their attorneys, came into court, and duly make themselves parties to this proceeding, and, a jury being chosen, tried and sworn to speak the truth of and concerning the said issue, joined between the said parties, as aforesaid, upon their oath say that no part of the said paper writing is the last will and testament of the said Nathan Brown.
   It is therefore declared by the court that the said paper writing is not the last will and testament of the said Nathan Brown, nor any part thereof, And it is ordered that the said caveators herein before named do recover against the said estate of Nathan Brown the cost of this suit, to be taxed by the clerk of this court, and that a transcript of the proceedings, in this cause, be duly recorded, and filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court of Buncombe County, that he may proceed according to law."

The WILL was finally settled in 1889.

WILLIAM BURTON BROWN
submitted by: Sanford Webster Brown, Edith Weldon (Brown) Cauble, and Mary Martha (Nieblas) Brown 
    William Burton "Boss" Brown was born April 3, 1832, Buncombe Co., NC, and died March 14, 1903, Buncombe Co., NC.  Burton, a confederate Civil War veteran served in the 66th Regiment North Carolina Infantry (State Troops). He enlisted October 29, 1864 near Richmond and was released June 2, 1865. During the War he drove a supply wagon.  After the War he "called court."  In the 1870 Census he was listed as a Deputy Sheriff.  Burton's was one of the last burials in Newton Academy Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.

     Burton's step-father was Nathaniel Brown (ca 1805-1886).  Burton's mother was Elizabeth "Betsy" _____? (1810-ca 1886); it is believed she was a Wasson. According to Jesse Nesbit Cauble, "Wassons and Merrills are kin."  Nathan and Betsy's burial place is not known, but they are believed to be in field-stone marked graves either on Cane Creek Road near Fairview or on Concord Road, Asheville, NC.

     On March 26, 1852, Buncombe Co., NC, Burton married Mary Catherine Spain (b. Mar 24, 1832, Buncombe Co, NC; d. July 13, 1923, Buncombe Co, NC).  Mary was the daughter of Austin and Easter (Miller) Spain.  Mary had dark hair and blue eyes; she is buried at New Salem Cemetery, Skyland, Buncombe Co, NC. 

    Their children were:  Louisa (1856-1940) who married Charlie Cantrell (1844-1903); Eliza Jane (1857-1930) who married James Daniel Henderson (1860-1930); James William (1859-1926) who married Julia Britt (1862-1946); Roseanna Jane (1862-1930) who married John Henry Virgil Smith (1856-1939); Berkley Cane (1865-1943) who married Lou Emma Ray (1869-1932); Aris (1867-1951) who married Sirena "Rena" Hare (1871-1957); Creola Ellen (1870-1922) who married John Ben Frady (1865-1938); and Dora (1873-1948) who married Lewis Lester Rhodes (1874-1928).

     Burton broke his leg when he became tangled in the tongue of a wagon; the leg didn't heal properly and he just "hopped" around after that.  He was short, stocky and had a beard.  His children called him "Boss." 

    The 1900 U.S. Census, Buncombe Co, NC, states that Sallie Israel (b. January 1868) and Mary Harris (b. May 1888) were living with Burton and Mary. In the early 1900s, Burton's home on Browntown Road in Biltmore Forest burned down.  His children built a small two-room house next to Aris Brown's (also on Browntown Road) and Burton and Mary lived there until he died.  Mary then went to live with their youngest daughter Dora (Brown) Rhodes.

Source:  Personal knowledge
--Old Buncombe County Heritage - NC, Vol. II, article #85, p. 115


AHNENTAFEL -- one line of descent
 

Roxanne "Rocky" Rowena Brown
Submitted by: 
Mary Martha (Nieblas) Brown, 32619 - 46th Court SW, Federal Way,
WA 98023-1903 
WEBPAGE
1.  Roxanne "Rocky" Rowena BROWN (b. 7 Feb 1961, Cheyenne, 
Laramie Co., WY)
Surnames contained in this listing: Abbott, Bojorquez, Boyd, Brown, Burnett, Clontz, Corbett, Creasman, de la Cruz, Davis/Davies, Dorsch, Farnham, Furshy, Gragg, Gregg, Hare, Henderson,
Henson, Hernandez, Hulse, Jameson, Mathewson, Medeiros, Miller, Morris, Nieblas, Palmer, Rhodarmer, Sawyer, Scott, Sellers, Shaeffer, Shope, Spain, Stroup, Todd, Worley, Young

Parents:

2.  Sanford "Pete" Webster BROWN (b. 13 Jun 1927, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC). 
    Married (1) on 10 Nov 1949, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Mary Martha NIEBLAS; 
    divorced 13 Aug 1990, Seattle, King Co., WA.  Married (2) on 17 Aug 1990, 
     Reno, NV, Mrs. Brenda Joyce (SHAEFFER) YARBOROUGH MORRIS DELLINGER 
    (b. 6 Jan 1952).
3.  Mary Martha NIEBLAS (b. 21 Sep 1931, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA)

Grandparents:
4.  Frank Webster BROWN (b. 8 Oct 1898, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 12 Sep 1955, Asheville, 
     Buncombe Co., NC).  Married (1) 6 Feb 1921, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC, Mamie 
     Margaret SHOPE; divorced 30 Aug 1944, Dade Co., FL.  Married (2?) ca 194_?, Stella 
     PALMER.  Married (3) on 18 Dec 1948, Orlando, FL, Grace CORBETT (b. 25 Jan 1905). 
     Frank was buried at New Salem Cemetery, Skyland, Buncombe Co., NC.
5.  Mamie Margaret SHOPE (b. 1 Dec 1901, Canton, Haywood Co., NC; d. 27, Jul 1989, San 
     Diego, San Diego Co., CA).  Mamie was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, San Diego,
     San Diego Co., CA.
6.  Pedro "Peter/Pete"  Ildefonso NIEBLAS (b. 8 Jul 1883, Westminster, Orange Co., CA; 
     d. 31 Jul 1961, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA).  Married (1) on 13 Nov 1912, Los 
     Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Herma HULCE.  Married (2) on 29 Jun 1920, Los 
     Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Mrs. Alice Regina (DORSCH) PASHA (b. 1892, Bavaria). 
     Married (3) on 29 Sep 1930, Yuma, AZ, Clara Josephine SCOTT; divorced 20 Jun 1944, 
     San Diego, San Diego Co., CA.  Peter was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, San 
     Diego, San Diego Co., CA.
7.  Clara Josephine SCOTT (b. 28 Mar 1917, Boston, Essex Co., MA; d. 27 Sep 1978, 
    Oceanside, San Diego Co., CA).  Clara was buried at San Marcos Cemetery, San 
    Marcos, San Diego Co., CA.
Great-Grandparents:
8.  Aris BROWN (b. 2 Apr 1867, Browntown, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 29 Jun 1951, Asheville, 
     Buncombe Co., NC).  Married on 24 Dec 1895, Buncombe Co., NC, Sirena "Rena" 
     HARE. Aris  buried at New Salem Cemetery, Skyland, Buncombe Co., NC.
9.  Sirena "Rena" HARE (b. 19 Aug 1871, Gashes Creek, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 29 Jun 951, 
     Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC).  Rena was buried at New Salem Cemetery, Skyland, 
     Buncombe Co., NC.
10.  Amos Jerome "Romy" SHOPE (b. 1 Nov 1869, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 27 Feb 1934, 
      Canton, Haywood Co., NC).  Married on 10 Sep 1894, Buncombe Co., NC, Mary Jane 
      ABBOTT. Romy  buried at Morning Star Church Cemetery, Canton, Haywood Co., NC.
11.  Mary Jane ABBOTT (b. 26 May 1873, Haywood Co., NC; d. 17 Oct 1954, Waynesville, 
      Haywood Co., NC).  Mary Jane was buried at Morning Star Church Cemetery, Canton, 
      Haywood Co., NC.
12. Jesus Bernardino NIEBLAS (b. 1830, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Mexico; d. abt 1 Jun 1906, 
      Sinaloa City, Sinaloa, Mexico).  Married (1) in Mexico, Trinidad BOJORQUEZ. 
      Married (2) on 28 Oct 1883, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Orange Co., CA, Maria 
     de los Angeles de la Cruz.
13.  Maria de los Angeles "Angela/Angelita" de la CRUZ (b. 1850, Durango, Mexico; 
      d. 11 May 1912, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA).  Angelita was buried at Fairhaven 
     Cemetery, Santa Ana,  Orange Co., CA.
14. Charles Edward "Scotty" SCOTT (b. 24 Dec 1884, Lawrence, Essex Co., MA; d. 9 Apr 
     1964, Marion, Grant Co., IN).  Married (1) on 13 Mar 1916, Boston, Essex Co., MA, Lea 
     Nora BOYD; div.  Married (2) on 5 Oct 1933, Crown Point, IN, Mary Katherine YOUNG 
     (b. 27 Dec 1912, Elkhart,IN; d. 21 Apr 1979, Elkhart, IN).  Scotty was cremated at 
     Oakwood Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., IL.
15.  LeaNora "Nora" BOYD (b. 25 Mar 1895, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA; d. 27 Apr 1944,
      Boston, MA).  Married (1) on 27 Nov 1911, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, Stephen S. 
      MEDEIROS (b. 20 Oct 1893, St. Michael, Azores; d. 14 May 1968, Fall River, Bristol Co., 
      MA); div.  Married (2) on 13 Mar 1916, Boston, MA, Charles Edward SCOTT; div. 
      Married (3) on 28 Jul 1922, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, Benjamin "Ben" John 
      TODD (b. 8 Jul 1897, Seattle, King Co., WA; d. 1 Mar 1963, CA); div.  Married (4) 15 Mar 
      1943, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, Stephen S. MEDEIROS.  Nora was buried at Notre 
      Dame Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
Great-Great-Grandparents:
16.  William Burton BROWN (b. 3 Apr 1832, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 14 Mar 1903, Buncombe
      Co., NC).  Married on 26 Mar 1852, Buncombe Co., NC, Mary Catherine SPAIN.  Burton 
      was buried at Newton Academy Cemetery, Biltmore, Buncombe Co., NC.
17.  Mary Catherine SPAIN (b. 24 Mar 1932, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 13 Jul 1923, Buncombe 
      Co., NC).  Mary was buried at New Salem Cemetery, Skyland, Buncombe Co., NC.
19.  Elizabeth "Betsy" HARE (b. May 1850, Sampson Co., NC; d. 5 May 1923, Buncombe
      Co., NC).  Betsy was buried at Gashes Creek Church Cemetery, Buncombe Co., NC.
20.  Marcus Lafayette "Fate" SHOPE (b. 2 May 1847, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 6 Nov 1924, 
      Haywood Co., NC).  Married ca 1867, Elizabeth "Betty" BURNETT.  Fate was
      buried at Morning Star Church Cemetery, Canton, Haywood Co., NC.
21.  Elizabeth "Betty" BURNETT (b. 13 Jan 1849, Madison Co., NC; d. 13 Feb 1923, Mills
      River,NC).  Betty was buried at Morning Star Church Cemetery, Canton, Haywood Co.,
      NC.
22.  William Pinkney ABBOTT (b. 7 Jan 1838; d. 9 Dec 1931, Canton, Haywood Co., NC). 
      Married  on 2 Jun 1870, Hariett Elizabeth RHODARMER.
23.  Hariett Elizabeth RHODARMER (b. 16 Jul 1851, Haywood Co., NC; d. 19 Jan 1923, 
      Haywood Co., NC).  Hariett was buried at Morning Star Church Cemetery, Canton, 
      Haywood Co., NC.
26.  Jose de la CRUZ
27.  Polonia HERNANDEZ
28.  James Richard SCOTT (b. 25 Jun 1856, Galt, Ontario, Canada; d. 19 Nov 1936, Elkhart,
      IN). Married on 12 Jan 1880, Lawrence, MA, Sarah Ann JAMESON.  James was 
      buried at Fort Wayne, IN.
29.  Sarah Ann JAMESON (b. Sep 1860, Andover, MA; d. 1913).
30.  John Mathewson BOYD (b. Aug 1871, Manchester, NH; d. 29 Apr
       1928, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA).  Married 19 Dec 1894, Fall River, Bristol Co., NC,
       Mary Elizabeth SAWYER.  John was buried at Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall River, 
      Bristol Co., MA.
31.  Mary Elizabeth "Lulu" SAWYER (b. Jun 1875, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., NY; 
      d. 30, Mar 1940, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA).  Lulu was buried at Notre Dame 
      Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA.
Great-Great-Great-Grandparents:
33.  "Betsy" Unknown
34.  Austin C. SPAIN (b. 18 Aug 1806; d. 1 Jul 1866, Henderson, Henderson Co., NC). 
      Austin was buried at Calvary Cemetery, Fletcher, Henderson Co., NC.
35.  Easter MILLER (b. Candler, Buncombe Co., NC; d. 18 Jul 1878, Henderson Co., NC). 
      Easter was buried at Calvary Cemetery, Fletcher, Henderson Co., NC.
38.  Thomas H. HARE
39.  Patience Unknown (d. 1895).  Patience was buried at Gashes Creek Church 
      Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.
40.  Hosea SHOPE (b. 1 Jan 1823, NC; d. 2 Feb 1897, Buncombe Co., NC). Married 27 Jul 
      1845, Caldwell Co., NC, Emeline C. GRAGG.  Hosea was buried at Berea Cemetery, 
      Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.
41.  Emeline C. GRAGG (b. 16 Feb 1824, NC; d. 13 Jan 1891, Buncombe Co., NC). Emeline 
      was buried at Berea Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC.
42.  John BURNETT
43.  Sarrah CLONTZ
44.  Levi ABBOTT (b. 1 Feb 1812; d. 18 Jun 1885).  Married 6 Jun 1832, Dosha 
      HENDERSON. Levi's burial place not known.
45.  Dosha/Dotia HENDERSON (b. 17 Oct 1811; d. 14 Jun 1888).  Dosha's burial place not
      known.
46.  Noah RHODARMER (b. 25 Apr 1817; d. 4 Nov 1887, Haywood Co., NC).  Married 29 Dec
      1840, Haywood Co., NC, Maryann HENSON.  Noah is believed to be buried at Morning 
      Star Church Cemetery, Canton, Haywood Co., NC.
47.  Maryann HENSON (b. 1 Jan 1822, Haywood Co., NC; d. 17 Sep 1900, Haywood Co., 
      NC). Maryann is believed to be buried at Morning Star Church Cemetery, Canton, 
     Haywood Co., NC.
56.  Adam T. SCOTT (b. 10 Jan 1803, Scotland; d. 6 Aug 1869, Lawrence, MA).  Adam was 
       buried at Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence, MA.
57.  Ellen MORRIS (b. Dublin, Ireland; d. 12 Jun 1892, New York City, NY).  Ellen was 
      buried at Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence, MA.
58.  David JAMESON/JAMIESON (b. 12 Jul 1826, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland; d. 12 May 1890, 
      Andover, Essex Co., MA).  Married on 16 Aug 1850, Haverhill, Essex Co., MA, Sarah J. 
      FARNHAM.  David was buried at West Parish Cemetery, Andover, Essex Co., MA.
59.  Sarah J. FARNHAM (b. ca 1827, Andover, Essex Co., MA; d. Dec 1905).
60.  Andrew J. BOYD (b. Dec 1842, Scotland; d. 6 Feb 1918, Lawrence, Essex Co., MA)
61.  Catherine MATHEWSON (b. Jan 1847, Scotland; d. before 1918).
62.  John H. SAWYER (b. 14 Mar 1832, NY or Canada; d. 8 Jan 1906, Bath, Steuben Co.,
      NY). Married 21/24 Dec 1850, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., NY, Mary FURSHY. 
      John was buried at Bath National Cemetery, Bath, Steuben Co., NY.
63.  Mary FURSHY/FURCHE/FERSHA (b. 26 Dec 1836, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., NY; 
      d. 1 Sep 1880, Ogemaw Co., MI).
Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandparents:
70.  David MILLER
71.  Catherine WORLEY
80.  William SHOPE (b. 1788, Albermarle Co., VA; d. 18 Feb 1872, Buncombe Co., NC).
       William was buried at Piney Grove Cemetery, Swannanoa, Buncombe Co., NC.
81.  Elizabeth STROUP (b. 1799, Lincoln Co., NC; d. 15 Apr 1872, Buncombe Co., NC).
      Elizabeth was buried at Piney Grove Cemetery, Swannanoa, Buncombe Co., NC.
90.  Henry HENDERSON
92.  Henry RHODARMER (b. 1797, Germany; d. 5 Feb 1836, Haywood Co., NC).
93.  Elizabeth SELLERS (b. 1796; d. 13 Jun 1865).
112.  William SCOTT (b. Scotland)
113.  Ellen Unknown
114.  George MORRIS
115.  Catherine Unknown
116.  David JAMESON (b. Scotland)
117.  Alice DAVIS/DAVIES (b. Scotland)
124.  Louis SAWYER (b. 1796, Canada; d. 25 Nov 1867, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., NY).
125.  Mary Unknown (b. ca 1788; d. 17 Nov 1850).
Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandparents
140.  David MILLER (b. 1743; d. 1821
142.  Francis WORLEY
160.  John SHOPE (b. 13 Mar 1756, Lancaster, PA; d. 1850, Buncombe Co., NC). 
        Married on 18 Dec 1788, Albemarle Co., VA, Sarah GREGG.
161.  Sarah GREGG (b. 1764, Albermarle Co., VA; d. Buncombe Co., NC).
162.  Joseph STROUP
163.  Catherine CREASMAN

OBITUARIES:

"Mrs. Mary Brown Died At Home Of Daughter
   Mrs. Mary Brown, widow of Burton Brown, died early Friday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. L.L. Rhodes, 111 Broad Street.  Four years ago, Mrs. Brown received a broken hip and she never recovered from this injury.
     She was 91 years old and is survived by four daughters and three sons: Mrs. Charles Cantrell, of Brevard; Mrs. J.H. Smith, of Swannanoa; Mrs. J.D. Henderson and Mrs. Rhodes, of Asheville; J.W. and A.A. Brown, of Buena Vista and B.C. Brown, of Oteen.
     Funeral arrangements have not been announced."
"MRS. CANTRELL, 88, DIED IN BREVARD; FUNERAL TODAY
BREVARD, Nov 3. (Special) - Mrs. Louise Cantrell, 88, died at 10:30 a.m. Sunday of pneumonia at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Allie C. Wilson.  She had been an invalid for a year, but was sticken with pneumonia only last Wednesday.
     Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Brevard Presbyterian Church and burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery.  The Rev. Charles M. Jones, pastor of the church, will officiate.
     Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. H.G. Rogers of Lake Toxaway and
Mrs. Wilson; two sons, John O. Cantrell of Brevard and Claude C. Cantrell of Ashe- ville; two brothers, B.C. Brown of Oteen and A. Brown of Buena Vista; and a sister, Mrs. Dora Rose[sic] of Asheville.
     Mrs. Cantrell was the widow of Charles C. Cantrell who died 37 years ago and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bert[sic] Brown of Buena Vista."
"B.C. BROWN
     Funeral services for B.C. Brown, 78, who died yester- day at 7:15 p.m. at his home in Oteen following a long illness, will be held from _____ [time not readable] at Bethel Methodist Church with the Rev. V.R. Masters and the Rev. Willis Bennet officiating.
     Active pallbearers will be:  Alfred Head, Martin Ray, George Brown, F. Brown, Claude Cantrell, and Otis Smith, nephew.
     Honorary pallbearers will be N.D. Shortt, C.E. Wolfe, T.M. Greene, Morris G. Hagall, R.D. Hughey, W.E. Jones, S.T. Lewis, J. Frank Paggett, Floyd McCanles, Capt. Eric Hall of the Ashe- ville police force, S.M. Steven, I.A. Pape, Vernon Hemphill and R.L. Dolan.
     Surviving are two sons, Charles B. and Robert S. Brown, and three daughters, Miss Bessie Brown, Mrs. Elsie Ruiz, and Mrs. Annie Nicely all of Oteen, and eight grand- children.
     Arrangements are under the direction of Morris- Gearing funeral home."
"BROWN FUNERAL PLANS ARE MADE
Services For Buena Vista Man To Be Held At Skyland
     Funeral service for J.W. Brown, 67, who died yes- terday at his home near
Buena Vista, will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow after- noon at New Salem Baptist church, Skyland.  The service will be conducted by Rev. W.H. Fitzgerald and Rev.  Mark B. Clegg, both of Biltmore.
     Pallbearers will be Burt Greene, C.C. Pettit, B.J. Murray, F.M. Patton, W.B. Starnes and R.M. Gibson.  Honorary pall bearers will be P.P. Spain, H.L. Nettles, J.B. Frady, J.B. Stevens, J.R. Miller, William Smith, J.M. Greene, J.F. Godfrey and Will Frady.
     The deceased had been ill for some time of high blood pressure.  He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Julia Britt before her mar- riage; two sons, J.E. and G.B. Brown; and one daughter, Mrs. R.E. Frady, all of Buena Vista. Mr. Brown is also survived by two brothers, A. Brown, of Buena Vista, and B.C. Brown of Oteen; and four sisters, Mrs. Lou Cantrell, of Brevard, Mrs. J.D. Henderson and Mrs. Dora Rhodes, of Asheville, and Mrs. Rose Smith, of Swannanoa."
"Rites Slated Tomorrow 
for Aris Brown, 84
    Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in Buena Vista Baptist Church for Aris Brown, 84, of Buena Vista, a retired farmer, who died last night in a hospital after a long illness.
     The Rev. Glenn Callahan and the Rev. Walter Zvoda will officiate and burial will be in New Salem Cemetery, Skyland.
     The body will lie in state at the church for an hour preceeding the service.
     Pallbearers will be Robert Brown, Claude Cantrell, Leonard Hare, Ed Brown, Lloyd Rhodes and Charlie Brown.
     Honorary pallbearers will be Burgin Lance, Ernest Justice, Moody Hunsinger, Will Lyda, Harry Nettles, Dr. Eugene Clay- ton, L.E. Mundy, Owen Lance, Charles Car- land, Zeb V. Nettles, David Walker, Leslie Wolfe, Milton McNeill, Ben Lanning, Henry Rogers, James Burns, John Green, C.C. Pettit and Steve Cogdill.
     Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Rena Brown; three sons, Floyd B. of Biltmore, Frank W. of Orlando, Fla., and Fletcher M. Brown of 598 Hendersonville Road; two daughters, Mrs. Clarence E. Cauble and Mrs. Frank C. Bailey of Biltmore; nine grandchildren; four Greatgrand- children and a number of nieces and nephews.
     Brown, a lifelong resident of Buncombe County was the oldest member of Buena Vista Church.
     He had been residing with Mrs. Bailey.
     Morris-Gearing-Black Funeral Home is in charge."
"MRS. DORA B. RHODES
     Mrs. Dora B. Rhodes, 74, widow of L.L. Rhodes of Asheville, died about 7
o'clock last night in a local nursing home following a long illness.
     Mrs. Rhodes was a life- long resident of Buncombe county.
     Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. L.M. Dryman of Candler, Mrs. C.P.
Murray of Skyland, with whom Mrs. Rhodes resided before she became ill, and Mrs. W.C. Wallace of Greensboro; two sons, L.B. Rhodes of Jacksonville, Fla, and L.A. Rhodes of Ashe- ville; five grandchildren, and a brother, Arce[sic] Brown of Una- vista[sic].
     Funeral arrangements, under the direction of Morris-Gearing and Black
funeral home, were incomplete last night."

CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS:
Please note that the entries are by couples.  Also, where Information is in quotes, it was extracted from Aslund's Cemetery Inscriptions.
 

CEMETERY LISTING
Newton Academy, Asheville, NC
New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Skyland, NC
"Burton Brown
b. Apr. 18, 1882
d. Mar. 14, 1908"
"Mary Spain Brown
w/o Burton Brown
b. Mar. 24, 1832
d. July 13, 1923"
CEMETERY LISTING
Oak Grove Baptist, Brevard, NC
Louisa J. Brown
b. Jan 1856
d. Nov 3, 1940
Charlie Cantrell
b. Oct 1844
d. 1903
CEMETERY LISTING
New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Skyland, NC
"E.J. Henderson
w/o J.D. Henderson
b. Mar. 20, 1857
d. Apr. 21, 1930"
"J.D. Henderson
b. Feb. 6, 1860
d. Sept. 15, 1930"
CEMETERY LISTING
New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Skyland, NC
"James W. Brown
b. May 18, 1859
d. Sept. 17, 1926"
"Julia Britt Brown
w/o James W. Brown
b. Jan. 2, 1862
d. Feb. 11, 1946"
CEMETERY LISTING
First Presbyterian Church of Swannanoa Cemetery, Swannanoa, NC
"Rose Brown Smith
b. June 4, 1862
d. Jan. 26, 1930"
"J.H.F. Smith
b. Aug. 11, 1856
d. Apr 14, 1939"
CEMETERY LISTING
Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Asheville, NC
"Berkley C. Brown
b. 1865
d. 1943"
"Emma R. Brown
w/o B.C. Brown
b. 1869
d. 1932"
CEMETERY LISTING
New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Skyland, NC
"Aris Brown
b. Apr. 2, 1867
d. June 29, 1951"
"Reva[sic] H. Brown
b. Aug. 19, 1871
d. Mar. 15, 1957"
CEMETERY LISTING
New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Skyland, NC
"Creola Frady
w/o J.B. Frady
b. Mar. 18, 1870
d. Jul 6, 1922"
"Ben Frady
b. Jul. 10, 1865
d. Nov 9, 1938"
CEMETERY LISTING
New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Skyland, NC
"Dora B. Rhodes
b. Sept. 20, 1873
d. Apr. 1, 1948"
"Lester L. Rhodes
b. June 23, 1874
d. Jan 2, 1928"
John BROWN -- 1772-1845
John BROWN, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Kishacoquillas Valley, near Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pa., August 12, 1772; attended the common schools; moved to Lewistown, Pa., in 1800; engaged in the gristmill and sawmill business; member of the State house of representatives 1809 - 1813; elected to the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses (March 4, 1821- March 3, 1825); resumed his former business pursuits; moved to Limestone, Buncombe County, N.C., in 1827 and engaged in agricultural pursuits and in the real estate business; died in a section of Buncombe County, N.C., then called Limestone, near Skyland, on October 12, 1845; interment in Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
BROWN 
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC MARRIAGES
BROWN, A., 27 HARE, S.R., 23 12-24-1895
BROWN, A. A., 31 COWARD, F.E., 25 - JACKSON CO-NC 12-24-1912
BROWN, A. D., 32 WRIGHT, RUTH, 25 10-04-1919
BROWN, A. E., 42 STINES, LILLIE, 19 07-28-1886
BROWN, A. F., 38 PRESTWOOD, LAURA S., 25 12-15-1873
BROWN, A. J., 26 - MADISON-CO-NC. LANE, M.J., 26 01-23-1902
BROWN, A. W. WILLIAMS, NANCY 10-06-1859
BROWN, ALBERT M., 24 BELOTE, NELLIE B., 25 11-08-1921
BROWN, ALBERT E., 25 - SYLVA-NC HENSON, BONNIE, 20 -- SYLVA-NC 11-16-1923
BROWN, ALBERT H., 35 - STRATFORD-NH THRALL, MARY, 35 09-07-1922
BROWN, ALBERT, 34 - WILMINGTON-NC TOMS, HORTENSE, 24 10-14-1919
BROWN, ALBERT, 23 BRIGGS, JENNIE, 31 08-29-1910
BROWN, ALEXANDER, 46 SISK, MAGGIE, 26 10-09-1888
BROWN, ALEXANDER, 18 BATES, JESSIE, 18 11-22-1908
BROWN, ALEXANDER, 31 STATON, GERTRUDE, 27 HENDERSON CO 05-31-1923
BROWN, ALONZO S., 25 WILLIAMS, AILEEN, 19 11-30-1936
BROWN, ANDREW J., 41 - INDIANA KRAUS, MONICA, 34 - OHIO 04-07-1934
BROWN, ANSON, 46 WHITLEY, MAY, 36 - FLORIDA 09-03-1922
BROWN, B. C., 23 RAY, EMMA, 18 09-23-1888
BROWN, B. H., 28 - HENDERSON CO.-NC HOLDEN, LAURA, 24 - HENDERSON CO-NC 11-18-1917
BROWN, B. J., 22 BAIRD, SADIE, 16 06-27-1898
BROWN, BEN, 29 ROOCKER, MINNIE, 18 01-09-1922
BROWN, BEN, 45 WILSON, ANNA, 40 10-16-1908
BROWN, BLY, 18 MEADOWS, VELMA, 18 07-16-1923
BROWN, BLY, 28 MURR, DORA, 22 07-08-1933
BROWN, C. REV, 23 04-12-1899
BROWN, C. B., 26 RAMSEY, GEORGIA, 23 03-19-1899
BROWN, C. B., 20 MARTIN, MARY, 20 04-10-1893
BROWN, C. J., 24 RHYMER, MAMIE, 19 07-31-1921
BROWN, C. L., 22 BALLARD, LOUELLA, 19 09-04-1920
BROWN, C. T. J., 36 BEAVER,S., NANCY, 20 03-05-1898
BROWN, C. V., 21 JENKINS, NANNIE, 20 12-25-1906
BROWN, CALVIN, 20 CORDELL, FRIEDA, 18 10-27-1934
BROWN, CANIE N., 26 WELLS, ALLIE MAY, 21 11-26-1899
BROWN, CARCEL, 19 BUCKNER, MAY, 18 10-23-1928
BROWN, CARMEL, 30 WALLEN, MATTIE, 20 01-23-1926
BROWN, CECIL, 28 COGGINS, EUGENIA, 18 06-22-1908
BROWN, CHARLES E., 21- VIRGINIA COLLEY, VIOLET H., 18 02-28-1914
BROWN, CHARLES, 34 HOLMES, MATTIE, 26 02-16-1921
BROWN, CHARLES E., 28 CREASMAN, MYRTLE V., 22 01-15-1911
BROWN, CHARLES S., 22 BUTLER, MAGGIE, 21 01-08-1896
BROWN, CHARLES D., 21 MOORE, SUE, 23 04-04-1937
BROWN, CHARLES B., 43 BROWN, , NETTIE, 43 10-25-1935
BROWN, CHARLES, 31 - TENNESSEE PHELPS, IDA, 25 - TENNESSEE 08-28-1920
BROWN, CHARLES, 24 - RALEIGH-NC JOHNSON, ETOLIA, 20 -GREENSBORO-NC 01-05-1927
BROWN, CHARLES L., 17 WHITTED, ALICE, 17 - CHARLOTTE-NC 08-10-1935
BROWN, CHARLEY, 21 FOLLETTE, CORA, 19 05-29-1911
BROWN, CHARLIE, 21 HELLAMS, FLORENCE, 21 06-19-1911
BROWN, CHARLIE, 29 STEPP, ACRA, 18 08-25-1923
BROWN, CHARLIE, 26 REEVES, CONSTANCE, 25 03-12-1924
BROWN, CHESTER H. JR, 26 MORRISON, MARTHA, 22 04-18-1936
BROWN, CLARENCE, 21 LELAND, GLADYS, 20 09-29-1927
BROWN, CLARENCE, 21 WILSON, BLANCHE, 19 09-20-1924
BROWN, CLAUDE F., 24 POWELL, VIOLET E., 21 09-15-1912
BROWN, CLAUDE, 23 COLE, LUCY, 23 02-07-1920
BROWN, CLAUDE W., 23 GILLESPIE, DELLA C., 18 07-21-1917
BROWN, CLAYTON, 22 GRANT, MAMIE, 20 04-19-1914
BROWN, CLIFFORD, 21 McCOLLER, EVA, 19 05-09-1922
BROWN, CONLEY L., 27 SLUDER, THELMA, 22 11-23-1928
BROWN, CORNELIUS, 25 MYERS, DAISY B., 23 - SC 11-25-1920
BROWN, D. W., 22 BURRELL, , ALMA, 17 05-29-1910
BROWN, DANIEL, 25 GREEN, MARY, 20 09-18-1881
BROWN, DAVID F., 22 - SC COLEY, SAVANS E., 21 -- SELMA-NC 06-24-1914
BROWN, DAVID, 40 KEARSE, ELIZA, 28 05-26-1898
BROWN, DEWEY M., 22 WILSON, MARY LOU, 23 09-11-1920
BROWN, DOCK, 29 MACK, LAURA, 20 - YANCEY CO-NC 12-25-1913
BROWN, E FRANKLIN, 22 TAYLOR, MARY, 18 - SC 11-25-1926
BROWN, ,E. B., 22 FOSTER, BELLE, 21 04-18-1897
BROWN, E. B., 35 STUART, DORTHEA, 23 02-21-1927
BROWN, E. C., 24 ADAMS, HATTIE, 18 09-07-1894
BROWN, E. C., 64 - SC CAMP, SE, 40 -- HENDERSON CO-NC 09-09-1925
BROWN, E. C., 18 LYDA, Y L.C., 18 09-28-1888
BROWN, E. D., 45 MORGAN, ADDIE, 35 08-27-1908
BROWN, E. W., 25 CHRISTOPHER, MINNIE A., 21 08-17-1898
BROWN, EARL W, 21 WILLIAMS, NEOMA, 19 02-10-1934
BROWN, EARNEST, 24 JACKSON, ANNIE, 21 01-06-1910
BROWN, ED B, 23 FORTUNE, BESSIE, 23 03-02-1910
BROWN, ED, 27 - MADISON-CO-NC. ARROWOOD, PANSY, 22 -MADISON CO-NC 09-12-1920
BROWN, ED, 21 RANDALL, SARAH, 17 12-12-1891
BROWN, EDWARD, 21 HAYDEN, MARY E, 17 04-17-1927
BROWN, EDWARD R, 23 BANE, EDITH D., 19 03-01-1935
BROWN, EDWARD, 29 - CHAPEL HILL-NC BOYD, MARY K., 24 - SC 09-02-1924
BROWN, EDWARD, 25 - CANTON-NC BARRETT, HASSIE, 25 -CROSS ROCK-NC 02-24-1928
BROWN, EDWIN C., 25 -CLARKSBURG-WV ALEXANDER, MARGARET E., 34 08-10-1936
BROWN, ELMER B., 24 - WASHINGTON-DC LEWIS, MARIAN L., 24 - WASHINGTON-DC 08-26-1924
BROWN, EMANUEL, 21 STOCKDALE, LOIS, 20 10-17-1928
BROWN, ERNEST, 34 MORRIS, MARIE, 29 11-15-1933
BROWN, ERNEST F. 25, WINSTON-SALEM-NC DENNEY, EDYTH, 21 - WINSTON-SALEM-NC 08-03-1934
BROWN, F. KENNETH, 29 CROSS, LUCY, 23 10-12-1921
BROWN, F. D., 24 VAUGHN, AMANDA, 18 12-27-1924
BROWN, F. R., 21 BROWN, LOU, 19 12-28-1887
BROWN, F. R., 22 KNIGHT, STELLA, 19 05-26-1907
BROWN, FLETCHER M DOTSON, MARGARET, 21 09-04-1931
BROWN, FLOYD, 24 ROBERTS, THELMA, 19 - KENTUCKY 07-26-1924
BROWN, FRANCIS D, 25 --SC CRAIG, MARY, 22 - SC 09-18-1924
BROWN, FRANK, 22 ABBOTT, VIOLA, 19 05-12-1908
BROWN, FRANK, 21 GILBERT, ISA, 19 10-02-1892
BROWN, FRANK McK., 27 WOODY, OMA, 22 11-05-1927
BROWN, FRANK, 29 - MARSHALL-NC McKINNEY, ANNER, 23 - MARSHALL-NC 12-27-1926
BROWN, FRANK, 20 SHOPE, MARGARET, 19 - CANTON-NC 02-06-1921
BROWN, FRANK F., 21 HAMPTON, SALINA C., 19 12-31-1874
BROWN, FRED W., 25 - VIRGINIA LIVELY, IRENE M., 24 12-11-1917
BROWN, G., 22 HAYS, LILLIE, 20 01-23-1902
BROWN, G. E., 27 JUSTICE, LEONA R., 19 12-10-1907
BROWN, G. F., 19 PLEMMONS, LENNIA G., 15 12-04-1887
BROWN, G. W., 22 WEST, K.L., 2? 02-08-1893
BROWN, GARRETT, 35 HENSLEY, BONNIE ( MRS) , 26 10-15-1923
BROWN, GARRISON, 21 SAMS, VIOLET, 18 01-02-1879
BROWN, GEORGE, 25 BLACKWOOD, SUSIE, 21 04-11-1904
BROWN, GEORGE, 27 PITTILLO, MATILDA, 26 10-06-1901
BROWN, GEORGE, 55 FREEMAN, NANCY, 42 10-28-1933
BROWN, GEORGE, 23 SMITH, LIZZIE, 20 04-09-1899
BROWN, GEORGE, 21 SPAIN, LULA, 18 11-03-1909
BROWN, GEORGE, 24 DAVIS, M.L.E., 25 05-07-1904
BROWN, GEORGE, 21 SMITH, ROSA, 18 11-07-1917
BROWN, GEORGE, 22 JOHNSON, ANNA, 22 12-20-1894
BROWN, GEORGE, 21- OLD FORT-NC BORNE, RUTH, 18 01-22-1927
BROWN, GEORGE H., 23 McGALLIARD, ANNIE, 28 11-04-1931
BROWN, GODFFREY, 31 -CHARLOTTE-NC CREGO, LYDIE, 19 09-15-1930
BROWN, GORDON, 28 PENLAND, FAY, 26 12-12-1936
BROWN, H. WILLIAM, 19 SALES, MARY, 37 11-20-1890
BROWN, H. B., 20 EARLES, RACHEL, 18 11-14-1878
BROWN, H. G. 21 HALL, GERTRUDE N., 20 08-15-1920
BROWN, H. T., 24 ROBINSON, ADA M, 19 - WASHINGTON-DC 10-15-1893
BROWN, HAROLD, 19 McFEE, OLA, 18 02-03-1923
BROWN, HARRY, 21 MORGAN, SARAH K., 20 11-25-1926
BROWN, HENRY, 22 ANDERSON, JANE, 16 09-30-1880
BROWN, HENRY, 21 GLENN, ALMA, 19 10-30-1926
BROWN, HERBERT, 24 - TEXAS BREVARD, NELL, 27 09-01-1926
BROWN, HERBERT R., 23 BLACK, ELIZABETH C., 23 07-17-1926
BROWN, HERMON, 19 ROBINSON, EDITH, 19 08-20-1921
BROWN, HOWARD, 19 LOWERY, ARINE, 20 01-29-1936
BROWN, HUGH T., 24 SCOTT, GRACE L, 23 07-09-1902
BROWN, HUGH C., 40 MITCHELL, LELIA E., 31 10-04-1924
BROWN, ISHAM A., 26 -
MECKLENBURG CO-NC
BROWN, OLA A, 24 06-29-1910
BROWN, J W, 25 - MADISON-CO-NC. RAMSEY, MAUDE, 20 -- MADISON CO-NC 12-26-1913
BROWN, J. FRANK, 35 - CLARKSVILLE-VA HITE, GRACE L, 34 - CLARKSVILLE-VA 06-29-1936
BROWN, J., 21 PARKER, SALLIE K., 16 01-31-1891
BROWN, J. E., 21 SMITH, ALICE, 21 12-12-1891
BROWN, J. E. SLUDER, SARAH M. 07-16-1865
BROWN, J. G., 23 HILL, LILLIE V., 24 02-11-1886
BROWN, J. H., 21 ROGERS, ELIZABETH, 19 08-23-1895
BROWN, J. H., 26 KING, N.L., 18 05-18-1887
BROWN, J. H., 20 ALLISON, RACHEL M., 19 03-20-1878
BROWN, J. H., 24 SMITH, BESSIE A., 25 10-17-1920
BROWN, J. H., 20 SLUDER, SARAH, 21 11-06-1898
BROWN, J. H., 45 WHITE, MATTIE, 38 10-27-1897
BROWN, J. M., 45 WILLIS, ALMA, 22 03-14-1919
BROWN, J. M., 25 HANEY, ELIZA J., 17 02-05-1888
BROWN, J. M., 22 FORENSWORTH, MATTIE, 19 03-02-1902
BROWN, J. M., 22 HENDRIX, IDA, 17 07-13-1889
BROWN, J. M., 30 BRIGGS, BESSIE, 22 11-27-1912
BROWN, J. M., 23 BRITT, JULIA, 21 09-19-1883
BROWN, J. M., 27 REECE, L. JOSEPHINE, 26 12-20-1880
BROWN, J. N., 33 DILLINGHAM, REBECCA, 31 06-27-1912
BROWN, J. N., 29 BALL, MARY, 31</