James Henry Brown (1816 - 1902)

Born Jan 1816 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Husband of Anna Ruth (Cearley) Brown — married 26 Dec 1837 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 1902 at about age 86 in Benton, Arkansas, USA

Biography

When James Henry Brown was born in January 1816 in Wilkes, North Carolina, his father, Elijah, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 27. He married Anna Ruth Cearley on December 26, 1837, in North Carolina. They had nine children in 18 years. He died in 1902 in Benton, Arkansas, having lived a long life of 85 years.

James was on the 1850 census in Union, Georgia with his wife and children: James Brown 34 Anner Brown 35 Mary Ann Brown 11 Henry Brown 8 Martha Brown 7 Jesse Brown 5 Sarah Jane Brown 3 John Brown 1 ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: District 85, Union, Georgia; Roll: M432_84; Page: 233B; Image: 350

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMG-D5D : 30 December 2015), James Brown, 1860.