Hitson
Brown
Born in Simpson,Mississippi
Ancestors 
Son of Felix Isham Grimes Brown
and Addeline (Magee) Brown
Brother of
William Clarke Brown [half], Dorcas (Brown) Tullos [half], Dawson Brown, Sara Elizabeth (Brown) Floyd [half], Sarah Brown, James A S Brown, Felix N. Brown, Solomon H Brown, Matilda (Brown) Welch, Rosena (Brown) McLendon, Rutha (Brown) Ragland, Isham Dickeson Brown and Leffie Henson Brown
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after
after age 21
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Oct 2013
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Biography
- Civil War:
- Name: Hitson Brown
- Birth Date: abt 1844
- Age: 18
- Enlistment Date: 1862 April 05
- Military Unit: Thirty-ninth Infantry Vols, A (was G)
- 1862 Captured: name included on the List of Soldiers Captured dated 13 October 1862 containing POWs from the Battles at Iuka, Sep 19th; Corinth, 3rd & 4th Oct; Pelahatchie, 5th & 6th Oct. Paroled.
- Reported ”Absent” in October (captured)
- AWOL: 21 Dec 1862 - did not report back after Parole. By order of Gen Polke: Listed as “Deserter”
- Captured at Port Hudson, LA
- 1863 July 09[1]
- Listed as AWOL: 1863 Sep 15 - 1864 Apr 24 (He had been captured)
- 1865 May: on a List of Soldiers surrendered at Citronelle by Lt Gen R Taylor, CSA, to Maj Gen E.R.S. Canby, USA. Captured 05 May, paroled 19 May 1965 in Jackson, MS
- No record after 1865; presumed dead.
Sources
- ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 378
- 1850 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Simpson, Mississippi; Roll: M432_381; Page: 294B; Image: 89
- 1860 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Beat 3, Simpson, Mississippi; Roll: M653_591; Page: 175; Family History Library Film: 803591
- Brown, Hitson “H.B.” on fold3.com
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Michelle Bairfield for creating WikiTree profile Brown-23011 through the import of 2013-10-05 ten generation Gavin.ged on Oct 5, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Michelle and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hitson by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hitson:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hitson by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hitson:
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~1.56%
Justin Stambaugh
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23andMe, GEDmatch YK8894402 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Stambaughj567
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B860256
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch YK8894402 [compare], FTDNA kit #B860256
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~1.56%
Michelle (Bairfield) Brooks :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A660836 [compare], yourDNAportal MICb92a3fa3, Ancestry member aMichelleBrooks
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