Abner B Brown (abt. 1803 - abt. 1880)

Born about 1803 in Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died about 1880 at about age 77 in Broughton, Randolph County, Alabama, USA

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Biography

Abner was born about 1803 in South Carolina. Per Randolph County, Alabama Heritage book his father was also named Abner. His father came to America from Galway in Ireland about 1790. From that same reference this Abner Brown settled later near an Indian Reservation in the Pendleton DIstrict of South Carolina. He had two sons, Elijah and Abner.

Abner B. Brown was married to Rebecca McGill about 1830. He was living in Anderson District, South Carolina in 1840 and 1850. He moved his family to Chambers County, Alabama in the Northern Division, Post Office Hickory Flat, by 1860. Abner drove a team of mules to Alabama while his two sons each drove a team of oxen. According to his son, Abner J. Brown the family came down the Clement's Trail with his two old maid sisters.

Abner moved his family to Randolph County, Alabama in Roanoke and Township 21 by 1870. He was still living there in 1880.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY1-M62 : 18 August 2017), Abner Brown, Anderson, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 94, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 507; FHL microfilm 22,508.

• http://files.usgwarchives.net/sc/anderson/census/andr1843.txt

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-L2H : 12 April 2016), Abner Brown, Anderson county, Anderson, South Carolina, United States; citing family 1124, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Chambers County, Alabama 1860

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDZ-C9B : 13 December 2017), Abner Brown, 1860.

Randolph County, Alabama 1870

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHKB-JDD : 12 April 2016), Abner Brown, Alabama, United States; citing p. 88, family 651, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,536.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4V8-P2X : 26 August 2017), Alener B Brown, Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 171, sheet 373B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0030; FHL microfilm 1,254,030.

The first name in the above citation is Abner