Born about in Wilkes County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Etheldred Fortner
and Sarah Russell
Sister of
John Fortner, Aaron Fortner, Lucinda (Fortner) Phillips, William R Fortner, Rebecca Jane Fortner [half], Josiah Isiah Fortner [half], Martha (Fortner) Morton [half] and Artie Jane (Fortner) Carroll [half]
Wife of
John Jackson Brown Sr.
— married
18 Jan 1825 in Wilkes County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Brown) Cathey, Levi Brown, Marinda (Brown) Parker, Sarah (Brown) Huffman, Thomas S Brown, Louisa (Brown) Stephens, Lucinda (Brown) Queen, Mary C (Brown) Stephens, John Jackson Brown Jr, Phania Hazeltine (Brown) Baird, Margaret (Brown) Bryson, Catherine Violet (Brown) Hooper and Hila Serena (Brown) Wilson
Died after
after about age 74
in Jackson County, North Carolina
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Biography
Name: Violet Fortner Spouse: John Brown Marriage Date:18 Jan 1825 Marriage County: Wilkes Marriage State: North Carolina Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Burial: Queen Cemetery, Jackson County, North Carolina Find a Grave #: 53934940
- Married: John Jackson "Johnie" Brown
- Gave Birth to 15 children some not listed on these Census
- 1850
- Vilet Brown [Violet Brown]
- Age:42
- Birth Year:abt 1808
- Birthplace: North Carolina
- Home in 1850:Haywood, North Carolina, USA
- Gender: Female
- Family Number:787
- Household Members
- John Brown 46
- Vilet Brown 42
- Thomas Brown 16
- Sarah Brown 15
- Luiser Brown 14
- Lucinda Brown 12
- Mary Brown 10
- John Brown 8
- Margaret Brown 7
- Phinebe Brown 5
- Violet C Brown 3
- Hila Brown 1
- 1860
- V Brown [Violet Brown]
- Age: 54
- Birth Year:abt 1806
- Gender:Female
- Birth Place:North Carolina
- Home in 1860: Jackson, North Carolina
- Post Office:Webster
- Family Number: 87
- Value of real estate
- Household Members
- Jno shoots Brown 56
- V Brown 54
- M Brown 23
- Jno Brown 18
- Margt Brown 16
- V C Brown 12
- F H Brown 14
- H S Brown
- Jasper Brown 8
- 1870
- Violet Brown
- Age in 1870: 61
- Birth Year:abt 1809
- Birthplace: North Carolina
- Home in 1870: Caney Fork, Jackson, North Carolina
- Racce:White
- Gender:Female
- Post Office: East Laport
- Value of real estate
- Household Members
- John Brown 65
- Violet Brown 61
- Margaret Braon 24
- Phamah H Brown 23
- 1880
- Violet Brown
- Age:72
- Birth Year:abt 1808
- Birthplace: North Carolina
- Home in 1880: Canada, Jackson, North Carolina
- Race: White
- Gender:Female
- Relationship to Head of House: Wife
- Marital Status:Married
- Spouse Name: John Brown
- Mother’s Birthplace:Tennessee
- Occupation: Keeping House
- Household Members:
- John Brown 76
- Violet Brown 72
- John Brown 18
- James Leadford 7
- Queen Cemetery
- Also known as: Sols Creek Cemetery
- Sols Creek Church Rd., Rd. 1138 Tuckasegee, N.C 28783
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Violet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Violet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Violet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Violet:
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~6.25%
~18.75%
Drew (Glover) Anonymous 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T929356 [compare], Ancestry member DrewWelch803
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch 7766603 [compare], FTDNA kit #200491
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Kasey Hamlin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A216930 [compare], Ancestry member hamlinsmith_1
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~3.12%
Doug Tabor :
AncestryDNA
-
~3.12%
Kirk Stephens :
AncestryDNA
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Shawna Green :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T305945 [compare], FTDNA kit #499034
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Linda (McIntyre) Purcell :
23andMe, GEDmatch M104738 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A967793 [compare], Ancestry member lindapurcell724
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F253698 [compare], FTDNA kit #253698
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Donnie Blackstone :
23andMe, GEDmatch M416339 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M416339 [compare], FTDNA kit #B545050
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~1.56%
Kevin Carden :
23andMe, GEDmatch AP7394493 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BY8512804 [compare], yourDNAportal KEVc52c8a39, Ancestry member kevincarden
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B583045
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~1.56%
Vickie (Outlaw) Spear :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A706477 [compare], Ancestry member kylebasko01
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Chris Penland :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member chris_penland
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
Veronica Carden :
23andMe, GEDmatch bx1565144 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Cynthia X :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member orrie5
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Shan (Ward) Dawson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A923769 [compare], Ancestry member Shandaws
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A923769 [compare], FTDNA kit #B89364
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~0.78%
Karla (Outlaw) Basko :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A220447 [compare], Ancestry member kylebasko01
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~0.78%
Kimberly (Renaud) Kitchens :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FM2357975 [compare], Ancestry member kimmiekitchens1212
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Crystal Parker :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Cameron Holguin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member holguinCT1993
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