Willie Jane (Martin) Brown (1915)

Born 1915 in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Lampton Brown — married 28 Apr 1949 in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States

Biography

Willie (Martin) Brown is a part of US Black heritage.

Daughter of Alexander L. Martin and Mary Jane Crockett.

Willie Martin was age 5 in 1920 in Claiborne County, Mississippi. Her race was recorded as mulatto. Her father Alex was age 35 and her mother Annie was age 25. David Martin was age 8. Mary Martin was age 6. Priscila Martin was age 1 year and 9 months.^[1]

Willie Martin was age 15 in 1930. Her father Alex was age 46, b Louisiana. Her mother Annie M Martin was age 35 b Mississippi. Mary Martin was age 15. Nathaniel Martin was age 10. Odessa Martin was age 3. Alex Martin Jr. was age 1. Beat 1, Claiborne, Mississippi.^[2]

In 1940 Willie Brown, age 26, was in the household of Ed Coleman. Sam Brown was age 29 in 1940, living in Yazoo County, Mississippi. On January 1, 1935 he had been living in rural Claiborne County, Mississippi. He and his wife Willie Brown, age 26, were living in the household of her uncle Ed Coleman, age 48 b Mississippi. Ed Coleman was married to Lucille (Martin) Coleman, age 36, b Mississippi. They had children: Edna, Elizabeth, Walterene, Margaret, Lucille and Loreen.^[3]

Although Sam Brown and Willie Martin were married in 1949^[4], they appear to have been living together in 1940. Ed Coleman's wife Lucille was Willie Martin's sister.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNRR-ZZ6 : Thu Dec 07 23:05:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Alex Martin and Annie Martin, 1920.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBJ-YY7 : Fri Oct 06 09:41:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Alex Martin and Annie M Martin, 1930.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3P-78N : Tue Nov 28 18:33:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Ed Coleman and Lucille Coleman, 1940.
4. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZFZ1-7S6Z : Mon Oct 23 23:31:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Sam Brown and Ben Brown, 28 Apr 1949.