Amanda Melvina Lucinda Nancy Caroline (Norton) Brown (1860 - 1932)

Born 19 May 1860 in Alabama, United States

Wife of James R. Brown — married 28 May 1876 in Haralson County, Georgia

Descendants

Died 17 Mar 1932 at age 71 in Haralson County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Amanda Melvina Lucinda Nancy Caroline Norton was born in Alabama on May 19, 1860 ^[1]. She used the name "Melvina" throughout her life.

On the 1870 Census, Melvina was living in Haralson County, Georgia with Absalom Martin and his wife, Lucy Martin. Others in the household were Lucy's son, William Willingham, Lucy's sister, Sarah Cummings, and Sarah's two sons, John and Grant Cummings. ^[2]

She married James R. Brown on May 28, 1876 at home in Haralson County, Georgia. ^{[3] [4]}

On the 1880 Census, she was living in Haralson County, Georgia with her husband and two children. According to the census, she was a homemaker and could not read or write. ^[5]

On the 1900 Census, she was living in Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia with her husband and nine children. According to the census, she could not read or write. The census also stated that she and her parents were born in Alabama. ^[6]

On the 1910 Census, she was living in Tallapoosa, Haralson County, Georgia with her husband, five children, and mother-in-law, Sarah Almeda "Sally" Brown. According to this census, she and her mother were born in Alabama, and her father was born in South Carolina. She could not read or write. ^[7]

On the 1920 Census, Melvina Norton Brown was living in Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia. She was listed as a widow. She had six children and one grandchild living with her at the time. According to the census, she could not read or write. This census stated that Melvina and her father were born in Alabama, and her mother was born in South Carolina. ^[8]

On the 1930 Census, she was living in Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia in the household of her son, Joseph Medford Brown, and two grandchildren. According to the census, she was a widow, could not read or write, and was born in Alabama. Her father was also born in Alabama, and her mother was listed as being born in South Carolina. ^[9]

She passed away March 17, 1932^[10] in Haralson County, Georgia. She was buried at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Felton, Haralson County, Georgia. ^[11]

Sources

• Brown Family Bible; Births Page; Bible in the possession of Sabrina Combs.

• 1870 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC34-QB7), Melvina Norton in household of Absalam Martin; Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing p. 9, family 63, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,655 .

• Brown Family Bible; Matrimony Page; In the possession of Sabrina Combs.

• Marriage License of James R. Brown and Amanda Melvina Norton; State of Georgia; Haralson County; Haralson County Courthouse, Buchanan, GA.

• 1880 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8G7-9K3), B Melvina Brown in household of R James Brown, Newman, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 140, sheet 346C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0151; FHL microfilm 1,254,151.

• 1900 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3JQ-YJY), Manda M Brown in household of James R Brown, Militia District 1143 Buchanan town, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,203.

• 1910 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLK5-VVJ), Vinie Brown in household of James R Brown, Tallapoosa, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 7B, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,201.

• 1920 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6Q-TC2), Vina Brown, Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,261.

• 1930 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3WQ4-52M), Vina B Brown in household of Medford J Brown, Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0007, sheet 3B, family 58, line 74, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 368; FHL microfilm 2,340,103.

• Brown Family Bible; Deaths Page; Bible owned by Sabrina Combs

• Grave Marker of Melvina Norton Brown; Bethlehem Baptist Church; Felton, Haralson County, Georgia.

• Obituary; Melvina Norton Brown; The Haralson County Tribune, Haralson County, Georgia, USA; 24 March 1932; Funeral and Burial: Bethlehem Church in Felton, Haralson County, Georgia, USA; Survived by the following children: Dan Brown, Rob Brown, John Brown, Geo. Brown, Clarence Brown, Lawrence Brown, J. M. Brown, Mrs. Lizzie Munroe, Mrs. Evie Little, Mrs. Carrie Munroe, Mrs. Arrie Hill, Mrs. Daisy Wood; Brothers: George Douglas and John Douglas.

• Card of Thanks; Haralson County Tribune; Haralson County, Georgia, USA; 31 Mar 1932; Page 5; Written about Melvina Brown; Written by: Mrs. Evie Little and family and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brown and family.^[12]

• In Memory of Mrs. Vinie Brown; Haralson County Tribune; Buchanan, Georgia, USA; 31 Mar 1932; Page 2; By Granddaughter, Emma Little.

• Obituary; Carrie Lou Emma Munroe; The Bremen Gateway, Bremen, Georgia, USA; 1 May 1969; Page 10; Death: 25 Apr 1969 in Haralson County, Georgia, USA; Burial: Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Felton, Haralson County, Georgia, USA; Birth: 8 Dec 1893 in Haralson County, Georgia, USA; Parents: James Brown and Melvina Norton Brown; Survived by the following children: Clifford Munroe, Pearman Munroe, Maurice Munroe, Sidney Munroe, Emery Munroe, Curley Munroe, and Virgil Munroe; Sisters: Evie Little and Daisy Wood.

1. ↑ Brown Family Bible; Births Page; Bible in the possession of Sabrina Combs
2. ↑ 1870 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC34-QB7), Melvina Norton in household of Absalam Martin, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing p. 9, family 63, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,655.
3. ↑ Marriage License of James R. Brown and Amanda Melvina Norton
4. ↑ Brown Family Bible; In the possession of Sabrina Combs
5. ↑ 1880 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8G7-9K3), B Melvina Brown in household of R James Brown, Newman, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 140, sheet 346C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0151; FHL microfilm 1,254,151
6. ↑ 1900 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3JQ-YJY), Manda M Brown in household of James R Brown, Militia District 1143 Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,203.
7. ↑ 1910 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLK5-VVJ), Vinie Brown in household of James R Brown, Tallapoosa, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 7B, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,201.
8. ↑ 1920 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ6Q-TC2), Vina Brown, Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,261.
9. ↑ 1930 United States Census; Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3WQ4-52M), Vina B Brown in household of Medford J Brown, Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0007, sheet 3B, family 58, line 74, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 368; FHL microfilm 2,340,103
10. ↑ Brown Family Bible; Deaths Page
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 January 2021), memorial page for Amanda Melvina Norton Brown (19 May 1860–17 Mar 1932), Find A Grave: Memorial #14928953, citing Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Buchanan, Haralson County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Sabrina (contributor 47811077) .
12. ↑ It was a notice of thanks to everyone who supported the family during Melvina Norton Brown's illness and death.