Descendants of William and Evaline Airey Brown

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FIRST GENERATION

1.  William BROWN was born in 1824 in Charlotte Co., Va..  He died in Mar 1904 in West Virginia/ Missouri.  In 1892, William A. Brown and Charles Brown were named in a Lawrence County, Mo. court action on land located at: Range 28, Township 28, Section 2, containing 20 acres of land. At the time this land was purchased, William was a resident of Butler County, Kansas.

He was married to Evaline "Avie Aeria" AIRY on 14 Mar 1850 in Alderson, Greenbrier Co., Virginia (WV).  Information on the marriage date of William and Evaline was obtained from Tom Riffle, at the Greenbrier Historical Society, May 1996.

William & Evaline were married by the Reverend W. G. Margrave, and he is found in "The Journal of the Greenbrier Historical Society", to be preaching at the Old Greenbrier Baptist Church at Alderson 1843-1852. Reverend Margrave is on the list of members of the church from 1835-1872. The Old Greenbrier Church was the first church established west of the Alleghanies in this southern section of Greenbrier, and was founded by Elder John Alderson in 1781. The original name of this community was Alderson's Ferry.  Evaline "Avie Aeria" AIRY was born in 1833 in Virginia.  William BROWN and Evaline "Avie Aeria" AIRY had the following children:

 +2 i. Harriett Frances BROWN.
 +3 ii. Edna Ann "Nettie" BROWN.
 4 iii. John Alexander BROWN was born in 1856 or 1857 in Greenbrier Co., WVa..  He died on 12 Jan 1927 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.
 5 iv. Charles William BROWN was born in 1858 or 1859 in DeWitt County, Illinois.  He died on 18 Jul 1941 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.
 +6 v. Rebecca BROWN.
 +7 vi. Jacob 'Jake' BROWN.
 +8 vii. Frederick Elsworth BROWN.
 +9 viii. Elvira 'Sis' BROWN.
 +10 ix. Sibbie BROWN.

 

SECOND GENERATION

2.  Harriett Frances BROWN was born in 1851 in Greenbrier Co., WVa..  She died on 15 Aug 1930. She was married to James Charles VANDERGRIFT on 4 Jul 1874 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  Harriett Frances BROWN and James Charles VANDERGRIFT had the following children:

 11 i. Charles Wesley VANDERGRIFT was born on 10 Aug 1877 in Missouri.  He died on 15 Jul 1937 in Carterville, Jasper Co., Missouri.

3.  Edna Ann "Nettie" BROWN was born about 1854 in Greenbrier Co., WVa..  She died on 1 Sep 1924. Edna Ann "Nettie" BROWN and William Henry (Goldin) OWENS had the following children:

 +12 i. William H. OWENS.
 +13 ii. Frank OWENS.
 14 iii. Lela OWENS was born on 17 Apr 1884 in Paris Springs, MO.  She died on 11 Jun 1903 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO.
 +15 iv. Eva OWENS.
 +16 v. Emery OWENS.
 +17 vi. Arley (Sandy) OWENS.

6.  Rebecca BROWN was born in 1862 in DeWitt County, Illinois.  She died in 1898 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO. William Riley (Pat) MCGEHEE (son of Isaiah Josiah (Joe) MCGEHEE and Susan Elizabeth HELM) was born on 14 Apr 1868 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He died on 25 Sep 1942 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  Rebecca BROWN and William Riley (Pat) MCGEHEE had the following children:

 +18 i. Ethel MCGEHEE.
 19 ii. Arley MCGEHEE was born on 14 Feb 1894 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He died on 15 Dec 1971 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  
 20 iii. Ida MCGEHEE was born on 3 Sep 1894 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She died in Feb 1895 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.
 21 iv. Liss MCGEHEE was born in Dec 1896 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He died in 1916 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.

7.  Jacob 'Jake' BROWN was born in 1867 in DeWitt County, Illinois.  He died on 10 Mar 1941 in Lawrence Co., Missouri. Ollie GARNER died in Miller, Lawrence Co., Mo..  Jacob 'Jake' BROWN and Ollie GARNER had the following children:

 22 i. Cecil BROWN. 
 23 ii. Clay BROWN. 
 +24 iii. Alton Wesley BROWN.
 25 iv. Edna BROWN. 

8.  Frederick Elsworth BROWN was born on 12 Jan 1869 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He died on 21 Aug 1930 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  Cause of death was poisoning.  He was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO. He was married to Lucy VANDERGRIFT (daughter of Alvis VANDERGRIFF and Rachel MCKEE) on 4 Oct 1891 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.Lucy VANDERGRIFT was born in 1875 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She died in 1906 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO. Frederick Elsworth BROWN and Lucy VANDERGRIFT had the following children:

 +26 i. Elmer Elwood BROWN.
 27 ii. Avie BROWN was born on 29 Mar 1893 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She died on 29 Sep 1904 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO.
 +28 iii. Toney BROWN.
 +29 iv. B BROWN.
 +30 v. Tolley BROWN.
 +31 vi. Daila BROWN.
 +32 vii. 0rven Elsworth BROWN.
 33 viii. Baby BROWN was born in 1906.  He (or she) died 1906 w/mother.

He was married to Hannah May GARTON in 1909 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  Hannah May GARTON was born in 1887 in Paris Springs, MO.  She died on 1 Jul 1944 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She was buried on 4 Jul 1944 in Misemer Cemetery.  Frederick Elsworth BROWN and Hannah May GARTON had the following children:

 +34 i. Hazel BROWN.
 +35 ii. Grace BROWN.
 +36 iii. Evaline 'Eva' 'Evie' BROWN.
 +37 iv. Howard BROWN.
 +38 v. Norma BROWN.
 +39 vi. Edna Jo BROWN.
 +40 vii. Marguerite 'Margree' BROWN.
 +41 viii. Betty Avis BROWN.

9.  Elvira 'Sis' BROWN was born in 1872 or 1873 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.

William Riley (Pat) MCGEHEE (son of Isaiah Josiah (Joe) MCGEHEE and Susan Elizabeth HELM) was born on 14 Apr 1868 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He died on 25 Sep 1942 in Lawrence Co., Missouri. Elvira 'Sis' BROWN and William Riley (Pat) MCGEHEE had the following children:

 +42 i. Edith Ellen MCGEHEE.
 +43 ii. Knowles MCGEHEE.

10.  Sibbie BROWN was born on 2 Apr 1875 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She died on 5 Mar 1909 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO. Sibbie BROWN and Lum WALKER had the following children:

 44 i. Millard WALKER. 
 45 ii. Maynard WALKER. 

THIRD GENERATION

12.  William H. OWENS was born in 1878 in Paris Springs, MO.  He died in 1951 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO. JoAnn was born in 1884.  She died in 1933 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  William H. OWENS and JoAnn had the following children:

 46 i. Rama J. OWENS was born on 12 Sep 1907 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She died on 6 Sep 1908 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO.
 47 ii. Marie OWENS. 

13.  Frank OWENS was born in Paris Springs, MO. Mary L. STARBUCK was born in Oct 1885 in Missouri.  Frank OWENS and Mary L. STARBUCK had the following children:

 +48 i. Jack OWENS.

15.  Eva OWENS was born in Miller, Lawrence Co., Mo..

  Eva OWENS and HUFFMAN had the following children:

 49 i. Peter HUFFMAN. 
 50 ii. Ross HUFFMAN. 

16.  Emery OWENS was born in Miller, Lawrence Co., Mo. Emery OWENS and Mary RUSSELL had the following children:

 51 i. Neva M. OWENS was born about 1913 in Missouri.
 52 ii. Raymond E. OWENS was born in 1918 or 1919 in Missouri.

17.  Arley (Sandy) OWENS was born in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence Co., Mo. Arley (Sandy) OWENS and Golden Etta CONWAY had the following children:

 53 i. Gay OWENS. 
 54 ii. Owen OWENS. 
 55 iii. Oma OWENS. 
 56 iv. Royce OWENS served in the military World War II in Cape May, New Jersey.  Served aboard USS Jacob Jones. Torpedoed in the harbor by German submarine.  He died aboard USS Jacob Jones, Cape May, New Jersey.
 57 v. Merle OWENS died World War II in Phillipines.
 +58 vi. Virginia OWENS.
 59 vii. Holly OWENS. 
 60 viii. Hershel OWENS.  
 61 ix. Bonnie OWENS. 
 62 x. Lincoln OWENS was born about 1936. 

18.  Ethel MCGEHEE was born on 1 Jun 1889 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She died in Jun 1980 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  John BROWN (son of Samuel BROWN and Frances GRAHAM) was born on 1 Mar 1880.  He died on 13 Apr 1947.  Ethel MCGEHEE and John BROWN had the following children:

 +63 i. Robert Tillman BROWN.
 64 ii. Wanda Kay BROWN was born on 5 Mar 1930 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  Twin  She died in infancy in Lawrence Co., Missouri.
 +65 iii. Vonda May BROWN.

24.  Alton Wesley BROWN was born on 10 Oct 1904.  He was christened in Jan 1929 in Summit Baptist Church, Lawrence Co., Mo.  He died on 9 Jun 1932.  Cause of death was blood poisoning.  He was buried on 10 Jun 1932 in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO. He was married to Lora Edna YOUNTS on 5 Jan 1932.13,14  Lora Edna YOUNTS was born on 16 Feb 1911.  She died on 20 Oct 1989 in Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., Mo.  She was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO.  Alton Wesley BROWN and Lora Edna YOUNTS had the following children:

 +66 i. Alton Bural BROWN.

26.  Elmer Elwood BROWN was born on 22 Aug 1891 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He died on 21 Nov 1981 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO.  He was married to Mattie Alberta DOSS (daughter of Ambrose Jackson DOSS and Martha Louise SMITH) on 23 Dec 1915 in Springfield, Greene Co., MO.  Mattie Alberta DOSS was born on 27 Sep 1898 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She was baptized in 1914 in Verona Baptist Church.  She died on 19 Jan 1953 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO.  Elmer Elwood BROWN and Mattie Alberta DOSS had the following children:

 +67 i. Nova Lorene BROWN.
 +68 ii. Cecil William BROWN.
 +69 iii. Elmer Wayne BROWN.
 +70 iv. Fred Everett BROWN.
 71 v. Raymond Edward BROWN was born on 17 Nov 1925 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  Buried at Summit Cemetery, near Mt. Vernon, Mo.  He died on 14 Feb 1926 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.
 72 vi. Floyd Eugene BROWN was born on 3 Jan 1927 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  Buried at Summit Cemetery, near Mt. Vernon, Mo.  He died on 23 Apr 1927 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.
 +73 vii. Golden Lucille BROWN.
 +74 viii. Troy Junior BROWN.
 75 ix. Bobby Gene BROWN was born on 17 Apr 1932 in Miller, Lawrence Co., Mo..  
 +76 x. Billy Dee BROWN.
 +77 xi. Harold Dean BROWN.
 +78 xii. James Edward BROWN.
 +79 xiii. Martha Ann BROWN.
 +80 xiv. Carl Lee BROWN.

28.  Toney BROWN was born on 19 Sep 1896 in Lawrence Co., Missouri. Toney BROWN and Georgia TURNER had the following children:

 +81 i. Bernice BROWN.
 +82 ii. Ruthgeen BROWN.
 +83 iii. Melvin Carl BROWN.
 +84 iv. John Tone 'JT' BROWN.
 +85 v. Juanita BROWN.

29.  B BROWN was born on 23 Dec 1899.  He died on 30 Oct 1968 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO. Amantha BRIDGES (daughter of Eli J BRIDGES and Sarah Elizabeth BROWN) was born on 29 Oct 1903.  She died in 1999 in Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., Mo.  B BROWN and Amantha BRIDGES had the following children:

 86 i. Clell BROWN was born on 10 Nov 1923 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He died on 17 Jul 1958.
 +87 ii. Donald BROWN.
 +88 iii. Dale E. BROWN.
 +89 iv. Lois Marie BROWN.
 +90 v. Wilma Jean BROWN.

30.  Tolley BROWN was born on 16 Apr 1900 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He died in Dec 1986 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO.  He had Social Security Number 548-14-1088.4  Issued in California.

31.  Daila BROWN was born on 14 Mar 1904.  Daila BROWN and Everett WAGGONER had the following children:

 +91 i. William Everett (Bill) WAGGONER.
 +92 ii. Thelma Daila WAGGONER.

32.  0rven Elsworth BROWN was born on 5 May 1905.  He died on 7 Jun 1997 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona.  He was married to Dorothy Elnora THOMPSON in Los Angeles, California.  0rven Elsworth BROWN and Dorothy Elnora THOMPSON had the following children:

 +93 i. Betty Jean BROWN.
 +94 ii. Lorretta Eileen BROWN.
 +95 iii. Duane Elwood BROWN.

34.  Hazel BROWN was born on 26 Mar 1910 in Paris Springs, MO. She was married to Jesse SMITH on 4 Mar 1933 in Carthage, Jasper Co., Mo.  Jesse SMITH was born on 13 Apr 1909 in Everton, Dade Co., Mo..  He died on 7 Oct 1995 in Springfield, Greene Co., MO.  He was buried in Summit Cemetery, Lawrence Co., MO.  Hazel BROWN and Jesse SMITH had the following children:

 +96 i. Helen SMITH.
 97 ii. Luama Sue SMITH was born in 1937 in Onward, Lawrence Co., Mo..  She died in 1937 in Onward, Lawrence Co., Mo..
 +98 iii. Leon SMITH.
 +99 iv. Leroy SMITH.

35.  Grace BROWN was born on 15 Jan 1912 in Paris Springs, MO. Grace BROWN and Lloyd HELTON had the following children:

 +100 i. Robert Raymond 'Bobby' HELTON.

36.  Evaline 'Eva' 'Evie' BROWN was born on 20 Aug 1913 in Paris Springs, MO. She was married to John D. PEARCEY in Jun 1929.  Evaline 'Eva' 'Evie' BROWN and John D. PEARCEY had the following children:

 +101 i. Barbara Ann PEARCEY.
 102 ii. John D. PEARCEY Jr.. 

37.  Howard BROWN was born on 12 Jan 1915 in Paris Springs, MO.  He died on 21 Oct 1981 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was married to Mary SOLOMON in Jul 1933.  Howard BROWN and Mary SOLOMON had the following children:

 +103 i. Gary BROWN.
 +104 ii. Wayne Carl BROWN.

38.  Norma BROWN was born on 29 Nov 1916 in Paris Springs, MO. She was married to Ralph IRVINE on 17 Apr 1937 in Springfield, Greene Co., MO.  Ralph IRVINE was born on 8 Aug 1912.  Norma BROWN and Ralph IRVINE had the following children:

 +105 i. Larry IRVINE.
 +106 ii. Rickie IRVINE.

39.  Edna Jo BROWN was born on 21 Mar 1921 in Paris Springs, MO. She was married to Lloyd MATHERS (son of ) on 29 Sep 1947.  Lloyd MATHERS was born on 9 Jan 1912 in Gateway, Oregon.  Edna Jo BROWN and Lloyd MATHERS had the following children:

 +107 i. Steve MATHERS.

40.  Marguerite 'Margree' BROWN was born on 15 Sep 1923 in Paris Springs, MO. She was married to Harold Fred WILSON.  Harold Fred WILSON was born in Miller, MO.  Marguerite 'Margree' BROWN and Harold Fred WILSON had the following children:

 +108 i. Judy Deanna WILSON.
 +109 ii. Fred WILSON.

41.  Betty Avis BROWN was born on 3 Nov 1926 in Avilla, Jasper Co., Missouri. She was married to Kenneth William MATHERS on 17 May 1948.  Kenneth William MATHERS was born on 12 Feb 1922 in Gateway, Oregon.  Betty Avis BROWN and Kenneth William MATHERS had the following children:

 42.  Edith Ellen MCGEHEE was born in 1905 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  She died on 12 Dec 1926 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.

  Edith Ellen MCGEHEE and Fred LUSHER had the following children:

 +113 i. Edith Ellin LUSHER.

43.  Knowles MCGEHEE was born on 1 Jul 1915 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He died on 16 May 1992 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.  He was married to Margaret Lucille CRANFILL on 1 Jun 1946.  Margaret Lucille CRANFILL was born on 7 Mar 1919.  She died on 22 Aug 1973.  Knowles MCGEHEE and Margaret Lucille CRANFILL had the following children: