Crisp County Georgia - Biographies - John Daniel Brown Family
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Sources:  Researched and compliled from family correspondence
          by Barbara Brown Hootman b.hootman@att.net
          
          Robesonian - Lumber Bridge Section, provided by Linda
          Bennion.


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THE JOHN DANIEL BROWN FAMILY - ROBESON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA and
CORDELE, CRISP COUNTY, GEORGIA

The following is an unedited version of a conversation that my 
cousin, Judy Whitaker Williams (wife of Dr Pierce Lee Williams,
Jr., John Daniel Brown's ggrandson), and my father, Riley
Sheppard Brown (John Daniel Brown's grandson) of Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia,
had with my cousin, Walter B (Bascomb) Mathews. Walter B. was
the daughter of Walter B. Mathews, SR. who married John
Daniel Brown's daughter, Laura Caroline. 

Walter B. Mathews provided her remembrances of the Brown family of 
Cordele, Georgia and Robeson County, North Carolina.

"The Browns and the Grahams came to Robinson County, North
Carolina in a group of migrants from Scotland. I think by 
way of Ireland, and settled in Robinson County, North Carolina.

Grandfather Brown's mother, whom mamma (Laura Caroline Brown)
knew, came from Scotland and was Mary McLean.  

Mamma's grandmother was Mary Lamont (daughter of Flora Lammon who
married William Graham, 1841) on her maternal side.

Mamma's mother and father were those of Uncle Dan (Dan Archie 
Brown, John Daniel's son).  I have listed her siblings.

Grandfather Brown (John Daniel Brown), as a young boy, served 
in the Confederate Army. According to Mamma, he did not see 
active duty, but served until the war ended as a guard at the
salt mines near the North Carolina Coast.

Uncle Dan, Aunt Flora (Flora Brown, daughter of John D Brown, 
married a McKiver), and Aunt Janie (daughter of John D Brown) 
lived in Georgia (Cordele). I grew up with them in our home and with
me visiting in their homes. Their children I knew well, 
especially Aunt Flora's and Aunt Janie's. Aunt Janie returned
to North Carolina when I was in upper elementary school, but
I kept close contact with her family afterwards.

Because of their children in and around Cordele - the North
Carolina family visited Cordele frequently, and mamma went
back frequently- taking me with her. After papa's death 
(Walter Bascomb Mathews, SR), mamma and I spent two summers 
in North Carolina.  I was teaching at this time.

Aunt Mary's (daughter of John D Brown, married to James McGugan) 
home seemed to have become the headquarters for the Brown Clan. 
A reunion was held at her home annually. 

In the two summers mamma and I visited we attended two 
reunions.  I am sure there exists genealogy data on the 
Browns-where it now can be traced.

At one reunion I was overwhelmed by so many relatives.  I asked 
Cousin Carrie (unknown), 'Are all these people kin to me'?. 
Her reply was, 'Honey, you are kin to everyone in Robinson
County, who is white'! 

(From the Robesonian: "Mrs. W. B. Mathews and daughter, Walter B., 
of Cordele, GA., are visiting her sister, Mrs. J. E. Williford.")

Grandfather Brown died when I was pre-school, but I remember
being with him on his two visits with mamma.  He was a 
stately person-very gentle and quite a scholar.  My brother
looked like him.  Mamma and Aunt Flora were always referring
to off-springs who had the Brown look. Lollie (Laura 
Caroline Brown Williams, married to Pierce Lee Williams SR) 
in her last years was for me shockingly like mamma.  The Brown 
genes go on and on.  

I know many of the children and grandchildren of mamma's 
siblings, although many are deceased.  

There are those who could give more accurate genealogy of
the Browns and Grahams than I have reported."

Barbara Brown Hootman b.hootman@att.net Nov 2002