Dodge County GaArchives Biographies.....Brown, Jordan unknown - unknown ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 December 28, 2004, 10:11 pm Author: MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB The Brown Family. There were three different sets of Browns who were early settlers in this county. The subject of this sketch was Jordan Brown, who was reared in Bibb County in the Rutland district. He helped to build the Macon and Brunswick Railroad through this section and settled here. He was the first sheriff of Dodge County, and held this office from 1871 till 1877. He married Jane Hargrove, daughter of A. J. Hargrove and his wife, Nancy Hendley Hargrove. Their children were: Mollie, who married J. H. Bazemore, of Bibb County; Morgan J., who married Lizzie Forest; Fannie, who married J. T. Brown, of Columbus; Charles K., who married Rosa Day,, daughter of H. J. Day. Three Brown brothers settled in this county, and are not related to the Browns of the Younker section. These three brothers were Lovard, Henry and Asa L. Lovard married a Miss Mullis, sister of Alfred Mullis. They were the parents of: Henry; a daughter who married J. D. Taylor; and a daughter who married Henry Peacock. Henry, the pioneer, married Kizzie Yawn, and they were the parents of: Jim; Reuben; Jess; Calvin; Love; Perry; Lucy, who married John Yancey. Asa L., the pioneer, married Katherine Watson, and they were the parents of: Bart; Love; Kizzie, who married Marshall Edwards; one daughter who married Bill Barclay. Reuben, son of Henry, the pioneer, married Charlotta Harrell, and their children were: Henry; Mollie, who married a Simmons; Bill; John; Annie, who married Hiram Nixon; Lizzie; Ben; Reuben; Gertrude, who married H. E. McCranie. Jim, son of Henry, the pioneer, married Treecy English. Their children were: Will; Lizzie, who married John English; Jess; Lucy, who married Charlie Coleman. Jess, son of Henry, the pioneer, married Mary Ann Yancey. They were the parents of: Wade; Henry; John; Bill; Bartow; Jess; Sudie. Calvin, son of Henry, the pioneer, married Edith Ryals. Their children were: Henry; Sallie, who married W. D. McCranie, the present County Commissioner; Lucy, who married Harry Dukes; John M.; Lola, who married S. J. Walker; Willie Rosella, who married Willie Cravey. Love, son of Henry, the pioneer, married Susan English. They were the parents of: Charles. Perry, son of Henry, the pioneer, married Lizzie Moore. They were the parents of: W. J.; Lilla, who married George Evans; Henry; Lucy, who married Irvin Peacock; Ed; Maidee, who married Wilmer Rogers; Sidney; Hobson; Clara, who married Willie Hamilton; Ernest; Joe Brown; Essie, who married John Thomas; Max. The head of the Browns in the Younker section was Jesse Brown,, who came to this section from Alabama. He was the son of Bob Brown. Jesse Brown married Elizabeth Jane Hall, daughter of James Hall, of Montgomery County, Georgia. Their children were: J. H.; H. C.; W. R.; G. M.; S. M.; C. N.; and Rachel, who married D. B. Horsford. H. C., son of Jesse, married Susan C. Lister; W. R. married Minnie Davis; G. M. married Mattie Lister; C. N. married Alice Bateman; S. M. married Texas Tripp. The children of H. C. are: Charles C., who married Thelma Mullis; and Effie, who married J. J. Floyd. The children of G. M. are: Alma, who married W. M. Livingston; and Gladys. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dodge/bios/gbs613brown.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb