Jane Ann Allen1

F, b. 1821, d. 1875
     Jane Ann Allen was born in 1821 in Tennessee.1

Jane married John Humphreys BROWN, son of Asa Anderson BROWN and Jerusha HUMPHREYS, circa 1838 in Arkansas. She was the mother of 17 of his 21 children.1

Jane Ann Allen appeared on a census, enumerated 1 June 1840, in the household of John Humphreys BROWN in Randolph County, Arkansas.2

Jane Ann Allen and John Humphreys BROWN appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 10 September 1850 in the Milam and Washington District, Williamson County, Texas. The household was listed as John H. Brown was listed as a farmer, 33 years old with real estate valued at $200. He was born in Tennessee. The only notation for his 29 year old wife, Jane A., was that she had been born in Tennessee and could neither read nor write. They had five children, James M., age 11; Asa R., age 9; Sarina J., age 8; Amanda C., age 5; and William A., age 2. All the chidren were born in Arkansas, except for the oldest, James, who had been born in Alabama. The family would remain but a few years in Williamson County before moving 100 miles northwest to present day San Saba County. They were there as early as 1854 and help establish the town of San Saba.3

Jane Ann Allen appeared on a census, enumerated 1 June 1860, in the household of John Humphreys BROWN in San Saba County, Texas.4

Jane Ann Allen and John Humphreys BROWN appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 2 July 1870 in San Saba, San Saba County, Texas. John Brown, 52, whose occupation was raising cattle and his wife, Jane A., age 49. Both were born in Tennessee. John had real estate valued at $7000 and $21,050 in personal property. They had five children: William A., age 22; Joab, age 16; Susan E., age 14; John Mc., age 11; and Rebecca J. Brown, age 8. All of the children were listed as "living at home", except for the eldest, William, who was "attending to cattle" and had personal property valued at $250. In the same household were laborers John Barton, Andy Ivy, C. Montgomery, a cook, his children Nathan and Emily Montgomery, and John King who "works with cattle."5

Jane Ann Allen died in 1875 in San Saba, San Saba County, Texas. She was buried in Brown Family Cemetery.
Last Edited=5 Nov 2023

Children of Jane Ann Allen and John Humphreys BROWN

Citations

  1. [S350] 1850 U. S. Census, Williamson County, Texas, John H. Brown household 171, pg. 341.
  2. [S351] 1840 U. S. Census, Randolph County, Arkansas, John H. Brown household, pg. 145.
  3. [S350] 1850 U. S. Census, Williamson County, Texas, John H. Brown household No. 160-171, pg. 341.
  4. [S349] 1860 U. S. Census, San Saba County, Texas, John Brown household, pg. 71.
  5. [S494] Chuck Parsons, James Madison Brown, pg. 7 & 71, John H. Brown household 16, pg. 7.
  6. [S350] 1850 U. S. Census, Williamson County, Texas, John H. Brown household, pg. 341.
  7. [S350] 1850 U. S. Census, Williamson County, Texas, John H. Brown household, pg. 341.
  8. [S350] 1850 U. S. Census, Williamson County, Texas, John H. Brown, pg. 341.
  9. [S494] Chuck Parsons, James Madison Brown, pg. 3- She is mentioned as first baptism at San Saba church.

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