Lucy Matilda Caroline Brown1
F, b. 8 October 1836, d. 13 May 1914
Lucy Matilda Caroline Brown was born on 8 October 1836 in Elbert County, Georgia.2
Lucy married John Beck ABNEY, son of James Wiley ABNEY and Eleanor Ward HAILEY, on 16 October 1855 in Georgia. She was the daughter of Benjamin and Millie Crawford Brown. John and Lucy were the parents of ten children: Mildred, Martha, Benjamin, Mary, William, Dozier, John, Nancy, James and Thomas.2
Lucy Matilda Caroline Brown and John Beck ABNEY were charter members of the Rock Branch Baptist Church in Newton County, Mississippi. Rock Branch Cemetery is located between the town of Union and the community of Little Rock, MS. The cemetery sits beside Rock Branch Baptist Church on the south side of Highway 494. A memorial there reads: "In Memory of Charter members of Rock Branch Church John B. Abney 1833-1895, Lucy M. C. Abney 1836 - 1913, William W. Abney 1866 - 1896, and Sallie A. Abney 1868 - 1896.
In 1880 Lucy Matilda Caroline Brown and John Beck ABNEY were living in Newton County, Mississippi. Living wiith them was Lucy's sister, A. L. E. Brown, age 39. In early 1892 John moved his family to Goldthwaite, Texas where he opened a hotel, but died in 1895. Lucy moved back to Newton County with two of the five minor children of her son, William Wiley and Sallie Anne Laird Abney, both of whom had died of typhoid fever in November and December of 1897. Lucy appeared in the 1900 Census in Newton County with the two children. She remained there for a few more years before returning to Texas to live with her son and is buried in Hunt County, Texas.3,2
Lucy Matilda Caroline Brown died on 13 May 1914 in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, at age 77.2 She was buried in Eastmont Cemetery.
Lucy married John Beck ABNEY, son of James Wiley ABNEY and Eleanor Ward HAILEY, on 16 October 1855 in Georgia. She was the daughter of Benjamin and Millie Crawford Brown. John and Lucy were the parents of ten children: Mildred, Martha, Benjamin, Mary, William, Dozier, John, Nancy, James and Thomas.2
Lucy Matilda Caroline Brown and John Beck ABNEY were charter members of the Rock Branch Baptist Church in Newton County, Mississippi. Rock Branch Cemetery is located between the town of Union and the community of Little Rock, MS. The cemetery sits beside Rock Branch Baptist Church on the south side of Highway 494. A memorial there reads: "In Memory of Charter members of Rock Branch Church John B. Abney 1833-1895, Lucy M. C. Abney 1836 - 1913, William W. Abney 1866 - 1896, and Sallie A. Abney 1868 - 1896.
In 1880 Lucy Matilda Caroline Brown and John Beck ABNEY were living in Newton County, Mississippi. Living wiith them was Lucy's sister, A. L. E. Brown, age 39. In early 1892 John moved his family to Goldthwaite, Texas where he opened a hotel, but died in 1895. Lucy moved back to Newton County with two of the five minor children of her son, William Wiley and Sallie Anne Laird Abney, both of whom had died of typhoid fever in November and December of 1897. Lucy appeared in the 1900 Census in Newton County with the two children. She remained there for a few more years before returning to Texas to live with her son and is buried in Hunt County, Texas.3,2
Lucy Matilda Caroline Brown died on 13 May 1914 in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, at age 77.2 She was buried in Eastmont Cemetery.
Last Edited=30 May 2020
Children of Lucy Matilda Caroline Brown and John Beck ABNEY
- Martha Ann Ophelia ABNEY b. 19 Nov 1857, d. 14 Sep 1941
- Mildred Louella Jane ABNEY b. 10 Dec 1859, d. 19 Oct 1930
- Benjamin F. ABNEY b. 5 Sep 1862, d. 2 Mar 1877
- William Wiley ABNEY b. 1866, d. 1898
- Sallie A. ABNEY b. 1868, d. 1896
- Eliza Leona ABNEY b. 1869, d. 1957
- John Edwin ABNEY b. 30 Nov 1871, d. 7 Jul 1949
- Dozier Crawford ABNEY b. 1873, d. 1952
- Nancy M. C. ABNEY b. 1 Apr 1876, d. 21 Nov 1965
- James Oliver ABNEY b. 1878, d. 1960
- Thomas Isham ABNEY b. 1880, d. 1886
Citations
- [S442] Carolyn J., "Wiley Abney Family," listserve message November 5, 2001.
- [S397] World Connect, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, Regina Rea <e-mail address> 8/28/2002.
- [S460] Caroline Lane, "John Beck Abney," e-mail to John K. Brown, 4 March 2002.
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