Pleasant M. BROWN
M, b. 11 October 1846, d. after 1911
- Relationship
- 2nd cousin 2 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Pleasant M. BROWN, son of Asa A. BROWN and Mary HARPOLE, was born on 11 October 1846 in Bibb County, Alabama. He was also known as Henry.
Pleasant M. BROWN appeared on a census, enumerated 4 November 1850, in the household of Asa A. BROWN and Mary HARPOLE in the west side of the Cahaba River, Bibb County, Alabama.1
Pleasant M. BROWN moved with his parents, Asa A. BROWN and Mary HARPOLE, from Bibb County to Texas 1851. In 1860 they were living near Woodville in Tyler county, Texas. In 1870 they had moved to Cherokee county, still in East Texas.
Pleasant M. BROWN appeared on a census, enumerated 6 August 1860, in the household of his parents Asa A. BROWN and Mary HARPOLE in Woodville, Tyler County, Texas. He was 14.2
Pleasant married first Sarah Adeline Autrey on 16 June 1864 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas.3,4
Pleasant began military service at age 17 in August 1864 in Texas when he enlisted as a private in Company D, Lane's Texas Cavalry. He served about 9 months until the end of the war in May 1865.
Pleasant M. BROWN and Sarah Adeline Autrey appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 14 March 1871 in precinct 2, Marlin, Falls County, Texas. The household was listed as Pleasant Brown, a 26-year-old farmer from Alabama and his 23-year-old wife. Sarah, a native Texan. They had three children: Delia, 4; Martha, 2; and Lilly, a three month old baby.5
Sarah Adeline BROWN died in 1874 in Falls County, Texas, leaving Pleasant M. BROWN as a widower.
Pleasant married second Nannie Ann Lee on 18 January 1877 in Cherokee County, Texas.3,4
Pleasant M. BROWN and Nannie Ann Lee appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 10 June 1880 in precinct 2, Cherokee County, Texas. The household was listed as Pleasant M. Brown, a 32-year-old farmer from South Carolina and his 21-year-old wife, Nannie, of Louisiana. Her parents were Georgians while those of her husband were Alabamians. They had five children: Martha, 12; Lillie, 10; William, 7; Arazonia, 3; and a nine month old Minnie born in August. Living with them were Nannie's 41-year-old mother, Mary Huddles of Georgia and her 7-year-old daughter, Fannie. Rounding out the household was Daniel Owens of Alabama, a 22-year-old boarder whose occupation was farming.6
Pleasant M. BROWN and Nannie Ann Lee appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 4 June 1900 in Tucker, Anderson County, Texas. The household was listed as Pleasant M. Brown, a 45-year-old farmer; Nannie Brown, his 38-year -old wife. They had been married 15 years and she was the mother of seven children with five still living. Living with them were their children: Arizona Brown, 19; Emma Brown, 14; Arthur Brown, 12; and Samuel Brown, 9.7
Pleasant M. BROWN died after 1911 in Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, Texas.
Pleasant M. BROWN appeared on a census, enumerated 4 November 1850, in the household of Asa A. BROWN and Mary HARPOLE in the west side of the Cahaba River, Bibb County, Alabama.1
Pleasant M. BROWN moved with his parents, Asa A. BROWN and Mary HARPOLE, from Bibb County to Texas 1851. In 1860 they were living near Woodville in Tyler county, Texas. In 1870 they had moved to Cherokee county, still in East Texas.
Pleasant M. BROWN appeared on a census, enumerated 6 August 1860, in the household of his parents Asa A. BROWN and Mary HARPOLE in Woodville, Tyler County, Texas. He was 14.2
Pleasant married first Sarah Adeline Autrey on 16 June 1864 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas.3,4
Pleasant began military service at age 17 in August 1864 in Texas when he enlisted as a private in Company D, Lane's Texas Cavalry. He served about 9 months until the end of the war in May 1865.
Pleasant M. BROWN and Sarah Adeline Autrey appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 14 March 1871 in precinct 2, Marlin, Falls County, Texas. The household was listed as Pleasant Brown, a 26-year-old farmer from Alabama and his 23-year-old wife. Sarah, a native Texan. They had three children: Delia, 4; Martha, 2; and Lilly, a three month old baby.5
Sarah Adeline BROWN died in 1874 in Falls County, Texas, leaving Pleasant M. BROWN as a widower.
Pleasant married second Nannie Ann Lee on 18 January 1877 in Cherokee County, Texas.3,4
Pleasant M. BROWN and Nannie Ann Lee appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 10 June 1880 in precinct 2, Cherokee County, Texas. The household was listed as Pleasant M. Brown, a 32-year-old farmer from South Carolina and his 21-year-old wife, Nannie, of Louisiana. Her parents were Georgians while those of her husband were Alabamians. They had five children: Martha, 12; Lillie, 10; William, 7; Arazonia, 3; and a nine month old Minnie born in August. Living with them were Nannie's 41-year-old mother, Mary Huddles of Georgia and her 7-year-old daughter, Fannie. Rounding out the household was Daniel Owens of Alabama, a 22-year-old boarder whose occupation was farming.6
Pleasant M. BROWN and Nannie Ann Lee appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 4 June 1900 in Tucker, Anderson County, Texas. The household was listed as Pleasant M. Brown, a 45-year-old farmer; Nannie Brown, his 38-year -old wife. They had been married 15 years and she was the mother of seven children with five still living. Living with them were their children: Arizona Brown, 19; Emma Brown, 14; Arthur Brown, 12; and Samuel Brown, 9.7
Pleasant M. BROWN died after 1911 in Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, Texas.
Last Edited=3 Oct 2021
Children of Pleasant M. BROWN and Sarah Adeline Autrey
- Delia BROWN3 b. 1866
- Martha BROWN3 b. 1868
- Lilly BROWN3 b. 1870, d. c 1904
- William BROWN3 b. 1873
Children of Pleasant M. BROWN and Nannie Ann Lee
- Arizona BROWN3 b. Dec 1878
- Minnie BROWN b. Aug 1880
- Emma BROWN3 b. 4 Sep 1886, d. 21 Mar 1950
- Arthur Lee BROWN+3 b. 10 Jan 1888, d. 1 Feb 1971
- Sam Houston BROWN3 b. 25 Nov 1893, d. 24 May 1979
Citations
- [S4] 1850 U. S. Census, Bibb County, Alabama, Asa A. Brown household 501, pg. 37.
- [S483] 1860 U. S. Census, Tyler County, Texas, A. A. Brown household 501-510, pg. 382.
- [S310] David Brown, "Texas Browns," e-mail to John K. Brown, 20 May 1999.
- [S874] "Brown Descendants", 20 Aug 2012.
- [S338] 1870 U. S. Census, Falls County, Texas, Pleasant Brown household 173, pg. 25.
- [S339] 1880 U. S. Census, Cherokee County, Texas, Pleasant M. Brown household, ED 13, pg. 326.
- [S340] 1900 U. S. Census, Anderson County, Texas.
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