Yes, probably so! Does the census show William's wife and children's names? Anything you can send as far as more details will certainly be appreciated!!! NOW, if someone could just come up with the patriarch of this family!!!! Carolyn On May 27, 2007, at 11:34 AM, Wanda Brown wrote: > On the 1880 census of MO Vernon county I find W M Brown > next door to D A Messer who is next door to Jane Brown (this > is possibly the widow of Miles Brown) could this be your > family. > Wanda Brown > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carolyn Vosburg" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 6:38 PM > Subject: [BROWN] Orphans from GA, 1850s > > > Four Brown children were orphaned in Alabama pre-1850 and > who, > according to > census records, were born in Georgia. Their names are: > > Eliza b. ca 1823 I know she did marry and visited family in > MO, but I > don't know who she married. > Miles b. 1825 who md. Amanda J. and one son that I know of, > a Wm. D. b. > 1859, Johnson Co, MO > > and my ancestor . . . > > Elizabeth b. 18 Dec 1832, GA - d. 30 Dec 1889 Vernon Co., MO > md. David Allen Messer, also an orphan! > > William b. 1837 I know almost nothing about Wm. except he > went to > Johnson Co, MO with Miles after 1850. > > Excerpt from Aunt Lydia Messer Terrill’s Memoirs: > > "The younger one (William) continued this trade (providing > supplies for > caravans) until the > Civil War drove him into the Southern Army, where he > remained until its > close." > > I hope someone recognizes these families and can help me > over this > brick wall! > > > C. > > > Carolyn Whaley Vosburg > Houston, TX > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

You can search this yourself at www.familysearch.org all of the 1880 census is on line as a transcription. If you want the actual page e-mail me at [email protected] . Glad I could help. Browns are tough as they are most plentiful. Wanda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Vosburg" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [BROWN] Orphans from GA, 1850s Yes, probably so! Does the census show William's wife and children's names? Anything you can send as far as more details will certainly be appreciated!!! NOW, if someone could just come up with the patriarch of this family!!!! Carolyn On May 27, 2007, at 11:34 AM, Wanda Brown wrote: > On the 1880 census of MO Vernon county I find W M Brown > next door to D A Messer who is next door to Jane Brown > (this > is possibly the widow of Miles Brown) could this be your > family. > Wanda Brown > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carolyn Vosburg" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 6:38 PM > Subject: [BROWN] Orphans from GA, 1850s > > > Four Brown children were orphaned in Alabama pre-1850 and > who, > according to > census records, were born in Georgia. Their names are: > > Eliza b. ca 1823 I know she did marry and visited family > in > MO, but I > don't know who she married. > Miles b. 1825 who md. Amanda J. and one son that I know > of, > a Wm. D. b. > 1859, Johnson Co, MO > > and my ancestor . . . > > Elizabeth b. 18 Dec 1832, GA - d. 30 Dec 1889 Vernon Co., > MO > md. David Allen Messer, also an orphan! > > William b. 1837 I know almost nothing about Wm. except he > went to > Johnson Co, MO with Miles after 1850. > > Excerpt from Aunt Lydia Messer Terrill’s Memoirs: > > "The younger one (William) continued this trade (providing > supplies for > caravans) until the > Civil War drove him into the Southern Army, where he > remained until its > close." > > I hope someone recognizes these families and can help me > over this > brick wall! > > > C. > > > Carolyn Whaley Vosburg > Houston, TX > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message