This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3c.2ADE/595.686.811.813.817 Message Board Post: Sorry that it took so long to reply, my system was down & out. This is the info I have on my BROWN FAMILY. SABE BROWN (my g/gf SOUNDEX CODE FOR BROWN B-650 1830, 1840, 1950 & 1860 HE WAS A SLAVE, SLAVE OWNERS UNK 16-APR-1862: CERTIFICATE OF FREEDOM WERE ISSUED, HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE SABE`S CERTIFICATE, SABE WOULD BE ABT 39 YRS OLD. JUST THINK, A SLAVE FOR 39 YRS 15-JULY-1870 CENSUS, FILM # 545653, HABERAHAM COUNTY GEORGIA, DEEP CREEK T/SHIP, CLARKSVILLE, PAGE 81-82, LINE-38, SHEET-210 A & B, SABE AGE-47, JULIA-40, JENNIE-21, HENNETTA-17, FLORENCE-13, ELPEX-10, HENRY-7, MAT (MADISON)-5, MARAH-2 26-JUNE-1880 CENSUS, FILM # 1254150, HABERAHAM COUNTY GA., E.D.-130, PAGE-56A, LINE-4, SHEET-674B, SABE-67, JULIA-51, EDWARD-18, HENRY-16, MADISION-14, MARAH-12, DIANA-8, HARRIET-6, ALSO LISTED IN THE HOUSE: TWO GRAND CHILDREN, WILLIAM GLAD AGE-6, B. 1874, AND ANNA GLAD-3, B. 1877, BOTH BORN IN HABERAHAM COUNTY GA. 19-JUN-2001: NEW 1880 CD INFO THAT CAME OUT: DEEP CREEK, HABERSHAM CO., NA FILM T9-0150, PAGE-674D: SABE AGE-67 *BP*=BIRTHPLACE GA, PARENTS THE SAME, JULIA "MU" AGE-51 BP SC, PARENTS BP NC, EDWARD "MU" AGE-18, HENRY-16, MADISON-14, MARIAH-12, DIANA-8, HARRIET-6, G/SON: WILLIAM-6, G/DAU ANNA-3, BOTH PARENTS BP GA CHILDREN NOT LISTED ON THE 1880 CENSUS: JENNIE SHE WOULD BE ABT-31, HENNETTA ABT-27, FLORENCE ABT-23, ELPEX ABT-20, "B-650" S/DEX FILM # 445562/63/ & 64 1900 CENSUS, FILM # 1240202, S/DEX 1242721/22/ & 23 1910 CENSUS, FILM # ???????, S/DEX 1369651/52/53/ & 54 1920 CENSUS, FILM # 1820261, S/DEX 1824078/79/80/ & 81 MADISON (AARON MADDISON BROWN (my g/f) SOUNDEX CODE FOR BROWN B-650, GENFORUM.COM MESSAGE, # 17255 1866, FREE SLAVES, COVINGTON CO. AL: ISAAC MARSHALL, LUCINDA MCKINEY, LEWIS RUDOLPH, TIM RILEY, WENNY-RICHARD-DANIEL-SIPHA-ROBERT-ELMINA ROBERTSON, GEORGE HARRISON, GEORGE J. HANSHAW, CALVIN WATSON, SILVANA MARTIN, SARAH TURVIN, DEAN SCOTT, ROBERT HOLLEY, JOE PEOPLES, PIERCE-HANDY BRYANT, TONEY BOYETT, WILLSON-POWEL-ARMSTRONG-SMITH, MARYAN-RICHARD-MARTIN 15-JULY-1870 CENSUS, FILM # 545653, HABERAHAM COUNTY GEORGIA, DEEP CREEK T/SHIP, CLARKSVILLE, PAGE 81-82, LINE-38, SHEET-210 A & B, AARON MADISON IS LISTED AS "MAT", AGE-5 26-JUNE-1880 CENSUS, FILM # 1254150, HABERAHAM COUNTY GA., E.D.-130, PAGE-56A, LINE-4, SHEET-674B, AARON MADISON IS LISTED AS "MADISON", AGE-14 1881: MAYBE MY GRAND FATHER WAS A REAL "ROLLING STONE": IN 1881 HE WOULD BE ABT 15 YRS OLD, 17-SEP-1881 I FOUNDED A MADISON BROWN & EMILY HODGE WERE MARRIED?, "THOMAS COUNTY GA." 1887: ON THE 1900 CENSUS (MITCHELL CO. GA.), HE & DORA PEOPLES WERE MARRIED FOR 13 YRS (M. ABT 1887), THIS WOULD MAKE HIM ABT 21 YRS OLD, I CAN`T FIND ANY MARRIAGE RECORDS FOR AARON BROWN & DORA PEOPLES? 1888: IN 1888 HE WOULD BE ABT 22 YRS OLD, "THOMAS COUNTY GA.", I FOUNDED A AARON BROWN & JONIE SLATER WERE MARRIED 24-MAR-1888? 1895: MADISON BROWN & JENNIE HALL WERE MARRIED 8-JAN-1895, "THOMAS COUNTY GA." "NOTE": MY GRAND FATHER WAS AARON MADDISON BROWN B. APR-1866 IN CLARKSVILLE (HABERSHAM COUNTY) GA., THE GRAPE VINE SAID THAT AARON WAS A PREACHER, HE PREACHED ALL AROUND THE AREA? 1880-1900 AARON WENT TO PELHAM GEORGIA, WHERE HE WINE & DINE DORA PEOPLES. THEY WERE MARRIED IN PELHAM GEORGIA (MITCHELL CO.) THERE WERE 7 CHILDREN BORN, ONE CHILD DIED BEFORE THE 21-JUNE-1900 CENSUS. THEY WERE M. ABT 1886 IN PELHAM, I`M STILL SEARCHING FOR A MARRIAGE LIC. THE CHILDREN THAT WERE BORN IN PELHAM: 1. JULIUS, 2. HAZABET, 3. ERIN, 4. JUDSON, 5. J.C (JAMES CHARLES) 6. GEORGE 21-JUNE-1900 CENSUS INFO: MITCHELL COUNTY GEORGIA, PAGE-292A, E.D.-62, SHEET 23, LINE 22. MARRIED FOR 13 YRS, MOM OF 7 CHILDREN, 6 LIVING, AARON AGE-34, DORA-28, JULIUS-13, HAZABET-10, ERIN-8, JUDSON-5, J.C (JAMES CHARLES)-3, GEORGE-1 DEC-1909: REV. AARON MADDISON BROWN DIED, AARON: AGE-43, IT WAS SAID HE WAS A "MU" APR-1999 I SENT OFF FOR THE DEATH CERTIFICATE OF AARON M. BROWN, I RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF FAILURE TO FIND, DATE 20-APR-1999, FROM THE STATE OF ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS. STATEMENT ON THE CERTIFICATE (WITH A STATE SEAL) I CERTIFY THAT A DILIGENT SEARCH OF THE RECORDS IN MY CUSTODY HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE YEAR 1908-1916, AND NO CERTIFICATE OF DEATH WAS FOUND TO EXIST FOR AARON MADDISON BROWN. STATE REGISTRA & DIRECTOR, DOROTHY S. HARSHBARGE, CONTROL NUMBER: 1999-201-938-8 WELL FAMILY, I WAS PRAYING THAT THERE WAS A DEATH CERTIFICATE FOR FOR MY GRAND FATHER.....KEEP PRAYING, IT`S HARD TO DO RESEARCH ON BLACKS IN THE SOUTH, I`VE LOOKED AT THE MARRIAGE RECORDS FOR COLORED IN MITCHELL COUNTY GA., WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A RECORD FOR AARON BROWN & DORA PEOPLES, AARON & DORA, WERE THEY JUST LIVING TOGETHER & NEVER GOT MARRIED, (SMILE) 3-SEP-99: CALLED THE COURT HOUSE IN CAMILLA, A CHECK WAS MADE FOR MIRRAGE LIC ON AARON & DORRA PEOPLES, NOTHING ON FILE.......(912) 336-2016 OUR MOM (REBECCA JACKSON) NEVER TOLD US MUCH OF ANYTHING ABOUT HER FATHER, SHE KNEW THE NAME OF DORA`S FATHER, "BOOKER PEOPLES", IF ANY ONE FIND ANY INFO ON AARON BROWN, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP, EMAIL: [email protected], 125 N. 22ND PL # 66, MESA AZ 85213-9006, (480) 898-9080. ANY ONE READING THIS INFO 100 YRS FROM NOW, YOU WILL HAVE SOME FAMILY TREE INFO....GOD BLESS...KEEP THE FAMILY HISTORY UP TO DATE. "ANDY JACKSON", MESA AZ.