Some Descendants of Thomas Canon Brown

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS CANON1 BROWN was born 1691 in Edinbrough, Scotland, and died 1753. He married BETSY BUCKNER (unverified).

More About THOMAS CANON BROWN:

Occupation: Barrister (lawyer)

Children of THOMAS BROWN and BETSY BUCKNER are:

2. i. CANNON2 BROWN, d. 1831.

ii. RUFUS CHITTINGHAM BROWN.

iii. AMANDA LEONORA BROWN.

iv. WILLIAM HOLLINGSWORTH BROWN.

Generation No. 2

2. CANNON2 BROWN (THOMAS CANON1) died 1831. He married CATHERINE HENDRICKS, daughter of DANIEL HENDRICKS and MARY ROLAND.

Notes for CANNON BROWN:

Copy of will in family file, made Rowan Co., NC on February 19, 1926.

More About CANNON BROWN:

Census 1: 1800, Rowan Co., NC

Census 2: 1810, Rowan Co., NC

Census 3: 1820, Rowan Co., NC

Occupation: Chief Magistrate - Rowan Co., NC

Notes for CATHERINE HENDRICKS:

COMMUNICATION FROM ELIZABETH HARRIS 5/23/1998:  Catherine HENDRICKS is definitely the daughter of Daniel HENDRICKS and Mary ROLAND. That's all very clear from Daniel's estate settlement, in which Cannon Brown was an important participant. Mary was the daughter of Gaspar ROLAND; I am not yet sure what her mother's name was.

Daniel Hendricks was the son of "elder" James HENDRICKS. The Hendricks genealogy by John Scott Davenport states that James' wife was Christiane ROLAND, sister of Gaspar ROLAND. If true, then Daniel and Mary were first cousins. However, I've just been sent some additional Hendricks data from another descendant of Daniel that does not give Christiane's name, so I'm not sure on this one either.

James Hendricks was the son of "north" Henry HENDRICKS. There were two men named Henry Hendricks who came to Rowan Co. NC, both from York Co. PA. They were first cousins, and Davenport distinguishes them as "north" Henry and "south" Henry based on where they were living in York Co. He thinks that "north" Henry's wife may have been Ann LINVILLE, sister to the William Linville whose wife was Eleanor Bryan, and who was also a prominent early settler in Rowan/Davie Co.

North Henry was the son of Tobias HENDRICKS and (probably) Catherine BOYER, and Tobias was the son of the immigrant Albertus HENDRICKS or HENDRICKSON, who apparently came from the Netherlands to Delaware in the 1660s as an indentured servant.

Children of CANNON BROWN and CATHERINE HENDRICKS are:

3. i. DANIEL3 BROWN.

ii. POLLY BROWN, b. 1800; d. 1899; m. BASIL GAITHER JONES; b. c. 1791; d. c. 1841.

4. iii. SARAH BROWN, b. 1798; d. 1880.

iv. JESSE BROWN, b. c. 1801.

v. ANN BROWN1, b. c. 1805; m. JOHN BRINEGAR1, 10/13/1832, Rowan Co., NC2; b. c. 1805.

5. vi. ELIZABETH BROWN, b. c. 1805.

6. vii. THOMAS BROWN, b. 10/26/1807, Mocksville, NC; d. 01/05/1881.

Generation No. 3

3. DANIEL3 BROWN (CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) He married (1) CORNELIA MCGUIRE. He married (2) UNK DWIGGINS.

Children of DANIEL BROWN and CORNELIA MCGUIRE are:

i. CHALMERS4 BROWN.

ii. ALICE BROWN.

iii. BELLE BROWN.

iv. JESSE BROWN.

v. VICKIE BROWN.

vi. MACK BROWN.

4. SARAH3 BROWN (CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) was born 1798, and died 1880. She married DANIEL HELPER 10/25/1817 in Rowan Co., NC, son of JACOB HELFER and CATHERINE UNK. He was born Bef. 1794, and died Bef. 1850.

Children of SARAH BROWN and DANIEL HELPER are:

i. HORACE HASTON4 HELPER.

ii. HENNEY MINERVA HELPER.

iii. AMANDA MERIAH HELPER.

7. iv. HANSON PINKNEY HELPER.

v. HAMPTON LAFAYETTE HELPER.

8. vi. HARDY HOGAN HELPER, b. c. 1821.

vii. HINTON ROWAN HELPER, b. 12/27/1829, Davie Co., NC3; d. 1909; m. MARIA LOUISA RODRIGUEZ.

Notes for HINTON ROWAN HELPER:

Hinton Rowan Helper was the author of the "Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet It" which was published in 1857. This book, denouncing slavery, was welcomed by abolitionists in the North but made its author one of the most hated men in the South.

Death by suicide: He gassed himself and was discovered by his maid with a towel around his neck. SOURCE: Personal communication from Stewart Page Jones.

"Impending Crisis" aroused a firestorm, forcing Helper to leave the South; he moved to New York. Impending Crisis was widely used by Republicans in the election of 1860. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln sent Helper to Buenos Aires, Argentina, as United States consul. Helper returned to the US in 1866 to write more books. He wrote "Nojoque" (1867) and "Negroes in Negroland" (1868).

Helper remained committed to strong friendly relations between the US and South America and spent the later years of his life promoting a railway between Hudson Bay and the Strait of Magellan. He wrote "The Three Americas Railway" (1881) in support of the project. Discouraged by its failure and his impoverishment, Helper committed suicide on March 8, 1909 in Washington, DC.

(SOURCES: Encyclopedia Americana and American History: A Survey, Current, Williams and Friedel)

He was also the author of "The Land of Gold" and "Oddmerits of Andean Diplomacy".

SOURCE: Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography, p. 470

More About HINTON ROWAN HELPER:

Cause of Death: Suicide.

5. ELIZABETH3 BROWN (CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1)4 was born c. 1805. She married GODFREY CLEMENT4.

Child of ELIZABETH BROWN and GODFREY CLEMENT is:

i. MARY JANE4 CLEMENT4, m. CAPT. SPENCER JOSEPH HANES4.

6. THOMAS3 BROWN (CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) was born 10/26/1807 in Mocksville, NC, and died 01/05/1881. He married MARGARET BRINEGAR 12/22/1829 in Rowan Co., NC5, daughter of JOSHUA BRINEGAR and SARAH UNK. She was born 06/09/1809, and died 01/05/1876.

Children of THOMAS BROWN and MARGARET BRINEGAR are:

9. i. WILLIAM LAFAYETTE4 BROWN, b. 01/29/1831, Mocksville, NC; d. 03/16/1899, Forsyth Co., NC.

ii. EMILY J. BROWN, b. 1833; m. A. A. HARBIN, 01/1857, Mocksville, NC.

Marriage Notes for EMILY BROWN and A. HARBIN:

SOURCE: The Peoples' Press - Jan. 9, 1857

Married: In Mocksville, by the Rev. JESSE RANKIN, A. A. HARBIN to Miss E. J. BROWN, all of Mocksville.

iii. AMANDA M. BROWN, b. 1835; m. (1) MARSHALL BELL; m. (2) JAMES L. ADAMS, 02/19/1861, Davie Co., NC6.

10. iv. RUFUS D. BROWN, b. 1836; d. 1893.

v. SARAH BROWN, b. c. 1841; m. JOHN KIMBROUGH.

vi. MARY BROWN, b. 1844; d. 1909; m. CALVIN COWLES SANFORD; b. 1843; d. 1929.

Generation No. 4

7. HANSON PINKNEY4 HELPER (SARAH3 BROWN, CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) He married (1) SALLY CATHERINE ADAMS. He married (2) MATTIE MCGAW 09/01/1863 in Mecklenburg Co., NC.

Child of HANSON HELPER and SALLY ADAMS is:

i. LILLIE5 HELPER, m. WILLIAM VINSON.

8. HARDY HOGAN4 HELPER (SARAH3 BROWN, CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) was born c. 1821. He married ELIZABETH UNK.

Children of HARDY HELPER and ELIZABETH UNK are:

i. DANIEL OTT5 HELPER.

ii. MATTIE HELPER.

iii. HINTON ALEXANDER HELPER, b. 1849, NC; m. ROSALIS ANGELINA TILTON7, 05/20/1878, Chatham Co., GA7; b. 04/1857, SC7; d. 11/08/19268.

More About ROSALIS ANGELINA TILTON:

Burial: 11/09/1926, Lot 46, Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, GA

Marriage Notes for HINTON HELPER and ROSALIS TILTON:

Married at Christ Church, Savannah, Chatham Co., GA

9. WILLIAM LAFAYETTE4 BROWN (THOMAS3, CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) was born 01/29/1831 in Mocksville, NC, and died 03/16/1899 in Forsyth Co., NC. He married MARY ELIZA CHINN 12/01/1863 in Farmington, NC, daughter of JOHN CHINN and MARGARET CUTHRELL. She was born 03/20/1842 in Farmington, NC, and died 12/12/1917 in Winston-Salem, NC.

Notes for WILLIAM LAFAYETTE BROWN:  Graduated 1858, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City.  Served on the sailing ship "Isaac Webb" which brought Irish immigrants to America.  Spent a year on this ship traveling between Liverpool and New York.  With his brother, Rufus D. Brown, started the Brown Brothers Tobacco Company in Mocksville, NC several years after Civil War, which employed over 200 hands; moved to Winston-Salem in 1877.

Copy in family file:

Certificate of THE WINSTON CIGARETTE MACHINE CO. (Unincorporated)

W. L. Brown, President

W. B. Pollard, Vice-President/General Manager

W. T. Brown, Secretary/Treasurer

Winston, NC, USA

with picture of "First Cigarette Machine"

OBITUARY:

Winston, Forsyth Co. NC, March 17, 1899

Winston has lost another valuable citizen in the person of Dr. W.L. Brown. The end came at 6:10 last evening at his home on Spruce street, surrounded by his wife and other loved ones. His death was not unexpected, as he had been in declining health for several years. He sustained a stroke of paralysis about three years ago. He was sent to the Hot Springs and then to Johns Hopkins hospital, but secured very little relief. He had another attack last Saturday and after that time never regained consciousness. The deceased was 68 years old. He was born on January 29th, 1831, near Mocksville, Davie County [NC]. His father, Thomas Brown, was a successful farmer and an honored Elder in the Presbyterian church. Dr. Brown and his only brother, Mr. R.D. Brown, who died in Winston a few years ago, were engaged in the manufacture of tobacco in Mocksville before coming to Winston in 1877. By their energy and fine business qualifications the firm of Brown Brothers built large factories and established a large and prosperous tobacco manufacturing plant in this city. After the death of Mr. R.D. Brown, the firm was dissolved and Dr. Brown and his son, W.T. Brown, who was a member of the old firm for ten years, organized the Brown Bros. Tobacco Company. Dr. Brown was chosen President of the new organization. Associated with him were his son and sons-in-law, W.B. Pollard and W.J. Wolff. The son withdrew about two years ago. The business will be continued by the surviving members of the Company. Dr. Brown married Miss Mary Eliza Chinn, of Farmington, Davie county. While a young man he studied medicine and after graduating was surgeon on one of the steamships and took a trip to one of the foreign countries. After returning, he practised his profession for a few years in Davie county. He leaves a wife and ten children, eight daughters and two sons, besides a large circle of friends and relatives to mourn his death. The funeral services will be conducted from the First Presbyterian church, of which the deceased was an honored member, at 11 o'clock tomorrow. He will be buried in the Salem cemetery.

_______________________________

Dr. William L. Brown and Rufus Brown created by a liberal donation the Brown Scholarship at Davidson College as a memorial to their father Thomas Brown of Mocksville, N.C.

More About WILLIAM LAFAYETTE BROWN:

Burial: 1899, Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC9

Graduation: 1858, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City

Military: c. 1862, Home Guard - Civil War10

Obituary: 03/17/1899, See notes

Occupation: Physician and tobacco factory owner11

More About MARY ELIZA CHINN:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC12

Children of WILLIAM BROWN and MARY CHINN are:

i. MINNIE LAFAYETTE5 BROWN, b. 11/11/1864; d. 01/16/1870, Mocksville, NC.

Notes for MINNIE LAFAYETTE BROWN:

Taken sick Thursday morning 13th. Her last words were "Mama, will the little birds sing for me?"

More About MINNIE LAFAYETTE BROWN:

Burial: 1870, Old Joppa Cemetery, Mocksville, NC

Cause of Death: disease inflammation of the brain

11. ii. WILLIAM THOMAS BROWN, b. 05/25/1866; d. 04/29/1924, Morehead City, NC.

12. iii. MARGARET MAUD BROWN, b. 12/11/1867, Mocksville, NC; d. 05/06/1957, Winston-Salem, NC.

iv. MARY ELIZABETH BROWN, b. 02/05/1870, Mocksville, NC; d. 08/07/1927; m. WILLIAM CARTER BROWN, 11/15/1899, New York City, NY; b. 10/11/1859; d. 03/10/1939.

More About MARY ELIZABETH BROWN:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC

More About WILLIAM CARTER BROWN:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC12

13. v. MABEL ADAMS BROWN, b. 11/10/1871; d. 05/26/1947, Charleston, SC.

vi. MATTIE BLANCH BROWN, b. 08/08/1873, Mocksville, NC; d. 11/06/1877.

More About MATTIE BLANCH BROWN:

Burial: Old Joppa Cemetery, Mocksville, NC

vii. UNK BROWN, b. 09/30/1874; d. 10/01/1874.

Notes for UNK BROWN:

Lived only 2 hours.

14. viii. EMMA FLORENCE BROWN, b. 10/02/1875; d. 06/02/1957.

15. ix. GERTRUDE KATRINA BROWN, b. 01/24/1877; d. 02/21/1964.

16. x. HUGH PARKS BROWN, b. 06/30/1878; d. 10/03/1951.

17. xi. LETITIA CHINN BROWN, b. 08/10/1880; d. 03/28/1931.

xii. AMANDA BROWN, b. 09/24/1882; d. 11/14/1928.

More About AMANDA BROWN:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC

xiii. DELPHINE BROWN, b. 05/16/1885; d. 05/19/1966.

10. RUFUS D.4 BROWN (THOMAS3, CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) was born 1836, and died 1893. He married SARAH GIBBS. She was born c. 185013.

Notes for RUFUS D. BROWN:

SEE NOTES RE: BROWN BROS. TOBACCO CO. ON "WILLIAM LAFAYETTE BROWN"

More About RUFUS D. BROWN:

Census: 1880, Forsyth Co., NC13

Occupation: Tobacco Manufacturer13

More About SARAH GIBBS:

Census: 1880, Forsyth Co., NC13

Children of RUFUS BROWN and SARAH GIBBS are:

i. GEORGE T.5 BROWN, b. c. 187013; m. MINNIE WILLIAMSON.

Notes for GEORGE T. BROWN:

The Birth of Brown & Williamson -  In 1883, George Brown was eager to invest $10,000 given to him by his father, Rufus D. Brown, a well-known and respected tobacco merchant. Before moving to Winston, North Carolina, in 1876, Rufus and his brother William Brown operated a tobacco factory in nearby Mocksville.

By 1878, Brown Brothers Tobacco Manufacturing Co. had become the city's largest tobacco manufacturer, employing 200. Young George's brother-in-law, 32-year-old Robert Williamson, had also grown up in the industry.  His father, T. F. Williamson, had owned factories in Caswell County, North Carolina, and in Winston.  Robert had worked first in the family business and then as superintendent of the T. L. Vaughn plant in Winston. He had resigned that position, hoping to put his manufacturing expertise to work in his own firm. Those hopes turned to reality when George Brown, a close friend as well as family, approached him with the opportunity to join in a business venture. A drop in the U.S. Treasury's gold reserve had just triggered a nationwide financial panic. But despite weaknesses in the overall economy, George Brown and Robert Williamson were undoubtedly encouraged in their enterprise by strong industry dynamics and a promising outlook.  In the fall of 1893, George Brown and Robert Williamson formally established their partnership.  In its initial months, the new partnership took over Robert's father's business. The company then leased a small facility, hired 30 employees and began manufacturing on February 1, 1894.  In 1904, Brown & Williamson broadened its product line and market presence by acquiring several smaller companies.  In 1906, the company incorporated under North Carolina state law as Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co., with George T. Brown as president and Robert L. Williamson as vice president. The following year it entered the snuff market with brands developed through the company's own research.  Over the next two decades, Brown & Williamson would achieve steady growth with its quality brands. Then in the mid-1920s, the company made two major acquisitions that would have a far-reaching impact on its future. The first was the purchase in 1925 of the J.G. Flynt Tobacco Co. and its trademarks, including a very popular smoking tobacco brand. The next year, Brown & Williamson bought R.P. Richardson Company, which had just started to market manufactured cigarettes.  By 1927, cigarettes accounted for approximately 30 percent of the total tobacco consumed in the U.S., and the market was dominated by a few leading brands. To compete, Brown & Williamson needed to expand its scope of distribution, then concentrated primarily in the Southeast. It also had to increase production capacity and leaf stocks. To accomplish these goals, a significant infusion of capital was required.  At the same time, with the principals of the company nearing retirement, a restructuring was imminent.

In October 1926, Brown & Williamson executives met in Greensboro, North Carolina, with Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, chairman of the board of British American Tobacco Co. They had learned that London-based B.A.T. wished to purchase a tobacco manufacturing company in the growing U.S. market.  The ensuing negotiations were a success. Announced in Winston-Salem on March 24, 1927, the company was acquired by B.A.T. and reorganized as the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation.

SOURCE: Excerpt from Brown and Williamson Website - "Our Company: The Historical Perspective; Heritage of Tobacco"

More About GEORGE T. BROWN:

Occupation: Tobacco Manufacturer14

ii. RUFUS BROWN, b. c. 187215.

iii. SOPHIE BROWN, b. c. 187415; m. ROBERT C. NORFLEET.

iv. LILLIAN BROWN, b. c. 187915; m. CLARENCE HODSON.

Generation No. 5

11. WILLIAM THOMAS5 BROWN (WILLIAM LAFAYETTE4, THOMAS3, CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) was born 05/25/1866, and died 04/29/1924 in Morehead City, NC. He married REBECCA LYUTITM MARKS16 05/30/1888 in Shreveport, LA, daughter of ANDREW MARKS and MARY ASQURITH. She was born 11/29/1869, and died 05/27/1942.

Notes for WILLIAM THOMAS BROWN:  Notes in Nell Jerome's handwriting (from Elizabeth Harris): "Granny Pollard's oldest brother, Will Brown, moved into homeplace now known as Robert E. Lee Hotel in 1890..." "W. T. Brown, whose handsome home was on the site of the Robert E. Lee Hotel) owned the first automobile in Winston-Salem. When it was seen coming some distance away, teams were shunted to the curbs and people hugged the sidewalks. It was a buggy-like body, had high wheels and one cylinder, and seated 2 persons."

Copy in family file:

Certificate of THE WINSTON CIGARETTE MACHINE CO. (Unincorporated)

W. L. Brown, President

W. B. Pollard, Vice-President/General Manager

W. T. Brown, Secretary/Treasurer

Winston, NC, USA

with picture of "First Cigarette Machine"

Newspaper clipping No. 1: "He was preparing to make a race for State Senator from Forsyth County in the coming primary. His name was filed last Saturday with the county Board of Elections by his friend, Dr. H. V. Horton, after numbers of his friends had urged him to run."

Newspaper clipping No. 2: "Accordingly, he organized the Southern Chemical Company...later sold to the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company. Mr. Brown was also president and treasurer of the Union Guano Company for many years. Since 1912, Mr. Brown has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company...and member of the Board of Directors of North Carolina Railway..."

More About WILLIAM THOMAS BROWN:

Burial: 1924, Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC17

Occupation: President/Treasurer - Union Guano Co. (copy of Union Guano Co. Letter in Family File)

More About REBECCA LYUTITM MARKS:

Burial: 1942, Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC17

Education: 1887, Salem Academy, Salem, NC18

Children of WILLIAM BROWN and REBECCA MARKS are:

i. MARY LOIS6 BROWN, b. 02/28/1889, Winston-Salem, NC19; d. 04/04/1966, Kinston, NC; m. COURTNEY MITCHELL, 09/06/1911, Winston-Salem, NC; b. 02/16/1888; d. 01/03/1970, Kinston, NC..

ii. MARKS LAFAYETTE BROWN, b. 06/07/1893, Winston-Salem, NC; d. 09/20/1897, Winston-Salem, NC.

More About MARKS LAFAYETTE BROWN:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC20

iii. WILLIAM THOMAS BROWN, JR., b. 04/14/1895; d. 07/05/1895, Winston-Salem, NC.

More About WILLIAM THOMAS BROWN, JR.:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC21.

12. MARGARET MAUD5 BROWN (WILLIAM LAFAYETTE4, THOMAS3, CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) was born 12/11/1867 in Mocksville, NC, and died 05/06/1957 in Winston-Salem, NC. She married WILLIAM BOOKER POLLARD 02/11/1890 in Winston-Salem, NC, son of FRANCIS POLLARD and MARY SMITH. He was born 08/14/1861 in Bedford Co., VA, and died 04/23/1900 in Winston-Salem, NC.

More About MARGARET MAUD BROWN:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC22

Notes for WILLIAM BOOKER POLLARD:

Copy in family file:

Certificate of THE WINSTON CIGARETTE MACHINE CO. (Unincorporated)

W. L. Brown, President

W. B. Pollard, Vice-President/General Manager

W. T. Brown, Secretary/Treasurer

Winston, NC, USA

with picture of "First Cigarette Machine"

More About WILLIAM BOOKER POLLARD:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC22

Children of MARGARET BROWN and WILLIAM POLLARD are:

i. ANNIE MAUD6 POLLARD, b. 02/28/1891, Winston-Salem, NC; d. 09/28/1978, High Point, NC.

Notes for ANNIE MAUD POLLARD:

Never married. Taught first grade in Winston-Salem, NC for many years.

SOURCE: Billy Owen Talbert, husband of Doris Creth Jones Talbert. Annie Maud Pollard was his first grade teacher.

More About ANNIE MAUD POLLARD:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC

ii. ELIZABETH POLLARD, b. 11/21/1892, Winston-Salem, NC; d. 04/25/1996, High Point, NC; m. WALTER GRAY JEROME, SR., 07/15/1913, Winston-Salem, NC; b. 08/29/1887, Bladen Co., NC; d. 04/15/1967, Greensboro, NC.

More About ELIZABETH POLLARD:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC23

More About WALTER GRAY JEROME, SR.:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC23

iii. WILLIAM BROWN POLLARD, b. 02/28/1894, Winston-Salem, NC; d. 04/25/1958, Winston-Salem, NC; m. VIRGINIA SEYMOUR RICHARDSON, 11/29/1922, Farmville, VA; b. 10/03/1898.

More About WILLIAM BROWN POLLARD:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC24

iv. HUGH CARTER POLLARD, b. 07/24/1896; d. 06/17/1973; m. PANSY L. WIMBISH, 05/02/1921, Sanford, FL; d. 1994.

More About HUGH CARTER POLLARD:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC

More About PANSY L. WIMBISH:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC

v. MARY POLLARD, b. 09/11/1898, Winston-Salem, NC; d. 02/26/1971, Winston-Salem, NC; m. WILLIAM POINDEXTER HILL, 10/30/1920, Winston-Salem, NC; b. 12/08/1883, Winston-Salem, NC; d. 06/30/1953, Winston-Salem, NC.

13. MABEL ADAMS5 BROWN (WILLIAM LAFAYETTE4, THOMAS3, CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) was born 11/10/1871, and died 05/26/1947 in Charleston, SC. She married WILLIAM JACOB WOLFF 12/30/1890, son of JOHN WOLFF and CYNTHIA HAMPTON. He was born 02/15/1865, and died 04/17/1922.

More About MABEL ADAMS BROWN:

Burial: 1947, Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC24

More About WILLIAM JACOB WOLFF:

Burial: 04/1922, Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC25

Children of MABEL BROWN and WILLIAM WOLFF are:

i. WILLIAM LAFAYETTE6 WOLFF, SR., b. 09/22/1891, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 10/11/1954, Charleston, Horry Co., SC26; m. (1) BEULAH BLACKWELL; m. (2) MABEL MESHAW.

More About WILLIAM LAFAYETTE WOLFF, SR.:

Burial: 1954, Charleston, SC26

Notes for MABEL MESHAW:

Death certificate lists her name as "Mabel Brown".

SOURCE: Doris Creth Jones Talbert

ii. MABEL ATHA WOLFF, b. 09/16/1892; d. 09/23/1986; m. CLAUDE RUFUS PFAFF27, 06/28, Bethania, NC28; b. 09/16/1892; d. 11/13/1983, NC..

iii. JAMES ADAM WOLFF, b. 11/06/1894; d. 1897.

iv. ALCUIN DUCLOS WOLFF, b. 01/06/1897, Winston-Salem, NC; d. 08/15/1973, (at home) Bethania, NC; m. EULA ISABELLA STRUPE29, 09/20/1921, Bethania, NC29; b. 11/02/1900, Bethania, NC; d. 03/04/1988, Bethania, NC.

Notes for ALCUIN DUCLOS WOLFF:

According to family records, Punk Wolff volunteered for service during 1918 World War I and left A&E College on 12/22/1917 for overseas.

More About ALCUIN DUCLOS WOLFF:

Burial: Bethania Moravian Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC30

Military: 1917, Served in World War I. Spent 2 years in France.31

v. GERTRUDE CRETH WOLFF, b. 01/06/1900, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 07/31/1957, Forsyth Co., NC; m. LEON RICHARD JONES, 05/16/1928, Epworth Methodist Church, Norfolk, VA; b. 05/13/1893, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 03/25/1956, Norfolk, VA.

More About GERTRUDE CRETH WOLFF:

Burial: Bethania Moravian Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC32

More About LEON RICHARD JONES:

Burial: Bethania Moravian Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC32

Military: Sgt., U. S. Army Medical Dept., Ft. Wm. McKinley, Phillippines from 1913-192033

Occupation 1: 1930, Insurance Agent34

Occupation 2: 1950, Furniture store owner.

14. EMMA FLORENCE5 BROWN (WILLIAM LAFAYETTE4, THOMAS3, CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) was born 10/02/1875, and died 06/02/1957. She married THOMAS VENABLE EDMUNDS 12/23/1913. He was born 09/23/1867, and died 03/04/1938.

Notes for EMMA FLORENCE BROWN:

Graduated from Salem College in 1895. Studied Art at Columbia University. Taught mathematics at North School in Winston-Salem for 10 years.

More About EMMA FLORENCE BROWN:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC

More About THOMAS VENABLE EDMUNDS:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC

Children of EMMA BROWN and THOMAS EDMUNDS are:

i. FLORENCE VENABLE6 EDMUNDS, m. HARRY LINDSAY MARTIN; b. 12/31/1917, Winston-Salem, NC; d. 08/11/2000, Winston-Salem, NC.

Notes for HARRY LINDSAY MARTIN:

OBITUARY IN WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL

AUGUST 15, 2000

MARTIN Mr. Harry L. Martin, 82, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2000, at Clemmons Village. He was born Dec. 31, 1917, in Winston-Salem. Mr. Martin served as a lieutenant in World War II in the Normandy Invasion in the Battle of the Bulge. He was retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., where he was a plant manager. He is survived by his wife, Florence Martin; his children, Lynn Watson of Greensboro and Harry Martin and Patricia Martin, both of Charlotte; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, 1100-C S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Chapel.

ii. MARY EMBRY EDMUNDS.

iii. PAULINE GRAY EDMUNDS, m. HUGH AMES SEXTON

15. GERTRUDE KATRINA5 BROWN (WILLIAM LAFAYETTE4, THOMAS3, CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) was born 01/24/1877, and died 02/21/1964. She married FRANK CARTER SPENCER 06/23/1909, son of OLIVER SPENCER and LETITIA CARTER. He was born 06/1865 in Mocksville, NC, and died 03/1953 in Petersburg, VA.

Children of GERTRUDE BROWN and FRANK SPENCER are:

i. FRANK CARTER6 SPENCER, JR..

ii. WILLIAM BROWN SPENCER.

16. HUGH PARKS5 BROWN (WILLIAM LAFAYETTE4, THOMAS3, CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) was born 06/30/1878, and died 10/03/1951. He married NAOMI FRUND 11/23/1910. She was born 06/06/1887, and died 11/27/1938.

More About HUGH PARKS BROWN:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC35

More About NAOMI FRUND:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC35

Children of HUGH BROWN and NAOMI FRUND are:

i. MARY ELLA6 BROWN, b. c. 1914; d. 01/1959, Bethesda, MD; m. JOHN S. HOGHLAND.

ii. HUGH PARKS BROWN, JR., b. 08/14/1916.

Notes for HUGH PARKS BROWN, JR.:

Navigating officer and second mate of a merchant ship that sank in 30 seconds after it was torpedoed in the Atlantic in 1942. Spent 5 days in an open lifeboat, sailing it 350 miles to Puerto Rico..

17. LETITIA CHINN5 BROWN (WILLIAM LAFAYETTE4, THOMAS3, CANNON2, THOMAS CANON1) was born 08/10/1880, and died 03/28/1931. She married (1) CARY CARROLL. She married (2) CONRAD LEMLY 07/17/1899.

More About LETITIA CHINN BROWN:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Forsyth Co., NC36

Child of LETITIA BROWN and CARY CARROLL is:

i. MARY ELIZABETH6 CARROLL, m. UNK KERSOOT.

Endnotes

1. Personal communication with Elizabeth H. Harris.

2. Linda Russell Lewis, Miscellaneous Marriages - Rowan County, NC, ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/marriages/rowamarr.txt.

3. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons), (http://www.familysearch.org/), "Electronic," International Genealogical Index Record (http://www.familysearch.org/).

4. Faye Jarvis Moran, Jarvis Family & Other Relatives Web Page, (Internet - http://www.fmoran.com), "Electronic."

5. Linda Russell Lewis, Miscellaneous Marriages - Rowan County, NC, ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/marriages/rowamarr.txt.

6. North Carolina Marriages, Internet.

7. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons), (http://www.familysearch.org/), "Electronic."

8. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons), (http://www.familysearch.org/), "Electronic," International Genealogical Index Record (http://www.familysearch.org/).

9. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol IV, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103), p. 845.

10. Personal communication with Elizabeth H. Harris.

11. Henry Hampton Land, Kannapolis, NC, Preliminary and Tentative Modified Register Report of Willie Jones Family, (unpublished).

12. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol IV, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103), p. 845.

13. 1880 U.S. Federal Census - NC, Forsyth Co., W. Winston, District 86.

14. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Web Site - The Historical Perspective - @ http://www.bw.com/, "Electronic."

15. 1880 U.S. Federal Census - NC, Forsyth Co., W. Winston, District 86.

16. Notes in family file.

17. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol IV, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103), p. 845.

18. Salem Female Academy, Founded 1802, ""The Academy", Vol. X, Number 87," Salem, NC, June 1888.

19. Notes in family file.

20. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol IV, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103), p. 845.

21. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol IV, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103), p. 846.

22. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol IV, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103).

23. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol IV, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103), p. 888.

24. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol IV, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103).

25. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol IV, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103), p. 965.

26. Personal communication with Doris Creth Jones Talbert.

27. Family Questionnaire - Atha Geraldine Pfaff Cohen, (unpublished).

28. "Newspaper clipping - Family File."

29. Personal communication with Henry Sperry Nelson.

30. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol. III, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103), p. 503.

31. "Newspaper clipping - Family File."

32. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol. III, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103), p. 492.

33. U.S. Government, Military Discharge Document, dated 7/12/1920.

34. 1930 U.S. Federal Census - VA, Norfolk Co., Portsmouth City, District 14.

35. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol IV, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103), p. 845.

36. Donald W. Stanley, Anne E. Sheek, Hazell R. Hartman, Forsyth County NC Cemetery Records, Vol IV, (1973 Hunter Publishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27103), p. 849.