Mr. Clayton Shepherd and Mr. Jeffrey Burden, representing the Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery [across from old Alms House] in Richmond, Virginia, on July 9th, 2016, held a small family ceremony to honor David S. Brown, CSA, 10th Battalion Co. B, Infantry, “Worth’s Rebels” of Worth County, Georgia. The organization presented David with a new tombstone to mark his grave. Proceeds to fund the tombstone were donated to the organization. Mr. Clayton Shepherd and Jeffrey Burden then presented a flag to David’s family. Accepting the flag for the family of BROWN was direct descendant, Lanette [BROWN] Brightwell.
Also in attendance at the honorary tombstone and flag presentation was David’s 5th Great Grand daughter Christy Roebuck. Christy is the daughter of Lanette. Norman Brightwell, accompanied his wife and daughter to the gravesite ceremony.
Lanette once accepting the flag then proceeded to present it to Christy Roebuck [5th Great Grand daughter] of David S. Brown.
David did not return home after the Civil War ended. Lanette is the family historian and knew the family did not know where David S. Brown was buried or how he died. The family and children of David were put into financial ruin during the Civil War [like so many others in Worth County, Georgia]. It took many, long hours of researching, reading microfilms in libraries, visiting genealogy sites, reviewing cemetery records, military records, matching dates, locations and time, but eventually Lanette found her 4th Great Grandfather – David S. Brown. He had gotten sick with Typhoid Fever while guarding union soldiers in February 1863 [at Alms House] and he died and was buried April 4, 1863 in Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. The cemetery caretaker had taken excellent records of the burials – and there was his name in black & white listed, with the location Lot #.
Lanette contacted Clayton Shepherd and Jeffrey Burden of Friends of Shockoe Hill Ceremony and the two men made all the necessary arrangements to procure a tombstone and honor the family with a flag. Mr. Clayton Shepherd was happy to finally know who the family of David S. Brown was, all the caretaker of the cemetery knew is David was from Georgia, a Confederate, and the dates he got sick and date of burial as well as the site in the graveyard.
This ceremony is a great honor and not taken lightly by the BROWN descendants and we are so appreciative of all the hard work done by both men, the donators of the funds, and Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. The Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery are on Facebook and a ‘clickable’ donate funds and join the cause is available.
Also in attendance at the honorary tombstone and flag presentation was David’s 5th Great Grand daughter Christy Roebuck. Christy is the daughter of Lanette. Norman Brightwell, accompanied his wife and daughter to the gravesite ceremony.
Lanette once accepting the flag then proceeded to present it to Christy Roebuck [5th Great Grand daughter] of David S. Brown.
David did not return home after the Civil War ended. Lanette is the family historian and knew the family did not know where David S. Brown was buried or how he died. The family and children of David were put into financial ruin during the Civil War [like so many others in Worth County, Georgia]. It took many, long hours of researching, reading microfilms in libraries, visiting genealogy sites, reviewing cemetery records, military records, matching dates, locations and time, but eventually Lanette found her 4th Great Grandfather – David S. Brown. He had gotten sick with Typhoid Fever while guarding union soldiers in February 1863 [at Alms House] and he died and was buried April 4, 1863 in Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. The cemetery caretaker had taken excellent records of the burials – and there was his name in black & white listed, with the location Lot #.
Lanette contacted Clayton Shepherd and Jeffrey Burden of Friends of Shockoe Hill Ceremony and the two men made all the necessary arrangements to procure a tombstone and honor the family with a flag. Mr. Clayton Shepherd was happy to finally know who the family of David S. Brown was, all the caretaker of the cemetery knew is David was from Georgia, a Confederate, and the dates he got sick and date of burial as well as the site in the graveyard.
This ceremony is a great honor and not taken lightly by the BROWN descendants and we are so appreciative of all the hard work done by both men, the donators of the funds, and Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. The Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery are on Facebook and a ‘clickable’ donate funds and join the cause is available.
Mr. Clayton Shepherd and Mr. Jeffrey Burden, representing the Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery [across from old Alms House] in Richmond, Virginia, on July 9th, 2016, held a small family ceremony to honor David S. Brown, CSA, 10th Battalion Co. B, Infantry, “Worth’s Rebels” of Worth County, Georgia. The organization presented David with a new tombstone to mark his grave. Proceeds to fund the tombstone were donated to the organization. Mr. Clayton Shepherd and Jeffrey Burden then presented a flag to David’s family. Accepting the flag for the family of BROWN was direct descendant, Lanette [BROWN] Brightwell.
Also in attendance at the honorary tombstone and flag presentation was David’s 5th Great Grand daughter Christy Roebuck. Christy is the daughter of Lanette. Norman Brightwell, accompanied his wife and daughter to the gravesite ceremony.
Lanette once accepting the flag then proceeded to present it to Christy Roebuck [5th Great Grand daughter] of David S. Brown.
David did not return home after the Civil War ended. Lanette is the family historian and knew the family did not know where David S. Brown was buried or how he died. The family and children of David were put into financial ruin during the Civil War [like so many others in Worth County, Georgia]. It took many, long hours of researching, reading microfilms in libraries, visiting genealogy sites, reviewing cemetery records, military records, matching dates, locations and time, but eventually Lanette found her 4th Great Grandfather – David S. Brown. He had gotten sick with Typhoid Fever while guarding union soldiers in February 1863 [at Alms House] and he died and was buried April 4, 1863 in Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. The cemetery caretaker had taken excellent records of the burials – and there was his name in black & white listed, with the location Lot #.
Lanette contacted Clayton Shepherd and Jeffrey Burden of Friends of Shockoe Hill Ceremony and the two men made all the necessary arrangements to procure a tombstone and honor the family with a flag. Mr. Clayton Shepherd was happy to finally know who the family of David S. Brown was, all the caretaker of the cemetery knew is David was from Georgia, a Confederate, and the dates he got sick and date of burial as well as the site in the graveyard.
This ceremony is a great honor and not taken lightly by the BROWN descendants and we are so appreciative of all the hard work done by both men, the donators of the funds, and Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. The Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery are on Facebook and a ‘clickable’ donate funds and join the cause is available.
Also in attendance at the honorary tombstone and flag presentation was David’s 5th Great Grand daughter Christy Roebuck. Christy is the daughter of Lanette. Norman Brightwell, accompanied his wife and daughter to the gravesite ceremony.
Lanette once accepting the flag then proceeded to present it to Christy Roebuck [5th Great Grand daughter] of David S. Brown.
David did not return home after the Civil War ended. Lanette is the family historian and knew the family did not know where David S. Brown was buried or how he died. The family and children of David were put into financial ruin during the Civil War [like so many others in Worth County, Georgia]. It took many, long hours of researching, reading microfilms in libraries, visiting genealogy sites, reviewing cemetery records, military records, matching dates, locations and time, but eventually Lanette found her 4th Great Grandfather – David S. Brown. He had gotten sick with Typhoid Fever while guarding union soldiers in February 1863 [at Alms House] and he died and was buried April 4, 1863 in Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. The cemetery caretaker had taken excellent records of the burials – and there was his name in black & white listed, with the location Lot #.
Lanette contacted Clayton Shepherd and Jeffrey Burden of Friends of Shockoe Hill Ceremony and the two men made all the necessary arrangements to procure a tombstone and honor the family with a flag. Mr. Clayton Shepherd was happy to finally know who the family of David S. Brown was, all the caretaker of the cemetery knew is David was from Georgia, a Confederate, and the dates he got sick and date of burial as well as the site in the graveyard.
This ceremony is a great honor and not taken lightly by the BROWN descendants and we are so appreciative of all the hard work done by both men, the donators of the funds, and Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. The Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery are on Facebook and a ‘clickable’ donate funds and join the cause is available.
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