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John Riley Brown

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John Riley Brown

Birth
Catoosa County, Georgia, USA
Death
4 Mar 1930 (aged 67)
Chalk Mountain, Erath County, Texas, USA
Burial
Somervell County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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John Riley Brown was the oldest child of Catharine Virginia [Bolton] and Daniel Jasper Brown, who were married in Catoosa County Georgia August 29, 1861.
John Riley was born in Catoosa County Georgia the following year on June 22, 1862.
The family left Georgia, moving to Iowa during Reconstruction in the Deep South, eventually making their home in Hico Texas.
Riley married Vivian Minnie Lula [Mayfield] of Clairette Texas and to their union 6 daughters were born: Gladis, who lived less than one year; Baby Brown, who died the day she was born; Lillie [Mrs. Jesse E. White]; Ninnie Ella
[Mrs. Addison Ray Oxford]; Ethel Iantha "Cecil" [Mrs. Virgil McCoy] and Vivian Heloise [Mrs. J. W. Morton].
Riley's wife and 5 of his 6 daughters rest together in Chalk Mountain Cemetery. Daughter Ethel rests in nearby Nancy Smith Cemetery.
John Riley Brown was the oldest child of Catharine Virginia [Bolton] and Daniel Jasper Brown, who were married in Catoosa County Georgia August 29, 1861.
John Riley was born in Catoosa County Georgia the following year on June 22, 1862.
The family left Georgia, moving to Iowa during Reconstruction in the Deep South, eventually making their home in Hico Texas.
Riley married Vivian Minnie Lula [Mayfield] of Clairette Texas and to their union 6 daughters were born: Gladis, who lived less than one year; Baby Brown, who died the day she was born; Lillie [Mrs. Jesse E. White]; Ninnie Ella
[Mrs. Addison Ray Oxford]; Ethel Iantha "Cecil" [Mrs. Virgil McCoy] and Vivian Heloise [Mrs. J. W. Morton].
Riley's wife and 5 of his 6 daughters rest together in Chalk Mountain Cemetery. Daughter Ethel rests in nearby Nancy Smith Cemetery.


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