Birth year based on note by Ruth Peebles, Polk County historian and genealogist. "Rueben E. Brown was born Apr. 15, 1794 in S. Caro., Sumpter District. Moved to Ga. in 1818 & to Ala. in 1845 & to Tex. in 1856."
A memorial marker has been erected in the Peebles Cemetery, southeast of Livingston. The actual burial site was on his home place, which location has been lost.
Reuben Ellis Brown, Sr. was born in South Carolina, moved to Georgia, and served as a Baptist minister at least in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. He was living in Barbour County, Alabama in 1850 and Polk County, Texas in 1860. He laboured as a missionary of the Bethlehem Baptist Association in East Texas.
Brown, already in an advanced age, enrolled in Company B of Captain James R. Arnold's Company of Texas Infantry Riflemen, at Nacogdoches, Texas, May 13, 1861. He was ranked as a private, and served as a chaplain, dying in Galveston, Texas in February of 1864. Thomas Rogers McCrorey (1838-1902), of Company E of 20th Texas Infantry, Elmore's Regiment, on February 23, 1864, was detailed to carry the remains of Rev. R. E. Brown, Volunteer Chaplain, back to Polk County, Texas for burial. They encased his body in lime for the trip. Reuben Brown discipled T. R. McCrorey in the ministry. In the 1870s, McCrorey pastored the Baptist Church at Livingston in Polk County, as well as other churches.
Some people have confused Reuben Brown, Sr. with a Union soldier of the same name that died the same year, and is buried at the Marietta National Cemetery in Georgia. Reuben Brown of Texas died in February of 1864, not August 3rd as shown in several family trees.
In addition to preaching, Brown was a singer and songwriter. With B. F. White, he composed the song titled FAMILY CIRCLE in The Sacred Harp (page 333). Of him, W. L. Andrews wrote, "Among other accomplishments, he was a noted vocalist. He had a splendid voice, full, rounded, rich and he had trained it well, and by his good singing as well as preaching he always attracted large crowds wherever he appeared." ("Early History of Southeast Alabama," by W. L. Andrews, in The Southern Star newspaper, July 11, 1899)
"In 1850, B. F. White, his son D. P. White, and [father-in-law to D. P.] Reuben E. Brown, came over into Alabama from Georgia, and during the next three or four years, planted the Sacred Harp along with the gospel preached by Brown, far and wide in this country. It was good seed sown in fertile soil, and has produced a wonderful harvest. From their day to this its leaders and advocates, many and strong, have sprung up all over the country, and as one passes off the stage of action others rise up to take their place." From "The Sing at Carroll Church," an excerpt from The Southern Star, May 1904
Z. N. Morrell said this of Reuben E. Brown: "Elder Brown was by nature an extraordinary man, and all who have ever associated with him are bound to admit it. I met him frequently during his sojourn in Texas. He was from Alabama, and his first report, just recorded, shows that he was a revivalist. He labored for a number of years as a Methodist preacher previous to his union with the Baptists. Although a man of limited education, he was wonderfully gifted with ability to move the masses to an earnest consideration of things eternal. In person he was very tall, and, like Saul, 'from his shoulders and upwards he was higher than any of the people.' His voice was clear as a trumpet, and of great strength and endurance. In sacred song he had but few if any equals, and frequently melted large congregations to tears under the strains of music from his single voice. His was the gift of exhortation promised to the churches, and, after a life of usefulness, he died at his post as a preacher in the city of Galveston, during the late war, in hope of a blessed immortality." (Flowers and Fruits from the Wilderness, Z. N. Morrell, 1872, pp. 322-323)
Reuben E. Brown married Elizabeth (last name unknown) and had at least the following children: C. L. Brown, Reuben Ellis Brown, Jr., John H. Brown (an attorney in Livingston, Texas), and Celeste V. Brown.
A memorial marker has been erected in the Peebles Cemetery, southeast of Livingston. The actual burial site was on his home place, which location has been lost.
Reuben Ellis Brown, Sr. was born in South Carolina, moved to Georgia, and served as a Baptist minister at least in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. He was living in Barbour County, Alabama in 1850 and Polk County, Texas in 1860. He laboured as a missionary of the Bethlehem Baptist Association in East Texas.
Brown, already in an advanced age, enrolled in Company B of Captain James R. Arnold's Company of Texas Infantry Riflemen, at Nacogdoches, Texas, May 13, 1861. He was ranked as a private, and served as a chaplain, dying in Galveston, Texas in February of 1864. Thomas Rogers McCrorey (1838-1902), of Company E of 20th Texas Infantry, Elmore's Regiment, on February 23, 1864, was detailed to carry the remains of Rev. R. E. Brown, Volunteer Chaplain, back to Polk County, Texas for burial. They encased his body in lime for the trip. Reuben Brown discipled T. R. McCrorey in the ministry. In the 1870s, McCrorey pastored the Baptist Church at Livingston in Polk County, as well as other churches.
Some people have confused Reuben Brown, Sr. with a Union soldier of the same name that died the same year, and is buried at the Marietta National Cemetery in Georgia. Reuben Brown of Texas died in February of 1864, not August 3rd as shown in several family trees.
In addition to preaching, Brown was a singer and songwriter. With B. F. White, he composed the song titled FAMILY CIRCLE in The Sacred Harp (page 333). Of him, W. L. Andrews wrote, "Among other accomplishments, he was a noted vocalist. He had a splendid voice, full, rounded, rich and he had trained it well, and by his good singing as well as preaching he always attracted large crowds wherever he appeared." ("Early History of Southeast Alabama," by W. L. Andrews, in The Southern Star newspaper, July 11, 1899)
"In 1850, B. F. White, his son D. P. White, and [father-in-law to D. P.] Reuben E. Brown, came over into Alabama from Georgia, and during the next three or four years, planted the Sacred Harp along with the gospel preached by Brown, far and wide in this country. It was good seed sown in fertile soil, and has produced a wonderful harvest. From their day to this its leaders and advocates, many and strong, have sprung up all over the country, and as one passes off the stage of action others rise up to take their place." From "The Sing at Carroll Church," an excerpt from The Southern Star, May 1904
Z. N. Morrell said this of Reuben E. Brown: "Elder Brown was by nature an extraordinary man, and all who have ever associated with him are bound to admit it. I met him frequently during his sojourn in Texas. He was from Alabama, and his first report, just recorded, shows that he was a revivalist. He labored for a number of years as a Methodist preacher previous to his union with the Baptists. Although a man of limited education, he was wonderfully gifted with ability to move the masses to an earnest consideration of things eternal. In person he was very tall, and, like Saul, 'from his shoulders and upwards he was higher than any of the people.' His voice was clear as a trumpet, and of great strength and endurance. In sacred song he had but few if any equals, and frequently melted large congregations to tears under the strains of music from his single voice. His was the gift of exhortation promised to the churches, and, after a life of usefulness, he died at his post as a preacher in the city of Galveston, during the late war, in hope of a blessed immortality." (Flowers and Fruits from the Wilderness, Z. N. Morrell, 1872, pp. 322-323)
Reuben E. Brown married Elizabeth (last name unknown) and had at least the following children: C. L. Brown, Reuben Ellis Brown, Jr., John H. Brown (an attorney in Livingston, Texas), and Celeste V. Brown.
Birth year based on note by Ruth Peebles, Polk County historian and genealogist. "Rueben E. Brown was born Apr. 15, 1794 in S. Caro., Sumpter District. Moved to Ga. in 1818 & to Ala. in 1845 & to Tex. in 1856."
A memorial marker has been erected in the Peebles Cemetery, southeast of Livingston. The actual burial site was on his home place, which location has been lost.
Reuben Ellis Brown, Sr. was born in South Carolina, moved to Georgia, and served as a Baptist minister at least in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. He was living in Barbour County, Alabama in 1850 and Polk County, Texas in 1860. He laboured as a missionary of the Bethlehem Baptist Association in East Texas.
Brown, already in an advanced age, enrolled in Company B of Captain James R. Arnold's Company of Texas Infantry Riflemen, at Nacogdoches, Texas, May 13, 1861. He was ranked as a private, and served as a chaplain, dying in Galveston, Texas in February of 1864. Thomas Rogers McCrorey (1838-1902), of Company E of 20th Texas Infantry, Elmore's Regiment, on February 23, 1864, was detailed to carry the remains of Rev. R. E. Brown, Volunteer Chaplain, back to Polk County, Texas for burial. They encased his body in lime for the trip. Reuben Brown discipled T. R. McCrorey in the ministry. In the 1870s, McCrorey pastored the Baptist Church at Livingston in Polk County, as well as other churches.
Some people have confused Reuben Brown, Sr. with a Union soldier of the same name that died the same year, and is buried at the Marietta National Cemetery in Georgia. Reuben Brown of Texas died in February of 1864, not August 3rd as shown in several family trees.
In addition to preaching, Brown was a singer and songwriter. With B. F. White, he composed the song titled FAMILY CIRCLE in The Sacred Harp (page 333). Of him, W. L. Andrews wrote, "Among other accomplishments, he was a noted vocalist. He had a splendid voice, full, rounded, rich and he had trained it well, and by his good singing as well as preaching he always attracted large crowds wherever he appeared." ("Early History of Southeast Alabama," by W. L. Andrews, in The Southern Star newspaper, July 11, 1899)
"In 1850, B. F. White, his son D. P. White, and [father-in-law to D. P.] Reuben E. Brown, came over into Alabama from Georgia, and during the next three or four years, planted the Sacred Harp along with the gospel preached by Brown, far and wide in this country. It was good seed sown in fertile soil, and has produced a wonderful harvest. From their day to this its leaders and advocates, many and strong, have sprung up all over the country, and as one passes off the stage of action others rise up to take their place." From "The Sing at Carroll Church," an excerpt from The Southern Star, May 1904
Z. N. Morrell said this of Reuben E. Brown: "Elder Brown was by nature an extraordinary man, and all who have ever associated with him are bound to admit it. I met him frequently during his sojourn in Texas. He was from Alabama, and his first report, just recorded, shows that he was a revivalist. He labored for a number of years as a Methodist preacher previous to his union with the Baptists. Although a man of limited education, he was wonderfully gifted with ability to move the masses to an earnest consideration of things eternal. In person he was very tall, and, like Saul, 'from his shoulders and upwards he was higher than any of the people.' His voice was clear as a trumpet, and of great strength and endurance. In sacred song he had but few if any equals, and frequently melted large congregations to tears under the strains of music from his single voice. His was the gift of exhortation promised to the churches, and, after a life of usefulness, he died at his post as a preacher in the city of Galveston, during the late war, in hope of a blessed immortality." (Flowers and Fruits from the Wilderness, Z. N. Morrell, 1872, pp. 322-323)
Reuben E. Brown married Elizabeth (last name unknown) and had at least the following children: C. L. Brown, Reuben Ellis Brown, Jr., John H. Brown (an attorney in Livingston, Texas), and Celeste V. Brown.
A memorial marker has been erected in the Peebles Cemetery, southeast of Livingston. The actual burial site was on his home place, which location has been lost.
Reuben Ellis Brown, Sr. was born in South Carolina, moved to Georgia, and served as a Baptist minister at least in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. He was living in Barbour County, Alabama in 1850 and Polk County, Texas in 1860. He laboured as a missionary of the Bethlehem Baptist Association in East Texas.
Brown, already in an advanced age, enrolled in Company B of Captain James R. Arnold's Company of Texas Infantry Riflemen, at Nacogdoches, Texas, May 13, 1861. He was ranked as a private, and served as a chaplain, dying in Galveston, Texas in February of 1864. Thomas Rogers McCrorey (1838-1902), of Company E of 20th Texas Infantry, Elmore's Regiment, on February 23, 1864, was detailed to carry the remains of Rev. R. E. Brown, Volunteer Chaplain, back to Polk County, Texas for burial. They encased his body in lime for the trip. Reuben Brown discipled T. R. McCrorey in the ministry. In the 1870s, McCrorey pastored the Baptist Church at Livingston in Polk County, as well as other churches.
Some people have confused Reuben Brown, Sr. with a Union soldier of the same name that died the same year, and is buried at the Marietta National Cemetery in Georgia. Reuben Brown of Texas died in February of 1864, not August 3rd as shown in several family trees.
In addition to preaching, Brown was a singer and songwriter. With B. F. White, he composed the song titled FAMILY CIRCLE in The Sacred Harp (page 333). Of him, W. L. Andrews wrote, "Among other accomplishments, he was a noted vocalist. He had a splendid voice, full, rounded, rich and he had trained it well, and by his good singing as well as preaching he always attracted large crowds wherever he appeared." ("Early History of Southeast Alabama," by W. L. Andrews, in The Southern Star newspaper, July 11, 1899)
"In 1850, B. F. White, his son D. P. White, and [father-in-law to D. P.] Reuben E. Brown, came over into Alabama from Georgia, and during the next three or four years, planted the Sacred Harp along with the gospel preached by Brown, far and wide in this country. It was good seed sown in fertile soil, and has produced a wonderful harvest. From their day to this its leaders and advocates, many and strong, have sprung up all over the country, and as one passes off the stage of action others rise up to take their place." From "The Sing at Carroll Church," an excerpt from The Southern Star, May 1904
Z. N. Morrell said this of Reuben E. Brown: "Elder Brown was by nature an extraordinary man, and all who have ever associated with him are bound to admit it. I met him frequently during his sojourn in Texas. He was from Alabama, and his first report, just recorded, shows that he was a revivalist. He labored for a number of years as a Methodist preacher previous to his union with the Baptists. Although a man of limited education, he was wonderfully gifted with ability to move the masses to an earnest consideration of things eternal. In person he was very tall, and, like Saul, 'from his shoulders and upwards he was higher than any of the people.' His voice was clear as a trumpet, and of great strength and endurance. In sacred song he had but few if any equals, and frequently melted large congregations to tears under the strains of music from his single voice. His was the gift of exhortation promised to the churches, and, after a life of usefulness, he died at his post as a preacher in the city of Galveston, during the late war, in hope of a blessed immortality." (Flowers and Fruits from the Wilderness, Z. N. Morrell, 1872, pp. 322-323)
Reuben E. Brown married Elizabeth (last name unknown) and had at least the following children: C. L. Brown, Reuben Ellis Brown, Jr., John H. Brown (an attorney in Livingston, Texas), and Celeste V. Brown.
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