s/o Rufus H. Brown and Cynthia Cathryn Barnes Brown

h/o Sue Ella Hall Brown

Married March 1, 1908.

Children:
Edward Lee Brown
Evelyn Mildred Brown
Reuben Rufus Brown
Florence Ruby Brown
Herman Alvie Brown
Lillie Mae Brown
Charles Brown
James Brown
Rachel Brown

George's Grandfather on his Mother's side - Cynthia Barnes Brown - was a Confederate Soldier who served in the
35th Alabama
His Grandparents Francis Marion Barnes and Mary Jane (Clem) Barnes are buried in Rockwall, TX. His Mother is 1 of 13 siblings. Please visit the memorials of Francis and Mary Jane Barnes in Rockwall, TX at Find-A-Grave.
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History of the 35th Alabama:

The 35th organized at LaGrange, in Franklin, April 1862, Ordered to Corinth, it was there brigaded under General Breckenridge. It followed that officer to Louisiana and took part in the attavk on Baton Rouge, losing wuite a number. It was part of the force with which Van Dorn assaulted Corinth, and the Thirty-Fifth was a sever loser in the casualties of that fierce struggle. Placed under Ge. Buford, the regiment was under fire at the first bombardment of Port Hudson. It passed some time in that vicinity, and in May 1863 the regiment was engaged at Baker's Creek with light loss. Escaping the perils of Vicksburg by following Gen. Loring out of the battle, the Thirty-Fifth was soon after sent to the Army of Tennessee; bu it February 1864 went back to Mississippi to confront Sherman's advance. The regiment was now in the brigade of Ge. T.B. Scott of Louisisana, consisting of the Twenty-seventh, Forty-Ninth, Fifty-fifth, and Fifty-seventh Alabama, and Twelth Louisiana. Rejoining the Army of Tennessee, the Thirty-Fifth was part of the resolute column that stood in front of Sherman's army during the great struggle in north Georgia, and in the bloody and fruitless sacrifices made before the gates of Atlanta. During that time, it lost greatly, 65 being killed of wounded July 22 at Atlanta, and 27 on the 28th following. the regiment moved into Tennessee with Gen. Hood, and was in the advance in the attack on the outpost at Decatur, where it lost 35 killed and wounded, or one-half its effectivwe force. The lost at Nashville was light, and the remnant of the regiment proceeded eastward to renew the then hopeless struggle in the Carolinas. The Thirty-Fifth was surrendered with the Army of Tennessee.

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Information as added for Family History by:
Paula Barnes - wife of:
Bernard Nod Barnes, III (Great-Great-Grandson of Francis Marion and Mary Jane (Clem) Barnes. Texas