He was a blacksmith, land owner/farmer, who had his own grist mill, and was a U.S. rural-mail carrier, delivering by horse and buggy. He had a large two-story home for his children overlooking Trace Creek, in Lewis Co., Tennessee.
He married Martha J Tharp, who converted her entire family to the Baptist Church. They had several daughters and a son.
A few of Walter's descendants still live in Tennessee and many of them live in Texas, and some in California.
Pic of Walter Brown is taken around 1893.
He was a blacksmith, land owner/farmer, who had his own grist mill, and was a U.S. rural-mail carrier, delivering by horse and buggy. He had a large two-story home for his children overlooking Trace Creek, in Lewis Co., Tennessee.
He married Martha J Tharp, who converted her entire family to the Baptist Church. They had several daughters and a son.
A few of Walter's descendants still live in Tennessee and many of them live in Texas, and some in California.
Pic of Walter Brown is taken around 1893.
Inscription
A little time on earth he spent, 'till God for him his angel sent.
Gravesite Details
Walter's sister: Delpha Mae Brown born Sept 8, 1899, married Harv Turnbow. They are both buried in north GA, near Chattanooga.
Family Members
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Rebecca "Becky" Brown Hickerson
1856–1950
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Thomas Charles Brown II
1864–1948
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Massey Fredonia "Doney" Brown Barber
1864–1948
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Martha Lucretia Brown Turnbow
1866–1954
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John Douglas Brown
1869–1915
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William Brown
1869–1940
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Jacob Adam "Ad" Brown
1870–1965
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Taylor Zacharia Brown
1871–1960
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Mary Agnes "Molly" Brown Fitzgerald
1873–1957
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Levi David Brown
1875–1951
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