Leroy Franklin BrownAge: 67 years1833–1900
- Name
- Leroy Franklin Brown
- Given names
- Leroy Franklin
- Surname
- Brown
 Birth | January 1833 |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 2 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 13 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 24 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Amanda Lee Wright — View this family March 24, 1863 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 28 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Birth of a son#1 | Milas F Brown about 1867 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 34 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 34 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 36 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a son #2 | William F Brown April 1870 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Robert W Brown about 1874 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Charity Lucinda Brown July 31, 1876 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Sarah L Brown about 1877 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage | Belzora Valdora Ruff — View this family December 24, 1879 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a wife | Amanda Lee Wright between 1877 and December 1879 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 45 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Milas F Brown — Minnie L Moore — View this family July 11, 1889 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dr. Horace Ewing Ruff — Charity Lucinda Brown — View this family October 6, 1895 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 65 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death | after 1900 (Age 67 years) |
| Family with Amanda Lee Wright |
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Leroy Franklin Brown Birth: January 1833 — McNairy, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900 |
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Amanda Lee Wright Birth: about 1843 — Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States Death: between 1877 and December 1879 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: March 24, 1863 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years son |
Milas F Brown Birth: about 1867 34 24 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
William F Brown Birth: April 1870 37 27 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: |
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5 years son |
Robert W Brown Birth: about 1874 41 31 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Charity Lucinda Brown Birth: July 31, 1876 43 33 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: December 11, 1905 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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17 months son |
Sarah L Brown Birth: about 1877 44 34 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Family with Belzora Valdora Ruff |
| himself |
Leroy Franklin Brown Birth: January 1833 — McNairy, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900 |
| wife |
Belzora Valdora Ruff Death: |
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Marriage: December 24, 1879 — Ripley, Missouri, United States |
| Milous R “Miles” Shemwell + Amanda Lee Wright |
| wife’s husband |
Milous R “Miles” Shemwell Birth: 1839 46 39 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1862 — Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States |
| wife |
Amanda Lee Wright Birth: about 1843 — Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States Death: between 1877 and December 1879 — Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: July 19, 1860 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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14 months step-daughter |
Susan A “Susie” Shemwell Birth: September 3, 1861 22 18 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: January 5, 1916 — Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States |