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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edward Floyd Brownlow (son of James B. Brownlow and Evline Abboth).

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    • Reference Number: 2134


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James B. BrownlowJames B. Brownlow was born in 1855 in Georgia (son of George Washington Brownlow and Melinda Elizabeth, Unk); died on 29 Jul 1927 in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia.

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    • Reference Number: 2075

    Notes:

    More About JAMES B. BROWNLOW:
    Residence: Aft. 1880, Floyd County, Georgia

    James married Evline Abboth on 21 Feb 1878 in Jackson County, Alabama. Evline was born in 1860; died in 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Evline Abboth was born in 1860; died in 1899.

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    • Reference Number: 2128

    Children:
    1. Maggie Brownlow was born in Oct 1880.
    2. Charles Cicero Brownlow was born on 30 May 1887 in Anderson, Tennessee; died on 5 Feb 1971.
    3. Nellie Brownlow was born in 1893.
    4. John Henry Brownlow
    5. 1. Edward Floyd Brownlow
    6. Rena Brownlow


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Washington Brownlow was born about 1814 in Pendleton District, South Carolina (son of James Brownlow and Rebecca Cross); died on 21 Nov 1895 in Gordon County Georgia.

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    • Name: Wash
    • Reference Number: 960
    • Census: 1840
    • Census: 1850, Floyd County, Georgia
    • Residence: 1850, Floyd County, Georiga
    • Census: 1860, Gordon County Georgia
    • Residence: 1860, Gordon County, Georgia
    • _MILT: 1864, Gordon County, Georgia
    • Census: 1870, Gordon County, Georgia
    • Census: 1880, Gordon County, Georgia

    Notes:


    1850 Subdivision 30, Floyd County, Georgia Page 141

    G. W. Brownlow M W 36 SC Farmer
    Elizer Brownlow F W 35 SC
    Sarah A. R Brownlow F W 13 SC Attending School
    Mary C. Brownlow F W 11 SC Attending School
    William Brownlow M W 10 GA Attending School
    John W. Brownlow M W 7 GA Attending School
    Martha E. Brownlow F W 3 GA

    1860 Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia Page 271

    Geo. W. Brownlow M W 43 SC Farmer
    Eliza Brownlow F W 44 SC Domestic
    William Brownlow M W 18 GA Day Laborer
    John W. Brownlow M W 16 GA Day Laborer
    Julian Brownlow F W 7 GA
    James Brownlow M W 5 GA

    During the Civil War George enlisted as a private in Co. A, of the 1st Georgia Infantry (State Troops).
    G.W. Brownlow (First_Last)
    Regiment Name 1 Georgia Inf. (State Guards)
    Side Confederate
    Company A
    Soldier's Rank_In Private
    Soldier's Rank_Out Private
    Alternate Name
    Notes
    Film Number M226 roll 8

    1870 Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia Page 287

    George W. Brownlow M W 43 SC Farmer $200 (personal)
    Eliza Brownlow F W 54 SC Keeping House
    James B. Brownlow M W 13 GA Works on Farm
    Martha Cook F W 9 GA

    1880 Census

    Name: G. W. Brownlow
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Calhoun, Gordon, Georgia, United States
    Gender: Male
    Age: 61
    Marital Status: Married
    Occupation: Butcher
    Race (Original): W
    Ethnicity: American
    Relationship to Head of Household: Self
    Birthplace: South Carolina, United States
    Birth Date: 1819
    Spouse's Name: Eliza Brownlow
    Spouse's Birthplace: South Carolina, United States
    Father's Name:
    Father's Birthplace: South Carolina, United States
    Mother's Name:
    Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina, United States
    Page: 116
    Page Letter: A

    George married Melinda Elizabeth, Unk. Melinda was born in 1817 in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Melinda Elizabeth, Unk was born in 1817 in South Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 988

    Children:
    1. Mary C. Brownlow was born in 1839 in South Carolina.
    2. Sarah Ann Rebecca Brownlow was born in 1837 in South Carolina; died in 1903 in Cherokee, Alabama.
    3. William B. Brownlow was born in 1842 in Georgia; died in 1864.
    4. John W. Brownlow was born in 1844 in Georgia.
    5. Julia Ann. Brownlow was born in 1851 in Georgia.
    6. 2. James B. Brownlow was born in 1855 in Georgia; died on 29 Jul 1927 in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia.
    7. Martha E. Cook was born in 1861 in Georgia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Brownlow was born in 1787 in North Carolina (son of John Brownlow); died on 16 Feb 1876 in Floyd County, Georgia..

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    • Military: War of 1812
    • FSID: L4BX-QNZ
    • Reference Number: 963
    • _MILT: 20 Jan 1814, Pendleton District, South Carolina; War of 1812
    • Census: 1820, Pendleton District, South Carolina
    • Census: 1830, South Carolina, USA
    • Residence: 1830, Pendleton Village, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    • Census: 1850, Floyd County, Georgia.
    • Census: 1860, Floyd County, Georgia.

    Notes:

    The United States federal era began in 1776. Events such as civil strife, wars, disease, the
    introduction of cotton, and the development of roads influenced people to move into or out of South
    Carolina. South Carolina's cotton economy depended heavily upon slave labor. Census records
    from 1790 to 1840 list only the head of each household by name. Records, including military,
    court, and land records, were created during this time.

    1790 Census
    Name: James Brownlow
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Halifax, North Carolina
    Page Number: 447
    Line Number: 14339
    NARA Publication Number: M637
    NARA Roll Number: 7
    Film Number: 0568147
    Digital Folder Number: 004440913
    Image Number: 00262

    In the1840 & 1830 Anderson County, SC Census
    James Brownlow - the only Brownlow in the 1830 or 1840 SC Census in any Dist. or County in SC. (This could be William's father because he is from the right state and William named his first son James.) I copied these Censuses, but it does not give the names of anyone else, just the numbers, one of which is a male between the ages of 15 - 20. That seems too young. However, in the 1830 Anderson Co., SC Census, James Brownlow list 2 sons ages10 - 15 and 2 sons ages 15 - 20. One of these ages would fit William M. Brownlow.
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    (Gene Brownlow 2013)
    There are 2 Census, 1820 and 1830 that seem to show that William could be one of James and Rebecca's children.
    In 1820 the report shows 2 males under 10 and 1 under 45. At this time George W was 6 and William would have been 5 and James would have been 33. The same report shows 1 female under 10 and 1 under 26. Sarah would have been 1 and because we don't have a birth year for Rebecca this could be her.

    In 1830 the report shows 2 male between 10 and 15 and 2 between 15 and 20. George wouuld have been 16 and William would have been 15. It would be possible to have two other males, maybe twins at 10 that wouldn't have been on the 1820 Census. Also there was 1 male between 40 and 50 with James being 43 at that time. The report shows 4 females less than 5, 1 female betwen 5 and 10 and 1 female between 10 and 15. Sarah would have been 11, Eliza would have been 5 and Melinda would have been 3. It also show 1 female between 30 and 40 with Rebecca about 36.

    in 1840 the Census report show only 1 male between 50 and 60 and at this time James would have been 53. For females the report shows 4 under age 5, 2 between 5 and 10 and 2 between 10 and 15. Emily would have been less than 1, Narcissa would have been 5, Nancy would have been 8, Melinda would have been 13 and Eliza would have been 15. This accounts for 1 below 4, 2 between 5 and 10 and 2 between 10 and 15. It also shows 1 female 40 to 50 and Rebecca would have been around 46

    Next James' grandfather was William Brownlow and his Great grandfather was James Brownlow
    James named his first son George Washington and his second William Monroe.
    William Monroe named his first son James Monroe and his second Elias Albert.
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    James Brownlow was among the buyers of the estate sale of Samuel Cherry in Anderson County 9 April, 1840. Also, James was a buyer at the estate sale of John Robinson on 15 Oct. 1841. Both of the estate sales were in Anderson Co., SC. Anderson County is a part of Pendleton District.

    James served as Deputy Sheriff for 40 years in Floyd County. He fought in the War of 1812 and the Creek War, moving to Calhoun Co., Georgia in 1838, and on to Floyd C., Georgia where he resided for many years before his death. Myrtle Hill Cemetary Book, pg 51, Floyd Co., Georgia.

    War of 1812: James Brownlow recieved a pension, SC-4655, served under Alexander Morehead's SC Militia, lived Floyd City Georgia. (War of 1812 Pensionets, pg 217)

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    Jason Edwards
    James "Jimmy" Brownlow was born about 1788, in Chatham County, Georgia. He was the son of John Brownlow, the Revolutionary Soldier. He moved, along with his family, to Pendleton District, South Carolina, in 1801. There he married Rebecca Cross sometime around 1810. He served in the war of 1812 and in the Creek War. In 1838 he moved his family to Floyd County, Georgia, where he was a deputy sheriff for many years. He lived there until his death on February 15, 1876. He is buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia. His obituary stated that he was the father of thirteen children. All but two of them were daughters and very little is know about them.

    Floyd County, GEORGIA: 1850 Census Index
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    This file is a surname index to the original, handwritten records on the
    census microfilm.
    The handwritten census is also available in book form from S-K Publications
    http://www.skpub.com/genie/

    Page numbers are stamped in upper right corners of the microfilmed pages.
    Every other page is unnumbered. The "A" page is always the numbered page,
    and the "B" page is the unnumbered page following it on the film (it was
    the backside of the paper that was microfilmed).

    NOTE: Page 125B does not appear on the microfilm, although it apparently
    contained names.

    BROWNLOW 119B-141B-142A

    Notes for JAMES BROWNLOW:

    More About JAMES BROWNLOW:
    Burial: Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia
    Occupation: Deputy Sheriff-Rome, Georgia
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    From Find a Grave
    Birth: unknown
    Death: Feb. 16, 1876

    James "Jimmy" Brownlow was born about 1788, in Chatham County, Georgia. He was the son of John Brownlow, the Revolutionary Soldier. He moved, along with his family, to Pendleton District, South Carolina, in 1801.

    There he married Rebecca Cross Oct. 22, 1833. He served in the war of 1812 and in the Creek War. In 1838 he moved his family to Floyd County, Georgia, where he was a deputy sheriff for many years. He lived there until his death on February 15, 1876. He is buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia. His obituary stated that he
    was the father of thirteen children. All but two of them were daughters and very little is know about them.

    (From the Rome Tri-Weekly issue of Feb. 17, 1876)
    Obituaries of James Brownlow

    James Brownlow - It becomes our duty to cronicle the death of old Uncle Jimmie Brownlow, one of our oldest and most respected citizens who died about 9oclock yesterday
    morning (The next few words are unreadable but it looks like at 88 years) of age. He served in the war, of 1812 and then again in the Creek war, and was a Pensioner.

    Although he could not write his name he served about 40 years as a Deputy Sheriff and constable, and was never ruled in any case nor. was he ever required to give reason for not obeying an order or serving a paper. He had been
    a consistent member of the Baptist church some 28 years in short, He was an honest man, a good man, and lived and died without an enemy. His remains will be buried this evening. Peace be to his ashes.

    (From the Feb. 23, 1876 issue of the Rome Weekly Commercial)

    James Brownlow - The Honest, familiar face of the good old man will be seen no more in thi(s) world. Wednesday morning he departed this life, full of years and with a
    record of honesty, frugality and purity of life and purpose, that the best and the greatest would not be ashamed of. For forty years he has gone in and out
    before our people, always in quest of duty, and always avoiding offence.

    Nearly half of his long life has been spent in official duty, either as sheriff or bailiff. He was a constable in South Carolina when the war of 1812 began. He served as a private soldier in that war. From the best information that can be obtained he died in his 90th year.

    He was the father of thirteen children, only three of whom survive him. He has seventy-four grand children. He has lived(been?) a consistent exemplary member of the Baptist church for over 30 years. His last hours illustrated his earnest faith in his Redeemer, his humble trust in the goodness and mercy of God. His last prayers were full of touching, yea, eloquent pathos and caused those near him to breathe the prayer of David Oh, that I might die the death if the righteous.

    Mr. Brownlow was born in Pendleton District, South Carolina. He removed to Georgia in the year 1838, and has been a resident of this county for 37 years.

    His children were, George Washington Brownlow, William Monroe Brownlow, Sarah (Brownlow) Johnston, Eliza (Brownlow) Smith, Melinda (Brownlow) Pogue, Nancy Amanda (Brownlow) Bean, Narcissa (Brownlow) Dunn, Emily(Brownlow) Beard.

    Note: Age: 88 - Born: SC

    Burial:
    Myrtle Hill Cemetery
    Rome
    Floyd County
    Georgia, USA


    Birth:
    1850 census show James as 64 indicating he was born in 1886

    James married Rebecca Cross on 22 Oct 1813 in Pendleton Dist, South Carolina. Rebecca (daughter of John Cross and Nancy C Manoish) was born about 1789 in South Carolina; died after Oct 1850 in Floyd County, Georgia.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Rebecca Cross was born about 1789 in South Carolina (daughter of John Cross and Nancy C Manoish); died after Oct 1850 in Floyd County, Georgia..

    Other Events:

    • FSID: L4BX-QJR
    • Reference Number: 1061
    • Census: 28 Oct 1850, Floyd County, Georgia.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    1850 census showed Rebecca as 60 indicating she was born in 1790

    Children:
    1. 4. George Washington Brownlow was born about 1814 in Pendleton District, South Carolina; died on 21 Nov 1895 in Gordon County Georgia.
    2. Sgt William Monroe Brownlow was born in 1815 in Pendleton District, South Carolina; died about Nov 1864 in Mansfield, La.
    3. Sarah Brownlow was born in 1819 in Pendleton District, South Carolina.
    4. Eliza Brownlow was born in 1825 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia; died about 1862 in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States.
    5. Melinda Brownlow was born in 1827 in Pendleton District, South Carolina.
    6. Nancy Amanda Brownlow was born in 1832 in Anderson County, South Carolina; died in 1866.
    7. Nassisa Brownlow was born in 1835 in Anderson County, South Carolina.
    8. Emily Brownlow was born on 28 Oct 1840 in Floyd County, Georgia; died on 16 July 1897 in Armuchee, Floyd, Georgia, United States.




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