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Robert Howard Brownlow

Male 1913 - 1992  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert Howard Brownlow was born on 5 Jan 1913 in Alpine, Taledaga County, Alabama (son of Albert Brownlow and Cassies Victoria Folsom); died on 2 Jun 1992 in Colbert County, Alabama.

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    • Reference Number: 2229

    Notes:

    More About ROBERT HOWARD BROWNLOW:
    Burial: Colbert Memorail Gardens, Colbert, Alabama

    Family/Spouse: Plumer Beatrice Cole. Plumer was born on 29 Dec 1919 in Alpine Taledga County, Alabama; died on 11 Mar 1999 in Leighton, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Hewitt Lamar Brownlow was born in 1945 in Alabama; died in 2006 in Florida.
    2. Exie Avanelle Brownlow
    3. James Wimpey Brownlow
    4. Harold Ray Brownlow, Sr.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Albert Brownlow was born in Mar 1880 in Bartow Co., Georgia (son of John Wimpy Brownlow and Sally A. Collins); died on 20 Mar 1917 in Alpine, Alabama.

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    • Reference Number: 1172

    Albert married Cassies Victoria Folsom in 1909 in Guntersville, Marshall County Alabama. Cassies was born on 7 Jan 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Cassies Victoria Folsom was born on 7 Jan 1891.

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    • Reference Number: 1173

    Children:
    1. Jennia Victoria Brownlow was born on 14 Jun 1911 in Alpine, Taledaga County, Alabama; died on 8 Mar 1958 in Brimingham, Jefferson COunty, Alabama.
    2. 1. Robert Howard Brownlow was born on 5 Jan 1913 in Alpine, Taledaga County, Alabama; died on 2 Jun 1992 in Colbert County, Alabama.
    3. William Clyde Brownlow was born on 21 Aug 1914 in Alpine, Taledaga County, Alabama; died on 22 Feb 1978.
    4. Dora Belle Brownlow was born on 3 Jul 1917 in Alpine, Taledaga County, Alabama; died on 17 Mar 1922.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Wimpy Brownlow was born on 13 May 1849 in Georgia (son of James A H Brownlow and Jane Ann Austin).

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    • Name: Wimp
    • Reference Number: 1098

    Notes:

    More About JOHN WIMPY BROWNLOW:
    Census: 1900, Kingston, Bartow County, Georgia

    John W. Brownlow (First_Last)
    Regiment Name 40 Georgia Infantry
    Side Confederate
    Company D
    Soldier's Rank_In Private
    Soldier's Rank_Out Private
    Alternate Name
    Notes
    Film Number M226 roll 8

    John married Sally A. Collins on 10 Nov 1870 in Bartow County, Georgia, Book F, Page 144. Sally was born in Dec 1844 in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sally A. Collins was born in Dec 1844 in South Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 1099

    Children:
    1. 2. Albert Brownlow was born in Mar 1880 in Bartow Co., Georgia; died on 20 Mar 1917 in Alpine, Alabama.
    2. Perry Lee Brownlow was born in 1871 in Bartow Co., Ga; died in in Burial at Alpine Cemetery in Talladega County Alabama.
    3. Lillie A. Brownlow was born in Apr 1875 in Bartow County Georgia; died in in Burial at Alpine Cemetery in Talladega County Alabama.
    4. Lemuel Brownlow was born in 1877 in Bartow Co., Ga.
    5. Elbert Brownlow was born in May 1880 in Bartow Co., Ga.
    6. Sanford Brownlow was born on 30 Jun 1884 in Bartow Co., Ga.
    7. Walter E. Brownlow was born in Mar 1889 in Bartow County, Georgia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James A H Brownlow was born on 22 Apr 1824 in Pendleton District South Carolina (son of John A. Brownlow and Susan Wimpy); died on 8 Jun 1900 in Linwood, Bartow County Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 1031

    Notes:



    James A. H. Brownlow

    James A. H. Brownlow - Civil War

    James, father of Harriet Octavia Brownlow Smith, Thiddo Smith’s gandmother, was mustered into Company K of Floyd’s Legion of State Guards in Cedartown, Georgia, sometime before 1863. Company K was called “Johnson’s Cavalry.” Each man had to bring his own horse. In mid-1863, James’ horse died and he was transferred to Company H.

    According to family history, Floyd’s Legion was guarding Rome and after the battle of Chickamauga, their supply lines were cut off by Sherman’s advance and they began to starve. They were told by Col. Yieser to get home the best they could, but James was transferred to Wofford’s Brigate in the Army of North Georgia. He attained the rank of corporal. He was later captured and paroled in May 1865 at Kingston, Georgia.

    James A.H. Brownlow (First_Last)
    Regiment Name Floyd Legion, Georgia (State Guards)
    Side Confederate
    Company H
    Soldier's Rank_In Private
    Soldier's Rank_Out Private
    Alternate Name
    Notes
    Film Number M226 roll 8

    Though this pension is from Bartow County he lived in Van Wert, Polk County, during the War.

    Brownlow J. A. H.
    Bartow Co
    Co. K. No. 86

    INDIGENT PENSION

    1895.

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

    Name: J. A. H. Brownlow
    County: Bartow
    Ground: infirmity and poverty
    July 1st 1896

    WARRANT HANDED TO
    atty

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    POWER OF ATTORNEY
    ...........
    STATE OF GEORGIA

    Bartow County

    I, J. A. H. Brownlow hereby authorize G. W. Hendricks of Bartow County to receive and receipt for the pension allowed
    and request that he remit same to (blank) at (blank) by (blank)
    Witness my hand and seal this 24th day of April 1895

    J. A. H. Brownlow

    Executed in presence of
    K. S. Anderson
    J. H. Ward

    ..................................................................

    AFFIDAVIT OF PHYSICIANS

    .............
    STATE OF GEORGIA

    Bartow County
    Personally came before me Jas W Bradley and Jon P Bowdoin both know to me as reputable physicians of said county, who
    being severally sworn, say on oath that they have examined carefully J. A. H. Brownlow, applicant for pension under the Act
    of 1894. And after such personal examination, say that his precise physical condition is as follows: Infirming from age and
    Hemorrhoids

    Sworn to and subscribed before me this
    the 24th day of April 1895
    G. W. Hendricks Ordy

    J. W. Bradley
    Jo P Bowdoin

    ..................................................................

    ORIDANARY’S CERTIFICATE

    ........................
    STATE OF GEORGIA

    Bartow County

    I G. W. Hendricks, ordinary in and for said county, hereby certify that the applicant J. A. H. Brownlow resides in said
    County, and was a bona fide resident of the State on the first day of January 1894.

    I further certify that the tax digest of bartow County show that applicant returned for taxation in his name in 1893, Fifty two
    dollars of property, and in 1894, Forty four dollars of property.

    Witness my hand and seal this 18 day of May 1895.
    G. W. Hendricks Ordinary
    of Bartow County

    .......................................................................

    QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT

    .......................
    STATE OF GEORGIA

    Bartow County

    J. A. H. Brownlow of said State and County, desiring to avail himself of the pension Act Approved December 15th 1894
    hereby submits his proofs, and after being duly sworn true answers to make to the following questions, deposes and answers
    as follows;

    1. What is your name and where do you reside? (Give State, County, and post office) J. A. H. Brownlow. Linwood Bartow
    County Georgia.
    2. Where did you reside on January 1st 1894 and how long have you been a resident of this State? Bartow County Ga.
    About Sixty nine years.
    3. When and where were you born? Apr 22nd 1824. Pendleton S.C.
    4. Did you volunteer in the Confederate Army of the Georgia Militia? Georgia Militia
    5. When and where did you enlist? August 1863. Old Vaworth Polk Co. Ga.
    6. In what company and regiment did you enlist? Co. “K”. Yeiser’s Legion
    7. How long did you remain in that company and regiment? About Eight months
    8. If you were discharged from same and joined another, or if you were transferred to another, give an account of such
    discharge or transfer? I was transfered to Wofford’s Brigade in August 1864 and remained in that Brigade until the close of
    war.
    9. For how long did you discharge regular military duty? About one and one half years
    10. When, where and under what circumstances were you discharged from service? April 12th At Kingston Ga. At the end
    of the War.
    11. What is your present occupation? Farming
    12. How much can you earn per annum by your own exertions or labor? About twenty dollars per annum.
    13. What has been your occupation since 1865? Farming.
    14. What sum would be necessary for your support for this pension year, and how much are you able to contribute thereto
    either in labor or income? About Seventy five dollars. About Twenty dollars.
    15. What is your present physical condition and how long have you been in such condition? I am suffering from Stricture or
    gravel and hemorrhoids and ruptured on right side. And old and feeble. I have Stricture about twenty years and have had the
    Hemorrhoids and been ruptured the same length of time.
    16.Upon which grounds do you base your application for pension, viz.: first “age and poverty.” second “infirmity and
    poverty” or third “blindness and poverty? Infirmity and poverty and age and poverty also
    17.If upon the first ground, state how long you have been in such condition that you could not earn your support? I am
    suffering from Stricture or gravel and have the Hemorrhoids and stricture and ruptured on right side which renders me unable
    to perform normal labor sufficient to earn a support.
    18.What property, effects or income do you possess? Nothing
    19. What property or income did you possess in 1893 and in 1894 and what disposition did you make of same? Nothing
    20. In what county did you reside during those years and what property did you then return for taxation? Bartow County Ga.
    About Fifty dollars worth.
    21. How were you supported during the years 1893 and 1894? By my labor and the help of my children.
    22.How much did your support cost for each of those years, and what portion did you contribute thereto by your own labor
    or income? About Seventy five dollars. About Fifty dollars and still owe for balance.
    23. What was your employment during 1893 and 1894? What pay did you receive in each year? Farming. About fifty
    dollars.
    24. Are you married and have you a family? If so, is your wife living and how many children have you? Give age and sex and
    their means of support? Yes. My wife is living. Have no minor children. Have 7 grown children who are married - 50 - 46 -
    44 - 36 - 33 - 30 & 26. Labor
    25. Are you receiving a pension under any law of this State, if so for what amount and for wha disability? None
    26. Are you recieving any aid from your County, and if so, how much? Did you ever apply for such aid? None

    Sworn and subscribed before me this the 23rd day of April 1895.
    G. W. Hendricks Ordinary
    of Bartow County

    D: I15
    Name: James Archibald Henley BROWNLOW
    Sex: M
    Birth: 22 APR 1824 in Pendleton District South Carolina
    Death: 8 JUN 1900 in Bartow County Georgia
    Burial: 1900 Connesenna Church
    Occupation: Farmer / Leather Worker / Shoemaker
    Military: Corpl. In Co. K. Johnson's Ga. Cav.
    Religion: Baptist
    Note: 1860 Census Polk Co. Ga.
    Note: J. A. H. B. Brownlow 36 M Farmer
    Note: Jane A 32 F
    Note: Susan E 14 F
    Note: John W 10 M
    Note: James 8 M
    Note: Joseph 4 M
    Note: Harriet O 1 F
    Note:
    Note: 1850 BROWNLOW J. A. H. Forsyth County GA 1850 Federal Census
    Note:
    Note:
    Note: Georgia
    Note: Forsyth County
    Note: Austin, Jane Ann married Brownlow, James A. H. on 29 Jan 1846 in Forsyth County, Georgia
    Note:
    Note: Brownlow James A. H Floyd's Legion. Georgia. Private Private
    Change Date: 21 OCT 2000

    Father: John A BROWNLOW b: 1797 in Chatham Co NC
    Mother: Susan WIMPY b: 1799 in Pendtleton SC

    More About JAMES A. HILL BROWNLOW:
    Burial: Connesenna Church in Kingston, Georgia
    Census: 1880, Wild Cat, Dist 1019, Cherokee County, Georgia
    Date Moved: 1826, From Pendleton District to Franklin County, Georgia
    Extended family: 1880, GdS John age 7, b. GA, Susanna's son, John Witt
    Name Confirmation: 1860, H. in middle initial is written out as Hill in the 1860 Georgia Census
    Occupation: 1850, Farmer, Shoemaker
    Value of Personal Estate: 1850, 300

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    Thanks to Jason Edwards
    James A. H. and Jane Ann Austin Brownlow

    James A. H. Brownlow, son of John A. and Susan Wimpy
    Brownlow, was born April 22, 1824 in Pendleton
    District, South Carolina. His Paternal Grandfather
    was John Brownlow of South Carolina John was in the
    Revolutionary War and suffered 13 wounds. John’s
    parents were William and Jane Brownlow , who came to
    South Carolina from Ireland in 1767 aboard the
    Chichester. James A. H. Brownlow’s maternal
    grandparents were Archibald Wimpy and Elizabeth
    Henley. James moved along with his parents to
    Franklin Co. in the fall of 1828 and then to Forsyth
    Co. in about 1835. They were members of Beaver Ruin
    Baptist and he is mentioned on several church
    rosters. On January 27, 1846 James married Jane Ann
    Austin in Forsyth Co. Georgia. She was born June 10,
    1827 in Georgia. She was the daughter of John Gideon
    Austin and Elizabeth Jones. On the 1850 census in
    Forsyth County we find:

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    J.A. H. Brownlow

    Jane Brownlow

    Susan Brownlow age 3

    John W. Brownlow age 1

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    In about 1855 they moved to Van Wert in Polk County
    Georgia. They were members of Van Wert Church. On the
    1860 census in Polk County we find:
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    J. A. H. B. Brownlow

    Jane Brownlow

    Susan E. Brownlow age 14
    John W. Brownlow age 10
    James M. Brownlow age 8
    Joseph M.Brownlow age 4
    Harriet O. Brownlow age 1

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    (The Joseph M. Brownlow with them in 1860 in his
    nephew, the son of his brother Obediah J. Brownlow.)

    With the out break of the War Between the States
    James joined Co. K of Floyd's Legion (State Guards)
    . He was mustered in Cedartown. Co. K was cavalry but
    they had to bring their own horses and in mid 1863
    his horse died. He was then placed into Co. H which
    was foot Infantry. The story is told that during
    Chickamauga Floyd's Legion was guarding Rome. Their
    supply lines were cut and they began to starve. At
    this point their Colonel, Yieser, told them to get
    home the best way they could. He was then transferred
    to Wofford's Brigade in the Army of north Georgia.
    He was captured and paroled in May of 1865 near
    Kingston Georgia. He made it back home and after the
    war he moved his family to Bartow Co. They lived in
    the Linewood community near Adairsville. J. A. H.
    Brownlow and his family were not on the 1870 census.
    Before the War he was a shoemaker and a leather
    worker but afterwards he was just a farmer. In Bartow
    County in 1880 we find:

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    Jas. H. Brownlow age 56

    Jane Brownlow age 51

    Susan Brownlow age 33

    Jane D. Brownlow age 22

    Octavia Brownlow age 21

    Jackson Brownlow age 14

    Julia Brownlow age 9

    John Brownlow age 7

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    The John Brownlow mentioned above is the son of Susan
    E. Brownlow who had married a Witt. The census man
    had incorrectly listed them as Brownlows. He received
    a Confederate Pension in 1894 based on age and
    infirmity. In Adairsville they were members of
    Connesena Baptist Church. He had a two widowed
    daughters and one widowed son that were living at
    home at this time making a total of eleven people
    living in the household. Even with all of these
    people to support they never went without. He died
    June 8, 1900 in Bartow Co. and is buried at Connesena
    Church in Adairsville. His tombstone reads "United
    with the Baptist Church 1846". Jane continued to
    receive a Confederate pension. In Bartow County in
    1900 we find:

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    Jane A. Brownlow age 63

    Jennie D. Dyar age 44

    Eula M. Dyar age 7

    Thomas S. Dyar age 4

    Cora A. Dyar age 2

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    She passed away on June 21, 1909 at the home of her
    youngest daughter in Floyd County Georgia and is
    buried next to her husband.

    James and Jane were the parents of 7 children: Susan
    Elizabeth, John wimpy, James Madison, Jennie Delusky,
    Harriet Octavia, Henry Jackson, and Julia Emma.

    James married Jane Ann Austin on 27 Jan 1847 in Forsyth County, Georgia. Jane was born on 10 Jun 1827 in South Carolina; died on 11 Jan 1909 in Bartow County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Jane Ann Austin was born on 10 Jun 1827 in South Carolina; died on 11 Jan 1909 in Bartow County, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 1083

    Notes:

    More About JANE ANN AUSTIN:
    Burial: Connesena Church in Kingston, Georgia
    Occupation: 1860, Domestic

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    Thanks to Jason Edwards
    J. A. H. B. Brownlow

    Jane Brownlow

    Susan E. Brownlow age 14
    John W. Brownlow age 10
    James M. Brownlow age 8
    Joseph M.Brownlow age 4
    Harriet O. Brownlow age 1

    Children:
    1. James Madison Brownlow was born on 1 Jun 1852 in Forsyth Co., Georgia; died on 3 Jan 1931 in Polk County Georgia.
    2. Susan Elizabeth Brownlow was born on 16 Nov 1846 in Georgia.
    3. 4. John Wimpy Brownlow was born on 13 May 1849 in Georgia.
    4. Hariet Octavia Brownlow was born in Jan 1859 in Georgia.
    5. Jennie Lousia Brownlow was born on 14 Oct 1855 in Georgia.
    6. Henry Jackson Brownlow was born in Jun 1864 in Georgia.
    7. Julia Emma Brownlow was born on 12 Oct 1869 in Floyd County, Georgia; died on 12 Dec 1930 in Plainville, Georgia.




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