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Jolly R. Brown1,2

#1370, b. circa July 1866, d. 30 November 1913
FatherElisha Samuel Brown1,2 b. c 2 Aug 1840, d. 13 Nov 1922
MotherEmma N. Young2 b. c 1848, d. 1 Jan 1932
Birthc Jul 1866Missouri?1,2,3,4,5 
Marriage1892 or 1893Rose Miller3,4 
Death30 Nov 19135 
BurialForrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama6 
Census1870Spencer County, Kentucky1
Census1880Shelby County, Kentucky2
Residence1888Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama7
Residence1890Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky8
Residence1891Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky9
Residence1893Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia10
Residence1897Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky11
Census1900Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama3
Residence1903Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama12
Residence1904Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama13
Residence1906Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama14
Residence1909Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama15
Residence1910Ensley, Jefferson County, Alabama16
Census1910Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama4
Residence1912Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama17
Occupation1888: clerk at Birmingham Rolling Mill
1890: correspondent, Bank of Commerce (Louisville)
1893: clerk (Atlanta)
1909: head bookkeeper for SOuther Iron and Steel Co in GAdsden, AL18,8,15

Family

 Rose Miller b. Sep 1871, d. 7 Nov 1945
Children 1.Fred Camron Brown+3 b. Apr 1894, d. 5 Jan 1943
 2.Hugh Paul Brown3 b. 28 Nov 1895, d. 1961
 3.Edwin Lemoine Brown+4,19 b. c 17 Sep 1900, d. 23 Apr 1964
 4.Elmer P. Brown+4 b. c 7 Jul 1903, d. 23 Feb 1994
 5.Mary R. Brown4 b. 1906 or 1907
 6.Robert R. Brown4 b. 1907 or 1908
 7.Emma? Nettie Brown4 b. 1910
 8.Pansy L. Brown20 b. c 14 Jan 1913, d. 19 Apr 1998
ChartsAncestors of Louise Brown
Notes
Family tradition has Jolly's middle name as "Ralph"
Jolly died in November 1913 as a result of knife wounds he suffered when he was attacked the summer before. Jolly was walking in Alabama City, near Gadsden, when he was set upon by an 18-year-old named Lester Moore. It appears that Moore had no reason for attacking Jolly other than to show off for some of his friends. Moore left Jolly for dead, but he survived another 18 months.6

Citations

  1. [S1604] 1870 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for E. S. Brown (Elisha S. Brown), Nations Precinct, Spencer County, Kentucky, p 1 (148), Dwelling/Family number xx/xx.
  2. [S1603] 1880 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Emma N Brown, Shelby County, Kentucky, SD4 ED187, p 24D, Dwelling/Family number xx/xx.
  3. [S1600] 1900 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Jolly R. Brown, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, SD5 ED151, p 10A (247), Dwelling/Family number xx/xx.
  4. [S1601] 1910 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Jolly R. Brown, Gadsden, Etowah County, AL, SD7 ED58, p 28A (93), Dwelling/Family number xx/xx.
  5. [S7092] Burial marker of Jolly R. Brown. Courtesy of Ellen Brown.
  6. [S7093] Newspaper not identified, probably from Gadsden, Alabama circa 1 December 1913, "Jolly Brown dies from year-old knife wounds". Clipping provided by Ellen Brown.
  7. [S7082] "Birmingham Suburban and Bessemer Directory 1888", vol IV, R. L. Polk and Co pub. images on-line, Ancestry.com, Brown Jolly R, clk Bham Rolling Mill, res 1404 5th ave p 155.
  8. [S7083] Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville, 1890. images on-line, Ancestry.com, Brown Jolly R, correspondent Bank of Commerce, b 1019 Story av p 188.
  9. [S7084] Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville, 1891. images on-line, Ancestry.com, Brown Jolly R, correspondent clk Bank of Commerce, b 1019 Story av p 207.
  10. [S7081] "Atlanta City Directory for 1893", H. G. Saunders, pub. images online, Ancestry.com, Jolly R. Brown, clk, bds 169 Hunter p 456.
  11. [S7085] Caron's Directory of the City of Louisville, 1897. images on-line, Ancestry.com, Brown Jolly R, bkkpr, Equitable Life Assurance Society, r 308 27th p 199.
  12. [S7086] "Wiggins Birmingham City Directory 1903 volume 1", images on-line, Ancestry.com, Brown Jolly R, clk Rep I & S Co, bds 2309 3rd av (p 222).
  13. [S7087] "Wiggins Birmingham City Directory 1904". images on-line, Ancestry.com, Brown Jolly R (Rose), clk Rep I & S Co, h 2421 Av C (p 247).
  14. [S7088] "R. L. Polk and Co's Birmingham City Directory 1906 vol XXI". images on-line, Ancestry.com, Brown Jolly R (Rose), clk Republic I & S Co, h 301 John S'field (p 238).
  15. [S7094] "Find A Grave", (http://www.findagrave.com, Accessed Feb 2013), database and images, Memorial page for Rose Brown, Find A Grave Memorial no. 77003501, Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, photograph by no photo of marker) (obit only.
  16. [S7089] 1910 Birmingham City Directory. images on-line, Ancestry.com, Brown Jolly R (Rose), bkpr, h 807 Center Ensley.
  17. [S7067] "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)", Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: 2012), database and images, Entry: Jolley (Rose) Brown, bkkpr, h 534 Harelson, p 112.
  18. [S1774] R.L. Polk and County, Birmingham City Directory, 1888.
  19. [S4832] "Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974", Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org, Accessed: 2 Feb 2013), database, Entry: Edwin Lemoine Brown, d 23 Apr 1964, Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama.
  20. [S5476] 1930 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Elmer Brown, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, SD30? ED28-7, p 17A (187), Dwelling/Family number 294/351.