Individual Details
John Virgil Brown Jr.
(September 17, 1843 - March 1, 1921)
John V. Brown was married to Sarah M. Avery on February 22, 1864 (Clark County Marriage Records, Book , page 285). His marriage to Etna Langley, shows his age as 38, her age as 20 (Clark County Marriage Records, Book I, page 543. His marriage to Donnie Inez (Newman) Phelps is recorded as "Mrs. Dona Phelps." (County Clerk Marriage Records, Book K, page 589).
1900 Clark County, Arkansas census, Beech Creek Township, ED5, sheet 8, Dwelling/Family 116/118: John BROWN, head, w, m, September 1843, 57, married two years, Ala, Miss, Ala; Dona BROWN, wife, w, f, November 1862, 37, five children born and four living, Tx, La, La; Isam BROWN, son, w, m, February 1888, 12, Ark, Ala, Tx; Heddy BROWN, son, w, m, July 1893, 6, Ark, Ala, Tx; Lena BROWN, dau, w, f, July 1896, 4, Ark, Ala, Tx; Agnes PHILIPS, step-dau, w, f, July 1884, 15, La, Ala, Tx; Nellie PHILIPS, step-dau, w, f, October 1891, 8, La, Ala, Tx.
1910 Clark County, Arkansas census.
1920 Clark County, Arkansas Census, ED 58, Kansas Road, Dwelling/Family #160/168, John BROWN, 75, Ala, US, US; Donnie BROWN, 55, Tx, La, La; Martha NEWMAN, mother-in-law, 84, La, US, US; Billy BROWN, 18, Ark, Ala, Tx; Walter BROWN, 14, Ark, Ala, Tx.
(NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: According to Opal Brown, John was married a first time and had Tom, the other three children were by Etna. Opal is related to this Brown family.)
1900 Clark County, Arkansas census, Beech Creek Township, ED5, sheet 8, Dwelling/Family 116/118: John BROWN, head, w, m, September 1843, 57, married two years, Ala, Miss, Ala; Dona BROWN, wife, w, f, November 1862, 37, five children born and four living, Tx, La, La; Isam BROWN, son, w, m, February 1888, 12, Ark, Ala, Tx; Heddy BROWN, son, w, m, July 1893, 6, Ark, Ala, Tx; Lena BROWN, dau, w, f, July 1896, 4, Ark, Ala, Tx; Agnes PHILIPS, step-dau, w, f, July 1884, 15, La, Ala, Tx; Nellie PHILIPS, step-dau, w, f, October 1891, 8, La, Ala, Tx.
1910 Clark County, Arkansas census.
1920 Clark County, Arkansas Census, ED 58, Kansas Road, Dwelling/Family #160/168, John BROWN, 75, Ala, US, US; Donnie BROWN, 55, Tx, La, La; Martha NEWMAN, mother-in-law, 84, La, US, US; Billy BROWN, 18, Ark, Ala, Tx; Walter BROWN, 14, Ark, Ala, Tx.
(NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: According to Opal Brown, John was married a first time and had Tom, the other three children were by Etna. Opal is related to this Brown family.)
Events
| Birth | September 17, 1843 | Alabama | |||
| Marriage | February 22, 1864 | Clark County, Arkansas - Sarah Miranda Avery | |||
| Marriage | September 18, 1881 | Clark County, Arkansas - Etna "Edna" Jane Langley | |||
| Marriage | August 10, 1899 | Clark County, Arkansas - Donnie Inez Newman | |||
| Death | March 1, 1921 | Clark County, Arkansas | |||
| Burial | Easley Cemetery, Clark County, Arkansas |
Families
| Spouse | Donnie Inez Newman (1862 - 1947) |
| Child | Jim Brown (1900 - 1918) |
| Child | William B. "Bill" Brown (1903 - 1985) |
| Child | Walter Mart Brown (1905 - 1938) |
| Spouse | Etna "Edna" Jane Langley (1860 - ) |
| Child | Isom S. Brown (1888 - 1973) |
| Child | Rosy Nell Brown ( - 1898) |
| Child | Joe Ted Brown (1892 - 1982) |
| Child | Evalina "Lena" Brown (1896 - 1954) |
| Child | Georgie Butler Brown ( - 1898) |
| Spouse | Sarah Miranda Avery (1846 - 1880) |
| Child | Adaline Brown (1869 - ) |
| Child | Sifrona Brown (1870 - ) |
| Child | Thomas "Tom" Milton Brown (1876 - 1959) |
| Child | Turner Brown (1886 - ) |
| Father | John Virgil Brown Sr. (1805 - 1892) |
| Mother | Nancy Castle ( - 1870) |
| Sibling | James Morgan Brown (1839 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Emilee Tempa Brown (1845 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary E. Brown (1847 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Nancy Catherine "Kate" Brown (1856 - 1932) |
| Sibling | George W. Brown (1857 - ) |
| Sibling | Emily Ann Brown (1860 - 1945) |