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George ADAMS
(Cir 1783-)
Nancy TUCKER
(Cir 1800-)
Jonathan HARLAN
(1807-1873)
Elizabeth COLTRANE
(1813-1875)
Nathaniel Tucker ADAMS
(1839-1917)
Rachel Abigail HARLAN
(1841-1915)
Nancy Elizabeth ADAMS
(1869-1944)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Madison Elliot BROWN

  • William Madison BROWN
  • David Lindsey BROWN
  • Eugene Elliot BROWN+
  • Abigail BROWN
  • Cora Jane BROWN
  • Mary E. BROWN
  • James Nathaniel "Jim" BROWN+
  • Ida Marell BROWN
  • John R. BROWN

Nancy Elizabeth ADAMS

  • Born: 30 Aug 1869, , Randolph County, North Carolina 2 3
  • Marriage: Madison Elliot BROWN on 16 Apr 1893 in , Randolph County, North Carolina 1
  • Died: 11 Jan 1944, Randleman, Randolph County, North Carolina at age 74 2 3 4
  • Buried: 12 Jan 1944, Sophia, Randolph County, North Carolina 2 3 4

bullet   Cause of her death was Cerebrial Hemorrage.

bullet   Another name for Nancy was Nannie.

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• Census: 1900, 5 Jun 1900, Randleman, Randolph County, North Carolina. 5

• Census: 1910, 21 Apr 1910, Randleman, Randolph County, North Carolina. 6

• Obituary, 13 Jan 1944, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. 4


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Nancy married Madison Elliot BROWN, son of James M. BROWN and Luzena Caroline BROWN, on 16 Apr 1893 in , Randolph County, North Carolina.1 (Madison Elliot BROWN was born on 26 Apr 1874 in , , North Carolina,3 7 died on 27 Aug 1948 in Randleman, Randolph County, North Carolina 7 8 and was buried on 28 Aug 1948 in Sophia, Randolph County, North Carolina 7 9.) The cause of his death was Carcinoma of Stomach.


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1 Randolph, North Carolina, marriage index, 15: 57, Brown-Adams, 1893; Randolph County Register of Deeds, Asheboro;
License issued 11 Apr 1893 to Nannie E. Adams, white, aged 22, and Nannie E. Adams, white, aged 22. They were married 16 Apr 1893 by J. A. Wall, J.P., in Sophia. Witnesses were J. T. Wall, Frannie Adams, and N. H. Berkerdile.

2 Brenda Gay Haworth and Peggy Moffitt, "Marlboro Friends Cemetery" (typescript, 1996, Asheboro Public Library, Asheboro), p. 48;
Nancy E. Adams
8-30-18691-11-1944
In hope that reaches unto the eternal;
Section 1, Row 27

3 Tombstone photograph; privately held by Autumn Dipert Brown, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Greensboro, North Carolina;
Brown
Nancy Elizabeth AdamsMadison Elliott
8-30-18694-26-1874
1-11-19448-27-1948
In hope that searches unto the eternal.

4 "Funeral Held At Marlboro Church For Mrs. Brown," (Asheboro) The Courier-Tribune, 13 Jan 1944, p. 1, col. 8;
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock for Mrs. Nancy Adams Brown, 74, who died at her home on Sophia, route 1, Tuesday morning after a brief illness. Services were conducted from the Marlboro Friends church and interment was in the church cemetery.
Surviving are the husband M. E. Brown; five sons, W. M., D. L., and J. R. Brown, all of Randleman. E. E. Brown of Asheboro, and James N. Brown of Sophia; four daughters, Mrs. E. L. White, and Mrs. C. W. Briles of High Point, Mrs. C. F. Davis of Richmond, Va., and Mrs. P. W. Bowman of Sophia; one brother, E. L. Adams, of Randleman; and 31 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

5 1900 U.S. census, Randolph, North Carolina population schedule, Randleman, enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 3, p. 205A, dwelling 42, family 42, Madison Brown; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll T623_1213;
Madison, a 26 year old farmer, and his wife, Nannie, 30, and their children, William M., 6, David, 4, and Eugene, 2, were living in Randleman, Randolph County, North Carolina and were renting a farm. They had been married seven years and had all of their three children still living. Everyone in the family was born in North Carolina as were their parents. Both Madison and Nannie could read and write.

6 1910 U.S. census, Randolph, North Carolina population schedule, Randleman, enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 1B, dwelling 14, family 14, Madison E. Brown; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll T624_1128;
Madison E. Brown, 35, and his wife Nannie, 40 were living in Randleman, North Carolina with their children, William M., 16, David L., 14, Elliott E., 2, Abigail O., 10, Cors Jane, 7, Mary E., 5, Nathaniel J., 2, and Ida Marell, two months. All eight of the children born to Nannie were living. The four older children were in school and could read, write, and speak English as could their parents. Madison owned his farm free nd clear and the three oldest boys, William, David and Elliott were working on the farm. All members of the family were born in North Carolina as were their parents.

7 Brenda Gay Haworth and Peggy Moffitt, "Marlboro Friends Cemetery" (typescript, 1996, Asheboro Public Library, Asheboro), p. 48;
Madison E.
4-26-18748-27-1848
In hope that reaches unto the eternal;
Section 1, Row 27

8 North Carolina Bureau of Vital Staistics, (Death Certificates, Randolph County Register of Deeds, Asheboro), vol. 1948, 76-50-11 (1948), Madison Elliott Brown; Randleman;
Madison Elliott Brown, a farmer, was born 26 Apr 1864 in Randolph County, North Carolina to James M. born in Guilford County and Caroline Brown born in Randolph County. He was the widower of Nancy E. Adams. He died 27 Aug 1948 of carcinoma of the stomach in High Point Hospital. He lived in Sophia, Randolph County, North Carolina. He was buried 28 Aug 1948 at Marlboro Friends Church in Sophia, Randolph County, North Carolina. The informant was his son, D. L. Brown.

9 "Brown Rites Held Saturday Marlboro Church," (Asheboro) The Courier-Tribune, 30 Aug 1948, p. 1, col. 1;
Funeral services for Madison E. Brown, 74, who died at the home of a son, W. M. Brown, of Randleman, where [sic] held Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at Marlboro Friends church and interment made in the church cemetery.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. E. L. White, High Point, route 3; Mrs. C. F. Davis, Richmond, Va; Mrs. C. W. Briles, Sophia; Mrs P. B. Bowman, Sophia, route 1; five sons, W. M. and D. L. Brown, both of Randleman; Eugene Brown, Asheboro, route 1; Jim Brown, Sophia and John Brown, Randleman, route 2.



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