Family Group Sheet


Name Andrew J. Brown
Birth abt 1840, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death aft 1910
Father Isaac Brown (~1817-)
Mother Mary Ann "Polly" Adkins (~1814-)
Other spouses Malissa Melvina Adkins
Marriage abt 1907, prob. Elliott Co., Kentucky
Spouse Martha Ann Riddle, GGG Grandmother
Birth 14 Aug 1839, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death aft 1910, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Burial Black-Trent Cemetery, Trent Ridge, Rowan Co., Ky
Father John William Riddle (~1808->1887)
Mother Mary Adeline Myers (1810->1887)
Other spouses William M. Day
John Bailey Clark, GGG Grandfather
John A. Black
Notes for Martha Ann Riddle
Jesse Petitt bible record1 gives 14 Aug 1839 for the birthdates of Martha Riddle and Mary Susan Riddle.

Double stone in Black-Trent cemetery on Trent Ridge says "John A Black 1831 - : Martha A Ridle Black 1840 - " (The death dates were never filled in.)
Census
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, records with the family of Willie Black:
Martha Black, mother, widow, b. Aug 40, age 59.

1910 census of Rowan Co., Hoggtown precinct, records as family #99:
Brown, Andrew, 69; Martha, 70; married 3 years, third marriage for both, Martha mother of 7 children, 4 living; Black, Sarah B., granddaughter, 14.

Sarah B. Black is the daughter of Willie Black and Letha Conn, so she is really a step-granddaughter to Andrew Brown, but the enumerator left off "step" a lot. Thus, Martha must be Martha Ann Riddle, Willie's mother, since Sarah's other grandmother, Letha's mother, was named Angeline. The age and number of childen are right, of whom 4 - Leander, Mary, Willie, and Martha Ann - were living in 1910. The marriage was probably in Elliott Co., because there is no marriage record for Andrew Brown in Rowan Co. in 1906-1908. (It would be the fourth marriage for Martha, but she probably didn't count the one to William Day that only lasted a week.)

I could not find a death certificate for a Martha Brown of the right age.
Last Modified 29 May 2002 Created 30 Jun 2002 by Reunion for Macintosh