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Descendants of Henry Castles

Generation No. 1

1. HENRY² CASTLES (JOHN¹) was born December 11, 1797 in Ireland, and died December 06, 1870 in Fairfield District, SC. He married (1) MARGARET STERLING. She was born February 24, 1797 in Ireland, and died November 23, 1856 in Fairfield District, SC. He married (2) HARRIET BROOM July 1858. She died 1862. He married (3) TARZEY ELIZABETH RUSSELL 1862. She was born 1839, and died 1910.

Notes for HENRY CASTLES:
The Castles followed the Montgomery family to Mississippi in the 1830's and worked on the Montgomery dairy farm at first. They saved their money and bought land near Sessums, Oktibbeha Co. Mississippi, where they own land today. There was a long association with the Bell, Castles, Montgomery, Watt and Reynolds families in South Carolina.

More About HENRY CASTLES:
Burial: New Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery-Fairfield , SC

Children of HENRY CASTLES and MARGARET STERLING are:

2.	i.	JAMES ROBINSON³ CASTLES, b. 1829; d. 1878.
	ii.	JOHN STERLING CASTLES.
	iii.	WILLIAM LYLE CASTLES.
	iv.	HENRY CARSON CASTLES, b. March 01, 1829.
	v.	SARAH CASTLES CASTLES.
	vi.	MARGARET CASTLES.
	vii.	EBENEZERPRESSLEY CASTLES.
	viii.	THOMAS L. CASTLES.

Children of HENRY CASTLES and HARRIET BROOM are:

	ix.		LAURA H.³ CASTLES, b. June 01, 1859.
	x.		CALVIN CASTLES, b. November 1860.
	xi.		HARRIET CATHERINE CASTLES.

Children of HENRY CASTLES and TARZEY RUSSELL are:

	xii.		CHARLES³ CASTLES, b. 1863.
	xiii.		SAMUEL FRANKLIN CASTLES, b. June 26, 1864, Smyrna, Chester Co. SC.
	xiv.		UNKNOWN CASTLES.

Generation No. 2

2. JAMES ROBINSON³ CASTLES (HENRY², JOHN¹) was born 1829, and died 1878. He married MARTHA JANE WATT, daughter of JAMES WATT and MARGARET BELL. She was born 1823, and died 1911.

Children of JAMES CASTLES and MARTHA WATT are:

3.	i.	MARGARET JANE⁴ CASTLES, b. March 07, 1850, Fairfield SC; d. August 07, 1927, Rock Hill SC.
	ii.	FANNIE CASTLES.
	iii.	WILLIAM CASTLES.
	iv.	ALICE CASTLES.
	v.	JAMES CASTLES.

Generation No. 3

3. MARGARET JANE⁴ CASTLES (JAMES ROBINSON³, HENRY², JOHN¹) was born March 07, 1850 in Fairfield SC, and died August 07, 1927 in Rock Hill SC. She married ROBERT LAWSON BROWN November 17, 1890, son of ROBERT BROWN and MARY BROWN. He was born October 17, 1848 in York Co. SC, and died February 13, 1922 in Rock Hill, SC.

More About ROBERT LAWSON BROWN:
Burial: Laurelwood Cemetery Rock Hill, SC

Children of MARGARET CASTLES and ROBERT BROWN are:

4.	i.	JOHN JACKSON⁵ BROWN, b. May 15, 1873, York Co. SC; d. July 15, 1936, Rock Hill, York, SC.
5.	ii.	REV. JAMES CASTLES BROWN, b. January 05, 1875.
	iii.	LARRY WILSON BROWN.

More About LARRY WILSON BROWN:
Occupation: Presbyterian Minister

iv.

FRANCES INEZ BROWN, b. December 22, 1878.

More About FRANCES INEZ BROWN:
Education: Winthrop College
Husband (Facts Pg): Moody
Occupation: Teacher

MATTIE ANOLIA BROWN, b. June 08, 1887.

More About MATTIE ANOLIA BROWN:
Child: Albert
Education: Winthrop College
Husband (Facts Pg): Williams- Divorced

vi.

ESQ. THOMAS CLANTON BROWN, b. August 30, 1889.

More About ESQ. THOMAS CLANTON BROWN:
Education: Presbyterian College, SDeminary and LAw School Columbia
Occupation: Lawyer
Wife (Facts Pg): Ramell Sims

vii.

MARY FLORENCE BROWN, b. July 15, 1893.

More About MARY FLORENCE BROWN:
Husband (Facts Pg): J.T. Horton
Occupation: Teacher

	viii.		ROY GRADY BROWN, b. September 29, 1896.
	ix.		HENRY CLARENCE BROWN, b. 1875, York Co. sC; d. September 17, 1883.

More About HENRY CLARENCE BROWN:
Burial: Beersheba Cemetery, York SC

	x.		WILLIAM CLIFF BROWN, b. December 04, 1880; d. December 18, 1883.
	xi.		INFANT BROWN, b. October 21, 1891; d. October 21, 1891.
	xii.		LOWRY MCALLISON BROWN, b. March 04, 1877.
	xiii.		ROBERT CLAUDE BROWN, b. February 18, 1883; d. November 16, 1886.
	xiv.		WILLIAM WATT BROWN, b. February 28, 1885; d. June 23, 1886.

Generation No. 4

4. JOHN JACKSON⁵ BROWN (MARGARET JANE⁴ CASTLES, JAMES ROBINSON³, HENRY², JOHN¹) was born May 15, 1873 in York Co. SC, and died July 15, 1936 in Rock Hill, York, SC. He married MYRTIE ESTELLE GRADY October 23, 1907 in Kenly, Duplin Co NC, daughter of JAMES GRADY and MARY GRADY. She was born May 27, 1882 in Duplin Co. NC, and died July 28, 1972 in Rock Hill, SC.

Notes for JOHN JACKSON BROWN:
John Jackson was a very industrious and frugal man. He owned a farm not far from his home and raise much of the family food as well as several cash crops. He built and owned several rental propertied in the Rock Hill SC area. He was able to educate all of his children on a meager minister's salary- three achieved Doctoral Degrees. He was adamant that his daughters be as well educated as his sons. He felt that a woman needed a good education the properly bring up her children even if she never worked. He was a tall, sandy redhead and very athletic. His children had great respect for him and and his household was a happy and secure one for the family. His wife was 10 years younger than he was and she was totally dependant on him. He did most of the shopping and all of the money managing. The entire family was very close all through their lives and all had a quick sense of humor. He died of Stomach cancer at the age of 65, when my father, Wilmot, was in college.

More About JOHN JACKSON BROWN:
Burial: Rock Hill, SC - Ebenezer
Education: Private Prep School- Newton- SC
Husband (Facts Pg): D.C. Moody
Occupation: Home Missions Minister Ffishing Creek Pressbyterian CHurch and Van Wych CHurch- Ebenezer, SC

Notes for MYRTIE ESTELLE GRADY:
Myrtie was the daughter of a Doctor and she remembers riding in her father's buggy to visit patients. He mother died when she was a baby and her father died when she was 12 years old. Her half brothers from her father's first marriage took over her care at her father's death. She remain very close to these two brothers- Edgar Grady a pharmacist and owner of a General Store in Seven Springs, NC and Dr James Calhoun Grady of Kenley NC.
Myrtie was a talented musician and several of her children were quite musical and able to play violin and organ by ear.
During the summers she helped with the Home Missions Conferences in the Blue Ridge and Great Smokey Mountains, directing the music programs and teaching classes to the children. There is where she met her future husband The Rev. John J. Brown.

More About MYRTIE ESTELLE GRADY:
Education: Southern Pressbyterian Seminary and Conservatory of Music at Red Springs, NS

Children of JOHN BROWN and MYRTIE GRADY are:

6.	i.	ROBERT WILMOT⁶ BROWN, b. February 07, 1916, Rock Hill, SC; d. September 22, 1982, Lynchburg. Va.
7.	ii.	CARL FRASER BROWN, SR., b. January 25, 1910; d. Aft. 2000.
8.	iii.	JOHN JACKSON BROWN,JR, b. March 09, 1911; d. 1976.
9.	iv.	ALTON GRADY BROWN, b. January 27, 1913; d. Aft. 2000.
	v.	HENRY DEWITT BROWN, b. December 15, 1919.

More About HENRY DEWITT BROWN:
Medical Information: Died as an infant of dehydration following a childhood disease.

vi.

MARGARET LUCILLE BROWN, b. October 08, 1908; m. JAMES HEMPHILL MCDANIEL.

Notes for MARGARET LUCILLE BROWN:
no children

More About MARGARET LUCILLE BROWN:
Education: Winthrop College
Husband (Facts Pg): James Hemphill McDaniel
Occupation: Teacher

10.	vii.		MYRTIE ESTELLE BROWN, b. April 04, 1921.
11.	viii.		RALPH CURTIS BROWN, b. February 03, 1924, Rock Hill, SC.