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Descendants of William Bell, Sr

9. JOHN JACKSON⁷ BROWN (MARGARET JANE⁶ CASTLES, MARTHA JANE⁵ WATT, MARGARET⁴ BELL, JAMES M.³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) 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:

11.	i.	ROBERT WILMOT⁸ BROWN, b. February 07, 1916, Rock Hill, SC; d. September 22, 1982, Lynchburg. Va.
12.	ii.	CARL FRASER BROWN, SR., b. January 25, 1910; d. Aft. 2000.
13.	iii.	JOHN JACKSON BROWN,JR, b. March 09, 1911; d. 1976.
14.	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

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

10. REV. JAMES CASTLES⁷ BROWN (MARGARET JANE⁶ CASTLES, MARTHA JANE⁵ WATT, MARGARET⁴ BELL, JAMES M.³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born January 05, 1875.

More About REV. JAMES CASTLES BROWN:
Child: Alma Brown (Jennings)
Occupation: Presbyterian Minister

Child of REV. JAMES CASTLES BROWN is:

ALMA⁸ BROWN.

Generation No. 8

11. ROBERT WILMOT⁸ BROWN (JOHN JACKSON⁷, MARGARET JANE⁶ CASTLES, MARTHA JANE⁵ WATT, MARGARET⁴ BELL, JAMES M.³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born February 07, 1916 in Rock Hill, SC, and died September 22, 1982 in Lynchburg. Va. He married WANDA UNETA SPENCER April 19, 1941 in Washington, DC, daughter of JOHN SPENCER and LETETIA WOMELDORF. She was born February 03, 1917 in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Notes for ROBERT WILMOT BROWN:
Robert Wilmot was called Wilmot by his family. He attended the University of SC. He had very fond memories of working on the Cog Railroad at Mt Washington in New Hampshire during a summer while in College. He began to study law while working in Washington D. C. but the war interrupted his plan.
Wilmot, called "Brownie' by close friends, had a great love of family, the Presbyterian Church, and the outdoors. After marrying he was working for the National Aeronautical Association as a chief purchasing agent, this was later to become NASA. He was drafted during WWII and served in the Navy primarily in California, organizing supply warehouses. He returned and wanted to leave the busy D.C. area. At that time by his father in law needed someone to take over his businesses in Lynchburg, Va. ie Lynchburg Storage CO and J.K. Spencer Construction Company, since he was moving to Lexington VA. Wilmot and Wanda moved to Lynchburg in 1948 and remained there. Eventually, Wilmot purchased both businesses from the J.K. Spencer family.

More About ROBERT WILMOT BROWN:
Burial: Lynchburg Va - Spring Hill Cemetery
Education: University of South Carolina

Notes for WANDA UNETA SPENCER:
Wanda was a very talented artist, flower arranger and seamstress. She was always curious about the world and always expanding her wealth of knowledge. She enjoyed playing bridge.

More About WANDA UNETA SPENCER:
Occupation: teacher - High School Chemistry

Children of ROBERT BROWN and WANDA SPENCER are:

17.	i.	CAROLYN SPENCER⁹ BROWN, b. June 04, 1943, Alexandria, Va.
18.	ii.	ROBERT WILMOT BROWN, JR, b. August 29, 1947.
19.	iii.	DONALD GRADY BROWN, b. November 04, 1949.

12. CARL FRASER⁸ BROWN, SR. (JOHN JACKSON⁷, MARGARET JANE⁶ CASTLES, MARTHA JANE⁵ WATT, MARGARET⁴ BELL, JAMES M.³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born January 25, 1910, and died Aft. 2000. He married IONE MYERS.

Notes for CARL FRASER BROWN, SR.:
Carl was the author of many childrens book design to help with phonic and reading diabilities. This was his area of expertise. He was the Chair of the Graduate School of Education at UNC Chapel Hill, NC.

More About CARL FRASER BROWN, SR.:
Children: Carl Fraser, JR; Rodney; Mack Henry
Education: University of South Carolina; PHD in Education from UNC Chapel Hill
Occupation: Chairman of theSchool of Education UNC Chapel Hill; Professor and Author of several books
Wife (Facts Pg): Ione Myers

Children of CARL BROWN and IONE MYERS are:

	i.		RODNEY⁹ BROWN.
	ii.		MACK HENRY BROWN.
	iii.		CARL FRAZIER BROWN, JR.

Notes for CARL FRAZIER BROWN, JR:
Carl Frazier developed Schizophrenia at about 20 yar of age, He died in a car crash at about 25.

13. JOHN JACKSON⁸ BROWN,JR (JOHN JACKSON⁷, MARGARET JANE⁶ CASTLES, MARTHA JANE⁵ WATT, MARGARET⁴ BELL, JAMES M.³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born March 09, 1911, and died 1976. He married MARGARET FAIX. She was born in Delaware.

More About JOHN JACKSON BROWN,JR:
Children: Constance. Larry Wayne, Barbara, John Jackson III; Winefred
Education: Univ. of SC; Columbia Seminary and Graduate degree in Sociology Columbia University - NYC;
Occupation: Presbyterian Minister
Wife (Facts Pg): Margaret Faix of Delaware

Children of JOHN BROWN and MARGARET FAIX are:

CONSTANCE⁹ BROWN, b. June 1943; m. LARRY STERNER.

Notes for CONSTANCE BROWN:
Connie is the mother of two sons. She graduated from Queen's College in Charlotte NC and after raising her two sons she returned to Seminary and became a Methodist minister in Ohio where her husbabd worked for Caterpiller Corp. Retired to the Jersey shore where her in laws were living.

More About CONSTANCE BROWN:
Medical Information: Has Addison's Disease

ii.

LARRY WAYNE BROWN.

Notes for LARRY WAYNE BROWN:
Graduate of Princeton University. Unmarried

iii.

BARBARA BROWN, m. UNKNOW LEIN.

More About BARBARA BROWN:
Medical Information: Died of Breast Cancer, like her mother Margaret Faix, when she was in her late 30's; leaving 4 children

iv.

WINIFRED BROWN.

Notes for WINIFRED BROWN:
WIndy was an opera singer who sang throughout Europe with several of the Metropolitan troops. She was a graduate of Wocester College.

JOHN JACKSON BROWN III, m. UNKNOWN.

Notes for JOHN JACKSON BROWN III:
Greaduate of Presbyterian College, SC and at one time ran a music store in New York City. After having a child he moved to the suburba of New York City.