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The Brown Family - Part I

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Mathew Brown and Hannah Okey were both natives of Ohio and remainder there until 1866. At that time, they moved to southwest Polk County, Missouri and in 1869 came to Fulton County, Arkansas, and bought a farm for $2,000.00 in what is now called Vidette, Arkansas. This farm was sold to his son, Stephen, three years later and he bought a different farm on the Big North Fork on the White River in Baxter County, Arkansas (it was where Mountain Home now stands). Nine children were born to this couple with eight living to adulthood.

  • Stephen A. Brown married
  • Edward Brown married Margaret Clagge (both buried Fluty)
  • Catherine Brown married ? Hughes and Theodore Whitaker (both buried fluty)
  • Asa R. Brown married
  • Nancy Brown married
  • Mary A. Brown married Huston J Thompson (both buried Fluty)
  • Jennie D. Brown married
  • Josephine Brown married

    Go to the Brown Family Genealogy

    Mathew Brown Headstone

    The full inscription reads:

    CAPT. MATHEW BROWN
    Co. F. O. V. I.
    BORN
    Mar. 12, 1818
    DI__
    (broken off)

    See closeup of Mathew's headstone and a photo of his footstone marker here.

    A large masonic lodge emblem appears as a design at the top of the marker. This stone measures 28 1/2"H x 14 3/4"W x 2"D and is of sandstone.

    It is located near the center of the cemetery near the large walnut trees. Graves nearby include the Flutys, Thompsons, Wells and Browns. To the left of Mathew's grave is his wife, Hannah's, and to the right are several fieldstone markers.

    Mathew Brown Military Marker

    The full inscription reads:

    Matthew Brown
    CAPT CO F 116 OHIO INF
    CIVIL WAR
    MAR 12 1818 . APR 10 1876

    Hannah Okey Brown Headstone

    The full inscription reads:

    HANNAH
    WIFE OF
    MATHEW BROWN
    BORN
    July 30, 1819
    DIED
    Mar. 25, 1896

    See a closeup of Hannah's headstone and a photo of her footstone by clicking here.

    The decorative element of this marker (at the top, center) is the figure of a woman's hand clasping a man's hand. This stone measures "H x "W x "D and is of sandstone.

    It is located near the center of the cemetery near the large walnut trees. Graves nearby include the Flutys, Thompsons, Wells and Browns. To the left of Hannah's grave is that of Charley Thompson and to the right is her husband, Mathew Brown.

    Go to the Brown Family - Part II.