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Andrew Thomas Brown

12 Jul 1856 – 11 Aug 1949

Birth	12 Jul 1856
Death	11 Aug 1949
Cemetery	Viola Cemetery Viola , Fulton County , Arkansas , USA
Added by	𝒜𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇 𝒩𝒾𝒸𝑜𝓁𝑒 on 17 Jul 2025
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Bio

Andrew T Brown was the son of John Cook Brown also said to be buried in the Viola Arkansas Cemetery and Mary Elizabeth Brown. John Cook Brown was born in 1830 in Tennessee and died in 1911 in Viola, Arkansas. Familiarly know as "Uncle Andy" Andrew T Brown was born in Bedford County Tennessee and came to Fulton County Arkansas with his family as a child. He was married to Melvina Lucinda Williford whose family had moved here from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Both families came to Arkansas at the end of the Civil War. He was a farmer as well as a skilled rock mason. Many landmarks remain in Fulton, Izard and Baxter counties as a tribute to his skills. The best known reminder of Brown's skills are the beautiful rock buildings at Cave City, Arkansas. Rock fences and towering chimneys as well as numerous other structures are scattered over the area, all testifying to the rock masonry skills of Andrew Brown. "Uncle Andy" had a unique talent for making sorghum molasses. After putting it in 50 gallon wooden barrels they shipped it to Oklahoma. At one time he and his son Ed raised a large crop of which they made 1,000 gallons of molasses. Mrs. Gladys Brown Roisland of Portland, Oregon, the only living child of Andrew T Brown arrived in Salem recently to celebrate Fulton County Homecoming Day. This is her first visit since August of 1932. His children were Minnie Brown Cooper, John A Brown, Ed T Brown, Ollie Brown Cooper and Gladys Brown Roisland. Many of his grandchildren are still living in the area including: Gary Cooper Principal of Salem HS. Irene Brown Short of Shorts Store in Salem, Rosco Brown of Jonesboro, Arkansas who serves in the Arkansas Legisture, Wilford Brown of Viola, secretary-treasurer of North Arkansas Electric Co-operative and a daughter-in-law Mrs. Mollie Brown who lives in Viola, Arkansas. Uncle Andy lived to be 94 years old and is buried at Viola, Arkansas.

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Family

Parents

• John Cook "J. C." Brown 1836–1909

Spouse

• Melvina Lucinda Williford Brown 1854–1905 FaG
• Mary Leona Bishop Paschall 1877–1962 FaG
• Augusta Lee Pate Hohmann 1879–1952 FaG

Siblings

• Sarah Isabella "Isabell" Brown Johnson Ford 1854–1915
• Mary Ann "Polly" Brown Sexton 1855–1909
• Frances Ellen "Fannie" Brown Gordon 1859–1937

Children

• Ollie Ann Brown Cooper 1880–1965 FaG
• Edward Thomas Brown 1881–1953 FaG
• John Madison Brown 1885–1966 FaG
• Minnie Lucinda Brown Cooper 1887–1964 FaG

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