Lucy Rebecca Brown

(1844-1907)

Story

Lucy R. Brown (1844-1907) was the second wife of William  "Brown"  Gordon (1823-1884). Together he and Lucy R. Brown were the parents of 5 children: Ida V. Gordon (1863-1941); Ellen Frances Gordon (1865-1926); Henrietta Brown Gordon (1867-1942); Henry Brown Gordon (1867- ); and William B. Gordon (1869-1929). William  "Brown"  Gordon, who was born in Milton, Caswell County, NC, and his first wife Mary Frances Hamlett (1821-1850) were the parents of 5 children.

A search of Find A Grave and three Ancestry.com public member trees did not list a burial site. Her husband William  "Brown"  Gordon was buried in the Hillsborough Town Cemetery, Orange County, NC [1] [2].

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Lucy Rebecca Brown was born on June 24, 1844, in Orange County, NC. She died on January 1, 1907.

Relatives

• Parents: William Henry Brown (1809-1865) and Mary Louisa Vasseur (1813-1868).
• Spouse: W. B. Gordon, married on December 16, 1861 [3].
• Maternal grandparents: Toussaint Vasseur (d. 1815) and Charlotte Ann Layssard (d. 1856).
• Siblings:
  • seven brothers, Henry Nicholas Brown, [Sr.] (1831-1908), Ferdinand Brown (1833-1836), Morry J Brown (b. 1835), William Pearmain Brown (1836-1837), Oliver B. Brown (1846-1870), Edwin Lewis Brown, [Sr.] (1850-1919) and Leigh Olin Brown (1856-1932).
  • nine sisters, Charlotte Ann Brown (1838-1880) , Laura H. Brown (1840-1915) , Mary Jane Brown (1834-1906), Louisa Brown (b. 1834), Julia Frances Brown (1842-1925), Lucy Rebecca Brown (1844-1907), Lucy Rebecca Brown (1844-1907), Olivia Bosanquit Brown (1845-1911) and Arabella William Brown (1848-1880).

References

1. http://www.findagrave.com/
2. Ancestry.com.
3. Vasseur-Brown Family Chart. From the Vasseur-Brown Bible. Information donated by Mrs. H. E. Hayes.