Arabella William Brown

(1848-1880)

Story

She married Thomas H. Dickson. They had two children William A. Dickson (b. ca. 1871) and Thomas H. Dickson (1877-1951), who is buried in New Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery. According to the 1870 and 1880 US Federal Censuses her sisters Charlotte A. Brown and Laura H. Brown were living with her and her family in Hillsborough, Orange County, NC. The 1870 US Census indicates that her brother Oliver B. Brown (b. 1846) was also living in the household.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Arabella William Brown was born on February 27, 1848, in North Carolina. She died about 1880.

Places of Residence

• Hillsborough, NC.

Occupations

• Keeping House. In the 1880 US Federal Census, her occupation is listed as keeping house [1].

Relatives

• Parents: William Henry Brown (1809-1865) and Mary Louisa Vasseur (1813-1868).
• Spouse: Thomas Dickson, married on November 19, 1869 [2].
• 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).
  • seven sisters, Charlotte Ann Brown (1838-1880)  [2], Laura H. Brown (1840-1915) , Mary Jane Brown (1834-1906), Louisa Brown (b. 1834), Julia Frances Brown (1842-1925), Lucy Rebecca Brown (1844-1907) and Olivia Bosanquit Brown (1845-1911).
• Other: Margaret Parthenia Evelyn Hooker  (sister-in-law, 1839-1923).

References

1. Census Records.
2. Vasseur-Brown Family Chart. From the Vasseur-Brown Bible. Information donated by Mrs. H. E. Hayes.