Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Family Group Records B
William Thompson Brown
- William Thompson Brown.
- Name also appears as William Thomas and W.T.
- Born 30 Apr 1819, Virginia.
- Died 19 Dec 1880, Muhlenberg County.
- Buried Vincent Cemetery, north of Greenville, Kentucky, on the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Training Site.
Parents
- Father Nathaniel Brown.
- Mother Mary Artimissa McElvain.
Spouse
- Married Elizabeth Forehand, about 1840.
Their grave is surrounded by a wrought-iron fence (about two feet high) with a locked gate. Family lore is the gate was to be locked and the key thrown away after they were both buried.
Children
- Samuel Brown.
- James Harrison “Blackie” Brown. Born 2 Apr 1844. Died 29 Nov 1936, Muhlenberg County. Married America J. McDonald, 26 Oct 1865, Muhlenberg County.
- Delila Brown. Born about 1847. Married Charles T. Metzker, 28 Oct 1869, Muhlenberg County.
- Julietta E. Brown. Born 24 Apr 1848, Muhlenberg County. Died 29 Nov 1892, Muhlenberg County. Married Hiram E. Reno, 15 Apr 1872, Muhlenberg County.
- Mary Susan Brown. Born 15 Dec 1851, Muhlenberg County. Died 26 Feb 1918, Muhlenberg County. Married J.F. Jarvis, 15 Jan 1874, Muhlenberg County.
- Lucy Brown. Born about 1854, Muhlenberg County. Married William Franklin Tyson, 24 Oct 1875, Muhlenberg County.
- Temperance Brown. Born 20 July 1855, Muhlenberg County. Died 15 Jan 1887, Muhlenberg County. Married Milton Haines Capps, 20 Dec 1877, Muhlenberg County.
- Frances Brown. Born 15 Mar 1858, Muhlenberg County. Died Nov 1901, Muhlenberg County. Married Milton Haines Capps, 14 June 1887, Muhlenberg County.
- William M. Thompson Brown. Born 3 Aug 1860, Muhlenberg County. Died 21 Dec 1925, Anadarko, Oklahoma. Married Berchia A. Calvert, 12 Nov 1884, Central City, Muhlenberg County.
- Nathaniel B. Brown.
Documents
- Muhlenberg County Will Book 4, p.30.
Contributed by JP Johnson.
Updated April 13, 2025.