The Brown Family Genealogy
This is Teresa’s side of the family. Actually, her genealogy includes the Munsell,
Buchanan, Bird, Casner, Cleveland,
Hooper, Coffey, Dollar, Gallaway, Rozell, and Shipp Families and more. Every
year, I find more.
Her
direct ancestors were among the original pioneers of the South and West. They served as officers and soldiers in the American
Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War (Confederacy), World War One, and Korea.
They
served as Georgia State Senator (Thomas Gilbert),
Justice of the Peace (William
Riley Brown), Wood County Commissioner, and County Sheriff
(Peter Rozell).
The
Casner Family was among the original settlers
in Texas and
was part of Stephen F. Austin’s founding colony. Several were Texas Rangers. They fought in the Texas Revolution and were
awarded large land grants in Texas
for their service.
The
first documented case of “Road Rage” in America involved a Munsell
ancestor. During the American
Revolution, Jacob Munsell was riding his horse drawn buggy on a one lane
path when an approaching carriage insisted he move over and yield. He got into a shouting match with the driver
as he felt he had as much right to the road as the carriage did. Jacob yielded only after an appeal by the
carriage’s passenger, General George Washington. Even back then, we always seemed to piss off
the wrong people! Our direct line fought against the British crown in the
English Civil War (lost) and again in the American Revolution (won), against
the Mexicans in the Texas Revolution (won), against the Union
in the US Civil War (lost). 2-2 against
authority.
Cleveland
County North Carolina is named for a great uncle, Col. Benjamin Cleveland, commander of the
victorious American Forces at the Battle of King’s Mountain.
We can
also claim a distant relationship to President
Grover Cleveland. In the late 1600s,
part of the Cleveland family stayed in the north
(and gave rise to President Cleveland) and another part of the Cleveland
family migrated south (and gave rise to us).
We
have a documented common ancestor with
President Harry Truman
The
chart below is just the beginning. Our
ancestors go back to the 1500s.
To
explore the family, just click on a link!
To
Cleveland, Hooper, Gilbert To
Rozell, TO Dollar, TO
Casner Family
Setzler family Galloway
