Frances May ABNEY
F, b. 25 June 1880, d. 9 June 1963
Frances May ABNEY|b. 25 Jun 1880\nd. 9 Jun 1963|p16.htm|Samuel ABNEY IV|b. 10 Sep 1835\nd. 12 Feb 1917|p24.htm|Martha Anne WALKER|b. 25 Oct 1845\nd. 25 May 1922|p25.htm|Thomas H. ABNEY|b. 1795\nd. 17 Jan 1870|p39.htm|Mary A. Gosden|b. 30 Mar 1793\nd. 3 Apr 1848|p40.htm|William WALKER|b. 3 Mar 1812\nd. 28 Jan 1891|p35.htm|Sarah V. SHELTON|b. 7 Mar 1827\nd. 20 Sep 1874|p36.htm|
Relationship=Grandmother of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
- Charts
- Author's Pedigree Chart
May Abney Brown
Frances May ABNEY was born on 25 June 1880 in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama, daughter of Samuel ABNEY IV and Martha Anne WALKER.1,2,3 Frances was also known as Fannie Mae.
Frances May ABNEY appeared on a census, enumerated 1 June 1900, in the household of Samuel ABNEY IV and Martha Anne WALKER in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama.4
Fannie Mae ABNEY was educated in Alabama Girls' Industrial School, Montevallo, Alabama, between 1903 and 1904. This school later became the University of Montevallo.5
Frances married Francis Horatio BROWN, son of Waymon Leggett BROWN and Fereby Jane CHISM, on 3 January 1906 in her parent's parlor, Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama. They met while Rasch was working in Mahan's Store.2
Frances May ABNEY and Francis Horatio BROWN appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 15 April 1910 in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama. The household was listed as Francis H. Brown, age 36, farmer; wife Frances M., age 25; and daughter Frances D., age 3. The couple had been married four years and had one child. They lived in Maplesville on the Montgomery Road, two houses away from James D. Haggard.6
Frances May ABNEY and Francis Horatio BROWN appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 9 January 1920 in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama. The household was listed as Francis H. Brown, age 47, farmer; wife Francis M., age 37; daughter Francis D., age 13; son Thomas A., age 9; son John K., age 5; son Frank B., age 1 year 11 months; and father Waymon L. Brown, age 82, a widower.7
May was a charter member of the Maplesville Order of the Eastern Star, Clara Sue Chapter #308, which was organized 22 Nov 1922.8
Frances May ABNEY died on 9 June 1963 in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama, at age 82. She was buried in the Abney Family Cemetery.
Last Edited=13 Oct 2008
Children of Frances May ABNEY and Francis Horatio BROWN
- Dorothy May BROWN b. 15 Nov 1906, d. 15 Dec 1995
- Thomas Hamilton Abney BROWN+ b. 31 Aug 1910, d. 26 May 2008
- John Kennedy BROWN+ b. 14 Jul 1914, d. 3 Jun 1995
- Frank Britton BROWN b. 20 Jan 1918, d. 28 Feb 2003
- Francis Horatio BROWN II+ b. 9 Apr 1920, d. 2 Feb 1991
- George Knight BROWN
Citations
- [S11] , Tombstone Inscription, Author's Personal Collection, Prattville, Alabama.
- [S276] Edgefield Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society, ABCDs of Edgefield, Samuel Abney IV Bible, pg. 114.
- [S653] Samuel Abney Bible.
- [S103] 1900 U. S. Census, Chilton County, Alabama, Sam Abney household #173, pg. 128A, Maplesville, Precinct 7, Vol. 10, ED 31, Sheet 10, Line 19.
- [S591] Amy D. Minor, "Enrollment Records," e-mail to John K. Brown, 14 August 2006, Attended as Fannie Mae Abney 1903 thru 1904.
- [S262] 1910 U. S. Census, Chilton County, Alabama, Francis H. Brown household #104, Vol.16, ED 48, Sheet 6.
- [S138] 1920 U. S. Census, Chilton County, Alabama, Francis H. Brown household #90, Vol. 12, ED 53, Sheet 5, Line 66, Macedonia Precinct 14, 9 Jan 1920.
- [S218] Lorene LeCroy and Blanche Dennis, Maplesville, pg. 138.
Information on this site has been gathered over many years from many sources. Although great care has been taken, inaccuracies may exist.