Oscar Alexander Brown was my great-grandfather as well. Oscar
Harmon was my grandfather.
James
Madison Brown (Jim
Matt), b. Mar 3, 1835, d. Jun 21, 1919, married Margaret
Dorsey, b. Jun 13, 1836 in
Georgia (supposedly). She was the 3rd of his four wives. I haven't got much info on her but plan to continue researching her. There was a
Dorsey Creek and a
Dorsey Cemetary in
Titus County.
James
Madison Brown's father was Dr. Alexander Brown, b. April 12, 1803, in
South Carolina,d. Aug. 26, 1875 in
Titus County, his mother was Sarah H. Marshall, b. Nov. 27, 1802 in
South Carolina, d. Dec. 10, 1889 in
Titus County.
Alexander Brown's father was John Brown, b. 1784 in
Charleston or Ireland (?), his mother was Anna Lahney
Anderson, b. 1779 in
Virginia. I got that info from another cousin who has more info on the family than I ever thought possible. I have been unable to go back any further. Check out website on
Pettis County Pioneers.