Brawner Family Genealogy

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Brawner Family Genealogy

I. Dozier Brawner is the first of the family of whom we have any

record, He and his wife, Jennie, last name unknown, came from

Virginia after the War of 1812, Dozier and Jennie Brawner

were the parents of :

2. John Brawner, who went to West Tennessee;

2 Jerry Brawner, the ancestor of many of the living Brawner's

in Macon and surrounding counties;

2 Henry Brawner, who married Miss Polly Gammon, the

daughter of James Gammon;

2. Meredith Brawner, supposed to have married ____________

        Witcher;
    2. Betsy Brawner, married John Gammon, a brother of Polly
      Gammon, wife of Henry Brawner;

2. Billie Brawner, of whom we have no record whatever.

(Cal's Corner, Macon County Times, 8/3/50)

2. Brawner, John who went to West TN.

3. Brawner, Jerry, md Mary Dickson

4 Brawner, Rachel

4 Brawner, Tom

4 Brawner, Jim

4 Brawner, Mary, md Norman McDuffee.

2. Brawner, Jeremiah M. "Jerry", born 1800/02 in VA;

age 48 in 1850 Macon County Census; age 70 in 1870

Census; died 24 Apr 1895 in Macon County, TN; married

(1) unknown (2) Sarah "Sallie" Shrum. He enlisted at

Columbia, TN on 15 Nov 1861 in Co I of the 9^th

Regiment KY Inf. Jeremiah in the 1850 Census of
Macon County, age listed as 48; wife Sarah's age listed as

28. His mother Jane Brawner is living in the household

also. He had several children in the home. Jeremiah and

Sarah Shrum had daughter and a son. Children are:

3. Brawner, Nancy, b 1835 TN; age 15, md (1) Ed Shrum.

They had a daughter: Nancy md (2) John Garrett .

4. Shrum, Malvina, born 1868, age 2 in the 1870 Macon

County Census. She md Tom Brawner. They had several

children.

3. Brawner, William, went to Illinois.

3. Brawner, Elizabeth "Betsy", never married.

3. Brawner, Matilda, born around 1840 in what is now Macon
County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Jeremiah and

Sarah Shrum Brawner. The 1860 Macon County, Tennessee

Census showed them living in their own household. It was at

that time that Stephen Jeremiah Dixon was 30 years of age

and Matilda was 20 years old. In 1860 the family was noted

living in the Civil District 7 of Smith County, Tennessee. On

19 Oct 1861for a period of 12 months at Hartsville,

Tennessee. He was assigned to serve with Co E. 22^nd

(Barteau's) Calvary Confederate Army. He was a prisoner of

war from 31 Mar 1863 until 11 Aug 1863. After this time

Stephen Jeremiah Dixon was paroled at McMinnville, TN.

The 1880 Macon County, Tennessee Census showed that

Stephen Jeremiah and Matilda were living in Civil District 10

of Macon County, TN. Matilda passed away around 1885 in

Macon County, TN during a house fire. Stephen Jeremiah

Dixon passed away around 1890. They are both buried at

the Barnfield/Shrum Cemetery in the Civil District 4 of

Macon County, TN. The following are the known children

of Stephen Jeremiah and Matilda Brawner Dixon:

          4. Martha Sarah "Bit" Dixon, born 1 Jan 1856. She was
            married 3 times (a) Barton Carter, (b) William Carter and
            (c) James Butler. She passed away on 3 Mar 1943 at Civil
              District 14 of Sumner County, TN. She was buried on

4 Mar 1943 at Bethpage Cemetery in Sumner County, TN.
(Source-Tennessee Death Certificate.)

         4. Mary Frances "Fanny" Dixon, born 5 July 1864 in Macon
              County, TN. She was married to Samuel Sullivan. She passed
            away on 19 Nov 1945 Bethpage, Sumner County, TN. She
            was bur on 20 Nov 1945 at the Bethpage Cemetery in
            Sumner County, TN. (Source-Tennessee Death Certificate)

         4. Lavina Belle "Belle" Dixon, born 10 Feb 1866 in Macon
             County, TN; died 25 May 1939 in Macon County, TN.; md
           (a) John Shrum (b) Thomas Andrews. She was buried at the
           Barnfield/Shrum Cemetery in Macon County, TN.
           (Source-Tennessee Death Certificate)

        4. Lucinda Jane Dixon, born 17 June 1869 in Macon County,
        TN; died 2 Feb 1938 in Robertson County, TN.; married
          2 Oct 1897 in Smith County, TN., Richard Andrews. She was
            buried in the Barnfield/Shrum Cemetery in Macon County,
            TN.(Source- Tennessee Death Certificate.)

          4. Jeremiah Richard Dixon, born 15 Feb 1870 in Macon
          County, TN; died 23 Jul 1958 in Robertson County, TN;
            married Sarah Jane Gregory. He was buried in the

Providence Cemetery in Simpson County, KY.

4. Marinda Ellen "Ren" Dixon, born on 5 May 1874 in Macon
County, TN; died 17 Dec 1943 at Sumner County,

Tennessee; married Benjamin Moses Gregory. She was

buried 20 Dec 1943 at the Old Bush Cemetery in Sumner

County, TN. (Source-Tennessee Death Certificate.)

3. Brawner, Sarah Rebecca, D/O of Jeremiah and Sarah Shrum
     Brawner. She was born around May 1843. She left Macon County,
     Tn. before the Civil War to Missouri with her husband, John Willis.
     Family tradition says that her husband died in that war and she
     came back with a child on her hip. Sarah Rebecca was living in her
     parent's household (Jeremiah and Sarah Brawner) in 1850. In the
     1860 Macon County, Tn. census she was married and living with
      her husband, John Willis. In 1869, there was a lawsuit noted in
     Macon County, Tn. that involved her oldest daughter and her
     (listed as a Highlett). This lawsuit was over the land of Martha's
     grandfather, Andrew Willis and listed her daughter, Martha Jane
     Willis, as the only child of John Willis. The 1870 census, it is
     unknown where she is. She was noted in the Macon County, Tn
     census in 1880, 1900 as Sarah Rebecca Shrum and in the 1910
     census as Sarah E. Shrum. The 1900 and 1910 censuses listed her
     as a widow with having 7 children. Family tradition also says that
     she was married a total of 3 times. Once to John Willis, a Hightower
     (or Highlett) and then to a Shrum.

3. Brawner, John, age 31, born 1819 in TN; md (1) Matilda Shrum,
age 30, born 1820 in TN. Their children as listed in the 1850
Macon County Census:

4. Brawner, Charles R. age 9, born 1841;

4. Brawner, Sarah A., age 8, born 1842.

4. . Brawner, John H., age 7, born 3 Mar 1842; d 8 June 1902;

md Matilda Gregory, b 9 Aug 1846; d 29 Apr 1922. Four

children listed in the 1870 census of Macon County, TN; and

four more children listed in 1880 Census:

5. Brawner, Sarah F., age 6, born 1864.

5. Brawner, Hanta Ada, age 5, born 1865,

5. Brawner, John L., age 2, born 1868

5. Brawner, George R., age 1, born 1869

5. Brawner, Peyton A., age 9, in 1880 census, b 1871?

5. Brawner, Charles F (Franklin)., age 5, b 1875; md Maggie
Uhles. Some of their children are known:

6-. Vadie Brawner, md _______Eller.

6. Pervie Brawner, md _________Ford.

6. Brawner, John Clemons

6. Brawner, Arnett

6. Brawner, Orphie

                6. Brawner, Willie F., b 9 Jul 1897; d 13 May 1936; md
                     Lela Jones b 29 May 1902; d 23 Dec 1973. Both are
                     buried in the W. H. Wright Cemetery in Macon County,
                     TN.

6. Brawner, Charlie

6. Brawner, Mai, died 11 Apr 1999; married
___________Wright. (See Obit - Next Page)

6. Brawner, Evelyn

5. Brawner, Emma E., age 3, b 1877

5. Brawner, Susan, age 1 b 1879

4. Brawner, Peter H., age 5, born 1845.

4. Brawner, Martha Adeline, b 31 Dec 1848; d 23 Aug 1936;

md 9 Jan 1876 Joseph L. Cartwright, b 9 Feb 1855 in Macon

County, TN., son of Enoch George and Sallie Waters Cartwright.

Joseph served as deputy sheriff in Macon County, TN and was

killed on 8 Sept 1895. They both are buried in unmarked

graves in Bradley Cemetery in Macon County, TN.

3. Brawner, Dozier, (Jr?), age 25 (in 1850 census), born 1825,

believed to be son of Jeremiah, living and working as a farmer

in the Howell Hargis household.

3. Brawner, Malvina married a Lovelady and went to Arkansas, and
had two daughters, names uknown.

3. Brawner, Martha married a Shrum and went to Arkansas and we
have no further record.

3. Brawner, William, age 14, born 1836.

3. Brawner, Elizabeth, age 12, born 1838; listed as still at home in
1870 Macon County Census. She was 24 at that time.

3. Brawner, Rebecca, age 7, born 1843, md Hiram Willis and had
daughter;

4. Willis, Jane md Cleary Andrews.

3. Brawner, John, age 5, born 1845.

Three more children are in the family
in the 1870 Census. They are:

3. Brawner, Jerry Peyton, age 18, born 1852, md Rachel ?

4. Brawner, Pate

5. Brawner, Silas

5. Brawner, Mandy

5. Brawner, Robert

5. Brawner, Felix

5. Brawner, Wesley

5. Brawner, Effie

5. Brawner, Della

3. Brawner, James F. (Franklin) b 16 Aug 1853; died 18 Aug 1929;
      md Louisa Jane Shrum, b 14 Jan 1859 in Macon County, TN., d
    12 Sept 1932;dau of Peter and Sarah Lovelady Shrum. They are
      both buried at the Greengrove Cemetery in Macon County, Tn.

3.. Brawner, Sampson, age 13, born 1857; md Mary E. ? b 1855;

Their children according to the 1880 Census of Macon County,
TN were:

4. Brawner, William E. G.

4. Brawner, George W.

4. Brawner, Baley F.

2. BRAWNER, Henry, md Polly Gammon, daughter of James Gammon.
Children:

3. Brawner, John

2.. BRAWNER, Meredith, md ______________Witcher.

2. BRAWNER, Betsy, md John Gammon, a brother of Polly Gammon

3. Gammon, Henry, md Eliza Linville.

3. Gammon, Jim, md _____+Walker; moved to Illinois.

3. Gammon, Catherine, md John Massey.