Bernice Brown: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1. Bernice Brown (daughter of James Brown and Nora Carolina Massey).

Generation: 2

2. James Brown
James married Nora Carolina Massey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3.
Nora Carolina Massey (daughter of James Joseph "Big Jim" Massey and Cynthia Jane Davis).
Children:

1. Bernice Brown

Jayma Brown

Goldie Norma Brown

Edward Brown

Donald Brown

Wanda Ruth Brown

Generation: 3

James Joseph "Big Jim" Massey was born on 10 Jan 1851 (son of Jacob Massey and Caroline Massey); died on 21 Mar 1940 in Laclede Co, Missouri; was buried in McBride Cem, Competition, Laclede Co, Missouri.

Notes:

Big Jim was a lot like his grandfather, "Tennessee Jim" Massey. Both were strong men who excelled in such sports as boxing, wrestling, and running. Big Jim could run very fast and at age 75 could beat his older grandchildren in a foot race.

James married Cynthia Jane Davis on 30 Nov 1882 in Lebanon, Laclede Co, Missouri. Cynthia (daughter of Matthias Davis and Mary Ann "Polly" Young) was born on 20 Aug 1856 in Wright Co, Missouri; died after 1890 in Laclede Co, Missouri; was buried in McBride Cem, Competition, Laclede Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cynthia Jane Davis was born on 20 Aug 1856 in Wright Co, Missouri (daughter of Matthias Davis and Mary Ann "Polly" Young); died after 1890 in Laclede Co, Missouri; was buried in McBride Cem, Competition, Laclede Co, Missouri.

Notes:

Married:
DURBIN Cynthia DAVIS b 1856 Wright Co Mo m 1882 Lebanon Mo by W H Gourley JP to Janes J (BIG JIM) MASSEY

Children:

Mary L. Massey was born on 29 May 1877 in Rock Port, Laclede Co, Missouri; died on 11 Nov 1955 in Laclede Co, Missouri; was buried in McBride Cem, Competition, Laclede Co, Missouri.
Myrtle Massey was buried in McBride Cem, Competition, Laclede Co, Missouri.
Jacob Matthias "Jake" Massey
Thomas Massey
3. Nora Carolina Massey

Generation: 4

14.

Matthias Davis was born on 16 Mar 1829 in Randolph Co, Arkansas (son of Charles Crow^ Davis and Cynthia^ Shaver); died on 8 Dec 1859 in Orla, Lacelede Co, Missouri.

Notes:

Died:
He was killed in an argument about the Civil War before the war began and was buried on the spot near the Orla bridge at Laclede County. (conjecture by desc Frank Brown fbrown726@aol.com: http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/eab90efd-a0a9-49d6-a79b-c9fa1d931321/6072027/-1333963663)

http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/a0ef50ec-b61c-402e-8376-ba8887f6d4db/6072027/-1333963663

also findagrave
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15623632&ref=acom

Matthias married Mary Ann "Polly" Young in 1847 in Wright Co, Missouri. Mary (daughter of Hiram L. Young and Nancy Gibson, (dau of who?)) was born in 1826 in Hendricks Co, Indiana; died after Jun 1880 in Maples, Texas Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

Mary Ann "Polly" Young was born in 1826 in Hendricks Co, Indiana (daughter of Hiram L. Young and Nancy Gibson, (dau of who?)); died after Jun 1880 in Maples, Texas Co, Missouri.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1860, Wright Co, Missouri

Notes:

Census:
1860 Wright Co, Missouri - Hartille P.O.
Hiram L Young 62
Nancy Young 57
Jane Young 21
Bathselio E Young 18
Lavicey Young 14
John Young 16
Mary (Young) Davis 34
James N Davis 10
Nancy J Davis 8
Charles C Davis 6
Cynthia Davis 3
Margaret Davis 9/12

Children:

James Nathaniel Davis was born on 8 Dec 1848 in Wright Co, Missouri; died on 13 Oct 1933 in Union Twp, Wright Co, MIssouri; was buried in Davis #2 Cem, Wright Co, Missouri.
Nancy J. Davis was born in 1852 in Missouri; died after 1860 in of, Wright Co, Missouri.
Charles Crow Davis was born on 20 Mar 1852 in Missouri; died after 1860 in of, Wright Co, Missouri.
7. Cynthia Jane Davis was born on 20 Aug 1856 in Wright Co, Missouri; died after 1890 in Laclede Co, Missouri; was buried in McBride Cem, Competition, Laclede Co, Missouri.
Margaret Ellen Davis was born on 3 Sep 1859 in Wright Co, Missouri; died on 5 May 1945 in of, Wright Co,Missouri; was buried in McBride Cem, Competition, Laclede Co, Missouri.