Earl Edward Brown

1892 - 1938  (46 years)

William Brown

1887 - 1966  (78 years)

Birth	20 Nov 1887	Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States
Died	21 Jan 1966	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	24 Jan 1966	Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Monroe Crafford Brown,   b. 10 Jun 1861, Mississippi, United States
Mother	Ida Lee Rook,   b. Jun 1863, Mississippi, United States
Married	23 Jul 1879	Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
Family 1	Laline Casey,   b. Sep 1897, Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, United States
Married	31 May 1913	Bastrop, Texas, United States
Children	1. Jesse Lee Brown,   b. 10 Apr 1914, Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, United States   2. Brown,   b. 21 Sep 1915, Bastrop, Texas, United States
Family 2	Bessie Mary O'Neal,   b. 18 Feb 1899, Mississippi, United States
Married	Bef 1938	Harris, Texas, United States

Laline Casey

1897 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Sep 1897	Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, United States
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Alfred Lemuel Casey,   b. 6 Jan 1861, Alabama, United States
Mother	Amanda Boutwell,   b. 7 Aug 1868, Alabama, United States
Married	10 Jun 1885	Butler, Alabama, United States
Family	William Brown,   b. 20 Nov 1887, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States
Married	31 May 1913	Bastrop, Texas, United States
Children	1. Jesse Lee Brown,   b. 10 Apr 1914, Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, United States   2. Brown,   b. 21 Sep 1915, Bastrop, Texas, United States

Bessie Mary O'Neal

1899 - 1968  (68 years)

Birth	18 Feb 1899	Mississippi, United States
Died	15 Feb 1968	Mexia, Limestone, Texas, United States
Buried	Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	John H O'Neal,   b. Aug 1876, Mississippi, United States
Mother	Amanda Jane Ainsworth,   b. Jul 1879, Mississippi, United States
Married	1897
Family 1	Friedrich Philipp Amendt, Jr,   b. 14 Jan 1883, Texas, United States
Married	15 Nov 1916	Harris, Texas, United States
Children	1. Margaret Erma Amendt,   b. 19 Nov 1917, Houston, Texas, United States
Family 2	Wesley Mooneyhan
Married	1921	Harris, Texas, United States
Family 3	William Brown,   b. 20 Nov 1887, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States
Married	Bef 1938	Harris, Texas, United States
Family 4	Mallie Truitt Coffer,   b. 18 Nov 1885, Ross, McLennan, Texas, United States
Married	19 Apr 1943	Harris, Texas, United States

Earl Edward Brown

1892 - 1938  (46 years)

Birth	15 Jun 1892	Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States
Died	12 Aug 1938	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Monroe Crafford Brown,   b. 10 Jun 1861, Mississippi, United States
Mother	Ida Lee Rook,   b. Jun 1863, Mississippi, United States
Married	23 Jul 1879	Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
Family	Alice Medley Cassels,   b. 14 Nov 1893, Bastrop, Texas, United States
Married	3 Aug 1912	Bastrop, Texas, United States
Children	1. George Monroe Brown,   b. 31 Jul 1913, Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, United States

Alice Medley Cassels

1893 - 1970  (76 years)

Birth	14 Nov 1893	Bastrop, Texas, United States
Died	17 Jan 1970	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	San Jacinto Memorial Park, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	George Henry Cassels,   b. Sep 1842, Georgia, United States
Mother	Phoebe Jane Hobbs,   b. 17 Mar 1849, Alabama, United States
Married	22 Oct 1868	Calhoun, Alabama, United States
Family 1	Earl Edward Brown,   b. 15 Jun 1892, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States
Married	3 Aug 1912	Bastrop, Texas, United States
Children	1. George Monroe Brown,   b. 31 Jul 1913, Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, United States
Family 2	Robert Coy Adams,   b. 19 Mar 1893, Texas, United States
Married	17 Jul 1933	Harris, Texas, United States

Dora Lee Brown

1898 - 1931  (33 years)

Birth	22 Jan 1898	Texas, United States
Died	7 Aug 1931	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Monroe Crafford Brown,   b. 10 Jun 1861, Mississippi, United States
Mother	Ida Lee Rook,   b. Jun 1863, Mississippi, United States
Married	23 Jul 1879	Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
Family	Hubert Alonzo Hancock,   b. 2 Nov 1894, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
Married	10 Jun 1914	Travis, Texas, United States
Children	1. Hubert Nathan Hancock,   b. 5 Aug 1915, Bastrop, Texas, United States   2. Dorothy Lee Hancock,   b. 20 Jun 1918, Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas, United States   3. Helen Hancock,   b. 31 Aug 1922, Bastrop, Texas, United States   4. Henry Leroy Hancock,   b. 26 Oct 1925, Texas, United States

Hubert Alonzo Hancock

1894 - 1947  (52 years)

Birth	2 Nov 1894	Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
Died	8 Oct 1947	Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Buried	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Family 1	Evelyn Duke,   b. 5 Oct 1896, Texas, United States
Family 2	Dora Lee Brown,   b. 22 Jan 1898, Texas, United States
Married	10 Jun 1914	Travis, Texas, United States
Children	1. Hubert Nathan Hancock,   b. 5 Aug 1915, Bastrop, Texas, United States   2. Dorothy Lee Hancock,   b. 20 Jun 1918, Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas, United States   3. Helen Hancock,   b. 31 Aug 1922, Bastrop, Texas, United States   4. Henry Leroy Hancock,   b. 26 Oct 1925, Texas, United States

Clarence D Brown

1902 - 1933  (31 years)

Birth	31 Jan 1902	Gonzales, Texas, United States
Died	14 Aug 1933	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Monroe Crafford Brown,   b. 10 Jun 1861, Mississippi, United States
Mother	Ida Lee Rook,   b. Jun 1863, Mississippi, United States
Married	23 Jul 1879	Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
Family	Esther Lee Breeden,   b. 15 Apr 1906, Texas, United States
Married	2 Oct 1923	Bastrop, Texas, United States

Esther Lee Breeden

1906 - 1949  (43 years)

Birth	15 Apr 1906	Texas, United States
Died	3 Sep 1949	Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, United States
Father	Enoch Breeden,   b. 1862, Texas, United States
Mother	Mary Alice Townsend,   b. 1882, Texas, United States
Married	31 Oct 1899
Family	Clarence D Brown,   b. 31 Jan 1902, Gonzales, Texas, United States
Married	2 Oct 1923	Bastrop, Texas, United States

Monroe Crafford Brown

1861 - 1927  (65 years)

Birth	10 Jun 1861	Mississippi, United States
Died	19 Apr 1927	Texas, United States
Father	Reuben Crawford Brown,   b. 1834, McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Mother	Prascovia Garrett Moses,   b. 28 Mar 1841, Alabama, United States
Married	8 Jul 1858	Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
Family	Ida Lee Rook,   b. Jun 1863, Mississippi, United States
Married	23 Jul 1879	Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
Children	1. William Brown,   b. 20 Nov 1887, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States   2. Earl Edward Brown,   b. 15 Jun 1892, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States   3. Dora Lee Brown,   b. 22 Jan 1898, Texas, United States   4. Clarence D Brown,   b. 31 Jan 1902, Gonzales, Texas, United States

Ida Lee Rook

1863 - 1933  (69 years)

Birth	Jun 1863	Mississippi, United States
Died	17 May 1933	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Nathaniel Peebles Rook,   b. 5 Jul 1820, Tennessee, United States
Mother	Martha D Sudduth,   b. 9 Feb 1824, Tennessee, United States
Married	5 Dec 1839	Marshall, Mississippi, United States
Family	Monroe Crafford Brown,   b. 10 Jun 1861, Mississippi, United States
Married	23 Jul 1879	Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
Children	1. William Brown,   b. 20 Nov 1887, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States   2. Earl Edward Brown,   b. 15 Jun 1892, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States   3. Dora Lee Brown,   b. 22 Jan 1898, Texas, United States   4. Clarence D Brown,   b. 31 Jan 1902, Gonzales, Texas, United States

Alice Medley Cassels

1893 - 1970  (76 years)

Birth	14 Nov 1893	Bastrop, Texas, United States
Died	17 Jan 1970	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	San Jacinto Memorial Park, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	George Henry Cassels,   b. Sep 1842, Georgia, United States
Mother	Phoebe Jane Hobbs,   b. 17 Mar 1849, Alabama, United States
Married	22 Oct 1868	Calhoun, Alabama, United States
Family 1	Earl Edward Brown,   b. 15 Jun 1892, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States
Married	3 Aug 1912	Bastrop, Texas, United States
Children	1. George Monroe Brown,   b. 31 Jul 1913, Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, United States
Family 2	Robert Coy Adams,   b. 19 Mar 1893, Texas, United States
Married	17 Jul 1933	Harris, Texas, United States

George Monroe Brown

1913 - 1996  (83 years)

Birth	31 Jul 1913	Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, United States
Died	2 Nov 1996	Spring, Harris, Texas, United States
Buried	San Jacinto Memorial Park, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Father	Earl Edward Brown,   b. 15 Jun 1892, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States
Mother	Alice Medley Cassels,   b. 14 Nov 1893, Bastrop, Texas, United States
Married	3 Aug 1912	Bastrop, Texas, United States
Family	Mary Elizabeth Flournoy,   b. 18 Apr 1918, Houston, Texas, United States
Married	24 Oct 1935	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Children	1. Mitchell Edward Brown,   b. 20 Aug 1938, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   2. Patrick Monroe Brown,   b. 24 Feb 1941, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   3. Living   4. Living

• Name	Earl Edward Brown  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Relationship	with Magdalaine TEVENIN
  Birth	15 Jun 1892	Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States   [1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Aug 1938	Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   [1, 10]
  		JP1.1 Inquest.v48p7937_Brown Inquest proceeding
  		Bessies Murder Records Records which show that Bessie Brown, who murdered Earl Brown on 12 Aug 1938 was found to be insane on 13 Oct 1938
  Burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States   [10]
  		Earl E. Brown
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. William Brown,   b. 20 Nov 1887, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States d. 21 Jan 1966, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 78 years) ▻ Laline Casey,  m. 31 May 1913 ;   Bessie Mary O'Neal,  m. Bef 1938   2. Earl Edward Brown,   b. 15 Jun 1892, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States d. 12 Aug 1938, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 46 years) ▻ Alice Medley Cassels,  m. 3 Aug 1912   3. Dora Lee Brown,   b. 22 Jan 1898, Texas, United States d. 7 Aug 1931, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 33 years) ▻ Hubert Alonzo Hancock,  m. 10 Jun 1914   4. Clarence D Brown,   b. 31 Jan 1902, Gonzales, Texas, United States d. 14 Aug 1933, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  (Age 31 years) ▻ Esther Lee Breeden,  m. 2 Oct 1923
  Person ID	I453	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Monroe Crafford Brown,   b. 10 Jun 1861, Mississippi, United States d. 19 Apr 1927, Texas, United States (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Ida Lee Rook,   b. Jun 1863, Mississippi, United States d. 17 May 1933, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	23 Jul 1879	Alcorn, Mississippi, United States   [11]
  Family ID	F241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Medley Cassels,   b. 14 Nov 1893, Bastrop, Texas, United States d. 17 Jan 1970, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1912	Bastrop, Texas, United States   [3]
  		Earl and Alice Brown Taken sometime around 1912.
  Children	1. George Monroe Brown,   b. 31 Jul 1913, Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, United States d. 2 Nov 1996, Spring, Harris, Texas, United States (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Jun 1892 - Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States Marriage - 3 Aug 1912 - Bastrop, Texas, United States Death - 12 Aug 1938 - Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Burial - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Houston Chronicle 12 Aug 1938 News Article
  		Earl and Alice Brown Taken sometime around 1912.
  		EarlDraftWeb

  
  

  Documents		JP1.1 Inquest.v48p7937_Brown Inquest proceeding
  		Bessies Murder Records Records which show that Bessie Brown, who murdered Earl Brown on 12 Aug 1938 was found to be insane on 13 Oct 1938

  
  

• Sources

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