Reuben Alexander Brown
Reuben Alexander Brown, b September 20, 1866 in Falls County, Texas, d April 5, 1944 - was a son of Waller L. Brown, b November 12,1819 in Upson County, Georgia, d October 16, 1878, and his wife, Harriet (McKinley) Brown, b December 17,1824 in North Carolina, d July 25, 1900. Harriet was a daughter of Charles Carson McKinley, b October 12, 1797 in North Carolina, d November 13, 1860, and his wife, Nancy (Wallace) McKinley, b November 23, 1800 in North Carolina, d March 3, 1879. Charles Carson McKinley brought his family to Texas in the early spring of 1851- traveling in a wagon train; and his son-in-law, Waller L. Brown came at the same time with his family.Reuben Alexander Brown married Queen Victoria Kay, b May 1, 1866 in Leesville, Louisiana, d October 12, 1929, and buried in Eutaw Cemetery.
They were the parents of nine children:
Lettie Lavinia Brown - died at age eight years.
Austin Grady Brown - married Lena Kennedy, and had six children: Willford L. Brown who married Irene Hunt and had Ronney Brown; Doris Brown who married R. L. Wilson, and had Howard Wayne Wilson; Ruth Brown who married Claud Sypert and had George, Jimmy, and Claudia Sue Sypert; Roland A. Brown who married Hazel Cagle, and was killed in action during World War II; Vermelle Brown who married Robert L. Payne, and had Robert L. Payne, Jr.; and Grady K. Brown.
Dovie Brown, who married Creed P. Curd, and had Virginia Victoria, Lucile, Florine, and Creed P. Curd, Jr.
Annie Nuel Brown - died in early childhood.
Eva Inez Brown - died in early childhood.
Homer Lee Brown - died in early childhood.
Mariah Victoria Brown - married first to John Leroy Criswell, and had Juanita Allene and Pauline Criswell; and married second to Ellie Wiggins, and had Frances Elizabeth, Charles Dudley, and Marjorie Olene Wiggins.
W. Travis Brown - married Estelle Lattner, and had Walter F. and Forrest Brown.
Boyce D. Brown - married Cordelia Coffey.
The McKinleys and the Browns are all buried near each other in the Eutaw Cemetery near Kosse, Limestone County, Texas.
Some biographies from "Families of Falls County", compiled and edited by the Falls County Historical Commission.
Permission granted to Theresa Carhart by the Falls County Historical Commission, for use on this page.
