Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam “Willie” Cyrus Brown
Birth22 Nov 1886, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death1945
BurialBrown Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherHarvey N. Brown (~1852-1926)
MotherMalinda Hardin (~1856-1896)
Marriage23 Mar 1907, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseStella Mary Byrom
Birth26 Oct 1886, Kentucky
Death11 Jul 1973
BurialBrown Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherMarcus Lafayette “Lafe” Byrom [Byron] (1855-1937)
MotherSarah Jane Elliott (1864-1935)
Children
Birthabt 1908, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseHerman Lee Baldridge
2 MWayne Brown
Birthabt May 1909, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for William “Willie” Cyrus Brown
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records William Cyrus Brown, age 32, born 22 Nov 1885, residence Paragon, Rowan Co., Ky, occupation railroading, employer M. & N. F. R. R., Clearfield, Rowan Co., Ky, nearest relative Stella Brown, Paragon, Ky.
The 1900 census gave his birthdate as Dec 1886.
The 1900 census gave his birthdate as Dec 1886.
Notes for Stella Mary Byrom
Her gravestone has her name as Mary Stella Brown, but all other records show it as Stella M.
Notes for William “Willie” Cyrus & Stella Mary (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 6, p. 153, records the marriage on 23 Mar 1907 of William Brown and Stella Byrom.
Census
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, enumerated 19 April, lists on p. 2A as family #15:
Brown, Willie, 24, lumberman; Stella M., wife, 24, first marriage for both, married 3 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Gertrude, dau, 2; Wayne, son, 11/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is headed by Stella’s parents, with William’s widowed father living with them as a hired hand.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearcy precinct, enumerated 29 Jan, lists on p. 6A as family #105/113:
Brown, Willie, 34, lumber contractor; Stella, wif,e 34; Gertrude, dau, 12; Wayne, son, 10; Charles, son, 8; Robert, son, 4. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next family is headed by Stella’s parents.
Brown, Willie, 24, lumberman; Stella M., wife, 24, first marriage for both, married 3 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Gertrude, dau, 2; Wayne, son, 11/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is headed by Stella’s parents, with William’s widowed father living with them as a hired hand.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearcy precinct, enumerated 29 Jan, lists on p. 6A as family #105/113:
Brown, Willie, 34, lumber contractor; Stella, wif,e 34; Gertrude, dau, 12; Wayne, son, 10; Charles, son, 8; Robert, son, 4. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next family is headed by Stella’s parents.
