Nathan Asbury Brown

Birth Date

c1829

Death Date

c1882

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Morgan County, Kentucky, postmaster, farmer, and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Hill Brown in Morgan County, Kentucky, on October 22, 1850. Father of Sarah J. Brown, Leander C. Brown, Edy Brown, and Miranda Brown. Postmaster for Head of Paint in Morgan County, Kentucky, from January 14, 1848, to September 24, 1851. Laborer in Morgan County in 1850. Farmer in Morgan County in 1860. Served in the 45th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a second lieutenant and major from May 30, 1863. Dishonorably discharged from service for conduct unbecoming an officer on January 23, 1864.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, p. 123A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, District 1, p. 498.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, Paintsville, p. 184B.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Morgan County Marriages, Film 000839918, p. 107.
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Volume 14, 1842-1858, p. 690-691 (accessed via Ancestry.com).
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 435.
"Maj. Nathan Asbury Brown (1828-1882)," Find A Grave, Memorial 39222458, accessed June 7, 2020, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39222458.

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