Finding the Browns of McIntosh County, Georgia

While researching my ancestry, I also help others.  I believe today that willingness to help others has been rewarded.  I cannot thank Sister Annette Thompson Logue enough for finding the names of my son's paternal great grand parents.  They lived in McIntosh, Georgia.  She found them on a 1940 Census record and she spoke with someone that knew them as well as his grandmother Daisy Mae Johnson.  They lived in Darien,  Georgia for a while.

Here is what I learned from the 1940 Census record of Georgia, McIntosh, Jones, 95-4 record.
The names are as follows:

Julias/ Julius Brown Sr  (Head) age 25
Annie Brown (Wife) age 23
Julias/Julius Brown Jr (Son) age 4
Edward Brown  (Son) age 2
Elizabeth "Betty" Brown (Daughter) age 0

I also learned from this record that Julius Sr worked at the saw mill and Annie did housework.  I hope to speak with anyone that knew them so we can go and pay respect to them.  More to follow.  

It Was a Good Day

When I went to Africa, I expected to see elephants and giraffes and such. I did not see even one. I asked my Papa about them and he said they are in the zoo. I thought Oh my!! ( How dumb of me... right...) Well, then I saw a mother duck and her duckling going down the street. I followed them taking videos, pictures and such.. Then I saw some chickens and a few goats.. I did the same.... He was getting kind of embarrassed. In his Igbo voice he said, my daughter, do they not have these things in your America. I stopped and put my hands on my hips and said , yes, but Papa these are AFRICAN. I didn't realize that I had an audience of people trying to figure out why I was following the animals. They all laughed and clapped and hugged me. That was a great day!

Welcome Ya'll

   

 I greet you with a smile and some sweet tea, just the way you like it!!    I was born in Brooklyn, NY...  But South Carolina fed all my life.   LOL  Although we were in the city, we NEVER forgot where our ancestors came from in the South.  We always went down south for holidays and other adventures and familial requirements... While there, my papa always did a huge barbecue on that big 'ol pit they made many years ago. The elders would be out all night with their ghost stories and such, cookin' and confoundin'......  Looking back, I even learned to enjoy the years I lived in South Carolina.  The good old days ....

My mom owned a Restaurant on Lewis Avenue near the corner of Van Buren in Bed Stuy... The major foods came from down South in big 50 pound bags at a time.. Even that southern cane syrup that I thought tasted like molasses... and the recipes were definitely from the Soul....

When I was young, I was annoyed by the way my country talking cousins used to "mess up words".... But Now, I love it.. I know the history behind it and I cherish it dearly. I can even talk the talk as well. You'd never know I'm from Bed-Stuy at times.  .... I love keeping people guessing. Especially when I pidgin talk... or throw some Patois in there. ....... I decided to take a journey into my ancestry at a young teen age. I wanted to know where I came from, how did I get here...Am I really a part of THIS family...LOL..... Now, after retiring from the US Army after 23 years of service .. (Hoooah!!) , over 20 years as an Eastern Star and a few other houses, this is my daily passion. What started you on your journey? What's your story?