Shadrick Morgan Brown - 3rd Generation

Born: 30 Mar 1826 In: City, State, Country
Died: 23 Apr 1914 In: Eldorendo, Decatur Co., Georgia. ⁽⁴⁹⁾

Profession: Farmer

Married Eldorendo Virginia Higgs on on 12 Dec 1853.^{(51) (52)} Covington, Newton County, Georgia

The wedding was scheduled for December 11, Eldorendo's birthday but due to heavy rains and a lack of transportation it was postponed until the next day.

About his Name:
There is dispute among family members as to his given first name. His daughter, Ona Pridgen in notes and letters thought it was "Shildred". She claimed that he did not like it so he changed it to Samuel. Some say it was Samuel from the beginning. But, there are three instances where he signed or represented his first name as "Shadrick". 1: A deed made in 1851 which refers to him four times as "Shadrick". A deed is also signed as "Shadrick" (Copy held by Joseph Brown ). 2. The Census of 1870 for Miller County, Georgia lists him as "Shadrick". Copy held by Joseph Brown. Joseph Brown so far has found at no time did he refer to himself as "Samuel", only other persons have. He preferred to be called Morgan and that is the name most called him by.

Shadrick Morgan Brown sources:^{(36)(37) (38) (39)(40) (41)(42) (43)(44) (45)} was born on 30 Mar 1826.^{(46) (47)}

Spouce:

Eldorendo Virginia Higgs

Eldorendo was daughter of Augustus Baldwin Higgs and Sarah Ann Henderson.^{(51) (52)}

U S Census of:
1850 shows living Russell Co., AL. Occupation: Planter with real property worth $2,400. His brother, Edwin, was living with him at time.
1860 shows living in Montgomery Co., AL. Occupation: Planter with real property worth $8000 and personal property worth $7, 000.
1870 shows living in Decatur Co., GA Occupation: Farmer with property worth $4,000
1880 shows living in Miller Co., GA. Occupation: Farmer.
1900 shows living in Decatur Co., GA. Occupation: Farmer with property free and clear.

During his residence in Montgomery County, Alabama, he lived next door to Jefferson Davis. The family prized a picture of Jefferson Davis and his wife given to S. Morgan Brown on which is inscribed "To my dear friend Morgan Brown - Jeff Davis" The picture did or does exist as many of the family has seen it. Location at present is unknown.

He resided in Eldorendo, Decatur Co., Georgia. ⁽⁴⁸⁾  He had moved there about 1866.

1866 he obtained mortgage on property Lots 352 & 355 in the 27th District, Decatur Co.,
Georgia.

On the 23rd of November, 1901, he deeded the land on which the Eldorendo Baptist Church and Cemetery in Eldorendo, Decatur Co., GA, stands to the church for One Dollar.

Shadrick was Interned at ⁽⁵⁰⁾

Headstone reads:
S. Morgan Brown
Mar. 30, 1826
Apr. 23, 1914

Articles in Newspaper, March, 1914.

"The friends of Mrs. W. J. Pridgen sympathize with her in the protracted illness of her father, Mr. S. M. Brown. This worthy gentleman has been in bed since last September. He has just passed his eighty-eighth birthday."
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"Mrs. Zula Toole from Colquitt has been at the bedside of her father, Mr. S. M. Brown for several days."
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Article in Newspaper: Columbus Enquirer.

" Remaining in the Post Office at Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, on the 31st day of December, 1835."
Among the names are: Morgan Brown