Charles was 3/4 Cherokee Indian and 1/4 White. His parents ancestors came to this part of the country over the "Trail of Tears". They came to Indian Territory where he met and married his wife. He was a farmer and had lots of cattle, horses and lots of fruit trees over his land. They had a lot of land at one time. The government gave any Indian all the land he could take care of or fence. However through the years Charles managed to sell the land and even lost the home he had built for his family. (His daughter) Delora said that her Mother was very upset about that and really never got over it. They came to California but went back to Oklahoma. Charles died there and is buried in the Bryan Chapel Cemetary in Boatman, Oklahoma. Bryan's Chapel belonged to the Bryan Family whom his daughter Rachel was married to Joel Maes Bryan III. (Written by Anna Bea Sarra)
Census:
Charles G. and Mary A. Brown were living in Indian Territory with their children, Rachel E. (b. Dec 1889, 10 years), Etta B. (B. Oct 1896, 3 years old), Nannie L. (b. July 1899, 1 year) and Ella Mitchell, sister-in-law (b. Ju n 1870 in Missouri, 30 years, single). Charles was 46 years old, born in Mar 1854 in Texas and Mary was 35 years old, born Jan 1865 in Arkansas. He was a farmer and Ella was a housekeeper.
Census: 1900, Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Township 20, District 30, page 42
Census: 1902, Cooweescoowee, Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Notes:
Mary's ancestors came to Arkansas and Missouri Territory over the "Trail of Tears". Her father died during the Civil War before Mary was born. Later her mother married Dr. Hiram Mitchell. He came to Missouri area immediately after the Civil War in 1867 with a young son, John. On his way to Missouri from Tennessee he met Lenora Coker in Arkansas, they were married in 1867. Mary helped Dr. Mitchell with his patients. She helped to deliver her first baby at the age of 11, from that tim on she went with the Dr. all the time. She met Charles Brown and they were married in Oklahoma. They had eight children. Two died as infants and one as a toddler, the others grew to adulthood. Mary continued with her nursing for many years in Oklahoma, taking the horse and buggy to go and help others. She read the Bible and liked to listen to hymns. She also did lots of quilting and sewed all our (her childrens) clothing. It has been told that she used to cook for the Dalton Boys when they would ride into Oklahoma by their farm. I also believe there were some other gangs that she was made to cook a meal for too. No harm came to anyone as long as she cooked a meal and they watered their horses. Mary moved to California and stayed with our family (Delora's) and then went to stay with her other daughter Bea.
Source: Anna Bea Sarra
Census:
Charles G. and Mary A. Brown were living in Indian Territory with their children, Rachel E. (b. Dec 1889, 10 years), Etta B. (B. Oct 1896, 3 years old), Nannie L. (b. July 1899, 1 year) and Ella Mitchell, sister-in-law (b. Ju n 1870 in Missouri, 30 years, single). Charles was 46 years old, born in Mar 1854 in Texas and Mary was 35 years old, born Jan 1865 in Arkansas. He was a farmer and Ella was a housekeeper.
Notes:
Married:
Indian Territory was the site of present day Oklahoma.
Children:
3. Lula Ethylene Brown was born on 10 Dec 1881 in Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; died on 15 Sep 1970 in Pryor, Oklahoma.
Rachel Elizabeth Brown was born on 21 Dec 1890 in Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; died on 4 Dec 1975 in Pryor, Oklahoma.
Etta Beatrice Brown was born on 23 Oct 1896 in Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; died on 27 May 1964 in Chino, California.
Nannie Lenora (Nora) Brown was born on 21 Jul 1899 in Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; died on 15 Mar 1972 in Chandler, Arizona.
Delora Daphne Brown was born on 19 Apr 1905 in Indian Territory, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; died on 11 May 2007 in Chino, California.
Birth:
This date is noted in her son Charles', Eastern Cherokee settlement application.
Notes:
Married:
Source Information:
Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.
Children:
6. Charles George Brown was born on 12 Mar 1854 in Texas; died on 25 Jan 1937 in Boatman, Oklahoma; was buried in Bryan Chapel Cemetery, Boatman, Oklahoma.
14.
William (River Bill) Coker was born on 21 Dec 1821 in Marion County, Arkansas (son of Edward (Ned) Coker and Winnie Yocum); died on 30 Jul 1864 in Greene, Missouri; was buried in Mullins Family Cemetery, Greene County, Missouri.
Other Events:
Other Information: YouTube video by Burl Brooks
Census: 1850, Marion County, Arkansas; Arkansas, Marion, Unstated, page 21
The Cokers lived near the James family in Lead Hill, Arkansas. It was originally part of Izard County then Marion County and now Boone County. The Coker families were the first settlers in this area of Izard County. They arrived by boat and settled along White River beginning in 1812. The Cokers owned slaves and farmed along the White River in Marion County, Arkansas.
Written by Anna Bea Sarra.
Other Information:
Census:
William (28 years) and Margaret Coker (28 years) were living in Marion County with their eldest son, George Washington Coker (1 year). William was born in Arkansas, Margaret in Tennessee and George in Arkansas. William was a farmer.
Census:
William (38 years) and Margaret Coker (38 years) were living in Sugarloaf with their children, George W. (10 years), Winny (8 years), Edward (4 years), Mary L. (1 year). William and the children were born in Arkansas and Margaret in Tennessee. William was a farmer.
Died:
William was tortured by the bushwackers near the end of the Civil War. He was killed or later died. He had recently sold the slaves and the robbers wanted the gold which was buried and never found.
(Written by Anna Bea Sarra.)
Census:
William G. (37 years) and Ann Eliza Townsley (33 years) were living in Post Oak with their children, Alonzo B. (11 years), Mary E. (8 years), Lenora C. (6 years), Erastus V. (4 years) and Eudora (2 years). William, Ann Eliza and Alonzo were all born in East Tennessee but all the other children were born in Missouri. William was a teacher.
Census:
William G. (47 years) and Ann E. (47 years) were living in Sugarloaf with their children, Mary E. (18 years), Leonora C. (16 years), Erastus V. (14 years), Eudora (12 years), Samantha F. (10 years), Earnest V. (8 years), Cyrus A. (5 years) and Anzorena (3 years). He was a farmer.
Notes:
Lenora's parents were from Tennessee. They moved to Marion County, Arkansas from Missouri in 1854 where Lenora met and married William Coker. Lenora and William had a daughter Mary Adeline Coker. Mary's father was tortured by the bushwackers near the end of the Civil War. He was killed or later died. He had recently sold the slaves and the robbers wanted the gold which was buried and never found. Lenora later married Hiram H. Mitchell. They left Arkansas and settled in southwest Missouri. They had six more children. They moved to the Boatman, Oklahoma area of Indian Territory in 1878, at that time any Indian could have all the land he could care for or fence.
(Written by Anna Bea Sarra.)
Children:
7. Mary Adeline Coker was born on 25 Jan 1865 in Boone County, Arkansas; died on 25 Nov 1948 in Chino, California; was buried in Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, California.
1914 - 1964 (49 years)
