CPL
Co C
1st US Colored Heavy Artillery
James Brown enlisted in Co. C, 1 USCH on 26 Jan 1864 in Knoxville Tn. He is described in his Company Descriptive Book as 5 foot, 6 inches, black complexion, black eyes and black hair. He was 19 years old and his occupation was farmer. He was promoted to Corporal on 1 March 1866.
James Brown can be found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census for Knox Co TN listed as James Brown, alias James Broyles
- 1900 Federal Census for Knoxville, Tn listed as James Broyles, with his wife of 18 years, Jane, and his children; Anna, David, Willie, Flora, Frank, and James B. His occupation is listed as day laborer and he could read and write.
James Brown (Broyles) is placed here based upon information found in the University of Tennessee-Knoxville Odd Fellows Cemetery Reclamation Initiative for the Odd Fellows cemetery. They include his burial in the Daughters of Zion Cemetery. Daughters of Zion cemetery is now considered a part of the Historic Odd Fellows Cemeteries overlay.
- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- May 2023
Co C
1st US Colored Heavy Artillery
James Brown enlisted in Co. C, 1 USCH on 26 Jan 1864 in Knoxville Tn. He is described in his Company Descriptive Book as 5 foot, 6 inches, black complexion, black eyes and black hair. He was 19 years old and his occupation was farmer. He was promoted to Corporal on 1 March 1866.
James Brown can be found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census for Knox Co TN listed as James Brown, alias James Broyles
- 1900 Federal Census for Knoxville, Tn listed as James Broyles, with his wife of 18 years, Jane, and his children; Anna, David, Willie, Flora, Frank, and James B. His occupation is listed as day laborer and he could read and write.
James Brown (Broyles) is placed here based upon information found in the University of Tennessee-Knoxville Odd Fellows Cemetery Reclamation Initiative for the Odd Fellows cemetery. They include his burial in the Daughters of Zion Cemetery. Daughters of Zion cemetery is now considered a part of the Historic Odd Fellows Cemeteries overlay.
- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- May 2023
CPL
Co C
1st US Colored Heavy Artillery
James Brown enlisted in Co. C, 1 USCH on 26 Jan 1864 in Knoxville Tn. He is described in his Company Descriptive Book as 5 foot, 6 inches, black complexion, black eyes and black hair. He was 19 years old and his occupation was farmer. He was promoted to Corporal on 1 March 1866.
James Brown can be found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census for Knox Co TN listed as James Brown, alias James Broyles
- 1900 Federal Census for Knoxville, Tn listed as James Broyles, with his wife of 18 years, Jane, and his children; Anna, David, Willie, Flora, Frank, and James B. His occupation is listed as day laborer and he could read and write.
James Brown (Broyles) is placed here based upon information found in the University of Tennessee-Knoxville Odd Fellows Cemetery Reclamation Initiative for the Odd Fellows cemetery. They include his burial in the Daughters of Zion Cemetery. Daughters of Zion cemetery is now considered a part of the Historic Odd Fellows Cemeteries overlay.
- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- May 2023
Co C
1st US Colored Heavy Artillery
James Brown enlisted in Co. C, 1 USCH on 26 Jan 1864 in Knoxville Tn. He is described in his Company Descriptive Book as 5 foot, 6 inches, black complexion, black eyes and black hair. He was 19 years old and his occupation was farmer. He was promoted to Corporal on 1 March 1866.
James Brown can be found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census for Knox Co TN listed as James Brown, alias James Broyles
- 1900 Federal Census for Knoxville, Tn listed as James Broyles, with his wife of 18 years, Jane, and his children; Anna, David, Willie, Flora, Frank, and James B. His occupation is listed as day laborer and he could read and write.
James Brown (Broyles) is placed here based upon information found in the University of Tennessee-Knoxville Odd Fellows Cemetery Reclamation Initiative for the Odd Fellows cemetery. They include his burial in the Daughters of Zion Cemetery. Daughters of Zion cemetery is now considered a part of the Historic Odd Fellows Cemeteries overlay.
- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- May 2023
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