Delila Jane Brown

Brief Life History of Delila Jane

When Delila Jane Brown was born on 19 May 1847, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, her father, Richard Kenneth Brown, was 20 and her mother, Mary Ann Brown, was 18. She married Thomas Henry Benton Lovelady on 20 April 1865, in Collin, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 5, Bell, Texas, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 3, Edwards, Texas, United States in 1900. She died on 27 April 1910, in Douglas, Cochise, Arizona, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Elfrida, Cochise, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Henry Benton Lovelady
1840–1919
Delila Jane Brown
1847–1910
Marriage: 20 April 1865
Albert Goodwin Lovelady
1866–1936
James Kenneth Lovelady
1869–1879
W. J. Lovelady
1875–1881
Thomas Daniel Lovelady
1870–1932
Mary Elizabeth Lovelady
1872–1917
John Ely Lovelady
1877–1953
Collin M Lovelady
1879–1962
Eugene Napolean Lovelady
1882–1951
Ernest Lovelady
1884–1886
Lovelady
1887–1887
Miss Lovelady
1887–1887
Nancy Ayers Lovelady
1887–1957

Sources (18)

  • Delila Brown in household of R K Brown, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Delila J Brown, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Delila Jane Brown Lovelady, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1850 · Compromise of 1850

The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old French, Middle English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname (Middle English personal name Brun, Broun, ancient Germanic Bruno, Old English Brūn, or possibly Old Norse Brúnn or Brúni). Brun- was also an ancient Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn (see below). Brown (including in the senses below) is the fourth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below).

Irish and Scottish: adopted for Ó Duinn (see Dunn ) or for any of the many Irish and Scottish Gaelic names containing the element donn ‘brown-haired’ (also meaning ‘chieftain’), for example Donahue .

Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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