William Abe Brown was called “Abram.” Interestingly, Abram was the last of the sons named Abraham or called Abram in our particular branch of the Brown family. However, all of the Abraham’s who were ancestors of ours were called “Abram” as a shortened version of Abraham.

Abram was born in 1844 in Elbert County Georgia and died in 1896, also in Elbert County. Abram married Mary O Jordan on November 1, I866.

William Abe (Abram) Brown and Mary O. Jordan had the following children:

1. John J. Brown November 22, 1867 – April 6, 1944
2. Emma Brown 1866 – Death date Unknown
3. Ophelia Brown 1870 –

Mary O. Jordan died sometime before August 1876. William Abe and Nancy J. Jordan (who was Mary O. Jordan’s older sister) married on August 22, 1876.

Abram and Nancy had the following children:

• Levi Brown 1876-
• Elizabeth Endora Brown June 29, 1877 – August 3, 1969
• Martha Mindora Brown June 29, 1877 – June 29, 1977
• (Note: Martha Mindora Brown died shortly after birth)
• Leonard Brown 1882
• Effie Brown 1879
• Jasper Brown June 15, 1880 – August 28, 1964
• Dillard Goss Brown November 17, 1884 – April 24, 1969

The area where the Brown’s resided in Elbert County was called “Goshen.” Whomever named the are was obviously naming it after the area of land along the Nile River in Egypt where the children of Jacob (Israel) resided during their time in Egypt. That area of Elbert County is today the area around Bowman, Georgia and more specifically the area around Rehoboth Baptist Church. Many in the family are buried at Rehoboth, including William Abram Brown & Nancy C. Brown (my great grandfather and grandmother) and John and Martha Brown (my great great grandfather and grandmother.)

Elizabeth Eldorah Brown married Lenard Hardman on December 22, 1895

• Elizabeth and Leonard had the following children:
• William Bethel Hardman August 10, 1898 – July 7, 1984
• Chess Hardman September 29, 1900 – December 22, 1921
• Jewel B. Hardman September 7, 1906 – October 17, 1997
• Oscar Hardman 1909
• J C Hardman September 18, 1911- September 17, 1980
• Suelene Josie Hardman June 18, 1914 – April 16, 2007
• Nellie Hardman August 3, 1921

Dillard Goss Brown married Ellar Little. Dillard and Ellar had the following children:

• Cleo J. Brown August 17 1912 – February 24, 1985
• Boyd Brown February 22, 1916 – October 6, 1980
• Elsie Brown June 17, 1921 – June 1, 1969
• Katie Ruth Brown November 27, 1925 – June 30, 2017.
• Tommie Dillard Brown 1928 – May 22, 1994

Elizabeth Endora Brown married Lenard Hardman on December 22, 1895. “Lizzie and Lenard had the following children:

• William Bethel Hardman August 10, 1898 – July 7, 1984
• Chess Hardman September 29, 1900 – December 22, 1921
• Jewel B Hardman September 7, 1906 – October 17, 1997
• Oscar Hardman 1909 – 1967
• J. C. Hardman September 18, 1911 – September 17, 1980
• Suelene Hardman (Johnson) June 18, 1914 – April 16, 2007
• Nellie Hardman (Parham) August 3, 1921 – October 16, 2003

Effie L Brown married Early Oliver Fleeman

Effie and Early had the following children:

• Icie Veal Fleeman May 2, 1901 – August 7, 1917
• Lizzie Fleeman June 28, 1904 – March 1984
• J.W.J. Fleeman July 8, 1905 – November 7, 1914
• Early Buford Fleeman August 28, 1907 – March 29, 1982
• Odis Carl Fleeman December 9, 1909 – February 12, 1975
• Alfred Allison Fleeman July 20, 1911 – March 1985
• Nettie Mae Fleeman July 16, 1913 – September 16, 1999
• Colie W. Fleeman October 11, 1915 – May 20 1996
• Henry Sanford Fleeman June 21, 1919 – December 9, 1997