Dillard Herndon Brown

Atlanta Constitution, 29 Jul 1921 D. H. Brown, age 66, of Elberton, Ga. died Wednesday at a private sanitarium. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. D. N. Thompson and Miss Ruby Brown; one son H. J. Brown, and one brother M. J. Brown, all of Elberton.

Additional Comments: Dillard H. Brown was the son of Asa C. Brown and Priscilla E. Thornton, daughter of Rev. Benjamin Thornton, Jr. and 1st wife Nancy Payne. Elbert Co. marriage records show Dillard H. Brown and Jessie Brawner married on 7 Nov 1888. The 1900 census of Elbert Co. shows wife Jesse, daughter of Mary Brawner, and children Florence and Herman J. The 1910 census shows D. Harold Brown with wife Mrs. Annie H. Brown and children Florence E., Herman J., and Jessie Berth or Beth Brown. Burial records for Elmhurst cemetery in Elberton shows Dillard Herndon Brown, born 16 Mar 1859, died 27 Jul 1921, Jessie Brawner Brown (1868-1945) and Florence Brown Thompson (1889-1938), all in same plot along with Dillard's brother Mallory Judson Brown(1862-1934).