Louis C. Lischey

From Nashville History blog

... The resulting book, North Edgefield Remembered, tells the story of Joseph Browne and his wife Callie. Browne, born into slavery in 1859, was reared in the home of Louis Lischy, a Nashville florist. It was alleged in a divorce proceeding brought by Lischy's wife that Joe was the son of Louis Lischy. The graves of the two men are separated in the cemetery by only a narrow lane. Joe Browne worked for many years for Louis Lischy, at Lischy's greenhouse in Northeast Nashville. At Lischy's death, Browne took over the florist business and was well known in Nashville.

• Find A Grave Memorial# 31754635
• Find A Grave Memorial# 72087996 Born into slavery on the farm of Louis C. Lischy, near Nashville, in Davidson County, Tennessee. His mother was named Octavia Lischy. She was also known as Toby. Octavia was a slave of Louis Lischy, who was reputedly the father of Joseph. Joseph Lischy is found in the household of Louis Lischy in 1870. By 1880 he had changed his name to Joseph Browne.
• Residence: 1880 - District 18, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
• Race: White
• Ethnicity: American
  • Updated from 1880 United States Federal Census by SmartCopy: Aug 20 2015, 20:49:18 UTC