Descendants of Luther Brawner
Provided By Terry Garrard
Terry is the sixth great grand son of the 2nd Gov. of Ky. James
Garrard (1796-1804) and the 7th ggson of Col. William Garrard of Stafford Co.,Va. He is related to six Presidents of North America, Washington, Madison, Monroe, Lincoln, Tayor and Sam Houston of Texas. His family was also in the worst feud in the history of Ky. that no one knows about. The Hatfields and McCoy feud lasted 10 yrs. and 11 people died in the feud and a 12th was hung by the court. The Garrard -White feud lasted over 60 yrs.and between 100 - 150 people were killed. Gov. Elect Gobels was shot before he took office in 1900 over this feud..He has written a screen play on the feud. Terry's home page is on Family Tree Maker.
Generation No. 1
1. LUTHER[1] BRAWNER was born 1812. He married MARIA PACHECO PADILLA GARRARD
in Clay Co. Kentucky, daughter of DANIEL GARRARD and LUCINDA TOULMIN.
Children of LUTHER BRAWNER and MARIA GARRARD are:
2. i. EMELIA MILDRED[2] BRAWNER, b. Aft. 1832.
3. ii. LUCINDA JANE BRAWNER, b. Aft. 1832.
4. iii. MARY ANN BRAWNER, b. Aft. 1832.
5. iv. NATHAN BRAWNER, b. Aft. 1832.
6. v. ELIZABETH GARRARD BRAWNER,
b. November 24, 1842; d. December 20, 1922, Clay Co. Kentucky.
7. vi. LELIA W. BRAWNER, b. Aft. 1832.
8. vii. CATHERINE FRANCIS BRAWNER, b. Abt. 1832.
viii. GARRARD BRAWNER, b. Aft. 1832.
More About GARRARD BRAWNER:
Fact 1: Died at age sixteen.
9. ix. LUTHER BRAWNER, b. Aft. 1832.
10. x. MARIA PACHECO PADILLIA BRAWNER, b. October 10, 1854.
Generation No. 2
2. EMELIA MILDRED[2] BRAWNER (LUTHER[1]) was born Aft. 1832.
She married ALBERT G. CRAWFORD.
Children of EMELIA BRAWNER and ALBERT CRAWFORD are:
i. JOSEPH LANE[3] CRAWFORD, b. Abt. 1850.
11. ii. KATE CRAWFORD, b. Abt. 1850.
iii. BRAWNER CRAWFORD, b. Abt. 1850.
iv. COKE CRAWFORD, b. Abt. 1850; m. MINNIE COWDER.
v. ARCHIE CRAWFORD, b. Abt. 1850; d. Bef. 1897.
More About ARCHIE CRAWFORD:
Fact 1: 1897, Deceased
vi. MILSTRED CRAWFORD, b. Abt. 1850; m. WEBB MCADAMS.
vii. HARRY CRAWFORD, b. Abt. 1850.
viii. RAINS CRAWFORD, b. Abt. 1850.
3. LUCINDA JANE[2] BRAWNER (LUTHER[1]) was born Aft. 1832. She married HARVEY HENSLEY.
Children of LUCINDA BRAWNER and HARVEY HENSLEY are:
12. i. MARY FRANCES[3] HENSLEY, b. Abt. 1850.
ii. LUTHER L. HENSLEY, b. Abt. 1850.
iii. JOSEPH NATHAN HENSLEY, b. Abt. 1850.
iv. DANIEL GARRARD HENSLEY, b. Abt. 1850; d. Bef. 1897.
More About DANIEL GARRARD HENSLEY:
Fact 1: 1897, Deceased.
v. JENNIE LOUISE HENSLEY, b. Abt. 1850.
vi. ANNIE MARIA HENSLEY, b. Abt. 1850.
vii. ADDIE HENSLEY, b. Abt. 1850.
viii. THEOPHILUS TOULMIN HENSLEY, b. Abt. 1850.
ix. HARVEY FULTON HENSLEY, b. Abt. 1850.
4. MARY ANN[2] BRAWNER (LUTHER[1]) was born Aft. 1832. She married SEYMOUR H. PAUYEAR.
Child of MARY BRAWNER and SEYMOUR PAUYEAR is:
13. i. HELEN KATE3 PURYEAR, b. Abt. 1850.
5. NATHAN[2] BRAWNER (LUTHER[1]) was born Aft. 1832. He married SUSAN LEWIS.
Children of NATHAN BRAWNER and SUSAN LEWIS are:
i. EMELIA[3] BRAWNER, b. Abt. 1855; m. JESSE TAYLOR.
14. ii. PACHEO BRAWNER, b. Abt. 1855.
6. ELIZABETH GARRARD[2] BRAWNER (LUTHER[1]) was born November 24, 1842,
and died December 20, 1922 in Clay Co. Kentucky. She married
JOHN EDWARD WHITE March 31, 1859 in Tazwell, Tennessee.
More About JOHN EDWARD WHITE:
Fact 1: From Clay Co. Kentucky.
Fact 2: Participant in the Great Clay Co. Feud.
Children of ELIZABETH BRAWNER and JOHN WHITE are:
i. DILLIAN HOLLIN[3] WHITE, b. Abt. 1860.
15. ii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WHITE, b. Abt. 1860.
iii. ELLA WHITE, b. Abt. 1860; m. WILLIAM PITTMAN.
More About ELLA WHITE:
Fact 1: Her childern are give in the Pittman family history.
16. iv. DAUGHERTY W. WHITE, b. Abt. 1860.
7. LELIA W.[2] BRAWNER (LUTHER[1]) was born Aft. 1832. She married JAMES T. COSBY.
Children of LELIA BRAWNER and JAMES COSBY are:
17. i. ABIGAIL MARIA[3] COSBY, b. Abt. 1845.
ii. CARTER COSBY, b. Abt. 1845.
8. CATHERINE FRANCIS[2] BRAWNER (LUTHER[1]) was born Abt. 1832.
She married (1) ALLEN LEWIS. She married (2) JOHN ASBURY CAUDILLE 1850.
Child of CATHERINE BRAWNER and ALLEN LEWIS is:
i. NATHAN[3] LEWIS, b. Abt. 1850; d. Bef. 1897.
More About NATHAN LEWIS:
Fact 1: Deceased.
Children of CATHERINE BRAWNER and JOHN CAUDILLE are:
ii. BENJAMIN[3] CAUDILLE, b. Abt. 1850.
iii. BECKIE CAUDILLE, b. Abt. 1850.
iv. JOHN CAUDILLE, b. Abt. 1850.
v. WILLIAM CAUDILLE, b. Abt. 1850.
vi. BRAWNER CAUDILLE, b. Abt. 1850.
vii. MATTIE CAUDILLE, b. Abt. 1850.
viii. MARY CAUDILLE, b. Abt. 1850.
9. LUTHER[2] BRAWNER (LUTHER[1]) was born Aft. 1832. He married SARAH E. BURNS.
Child of LUTHER BRAWNER and SARAH BURNS is:
18. i. MARY[3] BRAWNER, b. Abt. 1855.
10. MARIA PACHECO PADILLIA[2] BRAWNER (LUTHER[1]) was born October 10, 1854.
She married JOHN WRIGHT June 02, 1874.
More About JOHN WRIGHT:
Fact 1: From Waco, Texas.
Children of MARIA BRAWNER and JOHN WRIGHT are:
i. NANA B.[3] WRIGHT, b. Aft. 1874.
ii. LUTHER L. WRIGHT, b. Aft. 1874.
iii. WILLIAM B. WRIGHT, b. Aft. 1874.
Generation No. 3
11. KATE[3] CRAWFORD (EMELIA MILDRED[2] BRAWNER, LUTHER1) was born Abt. 1850.
She married MACK GEDDES.
Children of KATE CRAWFORD and MACK GEDDES are:
i. MAY[4] GEDDES, b. Abt. 1870.
ii. MINNIE GEDDES, b. Abt. 1870.
iii. WILLIAMS GEDDES, b. Abt. 1870.
iv. MACK GEDDES, b. Abt. 1870.
v. SIDNEY GEDDES, b. Abt. 1870.
12. MARY FRANCES[3] HENSLEY (LUCINDA JANE[2] BRAWNER, LUTHER[1]) was born
Abt. 1850. She married EDWARD ANDERSON MCGEHEE.
Children of MARY HENSLEY and EDWARD MCGEHEE are:
i. LUCY FULTON[4] MCGEHEE, b. Abt. 1870.
ii. MARY KATHERINE MCGEHEE, b. Abt. 1870.
13. HELEN KATE[3] PURYEAR (MARY ANN[2] BRAWNER, LUTHER[1]) was born
Abt. 1850. She married WILLIAM CROKER.
Children of HELEN PURYEAR and WILLIAM CROKER are:
i. HELEN[4] CROKER, b. Abt. 1870.
ii. ROSA CROKER, b. Abt. 1870.
iii. MARY ANN CROKER, b. Abt. 1870.
iv. SIMEON CROKER, b. Abt. 1870.
v. NANNIE CROKER, b. Abt. 1870.
14. PACHEO[3] BRAWNER (NATHAN[2], LUTHER[1]) was born Abt. 1855.
She married JAMES REED.
Children of PACHEO BRAWNER and JAMES REED are:
i. VERA[4] REED, b. Abt. 1875.
ii. EVERETT REED, b. Abt. 1875.
iii. MARY REED, b. Abt. 1875.
iv. BRAWNER REED, b. Abt. 1875.
15. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN[3] WHITE (ELIZABETH GARRARD[2] BRAWNER, LUTHER[1])
was born Abt. 1860. He married ESTHER HACKER1.
More About BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WHITE:
Fact 1: Died in infancy.
Children of BENJAMIN WHITE and ESTHER HACKER are:
19. i. CLARA4 WHITE, b. September 11, 1887.
ii. CARLO WHITE[1], b. Aft. 1888.
iii. JAMES BLAINE WHITE[1], b. Aft. 1888.
iv. THEO WILLIAM WHITE[2], b. Aft. 1888.
v. ALLIE WHITE[2], b. Aft. 1888; m. UNKNOWN ROBERTS[2].
vi. BERNICE WHITE[2], b. Aft. 1888; m. UNKNOWN MARCUM[2].
vii. MARY WHITE[2], b. Aft. 1888; m. UNKNOWN POTTER[2].
viii. ELSIE WHITE[2], b. Aft. 1888; m. UNKNOWN MARCUM[2].
16. DAUGHERTY W.[3] WHITE (ELIZABETH GARRARD[2] BRAWNER, LUTHER[1])
was born Abt. 1860. He married LUCY HOUSE.
Children of DAUGHERTY WHITE and LUCY HOUSE are:
i. ROBERT ROY[4] WHITE, b. Abt. 1870.
ii. WALTER ROY WHITE, b. Abt. 1870.
iii. LISLE WHITE, b. Abt. 1870.
iv. JOHN E. WHITE, b. Abt. 1870.
More About JOHN E. WHITE:
Fact 1: Participant in the Great Clay Co. Feud.
17. ABIGAIL MARIA[3] COSBY (LELIA W.[2] BRAWNER, LUTHER[1])
was born Abt. 1845. She married WALTER SCOTT CARTER.
Child of ABIGAIL COSBY and WALTER CARTER is:
i. NORA LETITIA[4] CARTER, b. Abt. 1865.
18. MARY[3] BRAWNER (LUTHER[2], LUTHER[1]) was born Abt. 1855.
She married OSCAR SIMMONS.
Children of MARY BRAWNER and OSCAR SIMMONS are:
i. JAMES[4] SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1875.
ii. LAVANDA SIMMONS, b. Abt. 1875.
Generation No. 4
19. CLARA[4] WHITE (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN[3], ELIZABETH GARRARD[2] BRAWNER,
LUTHER[1])3 was born September 11, 1887. She married GILBERT GARRARD
BURCHELL4 1906, son of JOSEPH BURCHELL and SOPHIA GARRARD.
More About CLARA WHITE:
Fact 1: Her mother died when she was twelve.
Fact 2: 1987, She was still alive. Living at her home of 74 yrs. on Greenbair Rd.
More About GILBERT GARRARD BURCHELL:
Fact 1: Abt. 1910, He became a deputy sheriff of Clay Co. Kentucky for eight years.
Fact 2: Abt. 1935, He has head of the W.P.A. that paved 421, the main street in Manchester.
Fact 3: They also paved other county roads and built the new Courthouse in Manchester.
Child of CLARA WHITE and GILBERT BURCHELL is:
i. ROBERT WHITE[5] BURCHELL, b. July 12, 1908.
More About ROBERT WHITE BURCHELL:
Fact 1: 1945, Discharged from the Army.
Fact 2: 1946, He and his father, bought Cobin Building Co., and opened Manchester Lumber Co. .
Fact 3: 1987, He was her only living child at that time.
Endnotes
1. History of Clay Co., pages 168- 169, son of Gilbert Garrard Buchell, Robert White Burchell..
2. History of Clay Co., page 168- 169, son of Gilbert Garrard Buchell, Robert White Burchell..
3. History of Clay Co., page 168, by Clara's White's son , Robert White Burchell...
4. History of Clay Co., page 168, by son of Gilbert Garrard Burchell, Robert White Burchell...