Life History

Notes

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
  Emmie S Lemly Brown
  Wife of Alfred William Brown
  Descendant of Captain Joseph Steele
  Father Byron Lemly (1841-1904)
  Mother Ella Rose Carson 1843-75)
  Granddaughter of Samuel Lemly (1819-83) and Emmeline Steele (1824-93) m 1839
  Gr-Granddaughter of William Steele(1785-1829) and Elizabeth Miller (1794-1829)
  Gr-Gr-Granddaughter of Joseph Steele and Rebeca Anderson m 1782
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  Joseph Steele (1760-95) commanded a company of cavalry under Gen Francis Marion.  He wsa born in Ireland; died in York County, SC
  DAR Lineage book pp 106-107
  
  North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
  Mrs Emma Lemly Brown
  Age 53y 5m 6d
  Birth 18 August 1872 Jackson, Mississippi
  Residence 308 N Church St, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
  Father Byron Lemly, born Jackson, Mississippi
  Mother Ella Carson, born Charlotte, North Carolina
  Spouse Alfred W Brown
  Death 25 January 1926 at home, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
  Cause of Death Encephalitis for 5 years
  Burial 26 January 1926 in Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, by J M Harry and Company, Charlotte
  Filed 26 January 1926
  
  Emmie Lemley Brown
  BIRTH 17 Oct 1876 Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
  DEATH 25 Jan 1926 (aged 49) Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
  BURIAL Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
  Daughter of Byron Lemly and Ella Carson.  Information taken from death certificate.
  Spouse Alfred William Brown 1878-1932
  Son Byron Lemly Brown 1904-1904
  Inscription:  "Wife of A. W. Brown"
  Gravesite Details Headstone lists birth date as October 17; death certificate lists it as August 18.
  Created by DSM 1 Feb 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 65948803, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65948803

Sources

• 1. North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 3. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998