Genealogy of Alexander Brown of Polk County, Missouri

Many applications to the Eastern Cherokee Tribe claimed Cherokee descent through Alexander Brown. As was the procedures for the commission setup by the Courts to oversee the payment, they batched family groups together and filed the reasoning for admittance or rejection under the lowest numbered application. In this case it was the application #35 of Elijah Eaves. As I process the additional files of each of the applications for this family group I will list their descent in this genealogy. There were over 150 applications submitted claiming descent from Alexander Brown, so this will take some time. None of these individuals were ever admitted to the Eastern Cherokee tribe as the commission claimed that their ancestor, Alexander Brown, was a different Alexander Brown than the one enrolled in the 1835 Henderson Roll. Or, at least, the descendants couldn't prove they were the same.

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Alexander Brown was born abt. 1770 in Bedford County, Virginia and died 17 Sep 1837 in Brighton, Missouri. He was married on 20 Feb 1797 in Bedford County, Virginia, to Violet Barton born about 1778. Violet survived Alexander according to Missouri court records where she petitioned for her widow's portion of his estate, administered by their eldest son, Thomas. They had the following children, all born in Bedford County, Virginia:

Thomas Brown

Thomas Brown, born in 1798 and died 13 Sep 1842 at Polk County, Missouri, married Mary “Polly” Turner. Children:

Annis Brown

Annis Brown, born 20 Mar 1799 and died 22 Nov 1862 in Carlyle, Allen County, Kansas, married Robert T. Pace. Children:

Sarah “Sally” Brown

Sarah “Sally” Brown, born 20 Jun 1802 and died in 1863 in Polk County, Missouri, married Elijah Hambelton. Children:

1. Isaiah Hambleton, born in 1820, died in 1878; married Martha J. Maxey. Martha died 24 Mar 1900. Children:
   1. Elijah G. Hambleton, born 17 Nov 1842
   2. Nancy J. Hambleton, born 1 Jan 1844
   3. James N. Hambleton (Appl. 2023), born in Nov 1845 in Polk County, Missouri; married Florence E. _______. Children:
      • Agnes Lane Hambleton (Appl. 41530), born 15 Mar 1876
      • Homer Hambleton, born 29 Apr 1878
        • Earnest Hambleton, born 6 Dec 1903
        • Willard Hambleton, born 17 Sep 1904
   4. Sarah Hambleton, born 4 May 1847
   5. Mary V. Hambleton, born in 1849, died before 1907.
   6. Martha D. Hambleton, born in 1851
   7. William Hambleton, born in 1855, died before 1907.
   8. Josephine B. Hambleton, born in 1857/1859 and died in 1897.
   9. John W. Hambleton, born in 1859.
   10. Isaiah W. Hambleton, born in 1862
   11. Sidney C. Hambleton (Appl. 2022), born 8 Sep 1864 near Morrisville in Polk County, Missouri; married Elender (Ellen) Cope. Children:
       1. Everett Hambleton, born in 1886
       2. Eva Hambleton, born in 1888
       3. Neva Hambleton, born in 1891
       4. Lester Hambleton, born in 1895
       5. Addie Hambleton, born in 1898
       6. Houston Hambleton, born 24 Feb 1906
       7. Sarah L. V. Hambleton
2. Martha D. Hambleton, born in 1822, died in 1900. 1
3. Jane N. Hambleton, born in 1826.
4. James H. Hambleton, born in 1828.
5. Violetty “Villy” Kelty Hambleton, born in 1830 in Polk County, Missouri, died 22 Nov 1902; married in Polk County, James Patrick Eaves, 12 Dec 1857, and resided in 1870 in Looney, Missouri. James was married before Violetty as he had four children recorded in the 1860 census who could not have been hers based on their marriage date: Robert, born 1850, William, born 1852, Sarah A., born 1854, and Mary, born 1856. 2 Children:
   1. Etna Dallas Eaves, born in 18 Oct 1859 in Polk County, Missouri, died 17 Jan 1947 In Republic, Missouri; married Benjamin Franklin Looney, born 2 Feb 1860 in Texas to William January and Malissa Jane (Strong) Looney, died 7 Dec 1961 in Republic. Both are buried in the Wade Chapel Cemetery in Republic. Children:
      1. Lela Lou Looney
      2. Claud James Looney
      3. Clyde Ray Looney
      4. Glen Drew Looney
      5. Murley Looney
      6. Maude Beulah Looney
      7. Dewey Loman Looney
   2. Elijah S. Eaves (Appl. 35) born 12 Oct 1863 in Green County, Missouri 3 and died 18 Aug 1945 in Phoenix, Arizona 4 Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Phoenix.; married Emma Brown 15 Feb 1885 in Polk County, Missouri. She was born 17 Feb 1865 to Milton and Eliza A. (Houser) Brown, and died 17 Aug 1899.
      
      Guion Miller Application of Elijah Eaves
      
      Children:
      1. Cora Eaves, born 5 Oct 1886, died 14 Sep 1899.
      2. Coy M. Eaves, born 19 Apr 1887 in Greene County, Missouri; married Ethel _______ in 1910. Guion Miller Application #509
      3. Lillie Eaves, born 7 Feb 1889. Guion Miller Application #507
      4. Floyd F. Eaves, born 22 Feb 1892. Guion Miller Application #505
      5. Lester P. Eaves, born 24 Feb 1895. Guion Miller Application #506
   3. William Patrick Eaves, born in Jun 1868, died 7 Jun 1939 in Walnut Grove, Missouri; married first, Orlena Jane Coble, daughter of Jacob P. and Martha Emeline (Ward) Coble, born 9 Apr 1871, died 13 Jul 1897; William married second Lola Ardella Pool, daughter of William G. and Nancy Pool, born 14 Feb 1884, died 16 Oct 1962 in Carthage, Missouri. After William's death, Lola married Oscar Albert Lindsey in 1956. William's children by first wife:
      1. Ophia J. Eaves, born in 1888.
      2. Ola Ann Eaves, born in 1891.
      3. Golda “Lola” Emoline Eaves, born in 1895.
         
         William's children by second wife:
         
      4. Bert Eaves, born in 1901.
      5. Emelena Eaves, born in 1902.
      6. Lucian Lee Eaves, a daughter born in 1905.
      7. Raymond M. Eaves, born in 1909.
      8. Vesta M. Eaves, born in 1911.
      9. Dorothy L. Eaves, born in 1913
      10. Ralph P. Eaves, born in 1915.
   4. Lidya A. Eaves, born 13 Sep 1875, died 3 Dec 1911 in Polk Township, Missouri; married William Daniel Coble 15 Sep 1890 in Polk, Missouri, son of Jacob P. and Martha Emeline (Ward) Coble, born 30 Jan 1867, died 29 Aug 1941.
      1. Harley P. Coble, born in 1892.
      2. Doren K. Coble, born in 1895.
      3. Emless A. Coble, born in 1898.
      4. Tessie V. Coble, born in 1900.
      5. Hershel E. Coble, born in 1905.
6. Zack Hambleton 5, born in 1832.
7. Sara E. Hambleton 6, born in 1834.

Dicey Eliza Brown

Dicey Eliza Brown, born 16 Apr 1807 and died 30 May 1890 in Springfield, Green County, Missouri, married Daniel Fender. Children:

James Zachariah Brown

James Zachariah Brown, born abt. 1808-09 and died unknown, possibly Illinois.

Isham Alexander Brown, Sr.

Isham Alexander Brown, Sr., born in 1810 and died in 1863 in Allen County, Kansas, married Matilda Tindall. Children:

John Burrell Brown

John Burrell Brown, born in 1814 and died 21 Nov 1873 in Polk County, Missouri, married Nancy K. Proctor. Children:

Violette Brown

Violette Brown, born 6 Jan 1816 and died 12 Mar 1896 in Blanket, Brown County, Texas married Levin Routh. Children:

Susannah Brown

Susannah Brown, born in 1818 and died in 1861 Stone County, Missouri, married Moses Proctor. Children:

Mary Elizabeth Brown

Mary Elizabeth Brown, born in 1820 and died 25 Jul 1849 in Collin County, Texas, married Hugh C. Routh. Children:

1. Emarisa Routh, born in 1839.
2. Isham Routh, born in 1841.
3. Jonathan Routh, born in 1843.
4. Isaac Routh, born in 1847.
5. Mary Elizabeth Routh, born in 1849.

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Citations:

1. In his list of children of Elijah and Sally (Brown) Hambleton, Elijah Eaves leaves off Martha D. Hambleton[↩]
2. “Polk, Missouri, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS8-GKN?view=explore : May 1, 2026), image 127 of 244; United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Image Group Number: 005170222[↩]
3. see letter to Commissioner Leupp by Elijah on 24 Sep 1906 in Appl. 35[↩]
4. “Arizona, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-68VQ-VPR?view=explore : May 1, 2026), image 873 of 3027; Arizona. Department of Health Services.[↩]
5. In his list of children of Elijah and Sally (Brown) Hambleton, Elijah Eaves includes “Jack” Hambleton, who neither Sidney C. or Agnes Lane Hambleton listed.[↩]
6. Neither Elijah, Sidney, or Agnes listed Sara as a child, yet she was still live when the applications were filled out.[↩]

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