I just subscribed to a new (to me) newspaper service, Accessible Archives which has a fairly large collection of African-American newspapers. I was very surprised that the first article to come up when I put in “Brownlow” was a very favorable obituary of W.G.B.! It was printed in the Christian Record, published by the A. […]
Knoxville Marble Company
I have always wanted to know how Annie and Will met. How does a young woman from Knoxville, who went to school in Philadelphia, meet a young man from St. Louis? What if they met in Washington, D.C. in 1874 when Will was there to interview for a position on the Newton-Jenney Expedition and Annie […]
Susan Brownlow: The Heroine of Tennessee
This was a very popular booklet in 1863 in the Northern United States. It tells the story, “truthful and graphic account,” of how one of W. G. Brownlow’s daughters saved the union flag flying over the Brownlow home from a group of drunken Confederate soldiers who wanted to take it down. Except, the daughter was […]
The Love Story of William and Eliza
In case you haven’t noticed, both William Francis and Annie have parents named William and Eliza! We don’t have the details about how William (1) Patrick met Eliza McCall or how Will (2) and Annie met, but the story about how William Gannaway Brownlow met and wooed Eliza O’Brien is well recorded and is a […]
Who Was Julia Brownlow?
The Letter St. Louis Mo. Jan. 8th 89 No. 2637 Pine Street My dear Mrs. Brownlow, You will no doubt be surprised at receiving this letter from me, the grand daughter of your deceased husband, Col. Parson Brownlow. I have been intending to write to you for a long time. I will not enter into […]
