Lottie Burris Brown
Lottie was
born the 16th of July 1847, a slave of the Stephen Burris family
probably of Tishimingo County
Mississippi. Lottie was with the Burris family when they migrated to Gonzales County Texas in 1856.
Lottie
married Garner Thomas in 1867. There were nine children born to Garner
and Lottie. Garner Thomas died in 1884, his finally resting place is
unknown.
Lottie
remarried after the death of her first husband, Garner Thomas. Her
second husband Owen Brown and Lottie were married
in Caldwell County where there was one son born to them.
Lottie Burris Brown Thomas passed
on the 20th of December 1910. Her final resting place is at Fleming Cemetery. Lottie left 236 acres
which were divided into subdivisions for the children of Lottie and
Garner Thomas.
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