Many of the current generation of Browns inquire about him, but few of the older generation had refused to mention him. The life of my great-grandfather Carlos B. Brown Sr. was more controversial, as well as mysterious! Circumstances surrounding his birth & death varies, but in between lived a myth that fascinated a whole century of speculation, like bluesman Robert Johnson. It was believed that Carlos had arrived to the US, right off the slave ship and resided in Georgia, but records indicate that he was born sometime in January between 1843-1850 in the Flat Rock community of Camden, South Carolina, with the majority listed in 1848. His headstone reveals that he was born in 1835. He was the only son born to former Senegalese descendants Esther & Saby Brown Sr. and half-brother to Abram, Edward, Frank & Saby Jr. Like most slaves, Carlos was a farmer/strawboss during the day, but would soon partake a "profession" not only to earn a living, but also survival. Early in his years, an urban legend born about the size & contents of his "package" being displayed at an auction would become a lore among many slaveowners. Starting from the late 1860's to his death, Carlos became a buck, a male slave paid to impregnate a majority of women to produce future "slavebabies" for future labor. Although the Civil War had ended and slavery would become abolished, Carlos would continue producing children in & out his homebase. All together it was estimated that he produced a total at least 100 babies. Throughout his personal life, Carlos was been married 10 times - starting with Kizzie Fortune and ending with Minnie Brown. At one point, he along with wife Jemina and their 2 sons, lived in a 2-family house shared by Jack & Mattie Bush. Their daughter Cornelia was the half-sister to another of Carlos' daughters. Although they never married, Carlos & Cornelia (48 years his junior) had 5 children all while still living with Jemina. The last known record of Carlos stated that he living in the De Kalb town of Camden with wife Minnie and grandson Matthew. Carlos moved to Manhattan in the mid-1930's, to be tended on by his granddaughter, Allie Brown, and her family. He died on the morning of December 12, 1939...one month shy of his 105th birthday.
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Carlos B. Brown Sr. 1832 - 1939
Carlos Brown Sr was born on September 13, 1832 in Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina United States to Saby Brown Sr. and Esther Brown. He married Kizzie Brown, and they had children Nellie Brown, Rebecca Brown, and June Brown. Carlos' partner was Nanie Jones, and they had a child Abraham Brown. Carlos' partner was Jannie Heath, and they had a child Carlos B. Brown Jr.. He married Jemima Brown, and they had children Soloman Brown and Washington Brown. Carlos' partner was Cornelia H. Bush, and they had children Richard Brown, Elijah Brown Sr., Sarah Bell Brown, Edward Belton Brown Sr., and Cornelia Brown. He also married Sarah Salmond, and they had children Callie Salmond, Mary Salmond, Ellen Daisy Salmond, James Salmond, Willie Leo Salmond, and Thelma Salmond. Carlos Brown died at age 107 years old on December 12, 1939 in Manhattan County, NY, and was buried in December 1939 at Mount Joshua Church 532 Pickett Thomas Rd., in Camden, Kershaw County, SC.
Carlos Brown Sr
September 13, 1832
Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States
December 12, 1939
Manhattan County, New York, United States
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Great-grandpa Carlos Brown was what they called a surplus slave, or stockman:
Slave breeding in the United States were those practices of slave ownership that aimed to influence the reproduction of slaves in order to increase the wealth of slaveholders.[1]
Slave breeding included coerced sexual relations between male and female slaves, promoting pregnancies of slaves, sexual relations between master and slave with the aim of producing slave children, and favoring female slaves who produced a relatively large number of children.[1]
The purpose of slave breeding was to produce new slaves without incurring the cost of purchase, to fill labor shortages caused by the termination of the Atlantic slave trade, and to attempt to improve the health and productivity of slaves. Slave breeding was condoned in the South because slaves were considered to be subhuman chattel, and were not entitled to the same rights accorded to free persons.
Slave breeding in the United States were those practices of slave ownership that aimed to influence the reproduction of slaves in order to increase the wealth of slaveholders.[1]
Slave breeding included coerced sexual relations between male and female slaves, promoting pregnancies of slaves, sexual relations between master and slave with the aim of producing slave children, and favoring female slaves who produced a relatively large number of children.[1]
The purpose of slave breeding was to produce new slaves without incurring the cost of purchase, to fill labor shortages caused by the termination of the Atlantic slave trade, and to attempt to improve the health and productivity of slaves. Slave breeding was condoned in the South because slaves were considered to be subhuman chattel, and were not entitled to the same rights accorded to free persons.
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Carlos Brown gravesite
A photo of the grave of Carlos Brown Sr. and his son Carlos Brown Jr.
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