Joseph Lamar Brown, born in Harnett County(Lillington), and Katie Umble Thomas, born in Moore County  (Broadway) were married in 1917 in Harnett County and moved to Sanford, NC (Lee County) They had 6 children and lived out their lives in their Sanford home, which was located on  the corner of Goldsboro and 7th Avenues..

This website is dedicated to Joe and Katie Brown and all of their ancestors and descendants. While  Joe and Katie have passed, this website continues to live and grow with information provided by Joe  and Katie's family descendants.

Special thanks go to Stella Mashburn and Barbara Paris, who have spent many hours investigating and  collecting ancestor and descendant information. But thanks to the entire Brown Family for any  contributions that they have made.

Long live the Brown family!