Frances Marie Spark Brown
(October 17, 1849 - January 1, 1934)
C
O M A N C H E C O U N T Y |
Marker Text: Frances Marie Sparks, a native of North Carolina and daughter of Daniel and Kezziah Sparks, married Thomas Brown in 1865. They lived in Grayson County, Texas, before moving to a 410-acre farm near here about 1876. During the 1880s and 1890s Frances served as a midwife and lay doctor for families in the area. Known as "Aunt Fanny" she often rode 6-8 miles by horseback at night to deliver a baby. Despite her husband's death in 1912 Frances skillfully managed her farm and reared 12 children while continuing to nurse many of her neighbors back to health. (1993)
Marker No: 2045
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 32.115356,-98.524834
Location: SH 6, De Leon
|