Frances Marie Spark Brown
 ​(October 17, 1849 - January 1, 1934)

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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