Husband: William R. BROWN
Birthdate: 10 Mar 1782
Birthplace: London, England
Death date: 03 Mar 1856
Place of death: Rockville, Parke Co IN
Burial: Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
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Marriage date: 23 Feb 1808
Marriage place: Philadelphia, PA

Wife: Isabella ROBINSON
Birthdate: 15 Mar 1793
Birthplace: PA
Death date: 24 Aug 1864
Place of death: Rockville, Parke Co IN
Burial: Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
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CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Edward BROWN
Sex: M
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Marriage date: 01 JAN 1858
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Spouses' names: Margaret PORTER

Child No. 2: John BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1815
Birthplace: OH
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Spouses' names: Phebe J.

Child No. 3: Elizabeth BROWN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1815
Birthplace: OH
Death date: 1894
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Burial: Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Marriage date: 10 FEB 1843
Marriage place: Parke Co IN
Spouses' names: William SPARKS (1820-1898)

Child No. 4: Mary BROWN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 26 FEB 1818
Birthplace: OH
Death date: 19 NOV 1893
Place of death: Rockville, Parke Co IN
Burial: Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Marriage date: 04 JAN 1849
Marriage place: Rockville, Parke Co IN
Spouses' names: Jacob FISHER (1808-1878)

Child No. 5: Robinson BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 30 JAN 1821
Birthplace: Butler Co. Ohio
Death date: 22 DEC 1909
Place of death: Indianola, E. Lincoln Twp Warren Co. IA
Burial: Lot 42 IOOF Cem Indianola, IA
Marriage date: 12 SEP 1850
Marriage place: Parke Co. IN by Rev Georg W. Warner
Spouses' names: Almyra SILCOTT (1831-1898)

Child No. 6: Francis J. BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 23 FEB 1823
Birthplace: OH
Death date: 14 MAY 1856
Place of death: Parke Co IN
Burial: Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Marriage date: 29 FEB 1844
Marriage place: Parke Co IN
Spouses' names: Jane Ann CATLIN (1824-1893)

Child No. 7: William BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 10 JAN 1826
Birthplace: Butler Co OH
Death date: 27 NOV 1892
Place of death: Parke Co IN
Burial: Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Marriage date: [1] 06 APR 1854 [2]
Marriage place: [1] Parke Co IN [2] Parke Co IN
Spouses' names: [1] Malona ADAMS (1831-1867) [2] Sarah A. HOPPER (1840-1920)

Child No. 8: Samuel BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1828
Birthplace: Ohio
Death date: 1862
Place of death: Shot by sniper during Civil War
Burial: Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
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Child No. 9: Martha BROWN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1831
Birthplace: Ohio
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Marriage date: 02 MAR 1854
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Spouses' names: George F. OVERPECK

Child No. 10: Isabella BROWN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1833
Birthplace: Ohio
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Spouses' names: James GIBBONS
 
 
Documentation:
Husband's notes
* Occupation: miller then a farmer
* Last Will and Testament of Willaim R. Brown obtained from Record of Wills at the Parke Co Court House, Rockville, IN. The names of 10 children are listed.
* Listed as 69 years old in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN
* Dates are from gravestone. Died at 73 yr 11mo 23 d.
* William and Isabella moved to Parke Co In when son William was 15. Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of Parke Co IN page 690. Middle name came from land purchase record. Rockville, IN library.

Wife's notes
* Listed as 58 years old in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN.
* Died at 74 yr 5mo 3d. Birth date calculated using Internet site:
http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html
* Death date and age from Parke Co cem records at Rockville, IN library.
* Also found on the gravestone.

Notes for John
* Occupation: Blacksmith
* Listed as 34 in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN Dist 85 House 167. He lived on the farm adjacent to that of his sister Elizabeth Sparks.

Notes for Elizabeth
* Listed as 34 in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN Dist 85 House 166
* Dates from Parke Co cemetery record at Rockville, IN library.
* Marriage record from Marriage Records 1833-1844, Parke Co, Sanders.

Notes for Mary
* Listed as 32 in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN, p 175, Dist 85, House 247.

Notes for Robinson
* Occupation: Farmer
* Robinson's marriage record: C/213 Parke Co Court House, Rockville, IN
* Probate record in Court House, Indianola, IA, Wilbur N. Brown, Administrator Heirs: E. B. Brown, E. W. Brown, Emma L. Hardin, Wilbur N. Brown
* He was listed as 28 in the 1850 Cen sus for Parke Co IN. Census date 2 Sep 1850.
* Lot 42 is 9 rows East of the 2nd grass road in the IOOF Section.
* Death date came from the Brown Family Bible at the home of Merrill W. Henry.
* Birth and death dates are on the gravestone.

Notes for Francis J
* 27 in 1850 Parke Co IN Census, Dist 85, House 402.
* Marriage record from Marriage Records 1833-1844, Parke Co, Sanders.

Notes for William
* Occupation: farmer
* Listed as 24 in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN, Dist 85, house 401, page 291
* Dates are from tombstone.
* William owned 250 acres of farm land along the Raccoon River in Florida Twp Parke Co IN. His father settled on a part of this land, then a wilderness and improved it. Dates are from gravestone.

Notes for Samuel
* Occupation: farmer
* Listed as 22 in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN, page 291
* His mother sent a white shirt to him. He tried it on and was spotted by a sniper who shot and killed Samuel.

Notes for Martha
* Listed as 19 in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN, page 291

Notes for Isabella
* The Gibbons family lived on a farm near Barney, Iowa.
* Listed as 17 in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN, page 29, Dist 85, House 401.