Ohio Family Group Sheet for the William R. BROWN Family

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Submitted by: Harvey W. Henry
Email address: hwhenry@inav.net

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
Father:
Mother:

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
Father:
Mother:

CHILDREN

Child 1: EDWARD BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate:
Death date:
Burial:
Spouses' names: MARGARET PORTER
Marriage date: 01 JAN 1858

Child 2: JOHN BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1815 in OH
Death date:
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Spouses' names: PHEBE J. (BROWN)
Marriage date:

Child 3: ELIZABETH BROWN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1815 in OH
Death date: 1894
Burial: Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co
Spouses' names: WILLIAM SPARKS b. 1820 d. 1898
Marriage date: 10 FEB 1843 in Parke Co

Child 4: MARY BROWN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 26 FEB 1818 in OH
Death date: 19 NOV 1893 in Rockville, Parke Co
Burial: Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co
Spouses' names: JACOB FISHER b. 20 APR 1808 d. 18 MAY 1878
Marriage date: 04 JAN 1849 in Rockville, Parke Co

Child 5: ROBINSON BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 30 JAN 1821 in Butler Co. Ohio
Death date: 22 DEC 1909 in Indianola, E. Lincoln Twp Warren Co. IA
Burial: Lot 42 IOOF Cem Indianola, IA
Spouses' names: ALMYRA SILCOTT b. 27 MAY 1831 d. 10 MAY 1898
Marriage date: 12 SEP 1850 in Parke Co. IN by Rev Georg W. Warner

Child 6: FRANCIS J. BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 23 FEB 1823 in OH
Death date: 14 MAY 1856 in Parke Co
Burial: Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co
Spouses' names: JANE ANN CATLIN b. 22 NOV 1824 d. 02 AUG 1893
Marriage date: 29 FEB 1844 in Parke Co

Child 7: WILLIAM BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 10 JAN 1826 in Butler Co OH
Death date: 27 NOV 1892 in Parke Co
Burial: Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co
Spouses' names: [1] MALONA ADAMS (1831-1867) [2] SARAH A. HOPPER (1840-1920)
Marriage date: [1] 06 APR 1854, Parke Co [2] Parke Co

Child 8: SAMUEL BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1828 in Ohio
Death date: 1862 in Shot by sniper during Civil War
Burial: Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co
Spouses' names:
Marriage date:

Child 9: MARTHA BROWN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1831 in Ohio
Death date:
Burial:
Spouses' names: GEORGE F. OVERPECK
Marriage date: 02 MAR 1854

Child 10: ISABELLA BROWN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1833 in Ohio
Death date:
Burial:
Spouses' names: JAMES GIBBONS
Marriage date:

Documentation:
William R. BROWN
* 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.
* Occupation miller then a farmer.

Isabella ROBINSON
* 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.

Child 2: JOHN BROWN
* 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.

Child 3: ELIZABETH BROWN
* 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.

Child 4: MARY BROWN
* Listed as 32 in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN, p 175, Dist 85, House 247.

Child 5: ROBINSON BROWN
* 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 the 1850 Census 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.

Child 6: FRANCIS J. BROWN
* 27 in 1850 Parke Co IN Census, Dist 85, House 402.
* Marriage record from Marriage Records 1833-1844, Parke Co, Sanders.

Child 7: WILLIAM BROWN
* 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.

Child 8: SAMUEL BROWN
* 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.

Child 9: MARTHA BROWN
* Listed as 19 in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN, page 291.

Child 10: ISABELLA BROWN
* 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.