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: in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Father:
Mother:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: EDWARD BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate:
Death date:
Burial:
Spouses' names: MARGARET PORTER
Marriage date: 01 JAN 1858 in

Child No. 2: JOHN BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1815 in OH
Death date:
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Spouses' names: PHEBE J. (BROWN)
Marriage date:

Child No. 3: ELIZABETH BROWN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1815 in OH
Death date: 1894 in
Burial: in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Spouses' names: WILLIAM SPARKS b. 1820 d. 1898
Marriage date: 10 FEB 1843 in Parke Co IN

Child No. 4: MARY BROWN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 26 FEB 1818 in OH
Death date: 19 NOV 1893 in Rockville, Parke Co IN
Burial: in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Spouses' names: JACOB FISHER b. 20 APR 1808 d. 18 MAY 1878
Marriage date: 04 JAN 1849 in Rockville, Parke Co IN

Child No. 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: in 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 No. 6: FRANCIS J. BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 23 FEB 1823 in OH
Death date: 14 MAY 1856 in Parke Co IN
Burial: in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Spouses' names: JANE ANN CATLIN b. 22 NOV 1824 d. 02 AUG 1893
Marriage date: 29 FEB 1844 in Parke Co IN

Child No. 7: WILLIAM BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 10 JAN 1826 in Butler Co OH
Death date: 27 NOV 1892 in Parke Co IN
Burial: in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Spouses' names: [1] MALONA ADAMS (1831-1867) [2] SARAH A. HOPPER (1840-1920)
Marriage date: [1] 06 APR 1854 [1,2] Parke Co IN

Child No. 8: SAMUEL BROWN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1828 in Ohio
Death date: 1862 in Shot by sniper during Civil War
Burial: in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Spouses' names:
Marriage date:

Child No. 9: MARTHA BROWN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1831 in Ohio
Death date:
Burial:
Spouses' names: GEORGE F. OVERPECK
Marriage date: 02 MAR 1854 in

Child No. 10: ISABELLA BROWN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1833 in Ohio
Death date:
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Spouses' names: JAMES GIBBONS
Marriage date:
 
 
Documentation:
Notes for William R:
* 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.
Notes for Isabella:
* 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 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.
Notes for Francis:
* 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.