Florida Family Group Sheet for the William R. BROWN Family

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Husband: William R. BROWN
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 Birthdate: 10 MAR 1782 - London, England
Death date: 03 MAR 1856 - Rockville, Parke Co IN
    Buried: - in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Occupation: miller then a farmer
    Father:
    Mother:
Marr. date: 23 FEB 1808          Place: Philadelphia, PA
* 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.
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   Wife: Isabella ROBINSON
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 Birthdate: 15 MAR 1793 - PA
Death date: 24 AUG 1864 - Rockville, Parke Co IN
    Buried: - in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
    Father:
    Mother:
* 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.
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CHILDREN
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1  M  Edward BROWN
 Birthdate:
Death date:
    Spouse: MARGARET PORTER
Marr. date: 01 JAN 1858
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2  M  John BROWN
 Birthdate: 1815 - OH
Death date:
Occupation: Blacksmith
    Spouse: PHEBE J. (BROWN)
Marr. date:
* 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.
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3  F  Elizabeth BROWN
 Birthdate: 1815 - OH
Death date: 1894
    Buried: - in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
    Spouse: WILLIAM SPARKS  b. 1820  d. 1898
Marr. date: 10 FEB 1843 - Parke Co IN
* 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.
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4  F  Mary BROWN
 Birthdate: 26 FEB 1818 - OH
Death date: 19 NOV 1893 - Rockville, Parke Co IN
    Buried: - in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
    Spouse: JACOB FISHER  b. 20 APR 1808  d. 18 MAY 1878
Marr. date: 04 JAN 1849 - Rockville, Parke Co IN
* Listed as 32 in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN, p 175, Dist 85, House 247.
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5  M  Robinson BROWN
 Birthdate: 30 JAN 1821 - Butler Co. Ohio
Death date: 22 DEC 1909 - Indianola, E. Lincoln Twp Warren Co. IA
    Buried: - in Lot 42 IOOF Cem Indianola, IA
Occupation: Farmer
    Spouse: ALMYRA SILCOTT  b. 27 MAY 1831  d. 10 MAY 1898
Marr. date: 12 SEP 1850 - Parke Co. IN by Rev Georg W. Warner
* 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.
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6  M  Francis J. BROWN
 Birthdate: 23 FEB 1823 - OH
Death date: 14 MAY 1856 - Parke Co IN
    Buried: - in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
    Spouse: JANE ANN CATLIN  b. 22 NOV 1824  d. 02 AUG 1893
Marr. date: 29 FEB 1844 - Parke Co IN
* 27 in 1850 Parke Co IN Census, Dist 85, House 402.
* Marriage record from Marriage Records 1833-1844, Parke Co, Sanders.
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7  M  William BROWN
 Birthdate: 10 JAN 1826 - Butler Co OH
Death date: 27 NOV 1892 - Parke Co IN
    Buried: - in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Occupation: farmer
    Spouse: MALONA ADAMS  b. 14 FEB 1831  d. 02 SEP 1867
Marr. date: 06 APR 1854 - Parke Co IN
    Spouse: SARAH A. HOPPER  b. 13 SEP 1840  d. 26 JAN 1920
Marr. date:  Parke Co IN
* 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.
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8  M  Samuel BROWN
 Birthdate: 1828 - Ohio
Death date: 1862 - Shot by sniper during Civil War
    Buried: - in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
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.
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9  F  Martha BROWN
 Birthdate: 1831 - Ohio
Death date:
    Spouse: GEORGE F. OVERPECK
Marr. date: 02 MAR 1854 -
* Listed as 19 in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN, page 291
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10  F  Isabella BROWN
 Birthdate: 1833 - Ohio
Death date:
    Spouse: JAMES GIBBONS
Marr. date:
* 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.
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