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Submitted by: Harvey W.HENRY
Email address: <hwhenry@inav.net>
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Husband: WILLIAM R. BROWN
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Born: 10 MAR 1782
in London, England
Died: 03 MAR 1856
in Rockville, Parke Co IN
Buried:
in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Occupation miller then a farmer
Father:
Mother:
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
Married: 23 FEB 1808
in Philadelphia, PA
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Born: 15 MAR 1793
in PA
Died: 24 AUG 1864
in 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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M Child 1: EDWARD BROWN
Born:
Died:
Spouse: MARGARET PORTER
Married: 01 JAN 1858
in
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M Child 2: JOHN BROWN
Born: 1815
in OH
Died:
Occupation Blacksmith
Spouse: PHEBE J. (BROWN)
Married:
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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F Child 3: ELIZABETH BROWN
Born: 1815
in OH
Died: 1894
in
Buried:
in Mt Olivet Cem Florida Twp Parke Co IN
Spouse: WILLIAM SPARKS b. 1820 d. 1898
Married: 10 FEB 1843
in 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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F Child 4: MARY BROWN
Born: 26 FEB 1818
in OH
Died: 19 NOV 1893
in 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
Married: 04 JAN 1849
in 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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M Child 5: ROBINSON BROWN
Born: 30 JAN 1821
in Butler Co. Ohio
Died: 22 DEC 1909
in 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
Married: 12 SEP 1850
in 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 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.
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M Child 6: FRANCIS J. BROWN
Born: 23 FEB 1823
in OH
Died: 14 MAY 1856
in 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
Married: 29 FEB 1844
in 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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M Child 7: WILLIAM BROWN
Born: 10 JAN 1826
in Butler Co OH
Died: 27 NOV 1892
in 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
Married: 06 APR 1854
in Parke Co IN
Spouse: SARAH A. HOPPER b. 13 SEP 1840
d. 26 JAN 1920
Married:
in 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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M Child 8: SAMUEL BROWN
Born: 1828
in Ohio
Died: 1862
in 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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F Child 9: MARTHA BROWN
Born: 1831
in Ohio
Died:
Spouse: GEORGE F. OVERPECK
Married: 02 MAR 1854
in
Listed as 19 in the 1850 Census for Parke Co IN, page 291
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F Child 10: ISABELLA BROWN
Born: 1833
in Ohio
Died:
Spouse: JAMES GIBBONS
Married:
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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