As a lot of you know, I am searching for the family of my gggrandfather,
Leonard Sanford Brown. This is all I truly want for Christmas, so I am
going to go into detail to see if I can find anyone who knows who his
parents are. I do have some new information to post.
Leonard was born in 1837 KY and died 1929 IN. He was married to Polly
Ann Rippy, dau of John and Elizabeth Robinson Rippy from Sumner Co.
Tenn. The Rippy's moved to Clark Co. IN just prior to Polly Ann's birth
in 1841.
In the 1860 Wood Twp Clark Co. IN census there is:
Family 76 Brown Nancy 58 NC
Brown James 30 IN
Family 77 Brown Henry 25 TN
Brown Nancy (RIPPY) 30 TN
Brown Abigail A. 5 IN
Brown Isaac 1 IN
Family 79 Rippy John 60 NC
Rippy Elizabeth 50 TN
Rippy Eliza 19 IN
Rippy Mary Ann 17 IN
Rippy Suqure J. 15 IN male
Family 80 Brown John 25 KY
Brown Maria(Rippy) 23 IN
Brown Leonard 21 KY
Mahnron (Mahuron?) James W. 15 IN
Strowd William R. 14 IN
1850 Federal Census Clark Co. IN Wood Twp.
Rippy John 50 Farmer NC
Rippy Elizabeth 47 TN
Rippy Nancy 23 IN
Rippy Rosi A. 21 IN
Rippy Malinda 16 IN
Rippy Maria 14 IN
Rippy Harriet S. 15 IN
Rippy Eliza 10 IN
Rippy Polly Ann 8 IN
Rippy John 5 IN
About 3 doors down
Brown Isaac farmer NC
Brown Nancy 45 NC
Brown Jas 21 IN male
Brown Jiney 19 IN female
Brown Henry 17 IN
Brown Elizabeth 13 IN
I would imagine Henry Brown son of Isaac is Nancy's husband, but I can't
help wondering if there is more to it. Leonard m. to Polly Rippy and his
brother John married to Maria Rippy, her sister. John Brown m. Maria
fought and died in the Civil War. They had two children, twins, Henry
and Elizabeth. In 1867 Maria was remarried to David H. Goss of Clark Co.
She and David Goss are buried in Washington Co. IN just across the line
from Clark Co. IN.
Leonard also fought in the Civil War and he and Polly are buried in
Walnut Hill, Wood Twp, Clark Co. IN where they raised their family. In
the 1880 Wood Twp, Clark Co. IN census,
Family 72 Brown Lenord? 42 cooper b. KY parents born KY
Brown Polly A. 37 wife
Brown John S. 16 son IN
Brown Mariah E. 14 dau IN
Brown Nancy A. 11 dau IN
Brown Abigill 9 dau IN my ggrandmother
Brown Millburn 8 son IN
Brown Lafayette 4 son IN
Brown Liza E. 4 mos dau
Family 73 Brown Henry G. IN 46 huckster
Brown Nancy 52 wife TN
Brown Polly A. 17 dau IN single
Brown Isaac 21 son married
Brown Nancy J. 19 dau-in-law married
Brown Millburn 23 servant single
Brown Rettie 9 niece IN
As you can see, so many of the names are the same, it leads me to
believe that the children were named after aunts and uncles. I
appreciate anyone who has taken the time to read this and I hope you can
help me or keep this for future reference. I am sorry so many of you
have received this more than once. I just want to be sure everyone sees
it. Thanks, Marcia