I am researching my Brown connections and have traced my family back to
William W. Brown. Here is what I have so far. If anyone can add to or let me
know of Brown connections, I would appreciate it. I have been unable to find
their gravesites, or the parents of William W.
Thanks, Bill Starkey
First Generation
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1. William W. Brown.
William W. first married Elizabeth McNeely.
They had the following children:
i. John D. (1817-1895)
ii. Oliver B. (1822-)
iii. Joseph. Born in 1833 in Ohio (Butler Co?).
On 6 May 1850 William W. second married Jerusha Maryason.
They had the following children:
i. Jesse. Born in @1850.
ii. Aaron. Born in 1859.
Second Generation
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2. John D. Brown. Born on 4 Aug 1817 in Greene County, PA. John D. died in
1895, he was 77. Occupation: Farmer, sawmill operator in Mill Creek
Township, Fountain County, IN.
John D. first married Susan Furr.
They had one child:
i. Marietta.
Marietta married George Dice.
John D. second married Margeret Donelson.
They had one child:
i. George.
On 2 Apr 1858 when John D. was 40, he third married Martha Mesmore. Martha
died on 11 Jan 1911.
They had the following children:
i. Charles A.. Born on 16 Aug 1864.
ii. Harvey N.. Born on 15 May 1866.
iii. Jasper M.. Born on 17 Aug 1870.
iv. Brazier C.. Born on 2 Jan 1873.
v. John Riffel Riffle(1874-)
vi. Samuel.
vii. Clara.
3. Oliver B. Brown. Born in 1822 in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
On 24 Feb 1848 when Oliver B. was 26, he first married Cassandra Elizabeth
Freeman, in Montgomery County, IN.
They had the following children:
i. George.
ii. Mary "Mollie"
iii. Joseph Newton
iv. John B. "Jack" (1856-1923)
v. Thomas Benjamin (1858-1927)
vi. Emma
vii. Oliver Dora (1869-1946)
On 2 Jul 1840 when Oliver B. was 18, he second married Sarah English, in
Montgomery County.
They had the following children:
i. Irean. Born in 1842.
ii. George. Born in 1844.
Third Generation
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4. John Riffel Brown. Born on 25 Sep 1874 in Fountain County.
In 1896 when John Riffel was 21, he married Hattie Simpson, daughter of
Ellridge Simpson & Sarah Oyler.
They had one child:
i. Floyd S.
5. Mary "Mollie" Brown.
Mary "Mollie" married Doc Benjamin Riley.
They had the following children:
i. Lizzie.
ii. George.
iii. Una.
iv. Ada.
v. Alton.
vi. UNNAMED (Died as Infant).
vii. UNNAMED (Died as Infant).
6. Joseph Newton Brown.
Joseph Newton married Emma Ham.
They had the following children:
i. Floyd.
ii. Dede.
iii. Eva.
iv. Scott.
v. Homer.
vi. ?.
7. John B. "Jack" Brown. Born on 24 Apr 1856 in Fountain County. John B.
"Jack" died in 1923, he was 66. Buried in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.
Occupation: Farmer.
In 1879 when John B. "Jack" was 22, he married Emma Horn, daughter of John
D. Horn & Mary Ham. Born in 1858. Emma died in 1929, she was 71.
They had the following children:
i. Deadie.
ii. Floyd (1886-1954)
iii. Homer. Born in 1887. Homer died in 1931, he was 44. Buried in
Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.
iv. Evalyn "Eva".
v. Walter.
8. Thomas Benjamin Brown. Born on 23 Jul 1858 (?). Thomas Benjamin died on
30 Mar 1927, he was 68. Buried in Rush Creek Cemetery, near Tangier, IN.
On 27 Aug 1879 when Thomas Benjamin was 21, he married Rose Etta Gilkey,
daughter of John R. "Jackie R." Gilkey & Lydia Brown Stiner. Born on 13 May
1861. Rose Etta died on 29 May 1926, she was 65.
They had the following children:
i. Lillie May (1880-1903)
ii. William Albert (1881-1948)
iii. Ernest Alfred (1882-1947)
iv. John Edgar (1884-1971)
v. Ella Leota (1886-1942)
vi. Ada Agnes (1888-)
vii. Cynthia Margaret (1892-1943)
viii. Goldie. Born on 8 Oct 1893. Goldie died on 16 Mar 1894.
ix. Dora Edna "Dode" (1895-)
x. Leo Thomas "Bob" (1896-)
xi. Sarah Lucinda Rachel "Sallie" (1899-1998)
xii. Lloyd Orville "Jack" (1901-1970)
9. Emma Brown.
Emma married Joseph (Joe) Hartley.
They had the following children:
i. Tom.
ii. Mable.
iii. Nora.
iv. Esten.
v. Edgar.
vi. Charles.
vii. George.
10. Oliver Dora Brown. Born on 16 Jan 1869. Oliver Dora died on 6 Jan 1946,
he was 76.
On 23 Dec 1891 when Oliver Dora was 22, he married Ida Layton. Born on 17
Apr 1872.
They had the following children:
i. Orville. Born on 21 Nov 1892.
ii. Clair. Born on 21 Apr 1894.
iii. Vernon Wayne. Born on 15 Aug 1902.
Fourth Generation
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11. Floyd S. Brown.
Child:
i. Floyd Jr.
12. Floyd Brown. Born in 1886. Floyd died in 1954, he was 68. Buried in
Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.
Floyd first married Miss ? Foxworthy. Born in 1886. ? died in 1954, she was
68.
On 30 May 1925 when Floyd was 39, he second married Ruby Short.
They had the following children:
i. Donald R.
ii. Lavera.
13. Lillie May Brown. Born on 11 Mar 1880. Lillie May died on 26 Jun 1903,
she was 23.
On 14 Apr 1898 when Lillie May was 18, she married William B. Newman.
They had one child:
i. Vera. Born on 9 Mar 1902. Vera died on 9 Jan 1922, she was 19.
On 1 May 1921 when Vera was 19, she married Gilbert A. Ratcliff.
14. William Albert Brown. Born on 25 Mar 1881. William Albert died on 14 Dec
1948, he was 67.
On 8 Sep 1906 when William Albert was 25, he married Verda May Shell. Born
on 21 Jun 1886. Verda May died on 6 Jan 1962, she was 75.
They had the following children:
i. George Reuben. Born on 6 Dec 1907. George Reuben died on 23 Jul 1923,
he was 15.
ii. Ivaloo Maxine (1910-)
iii. Marietta. Born on 9 Sep 1912.
On 10 Sep 1934 when Marietta was 22, she first married Gilbert Harvey.
On 2 Apr 1948 when Marietta was 35, she second married Harvey Dale Fisher.
Born on 15 Dec 1909.
15. Ernest Alfred Brown. Born on 28 Jul 1882. Ernest Alfred died on 21 Dec
1947, he was 65.
On 17 Jun 1908 when Ernest Alfred was 25, he married Mary E. Shrigley. Born
on 3 May 1883 in Rockville.
They had the following children:
i. Ruth Lenore (1909-)
ii. Paul Franklin (1912-)
iii. Rex Hugh (1914-1967)
iv. Grace Marie (1917-)
v. Mary Frances (1919-)
16. John Edgar Brown. Born on 30 Sep 1884. John Edgar died on 24 Sep 1971,
he was 86.
On 20 Sep 1908 when John Edgar was 23, he married Bessie Lee Russell.
They had the following children:
i. Helen Lucille. Born on 21 Apr 1911.
Helen Lucille married Lester Carl Dahl. Born on 29 Apr 1899.
ii. Howard Russell (1923-)
iii. Wade Allison (Twin). Born on 5 Feb 1926.
On 20 Aug 1952 when Wade Allison was 26, he married Alberta Dicken.
iv. Wayne Randolph (Twin). Born on 5 Feb 1926. Wayne Randolph died on 9 Sep
1971, he was 45.
v. Lawrence Dale (1928-)
17. Ella Leota Brown. Born on 4 Aug 1886. Ella Leota died on 21 Mar 1942,
she was 55.
On 12 Sep 1908 when Ella Leota was 22, she married Clarence Bert Swaim.
They had the following children:
i. Mary Fauneil (1929-)
ii. Donald Laverne (1915-)
iii. Gayland Clarence (1920-)
18. Ada Agnes Brown. Born on 18 Feb 1888.
On 15 Sep 1906 when Ada Agnes was 18, she first married Clayton Christie.
Born on 12 Sep 1884. Clayton died on 21 Apr 1948, he was 63.
They had the following children:
i. Margaret Z. (1907-1972)
ii. Donald Gilbert (1910-1961)
iii. UNNAMED (Stillborn). Born on 22 Aug 1915.
iv. Glenn B. (1916-)
v. Gerald Leo "Buster" (1918-)
vi. Dorothy Geraldine (1923-)
vii. Billy Dale. Born on 17 Nov 1928. Billy Dale died on 29 Dec 1970, he
was 42.
On 16 Dec 1952 when Ada Agnes was 64, she second married Owen Moore.
19. Cynthia Margaret Brown. Born in Jul 1892. Cynthia Margaret died on 29
Oct 1943, she was 51.
On 15 Jul 1911 when Cynthia Margaret was 19, she married Clarence E. Thomas.
They had the following children:
i. Freeman Elbert (1912-)
ii. Thelma Louise (1916-)
iii. Herschel B. (1921-)
iv. Leo Paul. Born on 18 Oct 1924.
Leo Paul married Helen Lewis Parke.
20. Dora Edna "Dode" Brown. Born on 6 Mar 1895.
On 2 Aug 1913 when Dora Edna "Dode" was 18, she married Reid Hunt. Born on
18 Feb 1892. Reid died on 17 Dec 1977, he was 85.
They had the following children:
i. Ronald Rosco (Stillborn). Born on 4 Nov 1914.
ii. Gloid Leon (1917-1948)
21. Leo Thomas "Bob" Brown. Born on 22 Nov 1896.
In 1917 when Leo Thomas "Bob" was 20, he first married Iola Sowers. They
were divorced.
They had one child:
i. Hazel Lenore (1920-)
On 28 Jan 1944 when Leo Thomas "Bob" was 47, he second married Geneva Jean
Chambers. Born on 9 Nov 1909
22. Sarah Lucinda Rachel "Sallie" Brown. Born on 22 Dec 1899 in Parke
County, IN. Sarah Lucinda Rachel "Sallie" died in Williamsport, IN on 3 Feb
1998, she was 98. Buried in Stone Bluff, IN. Occupation: elementary teacher,
Fountain County trustee. Religion: EUB, Stone Bluff United Methodist.
On 10 Apr 1920 when Sarah Lucinda Rachel "Sallie" was 20, she married Harry
Raymond Starkey, son of Joseph James Starkey & Margaret Emeline Barker
Cates. Born on 14 Nov 1897. Harry Raymond died in Stone Bluff, IN on 15 May
1955, he was 57.