Family Group Sheet for William R. BROWN Family Submitted by Harvey W.HENRY hwhenry@mchsi.com *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Husband: WILLIAM R. BROWN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wife: ISABELLA ROBINSON Married: 23 FEB 1808 in Philadelphia, PA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M Child 1: EDWARD BROWN Born: Died: Spouse: MARGARET PORTER Married: 01 JAN 1858 in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------