Family Group Sheet for William R. BROWN Family

Submitted by Harvey W.HENRY
hwhenry@mchsi.com

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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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