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Caroline Amelia Brown 1847–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1847

Birth Location: Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 12 February 1906

Death Location: Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Samuel Thornton

Mother: Harriet Hickenlooper

Spouse(s): J. Brown

Children(s): Horace Brown, John Brown, May Brown, Elmer Brown, Cora Brown, Justus Brown

Caroline Amelia Brown was born in 1847 in Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Samuel Stratton Thornton And Harriet Jane Hickenlooper. In 1880, Caroline Amelia Brown resided in Davis City, Decatur, Iowa, USA. Caroline Amelia Brown married J M Brown, and had children including Cora Brown, Elmer Brown, Horace Brown, John Brown, Justus Brown, May Brown. Caroline Amelia Brown passed away in 1906 in Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Caroline Amelia Brown was born in 1847 in Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Samuel Stratton Thornton And Harriet Jane Hickenlooper.
  • In 1880, Caroline Amelia Brown resided in Davis City, Decatur, Iowa, USA.
  • Caroline Amelia Brown married J M Brown, and had children including Cora Brown, Elmer Brown, Horace Brown, John Brown, Justus Brown, May Brown.
  • Caroline Amelia Brown passed away in 1906 in Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Caroline Brown's Ancestors

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Caroline Brown
1847–1906
Birth Place: Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Stratton Thornton
1817–1892
Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States of America
Harriet (Jane) Hickenlooper
1830–1894
Leechburg, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William (Haney) Hickenlooper
1804–1888
Unity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah (Jane) Hawkins
1803–1866
McConnelstown, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Hawkins
1761–1839
Sarah
1772–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Sr.
1713–1790
Mary Simkins
1716–1779
David Griffith
1746–1781
Hannah GARRETT
1737–1832

Caroline Brown's Descendants

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Caroline (Amelia) Brown (18 April 1847–12 February 1906) m. J. (M.) Brown (Abt 1844–)
  1. 1. Horace Brown 1866– m. Mary (E) Brown 1870–
    1. 1. Bertha (M) Brown 1892– m. John Chandler 1877–
      1. 1. Nora Chandler 1917–1965
      2. 2. Alvin Chandler 1919–
      3. 3. Wilson Chandler 1921–
      4. 4. Beulah Chandler 1922–
      5. 5. Zola Chandler 1924–
      6. 6. Joseph Chandler 1926–
    2. 2. Frank Brown 1895–
  2. 2. John Brown 1869–
  3. 3. May Brown 1872–
  4. 4. Elmer Brown 1873–
  5. 5. Cora Brown 1876–
  6. 6. Justus Brown 1880–

Caroline Brown's Timeline

3 Records

1847
18 April 1847
Birth of Caroline Amelia Brown in Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 33
Caroline Amelia Brown resided here in Davis City, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Davis City, Decatur, Iowa, USA
1906
12 February 1906
Age 59
Death of Caroline Amelia Brown in Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1847
    Event Place: Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Davis City, Decatur, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Davis City, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: 336; Page: 282D; Enumeration District: 060

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 1906
    Event Place: Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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