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Charles William Brown 1853 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1853

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 24 Mar 1897

Death Location: Custer County, Nebraska, USA

Father: Alexander Brown

Mother: Elizabeth Menefee

Spouse(s): Myrtle Ready

Children(s): Myrtle Brown, Gertie Brown, Mary Brown, Leslie Brown, Bessie Brown, Minnie Brown, Charles Brown, Charles Brown

In 1853, Charles William Brown entered the world in Illinois, born to Alexander L. Brown and Elizabeth Catharine Menefee. In 1860, Charles William Brown resided in Township 14 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA. Charles William Brown married Myrtle Rose Francis "Fannie" Ready, and had children including Myrtle Alepha Brown, Gertie May Brown, Mary Elizabeth Brown, Leslie Charles Brown, Bessie Maud Brown, Minnie Ruth Brown, Charles William Brown, Charles William Brown. Charles William Brown passed away in 1897 in Custer County, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Charles William Brown entered the world in Illinois, born to Alexander L. Brown and Elizabeth Catharine Menefee.
  • In 1860, Charles William Brown resided in Township 14 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA.
  • Charles William Brown married Myrtle Rose Francis "Fannie" Ready, and had children including Myrtle Alepha Brown, Gertie May Brown, Mary Elizabeth Brown, Leslie Charles Brown, Bessie Maud Brown, Minnie Ruth Brown, Charles William Brown, Charles William Brown.
  • Charles William Brown passed away in 1897 in Custer County, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Brown
1827 – 1900
Birth Location: Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
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Elizabeth Menefee
1829 – 1911
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Myrtle Ready
1863 – 1936
Birth Location: Lasalle County, Illinois, USA
MR

Children(s)

Myrtle Brown
1884 – 1963
Birth Location: Harlan, Shelby, Iowa, USA
MB
Gertie Brown
1885 – 1969
Birth Location: Iowa
GB
Mary Brown
1890 – 1978
Birth Location: Nebraska
MB
Leslie Brown
1892 – 1958
Birth Location: Oakland, IA.
LB
Bessie Brown
1894 –
Birth Location: Iowa
BB
Minnie Brown
1895 – 1969
Birth Location: Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
MB
Charles Brown
1897 –
Birth Location: Milburn, Custer, Nebraska, USA
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Charles Brown
1898 – 1954
Birth Location: Nebraska
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Charles Brown's Ancestors

Self
Charles Brown
1853 – 1897
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Alexander L. Brown
1827 – 1900
Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
Elizabeth (Catharine) Menefee
1829 – 1911
Virginia
Grandparents
Benjamin (S.) Brown
1796 –
New York, United States
Nancy McKee
1792 – 1880
New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Brown's Descendants

1.
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Charles (William) Brown (1853 – 24 Mar 1897) m. Myrtle (Rose Francis "Fannie") Ready (20 Jun 1863 – 29 Feb 1936)
  1. 1. Myrtle (Alepha) Brown (29 Feb 1884 – 6 Mar 1963) m. Frank (Elijah) Foster (abt 1875 – 8 Jul 1930) m. Edgar (W) McMcluer ( – 6 Jan 1963)
    1. 1. William (E) Foster (1902 – )
    2. 2. Ora (A) Foster (1904 – )
    3. 3. Mabel (I) Foster (1906 – )
    4. 4. Flora (Etta) Foster (3 Apr 1912 – 11 Nov 2002) m. Willard (Hayden) Ward (27 May 1900 – Dec 1980)
      1. 1. Willard (Dean) Ward (13 Jul 1937 – 3 Oct 2015) m. Haines
        1. 1. Teresa Ward
    5. 5. Robert Foster (abt 1916 – )
  2. 2. Gertie (May) Brown (20 Feb 1885 – 13 February 1969) m. Joseph (Franklin) Harris (abt 1882 – 3 January 1949)
    1. 1. Joseph (B) Harris (abt 1905 – )
    2. 2. Joseph (V) Harris (abt 1905 – )
    3. 3. Eunice (Mae) Harris (26 August 1905 – 20 May 1997) m. Chauncey (L) Ludden (abt 1904 – )
      1. 1. Jacqueline Ludden (abt 1925 – )
      2. 2. Glenna Ludden (abt 1927 – 28 Aug 1998)
      3. 3. Tressa (Lou) Ludden (abt 1930 – Aug 1995)
      4. 4. Patrica Ludden (28 Oct 1930 – 1 Aug 2018) m. James (William) Croft (27 Jan 1928 – 16 Jul 2004)
        1. 1. Croft
      5. 5. Sharron (Joe) Ludden (abt 1934 – )
      6. 6. Francis Ludden (abt 1935 – )
      7. 7. Harley Ludden (abt 1939 – )
    4. 4. Anice (M) Harris (abt 1906 – )
    5. 5. Charles (L) Harris (abt 1908 – )
    6. 6. Euzed (Elizabeth) Harris (abt 1909 – ) m. Robert (Gustaf) Johnson (15 Oct 1905 – )
      1. 1. Richard (R) Johnson (abt 1930 – )
      2. 2. Mona (Charlotte) Johnson (29 Feb 1932 – 27 February 1994) m. Bowlin
        1. 1. Judy Bowlin
      3. 3. Betty (Mae) Johnson (abt 1934 – )
    7. 7. Dale (D) Harris (abt 1915 – )
    8. 8. Durwood (D) Harris (abt 1915 – 24 Jan 2004)
    9. 9. Iris (M) Harris (abt 1920 – 1 Feb 2006) m. David (R) Rodeman
      1. 1. Rodeman
    10. 10. Gladys (V) Harris (abt 1923 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Brown (abt 1890 – 20 Aug 1978) m. Daniel (Orson) Cooley (Jul 1886 – ) m. Daniel (O) Cooley
    1. 1. Fannie (L) Cooley (abt 1909 – )
    2. 2. Archie (B) Cooley (abt 1910 – )
    3. 3. Charles (O) Cooley (24 Jan 1911 – )
    4. 4. Charlott (E) Cooley (abt 1914 – )
    5. 5. Theodore (Daniel) Cooley (5 Apr 1916 – ) m. Mary (A) Morgan (abt 1916 – )
  4. 4. Leslie (Charles) Brown (Feb 1892 – 17 Dec 1958) m. Catherine (A) Klindworth (21 Aug 1898 – 3 Jul 1996) m. Clara (Ethel) Day (6 June 1900 – 1 January 1969)
    1. 1. Opal (Irene) Brown (2 Dec 1916 – 22 Jul 2006) m. Dickinson
    2. 2. Lila Brown (abt 1926 – ) m. De Verd
  5. 5. Bessie (Maud) Brown (abt 1894 – ) m. Luther (J) Brown (abt 1887 – ) m. Ray (Thomas) Clarke (24 Jul 1892 – Mar 1966)
    1. 1. Lawernce (T) Brown (abt 1912 – )
    2. 2. Alta (R) Clarke (abt 1917 – )
    3. 3. Darrell (W) Clarke (abt 1919 – )
    4. 4. Bernice (Marie) Clarke (2 Aug 1920 – 19 Jun 1994)
  6. 6. Minnie (Ruth) Brown (29 Sep 1895 – 4 Apr 1969) m. Henry (Edward) Clarke (21 February 1884 – 1948)
    1. 1. Edith (Maude) Clark (17 Apr 1918 – 21 May 1988)
    2. 2. George Clarke (abt 1925 – 15 Dec 1993)
    3. 3. Charles (Richard) Clarke (31 Oct 1941 – 9 May 2010) m. Lois (M.) Wenzel
      1. 1. Anita (Faye) Clarke (Nov 1960 – )
      2. 2. Christy (M) Clarke (26 Nov 1966 – ) m. Marcus Emilyon
      3. 3. Cindy Clarke m. Randy Rayburn
      4. 4. Kimberly Clarke m. Harvey Macklin
  7. 7. Charles (William) Brown (28 Oct 1897 – )
  8. 8. Charles (William) Brown (Oct 1898 – 29 May 1954) m. Lillian (D) Brown (abt 1898 – )
    1. 1. George (W) Brown (abt 1919 – )
    2. 2. Donna Brown (abt 1933 – )
    3. 3. Bonnie Brown (abt 1937 – )

Charles Brown's Timeline

7 Records

1853
abt 1853
Birth of Charles William Brown in Oledo Ill.
Oledo Ill.
1853
1853
Birth of Charles William Brown in Illinois
Illinois
1860
1860
Age 7
Charles William Brown resided here in Township 14 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Township 14 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 17
Charles William Brown resided here in Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
Charles William Brown resided here in Center, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Center, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1895
1895
Age 42
Charles William Brown resided here in Wright, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Wright, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1897
24 Mar 1897
Age 44
Death of Charles William Brown in Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Custer County, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1853
    Event Place: Oledo Ill.
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Duncan, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: M593_260; Page: 171B; Family History Library Film: 545759
    [2] Iowa, State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: 361; Family History Film: 1254361; Page: 156D; Enumeration District: 188; Image: 0315
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 14 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: M653_211; Page: 872; Image: 230; Family History Library Film: 803211
    [3] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 317 (Pottawattamee - Tama)
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: Nebraska, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 14 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 14 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: M653_211; Page: 872; Image: 230; Family History Library Film: 803211

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Duncan, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: M593_260; Page: 171B; Family History Library Film: 545759

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Center, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: 361; Family History Film: 1254361; Page: 156D; Enumeration District: 188; Image: 0315

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Wright, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Custer County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Nebraska, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anselmo, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Nebraska, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012
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