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Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown 1898–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1898

Birth Location: Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, United States of America

Death Date: 16 Jun 1979

Death Location: Prole, Warren County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Charles Brown

Mother: Elizabeth Clark

Spouse(s): Edna Brodine

Children(s): Calvin Brown, Melvin Brown, John Sr., Dorothy Brown, Lucille Brown

Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown was born in 1898 in Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, United States of America, the child of Charles Judd Brown And Elizabeth Jane Clark. In 1900, Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown resided in Benton, Atchison, Missouri, USA. In 1910, Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown resided in St Deroin, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA. Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown married Edna Hazel Brodine, and had children including Bob, Calvin E Brown, Cickie Brown, Dick, Dorothy Hazel Brown, Jack, Jim Brown, John Ray Brown Sr, Lucille Doris Brown, Melvin L Brown. Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown passed away in 1979 in Prole, Warren County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown was born in 1898 in Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, United States of America, the child of Charles Judd Brown And Elizabeth Jane Clark.
  • In 1900, Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown resided in Benton, Atchison, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1910, Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown resided in St Deroin, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA.
  • Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown married Edna Hazel Brodine, and had children including Bob, Calvin E Brown, Cickie Brown, Dick, Dorothy Hazel Brown, Jack, Jim Brown, John Ray Brown Sr, Lucille Doris Brown, Melvin L Brown.
  • Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown passed away in 1979 in Prole, Warren County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Brown
1848–1916
Birth Location: Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
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Elizabeth Clark
1869–1950
Birth Location: Lostcreek Township, Miami, Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Edna Brodine
1906–1999
Birth Location: Comstock, Custer County, Nebraska, United States of America
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Children(s)

Calvin Brown
1925–2013
Birth Location: Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska, United States of America
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Melvin Brown
1929–1996
Birth Location: Sargent Cust, Nebraska
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John Sr.
1930–2017
Birth Location: Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska, United States of America
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Dorothy Brown
1922–2004
Birth Location: Comstock, Neb.
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Lucille Brown
1927–2004
Birth Location: Sargent Cust, Nebraska
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Eli Brown's Ancestors

Self
Eli Brown
1898–1979
Birth Place: Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, United States of America
Parents
Charles Judd Brown
1848–1916
Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Clark
1869–1950
Lostcreek Township, Miami, Ohio
Grandparents
Sylvester (Harvey) Clark
1834–1922
Wavely Pike Ohio
Margaret (G) Plumb
1838–1912
Scioto County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Clark
1795–1875
Margaret Hartley
1797–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Hartley
1762–1829
Ruth Flora
1772–1850

Eli Brown's Descendants

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Eli (Sylvester "Vess") Brown (29 Apr 1898–16 Jun 1979) m. Edna (Hazel) Brodine (3 January 1906–21 December 1999)
  1. 1. Calvin (E.) Brown 1925–2013 m. Betty (Kathryn) Chapin 1930–1983
    1. 1. Barbara (Kay) Brown –1956
  2. 2. Melvin (L) Brown 1929–1996 m. Edna (Mae) Tinneman 1936–2006
  3. 3. John (Ray Brown) Sr. 1930–2017
  4. 4. Dorothy (Hazel) Brown 1922–2004 m. Roy (Kenneth) Dimmitt 1921–1994
    1. 1. Allan (R.) Dimmitt 1951–1968
  5. 5. Lucille (Doris) Brown 1927–2004 m. Albert (Harry) Spanel 1924–2011

Eli Brown's Timeline

7 Records

1898
29 Apr 1898
Birth of Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown in Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, United States of America
Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 2
Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown resided here in Benton, Atchison, Missouri, USA
Benton, Atchison, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown resided here in St Deroin, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA
St Deroin, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown resided here in Sargent, Custer, Nebraska, USA
Sargent, Custer, Nebraska, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown resided here in Nebraska, Otoe, Nebraska
Nebraska, Otoe, Nebraska
1940
1940
Age 42
Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown resided here in Sargent, Custer, Nebraska, USA
Sargent, Custer, Nebraska, USA
1979
16 Jun 1979
Age 81
Death of Eli Sylvester "Vess" Brown in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1898
    Event Place: Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sargent, Custer, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02242; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 21-32
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sargent, Custer, Nebraska; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2341005
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Benton, Atchison, Missouri; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240836
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: St Deroin, Nemaha, Nebraska; Roll: T624_852; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374865
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Benton, Atchison, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Benton, Atchison, Missouri; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240836

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: St Deroin, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: St Deroin, Nemaha, Nebraska; Roll: T624_852; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sargent, Custer, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sargent, Custer, Nebraska; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2341005

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Nebraska, Otoe, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sargent, Custer, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02242; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 21-32

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sargent, Custer, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sargent, Custer, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02242; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 21-32

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1979
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prole, Warren County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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