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Etta Jane Brown 1896–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 APR 1896

Birth Location: Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota

Death Date: 11 FEB 1980

Death Location: UKIAH, MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA

Father: Josiah Brown

Mother: Mary Lilje

Spouse(s): Charles Hess

Children(s): Elaine Hess

In 1896, Etta Jane Brown entered the world in Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, born to Josiah Jacob Brown And Mary Ellen Delma Lilje. In 1900, Etta Jane Brown resided in ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minn. In 1900, Etta Jane Brown resided in ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minn. Etta Jane Brown married Charles Ellis Hess, and had children including Elaine Etta Hess. Etta Jane Brown passed away in 1980 in UKIAH, MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA.

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Biography

  • In 1896, Etta Jane Brown entered the world in Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, born to Josiah Jacob Brown And Mary Ellen Delma Lilje.
  • In 1900, Etta Jane Brown resided in ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minn.
  • In 1900, Etta Jane Brown resided in ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minn.
  • Etta Jane Brown married Charles Ellis Hess, and had children including Elaine Etta Hess.
  • Etta Jane Brown passed away in 1980 in UKIAH, MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Brown
1857–1938
Birth Location: Mexico, Oxford, Maine, United States
JB
Mary Lilje
1868–1942
Birth Location: Maywood, Benton, Minnesota
ML

Spouses(s)

Charles Hess
1892–1982
Birth Location: Pleasant Valley, Baker, Oregon, United States
CH

Children(s)

Elaine Hess
1918–
Birth Location: Oregon
EH

Etta Brown's Ancestors

Self
Etta Brown
1896–1980
Birth Place: Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota
Parents
Josiah Jacob Brown
1857–1938
Mexico, Oxford, Maine, United States
Mary (Ellen Delma) Lilje
1868–1942
Maywood, Benton, Minnesota
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Brown
1831–1861
Hartford, Oxford, Maine
Milley (Tiah) Hall
1832–1920
Dixfield, Oxford, Maine
Great-Grandparents
Jacob IV
1792–1840
Abigail Sturtevant
1798–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Seth Sturtevant
1760–1852
Abigail Cushing
1754–1839

Etta Brown's Descendants

1.
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Etta (Jane) Brown (12 APR 1896–11 FEB 1980) m. Charles (Ellis) Hess (15 JUL 1892–13 APR 1982)
  1. 1. Elaine (Etta) Hess 1918– m. Veryl (Bowthorpe) Baxter 1915–1997
    1. 1. Karen (Kay) Baxter 1941–2017

Etta Brown's Timeline

19 Records

1896
12 APR 1896
Birth of Etta Jane Brown in Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota
Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota
1900
1900
Age 4
Etta Jane Brown resided here in ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minnesota, United States
ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minnesota, United States
1900
1900
Age 4
Etta Jane Brown resided here in ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minnesota, United States
ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minnesota, United States
1900
1900
Age 4
Etta Jane Brown resided here in ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minnesota, United States
ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minnesota, United States
1910
1910
Age 14
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Union, , Oregon
Union, , Oregon
1910
1910
Age 14
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Union, , Oregon
Union, , Oregon
1910
1910
Age 14
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Union, , Oregon
Union, , Oregon
1920
1920
Age 24
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Union, Union, Oregon, United States
Union, Union, Oregon, United States
1920
1920
Age 24
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Union, Union, Oregon, United States
Union, Union, Oregon, United States
1920
1920
Age 24
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Union, Union, Oregon, United States
Union, Union, Oregon, United States
1930
1930
Age 34
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Union, Oregon
Union, Oregon
1930
1930
Age 34
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Union, Oregon
Union, Oregon
1930
1930
Age 34
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Union, Oregon
Union, Oregon
1935
1935
Age 39
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Same Place, ,
Same Place, ,
1935
1935
Age 39
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Same Place, ,
Same Place, ,
1935
1935
Age 39
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Same Place, ,
Same Place, ,
1940
1940
Age 44
Etta Jane Brown resided here in Union Election Precinct 2, Union, Union, Oregon
Union Election Precinct 2, Union, Union, Oregon
1980
18 FEB 1980
Age 84
Burial of Etta Jane Brown in San Jose, Santa Clara, CA
San Jose, Santa Clara, CA
1980
11 FEB 1980
Age 84
Death of Etta Jane Brown in UKIAH, MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA
UKIAH, MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 APR 1896
    Event Place: Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 August 2018, 23:21), entry for Etta Jane Brown(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KW8S-138
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 October 2015), ETTA JANE HESS, died 1980; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2014), Etta Hess, Feb 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 26 November 2014), Etta Jane Hess, 11 Feb 1980; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 March 2018), Etta Hess in household of Ellis Hess, Union, Union Election Precinct 2, Union, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-41, sheet 1A, line 11, family 4, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3381.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 18 April 2019), Etta J Hess in household of Ellis C Hess, Union, Union, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 47, sheet 4A, line 4, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1956; FHL microfilm 2,341,690.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 18 April 2019), Etta Jane Brown in household of J J Brown, Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 6B, family 110, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,776.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 18 April 2019), Etta J Brown in household of Jacob J Brown, Union, Union, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 322, sheet 2A, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1290; FHL microfilm 1,375,303.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 18 April 2019), Etta Hess in household of Josiah Brown, Union, Union, Oregon, United States; citing ED 193, sheet 3B, line 54, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1505; FHL microfilm 1,821,505.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Government office
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Transcription of headstone image from billiongraves.com. Image taken at Oak Hill Memorial Park (San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States) on 08 July 2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Union Election Precinct 2, Union, Union, Oregon
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 August 2018, 23:21), entry for Etta Jane Brown(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KW8S-138
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Government office

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1980
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, CA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 August 2018, 23:21), entry for Etta Jane Brown(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KW8S-138
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 October 2015), ETTA JANE HESS, died 1980; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Government office

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1980
    Event Place: UKIAH, MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 August 2018, 23:21), entry for Etta Jane Brown(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KW8S-138
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 October 2015), ETTA JANE HESS, died 1980; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2014), Etta Hess, Feb 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File<i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 26 November 2014), Etta Jane Hess, 11 Feb 1980; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Government office

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minnesota, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 August 2018, 23:21), entry for Etta Jane Brown(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KW8S-138
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Government office

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Union, , Oregon
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 August 2018, 23:21), entry for Etta Jane Brown(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KW8S-138
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Government office

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Union, Union, Oregon, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 August 2018, 23:21), entry for Etta Jane Brown(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KW8S-138
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Government office

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Union, Oregon
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 August 2018, 23:21), entry for Etta Jane Brown(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KW8S-138
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Government office

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place, ,
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 August 2018, 23:21), entry for Etta Jane Brown(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KW8S-138
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Government office

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minnesota, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Union, , Oregon

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Union, Union, Oregon, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Union, Oregon

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place, ,

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: ED 94 Belle Prairie Township (pt.), Morrison, Minnesota, United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Union, , Oregon

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Union, Union, Oregon, United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Union, Oregon

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same Place, ,
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