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Jacob W Brown 1851–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1851

Birth Location: Wittenburg/Wurttemberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

Death Date: 20 Dec 1921

Death Location: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, USA

Father: Johann Braun

Mother: Jakobine Windberger

Spouse(s): Hannah Stickley, Welthea Ralston

Children(s): Leander Brown, Freeman Brown, Howard Brown, Lela Brown, Harlan Brown, Norman Brown, Raymond Brown, Edna Brown, Alva Brown, George Brown, Grace Brown

Jacob W Brown was born in 1851 in WittenburgWurttemberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, the child of Johann Friedrich Michael Joseph Braun And Jakobine Windberger. Jacob W Brown married Hannah J Stickley, Welthea Mae Ralston, and had children including Alva Lee Brown, Edna Brown, Freeman Earl Brown, George Frederick Brown, Grace Fredricka Brown, Harlan Steward Brown, Howard L Brown, Leander Monroe Brown, Lela Leona Brown, Norman Brown, Raymond Brown. Jacob W Brown/ passed away in 1921 in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob W Brown was born in 1851 in Wittenburg/Wurttemberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, the child of Johann Friedrich Michael Joseph Braun And Jakobine Windberger.
  • Jacob W Brown married Hannah J Stickley, Welthea Mae Ralston, and had children including Alva Lee Brown, Edna Brown, Freeman Earl Brown, George Frederick Brown, Grace Fredricka Brown, Harlan Steward Brown, Howard L Brown, Leander Monroe Brown, Lela Leona Brown, Norman Brown, Raymond Brown.
  • Jacob W Brown passed away in 1921 in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Braun
1809–1855
Birth Location: Heuholz, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Jakobine Windberger
1818–1853
Birth Location: Ilsfeld, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
JW

Spouses(s)

Hannah Stickley
1858–1930
Birth Location: Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
HS
Welthea Ralston
1866–1959
Birth Location: Brandon Township,Jackson County,IA
WR

Children(s)

Leander Brown
1876–1942
Birth Location: Emeline, Iowa
LB
Freeman Brown
1889–1965
Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, IA
FB
Howard Brown
1897–1967
Birth Location: Iowa
HB
Lela Brown
1910–2001
Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa
LB
Harlan Brown
1907–1975
Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa
HB
Norman Brown
1905–1947
Birth Location: Iowa
NB
Raymond Brown
1902–1986
Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa
RB
Edna Brown
1900–1967
Birth Location: Iowa
EB
Alva Brown
1895–1971
Birth Location: Jackson County, Iowa, USA
AB
George Brown
1893–1971
Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa
GB
Grace Brown
1891–1950
Birth Location: Iowa
GB

Jacob Brown's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Brown
1851–1921
Birth Place: Wittenburg/Wurttemberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Parents
Johann Friedrich Michael Joseph Braun
1809–1855
Heuholz, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Jakobine Windberger
1818–1853
Ilsfeld, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Georg (Christoph) Braun
1779–1843
Untersteinbach, Öhringen, Jagstkreis, Württemberg, Germany
Clara (Christina) Kümmerer
1782–1846
Hoherain, Germany
David Windberger
1780–1833
Ilsfeld, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Friedrika Veit
1782–1827
Ilsfeld, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Brown's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (W) Brown (13 Aug 1851–20 Dec 1921) m. Hannah (J) Stickley (18 January 1858–19 June 1930) m. Welthea (Mae) Ralston (3 Aug 1866–12 Mar 1959)
  1. 1. Leander (Monroe) Brown 1876–1942 m. Minnie (Melinda) Miller 1888–1949
    1. 1. Allen (Howell) Brown 1918–1985 m. Arlys (Bette La) Come 1920–
      1. 1. Dennis (Allen Howell) Brown 1940–1988
    2. 2. Keith (M.) Brown 1923–2014
    3. 3. Ialeene (Louise) Brown 1916–2005 m. Walter (F.) Michel 1915–2007
  2. 2. Freeman (Earl) Brown 1889–1965 m. Mamie (Luella) Roush 1892–1938 m. Vera (Eleonora) Becklin 1893–1984
    1. 1. Patricia (Mae) Brown 1932–2016
    2. 2. Vivian (B) Brown 1908–2002 m. August (Fritz) Durkop 1902–1981
      1. 1. Harold (Leon) Durkop 1929–2018 m. Donna (Merlene) Clark 1931–2013
      2. 2. Lola (Louise) Durkop 1935–1999 m. William ("Bill" Lee) Felderman 1935–2006
    3. 3. Paul (William) Brown 1927–1993 m. Medora (Jane) Christison 1929–2020
    4. 4. Marjorie (Pauline) Brown 1920–2012 m. James (Clifford) Strickland 1916–1995
      1. 1. Ronald (James) Strickland 1949–1993
  3. 3. Howard (L) Brown 1897–1967 m. Mildred (Josephine) Lindgren 1905–1986
    1. 1. Francis (Paul) Brown 1923–2017 m. Alline Clary 1927–2015
    2. 2. Dale (Lee) Brown 1924–2007
    3. 3. Garnet (Mae) Brown 1926– m. Anton (A.) Olson 1924–
    4. 4. Gerald (Robert) Brown 1928–1992 m. Constance (Luella) Peterson 1933–2006
    5. 5. James (Howard) Brown 1934–1963
    6. 6. William (Roger) Brown 1936–1997
    7. 7. Dwaine (G.) Brown 1931–1991
  4. 4. Lela (Leona) Brown 1910–2001 m. Edward Kalouse 1905–1986
  5. 5. Harlan (Steward) Brown 1907–1975 m. Mabel (Gertrude) Alden 1909–2004
    1. 1. Ruth (Marie) Brown 1928–2024 m. Raymond (Donald) Jorgensen 1921–1997
  6. 6. Norman Brown 1905–1947 m. Ila (Lucinda) Howell 1910–2009
    1. 1. Arnold (Thomas) Brown 1929–2003 m. Peggy (Alice) Short 1933–2005
    2. 2. Norma (Joan) Clark 1931–2013
  7. 7. Raymond Brown 1902–1986 m. Nora (A.) Mitchell 1894–
  8. 8. Edna Brown 1900–1967
  9. 9. Alva (Lee) Brown 1895–1971 m. Della Durbin 1894–
    1. 1. Cecile (Peggy) Brown 1919–
  10. 10. George (Frederick) Brown 1893–1971 m. Ella (May) Taylor 1904–1968
    1. 1. Anna (Mae) Brown 1927–2012 m. George (Lewis) Marvin 1922–2004
  11. 11. Grace (Fredricka) Brown 1891–1950 m. Eugene (Byron) Farnsworth 1886–1958
    1. 1. Clayton Farnsworth 1916–1993 m. Florence (Elizabeth) Baribo 1913–2009
      1. 1. Nancy (Jean) Farnsworth 1946–2010
      2. 2. Thomas (Lee) Farnsworth 1948–2020
    2. 2. Vernal Farnsworth 1918–2012 m. Margaret (Joan) Bilansky 1926–2002
    3. 3. Leona (Ava) Farnsworth 1919–2005 m. Clyde (Patrick) Dwyer 1912–2010

Jacob Brown's Timeline

8 Records

1851
13 Aug 1851
Birth of Jacob W Brown in Wittenburg/Wurttemberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Wittenburg/Wurttemberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
1870
1870
Age 19
Jacob W Brown resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States
1900
1900
Age 49
Jacob W Brown resided here in Brandon Township, Jackson, Iowa
Brandon Township, Jackson, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 59
Jacob W Brown resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1915
1915
Age 64
Jacob W Brown resided here in Brandon
Brandon
1920
1920
Age 69
Jacob W Brown resided here in Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
1920
1920
Age 69
Jacob W Brown resided here in Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
1921
20 Dec 1921
Age 70
Death of Jacob W Brown in Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1851
    Event Place: Wittenburg/Wurttemberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-19
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 1022.
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 476.
    [7] Iowa, Select Marriages
    [8] Iowa, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1850
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 476.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1852
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1853
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 1022.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Sep 1872
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-19

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brandon Township, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 476.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Brandon
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 1022.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 1022.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-19

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-19

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1921
    Event Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota Death Index
    [2] Iowa, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Find a Grave Index
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