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Lela Leona Brown 1910 – 2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1910

Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa

Death Date: 23 Apr 2001

Death Location: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa

Father: Jacob Brown

Mother: Welthea Ralston

Spouse(s): Edward Kalouse

Children(s):

Lela Leona Brown was born in 1910 in Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa, the child of Jacob W Brown and Welthea Mae Ralston. In 1910, Lela Leona Brown resided in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA. In 1920, Lela Leona Brown resided in Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota. Lela Leona Brown married Edward Kalouse. Lela Leona Brown passed away in 2001 in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa.

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Biography

  • Lela Leona Brown was born in 1910 in Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa, the child of Jacob W Brown and Welthea Mae Ralston.
  • In 1910, Lela Leona Brown resided in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1920, Lela Leona Brown resided in Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota.
  • Lela Leona Brown married Edward Kalouse.
  • Lela Leona Brown passed away in 2001 in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Brown's Ancestors

Self
Lela Brown
1910 – 2001
Birth Place: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa
Parents
Jacob W Brown
1851 – 1921
Wittenburg/Wurttemberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Welthea (Mae) Ralston
1866 – 1959
Brandon Township,Jackson County,IA
Grandparents
Johann (Friedrich Michael Joseph) Braun
1809 – 1855
Heuholz, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Jakobine Windberger
1818 – 1853
Ilsfeld, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Mellon Ralston
1833 – 1896
Butler,PA.
Eliza (Louise) Sinkey
1842 – 1909
Licking County,Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Georg Braun
1779 – 1843
Clara Kümmerer
1782 – 1846
David Windberger
1780 – 1833
Friedrika Veit
1782 – 1827
John Ralston
1807 – 1873
Nancy McLane
1814 – 1905
Matthew Sinkey
1808 – 1894
Nancy Houston
1817 – 1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ralston
1776 – 1849
Elizabeth Sharp
1780 – 1847
William Sinkey
1765 – 1850
Mary McCartney
1770 – 1850
Andrew Huston
1776 – 1848
Elizabeth Green
1780 – 1844

Lela Brown's Timeline

10 Records

1910
24 Jan 1910
Birth of Lela Leona Brown in Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa
Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa
1910
1910
Lela Leona Brown resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Lela Leona Brown resided here in Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 15
Lela Leona Brown resided here in Jackson, Iowa
Jackson, Iowa
1926
1926
Age 16
Lela Leona Brown was married in Maquoketa
Maquoketa
1930
1930
Age 20
Lela Leona Brown resided here in Wyoming, Jones, Iowa, USA
Wyoming, Jones, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Lela Leona Brown resided here in Rural, Jones, Iowa
Rural, Jones, Iowa
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 30
Lela Leona Brown resided here in South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, USA
South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Lela Leona Brown resided here in Massillon, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Massillon, Cedar, Iowa, USA
2001
23 Apr 2001
Age 91
Death of Lela Leona Brown in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa
Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1910
    Event Place: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: South Fork, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 49-29
    [3] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Number: 482-28-9224; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 1022.
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa; Roll: 662; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 524.0; FHL microfilm: 2340397
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 476.
    [8] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1923-1937
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Maquoketa
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Quad-City Times; Publication Date: 24 Apr 2001; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA; ,0.46618858,0.64500034,0.65903765&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa; Roll: 662; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 524.0; FHL microfilm: 2340397

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jones, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: South Fork, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 49-29

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: South Fork, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 49-29

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Massillon, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Massillon, Cedar, Io

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Baldwin Iowa R-2
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, 1923-1937

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MAQUOKETA, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Quad-City Times; Publication Date: 24 Apr 2001; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA; ,0.46618858,0.64500034,0.65903765&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Toront, Clinton, Iowa
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Massillon, Cedar, Io

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 2001
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 482-28-9224; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wyoming, Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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