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Michael Brown 1810–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jun 1810

Birth Location: Champaign, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 29 Oct 1896

Death Location: Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA

Father: Jonathon Brown

Mother: Delilah Spencer

Spouse(s): Margaret Hackney, Sarah Peter

Children(s): Charles Brown, Allen Brown, William Brown, Michael Brown

Michael Brown was born in 1810 in Champaign, Ohio, USA, the child of Jonathon Brown And Delilah Spencer. Michael Brown married Margaret Ann Hackney, Sarah Butler Peter, and had children including Allen R Brown, Charles W Brown, Charles Wellington Brown, Edward B Brown, Emma J Brown, George A Brown, James Mckendree Brown, Michael Spencer Brown, Thomas C Brown, William H Brown. Michael Brown passed away in 1896 in Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Michael Brown was born in 1810 in Champaign, Ohio, USA, the child of Jonathon Brown And Delilah Spencer.
  • Michael Brown married Margaret Ann Hackney, Sarah Butler Peter, and had children including Allen R Brown, Charles W Brown, Charles Wellington Brown, Edward B Brown, Emma J Brown, George A Brown, James Mckendree Brown, Michael Spencer Brown, Thomas C Brown, William H Brown.
  • Michael Brown passed away in 1896 in Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathon Brown
1786–1836
Birth Location: Aquebogue, Suffolk, New York, USA
JB
Delilah Spencer
1792–1828
Birth Location: Washington County, Kentucky, USA
DS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Hackney
1822–1908
Birth Location: New York City (All Boroughs), New York, USA
MH
Sarah Peter
1817–1851
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
SP

Children(s)

Charles Brown
1859–1912
Birth Location: Winchester, Illinois, USA
CB
Allen Brown
1856–1908
Birth Location: Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
AB
William Brown
1854–1899
Birth Location: Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
WB
Michael Brown
1841–1918
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
MB

Michael Brown's Ancestors

Self
Michael Brown
1810–1896
Birth Place: Champaign, Ohio, USA
Parents
Jonathon Brown
1786–1836
Aquebogue, Suffolk, New York, USA
Delilah Spencer
1792–1828
Washington County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Michael Brown's Descendants

1.
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Michael Brown (04 Jun 1810–29 Oct 1896) m. Margaret (Ann) Hackney (30 Aug 1822–17 Jul 1908) m. Sarah (Butler) Peter (1817–16 Jul 1851)
  1. 1. Charles (Wellington) Brown 1859–1912
  2. 2. Allen (R) Brown 1856–1908
  3. 3. William (H) Brown 1854–1899
  4. 4. Michael (Spencer) Brown 1841–1918 m. Mary (Frances) Gilson 1845–1935
    1. 1. Lulu (Meriwether) Brown 1867– m. Henry Nein 1860–
      1. 1. Otto (F) Nein 1893– m. Alma (O) Nein-husband 1895–
        1. 1. Floyd (G) Nein 1917–1988 m. Bernice Schumacher 1914–2010
        2. 2. Margaret (K) Nein 1919–
      2. 2. Harry (W) Nein 1885–
      3. 3. Gilbert Nein 1888–
      4. 4. William Nein 1891–
      5. 5. Alma Nein 1897–1910
      6. 6. Lee (Henry) Nein 1904–1993
      7. 7. Fay Nein 1907–
    2. 2. Spencer (Gilson) Brown 1881–1957

Michael Brown's Timeline

5 Records

1810
04 Jun 1810
Birth of Michael Brown in Champaign, Ohio, USA
Champaign, Ohio, USA
1828
May 1828
Age 18
Michael Brown was employed in Lead Mines in Galena Illinois
Lead Mines in Galena Illinois
1860
1860
Age 50
Michael Brown resided here in Township 4 Range 4, Marion, Illinois, United States
Township 4 Range 4, Marion, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 70
Michael Brown resided here in Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
1896
29 Oct 1896
Age 86
Death of Michael Brown in Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1810
    Event Place: Champaign, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, Database online.
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 232; Family History Film: 1254232; Page: 38A; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 0077.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Alton Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Methodist Church in Alton Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Aft. 1823
    Event Place: Charter member Brighton, Ill. Methodist Church
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: May 1828
    Event Place: Lead Mines in Galena Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1830
    Event Place: Brighton, Macoupin Co., Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: To Whitehall ?
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 4 Range 4, Marion, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 232; Family History Film: 1254232; Page: 38A; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 0077.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Born two miles south of Mechanicsburg, Ohio
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Capt. of a militia company
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Union League
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Whig Party
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Republican
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: 27 years - Second treasurer of Brighton township
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: 4 years as Justice of the Peace
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Farming with brother James
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Brighton, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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