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Neva Hester Brown 1895–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1895

Birth Location: Sonora Township, Hancock, Ill

Death Date: 15 May 1940

Death Location: Sonora, Hancock, Illinois

Father: Edwin Brown

Mother: Elise Pettersen

Spouse(s): William Metternich

Children(s): Jack Metternich, June Geissler

Neva Hester Brown was born in 1895 in Sonora Township, Hancock, Ill, the child of Edwin John Brown And Elise Olava Pettersen. Neva Hester Brown married William Peter Metternich, and had children including Jack Edwin C Metternich, June Evelyn Geissler. Neva Hester Brown passed away in 1940 in Sonora, Hancock, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Neva Hester Brown was born in 1895 in Sonora Township, Hancock, Ill, the child of Edwin John Brown And Elise Olava Pettersen.
  • Neva Hester Brown married William Peter Metternich, and had children including Jack Edwin C Metternich, June Evelyn Geissler.
  • Neva Hester Brown passed away in 1940 in Sonora, Hancock, Illinois.

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Neva Brown's Ancestors

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Neva Brown
1895–1940
Birth Place: Sonora Township, Hancock, Ill
Parents
Edwin John Brown
1871–1935
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA
Elise (Olava) Pettersen
1864–1952
Stromso, Drammen kommune, Buskerud fylke, Norway
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Neva Brown's Descendants

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Neva (Hester) Brown (21 Jun 1895–15 May 1940) m. William (Peter) Metternich (30 Aug 1893–7 June 1977)
  1. 1. Jack (Edwin C) Metternich 1921–2016 m. Dorothy (Irene) Casey 1919–1965
  2. 2. June (Evelyn) Geissler 1927–

Neva Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1895
21 Jun 1895
Birth of Neva Hester Brown in Sonora Township, Hancock, Ill
Sonora Township, Hancock, Ill
1940
15 May 1940
Age 45
Death of Neva Hester Brown in Sonora, Hancock, Illinois
Sonora, Hancock, Illinois

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1895
    Event Place: Sonora Township, Hancock, Ill

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1940
    Event Place: Sonora, Hancock, Illinois

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