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Sylvanus Polk (Poke) Brown 1842–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March, 1842

Birth Location: Brown County, Indiana

Death Date: February 20, 1904

Death Location: Greenlawn Cemetery - - - Nashville, Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana

Father: Jesse Brown

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Malinda Stephens

Children(s): Lorena Clark, Ada (Hamblen), Frances (Shipley), Clarinda Brown, Corda Brown, Henry Brown, Jesse Brown, William Brown

The story of Sylvanus Polk (Poke) Brown began in 1842 in Brown County, Indiana. Sylvanus Polk (Poke) Brown married Malinda J Stephens, and had children including Ada Emiline Brown Hamblen, Clarinda Brown, Corda Brown, Frances Estella Brown Shipley, Henry H Brown, Jesse W Brown, Lorena A Clark, William George Brown. Sylvanus Polk (Poke) Brown passed away in 1904 in Greenlawn Cemetery - - - Nashville, Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvanus Polk (Poke) Brown began in 1842 in Brown County, Indiana.
  • Sylvanus Polk (Poke) Brown married Malinda J Stephens, and had children including Ada Emiline Brown Hamblen, Clarinda Brown, Corda Brown, Frances Estella Brown Shipley, Henry H Brown, Jesse W Brown, Lorena A Clark, William George Brown.
  • Sylvanus Polk (Poke) Brown passed away in 1904 in Greenlawn Cemetery - - - Nashville, Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvanus Brown's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Brown
1842–1904
Birth Place: Brown County, Indiana
Parents
Jesse Brown
1805–1878
Upshur County West Virginia
Mary (Ann "Polly" (Porter)) Brown
1806–1891
Virginia
Grandparents
Edmund Browning
1772–1854
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Fanny) Hall
1774–1805
Washington, Virginia, USA
William Porter
1780–1831
- - Virginia
Martha (Jane) Hutson
1784–1860
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Enos Browning
1751–1815
Jane Trim
1750–1842
John Curry
1732–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Curry
1690–1748

Sylvanus Brown's Descendants

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Sylvanus (Polk (Poke)) Brown (March, 1842–February 20, 1904) m. Malinda (J) Stephens (29 March 1845–8 January 1920)
  1. 1. Lorena (A) Clark 1868–1930 m. Edward (B) Clark 1851–1930
    1. 1. Ambrose (L) Clark 1886–1943 m. Ida (May) Brown 1890–1962
      1. 1. George (Henry) Clark 1916–
      2. 2. Nellie Clark 1923–
      3. 3. Harry (Lee) Clark 1925–
      4. 4. Charles Clark 1921– m. Bertha (L) Clark 1925–2003
    2. 2. Alonzo (Loren) Clark 1887–1958
    3. 3. Stransie (M) Clark 1900–
    4. 4. Bryon Clark 1891–
    5. 5. Jason Clark 1896–
    6. 6. Minnie (D) Clark 1889–
  2. 2. Ada (Emiline Brown) (Hamblen) 1879–1947
  3. 3. Frances (Estella Brown) (Shipley) 1888–1985
  4. 4. Clarinda Brown 1874–
  5. 5. Corda Brown 1884–1965
  6. 6. Henry (H) Brown 1877–
  7. 7. Jesse (W) Brown 1875–1956
  8. 8. William (George) Brown 1871–1949

Sylvanus Brown's Timeline

3 Records

1842
March, 1842
Birth of Sylvanus Polk (Poke) Brown in Brown County, Indiana
Brown County, Indiana
1866
17 September 1866
Age 24
Sylvanus Polk (Poke) Brown was married in Indiana, Indiana, USA
Indiana, Indiana, USA
1904
February 20, 1904
Age 62
Death of Sylvanus Polk (Poke) Brown in Nashville, Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana
Nashville, Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March, 1842
    Event Place: Brown County, Indiana
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 September 1866
    Event Place: Indiana, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 20, 1904
    Event Place: Nashville, Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenlawn Cemetery - - - Nashville, Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana

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