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Sylvanus Polk Brown 1843–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1843

Birth Location: Washington, Brown, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 20 February 1904

Death Location: Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Jesse Brown

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Malinda Brown

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

The story of Sylvanus Polk Brown began in 1843 in Washington, Brown, Indiana, United States. Sylvanus Polk Brown married Malinda Jane Brown, 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 Brown passed away in 1904 in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvanus Polk Brown began in 1843 in Washington, Brown, Indiana, United States.
  • Sylvanus Polk Brown married Malinda Jane Brown, 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 Brown passed away in 1904 in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvanus Brown's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Brown
1843–1904
Birth Place: Washington, Brown, Indiana, United States
Parents
Jesse Brown
1805–1878
Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Ann) Brown
1808–1891
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Frances Robertson
1774–1818
Washington, Virginia, United States
Edmund Browning
1772–1854
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
William Porter
1780–1831
Virginia, United States
Martha (Jane) Hutson
1784–1860
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Enos War)
1751–1843
Jane TRIM
1750–1842
John Curry
1732–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Trim
1725–1816
Mary Lee
1730–1816

Sylvanus Brown's Descendants

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Sylvanus (Polk) Brown (March 1843–20 February 1904) m. Malinda (Jane) Brown (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–
  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

2 Records

1843
March 1843
Birth of Sylvanus Polk Brown in Washington, Brown, Indiana, United States
Washington, Brown, Indiana, United States
1904
20 February 1904
Age 61
Death of Sylvanus Polk Brown in Nat Mich, Brown, Indiana, USA
Nat Mich, Brown, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1843
    Event Place: Washington, Brown, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 February 1904
    Event Place: Nat Mich, Brown, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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