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Willis Allen (Ambrose?) Brown 1860–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1860

Birth Location: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 1932

Death Location: Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, USA

Father: Ambrose Brown

Mother: Matilda Allen

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ogden

Children(s): Roy Brown, Baby Brown, Ray Brown, Perry Brown, Ruth Brown, Charles Brown

In 1860, Willis Allen (Ambrose?) Brown entered the world in Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, born to Ambrose Brown And Matilda Allen. Willis Allen (Ambrose?) Brown married Elizabeth Rebecca Lizzy Ogden, and had children including Baby Brown, Charles Harold Brown, Perry Ogden Brown, Ray Allen Brown, Roy Brown, Ruth Ogden Brown. Willis Allen (Ambrose?) Brown passed away in 1932 in Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1860, Willis Allen (Ambrose?) Brown entered the world in Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, born to Ambrose Brown And Matilda Allen.
  • Willis Allen (Ambrose?) Brown married Elizabeth Rebecca Lizzy Ogden, and had children including Baby Brown, Charles Harold Brown, Perry Ogden Brown, Ray Allen Brown, Roy Brown, Ruth Ogden Brown.
  • Willis Allen (Ambrose?) Brown passed away in 1932 in Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ambrose Brown
1820–1880
Birth Location: Manchester, Ontario, New York, USA
AB
Matilda Allen
1819–1901
Birth Location: Dutchess County, New York, USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ogden
1855–1956
Birth Location: Canadice, Ontario, New York, USA
EO

Children(s)

Roy Brown
1887–
Birth Location: Michigan
RB
Baby Brown
1890–
Birth Location: Leed City, Michigan, USA
BB
Ray Brown
1886–1959
Birth Location: Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
RB
Perry Brown
1888–1931
Birth Location: Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
PB
Ruth Brown
1893–1986
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
RB
Charles Brown
1899–1967
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
CB

Willis Brown's Ancestors

Self
Willis Brown
1860–1932
Birth Place: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Parents
Ambrose Brown
1820–1880
Manchester, Ontario, New York, USA
Matilda Allen
1819–1901
Dutchess County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Brown's Descendants

1.
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Willis (Allen (Ambrose?)) Brown (18 Mar 1860–16 Feb 1932) m. Elizabeth (Rebecca "Lizzy") Ogden (21 Mar 1855–24 Aug 1956)
  1. 1. Roy Brown 1887–
  2. 2. Baby Brown 1890–
  3. 3. Ray (Allen) Brown 1886–1959
  4. 4. Perry (Ogden) Brown 1888–1931
  5. 5. Ruth (Ogden) Brown 1893–1986
  6. 6. Charles (Harold) Brown 1899–1967 m. Jennie Westerwick 1906–1990 m. Lillian (Gertrude) Butte 1897–1968
    1. 1. Brown 1917–
    2. 2. Phyllis (Ann) Brown 1928–2008
    3. 3. Willis (George) Brown 1935–2014
    4. 4. June (E) Brown 1917–

Willis Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1860
18 Mar 1860
Birth of Willis Allen (Ambrose?) Brown in Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1932
16 Feb 1932
Age 72
Death of Willis Allen (Ambrose?) Brown in Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, USA
Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1860
    Event Place: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1932
    Event Place: Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, USA
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