Melissa Brown
1832 - 1918 (85 years)
Person ID: I803
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Name Melissa Brown Name From 3 Feb 1853 Melissa Railsback Born 8 Feb 1832 Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] - * 1900 Census: father born Maine (?not legible), mother born Ireland
* 1910 Census: father born "Main", mother born Ireland
Gender Female Died 31 Jan 1918 Marshall, Indiana, United States [5, 6] Buried Maple Grove Cemetery, Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States [7] Siblings 1. Lucetta Brown, b. Abt 25 Jan 1831, Jefferson, New York, United States , d. 2 Aug 1861 (Age 30 years)+ 2. Melissa Brown (current person), b. 8 Feb 1832, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States , d. 31 Jan 1918, Marshall, Indiana, United States (Age 85 years)3. James Brown, b. 1834, New York, United States , d. Yes, date unknown - * 1900 Census: father born Maine (?not legible), mother born Ireland
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Parents
Father Charles Brown, b. 5 Apr 1805, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States , d. 4 Sep 1872, Marshall, Indiana, United States (Age 67 years) Mother Lucy Conner, b. 14 May 1808, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland , d. 15 Mar 1900, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States (Age 91 years) Married 27 Jan 1829 Madison, New York, United States -
Family
Husband William Railsback, b. 3 Dec 1830, Marion, Indiana, United States , d. 24 Nov 1915, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States (Age 84 years) Married 3 Feb 1853 Marshall, Indiana, United States [1, 2, 4, 5, 6] Children + 1. Simon Brown Railsback, b. 14 Nov 1853, Indiana, United States , d. 11 Jan 1952 (Age 98 years)+ 2. Diantha Railsback, b. Abt 1856, Marshall, Indiana, United States , d. 12 May 1942, Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 86 years)+ 3. Melissa Jane Railsback, b. 7 Mar 1858, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States , d. 16 Feb 1951, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 92 years)+ 4. Nancy Matilda Railsback, b. 14 Mar 1860, Indiana, United States , d. 6 Jul 1882, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States (Age 22 years)+ 5. John William Railsback, b. 17 Oct 1862, Marshall, Indiana, United States , d. 15 Jul 1950, Douglas, Converse, Wyoming, United States (Age 87 years)6. Lucy Etta Railsback, b. 6 Sep 1866, Marshall, Indiana, United States , d. 16 Apr 1958, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 91 years) -
Other Personal Events
Family Search ID 278L-3PC Ω Residence Child 1839 Marshall, Indiana, United States - Witness Role: Principal Charles BROWN
Ω Census daughter 1 Jun 1850 - Witness Role: Principal Charles BROWN
Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1860 - Witness Role: Principal William RAILSBACK
Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1870 - Witness Role: Principal William RAILSBACK
Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1880 - Witness Role: Principal William RAILSBACK
Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1900 - Witness Role: Principal William RAILSBACK
Ω Census wife 15 Apr 1910 - Witness Role: Principal William RAILSBACK
Religion Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States [2] Church of God _UID E9B96ABDE02F44C78A7ED3BA317B5B6AE9A3 -
Photos BROWN Melissa b1832
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Event Map
Born - 8 Feb 1832 - Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States 
Ω Residence Child - 1839 - Marshall, Indiana, United States Married - 3 Feb 1853 - Marshall, Indiana, United States Died - 31 Jan 1918 - Marshall, Indiana, United States 
Buried - - Maple Grove Cemetery, Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States 
Religion - - Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States = Link to Google Earth -
Source Citations
- [S73] Rosemary Listenberger, "Compiled Research: Taber family", letter and documents to Barbara Brown, (23 March 1993), copy in possession of Leslie Price., Handwritten family group sheets, unknown original source.
- [S74] The Argos Reflector, "Railsback," in Family Histories of Early Argos, (Argos, IN: The Argos Reflector, 10 April 1941), copy in possession of Leslie Price..
- [S281] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1860 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Walnut Township, p.708", (1 June 1860), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 11 January 2012)..
- [S828] Daniel McDonald, "William Railsback, p584-585," in A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Internet Archive (http://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury02mcdo: accessed 14 June 2018)..
- [S1404] National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogy Research, "Descendants Search: Member #534369 Jessie Taber to Ancestor #A093496 David Railsback", (Washington, D.C.: Daughters of the American Revolution, 2022), Daughters of the American Revolution (https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=5: accessed 2 September 2022)..
- [S1405] National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogy Research, "Descendants Search: Member #493051 Etta Railsback Steiner to Ancestor #A093496 David Railsback", (Washington, D.C.: Daughters of the American Revolution, 2022), Daughters of the American Revolution (https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=5: accessed 2 September 2022)..
- [S784] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 March 2021), memorial page for Melissa Brown Railsback (8 Feb 1832–31 Jan 1918), Find a Grave Memorial no. 81412352, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, Marshall County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Cindy (contributor 47274867)..
- [S73] Rosemary Listenberger, "Compiled Research: Taber family", letter and documents to Barbara Brown, (23 March 1993), copy in possession of Leslie Price., Handwritten family group sheets, unknown original source.