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Melissa Brown

Melissa Brown

Female 1832 - 1918  (85 years)


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  • Name Melissa Brown 
    Birth 8 Feb 1832  Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 
    Family Search ID 278L-3PC 
    Ω Residence Child 1839  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 7] 
    • Charles and Lucy Brown were early settlers of Marshall County.

      From History of Marshall County:
      The family left their New York home in 1837, and with horse teams started on the overland journey to Indiana, but in Michigan they traded their horses for oxen, and thus proceeded on their way to Marshall county, where Mr. Brown entered eighty acres of government land. The first home of the family was a little log cabin which he had built in the wilderness, their most frequent visitors in those early days being the Indians and wild animals
      Witness Role: Principal: [I879] Charles BROWN
      Witness Role: Child: [I803] Melissa BROWN
      Witness Role: Spouse: [I880] Lucy CONNER
    Ω Census daughter 1 Jun 1850  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I879] Charles BROWN
      Witness Role: head of household: [I879] Charles BROWN
      Witness Role: wife: [I880] Lucy CONNER
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2599] Lucetta BROWN
      Witness Role: daughter: [I803] Melissa BROWN
      Witness Role: son: [I2598] James BROWN
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2596] Matilda BROWN
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2594] Sallie W BROWN
      Witness Role: daughter: [I2593] Keziah BROWN
      Witness Role: son: [I2592] Charles BROWN
    Name From 3 Feb 1853 
    Melissa Railsback 
    Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1860  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: head of household: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: wife: [I803] Melissa BROWN
      Witness Role: son: [I830] Simon Brown RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I831] Diantha RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I832] Nancy Matilda RAILSBACK
    Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1870  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: head of household: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: wife: [I803] Melissa BROWN
      Witness Role: son: [I830] Simon Brown RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I831] Diantha RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I799] Melissa Jane RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I832] Nancy Matilda RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: son: [I833] John William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I834] Lucy Etta RAILSBACK
    Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1880  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: head of household: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: wife: [I803] Melissa BROWN
      Witness Role: son: [I833] John William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: daughter: [I834] Lucy Etta RAILSBACK
    Ω Census wife 1 Jun 1900  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: head of household: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: wife: [I803] Melissa BROWN
      Witness Role: Neice: [I3108] Ada E. HAINES
      Witness Role: daughter: [I834] Lucy Etta RAILSBACK
    Ω Census wife 15 Apr 1910  Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • William is retired from farming
      Witness Role: Principal: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: head of household: [I111] William RAILSBACK
      Witness Role: wife: [I803] Melissa BROWN
    Religion Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Church of God 
    _UID E9B96ABDE02F44C78A7ED3BA317B5B6AE9A3 
    Death 31 Jan 1918  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Burial Maple Grove Cemetery, Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Person ID I803  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2023 

    Father Charles Brown,   b. 5 Apr 1805, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1872, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Lucy Conner,   b. 14 May 1808, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1900, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jan 1829  Madison, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 14] 
    Family ID F277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband William Railsback,   b. 3 Dec 1830, Marion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1915, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 3 Feb 1853  Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6] 
    Children 
    +1. Simon Brown Railsback,   b. 14 Nov 1853, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1952 (Age 98 years)
    +2. Diantha Railsback,   b. Abt 1856, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1942, Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    +3. Melissa Jane Railsback,   b. 7 Mar 1858, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1951, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +4. Nancy Matilda Railsback,   b. 14 Mar 1860, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1882, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
    +5. John William Railsback,   b. 17 Oct 1862, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1950, Douglas, Converse, Wyoming, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    >6. Lucy Etta Railsback,   b. 6 Sep 1866, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1958, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F32  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

  • Event Map
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  • Photos
    BROWN Melissa b1832    		BROWN Melissa b1832

  • Sources 
    1. [S73] Letter - Listenberger Rosemary to Brown Barbara 1993, Handwritten family group sheets, unknown original source.

    2. [S74] Bio - Railsbacks in Argos IN.

    3. [S281] Cens1860 - IN Marshall Walnut p708.

    4. [S828] Bio - Railsback William b1830.

    5. [S1404] DAR - Taber, Jessie to David Railsback.

    6. [S1405] DAR - Steiner, Etta Railsback to David Railsback.

    7. [S826] Bio - Hand William E.

    8. [S783] Cens1850 - IN Marshall p489.

    9. [S782] Cens1870 - IN Marshall Walnut p34.

    10. [S781] Cens1880 - IN Marshall Walnut p13.

    11. [S773] Cens1900 - IN Marshall Argos ed84 p4a.

    12. [S776] Cens1910 - IN Marshall Argos ed116 p10a.

    13. [S784] Find a Grave: Melissa Brown Railsback.

    14. [S1403] DAR - Name Restricted to Sylvanus Brown.