Charles Brown (1805 - 1872): Our Family History

1805 - 1872 (67 years)

Person ID: I879

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Name Charles Brown

Born 5 Apr 1805 Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States [1, 2, 3]

Gender Male

Died 4 Sep 1872 Marshall, Indiana, United States [1, 2, 3]

Buried Maple Grove Cemetery, Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States [4]

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Siblings

12 more

	1. Matilda Brown, b. 28 Jul 1802, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States , d. 13 Jun 1877, Johnson, Illinois, United States (Age 74 years)
+	2. Charles Brown (current person), b. 5 Apr 1805, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States , d. 4 Sep 1872, Marshall, Indiana, United States (Age 67 years)
	3. Harry Brown, b. 7 Mar 1808, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States , d. 24 Apr 1852, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States (Age 44 years)
^½	4. Simon Brown, b. 1812, Bridgewater, Oneida, New York, United States , d. Jul 1886 (Age 74 years)
^½	5. Lucretia Brown, b. 1815, Illinois, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
^½	6. Rhoda Brown, b. 14 Apr 1817, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States , d. 11 Jul 1817, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States (Age 0 years)
^½	7. Sylvanus Martin Brown, b. 28 May 1820, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States , d. 4 Jul 1837, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States (Age 17 years)
^½	8. Mary Brown, b. 19 Jul 1822, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States , d. 10 Jul 1826, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States (Age 3 years)
^½	9. Murray A. Brown, b. 1835, New York, United States , d. Aft 1930, Indiana, United States (Age > 96 years)
^½	10. Horace Brown, b. 1836, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States , d. 24 May 1837, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States (Age 1 years)
^½	11. Harriet S. Brown, b. 1 Jan 1839, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States , d. 23 Sep 1923, Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States (Age 84 years)
^½	12. Caroline Brown, b. 1840, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
^½	13. Harrison Brown, b. 1842, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
^½	14. Elbridge Brown, b. 1846, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
^½	15. Milton Sylvanus Brown, b. 1849, Ohio, United States , d. 1854 (Age 5 years)

Parents

Family ID: F804 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father	Sylvanus Brown, b. 13 Aug 1776, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States , d. 18 Jan 1866, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States (Age 89 years)
Mother	Sarah Spaulding, b. 13 Aug 1782, New York, United States , d. 1812 (Age 29 years)
Married	23 Oct 1800	Oneida, New York, United States
Divorced	14 Aug 1811

Family

Family ID: F277 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Wife 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 [1, 2, 3]

Children

	1. Lucetta Brown, b. Abt 25 Jan 1831, Jefferson, New York, United States , d. 2 Aug 1861 (Age 30 years)
+	2. Melissa Brown, 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
	4. Matilda Brown, b. 1838, New York, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Sallie W Brown, b. 20 Mar 1841, Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States , d. 9 Feb 1927, Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan, United States (Age 85 years)
	6. Keziah Brown, b. Abt 1844, Indiana, United States , d. 18 Jan 1926, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States (Age 82 years)
	7. Charles Brown, b. 1845, Indiana, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Sylvanus Brown, b. 17 Sep 1848, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States , d. 19 Nov 1925, Spring Lake Township, Pierce, Wisconsin, United States (Age 77 years)
+	9. Lucy Brown, b. 17 Nov 1850, Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States , d. 11 Apr 1917, Marshall, Indiana, United States (Age 66 years)

Other Personal Events

Residence	1839	Marshall, Indiana, United States [1, 2, 5]
	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: Child Melissa BROWN Witness Role: Spouse Lucy CONNER
Occupation	From 1850 to 1860 [6, 7]
	farmer
Census	1 Jun 1850	Marshall, Indiana, United States [6]
	Witness Role: head of household Charles BROWN Witness Role: wife Lucy CONNER Witness Role: daughter Lucetta BROWN Witness Role: daughter Melissa BROWN Witness Role: son James BROWN Witness Role: daughter Matilda BROWN Witness Role: daughter Sallie W BROWN Witness Role: daughter Keziah BROWN Witness Role: son Charles BROWN
Ω Census Principal	1 Jun 1850
	Witness Role: Principal Charles BROWN
Census	1 Jun 1860	Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States [7]
	Witness Role: head of household Charles BROWN Witness Role: wife Lucy CONNER Witness Role: daughter Keziah BROWN Witness Role: son Charles BROWN Witness Role: son Sylvanus BROWN Witness Role: daughter Lucy BROWN
Ω Census Principal	1 Jun 1860
	Witness Role: Principal Charles BROWN
Census	1 Jun 1870	Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States [8]
	Witness Role: head of household Charles BROWN Witness Role: wife Lucy BROWN Witness Role: son Sylvanus BROWN Witness Role: daughter Lucy CONNER Witness Role: laborer Name: Charles Behn
Attributes	Justice of the Peace, School Director, Church of God, and a Whig [2]
	From the History of Marshall County: He was prominent in the public life of his community, serving as a justice of the peace and as a school director for many years, and was a member of the Church of God. He was a Whig politically.
Family Search ID	2782-172
Ω Census Principal	1 Jun 1870	Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States
	Witness Role: Principal Charles BROWN
_UID	C4F50A9888EE410B95D8EC74E7DA0CF4ABF8

Photos

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Event Map

	Born - 5 Apr 1805 - Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States
	Married - 27 Jan 1829 - Madison, New York, United States
	Residence - 1839 - Marshall, Indiana, United States
	Census - 1 Jun 1850 - Marshall, Indiana, United States
	Census - 1 Jun 1860 - Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States
	Census - 1 Jun 1870 - Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States
	Ω Census Principal - 1 Jun 1870 - Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States
	Died - 4 Sep 1872 - Marshall, Indiana, United States
	Buried - - Maple Grove Cemetery, Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States

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Source Citations

[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.. [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).. [S1403] National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogy Research, "Descendants Search: Member #663051 Name Restricted to Ancestor #A015887 Sylvanus Brown", (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).. [S1235] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 March 2021), memorial page for Charles Brown (10 Apr 1805–4 Sep 1872), Find a Grave Memorial no. 81121315, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, Marshall County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Susan Pratt Habermann (contributor 46910912) .. [S826] Daniel McDonald, "William E. Hand, p469-470," 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).. [S783] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1850 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, p.489", (1 June 1850), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 8 January 2018).. [S1453] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1860 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Walnut Township, p.112", (1 June 1860), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 24 March 2023).. [S1454] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1870 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Walnut Township, p.29-30", (1 June 1870), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 24 March 2023)..

[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..
[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)..
[S1403] National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogy Research, "Descendants Search: Member #663051 Name Restricted to Ancestor #A015887 Sylvanus Brown", (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)..
[S1235] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 March 2021), memorial page for Charles Brown (10 Apr 1805–4 Sep 1872), Find a Grave Memorial no. 81121315, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, Marshall County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Susan Pratt Habermann (contributor 46910912) ..
[S826] Daniel McDonald, "William E. Hand, p469-470," 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)..
[S783] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1850 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, p.489", (1 June 1850), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 8 January 2018)..
[S1453] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1860 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Walnut Township, p.112", (1 June 1860), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 24 March 2023)..
[S1454] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1870 US Census, Indiana, Marshall County, Walnut Township, p.29-30", (1 June 1870), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 24 March 2023)..