Descendants of Alexander Brown and Sarah Benson of Union County, South
Carolina and Miami County, Ohio
Notes on the records: In each list of children below, every child
is assigned a lower case Roman numeral (i, ii, etc.) to indicate birth
order. Each also receives a unique Arabic numeral (1, 2, etc.) which precedes
the birth-order number. If a child has no known descendants or the the
next generation is not included, the full birth, marriage, and death information
for the child appears under the listing for the parents. If a child has
descendants listed later in the chapter, then just the name is shown and
a plus sign (+) is placed in front of the Arabic number. The full information
on the child appears in his or her own listing under their Arabic numeral.
Much of the information on the early generations of the Brown
family is from Byron Brown of Greenville, OH or Glenda Thompson of Indianapolis,
IN. Some of the later material appears in Louis O. Schulte's book The
Schulte Family Tree (Santa Ana, CA: 1996), Vol. 2.
First Generation
1 Alexander BROWN. Alexander married Sarah BENSON, daughter of James
BENSON and Martha QUINN.
Children:
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2 F i Martha BROWN, born about 1787 at Union County, SC.
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3 F ii Elizabeth BROWN, born about 1789 at Union County.
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+ 4 M iii James BROWN.
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5 F iv Polly BROWN, born about 1793 at Union County.
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+ 6 M v William BROWN.
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+ 7 F vi Anna BROWN.
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+ 8 M vii Robert BROWN.
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9 F viii Sarah BROWN, born about 1799 at Union County.
Second Generation
4 James BROWN,born 8 April 1792 at Union County,
SC. He died 11 March 1878 in Wabash Township, Darke County, OH. James married
Sarah COATS on 6 February 1820.
Children:
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10 F i Susannah BROWN,born 16 January 1821 in OH. Susannah married John
FLOCKMEIR on 4 July 1843 at OH.
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11 M ii Andrew Jackson BROWN.
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12 M iii Elias BROWN.
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13 M iv Messer BROWN.
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14 F v Rebecca BROWN, born 8 November 1831 in OH. Rebecca married Joseph
KIRKPATRICK on 12 March 1849 at OH.
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15 M vi Alexander BROWN, born 2 June 1833 at OH.
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16 M vii Harvey BROWN, born 7 May 1835 at OH. Harvey married Jane YOUNG
on 1 August 1856 at OH.
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17 M viii James H. BROWN, born 1 December 1836 at OH. James married Sarah
HILLIARD on 23 January 1856 at OH.
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+ 18 M ix Abijah BROWN.
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19 F x Lucinda BROWN, born 1838 at OH.
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20 F xi Sarah BROWN, born 6 April 1840 at OH. Sarah married David A. L.
PERKINS.
6 William BROWN, born 1795 at Union County, SC. William
married Mary. Mary, born 1796 at SC.
Children:
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21 M i James BROWN, born 1822 at Darke County, OH. James married Mary.
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22 M ii Jacob BROWN, born 1825 at Darke County.
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23 M iii William BROWN, born 1830 at Darke County. William married Rebecca.
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24 M iv Peter BROWN, born 1831 at Darke County.
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25 F v Elizabeth BROWN, born 1834 at Darke County.
7 Anna BROWN, born about 1797 at Union, SC. Anna married
David GOINGS. David, born 1790 at SC.
Children:
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26 M i William GOINGS, born 1813.
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27 M ii John GOINGS, born 1818.
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28 M iii Elijah GOINGS, born 1829.
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29 F iv Ann GOINGS, born 1832.
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30 M v David GOINGS, born 1834.
8 Robert BROWN was born 1797 at Union County, SC.
He died 1879 at OH. Robert married Hannah PENNY on 27 April 1821 at Miami
County, OH. Hannah was born about 1800 at South Carolina. She died 28 July
1866 at Patterson, Darke County, OH; buried at Yorkshire Cemetery, Patterson
Township, Darke County. Sources: Marriage records, Miami County, OH; Gravestones;
1850 Census of Darke County; Marriage records, Darke County; History
of Darke County, Ohio (1880), pp. 679/680.
Children:
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+ 31 F i Elizabeth BROWN.
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+ 32 M ii Henry H. BROWN.
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33 M iii Eli BROWN, born November 1833 at OH, buried at Yorkshire Cemetery.
Eli married Elizabeth BROWN on 26 January 1859 at Darke County.
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34 M iv William BROWN, born July 1838 at OH; died 18 November 1926 at Darke
County. William married Sarah H. MENDENHALL on 15 June 1865 at Darke County.
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35 M v Alexander BROWN, born 18 November 1840 at OH; died 8 April 1893
at Darke County; buried at Shook Cemetery, Darke County. Alexander married
(1) Rachel R. RINE on 16 August 1866 at Darke County. He married (2) Sarah
Emma BLAKLY in 1870.
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36 M vi John BROWN, born 1840/1841 at OH. John married Nancy BITEMAN on
8 December 1857 at Darke County.
Third Generation
18 Abijah BROWN, born 4 March 1838 at Darke County,
OH; died 14 September 1916. Abijah married Sarah Ann MOTE on 7 September
1865.
Children:
31 Elizabeth BROWN, born 8 April 1822 at Monroe,
Darke County, OH; died 3 November 1907 at Franklin, Darke County; buried
at Sugar Grove Cemetery, Miami County, OH. Elizabeth married Moses Marmaduke
COATE, son of Moses COATE and Elizabeth COPPOCK on 6 June 1839 at Miami
County. Moses, born 2 December 1815 at Newton, Miami County; died 25 February
1902 at Franklin, Darke County.
Children:
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38 M i Ezra COATE, born about 1842 at Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN. Ezra
married Melissa F. THOMAS on 26 April 1866 at Darke County.
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39 F ii Esther COATE, born 16 February 1844 at Adams, Darke County; died
4 January 1927. Esther married (1) Marion BOGGS on 7 February 1861 at Darke
County. She married (2) Ezekiel BOGGS.
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40 M iii Edmund COATE, born about 1846 at Adams; died 1859 at Darke County.
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41 F iv Betheny COATE, born about 1848 at Darke County. Betheny married
Noah ARNETT on 8 March 1866 at Darke County.
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42 F v Nancy Jane COATE, born 2 December 1850 at Franklin, Darke County;
died 23 September 1889. Nancy married Samuel R. HALL on 22 October 1869
at Darke County.
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43 M vi Samuel COATE, born about 1853 at Franklin. Samuel married Mary
ENGLE on 31 January 1876 at Darke County.
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44 M vii Elwood COATE, born 18 October 1855 at Franklin; died 17 October
1906; buried at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
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45 F viii Susannah COATE, born March 1858 at Franklin; died 1937. Susannah
married Samuel F. BRANDT on 9 April 1881 at Darke County.
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46 M ix Jesse COATE, born about 1858 at Franklin; died before 1870 at Franklin.
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+ 47 F x Emma Elizabeth COATE.
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48 F xi Martha O. COATE, born 1866 at Franklin. Martha married (1) _____
BENSON. She married (2) _____ WILLS.
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49 M xii Calvat COATE.
32 Henry H. BROWN, born on 4 July 1825 at Miami County,
OH; died on 2 January 1918 at Grover Hill, Paulding County, OH; buried
at Little Auglaize Cemetery, Washington Township. Henry married (1) Mary
Elizabeth LEEPER on 21 December 1845 at Darke County, OH. Elizabeth, daughter
of William LEEPER, born on 21 November 1824 at
OH; died on 29 February 1868 at Washington Township; buried in a small
cemetery near the intersection of Township roads 197 and 48, Washington
Township. Henry married (2) Mary Elizabeth STROPE on 20 May 1869 at Paulding
County. Elizabeth, born in 1830/1 at Clinton County, OH; died on 23 November
1874 at Washington Township; buried in the same cemetery as Elizabeth Leeper.
Henry married (3) Sarah FOX on 29 December 1875 at Paulding County. Sarah,
born in 1855/6 at OH. Henry married (4) Amelia F. (____) on 3 May 1887
at Paulding County. Amelia, born in February 1842 at OH; died on 12 September
1931 at Paulding County. Sources: Birth, Marriage, and Death records, Paulding
County; 1900 Census of Latty Township (Grover Hill Village), Paulding County;
Marriage records, Darke County; Civil War military and pension records,
National Archives; Death records, Ohio Bureau of Vital Statistics; Gravestones;
Darke County censuses; 1880 census, Paulding County.
Children: (by first wife)
Children: (by second wife)
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58 F ix Bertha BROWN, born in 1872/3 at Washington Township.
Children: (by third wife)
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+ 59 F x Minnie BROWN.
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60 F xi Sabina I. BROWN, born on 21 September 1878 at Washington Township.
Fourth Generation
37 John Henry BROWN, born on 18 May 1866 at Darke
County, OH; died on 17 April 1927. John married Anna Etta HAWORTH on 20
June 1889.
Children:
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61M i Vernie Oscar BROWN, born on 1 September 1889 at Darke County, OH;
died on 1 March 1959. Vernie married Charlotte Mae DEVELBISS on 22 October
1910.
47 Emma Elizabeth COATE, born about 1862 at Franklin,
Darke County, OH. Emma married William Harrison SHEARER on 14 January 1883
at Darke County.
Children:
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62 M i William Stewart SHEARER.
50 Jesse BROWN, born in 1846/7 at Wayne, Darke County,
OH; died in 1909 at Paulding County, OH; buried at Auglaize Chapel Cemetery,
Washington Township. Jesse married Hannah Ellen HALL on 26 March 1867 at
Royal Oak, Paulding County. Hannah, born in December 1849 at OH; died about
1927 at Findlay, Hancock County, OH. Sources: Darke County and Paulding
County censuses; Marriage records, Paulding County; Gravestones; Birth
and death records, Paulding County; Schulte, Louis O. The Schulte Family
Tree (Santa Ana, CA: 1996), Vol. 2, p. 890.
Children:
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63 F i Laura A. BROWN, born on 26 July 1868 at Washington Township; died
about 1950 at Manitou Beach, Lenawee County, MI. Laura married George BURGARD.
George, born about 1868.
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64 F ii Mary E. BROWN, born on 12 November 1872 at Washington Township.
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65 M iii Ulysses Grant BROWN, born on 23 March 1876 at Washington Township;
died on 14 May 1899 at Washington Township; buried at Auglaize Chapel Cemetery.
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66 M iv Jesse BROWN, born on 1 September 1879 at Washington Township. Jesse
married Frieda (____) about 1930 at Findlay.
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67 F v Florence A. BROWN, born on 28 January 1880 at Washington Township;
died on 12 February 1880 at Washington Township.
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68 M vi Henry BROWN, born on 23 February 1882 at Washington Township; died
in September 1955 at Findlay. Henry married Mary Teresa WANNAMAKER about
1905 at Grover Hill, Paulding County. Mary, born on 11 August 1881 at Grover
Hill; died in June 1975 at Findlay.
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69 M vii David BROWN, born on 10 February 1884 at Washington Township;
died in 1916 at Paulding County; buried at Auglaize Chapel Cemetery. David
married Rosa (____). Rosa, born in 1890.
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70 M viii Archie BROWN, born on 7 February 1887 at Washington Township;
died about 1954 at FL.
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71 M ix Arthur E. BROWN, born on 29 July 1890 at Washington Township; died
on 18 September 1918 in France. Arthur married Josephine WANNAMAKER about
1917 at Paulding County. Josephine, born about 1890 at OH; died in 1970
at Paulding County.
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72 M x Frank Clarence BROWN, born on 21 August 1894 at Washington Township;
died on 6 November 1963 at Plattville, Kendall County, IL. Frank married
Elva Ellen Vickery about 1920 at Platteville. Elva, born on 30 May 1896
at Aurora, Kane County, IL; died 29 May 1995 at Platteville; buried at
Au Sable Grove Cemetery, Yorkville, Kendall County.
52 William H. BROWN, born in 1851/2 at Wayne,
Darke County, OH. William married Margaret L. OBRY on 19 February 1878
at Frenchtown, Darke County. Margaret, daughter of Stephen AUBRY and Mary
Frances GRILLOT, born in 1857/8 at Wabash, Darke County. Sources: Darke
County censuses; Marriage records, Darke County; Birth and death records,
Paulding County.
Children:
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73 F i Mary Ann BROWN, born on 2 February 1879 at Wabash, Darke County;
died on 16 December 1881 at Washington, Paulding County.
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74 M ii Lawrence BROWN, born on 6 May 1881 at Darke County; died in 1970.
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75 M iii Charles BROWN, born in 1883; died in 1935.
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76 F iv Mary F. BROWN, born on 20 April 1885 at Washington, Paulding County,
OH. Mary married (1) Philip SLUSHER on 22 February 1902 at Paulding, Paulding
County; they divorced. Philip, son of Joshua SLUSHER and Esther BINGHAM,
born in 1880 at KY.
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77 F v Rose BROWN, born on 17 February 1888 at Paulding; died on 20 February
1968 at North Bloomfield, Trumbull County, OH; buried at Brownwood Cemetery,
North Bloomfield. Rose married Gillis SLUSHER on 14 July 1904 at IN. Gillis,
son of Joshua SLUSHER and Esther BINGHAM, born on 25 December 1882 at Red
Bird County, KY; died on 11 June 1975 at Green County, OH; buried at Brownwood
Cemetery.
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78 F vi Ella Viola BROWN, born on 14 August 1891 at Paulding; died on 20
December 1963 at Hudson, Lenawee County, MI; buried at Maple Grove Cemetery,
Hudson. Ella married Charles Callaway SLUSHER on 13 August 1914 at Adrian,
Lenawee County. Charles, son of Joshua SLUSHER and Esther BINGHAM, born
on 15 June 1889 at Paulding; died on 5 Jun 1962 at Hudson; buried at Maple
Grove Cemetery.
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79 F vii Emma BROWN, born on 17 February 1895 at Paulding; died in 1972.
53 Robert BROWN, born in 1853/4 at Darke County,
OH; buried at Cascade Cemetery, Mandale, Paulding County, OH. Robert married
Mary F. OBRY on 17 October 1878 at Frenchtown, Darke County. Mary, daughter
of Stephen AUBRY and Mary Frances GRILLOT, born about 1856 at Wabash, Darke
County; died about 1926. Sources: Darke County censuses; Marriage records,
Darke County; Marriage records, Paulding County.
Children:
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80 F i Anna BROWN, born in February 1880 at Patterson, Darke County, OH.
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81 F ii Mary Elizabeth BROWN, born on 23 September 1881 at OH; died on
15 September 1933 at Hudson, Lenawee County, MI; buried at Maple Grove
Cemetery, Hudson. Mary married (1) Richard Alvin MUNSELL on 26 January
1895 at Paulding County; they divorced. Richard, son of William Eri MUNSELL
and Ella HATFIELD, born on 20 June 1872 at McDonald, Hardin County, OH;
died on February 3, 1942 at Hudson; buried at Maple Grove Cemetery. Mary
married (2) Albert Cecil Columbia CRUP on 23 July 1900 at Paulding County.
Albert, son of Semuel Paris Glazure COLUMBIA and Sarah Jane GREEN, born
on 1 January 1879 at Paulding County; died on 8 March 1931 at Hudson; buried
at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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82 M iii Robert BROWN, born on 14 March 1882 at Washington, Paulding County,
OH; died after 15 September 1933. Robert married Sadie _____. Sadie, born
about 1882.
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83 M iv Joseph BROWN, born about 1883; died after 15 September 1933; buried
at Maple Grove Cemetery, Hudson.
55 Archibald BROWN, born in 1857/8 at Darke County,
OH. Archibald married Etta BURRIS. Sources: Darke County censuses; Birth
records, Paulding County, OH.
Children:
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84 M i Dewey McKinley BROWN, born on 16 August 1899 at Washington, Paulding
County.
56 Emanuel BROWN, born on 11 August 1859 at Patterson,
Darke County, OH; died on 31 January 1906 at Rollin, Lenawee County, MI;
buried at Green's Lakeside Cemetery, Manitou Beach, Lenawee County. Emanuel
married Anna Rosella OBRY on 25 November 1879 at Darke County. Anna, daughter
of Stephen AUBRY and Mary Frances GRILLOT, born on 3 July 1855 at Wabash,
Darke County; died on 26 December 1928 at Wright, Hillsdale County, MI;
buried at Green's Lakeside Cemetery. Sources: Death records, Lenawee County;
Marriage records, Darke County; Death records, Hillsdale County; Birth
and Death records, Paulding County; Gravestones.
Children:
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85 F i Frances Elizabeth BROWN, born on 10 June 1880 at Wabash, Darke County;
died on 3 January 1882 at Washington, Paulding County.
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86 F ii Emma Rosella BROWN, born on 24 July 1882 at Washington; died on
24 June 1970 at Hudson, Lenawee County; buried at Prattville Cemetery,
Wright, Hillsdale County. Emma married John Oscar MUNSELL on 21 October
1899 at Jackson, Paulding County. For the record of their children, see
the Munsell genealogical records.
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87 F iii Clara Lavina BROWN, born on 28 March 1884 at Lucas County, OH;
died on 17 June 1969 at Adrian, Lenawee County; buried at Wheatland Cemetery,
Wheatland, Hillsdale County. Clara married Albertus Allen MCMICHAEL on
10 May 1900 at Paulding County. Albertus, born on 3 January 1875 at Bluffton,
Williams County, OH; died on 2 April 1947 at Brooklyn, Jackson County,
MI; buried at Wheatland Cemetery.
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88 M iv John BROWN, born on 23 June 1886 at Monclova, Lucas County.
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89 M v William Henry BROWN, born on 17 May 1891 at Lucas County; died on
2 May 1971 at Hudson; buried at Maple Grove Cemetery. William married (1)
Marian KELLY SEAGRAVES, 17 May 1924. William married (2) Myrtle G. BLYTHE,
23 November 1935. Myrtle, born in 1881; died on 18 February 1967 at Hudson;
buried at Maple Grove Cemetery. William married (3) Maria ESTAVER, 9 December
1968.
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90 M vi Earl Leroy BROWN, born on 23 March 1894 at Washington; died on
26 November 1970 at Hudson; buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Hudson. Earl
married (1) Phoebe TIMBERMAN. Phoebe, born in 1903; died 4 February 1928.
Earl married (2) Isabell B. KILES on 11 November 1928 at Bryan, Williams
County, OH. Isabell, daughter of Ephraim KILES and Martha WALKER, born
on 11 November 1901 at Romeo, Macomb County, MI; died on 17 May 1990 at
Hudson.
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91 F vii Gertrude BROWN, born on 24 December 1898 at Washington. Gertrude
married Orville ELLENWOOD.
59 Minnie BROWN, born on 28 October 1876 at Washington,
Paulding County, OH. Minnie married Mr. LEPPIG. Mr. LEPPIG, born in Germany.
Sources: Birth records, Paulding County; 1900 census, Paulding County.
Children:
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92 M i Elmer LEPPIG, born in April 1896 at Paulding County.
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