Rev. John Brown Sr.
(Abt 1772-1822)
Elizabeth Gottshall
(1771-1849)
John Brown Jr.
(1800-1884)
Catherine Ann Mater
(1804-1866)
David Henry Brown
(1824-1911)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Anna Beeker

David Henry Brown 2 3

  • Born: 5 Aug 1824, New Albany, Floyd, IN, USA 2
  • Marriage (1): Anna Beeker on 10 Feb 1848 in , Tippecanoe, IN 1
  • Died: 19 Jan 1911, Otterbein, Benton, IN, USA at age 86 2
  • Buried: Otterbein: Pond Grove Cemetery, Warren, IN, USA 2

   FamilySearch ID: KLBV-L86.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Shelby, Macomb, MI, USA. 4 The 1850 census recorded David Brown, farmer, 24, living with wife Ann, 22, and son John W. J., 9 months old when the census was recorded on 1 Aug 1850. David was born in Pennsylvania and his wife and son in Indiana.

2. Census in 1860 in Oak Grove Township, Benton, IN, USA. 5 The 1860 census recorded David Brown, farmer, 35, living with wife Anna, 32; sons John, 9, and Leonard, 7; and daughter Flora, 1. Also in the home is Anna's nephew, William Pruett, farm laborer, 23. Everyone was born in Indiana. David's real estate was valued at $2400 and personal estate $485. The post office was Montmorenci.
On the same page is William Brown, United Brethren minister, 63, with his wife Sarah, 56, both born in Pennsylvania. He is likely a relative of David's grandfather John Brown who was also a U. B. minister.

3. Census in 1870 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN, USA. 6 The 1870 census recorded David Brown, 45, living with wife Anna, 44; John, farmer, 20; Leonard, farmer, 17; Millie A., 14; Flora, 11; Peter, 6; son Andrew J., 3; and daughter Cora, 6 months, born Dec 1869. Everyone was born in Indiana. David's real estate was valued at $7000 and personal estate $3000. The post office was Pond Grove.
A neighbor is Sarah Brown, 75, living alone (she was wife of Peter Brown (1770-1848). Another neighbor is Sarah's son Otterbein Brown, farmer, 43, with his family.

4. Census in 1880 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN, USA. 7 The 1880 census recorded David Brown, farmer, 54, living with wife Anna, 52; daughter Millie A., 21; sons Peter, 16, and Andrew, 13; and daughter Cora, 11. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana except David's parents in Pennsylvania. Living next door is Anna's nephew, Joseph Beeker, farmer, 23, with his wife Martha, 21.

5. Census in 1900 in Otterbein, Benton, IN, USA. 8 The 1900 census recorded David Brown, landlord, 76, born Aug 1824, living with wife Anna, 73, Apr 1827. David, Anna, and her parents were born in Indiana. David's father was born in Pennsylvania and mother unknown. The census column records they were married 54 years and she had birthed 9 children, 6 alive in 1900.


David married Anna Beeker, daughter of John Beeker and Christina Young, on 10 Feb 1848 in , Tippecanoe, IN.1 (Anna Beeker was born on 27 Apr 1827 in , Washington, IN, USA,9 10 died on 9 Oct 1904 in Otterbein, Benton, IN, USA 9 10 11 and was buried on 11 Oct 1904 in Otterbein: Pond Grove Cemetery, Warren, IN, USA 9 10.)


Sources


1 "Web: Indiana, Marriage Index, 1806-1861" (Indiana Marriges Database through 1850. Indiana State Library. http://www.in.gov/library/genealogy.htm), David Brown and Anna Baker [sic], 10 Feb 1848, Tippecanoe IN.

2 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12599124.

3 Biographical record and portrait album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana (Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois. 1888. 826 pages.), Page 678. Biography of Daniel Beeker. Online https://books.google.com/books?id=2dgWAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA678&ots=1mDjUGQ7Fr&dq=beeker%20indiana%20carolina&pg=PA678#v=onepage&q=beeker%20indiana%20carolina&f=false.

4 1850 United States Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Shelby, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: M432_175; Page: 4A; Image: 13.

5 1860 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FC-LRL David Brown, 1860.

6 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX6-7FB David Brown, 1870.

7 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM6-7Z8 David Brown, Bolivar, Benton, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 7, sheet 369D.

8 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMBZ-NS2 David Brown, Bolivar Township Otterbein town, Benton, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 2B, family 56.

9 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12599149.

10 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 13, Mrs. Anne Brown. Father John Beeker. Mother Christine Young, spouse David Brown.

11 FamilySearch.org, Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ7W-XDC Anna Brown, 09 Oct 1904, Otterbein, Indiana.



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