Rev. John Brown Sr.
(Abt 1772-1822)
Elizabeth Gottshall
(1771-1849)
Jacob Brown
(1811-1885)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Susannah Beeker

Jacob Brown 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 3 Jan 1811, , Cumberland, PA 2 4
  • Marriage (1): Susannah Beeker on 3 Nov 1833 in , Tippecanoe, IN 1 2
  • Died: 29 Dec 1885, Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN, USA at age 74 4
  • Buried: Veedersburg: Brown Cemetery, Fountain, IN, USA 4

   FamilySearch ID: LJ5J-LPG.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Arrival: 1816, in , Harrison, OH. 6

2. Census in 1820 in Freeport, Harrison, OH, USA. 7 The 1820 census recorded John Brown with this household:
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3.

3. Arrival: 1826, in , Fountain, IN, USA. 2

4. Census in 1830 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN, USA. 8 In 1830 Jacob age 19 is likely living with his older brother John.
The 1830 census recorded John Brown's household with:
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4.

5. Census in 1840 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN, USA. 9 ---
The 1840 census listed 3 Brown brothers as neighors.
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The 1840 census recorded William Brown with this household:
Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
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Next listed is John Brown with this household:
Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Males - 15 thru 19: 2
Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Females - Under 5: 3
Females - 5 thru 9: 3
Females - 10 thru 14: 2
Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4
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Next listed is Jacob Brown with this household:
Males - Under 5: 1
Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Females - Under 5: 1
Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1.

6. Census in 1850 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN, USA. 10 The 1850 census recorded Jacob Brown, farmer, 39, living with wife Susannah, 38; Noah, 12; Christina, 11; Malinda, 7; and Maranda, 4. Everyone was born in Indiana except Jacob in Pennsylvania. Jacob's real estate was valued at $2500.
His neighbor was brother John Brown, farmer, 49, with his wife Catharine, 45; daughters Catherine, 17; Virline, 16; Eliza, 14; Nancy E. 12; Mahala, 10; and son Solomon, 8. John and Catharine were born in Pennsylvania and their children in Iowa.

7. Census in 1860 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN, USA. 11 The 1860 census recorded Jacob Brown, 49, born in Pennsylvania, living with his family all born in Indiana: wife Susana, 48; Malinda, 17; and Maranda, 14. Jacob's real estate is valued at $7260 and personal estate $2000. The post office is Robroy & Portland. A neighbor is Jacob's brother, William Brown, farmer, 45, with his family.

8. Census in 1870 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN, USA. 12 The 1870 census recorded Jacob Brown, retired farmer, 59, born in Pennsylvania, living with wife Susanna Brown, 58, born in Indiana. Jacob had no real estate value and his personal estate was $2400.
Next door is William Brown, farmer, 56, with his wife Mary, 50; Benjamin, 17; Minerva, 28; son Beeker, 15; and daughter Mary, 12. Everyone was born in Indiana except William in Pennsylvania. William's real estate was valued at $9600 and personal estate $2100. The post office was Attica.

9. Census in 1880 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN, USA. 13 The 1880 census recorded Jacob Brown, 69, he and his parents born in Pennsylvania, living with wife Susana, 68, born in Indiana and her parents in North Carolina.


Jacob married Susannah Beeker, daughter of John Beeker and Christina Young, on 3 Nov 1833 in , Tippecanoe, IN.1 2 (Susannah Beeker was born on 18 Mar 1812 in , Washington, IN, USA,14 died on 17 Oct 1895 in , Fountain, IN, USA 14 and was buried in Veedersburg: Brown Cemetery, Fountain, IN, USA 14.)


Sources


1 Indiana State Library (315 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202.), https://www.statelib.lib.in.us/INMarriages1850/marriages_display.asp?ID=18292 Susanna Beeker and Jacob Brown,3 Nov 1839, Tipeecanoe, IN.

2 Hiram Williams Beckwith, "History of Fountain County" (H. H. Hill and N. Iddings, 1881, Fountain County, Indiana), Page 369, biography of Josiah Rusk.

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 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29691398.

5 Hiram Williams Beckwith, "History of Fountain County" (H. H. Hill and N. Iddings, 1881, Fountain County, Indiana), Page 322, biography of J. C. La Baw.

6 Portrait and Biographical Record of Montgomery, Parke and Fountain Counties, Indiana (Chicago, Chapman Bros. 1893, 718 pages.), Online https://books.google.com/books?id=W0TWAAAAMAAJ page 283 William Brown.

7 1820 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL3-GSX John Brown Sr, Freeport, Harrison, Ohio, United States; citing p. 92.

8 1830 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGG-J8P John Brown, Fountain, Indiana, United States; citing 130.

9 1840 United States Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Shawnee, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: 80; Page: 223; Family History Library Film: 0007724.

10 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ6-951 Jacob Brown, Shawnee, Fountain, Indiana, United States; citing family 150.

11 1860 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FF-DH2 Jacob Brown, 1860.

12 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXK-1V9 Jacob Brown, 1870.

13 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMB-64Z Jacob Brown, Shawnee, Fountain, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 71, sheet 46A.

14 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29691406.



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