Browns in Fulton Co.

ALD · Senior Member

Browns in Fulton Co.

Karen Morlan · Veteran Member

Goodmorning- I had some time on my hands this morning and worked on your Brown line. I know how hard the name is to research as I have worked on my Brown family in Texas (no relationship)

If you don't have this information it may give you a start.

Illinois Marriage Documents

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html

Marriage of William and Mary

BROWN, GEORGE CLANNIN, MARY A 03/08/1855 00B/0272 00000058 FULTON

You might look in to the idea that William may have died and she remarried. Check-DAY, THOMAS BROWN, MARY A MRS 06/10/1877 00E/0061 00000162 FULTON

1880 United States Federal Census > Illinois > Fulton > Canton > District 35 showes a Mary Day with children Henry W. age 14 -William F.age 12 and Virginia age 8 years

This is just a suggestion!

Marriage of William Brown and Victoria Weese

03/31/1890 00F/0077 00000103 FULTON

1900 Census Pleasant township June 13th 1900

William G. Brown (from marriage doc. For the initial G.)

born May 1866 in Illinois

Victoria born June 1870

John born May 1891

Alice born July 1892

George born Oct 1894

William J. born Aug 1896

Viola born April 1898

1910 census Lewistown

William

Victoria

John A

Alice A.

George L.

William J

Viola A.

Agnes M. age 9

Mary age 7

1920 Census Lewistown

William Brown age 53

Victoria age 49

George age 25 (initial before name is not readable maybe W.)

Mary age 17

Dorothy age less than 1 year

Angeline Weese age 68 widow, mother in law

1920 Liverpool

John Brown age 27

Agnes S. age 25

Woodrow W. age 5

Loyd I age 3

Louis C. age 1

Next family is-

George A. Clark wife is Viola A. (Is this the Viola mentioned earlier in census? Child Wilmer a son age 1 year

Two houses above John Brown in census is William Brown and wife adaline H. and daughter Mildred age 3 months.

Lots of Clarks and Stuffelbeam families on this page!

1930 Census Lewistown all born in Illinois

John A. Brown age 37 married when he was 23

Wife- Agnes (Sarah Agnes)? Age 34 married when she was 20

Woodrow W. Brown age 14

Loyd I. Brown age 13

Beatrice I. Brown age 9

Fern Brown age 7

Irma Brown age 6

Lee Brown age 6

Lewis C. Brown age 11 or 17, it’s hard to read

ALD · Senior Member

Thank you so much for yr help. I have some of that info but what I didn't and found quite interesting was the 1920 census, as William G and Victoria only had three daughters. So am wondering who these people are. Yes the Clarks are relation also. Double cousins, the Browns married the Clarks. I have thought perhaps even a remarriage in the family. Just cannot seem to get anything on William George siblings or parents except their names. But.........am hanging in there. So you are in the Brown search also. Such a common name so hard........

Thanks again, I appreciate any and all help.

quietrider · Veteran Member

Browns in Fulton county go as far back before 1860. My gr gr gr gr aunt (Jane Ann Stokoe) married James Brown from Ohio in 1860. I too am seeking information of Jane & James family.

prairielily · Homesteader

I, too, have a James Brown of Fulton County in my ancestors. He married Sara (Sally) Barrows. Their daughter Minerva Brown Walker, wife of Joshua Givens Walker, is my great-great grandmother.
James and Sara were from Maine originally, and came to Lewistown township in1828, (by way of Ohio, I think), according to a Walker family genealogy. I haven't found them in any Illinois records, but would like some help if anyone has any information on this Brown family. James and Sara had eleven children, so there might be someone somewhere with the same Brown family.