 1848 - 1911
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| Born |
2 Aug 1848 |
Van Buren, Wayne Co., MI  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
19 Aug 1911 |
Eagle Lake, Colorado Co., TX |
| _CRE |
15 Feb 2015 |
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| Buried |
Masonic Cemetery - Eagle Lake, Colorado, TX |
| Notes |
- 1850 US Census, Van Buren, Wayne Co., MI, p. 33
Brown, Perrin, age 32, b. NY; farmer
Elizabeth, age 25, b. NY
Leon, age 2, b. MI
1860 US Census, Van Buren, Wayne, MI, p. 34
Brown, Perrin, age 42, b. NY; farmer
Sybel, age 28, b. NY
Leon, age 11, b. MI
Darwin, age 9, b. MI
1870 US Census, Van Buren, Wayne, MI, p. 39,
Brown, Perrin, age 52, b. NY, farmer
Sybil A., age 38, b. NY
Leone B., age 21, b. MI
Darwin L., age 19, b. MI
May O., age 4, b. MI
Jay T., age 1, b. MI.
1900 US Census, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN, p. 15
Brown, Leon D., age 52, b. Aug 1848, MI, parents b. NY, ?
Lydia, age 41, b. June 1858, CAN, CAN, CAN
Winifred E., age 21, b. Sep 1878, MN, MI, MI
Gail V., age 24, b. Nov, 1885, MN, MI, MI
Glen A. Swayze, nephew, age 9, b. Aprl. 1891, MI, CAN, CAN
1910 US Census, Justice Precinct 8, Colorado, TX, p. 2,
Brown, Leon D., age 62, m. 2, b. MI, parents b. NY, MI, farmer
Lydia A., age 52, m. 1., 2 years, no children, b. MI, CAN,CAN
Swaze, William, brother in law, age 51, b. MI, NY, NY; farm laborer
Obit for Leon D Brown
Brown, Leon D.
Mr. Leon D. Brown died at his home about two and a half miles from Eagle Lake Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, after a long illness. Mr. Brown moved to Eagle Lake in October, 1908, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, having been ill a long time and thinking the change of climate would prove beneficial to his health. Mr. Brown was the first settler on Satsuma Ridge. He was a good man and liked by all who knew him. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev. J. T. Tracy, the Methodist pastor, officiating. Interment was made in the Masonic Cemetery under Masonic ceremonies. Deceased is survived by a wife and two daughters Mrs. W. A Rhodes [Rose] of Hibbing, Minnesota, and Miss Gail V. Brown, who is one of the teachers in the Eagle Lake school.
Eagle Lake Headlight, 23 September 1911
From Gail Brown
[Note: The inscription on Leon D. Brown's tombstone reads: "The trials of the way will seem nothing when we get to the end of the road." Mrs. W. A. Rose was Winifred Brown, married to W. A. Rose; and Gail V(iolett) Brown married Olaf G. Kolberg. They weremy grandparents.]
- 1850 US Census, Van Buren, Wayne Co., MI, p. 33
Brown, Perrin, age 32, b. NY; farmer
Elizabeth, age 25, b. NY
Leon, age 2, b. MI
1860 US Census, Van Buren, Wayne, MI, p. 34
Brown, Perrin, age 42, b. NY; farmer
Sybel, age 28, b. NY
Leon, age 11, b. MI
Darwin, age 9, b. MI
1870 US Census, Van Buren, Wayne, MI, p. 39,
Brown, Perrin, age 52, b. NY, farmer
Sybil A., age 38, b. NY
Leone B., age 21, b. MI
Darwin L., age 19, b. MI
May O., age 4, b. MI
Jay T., age 1, b. MI.
1900 US Census, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN, p. 15
Brown, Leon D., age 52, b. Aug 1848, MI, parents b. NY, ?
Lydia, age 41, b. June 1858, CAN, CAN, CAN
Winifred E., age 21, b. Sep 1878, MN, MI, MI
Gail V., age 24, b. Nov, 1885, MN, MI, MI
Glen A. Swayze, nephew, age 9, b. Aprl. 1891, MI, CAN, CAN
1910 US Census, Justice Precinct 8, Colorado, TX, p. 2,
Brown, Leon D., age 62, m. 2, b. MI, parents b. NY, MI, farmer
Lydia A., age 52, m. 1., 2 years, no children, b. MI, CAN,CAN
Swaze, William, brother in law, age 51, b. MI, NY, NY; farm laborer
Obit for Leon D Brown
Brown, Leon D.
Mr. Leon D. Brown died at his home about two and a half miles from Eagle Lake Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, after a long illness. Mr. Brown moved to Eagle Lake in October, 1908, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, having been ill a long time and thinking the change of climate would prove beneficial to his health. Mr. Brown was the first settler on Satsuma Ridge. He was a good man and liked by all who knew him. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev. J. T. Tracy, the Methodist pastor, officiating. Interment was made in the Masonic Cemetery under Masonic ceremonies. Deceased is survived by a wife and two daughters Mrs. W. A Rhodes [Rose] of Hibbing, Minnesota, and Miss Gail V. Brown, who is one of the teachers in the Eagle Lake school.
Eagle Lake Headlight, 23 September 1911
From Gail Brown
[Note: The inscription on Leon D. Brown's tombstone reads: "The trials of the way will seem nothing when we get to the end of the road." Mrs. W. A. Rose was Winifred Brown, married to W. A. Rose; and Gail V(iolett) Brown married Olaf G. Kolberg. They weremy grandparents.]
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| Person ID |
I14935 |
Moon Anderson Family History & Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Father |
Perrin R. Brown, b. Abt 1818, New York, |
| Mother |
Elizabeth C. Moon, b. 20 Apr 1825, NY, , d. 11 Jun 1853, Van Buren Twp., Wayne Co., MI |
| Married |
7 Jan 1846 |
Van Buren, Wayne, MI |
| Family ID |
F8125 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 1 |
Clara Sophia Clark, b. 11 Mar 1855, Belleville, Wayne, MI , d. 7 Apr 1888, Glyndon, Clay Co., MI |
| Married |
9 Jun 1880 |
Ypsilant, Washtenaw Co., MI |
| Children |
| | 1. Winifred Elizabeth Brown, b. 18 Sep 1881, Glyndon, Clay, MN , d. 31 Dec 1972, Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA |
| | 2. Gail Violett Brown, b. 7 Nov 1885, Glyndon, Clay, MI , d. 20 Jan 1968, Austin, Travis, TX |
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| Family ID |
F3453 |
Group Sheet |
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