Parmer Sanford Brown was born on September 23, 18306 in Herkimer1 County, New York. He lived in Granby Township, Oswego County, New York and married2 Rosetta Davis on July 29, 1849. He worked as a boatman (bargeman) on the Erie Canal. They left Oswego County in the dead of winter, travelling over the Indian trials in Canada to Gratoit County, Michigan in 1864, finally settling in 1868 on a farm in Clinton County near Elsie, Michigan.
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| Parmer Sanford BROWN | Rosetta DAVIS his 1st wife. |
Madora Emily PAGE, his second wife |
Madora Emily PAGE BROWN TATE | Madora Emily PAGE BROWN TATE |
Probate papers for George Winfield Page (Madora's father) in Clinton County, MI, show Madora Page to be at the "Browns" in November of 1872. Sanford and Rosetta lived there until they divorced, sometime before February of 1873. Their oldest son, John Eugene Brown bought the farm from Sanford in February of 1873.
On February 26, 1873, in Ovid, Clinton Co, Michigan, Sanford married Madora Emily Page and they moved to Dickinson County, Kansas sometime after December 24, 1874. They homesteaded there until 1880, when they moved to White County, Indiana near Headlee. Homestead papers filed for the farm in Kansas are extremely interesting and informative about the farm.
In the fall of 1894, Sanford and Madora moved to Lawrence County, Arkansas because of Sanford's health. Bert, their oldest son, stayed on the farm until February of 1896. When Sanford returned to Indiana in the summer of 1895 to sell the farm, he took ill and died there on September 21, 1895. He is buried in the Mt. Pleasant (Ploss) Cemetery just south of Headlee3.
William Bert and Mollie (DELZELL) Brown, along with James O. (Mollie's father) & Lloyd Delzell (Mollie's brother) came to Arkansas before February4 of 1896. James and Lloyd returned to Indiana and are buried in Pulaski, County, Indiana just north of Headlee. Family says that Bert and Mollie may have brought his body back to Arkansas. However, Arkansas State Officials would not permit them to bring the body over the state line, therefore he is buried on the Missouri / Arkansas border. However, this is an uncomfirmed legend told by Mollie.
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FIRST GENERATION
1. BROWN Parmer Sanford, born on September 23,18306 at Herkimer Co,
NY; died 21 Sep 18953 at Headlee, White, IN; buried 22 Sep 1895 at Mt
Pleasant Cem (Ploss)3, Headlee, White, IN. He was the son of Jesse & Nancy5
Brown of Hannibal Twp, Oswego County, New York.
BROWN Parmer Sanford married DAVIS Rosetta (the daughter of
DAVIS Simeon and STEWART Elizabeth) 29 Jul 1849 at Oswego Co,
NY; divorced Bef 1873 at Clinton Co, MI; born 7 Nov 1833 at
Onondaga Co, NY; died 24 Jan 1917 at Owosso, Shiawassee, MI.
They had the following children:
+ 2 i BROWN John Eugene.
+ 3 ii BROWN Charles E OR Thomas.
BROWN Parmer Sanford married PAGE Madora Emily (the
daughter of PAGE George Winfield and STEWARD Emily M.) 26 Feb
1873 at Ovid, Clinton, MI; born 6 Jun 1857 at Duplain Twp,
Clinton, MI (Census data, Estate Papers of George Page, Family
info); died in Jan6 of 1928 at Old Walnut Ridge, Lawrence Co, AR
(Family info from Pearl Lawson Singleton & Virgil Brown); buried
Jan 1928 at Kelley Cem, Black Rock, Lawrence, AR (Family info
from Pearl Lawson Singleton & Virgil Brown).
They had the following children:
+ 4 i BROWN Bert William. [ picture ]
+ 5 ii BROWN Bruce Albert. [ picture ]
+ 6 iii BROWN Sanford Bud. [ picture ]
iv BROWN Baby Girl b. 18 Sep 18786; d. 18 Sep 18786 at
birth in Dickinson County, KS.
+ 7 iv BROWN Estella. [ picture ]
+ 8 v BROWN Arthur McKinley. [ picture ]
vi BROWN Nancy H. b. 12 Nov 18856 in White County, IN
d. 16 Oct 18986 at 13 years in Lawrence Co, AR. She
was hit by a falling branch on the way home from
school during a thunder storm.
vii BROWN Lillie B. b. 4 Jul 18896 in White Co, IN; d
4 Nov 18896 at four months in White Co, IN.
+ 9 vii BROWN Joseph Alford. [ picture ]
+ 10 viii BROWN Parmer Grover. [ picture ]
SECOND GENERATION
2. BROWN John Eugene (Farmer), born 19 Aug 1850 at Oswego Co,
NY; died 23 Dec 1912 at Owosso, Shiawassee, MI; buried 25 Dec
1912 at Dewey Cem, Owosso, Shiawassee, MI.
BROWN John Eugene married LOVE Clarissa Olive (the daughter
of Mary) 10 Mar 1874 at Ovid, Clinton, MI; born 28 Apr
1854 at Norwalk, OH; died 31 Dec 1919 at Owosso, Shiawassee, MI;
buried at Dewey Cem, Owosso, Shiawassee, MI.
They had the following children:
12 i BROWN Bertha Mae.
13 ii BROWN Mary Alta m Asa Torrence WRIGHT.
14 iii LOVE Albert W.(adopted name,Bert W Brown,Detroit,MI).
3. BROWN Charles E or Thomas, born ca 1852 at Oswego Co, NY; died
September 24, 1864 at Oswego Co, NY and is buried in Old Rural
Jacksonville Cemetery, Lysander Township, Lysander, Onondaga Co, NY
next to his mothers parents, Simeon & Betsy DAVIS, and an uncle &
aunt, Seth & Polly Davis.
4. BROWN Bert William, born 1 Sep 1875 at Sherman Twp,
Dickinson Co, KS; died 30 Nov 1931 at Hewins, KS; buried at Ozro
Falls Cem, Hewins, KS. Died of a Heart_Attack.
BROWN Bert William married DELZELL Mollie Emaline (the
daughter of DELZELL James Orlando and McLEOD Catharine) 7 Aug
1894 at White Co, IN; born 1877 at IN; died Abt 1966 at OK.
They had the following children:
15 i BROWN Florence Mabel, born 15 Aug 1895 at White Co,
IN; died 16 Dec 1897 at Lawrence Co, AR; buried 18
Dec 1897 at the Old Mt. Pleasant Cem, Anneville,
Lawrence, AR.
16 ii BROWN Lloyd LeRoy.
17 iii BROWN Gladus Marie.
18 iv BROWN Clarence.
19 v BROWN Leola Lorene.
5. BROWN Bruce Albert (Assist Super Tex Elec RR), born 15 Mar
1876 at Sherman Twp, Dickinson Co, KS; died 24 Jun 1927 at
Sherman, TX.
BROWN Bruce Albert married BRAGG Cora E. 15 Dec 1898 at
Lawrence Co, AR; born 1879 at Anneville, Lawrence, AR; died 29
Nov 1958 at Fort Worth, TX.
They had the following children:
20 i BROWN Lillian "Peggy" M. born May 10, 1901, Lawrence
Co, Arkansas, m Lexford SOREY; Peggy died August 18,
1951 is buried at the Valhalla Cemetery, North
Hollywood, California. Lexford died on January 22, 1972
in Plattsmouth, Nebraska and is buried at Oak Hill
Cemetery. Two children: Betty Sorey Armer &
Robert Lexford Sorey.
21 ii BROWN Ralph A., born Sept 13, 1903 at Sherman, TX; died
in May 27, 1947 in San Francisco, California. Nothing
more known.
22 iii BROWN Nancy Lee, born February 11, 1915, in Sherman, TX
She m. Forrest D. ANTHONY. Forrest died January 4, 1994.
Nancy died February 4, 1996 in Irving, Texas. They are
buried in Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
Two children: Richard & Carolyn
6. BROWN Sanford Bud, born 3 Apr 1877 at Sherman Twp, Dickinson
Co, KS; died 9 Oct 1960 at Wagoner, OK; buried 11 Oct 1960 at
Wagoner, OK.
BROWN Sanford Bud married RAGSDALE Mary Cal Ladonia (the
daughter of RAGSDALE George W. and SEWELL Mary) 2 Sep 1896 at
Lawrence Co, AR; born 2 Dec 1879 at Smithville, Lawrence Co, AR;
died 29 Jun 1939 at Wagoner, OK; buried 31 Jun 1939 at Wagoner,
OK. Both are buried in the Elmwood Cemetery ( N. Main Row 2)
They had the following children: (all deceased)
23 i BROWN Victor R. b. 19 June 1897 d. 2 May 1912
24 ii BROWN Agnes.
25 iii BROWN Arthur.
26 iv BROWN Lester.
27 v BROWN Verona Mae.
28 vi BROWN Sanford Oral.
29 vii BROWN Vernon Chesser.
7. BROWN Estella, born 28 Feb 1880 at Dickinson Co, KS; died 27
May 1947 at Black Rock, Lawrence, AR; buried 29 May 1947 at
Kelley Cem, Black Rock, Lawrence, AR. Stella is buried in Kelly's
Cemetary. At the foot of her plot, is the grave site "unmarked"
of Madora E. (PAGE)(BROWN) Tate.
BROWN Estella married LAWSON Claude Franklin (the son of
LAWSON William Andrew and GRIFFITH Mary Ann) 28 May 1899 at
Lawrence Co, AR; born 20 Dec 1878 at Imboden, Lawrence Co, AR;
died 15 Dec 1951 at Williford, Sharp, AR.
They had the following children:
30 i LAWSON Arthur W.
31 ii LAWSON Eunice Bell.
32 iii LAWSON Ada Pearle. Pearl married Jasper SINGLETON.
33 iv LAWSON Fannie Lillian, born 24 Mar 1906 at Imboden,
Lawrence Co, AR; died 12 Mar 1947 at Williford,
Sharp, AR. (deceased)
34 v LAWSON Oscar Franklin.
35 vi LAWSON Vida L. Vida married Frank Gongway (Gongwer)
36 vii LAWSON Ida Lou.
37 viii LAWSON Helen Madora, born 24 May 1915 at Lawrence
Co, AR; died 10 Mar 1922 at Lawrence Co, AR; buried
at Kelley Cem, Black Rock, Lawrence, AR. (deceased)
38 ix LAWSON Claude Rudolph, born 17 Oct 1917 at Lawrence
Co, AR; died 31 Oct 1918 at Imboden, Lawrence Co,
AR; buried at Kelley Cem, Black Rock, Lawrence, AR.
8. BROWN Arthur McKinley (Barber), born 1 Mar 1883 at IN; died
25 Sep 1950 at Yakima, WA.
BROWN Arthur McKinley married RAY Mabel Elsie (the daughter
of RAY William C. and SANDERS Alfaretta V.) 3 May 1904 at
Lawrence Co, AR; born 22 Jul 1887 at Westville, IN; died 11 Jul
1946 at Yakima, WA.
They had the following children:
39 i BROWN Margaret, born 2 Jan 1906 at Dallas, TX; died
10 Jan 1909 at Dallas, TX.
40 ii BROWN Bay, born 27 Sep 1908 at Dallas, TX; died 2
Oct 1908 at Dallas, TX.
41 iii BROWN Muriel Alice.
42 iv BROWN Melvin Eugene (Lockheed Aircraft), born 7 Sep
1912 at Sherman, TX; died 25 Apr 1970 at Sun
Valley, CA.
43 v BROWN Allene Pearl, born 4 Dec 1914 at Pawhuska,
OK; died 19 Sep 1986 at Yakima, WA; buried 21 Sep
1986 at Terrace Heights Mem Park, Yakima, WA.
44 vi BROWN Wyoma Medora, born 20 Jul 1917 at Clairmont,
WY; died 25 Jan 1982 at Clarkston, WA; buried 28
Jan 1982 at Vinlan Cem, Clarkston, WY.
45 vii BROWN Alberta Nancy, born 8 Dec 1919 at Arvada, WY.
46 viii BROWN Sanford William, born 29 Oct 1921 at WY.
47 ix BROWN Gerald Arthur, born 18 Sep 1923 at WY.
48 x BROWN Corvallis Ray, born 18 Jul 1927 at WY; died
29 Jul 1978 at Redding, CA.
49 xi BROWN Baby Boy, born 4 Jan 1930 at Yakima, WA; died
8 Jan 1930 at Yakima, WA; buried 10 Jan 1930 at
Takoma Cem, Yakima, WA.
50 xii BROWN Etna Dolores, born 31 Jan 1931 at Yakima, WA.
9. BROWN Nancy H. b. 12 Nov 18856 in White County, IN d. 16 Oct
18986 at 13 years in Lawrence Co, AR. She was hit by a falling
branch on the way home from school during a thunder storm.
10. BROWN Joseph Alford (Retired Farmer), born 8 Feb 1892 at
White Co, IN; died 24 Jul 1965 at Chaffee, MO; buried 26 Jul 1965
at Union Park Cem, Chaffee, MO.
BROWN Joseph Alford married OLDHAM Nettie Eva (the daughter
of OLDHAM Henry Clay and KETNER Sarah Mahala) 11 Apr 1909 at
Eaton, Lawrence, AR; born 14 Feb 1893 at Lynn, Lawrence, AR; died
22 Dec 1988 at Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, AR; buried 24 Dec 1988 at
Lebanon Cem, Eaton, AR.
They had the following children:
51 i BROWN Virgie. (deceased)
52 ii BROWN Virgil Alford. (deceased)
53 iii BROWN Ray Edgar. (deceased)
54 iv BROWN Ralph Edward. Lives in Reedly, CA (2002)
55 v BROWN Stella Margaret. (deceased)
56 vi BROWN Molly Nadine. Lives in DeSoto, MO. (2002)
BROWN Joseph Alfred married CALTON Daisy Thompson 17 Jul
1935 at Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, AR. Daisy died in 1982.
They had the following children:
57 i BROWN Timothy Junior, lives in LaPorte, Indiana (2000).
58 ii BROWN Jerry Douglas. (deceased)
59 iii BROWN Pauline Madora, lives in Oregon (2000).
60 iv BROWN Paul Kastner, live is Oregon(2000).
61 v BROWN David Lee, of Festus, MO (2000).
62 vi BROWN Charles Phillip (James), lives in Sikeston, MO.
11. BROWN Parmer Grover, born 28 Feb 1896 at Lawrence Co, AR;
died 1981 at AR. BROWN Parmer Grover married Gladis.
BROWN Parmer Grover married HENSON Eliza Mae born 15 Sep
1910 at Wagoner, OK; died 19 Aug 1969 at Bluffton, AR.
They had the following children:
63 i BROWN Joseph Jesse.
64 ii BROWN Ann.
65 iii BROWN Roy Lee.
66 iv BROWN Earl Bruce.
67 v BROWN Grover Gene.
THIRD GENERATION
12. BROWN Bertha Mae, born 1875 at Clinton Co, MI; died 20 Dec
1970 at MI.
BROWN Bertha Mae married BARTHOLOMEW Edgar (the son of
BARTHOLOMEW William Wallace and LOWE Cartherine) 21 Sep 1898 at
Owosso, Shiawassee, MI; born 18 Oct 1863 at Owosso, Shiawassee,
MI; died 31 Mar 1934 at Owosso, Shiawassee, MI; buried 3 Apr 1934
at Oak Hill Cem, Shiawassee Co, MI.
They had the following children:
68 i BARTHOLOMEW Cecil Vane. Cecil m. Lillian Schlaack.
Cecil died in 1985 in Owosso, MI. Lillian died
November 13, 1999 in Davidson, MI.
13. BROWN Mary Alta, born 25 Sep 1877 at Clinton Co, MI; died 16
Aug 1965 at Owosso, Shiawassee, MI.
BROWN Mary Alta married WRIGHT Asa Torrence (the son of
WRIGHT William and ORSER Rhoda Ann) 25 Mar 1903 at Burton, MI;
born 4 Aug 1872 at Kingston, Ont; died 21 Apr 1937 at Owosso,
Shiawassee, MI.
They had the following children:
69 i WRIGHT Asa T. Jr.
70 ii WRIGHT Thelma B.
71 iii WRIGHT Maxwell Eugene.
14. LOVE Albert W. (Machinest Garage), born Dec 1880 at MI.
His name was Albert W. Love. He is probably a direct relative of
Clarissa (Love) Brown.
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