Henry Brown 1839-1886

Dan's Paternal Great Great Grandfather

The Brown Family, 1881

Lizzie, Ida, & George Brown (Lizzie & George were children of Henry's 1st wife, Abby Krum)

Lydia [Zettlemoyer] Brown (2nd wife) Harvey Age 6, and Henry Jacob Brown

Henry Brown 

Son Of Daniel & Sarah (Miller) Brown
Birth: 24 Sep 1839
Death: 7 Jun 1886 
Married 1st
Abby Krumm
daughter of John & Anna Maria (Brobst) Krum
Born: 1836
Died June 14 1869 (childbirth)
married 2nd

Lydia Zettlemoyer 

Daughter Of - John &; Catherine  (Snider) Zettlemoyer

Born: abt 1844 
Died: 1896

Children With Abby:
Lydia Brown  – 1869 
Sarah Catherine Brown 1859 –1909  m. Jacob Hendricks

George Brown 1864 -1944 M. Virginia
Aby Elizabeth  "Lizzie" Brown 1866 – m. Samuel Hunter
Daniel Brown 1869 – 1869 Died at 12 days
Henry Franklin Brown 1869-1870

Children with Lydia:
Franklin Brown 1870- (Died as an infant)
Ida M. Brown 1873 – 1885 - Died age 12
Harvey Jacob Brown 1875 – 1953 m. Minnie Luberta Hein

Time Line:

1836 - Birth of Abby
if she was 33 when she died in 1869, then she was born about 1836

1839 -Birth of Henry

Pennsylvania 

1844 - Birth of Lydia Zettlemoyer

1850 - Residence

1850 Census

Name: Daniel Brown

Age: 36

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814

Birth Place: Pennsylvania

Gender: Male

Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Maine twp, Columbia Co, Pennsylvania

Family Number: 98

Household Members:Name Age

Daniel Brown 36

Sarah Brown 31

Henry Brown 10

Ezrer Brown 5

Lydia Brown 3

1854 Charles Nuss Appointed Guardian

 4 Dec

Age: 14

Main Twp, Columbia County Pa 

Henry's father Daniel died in 1854

Orphans Court Appointment of Guardian
4 December 1854 Main Twp, Columbia County Pa
Daniel Brown
Orphans Court Appointment of Guardian
Charles Nuss, Uncle of Henry Brown, Ezra Brown, Lidia & George Brown minors of Daniel
Ezra, Lidia, and George under 14 years
Jacob Yohe, guardian


1850 United States Federal Census about Abby Krum
Name: Abby Krum
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1850: Cooper, Montour, Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Family Number: 15
Household Members:
Name Age
John Krum 56
Maria Krum 48
Jonas Krum 23
Charles Krum 21
Elease Krum 19
Noah Krum 16
Abby Krum 14
Lydia Krum 17
Wm Krum 9
Nathan Krum 7

1859 - Daughter Sarah Catherine Brown is born

She married a Hendricks, according to her death certificate.

1860 - Residence
age 21
Cooper, Montour, Pennsylvania
Henry's father Daniel died in 1854

1860 - Residence

Name: Henry Brown

Age in 1860: 21

Birth Year: abt 1839

Home in 1860: Cooper, Montour, Pennsylvania

Gender: Male

Post Office: Danville

Value of real estate: View image

Household Members:

Name Age

Henry Brown 21

Abbe Brown 23

Sarah Brown 9/12

Nathan Oatstine 16

George Brown 10 (Brother Of Henry)

1866 - Aby Elizabeth Brown is Born
Name: Abbie E. Brown
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1865
Marriage Date: 17 Nov 1885
Marriage Place: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Henry Brown
Mother: Brown
Spouse: Samuel W. Hunter
Film Number: 000961091

1869 - Abby [Krumm] Brown Died, complications from childbirth

In the records of: Center Lutheran Church Cemetery  Montour County Pennsylvania, USA

We find
Abbe Brown, Wife of Henry, died June 14 1869, age 33
Daniel Brown, born just 12 days before his mothers death, died 3 months later, on September 6 1869
Lydia died 2 months after her baby brother, on Nov 8 1869
Four deaths in 1869

Also in the cemetery are Martin, age 7 months died in 1874, listed as the son of Henry & Abby, but Abby died in 1869?
and Charles, also age 7 months, died in 1875, also as the son of Henry & Abby
Were these children of Henry & Lydia?  

Surname: Abbie Brown
Year: 1870
County: Northumberland C
State: PA
Age: 34
Gender: F (Female)
Month of Death: Jun
State of Birth: PA
ID#: 197_37889
Occupation: HOUSEWIFE

Cause of Death: CHILDBIRTH

1869 - Marriage to Lydia Zettlemoyer

Son Franklin is in the 1870 census, shown as 1/12, born in August of 1870.  9 months prior to August 1870 would be December 1869.  

1870 - Son Henry F. Brown Died

1870 - Residence
Age: 28

Name: Henry Brown

Age in 1870: 30

Birth Year: abt 1840

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Home in 1870: Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania

Gender: Male

Post Office: Milton

Value of real estate: View image

Household Members:

Name Age

Henry Brown 30

Lydia Brown 27

Sarah Brown 10

George Brown 6

Aby E Brown 4 (in 1880 she is "Lizzie")

Franklin Brown 1/12

1873 - Daughter Ida M. Brown is born

She died just 12 years later in 1875

1875 - Son Harvey Jacob Brown is born

born in June of 1875

He married Minnie Luberta Hein, he was Dan's great grandfather.  You can read more about him here:

http://heathersgen.blogspot.com/2011/03/harvey-jacob-brown-minnie-hein.html


1877 - Infant Daughter Brown Died
September 1 1877

1879 - Infant Son Brown Died

1880 - Residence

Age: 38

Residence

Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

1880 United States Federal Census about Henry Brown

Name: Henry Brown

Age: 38

Birth Year: abt 1842

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Home in 1880: Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Lydia Brown

Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Neighbors: View others on page

Occupation: Farmer

Household Members:

Name Age

Henry Brown 38

Lydia Brown 36

George M. Brown 16 

Lizzie A. Brown 14

Ida M. Brown 7

Harvey J. Brown 3

1886 - Death

7 Jun

Age: 44

Burial:

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current about Henry Brown

Name: Henry Brown

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1839

Death Date: 7 Jun 1886

Cemetery: Center Lutheran Church Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Harvey Jacob Brown with his mother Lydia [Zettlemoyer] Brown

1887

1896 - Lydia Died

Find A Grave Listing: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=216882&CScn=Oak+Grove&CScntry=4&CSst=40&  Lydias tombstone is there, but I could not find Henrys.

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