Husband: William Harrison Brown
Born: Jun- 5-1828 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Feb- 9-1898 near Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4 Buried: in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 1 Resided: near Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Father: Thomas Brown (1793 - 1843) Mother: Martha Stalnaker (1799 - 1861) Other spouse 1
Wife: Mariah Ellen "Molly" Nair 6,7
Also known as: Almira Nair 8
Married: Aug-24-1865 in Lewis Co, WV 9
Born: May-24-1847 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 10 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-11-1926 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10,11
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10,1
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
Father: John H. Nair
Mother: Margaret Nolen
Other spouse 1
F Child 1: Mary Elizabeth Brown Born: Jul- -1866 in Harrison Co, WV 12,5,13 Died: Oct-31-1940 at Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 3,14 Buried: in Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 5,15 Resided: at Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Adelbert Thomas Corder b. Sep- 3-1854 d. Dec-24-1928 Married: Aug-31-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 2: Marion Wesley Brown Also known as: Wesley Brown 16 Born: 1868 in Lewis Co, WV 11,2,17 Died: Jun-26-1943 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,11 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: farmer 18,19 Wife: Martha Ellen Gibson b. Jul-28-1878 d. Feb-18-1945 Also known as: Mattie Gibson 17 Married: Dec-18-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,21
M Child 3: Charles William Brown Born: Jun-15-1869 in Harrison Co, WV 1,11 (see note 2) Died: Jan-15-1961 1,11 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Resided: 1940 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 22 Resided: 1931 in Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: farmer 21 Wife: Iva Lenora Highland b. Apr-20-1875 d. Jul-10-1930 Census name: Ivie Married: Mar-17-1901 in Harrison Co, WV 24 Wife: Bertha Mae Highland b. Mar-14-1877 d. Aug- 6-1955 Married: May-20-1931 in Harrison Co, WV 25
F Child 4: Sarah A. Brown Born: ca 1872 2 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 5: James M. Brown Born: Jan-15-1875 in Lewis Co, WV 10,17 Died: May- 4-1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1910, 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: farmer 10,21 Wife: Tacy Anna Hughes b. May-13-1870 d. Dec-30-1926 Married: Mar-26-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Wife: Mary J. Stewart b. Aug-11-1868 d. May-18-1946 Also known as: Mary J. Stuart 17 Married: Aug-18-1928 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 26
F Child 6: Ida Myrtle Brown Also known as: Myrtle Brown 27,28 Born: 1876 in Lewis Co, WV 11,17 Died: 1975 11 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 28 Resided: 1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Otha D. Hall b. Aug-23-1871 d. Jul- 8-1955 Married: Jan-12-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 29
M Child 7: John Haze Brown 7 Also known as: Haze Brown 30,13 Born: Aug- 5-1879 in Lewis Co, WV 31,32 Died: Nov-27-1963 in Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 31 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 31,1 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Occupation: baling machine operator 31 Occupation: 1930 laborer for gas company 33 Occupation: 1910 oil field laborer 21 Wife: Willa Jones b. ca 1882 d. ca 1909 Also known as: Willie J. Jones 34 Married: Aug-23-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 35 Wife: Laura Alice Husk b. Jun- 8-1889 d. Jun-13-1984 Also known as: Alice Husk 32,13,36,37 Married: Jan-24-1912 in Salem, WV 38,13
M Child 8: Flavious B. Brown 1 Also known as: Flave B. Brown 16 Born: Apr- 4-1881 1,11 Died: Jan-18-1957 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Wife: Haidee Hill b. Jan-30-1891 d. Dec- -1984 Also known as: Hadia Hill
M Child 9: Peter Cronor Brown Also known as: Pete Brown 17 Born: Dec-19-1883 in Lewis Co, WV 16,17 Died: Dec-19-1965 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16,1 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Resided: 1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Wife: Carrie Myrtle Ashburn b. Jan-24-1886 d. Feb-20-1979 Married: Aug-24-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Grant District). (3) Obituary - At home. (4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 56 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5050378&Type=Death. (5) Obituary. (6) Death record of wife. (7) William Fred Spuhler Jr. (1940-2004), Richfield, MN, a Husk descendant and genealogist. (8) Death record of son. (9) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm). Participants identified as William H. Brown & Mariah E. Maxson, as this was her second marriage. Per researcher and direct descendant William Fred Spuhler Jr., this was the also the second marriage for the groom. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) Headstone (year only) (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (14) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (15) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (16) Headstone. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (18) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (19) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Marion W. Brown, 27, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Mattie Gibson, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 18 1896 "at H. Meeks residence," officiated by L. H. Zinn, a Minister of the Gospel. Informants for marriage license: M. W. Brown & C. B. Gibson. MR p. 257 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793400&Type=Marriage. (21) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (22) Obituary of sister. (23) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (24) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Chas. W. Brown, 29, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of W. H. & Mollie E. Brown; and Iva Highland, 24, b. Lewis Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Calvin & S. E. Highland. Married Mar 17 1901 "at Hurkle (?) Schoolhouse," officiated by B. B. Brooks, a Minister of the Gospel. MR p. 87 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=52176&Type=Marriage. (25) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Charles William Brown, widowed, 59, b. Jun 15 1871 in Harrison Co, res. Big Isaac, son of William H. Brown & Mary E. (Nair) Brown; and Bertha Mae Highland, 42, b. Mar 14 1889 in Lewis Co, res. Clarksburg, dau of Calvin Highland & Sarah Elizabeth (Dix) Highland. Married May 20 1931 "at the first M. E. Church," officiated by J. H. Funk, a Minister of the M. E. Church. BR p. 112 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=34500&Type=Marriage. (26) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as James M. Brown, widowed, 53, b. Lewis Co, res. RFD 1 Salem, son of William H. & Mary Ellen (Nair) Brown; and Mrs. Mary J. Kinney, widowed, 50, b. Doddridge Co, res. Stealey Additon of Clarksburg, dau of James & Emily (Brown) Stewart. Married Aug 18 1928 in Clarksburg. (Note: Wife's given age is understated by ten years. Basis for her mother's name Emily is not know, as it is shown in other records to be Leah Virginia Brown. Her father's surname has been found to be spelled both Stewart and Stuart.), MR p. 203 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=33746&Type=Marriage. (27) Obituary of daughter. (28) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (29) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as O. D. Hall, 24, b. Monroe Co Iowa, res. Doddridge Co; and I. M. Brown, 19, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jan 12 1896. MR p. 152. (30) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Name appears four times in handwritten record of first marriage, first two giving his name as "Hays Brown," and the second two as "Hayes Brown." His name in record of second marriage appears as "J. Haze Brown." Grandson William Fred Spuhler, Jr., and other immediate family members refer to him as Haze Brown. (31) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (32) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 23. (33) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (34) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 6, p. 230. (35) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Husband identified alternately as Hays Brown and Hayes Brown, age 21, born in Lewis Co, WV, resident of Doddridge Co. Wife identified as Willie J. Jones, age 18, born and residing in Doddridge Co. Informants for marriage license: Hayes Brown and E. P. Williams. MR Bk 6, p. 230. (36) Death record of husband. (37) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (38) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Husband identified as J. Haze Brown, age 31, born in Lewis Co, WV, resident of Harrison Co, WV. Wife identified as Alice Husk, age 22, born and residing in Doddridge Co. MR Bk 9, p. 23. Event Notes Note (1) Age in 1880 Census would put birth in about 1841. But her death record states May 24 1847, which corresponds to her stated age of 79y 1m 17d. But the birth date on her headstone is 1848. Note (2) Birth date given in May 1931 marriage record as Jun 15 1871, age 59. He was age 10 in the 1880 Census. Note (3) Along with children Cleo and Blanch, in household of brother Charles.