Husband: William Ranfin Brown, Jr.
Born: Aug- 2-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: Dec-24-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Occupation: lawyer, Prosecuting Attorney of Doddridge County 1,4,5
Occupation: 1920 attorney (own office) 5
Occupation: 1910 postmaster 6
Father: William Ranfin Brown (1831 - 1862)
Mother: Rebecca N. Willard (1835 - 1877)
Notes
Wife: Clara D. Summers 7 Married: ca 1890 8
Born: Feb- -1869 8,9 Died: Oct-15-1942 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 10,9 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3 Resided: 1940 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 11 Resided: 1919, 1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 City Collector 14 Father: Elijah W. Summers (1839 - 1919) Mother: Caroline Virginia Brown (1842 - 1916) Notes
M Child 1: Ohley R. "Ola" Brown Also known as: Ohley R. Brown 15,16 Born: Feb-14-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,8,9 Died: 1945 9 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 11 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 meter tester at gas company 5
F Child 2: June Gladys Brown Census name: Gladys Brown Born: Dec- -1893 8,9 Died: 1974 9 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: 1945, 1948 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 18,11 Census: 1940 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: school teacher 20 Husband: Henry M. Jones b. 1881 d. 1926 Married: Nov-29-1917 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 19
M Child 3: Thomas William Brown Also known as: Tom William Brown 21,22 Born: Jul- 8-1896 at Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV 23,21,8 Died: Sep- 7-1960 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 22 Resided: in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 21,24,22,11 Census: 1930 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: newspaper linotype operator 24 Occupation: 1930 compositor (job printing) 25 Occupation: 1920 assistant editor of county paper 5 Education: West Union H.S. (played on school's first basketball team, 1914) 24 Wife: Marie Ruth Davis b. Jul-25-1896 d. Mar-27-1973 Married: Feb- 7-1918 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 26 Divorced: bef 1940 27,28
M Child 4: Fred S. Brown Born: Nov- -1899 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 23,8,29,22 (see note 1) Died: May-20-1945 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 22,9 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 30,3,31 Census: 1930 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH (see note 2) Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: painter at Curtiss Wright Co. 22 Occupation: 1930 time keeper at chemical plant 25 Occupation: 1920 laborer at odd jobs 5
M Child 5: Edward G. Brown Born: 1908 9 Died: 1939 9 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) 1860 Census. (3) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 228. (5) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (6) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (7) Obituary of wife's father. (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (9) Headstone (year only) (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2703307&Type=Death. (11) Obituary of brother. (12) Obituary of father. (13) Death record of husband. (14) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (15) Headstone. (16) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (17) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2606259&Type=Birth. (18) Death record of brother. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (20) 1940 Census, Monongalia County, WV. (21) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (22) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (23) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) West Union Herald, 11/7/1957. (25) 1930 Census. (26) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (27) 1940 Census. (28) Death record of wife. (29) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (30) Obituary. (31) Findagrave.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Nov 11 1900, and date on headstone is also 1900. But the 1900 Census and WW I draft registration show it as Nov 1899. Note (2) In household of brother Thomas.