Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Ranfin Brown
Born: 1831 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 Died: 1862 1 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: David E. Brown (1801 - 1889) Mother: Deborah Stalnaker (1806 - 1861)
Wife: Rebecca N. Willard 3,5 Married: Oct- 2-1855 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2
Born: 1835 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 Died: 1877 1 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: George Willard (1789 - 1834) Mother: Sudna Lowther (1792 - 1872) Notes
F Child 1: Ozena Olive Brown Census name: Olive Brown 6 Born: ca 1856 7,6 Died: bef Sep 1886 8 (see note 1) Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Irvin Granville Lipscomb b. 1850 d. Nov-12-1931 Also known as: Granville Lipscomb 9,10 Married: Feb-15-1872 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
F Child 2: Mary V. Brown Born: ca 1858 7,2 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Francis Marion Hodge b. Nov- 9-1859 d. Feb-28-1941 Census name: Frank M. Hodge Married: Apr-18-1883 in Ritchie Co, WV 2
M Child 3: William Ranfin Brown, Jr. Born: Aug- 2-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 12,7,13 Died: Dec-24-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 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 12,5,14 Occupation: 1920 attorney (own office) 14 Occupation: 1910 postmaster 15 Wife: Clara D. Summers b. Feb- -1869 d. Oct-15-1942 Married: ca 1890 16
M Child 4: Thomas A. Brown Also known as: T. A. Brown 5 Born: Feb- 7-1863 near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 17,12,18 Died: Jun-30-1928 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 19,12 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17,12 Cause of death: chronic fibronous bronchitis 12 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17,12,5 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: lawyer, US. District Attorney 17,12 Occupation: formerly postmaster in Wirt County WV (one term) 17 Wife: Cora L. Powers Married: 1899 20
Sources: (1) Headstone (year only) (2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (3) Death record of son. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 228. (6) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (7) 1860 Census. (8) Record of husband's remarriage. (9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (10) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (11) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Granville Lipscomb, single, 22, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, son of James & Matilda; and Ozena O. Brown, single, 15, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, dau of William R. & Rebecca. Married Feb 15 1872 in Ritchie County. MR p. 26. (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (13) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (14) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (15) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (16) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (17) Obituary. (18) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (19) Obituary - At home. (20) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Presumed. Husband's marital status not indicated in record of his remarriage.Name Index