Doddridge
7/11/2008
1. Renee
Lee Brown, also known as Rennie
Brown, b. May-20-1947 in
Parents
2. Armand Leon Brown, b. Jan-27-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,[1] d. Apr- 9-1985 in Doddridge Co, WV, buried Apr-11-1985 in Masonic Memorial Park Cem, West Union, WV, occupation A&P Grocery Produce Manager, education Doddridge Co H.S. (1941), military U.S Army, World War II (Europe). He married Aug-4-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,[2] Geneva Pauline Gaston.
3.
Grand Parents
4. Addison
Avery Brown, b. Aug- 1-1881 in Verndale,
Wadena Co, MN,[3]
d. Jan-13-1954 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH, buried in Lake Park Cemetery,
Youngstown, OH,[4]
resided in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH,[5]
resided 1910-mid1940s in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV,7 resided 1900-1910 in Chehalis Co (now Grays
Harbor Co), WA,[6],5 resided originally in Verndale, Wadena
Co, MN, occupation glass-blower (in WV) and steel mill worker (in OH).7
Federal Census data of Jun 5 1900 identifies Addison Y. [sic] Brown, age
19, residing in Satsop, Chehalis County (now known as Grays Harbor County),
Washington as a servant and farm laborer in the household of Edward F. Foster,
b. Aug 1862 in Idaho. Addison's
birthdate was given as Aug 1880 [sic], birthplace
Census
data of April 19 1910 states that he was a 28-year-old laborer living in
Montesano Precinct, County of Chehalis (now Grays Harbor County), Washington,
with place of birth as Minnesota in 1881, residing as a "hired man"
in the household of John C. Smith (age 52, born in Wisconsin) and his wife
Jennie C. (age 47, born in West Virginia), and their children. Addison must have come to
1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 3 1920:
A. A. Brown, 38, b. Minnesota, both parents b. Minnesota, occupation truck-dray driver; wife Babe Brown, 33; step-dau Clella Haught, 15; dau Jaunita Brown, 8; son Vernon A, 2 months.
Stated
birthplace of
1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 14 1930:
Addison A. Brown, 47, b. Minnesota, both parents b. Minnesota, occupation salesman at feed store, age 26 at first marriage; wife Babe, 43, age 22 at first marriage, b. WV, father b. Pa., mother b. WV; dau Mabel W, 18; son Vernon A, 10; son Armond L, 7.
Again,
the stated birthplace of
In an affidavit dated Aug 21 1935 at Clarksburg WV, regarding establishment of Addison's birthdate, Addison stated that his family had moved to Montesano, Washington when he was about nine years old, that the family Bible had been destroyed in a house fire about three years later, that his mother had died when he was about six years old, that his father had died when he was about 18 years old, and that he had no living siblings.
Addison
always told his son Armand that his only living relative not descended from him
was a cousin, Edith Maria Weeden, whose address was
5.
6. Ira
Dow Gaston, b. Dec-31-1894 in
Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,7 d.
Jul-26-1973 in Washington Co, OH,7
buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,[13]
[Headstone gives the birthdate of 1895, which is incorrect.], occupation oil
and gas company.7 Dow Gaston, as he was known, retired from the
Equitable Gas Company in 1949 with 28 years of service. He was a member of the Cabin Run Methodist
Church; the Friendship Lodge No. 56 A.F. and A.M., and Order of the Eastern
Star Chapter No. 56, both of West Union; the Clarksburg Lodge of Perfection;
Clarksburg Chapter of Rose Croix; Wheeling Council of Kadosh; and Wheeling
Consistory. [Obit] He served on the Doddridge County Board of
Education. [
The
grocery store located next to the family home on
7. Ida Opal Husk, b. May-28-1904 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,7 d. Jan-16-1970 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,[15] buried Jan-19-1970 in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,15 occupation housewife & storekeeper.7
Great Grand Parents
8. Ammi
Almanzia Brown, also known as Adli
Brown, b. Sep-13-1829 in Boston, MA,[16]
d. Jun-20-1899 in Washington State,[17],[18]
[probably at the Washington Soldiers Home at Orting, Pierce County, WA], buried
in Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, Orting, Pierce Co, WA,19 resided from May 1897 in Orting, Pierce
Co, WA,20 [Washington Soldiers
Home], resided Jun 1893 - May 1897 in Montesano, Chehalis (now Grays Harbor)
Co, WA, resided 1885, 1890 in Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, MN,[19]
resided 1881 in Verndale, Wadena Co, MN,[20]
census 1870 in Guilford, Chenango Co, NY, resided 1869 in New Berlin, Chenango
Co, NY,[21]
resided 1862 in Palmyra, Jefferson Co, WI,[22]
census 1860 in Crawford Co, WI, census 1840 in Burlington, Otsego Co, NY,
occupation carpenter,21,22
military Aug-22-1862 - Jul-22-1865 Civil War (Pvt, Co A, 1st Wisconsin Heavy
Artillery).[23] Very little has been found regarding Ammi
Almanzia Brown and wife Almira Sanders, possibly also known as Rachel Almira
Saunders. It is not known for sure when
or where they were married or when they moved to
Addison
Avery Brown always gave his parents' names as Ammi Almanzia Brown and Almira
Saunders, and official records support that.
But
Addison's
birth certificate, which was not registered until 1943 when he was a longtime
resident of Doddridge County, WV, identified his father as Ammi Almanzia Brown,
age 54 at the time of Addison's 1881 birth, born in Massachusetts, occupation
carpenter; and his mother as Almira Saunders Brown, age 39 at time of Addison's
birth, born in New York. Information
supporting the delayed filing was provided in affidavit by Edith Maria Weeden,
Civil
War Service Records reflect that Ammi A. Brown, a resident of
1840
Census, Burlington, Otsego Co,
Household of Ammi T. Brown
1 male age 40-50 (this would be Ammi T. Brown, who we know from the 1870 Census was born about 1799)
1 male age 10-15 (i.e., Ammi A. Brown, b. 1829)
1 male age 5-10
1 female age 40-50
No record of Ammi Brown was found in any 1850 Census.
1860
Census, Crawford Co,
Ami
Brown, 30, b.
Although
our Ammi Brown was not born in
1870 Census, town of Guilford, Chenango Co, NY:
Ami
Brown, 39, b.
Although relationships are not stated, it would appear that the elder Ammi is the father of the younger, who in turn is the father of Edwin. Based on the earlier census, Edwin's mother was Deborah, not Almira. No entry for this Edwin Brown was found in any subsequent census.
No
entry for Ammi Brown was found in the 1880 Census, although we know he was in
The
1880 Census of Minnesota lists in Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, Albert A. Brown, age
40, carpenter, born in New York; and Almira Brown, age 35, his wife, born in
New York, her father born in Connecticut, and her mother born in New York. Despite the discrepancies, the possibility
cannot be discounted that this is the couple in question. The same Census shows Charles W. Brown, age
35, born in
The 1885 Census of Minnesota lists in Aldrich Twp, Wadena County, A. A. Brown, age 53, born in Massachusetts; Almira Brown, age 41, born in New York; and Addison (misspelled Adison), age 3, born in Minnesota.
Minnesota Land Records, Document 16156, St. Cloud Land Office, on file at U.S. Bureau of Land Management, show that Ammi A. Brown purchased 80 acres of land on Dec 16 1890, with the following legal description: Aliquot Parts S1/2SE, Base Line 5TH PM, Fractional Section No, Township 134 N, Range 34 W, Section # 4.
In "The Famous & Not So Famous," published by the Verndale Historical Society in 1987, it is noted that the relationship between the many Brown families who settled there has not been entirely determined. Of the many pages devoted to settlers of the Brown surname, only the following three entries appear regarding this one: (1) "Architect and Builder. I am prepared to take contracts for erecting buildings of all kinds. Plans and specifications furnished on short notice. Stair building a specialty." [Wadena County Tribune, Dec 5 1878, attributed to A. A. Brown] (2) "A. A. Brown has erected a barn near Verndale." [Verndale Journal, Dec 26 1879] (3) "The A. A. Brown Furniture, 1882, is mentioned in 'Bartlett Township History,' Volume I." It is noted that there were two A. A. Browns, Ammi Almanzia and Albert A., who were carpenters and residing in Verndale at that time.
Based
strictly on the two Censuses and the birth certificate, Ammi would have been
born either ca 1840, ca 1832 (most likely), or ca 1827; but entries on his
applications to the Washington Soldiers' Home consistently and specifically
state his birth date as Sep 13 1829. No
written record of his middle name, Almanzia, has been found, and it is known to
us only from the recollection of his grandson Armand. Ammi Almanzia Brown was thought by family
lore to have died at age 74 of apoplexy, although son Addison, born in 1881,
recalled that he was about 18 at the time of his father's death, which would
have been shortly after Ammi's last admission to the Washington Soldiers' Home
in Orting, Pierce Co, WA in 1899. The
recent discovery of his grave at the
9. Almira Sanders, also known as Rachel Almira Sanders,27 b. ca 1843 in New York,21 resided 1885 in Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, MN,28 census 1870 in Guilford, Chenango Co, NY, census 1850, 1860 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY. Addison Avery Brown always gave his mother's name as Almira Saunders and stated that she was one-half American Indian. But information provided at his funeral identified his mother as Rachel Sanders. Her birth was in New York sometime between 1840 and 1844, based on the following: Age 9 at 1850 Census would put it in about 1841, age 10 at 1860 Census would put it in about 1840, age 41 at 1885 Census would put it in about 1844, and Addison's birth certificate gives her age at his birth as 39, putting her birth in about 1842.
She was with her parents and siblings in the 1850 and 1860 censuses of Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, and she was with husband Ammi (and his father and son from a previous marriage) in the 1870 Census of Guilford, Chenango Co, NY.
Almira was not found in the Census of 1880. That year's census of Wadena County, Minnesota, lists an Almira as the wife of Albert A. Brown, giving her age as 35 (b. ca 1845) and reports her father's birthplace as Connecticut, and her mother's as New York. Despite the similarities in names and locations, this does not appear to be the same couple.
The 1885 Minnesota Census places her in the household of A. A. Brown with son Addison and identifies her as Almira and gives her age as 41 (b. ca 1844), birthplace New York.
No entry for her was found in the 1900 or subsequent censuses.
In an
affidavit filed by son Addison in 1935 to establish his date of birth, he
stated that his mother had died when he was about age six. This would put her death in about 1887 or
1888. In 1915, in an application for
membership in the Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal benificiary society,
Thus,
there is still great uncertainty as to the exact identity and birth/death dates
of the wife of Ammi Brown and the mother of
10. David Marion Haught,[27] b. May-14-1848 in Greene Co, PA,[28],[29],7,[30] d. Dec- 9-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV,[31],30,32 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,[32] occupation farmer,[33] military Pvt, Co P, 6th W. Va. Inf, Civil War.24 He married May-20-1867,[34] Mary Watson, 1880 Census, Doddridge County WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 1 1880:
David Haught, 32, farmer; wife Mary, 32; dau Martha A, 11; dau Sarah R, 8, dau Lotta M, 6; dau Ida E, 5; son Walter, 3; dau Lizzie, 1.
1900
Census,
David M Haught, 52, b. May 1848, married 32 yrs; wife Mary, 51, b. Jun 1848, mother of 11 children (all still living); dau Ida Ellen, 25, b. Mar 1875; son M Walter, 23, b. Aug 1876; dau Lizzie, 21, b. Dec 1878; dau Icy Dell, 19, b. Jul 1880; dau Nancy B, 18, b. Jan 1882; son J Homer, 16, b. Nov 1883; son David H, 11, b. Apr 1889; son Berkley, 5, b. Sep 1894; granddaughter Minnie O, 11, b. Aug 1888.
1910
Census,
David M. Haught, 61, married 36 yrs; wife Mary, 61, mother of 11 children (all still living); dau Babe, 22; son Howard, 21; son Berkeley, 15.
1920
Census,
David
Haught, 71, widowed, b. in
11. Mary Watson, b. Jun-23-1848,[35],32 [Although obituary states birth date as Jun 23 1848, age 62y 4m 5d reported in obituary would actually put birth date at Jun 22 1848. Immediate family had long believed it to be Jun 13 1848, basis unknown. Age given at death in death record would put birth date at May 22 1848. Headstone gives only the year 1848.], d. Oct-27-1910 in Fred's Run, Doddridge Co, WV,[36],37,32 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.15
12. John Morris Gaston, b. Sep- 4-1853 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV,[37],[38] d. Nov-11-1927 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,[39],39 ["at the home of his son"], buried in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV, resided in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,[40] occupation Methodist minister & farmer. He married Aug-16-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV,[41],[42] Elizabeth Hart, When John Morris Gaston and Elizabeth Hart were buried in the family cemetery in 1927 and 1921, respectively, no permanent marker was put in place. In the Spring of 2002, through the actions of their grandson Samuel David Gaston, surviving principal family members purchased permanent stone markers for this couple's grave, as well as for the unmarked grave of their grandchildren, twins William and Lillian Gaston, stillborn in 1923.
13. Elizabeth Hart, b. Aug-15-1858 in Lower Run, Doddridge Co, WV,[43],39 d. Feb-28-1921 in Upper Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,[44] buried in Gaston Family Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co WV,39 resided in Upper Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV.39
14. William Leonard Husk, also known as Leonard Husk,7,[45] b. Apr- 6-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,32,[46] d. Aug-17-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV,30,[47],32 buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Doddridge Co WV,15 resided in Doddridge Co, WV, resided previously in Pocahontas Co, WV, resided previously in Jackson Co, WV, occupation farmer & timberman,30 census 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV.48 William Leonard Husk and his first wife, Susan Emma Husk, were first cousins once removed by virtue of his being the grandson of Samuel (d. bef 1848) and Elizabeth Husk, and her being their great-granddaughter. None of their four children lived beyond infancy. In the 1890's Leonard Husk and his family moved to Jackson Co, WV, where son Ernest Washington Husk was born, according to family legend. Leonard later moved to Durbin, Pocahontas Co, WV, where he worked as a logger.[48] He married (1) Sep-10-1887 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH,[49] Susan Emma Husk, b. Apr-12-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV, d. Aug-29-1893 in Ritchie Co, WV,[50] buried in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV [Buried with infant daughter.]. He married (2) Feb-3-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV,[51],[52] Virginia Elizabeth "Jennie" McNemar, also known as Jennie E. McNemar,54 b. Apr-15-1872 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV,30,[53],32 d. Nov- 9-1938 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,55,49,30,39,32 buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Doddridge Co WV.15,39,30
15. Virginia Elizabeth "Jennie" McNemar, also known as Jennie E. McNemar,54 b. Apr-15-1872 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV,30,55,32 d. Nov- 9-1938 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,55,49,30,39,32 buried in Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Doddridge Co WV.15,39,30
Great Great Grand Parents
16. Ammi T. Brown, b. ca 1799 in Connecticut,[54] census 1870 in Guilford, Chenango Co, NY, resided 1869 in New Berlin, Chenango Co, NY,23 census 1840 in Burlington, Otsego Co, NY, occupation carpenter & joiner.56 1840 Census, Burlington, Otsego Co, New York:
Household of Ammi T. Brown
1 male age 40-50 (i.e., Ammi T. Brown, who we know from the 1870 Census was born about 1799)
1 male age 10-15 (i.e., Ammi A. Brown, b. 1829)
1 male age 5-10
1 female age 40-50
"Gazetteer
and Business Directory of Chenango County, N.Y. for 1869-70," compiled
& published by Hamilton Child in 1869, p. 205, has the following
consecutive entries for the town of
"BROWN,
AMMI A., (
Brown,
Ammi T., (
The preface to the publication states "Name set in CAPITALS indicates subscribers to this work." It is also indicates "Post Office Addresses in Parentheses" and that "T." stands for Township.
1870 Census, town of Guilford, Chenango Co, NY:
Ami
Brown, 39, b.
Ami is clearly a misspelling of Ammi. Labeling the elder Ami (Ammi) a female is considered to be a clerical error, especially in view of the listed occupation.
No record of this Ammi Brown was found in any 1850 or 1860 Census.
The
1830 Census of Adams,
Household of Arnum Brown
1 male age 30-40
1 male under 5
2 females age 20-30
1 female under 5
Despite the name variance, the handwriting is not entirely clear, and the possibility cannot be discounted that this is the household of Ammi T. Brown. He married[55] Unknown.
17. Unknown, b. ca 1791/99,57 census 1840 in
18. Henry J. Sanders, b. ca 1806 in Rhode Island,[56] census 1850, 60, 70, 80 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY. He married Olive L. Mowry, 1850 Census, Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, enumerated on Apr 20 1850:
Harry (sic) J. Sanders, 44, b. Rhode Island, occupation laborer; Olave, 36, b. R.I.; Charles H, 12, b. New York; Mary E, 10, b. NY; Almira, 9, b. NY; Slater P. (?), 8, b. NY; William B, 4, b. NY; Washington, 2, b. NY.
1860 Census, Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, enumerated on Aug 18 1860:
Henry J. Sanders, 54, b. R.I., occup farm laborer; Olive, 44, b. R.I.; Charles H, 23, b. NY, farm laborer; Alvira (sic), 20, b. NY; William P. (or B?), 13, b. NY; Washington, 11, b. NY; Albert, 9; Edwin A. (or H?), 6.
1870 Census, Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, enumerated on Aug 14 1870:
Henry J. Sanders, 56, b. R.I., occup making shingles; Olive, 53, b. Connecticut; Slater, 26, b. NY; Albert, 20, b. NY; Charles, 19, b. NY; Jane, 17, b. NY
Unclear who this Charles and Jane might be, since they did not appear in the 1860 Census.
Also in the 1870 Census, two doors down from Henry Sanders, was the following household:
Charles H. Sanders, 35, b. NY, farmer; Mary E. Sanders, 28; Edwin Sanders, 15.
These are three siblings, children of Henry & Olive.
1880 Census, Norwich, Chenango Co, NY, enumerated on Jun 11 1880:
Henry J. Sanders, 74, b. R.I., both parents b. R.I., farmer; wife Olive, 66, b. R.I., both parents b. R.I.; son Charles H, 46, b. R.I., farm worker; son Edwin, 26, b. R.I., farm worker.
19. Olive L. Mowry, b. ca 1814 in Rhode Island,58 census 1850, 60, 70, 80 in Norwich, Chenango Co, NY.
20. Peter B. Haught, b. Sep- -1809 in Pennsylvania,[57] d. Jun-14-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV,[58] buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.15 Peter B. Haught, presumably a descendant of Paul Haught of Holland, came into Monongalia Co, (W)VA, from Fayette Co, PA, and purchased a farm of 117 acres, on Statler's Run, on Sep 28, 1837. In 1845 he sold this land and lived in Greene Co, PA, for a short time, later relocating to Ritchie Co, (W)VA. As explained below, his exact parentage has not been definitively determined.
According
to the W. B. Haught genealogy, Peter Haught I was born in
Peter Haught I had three brothers who also came to America: 1) Tobias Haught, who never married; 2) Henry Haught, who had sons John, Nicholas and Peter, the latter killed at Fort Meigs on Feb 23, 1813; and 3) Paul Haught, who is thought to be the ancestor of the Peter B. Haught (1809-1883) of this genealogy.
Paul
Haught came to Statler's Run in 1776 and marked a settlement right on a tract
of land near the location of his nephew, Peter Haught II, and Richard
Tennant. There is no evidence of Paul's
return to this settlement right, but two of his sons, John and Jacob, came and
claimed the land as heirs of Paul Haught, and had it surveyed on April 6,
1785. Their patent on this tract of 324
acres is dated Oct 25, 1792. On April 4,
1800, they sold 169 acres of the tract to Peter Tennant (son-in-law of Peter Haught
I), and on Oct 8, 1804, they sold the remaining 155 acres to Samuel
Varner. John Haught and his wife
Catherine acknowledged the deed in
A marriage bond was issued in Monongalia Co (W)VA on Jan 1 1838 for Peter Hought, Jr. and Rachel Wilson, daughter of William Wilson. The spelling Hought is presumably a variation or misspelling of Haught. ["Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine," Vol 64, No. 11, Nov 1930, p. 705]
Adding
to the confusion of the many Peter Haughts in that area at that time is this
entry from "Chronicles of Core," p. 5: "Certificates granted by the
commissioners for adjusting the claims to unpatented lands on the westernwaters
for the county of Monongalia in February, March and April 1781 include the
following .... Peter Haught, Senior, 400
acres on Statlers Run, adjoining lands of Henry Smith, to include his
improvement made in 1776." Core
also makes reference (p. 6) to Richard Tennant, "the ancestor of a very
large and important family still living in Monongalia country, came from
Another
Elizabeth Haught of that time is also cited by Core (p. 45): "Elizabeth Piles (nee Haught) died March
18, 1834, aged 49 years, 6 months, and 27 days, and was buried in the
21. Bashaba Musgrave, b. May-28-1811 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,15 d. Sep- 2-1898,15 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.15 Spelling of name appears in various forms as Bashaba (headstone), Barsheba (father's will), Basheba, etc. Birthplace possibly Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV.
22. William
M. Watson, b. ca 1818 in Harrison
Co, (W)VA,[61],48,[62],15
d. Feb- 9-1890 in Roane Co, WV,[63],15 buried in Hebron Memorial Church
Cemetery, Roane Co, WV,15,[64],[65]
resided in Roane Co, WV.[66] There is some question as to the date and
place of birth of this William M. Watson.
Age given for the 1870 Census would put birth ca 1819. Age 53 given at time of his second marriage,
in Sep 1871, would put birth ca 1818.
Age 72 given at the time of his death in Feb 1890 would put birth ca
1817 or 1818. His place of birth is
given as
23. Nancy
Nutter, b. Feb-22-1818 in
Barbour Co, (W)VA,72,73 [Don
Norman reports birth date as 1820.], d. Jun-29-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV.74,49,75
Some researchers report the parents of Nancy Nutter, the wife of William
Watson, as James Nutter (1773-1833) and Julia Ann Davisson (1775-1826), a
relationship that is at variance with substantiated facts about her. Nancy Nutter Watson's death record in Doddridge
Co states that she was born in Barbour Co, (W)VA, the daughter of "A.
Nutter." While Barbour Co is
inconsistent with the reported birthplaces (Harrison and
24. Eli Morris Gaston, b. Aug- 3-1822 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,[79] d. Jan-27-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV,49 [A newspaper memoriam in the West Union Record of Feb 12 1909 indicated his