Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Waldo B. BROWN / Mary Elizabeth NORRIS (F22634)

m. 26 Oct 1854


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  • Waldo B. BROWNFather | Male
    Waldo B. BROWN

    Born  22 Dec 1831  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jan 1924  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  26 Oct 1854  [1]  Harrison Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Samuel BROWN | F32836 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth BAILEY | F32836 Group Sheet 

    Mary Elizabeth NORRISMother | Female
    Mary Elizabeth NORRIS

    Born  Sep 1837  Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1915   
    Buried    Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John NORRIS | F35811 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jemima SPILLMAN | F35811 Group Sheet 

    Roberta F. BROWNChild 1 | Female
    Roberta F. BROWN

    Born  1856  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Oct 1880   
    Buried     
    Spouse  John T. SOMMERVILLE | F22633 
    Married  25 Nov 1875  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lloyd P. BROWNChild 2 | Male
    Lloyd P. BROWN

    Born  1858   
    Died  Bef Aug 1950   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ada Myrtle THOMAS | F26481 
    Married  25 Feb 1883  Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Susan Nancy BROWNChild 3 | Female
    Susan Nancy BROWN

    Born  3 Jan 1866   
    Died  5 May 1924  Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Old Bethel Church Cemetery, US Rt 19, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William JARVIS | F38040 
    Married  30 May 1886   

    Ida R. D. BROWNChild 4 | Female
    Ida R. D. BROWN

    Born  8 Mar 1874  Good Hope, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Mar 1960  Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jasper Marion NICHOLSON | F26754 
    Married  24 Aug 1905  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Roy Grant BROWNChild 5 | Male
    Roy Grant BROWN

    Born  15 Jul 1876  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Mar 1922  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Onie Maude STUTLER | F46864 
    Married  4 Nov 1917  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Lewis Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 1 1860:
      Waldo B. Brown, 29, farmer; Elizabeth T (or L), 25; Roberta, 5; Lloyd, 3; Martha E, 2; unnamed female, 3 months.

      1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Union District, West Milford post office), enumerated in Sep 1870:
      Waldo Brown, 38, farmer; Mary E, 35; Roberta F, 14; Loid, 12; Woodville, 10; Flora G, 7; Roseland, 6; Susan, 4; Cora, 2; Mary E, 1.

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun16 1880:
      Waldo B. Brown, 50, farmer; wife Mary E, 43 (45?); son Woodville, 20; dau Flora, 17; dau Roseland M (or N), 15; dau Susan N, 14; dau Cora B, 12; dau Mary E, 10; dau Ida R D, 6; son Roy G, 3; grandson Ira D Sommerville, 3; bro-in-law Thomas J. Norris, 54, single, farm laborer.

      1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 4 1900:
      Waldo B. Brown, 68, b. Dec 1831 in WVa, farmer, married 45 yrs; wife Mary E, 62, b. Sep 1837 in Va, mother of 12 children (9 still living); dau Mary E, 30, b. Sep 1869, single; dau Ida A, 26, b. Mar 1874, single, mother of 1 child (still living); son Roy G, 23, b. Jul 1876, single; grandson Ira D. Somerville, 23, b. Sep 1876, single; grandson William J. Burnside, 2, b. Aug 1897; bro-in-law Thomas J. Norris, 72, b. Mar 1828 in Va, single. [2, 3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 3 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252031&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Waldo B. Brown, 24, b. Lewis Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Samuel & Elizabeth Brown; and Mary E. Norris, age (blank), b. Fauquier Co Va, res. Harrison Co, dau of John & Jemima Norris. Married Oct 26 1854 in Harrison County.

    2. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    3. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    4. [S1567] Marriage record of son.