Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Samuel VanBuren BROWN / Sarah Elizabeth CARROLL (F23219)

m. 2 Sep 1858


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  • Samuel VanBuren BROWNFather | Male
    Samuel VanBuren BROWN

    Born  1835  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Dec 1920  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  2 Sep 1858  [1]  Doddridge Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  David E. BROWN | F10488 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Deborah STALNAKER | F10488 Group Sheet 

    Sarah Elizabeth CARROLLMother | Female
    Sarah Elizabeth CARROLL

    Born  18 May 1841  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Jul 1931  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Godfrey CARROLL | F35805 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Ann GRAY | F35805 Group Sheet 

    Nancy Jane BROWNChild 1 | Female
    Nancy Jane BROWN

    Born  Dec 1859  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 May 1927  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James Monroe HALL | F23218 
    Married  24 Jan 1878  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Thomas A. SQUIRES | F29835 
    Married  15 Apr 1891  Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    John M. BROWNChild 2 | Male
    John M. BROWN

    Born  1 Jan 1862   
    Died  2 Jan 1862   
    Buried    Carroll Cemetery, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Laura Emoirgee "Emma" BROWNChild 3 | Female
    Laura Emoirgee "Emma" BROWN

    Born  25 Jan 1863  Holbrook, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Mar 1917  Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Byron James HUDKINS | F42275 
    Married  10 Jul 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ellen Nora BROWNChild 4 | Female
    Ellen Nora BROWN

    Born  22 Sep 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Jan 1932  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Wesley Minter STOUT | F35743 
    Married  27 Nov 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ada Jennet BROWNChild 5 | Female
    Ada Jennet BROWN

    Born  7 Jan 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Dec 1936  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  (MAUSOLEUM)  Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Allen James OSBORNE | F40270 
    Married  16 Oct 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    James Godfrey BROWNChild 6 | Male
    James Godfrey BROWN

    Born  Aug 1870  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 May 1930  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  MAUSOLEUM 36  Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Iva Maude PAUGH | F38428 
    Married  8 Mar 1894  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Whitman Dorsey BROWNChild 7 | Male
    Whitman Dorsey BROWN

    Born  6 Oct 1872  Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Nov 1930  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lora COLLINS | F9633 
    Married  7 Apr 1897  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Filmore Stokely "Stump" BROWNChild 8 | Male
    Filmore Stokely "Stump" BROWN

    Born  12 Feb 1881  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 May 1956  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Walnut Grove (aka Webster) Cemetery, Webster, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Cora Dea ___ | F38427 
    Married  CA 1904   

  • Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated on Sep 2 1870:
      Samuel V. Brown, 34, farmer, value of real estate $2,750, value of personal estate $1,400; Sarah E, 27; Nancy J, 11; Laura E, 7; Ella N, 5; Ada J, 2; James G, 7 days.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 3 1880:
      Samuel V. Brown, 45, farmer; wife Sarah E, 38; dau Nancy J. Hall, 20, widow; dau Emma J, 17; dau Ellenora, 15; dau Ada J, 11; son James G, 9; son Whitmand D, 7.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 5 1900:
      Head of household Mary A. Gandy, 78, b. Apr 1822, single, mother of 2 children (1 still living); dau Sarah E. Brown, 57, b. May 1843, divorced, mother of 8 children (7 still living); grandson Fillmore S. Brown, 19, b. Feb 1881, day laborer, single; son-in-law Samuel V. Brown, 65, b. Jan 1835, divorced.

      In the 1910 Census, Samuel V. Brown was living without his wife in the household of his son James in Grafton. His marital status was left blank. Sarah was enumerated in Clarksburg as head of household, marital status widowed, with three "roomers" but no other family members. Death records of both Samuel & Sarah Brown show marital status as widowed. [2, 3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    3. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    4. [S1604] Death record of son.