Other Events:

• Residence: 1793, Claremont, Sullivan Co, NH

Lucy married Elias COOKE 31 Oct 1793, Claremont, Sullivan Co, NH. Elias (son of John COOK and Sarah TRACY) was born 14 Aug 1770, Preston, New London Co, CT; died 1 Dec 1849, Morris, Otsego Co, NY; was buried , Cook-Cooke Family Cemetery, Morris, Otsego Co, NY. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1840, Burlington, Otsego Co, NY
• Census: 1850, Pittsfield, Otsego Co, NY

Notes:

The name Annis is a medieval (both English and Scottish) form of Agnes much used by some Colonial families. It is often misread as ‘Annie,’ a diminutive not used as a formal name much before the nineteenth century.

Buried:
Inscription:

ANNIS
wife of
Ammi T. Brown
Died June 27, 1851
Age 50 yr 9 mo 11 da

Annis married Ammi Tufts BROWN. Ammi (son of Rufus BROWN and Mary WILLIAMS) was born 22 Nov 1799, Brooklyn, Windham Co, CT; died BTWN 1870 - 1874, New York; was buried UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: carpenter
• Census: 1840, Burlington, Otsego Co, NY
• Census: 1855, Butternuts, Otsego Co, NY
• Census: 1860, Crawford Co, WI
• Residence: 1862, Palmyra, Jefferson Co, WI
• Military: From 22 Aug 1862 to 26 Jul 1865; Cpl, Co A, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, Civil War
• Residence: 1869, New Berlin, Chenango Co, NY
• Census: 1870, Guilford, Chenango Co, NY
• Residence: 1874, Elmira, Chemung Co, NY
• Residence: 1881, Verndale, Wadena Co, MN
• Residence: 1885, Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, MN
• Residence: 1888, Escondido, San Diego Co, CA
• Residence: From May 1897, Orting, Pierce Co, WA
• Residence: Jun 1893 - May 1897, Montesano, Chehalis (now Grays Harbor) Co, WA

Notes:

Very little has been found regarding Ammi Almanzia Brown and wife Almira Sanders. It is not known for sure when or where they were married or when they moved to Minnesota. Born in Massachusetts in 1829, Ammi was found in the 1840 Census with his parents and brother residing in Burlington, Otsego Co, NY. He was next found in the 1855 State Census of Otsego County, New York, along with his first wife Deborah and their daughter Ida. Five years later, the 1860 Census found him residing in Crawford County, Wisconsin with Deborah, and their two children, Ida and Edwin. (Further evidence of this first marriage is his 1898 application to the Washington Soldiers Home, on which he stated that he had two children, ages 44 and 16.) He was a resident of Palmyra, Jefferson Co, Wisconsin in Aug 1862 when he entered military service for the Civil War. Ammi's and Almira's marriage must have occurred upon Ammi's return from Civil War duties, as they are found together in the 1870 Census in Guilford, Chenango Co, New York. They were next found in the 1885 Census of Wadena Co, Minnesota, with son Addison.

Circumstances taking Ammi from Minnesota (possibly by way of California) to the state of Washington in 1893 are unknown. An affidavit by son Addison Avery Brown, dated Aug 21 1935 at Clarksburg WV, regarding establishment of Addison's birthdate, stated that his family had moved from Minnesota 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.

Ammi remarried twice after Almira's Dec 1887 death, first to a second Deborah S. in 1888 in California. They divorced in 1894 in Seattle or Tacoma. He married again in 1895 in Tacoma to a Rachel A. But she left him within a couple of years, though they apparently never divorced.

Addison Avery Brown always gave his parents' names as Ammi Almanzia Brown and Almira Saunders (or Sanders), and official records support that. But Addison's obituary identified his parents as Adli Brown and Rachel Sanders. The basis for that information is not known, other than an apparent confusion of his mother with his stepmother. Ammi's middle name Almanzia has been found in only two documents, son Addison's delayed birth certificate, and Addison's application to the Modern Woodmen of America.

Son 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, 20 Brown Avenue, Norwich, Chenango County, NY, who was identified as Addison's cousin. Addison always told his son Armand that Edith was Addison's only living relative outside the immediate family. Edith was later found to be Almira Sanders' niece, a daughter of her sister Mary Sanders Terwilliger.

Civil War Service Records reflect that Ammi A. Brown, a resident of Palmyra, Wisconsin, served as a Private with Co A of the Wisconsin 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment from Aug 1862 to Jun 1865. Applications to the Washington Soldiers Home in 1897, 1898 and 1899 show this to be the same Ammi A. Brown, born Sep 13 1829 in Boston, Massachusetts, carpenter by trade, who was the husband of Almira and the father of Addison. He applied for a Civil War pension on Sep 16 1890, classification "Invalid," which likely corresponds to what is now called "disabled."

Census records before 1850 listed only the head of household by name. The following is the household of Ammi Tufts Brown, father of Ammi A. Brown.
1840 Census, Burlington, Otsego Co, New York:
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 (i.e., Andrew J. Brown, b. 1834)
1 female age 40-50 (i.e., Annis)
NOTE: Daughter Julia is not accounted for.

No record of Ammi A. Brown was found in any 1850 Census. However, the following census entry cannot be ignored:
1850 Census, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (Town of Milford), enumerated on Aug 20 1850:
Ai Brown, 22, b. Massachusetts, carpenter; Rosina Brown, 21, b. Mass; Lola (Lela ?) Brown, 1, b. New Hampshire.
In the next household:
Levi Tuffts, 50, cabinet maker; Mary W. Tuffts, 43; Helen Tuffts, 6. Birthplace for all indicated as New Hampshire, but the use of ditto marks under Lola Brown, above, leaves open the possibility that Massachusetts was intended. It is noteworthy that Ammi A. Brown's father, Ammi Tufts Brown, was named for his uncle, Ammi Tufts, the husband of his mother's sister Lucy (Williams) Tufts.

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 apparently two A. A. Browns, Ammi Almanzia and Albert A., both carpenters and residing in Verndale at that time.

Based strictly on the two Censuses and on son Addison's birth certificate, Ammi would have been born either ca 1840, ca 1832 or ca 1827; but entries on his applications to the Washington Soldiers' Home consistently and specifically state his birth date as Sep 13 1829. 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. Discovery of his grave at the Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery in Orting shows that Ammi Brown's death occurred on Jun 20 1899, also reflected in Pierce County death records.

Residence:
258 W. Hudson Street, occupation carpenter
http://www.joycetice.com/director/1874p058.htm

Residence:
"The Great Register of San Diego County for 1890" contains the following entry:
Ammi A. Brown, age 57, nativity Massachusetts, occupation carpenter, local residence Escondido, date of registration Feb 13 1888.
(NOTE: "Great Register" is simply the California name for voter registration records. It probably comes from the fact that the old registration books were huge and very heavy. The pages in the book are arranged alphabetically with each new registration appearing under the previous one. California voter registration began in 1867, the state legislature required each county to record voter information on the local level. The registers contained the voter's name, age, occupation, birthplace, when and where the granting of U.S. citizenship occurred and the court where that took place. SOURCE: http://sherifenley.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-great-registers-of-california.html )

Residence:
Washington Soldiers Home

Died:
at the Washington Soldiers Home

Ammi married Deborah S. THOMPSON. Deborah was born CA 1837, Otsego Co, NY. [Group Sheet]

Ammi married Almira SANDERS BTWN 1860-1870. Almira (daughter of Henry J. SANDERS and Olive L. MOWRY) was born CA 1843, New York; died 19 Dec 1887, San Diego, San Diego Co, CA; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Norwich, Chenango Co, NY. [Group Sheet]

Ammi married Deborah S. ___ 1888, California; divorced 9 Nov 1894, Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA. [Group Sheet]

Ammi married Rachel A. ___ 27 Jun 1895, Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA. Rachel was born 6 Mar 1850, New York; died 1 Feb 1904, Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA; was buried , Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Maple Grove, Otsego Co, NY
• Census: 1855, Otego, Otsego Co, NY

Julia married Frank DECKER. Frank was born CA 1828, Otsego Co, NY. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: farmer; dairy farmer
• Census: 1860,70,80, 1900, 10, Otego, Otsego Co, NY
• Census: 1840, Burlington, Otsego Co, NY
• Census: 1850, Pittsfield, Otsego Co, NY

Andrew married Malvina R. HYATT CA 1858. Malvina was born Jan 1841, New York; died 1913; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Otego, Otsego Co, NY. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1855, Butternuts, Otsego Co, NY
• Census: 1860, Crawford Co, WI
• Census: 1880, Lake Oswego, Clackamas Co, OR
• Census: 1900, Wallula, Walla Walla, WA
• Residence: 1908, Douglas, Juneau Co, AK
• Census: 1910, 1920, Snohomish, Snohomish Co, WA

Ida married Joseph W. WHIPPLE CA 1876. Joseph was born 18 Jun 1839, New York; died 26 Mar 1931, Wallula, Walla Walla, WA. [Group Sheet]

Ida married Alexander G. WILLIS 10 Sep 1908, Everett, Snohomish Co, WA. Alexander was born 1862, Ohio; died 3 Nov 1931, Monroe, Snohomish Co, WA; was buried , Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Snohomish, Snohomish Co, WA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Crawford Co, WI
• Census: 1870, Guilford, Chenango Co, NY

Other Events:

• Occupation: glass-blower (in WV), steel mill worker (in OH)
• Residence: Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH
• Residence: ORIGINALLY, Verndale, Wadena Co, MN
• Census: 1885, Aldrich Twp, Wadena Co, MN
• Residence: From 1893 to 1910, Chehalis County (now Grays Harbor Co), WA
• Census: 1900, Satsop, Chehalis (now Grays Harbor) Co, WA
• Census: 1910, Montesano, Chehalis (now Grays Harbor) Co, WA
• Residence: From 1910 to 1943, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
• Census: 1920, Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV

Notes:

Born in Minnesota in 1881, Addison Brown moved from there to the state of Washington with his father in June 1893. 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 Minnesota, father's birthplace Massachusetts, mother's birthplace New York. Edward Foster's wife Mary was shown as born in Apr 1864 in West Virginia. The Fosters' neighbors were the family of Jasper and Virginia Mowry; they and the oldest five of their seven children were born in West Virginia, the younger two born in Washington. We can only speculate that it was through the Fosters and/or the Mowrys that Addison was somehow introduced to Nancy "Babe" Haught of Doddridge County and eventually came to West Virginia. This is supported by the fact that Jasper Mowry appeared in the 1870 Census of Doddridge County (New Milton Twp) as the 9-year-old son of George & Mary Mowry, and that Jasper N. Mowry & Jennie (nickname for Virginia) Knight were married in Doddridge County on Mar 10 1856.

Census data of April 19 1910 states that Addison Brown 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 of 27 years, Jennie C. (age 47, born in West Virginia), and their children. Addison must have come to West Virginia soon thereafter, as he and Nancy "Babe" Haught were married Dec 20 1910 in West Union, and daughter Waneta was born Oct 23, 1911.

In an affidavit dated Aug 21 1935 at Clarksburg WV, regarding establishment of his 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 10 Guernsey Street, Norwich (Chenango County), NY. We have since determined that Edith Weeden was the wife of Archer Lewis Weeden (b. Mar 18 1870) (married May 20 1891) and was born Edith Maria Terwilliger in New York on Feb 13 1873, daughter of Andrew Jackson Terwilliger (1829-1904) and Mary Esther Sanders (1842-1919) (married Dec 12 1871). Census data shows that Mary Esther Sanders was a sister of Almira Sanders, Addison's mother. It was Edith Maria Weeden who in January 1943 provided an affidavit supporting the filing of Addison's delayed birth certificate in Verndale, Wadena County, Minnesota.

Occupation:
Documentary on the operation of glass factories in West Virginia.
https://youtu.be/rdCxjM0Bpwg?si=lgWdsg06oP_PDiWh

Documentary on steel industry in Youngstown, Ohio in 1944:
https://youtu.be/_hlfqggGOZw?si=PNpAU0GBow4sSpgy

Youngstown, Ohio, then and now:
https://youtu.be/BhFOEvnEFwo?si=iJyUR-PUbpxGMCl5

Addison married Nancy Lou "Babe" HAUGHT 20 Dec 1910, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV. Nancy (daughter of David Marion HAUGHT and Mary WATSON) was born 19 Jan 1884, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV; died 23 Sep 1977, Coshocton, Coshocton Co, OH; was buried , Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, 1870, Otego, Otsego Co, NY

Other Events:

• Occupation: teacher in Otego NY
• Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20, Otego, Otsego Co, NY
• Census: 1930, Oneonta, Otsego Co, NY
• Residence: From 1931, Utica, Oneida Co, NY

Notes:

Died:
Death date reported as 1934 in Family Data Collection, available online at Ancestry.com. But her obituary, published in the March 30, 1960 edition of the Utica Daily Press, states that she had died the previous day. Her headstone shows only the years 1869-1960.

Mary married Proctor L. BURDICK 22 Dec 1891, Oneonta, Otsego Co, NY. Proctor (son of Jared BURDICK and Harriet HARRIS) was born Sep 1863; died 11 Jul 1958; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Otego, Otsego Co, NY. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Hubbard, Trumbull Co, OH
• Census: 1920, Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV
• Census: 1930, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
• Residence: 1935, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
• Census: 1940, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH

Waneta married Forrest Harold WALLER 13 Jan 1934, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV. Forrest (son of Thomas Frank WALLER and Fannie Bird MCKEOWN) was born 12 Jul 1907, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV; died 16 Apr 1986, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH. [Group Sheet]

Waneta married Fred JARVIS 19 Oct 1957. Fred (son of Robert Lee JARVIS and Gay COLLINS) was born 17 Mar 1906, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV; died 6 Mar 1959, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH; was buried , Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Edith died when she got too close to an open fire and her clothes caught on fire. She and her older sister Waneta were home alone at the time.

Other Events:

• Education: Doddridge County High School (1940)
• Occupation: crane operator in steel mill
• Residence: Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH
• Census: 1920, Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV
• Census: 1930, 1940, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
• Occupation: 1940; laborer at cleaning & pressing shop

Notes:

Occupation:
Documentary on steel industry in Youngstown, Ohio in 1944:
https://youtu.be/_hlfqggGOZw?si=PNpAU0GBow4sSpgy

Youngstown, Ohio, then and now:
https://youtu.be/BhFOEvnEFwo?si=iJyUR-PUbpxGMCl5

Vernon married Elizabeth LEES 15 Jun 1947, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH. Elizabeth (daughter of James Spencer LEES and Nannie B. SHIRK) was born 22 Dec 1921, Plainfield, Windham Co, CT; died 17 Dec 2020, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH; was buried , Lake Park Cemetery, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Education: Doddridge County High School (1941)
• Occupation: A&P Grocery Produce Manager (retired)
• Occupation: Brown's Grocery on Cabin Run Rd in Doddridge Co
• Military: From 6 Apr 1943 to 9 Jan 1946; S/Sgt, US Army Armor, World War II (Europe)
• Residence: UNTIL 1945, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
• Residence: From 1946 to 1952, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH
• Residence: From 1952 to 1974, Boardman, Mahoning Co, OH
• Residence: From 1974, Oxford Road Community, Doddridge Co, WV

Notes:

Armand held several jobs as a youth, including doing custodial work at the West Union Post Office and pumping gas at the local filling station. After his 1941 graduation from Doddridge County High School, he worked at the A&P grocery store at the end of Main Street near the court house. He had a knack for working with fresh produce, much of which was displayed outside the store to attract customers. One person it attracted was a pretty teenager who walked by every morning on her way to school. Armand happened to be watching one day and saw her grab an apple and continue on her way. He rushed out of the store and demanded that she either return the apple or pay for it. We don't know what she ended up doing, because at this point in telling the story, Armand would always say "And that's how I met my wife. I caught her stealing apples." That teenage girl was Geneva Gaston, and they married a few years later. Although it was never made clear in the telling of the story, there's little doubt that far from being an apple thief, Geneva was simply trying to get the attention of someone special.

Armand married Geneva Pauline GASTON 4 Aug 1946, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV. Geneva (daughter of Ira Dow GASTON and Ida Opal HUSK) was born 15 Nov 1926, Camp Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV; died 22 Dec 2001, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried 27 Dec 2001, Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: superintendent of schools, Utica, NY
• Census: 1900, 1910, Otego, Otsego Co, NY
• Residence: 1917, Sauquoit, Oneida Co, NY
• Residence: 1919, Elmira, Chemung Co, NY
• Census: 1920, Elmira, Chemung Co, NY
• Census: 1930, Utica, Oneida Co, NY
• Occupation: 1920, 1930; high school teacher
• Residence: 1948, Utica, Oneida Co, NY

Notes:

He was a graduate of Otego High School and a Phi Beta Kappa Graduate of Colgate University, Class of 1915. He received his Master's Degree at Columbia University in 1927 and an Honorary Doctorate of Letter's Degree at Colgate University in 1942. On June 1, 1918, he was married to the former Bertha Waldron in Sauquoit. Mr. Burdick was Principal of several schools in New York State, prior to coming to Utica in January of 1926 as a Science Teacher at U.F.A. In 1928, he became Head of the Science Department at U.F.A. and Junior Dean of the school. Mr. Burdick was Principal at U.F.A. from 1938 to 1941 and was Superintendent of Schools from 1941 to 1951 [or 1961], when he retired from the teaching profession. He later was employed at the Brant Brother's Florist Shop, the Commercial Traveler's Insurance Co. and the Personnel Department and the Credit Union at the former Utica Mutual Insurance Co.
[Obituary, "Utica Observer," Aug 1988]

Birth:
Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1892, but SSDI and WW I Draft Registration Card show it to be Feb 5 1893.

Census:
410 E. Second St.

Census:
1903 Briar Ave.

Andrew married Bertha E. WALDRON 1 Jun 1918, Sauquoit, Oneida Co, NY. Bertha (daughter of Albert L. WALDRON and Lucy A. BENEDICT) was born 2 Apr 1895, Clayville, Herkimer Co, NY; died 15 May 1991; was buried , Sauquoit Valley Cemetery, Clayville, Oneida Co, NY. [Group Sheet]