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Jacob W Brown 1851 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1851

Birth Location: Wittenburg/Wurttemberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

Death Date: 20 Dec 1921

Death Location: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota

Father: Johann Braun

Mother: Jakobine Windberger

Spouse(s): Welthea Ralston, Hannah Stickley

Children(s): Freeman Brown, Grace Brown, George Brown, Alva Brown, Howard Brown, Edna Brown, Raymond Brown, Norman Brown, Harlan Brown, Lela Brown, Leander Brown

In 1851, Jacob W Brown entered the world in Wittenburg/Wurttemberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, born to Johann Friedrich Michael Joseph Braun and Jakobine Windberger. Years later, Jacob W Brown married Welthea Mae Ralston and Hannah J Stickley, and the couple became parents to Freeman Earl Brown, Grace Fredricka Brown, George Frederick Brown, Alva Lee Brown, Howard Milton Brown, Edna E Brown, Raymond Brown, Norman Brown, Harlan Steward Brown, Lela Leona Brown and Leander Monroe Brown. Jacob W Brown died in 1921 in Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota.

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Parents

Johann Braun
1809 – 1855
Birth Location: Heuholz, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
JB
Jakobine Windberger
1818 – 1853
Birth Location: Ilsfeld, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
JW

Spouses(s)

Welthea Ralston
1866 – 1959
Birth Location: Brandon Township,Jackson County,IA
WR
Hannah Stickley
1858 – 1930
Birth Location: Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
HS

Children(s)

Freeman Brown
1889 – 1965
Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, IA
FB
Grace Brown
1891 – 1950
Birth Location: Iowa
GB
George Brown
1893 – 1971
Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa
GB
Alva Brown
1895 – 1971
Birth Location: Jackson County, Iowa, USA
AB
Howard Brown
1897 – 1967
Birth Location: Iowa
HB
Edna Brown
1900 – 1967
Birth Location: Iowa
EB
Raymond Brown
1902 – 1986
Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa
RB
Norman Brown
1905 – 1947
Birth Location: Iowa
NB
Harlan Brown
1907 – 1975
Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa
HB
Lela Brown
1910 – 2001
Birth Location: Brandon Township, Jackson County, Iowa
LB
Leander Brown
1876 – 1942
Birth Location: Emeline, Iowa
LB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Aug 1851
    Event Place: Wittenburg/Wurttemberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992, U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992, Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1838-2011, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 1022., Year: 1870; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: ., Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ., Year: 1910; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 476.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1850
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 476.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1852
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1853
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 1022.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: Sep 1872
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Brandon Township, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 476.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1915
    Event Place: Brandon
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 1022.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota; Roll: T625_831; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 1022.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Dec 1921
    Event Place: Cambridge, Isanti, Minnesota
    Record Source: Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1838-2011

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1838-2011

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