William BROWN II & Amanda DILLEY & Julia Ann MOSIER

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William BROWN II
Amanda DILLEY
Julia Ann MOSIER

Husband: William BROWN II
Birth: 1795/6 or 1797, Kingston, Luzerne Co., PA
Death(?): 1860-70, presumably in Hanover Twp., Luzerne Co., PA
Occupation: laborer
Father: William BROWN
Mother: Sarah LEWIS

William is said to have died in 1880, but I do not find him after the 1860 census.

Marriage-1: ca. 1820

Wife-1: Amanda DILLEY
Birth: 1790-1800, prob. ca. 1799
Death: aft. 26 May 1841, Luzerne Co., PA
Father: Jonathan DILLEY (c1760- ), s/o Richard DILLEY of NJ
Mother: [Mary] Polly BURITT

Marriage-2: 1841-45

Wife-2: Julia Ann MOSIER / MOSER
Birth: 1810-20, prob. ca. 1814, PA
Death(?): 1857-60, Hanover Twp., Luzerne Co., PA
Other Spouse: m1. ca. 1834, John STIVERS (1800s-1840s)
Other Children: three, surnamed STIVERS (see WorldConnect)

Children with Amanda DILLEY — born in Hanover Twp., Luzerne Co., PA:

1. Stephen BROWN, b. 1824/5
2. Alma BROWN, b. ca. 1829; m1. Samuel MICHAEL; m2. Abram WALTON

Children with Julia Ann MOSIER — born in Newport Twp., Luzerne Co., PA:

3. Sarah C./G. BROWN, b. 8 Nov 1845; d. 22 Mar 1927, Hanover Green, Luzerne Co., PA; m. 4 Apr 1869, Anson DUNN (1846-1892)
4. Anderson BROWN, b. 19 May 1849
5. Hendrick "Henry" W. BROWN, b. 23 Dec 1851
6. George A. BROWN, b. 13 Jun 1854;
7. Lewis C. BROWN, b. 12 Apr 1857

Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found, as expected.

3. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 18; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 PA Luzerne Co. Hanover Twp. Roll 145 p. 348 Ln. 20 Brown William 100 001 010 - 100 001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Stephen (b. ca. 1827)

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = William (b. 1795/6)

1 male 50-59 1770-1780 = brother? brother-in-law?

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Alma (b. ca. 1829)

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Amanda

4. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find, and I did a page-by-page check of Hanover and Newport Twps., Luzerne Co., PA. John STIVERS and his family are living in Newport Twp., Luzerne Co., PA (p. 83a).

5. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find, and I did a page-by-page check of Hanover and Newport Twps., Luzerne Co., PA.

6. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #41 of 42): Wilkes-Barre P.O., Hanover Twp., Luzerne Co., PA, Roll M653_1132, p. 459, PN 221, 1696/1595, enumerated 25 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Wm Brown 64 M Laborer 100 Pa

Sarah " 14 F "

Anderson " 11 M "

Hendrick " 8 M "

George " 6 M "

Louise " 3 F "

Eliza Stevens 22 F Domestic "

Yes, it definitely says, "Louise," and the gender is definitely "f."

7. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

8. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find. The only BROWNs enumerated in Hanover Twp. are our subject's sons, Stephen and Hendrick.

9. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

10. Henry Blackman Plumb. 1885. History of Hanover Township and Wyoming Valley, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Robert Baur, Printer and Stationer, Willkes-Barre, PA (online at GoogleBooks):

p. 395 THE BROWN FAMILY...

p. 396 WILLIAM BROWN² (Alexander¹) was born in Lancaster County; lived in Kingston, Pa.; married Sarah Lewis; died young, in Kingston. They had:—

William Brown, b. 1797, d. 1880, _____ m. 1st, Amanda Dilley

2d, Julia Mosier.

WILLIAM BROWN³ (William,² Alexander¹) was born in Kingston, Luzerne County, Pa., in 1797; lived in Hanover and Newport; married Amanda Dilley first, and second Julia Mosier. They had:—

1st, Stephen Brown, _____ m. Mary Wooley.

" Alma Brown, m. 1st, Samuel Michael

2d, Abram Walton.

2d, Sarah Brown, m. Anson Dunn.

" Anderson Brown, m. Melinda Coolbaugh.

" Hendrick W. Brown, m. Sarah McCrary.

" George A. Brown, m.

" Lewis C. Brown, m. Etta Luce.

...

11. Archive of the DILLEY Mailing List (online at RootsWeb.com).

12. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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