Samuel Holt BROWN & Minnie Cotton SMITH

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Samuel Holt BROWN
Minnie Cotton SMITH

Husband: Samuel Holt BROWN
Birth: 11 Jan/Feb 1869, Chillicothe, Livingston Co., MO
Death: 30 Jul 1954, De Ridder, Beauregard Par., LA
Disposition: buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, De Ridder, Beauregard Par., LA
Occupation: cook, merchant, farmer
Father: Ira Baker BROWN
Mother: Martha Abigail HOPKINS

Marriage: 1901/2

Wife: Minnie Cotton SMITH
Birth: 5 Aug 1875/6, OH
Death: aft. 1940 census
Disposition: buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, De Ridder, Beauregard Par., LA
Occupation: homemaker

Children — adopted from orphanage in Woodrow Co., OK:

1. Orpha Mae BROWN, b. 1902, AL
2. Harry Clayton BROWN, b. 5 Nov 1910

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

3. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com): 516 11th Street, Kansas City, 8th Ward, Jackson Co., MO, p. 179, E.D. ??, enumerated 7 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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94 193 Brown Martha A Head W F Jul 1833 66 Wid 10 5 NY Can(Eng) NY Y Y Y R H

_____ Wallace M Son W M Dec 1864 35 D AR NY NY Cook-Invalid 10 Y Y Y

_____ Samuel H Son W M Feb 1869 31 S MO NY NY Cook 0 Y Y Y

Martha's father was born in NY, not Canada.

4. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #12 of 14): Center Twp., Carter Pct., Woodward Co., OK, p. 85B, SH 9B, SD 234, ED 280, enumerated 9+10 May 1910; official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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148 148 Brown Samule H Head M W 41 M1 8 MO NY NY Eng Merchant Country Store Emp Y Y O M F 147

_____ Minnie Wife F W 34 M1 8 OH OH OH Eng None Y Y

_____ Martha A Mother F W 77 Wd 10 5 NY US VT Eng None Y Y

Kirk Leland Nephew M W 15 S MO MO MI Eng None Y Y Y

Leland Stanford KIRK is the son of Cyrus Wells & Nellie (BROWN) KIRK.

5. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #1 of 8): Carter Precinct, Carter Twp., Woodward Co., OK, p. 168A, SN 1A, SD 8, ED 231, enumerated 5/6/7 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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Fm 3 3 Brown Samuel H Head O M M W 51 M Y Y MO NY NY Y farmer gen farming Em 6

_____ Minnie Wife F W 43 M Y Y OH OH OH Y none

_____ Orpha May Daughter F W 15 S Y Y Y OK MO OH Y none

_____ Clayton H Son M W 9 S Y OK MO OH Y none

_____ Wallace M Brother M W 55 S Y Y AR NY NY Y farmer gen farming OA

_____ Martha A Mother F W 86 Wd Y Y NY NY ME Y none

Smith Melvin L Nephew M W 9 S Y MO OH NE Y none

Orpha and Clayton were adopted. Based on the birthplaces of their parents, Orpha and Clayton appear to be siblings. If not, it's an incredible coincident. Martha's mother was born in NY, not ME.

6. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #18 of 20): Police Jury Ward 3, Beauregard Par., LA, Roll 784, p. 203B, SN 9B, ED 6-7, SD 6, enumerated 18 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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192 201 Brown Samuel H Head O Y M W 62 M 32 N Y MO NY NY Y Farmer General Farm 0 Y N 156

_____ Minnie Wife F W 53 M 25 N Y OH OH OH Y None

Listed two households from Warren & Rebeckah (HINES) SHIRLEY, who are two households from Clayton & Eva (SHIRLEY) BROWN.

7. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #23 of 36): Police Jury Ward 3, Beauregard Par., LA, Roll T627_1383, p. 113A, SN 12A, SD 9, ED 6-8, , enumerated 30 Apr 1940, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1940 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1940: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

HOUSEHOLD NAME RELATION PERSONAL EDUCATION BIRTHPLACE CIT RESIDENCE in 1935 EMPLOYMENT STATUS FS

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217 O 500 Y Brown Samuel H Head M W 71 M N 8 Missouri Same house N N N N U 0 168 Y

_____ Minnie Wife F W 64 M N 7 Ohio Same house N N N N H 0 0 N

8. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name	`Samuel H. Brown`	`Minnie S. Brown`	`-`
Birth	`11 Jan 1869`	`5 Aug 1876`	`-`
Death	`30 Jul 1954`	`unknown`	`-`
Note	`-`	`-`	`-`
Burial	`Pleasant Hill Cemetery` `De Ridder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana`		`-`
Inscription	`-`	`-`	`-`
Father	`-`	`-`	`-`
Mother	`-`	`-`	`-`
Spouse	`-`	`-`	`-`
-	`-`	`-`	`-`
-	`-`	`-`	`-`
Memorial #	`6447450`	`6447449`	`-`

9. Timothy Hopkins. 1932. John Hopkins of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1634, and Some of His Descendants. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, CA, pp. 348-349.

10. Ira B. Brown. 14 Apr 1898. Affidavit. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, DC. Lists surviving children and their dates of birth. Gives Samuel's date of birth as 11 Feb 1869.

11. Emails from Kathleen HONTZ, Rhenda (GREENE) CEDARS, and Donna GREENE.

12. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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

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