— born in Chaffee, Chaffee Co., CO:
  7.  Lula Ethel BROWN, b. 7 Dec 1880; d. 2 May 1944, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., VA; m. Vine Virtue REED (1877-)

— born in CO or MO:
  8.  (Child) BROWN, b. 1883
  9.  (Child) BROWN, b. 1886

— born in Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO:
10.  Leona BROWN, b. Apr 1888
11.  Nina Fay BROWN, b. Sep 1890; d. Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA; m1. Melvin I. MARTIN (1881-1967); m2. Albert WIRES (1888-1978)

1a.  Missouri Marriage Records.  Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO (index/images online at Ancestry.com; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen).  Images for Livingston County, 1865, p. 78:

Silas W. Brown & Malinda Carter I R.B. Williams a Justice of the peace for Livingston County Missouri Certify that on the twenty Second day of October 1865 I Solemnized the rite of Marriage between Silas W Brown and Melinda Carter. 5? Stamp R.B. Williams JP This certificate filed and Recorded Dec 30th 1865 R.F. Dunn Rec By B.J. Wiley Dept

1b.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Silas W. BROWN Spouse: Melinda CARTER Marriage: 22 Oct 1865, Livingston, Missouri Source: Marriage License Record, 1837-1915. Livingston County (Missouri). Recorder of Deeds

2.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Silas BROWN (æ 15, b. NY) is living in Castleton Twp., Barry Co., MI, with his parents (q.v.).  Malinda CARTER (æ 1, b. MO) is living in Keytesville Twp., Chariton Co., MO (p. 208A), with her widowed mother, Malinda CARTER (æ 37, b. unknown), plus siblings, including twin sister.

3.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find Silas, and I really looked.  Malinda CARTER (æ 11, b. MO) is living in Clark Twp., Chariton Co., MO (p. 296), with her widowed mother, Malinda CARTER (æ 46, b. AL), plus twin sister.

4.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #73 of 154):  Farmersville P.O., City of Chillicothe, Livingston Co., MO, Roll M563_789, p. 474A, PN 20, enumerated 10 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1870:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	13	14	19
176	177	Brown Silas	34	M	W	Clerk in Store		300	NY			/
		_____ Melinda	21	F	W	House Keeper			Mo
		_____ Marion	4	M	W				Mo
		_____ Alice	2	F	W				Mo
		_____ Bertha	1/12	F	W				Mo	May
		McCombs John	25	M	W	School Teacher	700		Indiana		M

5a.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 43):  Cedar Street, Buffalo House, Buena Vista, Chaffee Co., CO, Roll 89, p. 10C, PN 19, SD Colo, ED 26, enumerated 5 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	8	10	13	24	25	26
6	8	Brown Silas	W	M	46		/	Prospector	Ohio	Ohio	Ohio
		_____ Malinda	W	F	31	Wife	/		Mo	Va	Tenn

They're living in some kind of boarding house or hotel.  Their record is at the bottom of the page, but there is some kind of screw up in the pagination because the family continues, not at the top of p. 10D, but on the top of p. 11A.

5b.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 43):  Market St., Buena Vista, Chaffee Co., CO, Roll 89, p. 11A, PN 21, SD Colo, ED 26, enumerated 7 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	13	24
236	380	Brown Marion	W	M	14	Son	/	At School	Mo
		_____ Alice	W	F	12	Dau		"	Mo
		_____ Berkley	W		10			"	"
		_____ Leon	W	M	6	Son			"
		_____ Effie	W	F	4	Dau			"
		_____ Clarence	W	M	7?/12				"

They are at the top of the page, and clearly p. 11A should have been the page after 10C, that is, 10D, not 11A.  The visitation numbers are equally screwed up.  The next sets of visitation numbers on this page are 7/1, then 8/2, then 9/1, then 240/4, and so on...

6.  1890 Veterans Schedules Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #7 of 18):

For an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.
Special Schedule.—Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, and Widows, etc.																	Page
SD:  No. 7	ED:  No. 58	Minor Civil Division:  Carrollton, Carroll Co., Mo.															3
1	2	3		4	5	6			7			8			9
															Yrs.	Mos.	Days.
129	142	Brown, Silas W		Private	D	6	Mich	Arty	20	Aug	1861	23	Aug	1864	3		2
10						11						12
Carrollton Mo						Heart Disease 25 yrs						from ????y service

7.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #46 of 49):  2037 N 11th St., Kansas City (Ward 3), Wyandotte Co., KS, Roll T623_504, p. 73A, SN 23, SD 2, ED 154, enumerated 13-15 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).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

11

12

13

14

15

19

21

22

23

24

25

27

*

2037

471

518

Brown Malinda

Head

W

M

Jan 1849

51

Wd

11

8

MO

KY

TN

Y

Y

Y

R

H

_____ Leona

Dau

W

F

Apr 1888

12

S

MO

MO

MO

At School

8½

Y

Y

Y

_____ Nina

Dau

W

F

Sep 1890

9

S

MO

MO

MO

8½

Y

Y

Y

*N 11 St

8.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #57 of 65):  353 Ogler [Street], Los Angeles City, Los Angeles Twp. (19th Pct.), Los Angeles Co., CA, Roll T624_83, p. 112B, SN 31B, SD 7, ED 64, enumerated 2 May 1910,

1910:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	26	28
*	353	550	627	Shibley Cephus	Head	M	W	47	M2	6			Can-Eng	Can-Eng	Can-Eng	1877	Na	Eng	Watchman	Parks	W	N	0	Y	Y	R	H
				_______ Bertha	Wife	F	W	39	M2	6	6	5	MO	NY	MO				none					Y	Y
				Brown Melinda	M-in-Law	F	W	61	WD		11	6	MO	TN	TN				none					Y	Y
*Ogler

9.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #32 of 34):  1228 San Julian [Street/Avenue], Los Angeles City (Pct. 88), Los Angeles Twp., Los Angeles Co., CA, Roll T625_115, p. 17A, SN 17A, SD 8, ED 423, enumerated 23 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).
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	12	17	18	19	21	23	25	26
*	1228	448	464	Brown Malinda	Head	R	F	W	70	Wd	Y	Y	MO	OH	TN	Y	None
*San Julian

10a.  American Civil War Soldiers.  Historical Data Systems, Kingston, MA (online at Ancestry.com):

Name:	Silas BROWN
Residence:	Van Buren County, Michigan
Birth Date:	abt 1836
Age at Enlistment:	25
Survived the War?:	Yes
Enlistment Date:	8 Jul 1861 or 7 Aug 1861
Rank at Enlistment:	Private
Enlistment Place:	Dowagiac, [Cass County,] Michigan
Side Served:	Union
State Served:	Michigan
Service Record:	Enlisted as a Private on 7 August 1861 at the age of 25. Enlisted in Company D, 6th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 20 Aug 1861. Mustered out Company D, 6th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 23 Aug 1864 at Kalamazoo, MI.
Sources:	Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65

10b.  Civil War Pension Index (index/images online at Ancestry.com):

Name of Soldier	Brown, Silas W
Name of Dependent	Widow	Brown, Malinda
Service	?? G Mich Inf & D 1 Mich H A
Date of Filing	Claim	Application No.	Certificate No.	State from which Filed
1889 Sept 25	Invalid	731012	501.858	Mo
1893 Dec 9	Widow	586796	495765	Mo

These cards are barely readable.  Pension applications often contain considerable genealogical information.  It should be worth the effort to obtain a copy.

10c.  Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System.  National Park Service (online at www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ and at Ancestry.com):

Name:	Silas W. Brown
Side:	Union
Regiment State/Origin:	Michigan
Regiment Name:	6 Michigan H. Art'y.
Regiment Name Expanded:	6th Regiment, Michigan Heavy Artillery
Company:	D
Rank In:	Private
Rank In Expanded:	Private
Rank Out:	Private
Rank Out Expanded:	Private
Film Number:	M545 roll 5

10d.  Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879 -  ca. 1903.  Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92, National Archives Micorfilm Publ. M1845, NARA, Washington, DC (online at Ancestry.com):

Brown Silas W
Pvt Co D 6 Mich H Art
WAR	DIED Nov 20 - 1893
CEMETERY Carrolton
AT       Do      Mo
REMARKS Gross Bros., Lee, Mass. CONTRACT JULY 11, 1893.

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