William Alexander Brown (1855 - 1924)

Born 2 Oct 1855 in Vinton, Ohio

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Died 23 Nov 1924 at age 69 in Great Bend, Kansas

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Biography

William was born in 1855. He passed away in 1924. ^[1]

In 1888, he was in the real estate business and shared an office with his father.(1)

The Browns lived in Galatia for a number of years. They also had a daughter named Ethel, who married Frank Hudson.(2) They lived in Spearview.(3) Ethel died in February 1911.(4) Another daughter, Eunice, married Loy Quimby. The Quimby's daughter, Ruth Jean (born 2/22/22), died from influenza at the age of six weeks.(5)(6)

In 1914, oil was found on property that he owned.(7)

In 1922, the Browns were living at 1532 Morphy Street in Great Bend.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Gail Oliver, Feb 1, 2012

• Gail Oliver, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Gail and others.

• Brown Family Tree per J. Pankey

References

• (1) The Barton County Democrat (Great Bend), 26 Jan 1888, p 5.
• (2) The Barton County Democrat (Great Bend), 25 Aug 1899, p 4.
• (3) The Barton County Democrat (Great Bend), 27 Dec 1907, p 5.
• (4) Great Bend Tribune, 28 Feb 1911, p 3.
• (5) Great Bend Tribune, 6 Apr 1922, p 1. Incorrectly reporting the baby's age as six months.
• (6) Great Bend Tribune, 23 Feb 1922, p 3.
• (7) Great Bend Tribune, 26 Jun 1914, p 4.