James Alexander Brown (1861 - 1956)

Born 27 Nov 1861 in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Ann (Ralston) Brown — married 2 Feb 1888 in Winnebago County, Illinois

Died 12 Feb 1956 at age 94 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

James Brown is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois.

James was born in 1861. He was the son of James Brown and Mary Picken. ^[1]

He married Margaret Ralston in 1888. ^[2]

They had one daughter, Mary Helen 1890-1976

Margaret died in 1902.

In 1909 he married Mattie Wright. ^[3]

James passed away in 1956.

Obituary

JAMES BROWN SERVICES SET James A. Brown, 94, 1205 N. Court st., died at 3 p.m. Sunday in his home. Born Nov. 27, 1861, in Guilford Township, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Alexander Brown.

He lived 52 years in Rockford, 50 of them at the N. Court St. address.

He was married to the former Margaret Ralston who died in 1902. Later he married the former Mattie E. Wright. She died in 1929.

Mr. Brown, a retired farmer, was a member and for seven years treasurer of the First Presbyterian church. He also was a member of Star in the East Masonic lodge 166: Winnebago chapter 24; Royal Arch Masons; Crusader Commandery 17, Knights Templar; and Rockford chapter 53, Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors include a daughter, Mary H. Brown, former head of the social science departments at Central and West high schools. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Mary Turner, Garden Prairie, and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Burpee-Wood funeral home, 420 N. Main st., with the Rev. J. Rodman Williams, pastor of First Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.

There will be no visitation. ^[4]

Consanquinuity

Margaret and James are second cousins. Charles Brown is their great-grandfather.

1900 US Census

Harlem Township, Illinois^[5]

• James A Brown Head 38 Illinois
• Margaret A Brown Wife 39 Illinois
• Mary W Brown Daughter 10 Illinois
• Arthur Turnquist 24 Sweden

1910 US Census

Rockford, Illinois^[6]

• James A Brown Head 49 Illinois
• Mattie E Brown Wife 47 Illinois
• Mary Brown Daughter 20 Illinois

1940 US Census

Rockford, Illinois^[7]

• James A Brown Head 78 Illinois
• Mary H Brown Daughter 50 Illinois
• Alva A Summer Servant 68 Illinois

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W1-JRW : 12 April 2016), James Brown in household of James Brown, Illinois, United States; citing p. 6, family 41, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,793.
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-JJ7P : 14 October 2017), James A Brown and Margaret A Ralston, 02 Feb 1888; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,045.
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-JJ7P : 14 October 2017), James A Brown and Margaret A Ralston, 02 Feb 1888; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,045.
4. ↑ Rockford Register-Republic, Monday, February 13, 1956
5. ↑ United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCH-8Y3 : accessed 8 October 2018), James A Brown, Harlem Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 123, sheet 6A, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,355.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKF6-4H7 : accessed 8 October 2018), James A Brown, Rockford Ward 4, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 169, sheet 11B, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 336; FHL microfilm 1,374,349.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWTW-N2L : 14 March 2018), James A Brown, Ward 4, Rockford, Rockford Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101-32A, sheet 17A, line 32, family 413, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 913.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #139454079  : accessed 08 October 2018), memorial page for James A Brown (27 Nov 1861–12 Feb 1956), Campbeltown Campbeltown the u citing Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Dean McMakin (contributor 46804161) .