George Washington Brown (1815 - 1894)

Born 15 Nov 1815 in Geneva, Ontario, New York, USA

Husband of Mary Ann (Shafer) Brown — married 31 Mar 1836 in Guernsey, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Nov 1894 at age 79 in Summerfield, Noble, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Private George Brown served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 13 Jun 1861
Mustered out: 16 Aug 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 3rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry, United States Civil War

George was born on 15 November 1815 in New York, New York, USA. He was the son of Jeremiah Bakeman Bateman Brown. In 1831 George (age about 15) and his family relocated to Ohio. When George was 20 he married Mary Ann (Shafer) Brown (1808-1896) on 31 March 1836 in Guernsey County, Ohio, USA.^[1] The couple had 9 children:

1. James Nelson Brown
2. Jeremiah Conor Brown
3. Caroline E Brown
4. Margaret M. Brown
5. Eliza Jane Brown
6. Isabell L. Brown
7. Mary Ann Brown
8. George W. Brown
9. Jeremiah Brown

In 1840 George (age about 24) was employed as a farmer in Noble County Ohio, USA.^[2]

In the 1850 census George (age 34) and his family were living in Union Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States.^[3]

George enlisted as a private in Company B, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on 13 Jun 1861 for the Civil War, and was discharged on 16 August 1862. ^[4]

In the 1870 census George (age 54) was in Center Township, Noble, Ohio, United States.^[5]

On 27 Oct. 1871, George appeared before a clerk of the Court of Common Pleas to testify on behalf of his mother-in-law's pension application for her late husband, Conrad Shafer's War of 1812 service. George testified that he was living in Caldwell, Ohio. ^[6]

In the 1880 census George (age 62) was the married head of household in Olive Township, Noble, Ohio, United States.^[7]

George filed for a pension based on his Civil War service on 9 February 1891. ^[8]

George died at the age of 79 on 21 November 1894 in Summerfield, Noble, Ohio, USA.^[4] He was buried in Olive Cemetery in Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
   Citing Page: 137; FHL microfilm: 000317295;
   FamilySearch (accessed 6 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00395
   Mary Ann Shaffer marriage to George W Brown on 31 Mar 1836 in Guernsey, Ohio, United States.
2. ↑ Army Enlistments: "U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1198 #352644 (accessed 6 December 2021)
   Name: George W Brown; Birthyear: abt 1815; Birthplace: New York, United States; Enlistment Age: 25.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   Citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch (accessed 2 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00209
   George W Brown (34) in Union Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Civil War: "Ohio, U.S., Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958"
   Ancestry Record 61438 #53309 (accessed 2 December 2021)
   Name: George W. Brown; Birth Date: 15 Nov 1815; Birth Place: New York; Enlistment Date: 13 Jun 1861; Discharge Date: 16 Aug 1862; Death Date: 21 Nov 1894; Death Place: Center Twp; Burial Place: Olive, Ohio, USA; Cemetery: Olive; Rank: Private; Branch of Service: Army.
5. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   Citing Page: 12; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 20; FHL microfilm: 000552751; Record number: 4204;
   FamilySearch (accessed 2 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00107
   George W Brown (54) head of household in Center Township, Noble, Ohio, United States.
6. ↑ 1812 Pension: War of 1812 Widow's Pension, Conrad Shafer (https://www.fold3.com/image/689000931)
7. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   Citing enumeration district ED 195, sheet 166D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,055.
   FamilySearch (accessed 2 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00602
   George W Brown (62), married head of household in Olive Township, Noble, Ohio, United States. Born in New York, United States.
8. ↑ Civil War Pension: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
   The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 55
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #655502 (accessed 6 December 2021)
   Name: George W Brown [Washington Brown]; Gender: Male; Unit: F 179 Ohio Inf; Filing Date: 9 Feb 1891; Place Filed: Ohio, USA; Relation to Head: Soldier; Spouse: Mary Brown; Roll number: 55.
9. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25107565/george-washington-brown : accessed 06 December 2021), memorial page for George Washington Brown (15 Nov 1815–24 Nov 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #25107565, citing Olive Cemetery, Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Jeff Brown (contributor 47684463).

• History of Noble County, Ohio : with portraits and biographical sketches of some of its pioneers and prominent men : illustrated; Pub: 1887, Chicago IL; Pages 350-353, The Brown Family; https://archive.org/details/historynoblecou00unkngoog/page/n392/mode/2up?view=theater

• Photograph of G. W. Brown: https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/u/t/Becky-Rutherford/PHOTO/0055photo.html

• Family Bible: Film number: 007943240 > image 394 of 786
  FamilySearch Image (accessed 8 December 2021)