John William Brown (1884 - 1950)

Born 7 Jan 1884 in Chamois, Osage, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maude Elma (Smith) Brown — married 20 Nov 1910 (to 12 Nov 1931) in Edwardsville, Illinois

Husband of Helen Estella (Smith) Brown — married about 1932 (to 17 Sep 1950) in Alton, Illinois

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1950 at age 66 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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Biography

John was born on January 7, 1884 in Chamois (near Lynn), Osage County, Missouri to Marcus and Adelia Jane (Geiser) Brown.[5,6,7] He had two younger brothers: Langley G. and Leyden V. Brown. His father, Marcus, disappeared in June 1892, never to be seen again. His mother, Adelia, sued for divorce in 1897 in Lynn, Missouri and was awarded custody of the children.[2,8] Adelia married Henry Marquand on June 15, 1898 [9] and John lived with them in Benton Missouri. [1]

He worked for the Missouri Pacific Railway all of his life and lived in places that the railroad ran. On November 20, 1910, John married Maude Elma Smith in Edwardsville, Illinois. They gave birth to Lois Virginia Brown on July 31, 1912 in Chester, Illinois and Arthur Smith Brown on February 20, 1917 in Illmo, (Scott City) Missouri. Maude died on November 12, 1931 and Maude told John on her death bead to take care of her younger sister, Helen[5]. John did that, marrying Helen on December 10, 1932. They gave birth to Nancy Eileen Brown on October 9 1933 but the child died shortly afterward. John passed away on October 20, 1950 of a heart attack. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Alton, Illinois[6]

Sources

[1] 1900 U.S.Census -Place: Benton, Osage, Missouri; Roll: 879; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1240879Year: 1940; Census Place: Alton, Madison, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00848; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 60-26 [2] 1920 U.S. Census Place: Kelso, Scott, Missouri; Roll: T625_962; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 188; Image: 688 [3] 1930 U.S. Census Place: St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: 1236; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0022; Image: 702.0; FHL microfilm: 2340971 [4] 1940 U.S. Census Place: Alton, Madison, Illinois; Roll: T627_848; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 60-26 [5] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987; The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184 [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com [7] Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 December 2019), memorial page for John William Brown (7 Jan 1884–20 Oct 1950), Find A Grave Memorial no. 24592241, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by M J Carroll (contributor 46959316) . [8] Action for Divorce, Osage County, Missouri, Court Book 1, Page 156 [9] Brown family records