Charles Brown (1841 - 1914)

Born 3 Feb 1841 in Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Aug 1914 at age 73 in Brady, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Military Service

Sergeant Charles Brown served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 22, 1861
Mustered out: Nov 24, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company E; 33rd Regiment, Illinois Volunteers

CIVIL WAR - UNION

Entered service in April 1861 - 4.5 years served in Company E 33rd Regiment of the Illinois Volunteers

Research Notes

Charles's Find a Grave memorial's information does not match the information that was provided for the 1989 Brady, Nebraska Centennial Book for the Brown Family. The dates of birth and death conflict. Unable to locate a V.A. Headstone Application at this time, headstone only provides rank, name and unit/regiment information. The Find A Grave memorial is unsourced so there is no way to tell for sure where the memorial's manager obtained the conflicting dates of birth and death. Until a government document is located listing the date of death (believed to be either 1914 or 1919, will continue to assume that the family provided information in the 1989 Brady, Nebraska Centennial Book is accurate.

1850 US Census seems to suggest that Charles was born c. 1843, Find a Grave memorial states 1848, but Charles has a younger brother, Albert listed as age 5 in 1850, this suggests that Charles date of birth is 1843 or a prior year, his age is difficult to make out on the original it looks like a 7. Charles's age is given as 20 on his Illinois Civil War enlistment records in 1861, suggesting year of birth is in fact 1841 as stated in the 1989 Brady Nebraska Centennial Book Biography for Charles and Celia Brown.

Sources

• Brady Centennial Book

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85J-PH7 : 12 April 2016), Charles Brown in household of George Brown, Macon, Bureau, Illinois, United States; citing family 934, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHM-K1P : 13 December 2017), Charles Brown in entry for George Brown, 1860.

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9G8-WM8 : 4 December 2014), Charles Brown, Sergeant, Company E, 33rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M539 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 881,631.

• Charles Brown, Illinois Civil War Detail Report, Illinois State Archives, Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Illinois State Archives, Compiled by Fred Delap in cooperation with the Illinois State Archives, https://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HY-X6Z : 12 April 2016), Charles Brown in household of Daniel Strant, Illinois, United States; citing p. 19, family 129, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,770.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXN7-MVL : 22 August 2017), Charles Brown, Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 21, sheet 260A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0177; FHL microfilm 1,254,177.

• "Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3FS-TJM : 11 March 2018), Charles Brown, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 499,563.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3BC-VTY : accessed 19 March 2018), Charles Brown, Antelope, Brady Island, Maxwell & Vroman Precincts, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 144, sheet 1A, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,932.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML4P-DD7 : accessed 19 March 2018), Charles Brown, Brady Island, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 168, sheet 2A, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 851; FHL microfilm 1,374,864.