Lowden was born about 1790 in Virginia to Daniel Brown Jr, and his wife Lucy. While many researchers give Lucy the maiden name of Leftwich, no records have been found to corroborate this.
On 30 Mar 1812, Elizabeth Gover and Louden Brown married in Pittsylvania, Virginia[1].[2]
8 years later, in 1820, the couple lives on a farm in Pulaski, Kentucky. In addition to Louden and Elizabeth, the couple had four children, three girls and a boy.[3][4]
In 1830, the family had grown to include 10 children - four boys and and six girls. They also had four slaves on their farm. [5][6]
on 15, Aug 1831, Lowden owned 100 acres in Pulaski, Kentucky. . [7]
The Brown family moved from Kentucky to Missouri in the fall of 1838, first settling in Lafayette County, Missouri. They settled on a farm in Blythe, Caldwell, Missouri if February 1838. In addition to the family of 11, they also had 5 slaves recorded. [8][9]
On June 1, 1850,[10] Louden receives a land patant for 37 acres of Caldwell, Missouri land.
He appears on the 1850 Slave schedule as having five slaves. [11] and his family still lives in Caldwell. He has five children enumerated. [12]
Two years later, on 1 October, 1852 [13], he acquires another 40 acres nearby.
Death and Burial
Lowden died intestate on 28 October 1858, He was buried in the Brown Family Cemetery on his property. His his estate was executed and surety provided by his son-in-law, William Houghton, and his sons, Bowlin Brown, John Brown, and Daniel Brown.[14]
He is buried in Brown Cemetery in Kingston, Caldwell County, Missouri. [15]
Sources
↑"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch ( : 27 August 2018), London Brown and Elizabeth Gover, 30 Mar 1812; citing Pittsylvania, Virginia, reference Page 52; FHL microfilm 33,326
↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGF-3R9 : accessed 3 October 2019), London Brown, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 45, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 27; FHL microfilm 186,187.
↑ London Brown
in the 1820 United States Federal Census
Name: London Brown [Loudon Brown]
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 6
Source Citation
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky; Page: 45; NARA Roll: M33_27; Image: 70
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH53-XT2 : 12 August 2017), Luden Brown, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States; citing 49, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 7,820.
↑ Louden Brown
in the 1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Louden Brown [Luden Brown]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Pulaski, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 10
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 12
Total Slaves: 4
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 16
Source Citation
1830; Census Place: Pulaski, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 41; Page: 49; Family History Library Film: 0007820
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
↑ Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original Data from illson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Vol. I-II. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925. *Grantee: Lowden Brown
↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTF-MJM : 15 August 2017), London Brown, Blythe, Caldwell, Missouri, United States; citing p. 177, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 221; FHL microfilm 14,855.
↑ London Brown
in the 1840 United States Federal Census
Name: London Brown[Loudon Brown]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Blythe, Caldwell, Missouri
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 8
Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 11
Total Slaves: 5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 16
Source Citation
Year: 1840; Census Place: Blythe, Caldwell, Missouri; Page: 177; Family History Library Film: 0014855
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVZ4-DJV : 30 July 2017), Lowden Brown, Caldwell county, Caldwell, Missouri, United States; citing line number 7, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 443,630.
Home in 1850: District 11, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
Family Number: 159
Household Members:
London Brown 60
Elisabeth Brown 55
William Brown 23
Saml Brown 22
Emeline Brown 19
Jane Brown 17
Bowlin Brown 15
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ3-RJ9 : 12 April 2016), Loudon Brown, Caldwell county, Caldwell, Missouri, United States; citing family 159, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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