Lillie Dale (Craig) Brown (1876 - 1965)

Born 15 Sep 1876 in Liberty Township, Schuyler, Missouri, United States

Died 31 Aug 1965 at age 88 in Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, United States

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Born 15 Sep 1876 in Liberty Township, Schuyler, Missouri, USA.

Lillie is born to the farmer Henry V. and his second wife Anna Redmond Craig.

15 Jun 1880 Lillie is listed on a farm living with her parents and her brother Joseph in Liberty, Schuyler, Missouri.^[1]

• Craig Henry V. (64 years, white, male, married, farmer, born in Ohio, father born in Kentucky, mother born in England)
• Craig Annie (44 years, white, female, married, keeping house, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky)
• Craig Joseph (19 years, white, male, single, works on farm, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Illinois)
• Craig Lily Bell (3 years, white, female, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Illinois)

22 May 1895 When she is 18 years old Lillie marries the 25-year-old John Allen Brown in Schuyler County, Missouri.^[2]

Lillie and John soon become parents of two children: Royal (*Jun 1998) and Anna Lou (* Mar 1900)

5 Jun 1900 Lillie's young family is listed renting a home in the town of Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri.^[3]

• Jno A Brown (white, male, born Dec 1869, 30 years old, married for 5 years, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, chicken picker, rents a house, can read, write and speak English)
• Lilly Brown (wife, white, female, born Sep 1877, 23 years old, married for 2 years, both of her children are still alive, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Illinois, she can read, write and speak English)
• Royal Brown (son, white, male, born Jun 1898, 1 year old, single, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri)
• Anna F Brown (daughter, white, female, born Mar 1900, 2 months old, single, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri)

In Mar 1909 Lillie's daughter Dorothy Dale is born.

18 Apr 1910 Lillie and her husband are listed with their three children living in the South Ward of Lancaster City, Schuyler County, Missouri.^[4]

• John Brown (white, male, 40 years, married for 14 years, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, works odd jobs, owns a house free of mortgage, he can read, write and speak English)
• Lillie Brown (wife, white, female, 33 years, married for 14 years, all of her 3 children are still alive, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Illinois, she can read, write and speak English)
• Royal Brown (son, white, male, 11 years, single, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Annalou Brown (daughter, white, female, 10 years, single, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Dortha Brown (daughter, white, female, 1 year and 2 months, single, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, can read, write and speak English)

Lillie's youngest son Kenneth Earl is born in Mar 1917.

7 Jan 1920 Lillie, John and their four children are still listed living in their house in Lancaster City, Schuyler, Missouri.^[5]

• John A Brown (owns a home free of mortgage, male, white, 50 years, married, can write and read, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, Laborer at J. C. Hockett, speaks English)
• Lillie Brown (wife, female, white, 43 years, married, can write and read, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Illinois, speaks English)
• Royal Brown (son, male, white, 21 years, single, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, can read, write and speak English, mechanic at the city garage)
• Anna Lou Brown (daughter, female, white, 19 years, single, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, can read, write and speak English, public school teacher)
• Dorothy Brown (daughter, female, white, 10 years, single, attends school, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, can read, write and speak English)
• Kenneth Brower (son, male, white, 2 years, single, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri)

29 Apr 1930 Lillie, her husband and two of their children are still listed in Lancaster City, Schuyler, Missouri.^[6]

• John Brown (owns a farm?, male, white, 60 years, married, first married at the age of 25 years, born in Missouri, father born in Indiana, mother born in Missouri, can read, write and speak English, works odd jobs)
• Lilly C Brown (wife, female, white, 53 years, married, first married at the age of 18 years, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Illinois, can read, write and speak English)
• Dorthey Brown (daughter, female, white, 21 years, single, attends school, can write and read, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, speaks English, instructor at a public school)
• Earl K Brown (son, male, white, 13 years, single, attends school, can write and read, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, speaks English)

20 Apr 1940 Lillie and John are still listed in Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri.^[7]

• John A Brown (owns a house worth 1000$, male, white, 70 years, married, 8 years of school education, born in Missouri, lives in the same house then in 1935, shearing sheep)
• Lillie Brown (wife, female, white, 63 years, married, 8 years of school education, born in Missouri, lives in the same house then in 1935)

Lillie's husband John dies in 1958 from Acute Coronary Occlusion.^[8]

Died 31 Aug 1965 in Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, USA.^[9]

Lillie dies just a few weeks before her 89th birthday from Myocardial Failure.

Buried at the IOOF Cemetery in Lancaster, Schuyler County, Missouri, USA.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6N8-RFS : 16 August 2017), Lily Bell Craig in household of Henry Craig, Liberty, Schuyler, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 157, sheet 81A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,736.
2. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WPSX-8BW2 : 1 October 2019), Lillia Craig in entry for Jno A Brown, 22 May 1895; citing Marriage, Schuyler, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007515695.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3C9-FYN : accessed 13 August 2020), Lilly Brown in household of Jno A Brown, Carrollton Township Carrollton city Ward 2, 4, Carroll, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 6A, family 130, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,846.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2BR-PDV : accessed 13 August 2020), Lillie Brown in household of John Brown, Lancaster South Ward, Schuyler, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 143, sheet 3B, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 807; FHL microfilm 1,374,820.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8CK-GGZ : accessed 13 August 2020), Lillie Brown in household of John A Brown, Liberty, Schuyler, Missouri, United States; citing ED 145, sheet 3A, line 47, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 940; FHL microfilm 1,820,940.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHNG-W4F : accessed 13 August 2020), Lilly C Brown in household of John Brown, Liberty, Schuyler, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 6B, line 75, family 198, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1222; FHL microfilm 2,340,957.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7WN-JZ6 : 23 December 2019), Lillie Brown in household of John A Brown, Lancaster, Liberty Township, Schuyler, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 99-7, sheet 10A, line 37, family 247, 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 2156.
8. ↑ John's Death Certificate https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1958/1958_00046876.PDF
9. ↑ Lillie's Death Certificate https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1925/1925_00021457.PDF
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 August 2020), memorial page for Lillie Dale Craig Brown (15 Sep 1876–31 Aug 1965), Find a Grave Memorial no. 39486583, citing IOOF Cemetery, Lancaster, Schuyler County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Raymond S Feigh (contributor 47029736) . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39486583/lillie-dale-brown