Elizabeth (Cunningham) Brown (1798 - 1866)

Born 1798 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Absalom Brown — married 6 Sep 1823 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died Mar 1866 at about age 68 in Fillmore, Putnam, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1798. She passed away in 1866.

Elizabeth Cunningham married Absolom Brown on 6 September 1823, in Randolph County, North Carolina.

After their wedding, Absolom and Elizabeth Cunningham moved to Indiana, and they settled near Marion, Putnam County, Indiana, where they farmed for many years.

To this marriage, at least 10 children were born, between 1824 and 1848.

From the U.S. Census records of 1850, we can provide a clear list of the younger children of Absalom Brown Sr. and his widow Elizabeth (Cunningham) Brown, who is listed as age 44 and the mother of:

1. Lucinda Brown 21 [b. 1829]
2. John Brown 19 [b. 1831]
3. Eliza Brown 19 [b. 1831]
4. William Brown 15 [b. 1835]
5. Benjamin Brown 12 [b. 1837]
6. Nathaniel Brown 10 [b. 1840]
7. Hannah Brown 8 [b. 1842
8. George Brown 4 [b. 1846]
9. Mary Brown 2 [b. 1848]

Sources

Elizabeth Cunningham (1797 - March 1866) KN1D-3RZ - FamilySearch.org

Putnam County Indiana - Linkpendium

Birth and Parents

Elizabeth Cunningham in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

• Name: Elizabeth Cunningham
• Gender: Female
• Age: 68
• Birth Date: 1798
• First Marriage Date: 1820
• Death Date: 1866
• Father: Nathaniel Cunningham
• Mother: Elizabeth Sneed
• Spouse: Absalom Brown
• Child: Hannah J Brown

Source Citation Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 147 : 1919

Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

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1823 Marriage to Absalom Brown

Elizabeth Cuningham in the North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011

• Name: Elizabeth Cuningham
• Gender: Female
• Bond date: 6 Sep 1823
• Bond Place: Randolph, North Carolina, USA
• Spouse: Absalom Brown
• Spouse Gender: Male
• Event Type: Bond

Source Information Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.

1840 U.S. Census [Putnam, Marion, Indiana]

Absolom Brown in the 1840 United States Federal Census

• Name: Absolom Brown
• Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Marion, Putnam, Indiana
• Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 3
• Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
• Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
• Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
• Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
• Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 3
• Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
• Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
• Free White Persons - Under 20: 9
• Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
• Total Free White Persons: 11
• Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 11

Source Citation Year: 1840; Census Place: Marion, Putnam, Indiana; Page: 382; Family History Library Film: 0007728

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.

1848 Birth of daughter Mary E. (Brown) Gambold

Mary E Gambold in the Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

• Name: Mary E Gambold [Mary E Brown]
• Gender: Female
• Race: White
• Age: 86
• Marital status: Widowed
• Birth Date: 15 May 1849
• Birth Place: Indiana
• Death Date: 13 Jun 1935
• Death Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
• Father: Absalom Brown
• Mother: Elizabeth Brown
• Spouse: J B Gambold

Source Citation Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1935; Roll: 07

Source Information Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data:

Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.

1850 U.S. Census [Marion, Putnam, Indiana]

Elizabeth Brown in the 1850 United States Federal Census

• Name: Elizabeth Brown
• Age: 44
• Birth Year: abt 1806
• Birthplace: North Carolina
• Home in 1850: Marion, Putnam, Indiana, USA
• Gender: Female
• Family Number: 81

Household Members:

• Elizabeth Brown 44 [b. 1806]
• Lucinda Brown 21 [b. 1829]
• John Brown 19 [b. 1831]
• Eliza Brown 19 [b. 1831]
• William Brown 15 [b. 1835]
• Benjamin Brown 12 [b. 1837]
• Nathaniel Brown 10 [b. 1840]
• Hannah Brown 8 [b. 1842
• George Brown 4 [b. 1846]
• Mary Brown 2 [b. 1848]

Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: Marion, Putnam, Indiana; Roll: M432_167; Page: 456B; Image: 203

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1860 U.S. Census [Marion, Putnam, Indiana]

Elizabeth Brown in the 1860 United States Federal Census

• Name: Elizabeth Brown
• Age: 56
• Birth Year: abt 1804
• Gender: Female
• Birth Place: North Carolina
• Home in 1860: Marion, Putnam, Indiana
• Post Office: Greencastle
• Dwelling Number: 183
• Family Number: 183
• Real Estate Value: 430
• Personal Estate Value: 125

Household Members:

• Elizabeth Brown 56
• Nathaniel Brown 20
• Mary Brown 11

Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Marion, Putnam, Indiana; Roll: M653_291; Page: 450; Family History Library Film: 803291

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

Find A Grave Memorial

Elizabeth Brown in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Go to website: Find A Grave Memorial No. 145584150

• Name: Elizabeth Brown
• Maiden Name: Cunningham
• Birth Date: 1797
• Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
• Death Date: Mar 1866
• Death Place: Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America
• Cemetery: Fillmore Cemetery
• Burial or Cremation Place: Fillmore, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America
• Has Bio?: Y
• Father: Nathaniel F. Cunningham
• Spouse: Absolom Brown

Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.