Grace (Gilmore) Brown (1880 - 1966)

Born 31 May 1880 in Mecosta, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 1966 at about age 85 in Ionia, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Grace Edna "Gracie" Gilmore was born on May 31, 1880, in Mecosta County, Michigan. She is the daughter of William Henry Gilmore and Rosanna Quigley. *The birth records gives her name as Grace E. Gillmore. Other sources have her first and middle names switched, but I'll stick with the birth record version here.

The 1880 U.S. Census for Austin Township, Mecosta County, Michigan, finds the following household: William Gillmore, white male, age 29, farmer, born Canada, parents born Canada; Rosana Gillmore, white female, age 22, wife, keeping house, born MI, father born NY, mother born Wales; Charley L. Gillmore, age 4, son, born MI; George K. Gillmore, age 2, son, born MI; Gracy Edna Gillmore, age 1 month, born May, daughter, born MI. William's brother John is just below him, and Thomas Quigley is a bit above.

Edna married Ernest Brown on September 18, 1897, in Lakeview, Mecosta County, Michigan. Ernest is the son of Benson Brown and Lydia Allen.

The 1900 U.S. Census for Hinton Township, Mecosta County, Michigan, finds the following household: Earnest W. Brown, head, white male, born Oct 1873, age 26, married 2 years, born MI, father born PA, mother born Canada, farmer; Edna Brown, wife, white female, born May 1880, age 20, married 2 years, 1 child born/1 living, born MI, father born Canada, mother born MI; Lola Brown, daughter, born June 1898, age 1, born MI.

The 1910 U.S. Census for Hinton, Mecosta County, Michigan, finds the following household: Earnest A. Brown, head, white male, age 36, married once for 12 years, born MI, father born PA, mother born Canada, farmer; Edna G. Brown, wife, white female, age 29, married once for 12 years, 3 children born/living, born MI, father born Canada, mother born MI; Lola M. Brown, daughter, age 11, born MI; Iva B. Brown, daughter, age 9, born MI; Harley Brown, son, age 7, born MI. Benson and Lydia Brown, Ernest's parents, are just above them; Benson is also farming.

The 1920 U.S. Census for Hinton, Mecosta County, Michigan, finds the following household: Ernest A. Brown, head, homeowner with a mortgage, white male, age 46, married, can read/write, born MI, father born PA, mother born Canada, farmer; Edna G. Brown, wife, white female, age 39, married, can read/write, born MI, father born Canada, mother born MI; Virgil A. Brown, son, age 5, born MI; Betty L. Brown, daughter, age 11 months, born MI.

The 1930 U.S. Census for Hinton, Mecosta County, Michigan, finds the following household: Ernest Brown, head, white male, age 56, married at age 24, can read/write, born MI, father born PA, mother born Canada, farmer; Edna Brown, wife, white female, age 49, married at age 18, can read/write, born MI, parents born Canada; Virgil Brown, son, age 15, in school, can read/write, born MI; Betty Brown, daughter, age 11, in school, can read/write, born MI.

Grace Edna Gilmore Brown died in 1966 in Ionia County, Michigan. She is buried in Orleans Township Cemetery in Orleans, Ionioa County.

Sources

• Michigan Births, 1867-1902, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQKM-9WY : 20 February 2021), Grace E Gillmon, 31 May 1880; citing item 4 p 21 rn 10, Austin, Mecosta, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,572.

• United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSB-63G : 14 January 2022), William Gillmore, Austin Township, Mecosta, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCTH-PTK : 17 January 2020), Edna Gilmore in entry for Ernest Brown, 1897.

• United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS98-WZN : accessed 11 April 2023), Edna Brown in household of Earnest A Brown, Hinton township, Mecosta, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 104, sheet 1A, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,731.

• United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLRC-RGV : accessed 11 April 2023), Edna G Brown in household of Earnest A Brown, Hinton, Mecosta, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 127, sheet 1A, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 663; FHL microfilm 1,374,676.

• United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZQD-SF5 : 2 February 2021), Edna G Brown in entry for Ernest A Brown, 1920.

• United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ1H-NNC : accessed 11 April 2023), Edna Brown in household of Ernest Brown, Hinton, Mecosta, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 5B, line 63, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1011; FHL microfilm 2,340,746.

• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Grace Edna Gilmore Brown

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile created through the import of gilmore2000.ged on Jul 19, 2011 by Tyler Gilmore. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tyler and others.