Husband: Henry John "Harry" Brown
Also known as: Harry J. Brown 1,2
Born: Jan-29-1857 in England 1,3 (see note 1)
Died: Nov-16-1915 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1,3,4
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,5 (see note 2)
Resided: in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: formerly in Gilmer Co, WV
Occupation: blacksmith at glass factory 3,2,6
Immigrated: ca 1885 3
Father: Harry Brown ( - 1910)
Mother: Fannie Kidd (1834 - )
Notes
Wife: Frances Ellen "Nellie" Etheridge
Married: ca 1881 6
Born: Feb- 1-1862 in England 7,1,6
Died: Aug-12-1936 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,1
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,5,8
Resided: 1915 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: William Etheridge
Mother: Ellen Butt ( - 1917)
F Child 1: Josephine "Josie" West [adopted] Census name: Josie Born: Jan-11-1882 in Illinois 1,6,9 Died: Feb-13-1967 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,1 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,5 Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: dressmaker, seamstress 10 Husband: George B. McClellan VanScoy b. Jun-12-1863 d. Feb- 3-1942 Also known as: McClellan Vanscoy 1 Married: Sep- 5-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 2: Alfred G. Brown [adopted] Born: Nov- -1898 in West Virginia 6 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) West Union Herald, 11/18/1915. (3) Obituary. (4) West Union Herald, News article, Thursday, Nov 18 1915, in its entirety: HARRY BROWN "Harry Brown suffered a paralytic stroke while at his work in the blacksmith shop of the Ideal Window Glass factory Tuesday at 1:15 P.M. He was taken to his home Wabash Addition where he died at about 8 o'clock. Obituary will be given next issue." (5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) Findagrave.com. (9) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Feb 1859, age 41, in 1900 Census. Note (2) Name on headstone: Harry Brown