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William Ranfin BROWN

William Ranfin BROWN

Male 1831 - 1862  (31 years)

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  • Name William Ranfin BROWN 
    Born 1831  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1862  [1] 
    Buried Auburn Community Cemetery, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I31696  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2011 

    Father David E. BROWN,   b. 9 Sep 1801,   d. 5 Apr 1889  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Deborah STALNAKER,   b. 12 Nov 1806,   d. 9 May 1861  (Age 54 years) 
    Family ID F10488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca N. WILLARD,   b. 1835, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1877  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 2 Oct 1855  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Ritchie County, Virginia (now West Virgina), enumerated on Aug 21 1860:
      Rebecca Brown, age 26, occupation farmer; Ozemo O. Brown (female), age 4; Mary V. Brown, 2; William R. Brown, 3 weeks; and Sudney Willard, female, 68.
      (Note: The implied head of household was Rebecca Brown. There was no adult male in the household.)

      1870 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union Twp, Harrisville post office), enumerated on Jun 30 1870:
      Rebecca Brown, 38, occupation keeping house; Sudna Willard, 78, retired housekeeper; Ozenia O. Brown, female, 14; Mary V. Brown, 12; William R. Brown, 10; Thomas A. Brown, 7. [3, 5]
    Children 
    +1. Ozena Olive BROWN,   b. CA 1856,   d. Bef Sep 1886  (Age ~ 30 years)
    +2. Mary V. BROWN,   b. CA 1858
    +3. William Ranfin BROWN, Jr.,   b. 2 Aug 1860, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1925, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     4. Thomas A. BROWN,   b. 7 Feb 1863, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1928, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F12290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    2. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    3. [S1604] Death record of son.

    4. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    5. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com).