John Wesley BROWN

John Wesley BROWN

Male 1863 - 1945  (82 years)

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  • Name John Wesley BROWN  [2
    • Great Bend-J. Wesley Brown, 82, a resident of Barton county for 60 years, died Monday at St. Rose hospital here. He came here from Nebraska in 1885, locating on a farm north of Dartmouth, now operated by a son, Gary Brown. The funeral will be Thursday, 2:30 p. m. at the Cook mortuary chapel.

      ~ Published in The Hutchinson News-Herald (Hutchinson, KS), August 28, 1945, page 3, col.

      Note: bio info provided by Cliff Doel (#47628867) [1]
    Birth 12 Aug 1863  Lancaster Co., Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Living with parents in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1880  Living with parents in Middle Creek, Lancaster Co., Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1900  Living in Lakin, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1915  Living in Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1920  Living in Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1925  Living in Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1930  Living in Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1940  Living in Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Death 27 Aug 1945  Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1832  Main Tree
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2023 

    Father Jeremiah Deloss BROWN,   b. 4 Nov 1832, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1901, Stafford County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Margaret Ann LEWIS,   b. 8 Jun 1841, Mercersburg, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1913, Stafford County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 8 Mar 1857  Mahaska, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Family ID F1101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Jane WARD,   b. Jan 1871, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1942, Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1893  [4
    Children 
    +1. Gary Cecil BROWN,   b. 4 Sep 1896, Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1972 (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Neva Viola BROWN,   b. 16 Apr 1898, Ellinwood, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1981, Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
     3. Emery Otis BROWN,   b. 5 Jan 1900, Barton County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1995 (Age 95 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Lawrence Vernon BROWN,   b. 13 Apr 1902, Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1994 (Age 91 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F1126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Living with parents in Lincoln, Lancaster co., Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Aug 1945 - Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    John Wesley Brown Headstone
    John Wesley Brown Headstone
    John W., son of Jeremiah D. Brown and Margaret Ann Lewis, is the wife of Minnie J. Ward. He is buried in the Great Bend Cemetery in Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas.

    Created by and photo added by: Judy Mayfield

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S390] 1870 Census Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska.

    3. [S391] 1880 Census Middle Creek, Lancaster County, Nebraska.

    4. [S413] 1900 Census Lakin, Barton County, Kansas.

    5. [S414] 1915 Census Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas.

    6. [S415] 1920 Census Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas.

    7. [S425] 1925 Census Great Bend, Benton County, Kansas.

    8. [S416] 1930 Census Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas.

    9. [S417] 1940 Census Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas.

    10. [S13769] Ancestry.com: Iowa, U.S., Select Marriage Index 1758-1996.