George Hiram Brown (1845 - 1922)

Biography

George was born to his parents, Isaac Brown and Lucetta Browning on the 12th of June 1845 in Cuyler, New York.^{[1] [2] [3]}

George was raised on the family farm in Cuyler, where he, his siblings and parents were enumerated both in New York State censuses and the United States Census.

• In 1850, the US Census records the family consisting of Isaac, his wife Lucetta and sons De Forest and George along with Isaac's sister Adella at Truxton, Cortland County. ^[4]

• In 1855, New York enumerated the family at Truxton where the family now included two new sons, Isaac who was 3 and Wesley who was listed as being 7 months old, an adopted daughter Betsey Bengle who was 9. Adella, George's aunt was still living with the family. ^[5]

• In 1860, family was enumerated at Cuyler in Cortland county. Adella is still living with the family but the adopted daughter Betsey Bengle is no longer with the family. Perhaps she had left to be married (though she would have been 14 during the census) or perhaps she has died. ^[6]

• In 1865 the family was again enumerated in Cuyler but the family had changed quite dramatically. Lucetta has passed in 1864 and Isaac had married Olive Sally Norton who had brought with her, her two children from a previous marriage of Charles and Frances are also enumerated with the family. Adella is no longer with the family. ^[7]

In 1866 George married Celestia A Hills, and they had 7 children, 6 of whom lived to adulthood.^[8] He worked as a farmer, eventually owning his farm outright, which was known as the George Brown farm even after he had retired.

He passed away on 14 Feb 1922 ^[9] and was buried at the Hillcrest Cemetery in DeRuyter, Madison County, New York. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ US Census 1850
2. ↑ US Census 1900
3. ↑ Family Search
4. ↑ US Census 1850
5. ↑ NY Census 1855
6. ↑ US Census 1860
7. ↑ NY Census 1865
8. ↑ US Census 1910
9. ↑ NY Death Index
10. ↑ Find a Grave

• Family Search: LR5L-2PC

• US Census 1850: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY9-QQ4 : 23 December 2020), George Brown in household of Isaac Brown, Truxton, Cortland, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• NY Census 1855: "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QC-3MT : 3 March 2021), George H Brown in household of J Newton Brown, E.D. 1, Truxton, Cortland, New York, United States; citing p. , line #38, family #172, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 843,780.

• US Census 1860: United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7X-G7L : 18 February 2021), George A Brown in entry for Isaac N Brown, 1860.

• NY Census 1865: "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-Q2LJ : 8 March 2021), George H Brown in household of Isaac N Brown, , Cuyler, Cortland, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 33 20, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.

• US Census 1900: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cuyler, Cortland, New York; Roll: 1020; Enumeration District: 0094. Record for George H Brown.

• US Census 1910: 1910 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Cuyler, Cortland, New York; Roll: T624_934; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374947. Record for George H Brown.

• NY Death Index: New York, Death Index, 1852-1956 (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017), Ancestry.com, New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index. Record for George H. Brawn. https://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/.

• Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82136493/george-h-brown: accessed 24 June 2023), memorial page for George H Brown (1845–1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82136493, citing Hillcrest Cemetery, DeRuyter, Madison County, New York, USA; Maintained by Christine Browning (contributor 48581352).