tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post6768375461056989644..comments2023-03-31T01:23:12.538-07:00Comments on Larry's Sepia Saturday: Great Grandfather BrownL. D. http://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-14469137621140443782021-11-15T21:11:51.644-08:002021-11-15T21:11:51.644-08:00Donna, I have no info on Ira so you now have given...Donna, I have no info on Ira so you now have given me incentive to search his family. Communications were bad years ago so my mom, the Brown, did not really know much about any of it. Thanks for logging on. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-91825551960784584242021-11-07T13:59:19.710-08:002021-11-07T13:59:19.710-08:00Charles is my Great Great Grandfather. I am the gr...Charles is my Great Great Grandfather. I am the granddaughter of Raymond Brown, Ira’s son. Donna Benderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703560391928864973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-39042088013684811092010-12-09T23:06:57.932-08:002010-12-09T23:06:57.932-08:00I really like the background.I really like the background.Tommy Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687523159791119230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-37219476953056244552010-12-04T11:45:03.170-08:002010-12-04T11:45:03.170-08:00I really love this blog and all the old pictures!I really love this blog and all the old pictures!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304399211135212585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-5591578659430848082010-10-26T12:46:51.456-07:002010-10-26T12:46:51.456-07:00What a wonderful photo..and it was probably me who...What a wonderful photo..and it was probably me who said that those photographers chairs were for ladies with Bustles..! <br />You got some great info..so Kentucky huh? Cool.<br />I went to the Library and joined up and have access to Hertitage Quest Online here at home with the appropriate code numbers..it is a cool search database. I can also go to the Library and get on Ancestry.com there..but I never have.<br />You have some great pieces of your puzzle coming together! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-25830819888887884732010-10-17T15:40:16.582-07:002010-10-17T15:40:16.582-07:00Meri beat me to it! (And did more that I was goin...Meri beat me to it! (And did more that I was going to do, too. Thanks, Meri.) Larry, you can find many census years online for free IF you have a library card and your local library subscribes to Heritage Quest. Type Heritage Quest and your library's name in the google search box. You can also find some census years plus lots of other records for free at http://beta.familysearch.org. That's a great place to search for records because their indexes are so good and often include other family members' names.<br><br />It's a great photograph of your g-great-grandfather. He looks like a calm, kind, gentle-hearted man. The hand-painted background adds a special feel to the photograph.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-7473245933518523262010-10-17T06:15:26.387-07:002010-10-17T06:15:26.387-07:00Wow, thanks so much. I now know that when my time ...Wow, thanks so much. I now know that when my time becomes more free that I have to get Ancestor.com. You are right Charles W. Brown is him. The middle initial was used in the Rosa Maxson Driver's obituary. I know where she is buried with her husband Thomas Jefferson Driver here in Iowa. She died in 1942. She outlived him and my grandfather. Thanks so much as you have all my wheels turning. I didn't have a clue that they came from Kentucky.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-27818161714567255252010-10-17T01:27:47.452-07:002010-10-17T01:27:47.452-07:00Okay Larry - Charles Brown married Rosa Maxon on O...Okay Larry - Charles Brown married Rosa Maxon on October 11, 1884 in Fulton County, Illinois according to the county's marriage records in the state marriage record database. Mrs. Rosa Brown remarried Thomas J. Drive on September 8, 1889 in Fulton County. I didn't find a death certificate for him, but apparently the pre-1916 death records from many countries are not included in the state's online records. There was a Charles W. Brown, b. about 1860, in the home of George and Martha Loveland in the 1880 Census in Fulton County. He was listed as George's brother in law. <br /><br />I'm pretty sure this is him, as in the 1870 Census, there is a Charles Brown head of household, born about 1821 in Kentucky - widowed, with children including Martha (18 - b. Kentucky), Mary (13 - b. Illinois, which will give you clues about when the family moved) and Charles (10) plus some others including Amanda, age 4 --- so if Charles and Amanda had the same mother, she must have died late 1865 - July 1870.<br /><br />I found a Charles and Mary Brown in the 1860 Census in Bushnell, McDonough County, Illinois. Charles was b. about 1821 in Kentucky; Mary was born about 1826 in Kentucky. They had children: James (b. about 1847 Ky); Martha (b. about 1852 in Ky); Benjamin (b. about 1856 in Illinois - further narrowing move from Ky to Ill);and Mary (b. about 1858 in Illinois). I'm pretty sure this is the same family.<br /><br />So, given Mary's approximate birth date of 1826 and James' birthdate in Kentucky around 1846 -7,<br />I'd look for a Kentucky marriage certificate from about 1844 - 1847 if you don't already have that info (and Mary's maiden name).<br /><br />Cheers and happy hunting.Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-45374120309334861812010-10-17T00:00:02.652-07:002010-10-17T00:00:02.652-07:00That is an interesting background and he is a hand...That is an interesting background and he is a handsome man. i hope you find out more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470961835179653158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-89551829731307735302010-10-16T23:16:03.329-07:002010-10-16T23:16:03.329-07:00Wonderful photo with one of those interesting chai...Wonderful photo with one of those interesting chairs. A friend told me she believed the chairs were made specifically for woman wearing bustles.<br /><br />Jim Linderman of the blog Dull Tool, Dim Bulb wrote a book about the handpainted backdrops in many of the old portraits. He sells it on Blurb:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/25vgw3gTattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-58135067941492768272010-10-16T18:14:30.882-07:002010-10-16T18:14:30.882-07:00Such a wonderful photo to have and I wish you well...Such a wonderful photo to have and I wish you well in finding out more about him. The photo looks as though it was taken in a studio with a painted background; he certainly was a good looking man.Marilyn & Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851884880790561276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-18716978403468020872010-10-16T18:08:49.082-07:002010-10-16T18:08:49.082-07:00That's a fabulous photograph!
I always enjoy v...That's a fabulous photograph!<br />I always enjoy visiting here!!<br />gabrieleGabriele Agustinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837967050743530302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355026355428876717.post-23690464430182431872010-10-16T11:04:54.819-07:002010-10-16T11:04:54.819-07:00He was a very striking looking gentleman. The hand...He was a very striking looking gentleman. The hand-painted tree mural makes the photograph even more interesting. I have never seen one quite like it before.Nana Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433490728933321152noreply@blogger.com