William John Brown

  • Born September 13, 1836 in East Connoquenesing, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

  • Parents were JAMES A. BROWN and ELIZABETH JANE GRAY.

  • Married CYNTHIA A. ARMSTRONG on May 3, 1860 in Pike County, Ohio.

  • Married MARY MATILDA MOSSBARGER on October 17, 1912 in Pike County, Ohio. She was born July 7, 1843 in Beaver, Pike County, Ohio; died November 28, 1915 in Collumbus, Franklin County, Ohio. She was previously married.

  • Died January 3, 1922 in Piketon, Pike County, Ohio.

  • Buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, Waverly, Pike County, Ohio.



CHILDREN

  1. MARY ELIZABETH BROWN, born June 18, 1862 in Camp Creek Township, Pike County, Ohio; died October 15, 1938 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. Married CHARLES W. WRIGHT on November 12, 1882 in Pike County, Ohio.

  2. ISAAC L. BROWN, born about 1864 in Ohio.

  3. FLORA IDA BROWN, born in August, 1866 in Jasper Township, Pike County, Ohio; died April 19, 1916 in Gustine, Merced County, California. Married JOSEPH LAFETRA PEARCE on February 17, 1887 in Pike County, Ohio.

  4. WILLIAM OSCAR BROWN, born September 12, 1868 in Pike County, Ohio; died December 13, 1940 i n"Santa Clara County, California. Married CORA ETTA BRADLEY on September 22, 1897 in Merced County, California.

  5. LAURA MINNIE BROWN, born July 31, 1873 in Camp Creek Township, Pike County, Ohio; died June 17, 1953 in Santa Clara Couty, California. Married HIRAM GRANT VAN GUNDY, Jr. in 1893 in California.

  6. CLARA PRISCILLA BROWN, born March 20, 1876 in Camp Creek Township, Pike County, Ohio; died June 13, 1876 in Camp Creek Township, Pike County, Ohio.

  7. CARY THOMAS BROWN, born about 1879 in Pike County, Ohio; died in infancy in Pike County, Ohio.

  8. MYRTLE M. BROWN, born in April, 1883 in Pike County, Ohio.

SOURCES:

• 1870 Pike County, Ohio Census