William Brown (1824 - 1878)

Born 4 Jan 1824 in Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 18 Nov 1878 at age 54 in Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Harlem Township, Illinois One Place Study.

William Brown is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

William was born in 1824. He was the son of William Brown and Margaret Ralston. ^[1]

He came to the United States with his family in 1834 and settled in Ohio.^[2][3]

About 1853 they moved to Illinois and farmed in Harlem Township, Illinois.^[4]

He never married

William passed away in 1878.

1850 US Census

Sycamore, Ohio

WM BROWN

Home in 1850 Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Occupation: Farmer

Industry: Agriculture

• Jannett Brown 35 Scotland
• Andrew Brown 29 Scotland
• Wm Brown 27 Scotland
• Mary Brown 22 Scotland

1860 US Census

Harlem Township, Illinois

• Margaret Brown F 75 Scotland
• Janet Brown F 40 Scotland
• Mary Brown F 28 Scotland
• William Brown M 35 Scotland
• Andrew Brown M 32 Scotland

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTJ9-TL9 : 10 February 2018), William Brown, 04 Jan 1824; citing , reference 2:16BKMH6, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,076.
2. ↑ Ralston, Grace and Ralston, Schnurr. “Saga of Our Kintyre Kin”. 2nd ed, Outskirts Press, 2013. Page 338.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ7-QL7 : Mon Jul 17 21:07:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Jannett Brown and Andrew Brown, 1850.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHP-H3L : 13 December 2017), William Brown in entry for Margaret Brown, 1860.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #53389561: accessed 28 September 2018), memorial page for William Brown (4 Jan 1824–18 Nov 1878), citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Amelia Crombie-Christy (contributor

46861625) .