Lucy Ann (Bent) Luther (1851 - 1935)

Born 11 Mar 1851 in Wabash, Illinois, United States

Wife of Franklin Walter Brown — married 30 Mar 1886 in Saline, Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1935 at age 84 in Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Luther Name Study.

Lucy Ann Bent was born on March 11, 1851 in Wabash, Illinois, United States, daughter of Lincoln Goodale Bent (1818–1877) and Marianne Kurtz (<1820–1895).

In the 1870 census, Lucy (age 18) was in Noble, Wabash, Indiana.^[1]

Lucy (35) married Franklin Walter Brown (28) (born about May 23, 1857 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States; son of Orlando Brown and Mary Ann (Luther) Brown) on March 30, 1886 in Saline, Nebraska, United States. Their children were:

• Infant Brown (1887–1887)
• Elsie Mae Brown (1888–1985)
• Elva Lula Brown (1891–1980)
• Elmer Orlando Brown (1893–1952)

In the 1900 census, Lucy (age 39) was the wife of Franklin Brown in Rock Creek, Nemaha, Kansas.^[2]

Lucy died on 26 November 1935 and was buried in Sabetha Cemetery, Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, United States.^[3]

For more documentation on Lucy, see the entry for her husband, Franklin Walter Brown.

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Noble, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: M593_367; Page: 124B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #21823141 (accessed 7 April 2024)
   Lucy A Bent (18) in Noble, Wabash, Indiana. Born in Indiana.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Rock Creek, Nemaha, Kansas; Roll: 492; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0126
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #16972869 (accessed 7 April 2024)
   Lucy A Brown (39), wife, in household of Franklin Brown (43) in Rock Creek, Nemaha, Kansas. Born in Indiana, USA.
3. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #170976255
   Ancestry Record 60525 #136721353 (accessed 7 April 2024)
   Lucy Ann Brown burial (died on 26 Nov 1935) in Sabetha Cemetery, Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, United States of America. Born on 11 Mar 1851.

• Marriage: "Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908"
  State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61335 #900223031 (accessed 7 April 2024)
  Lucy Bent marriage to Frank W Brown on 23 Mar 1886 in Nebraska, USA.

• Some data has been adapted from the research summary by Kem Luther entitled "Descendants of Ebenezer Luther (1797-1867) and Aurilla Mariette Wait (1801?-1880)." It is available on the web. Most of the personal data in the summary is derived from the Luther family history kept for 50 years by Helen Moody. Her data was collected directly from the people in the history or their children or parents. Some records for the descendants of Mary Ann (Luther) Brown and Orlando Brown have been added to WikiTree from this summary.