George B. Brown (1816 - 1896)

Born 13 Sep 1816 in Mifflinville, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Gearhart) Brown — married 10 Aug 1837 in Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 17 May 1896 at age 79 in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

George B. Brown was born in 1816 at his parents' home in Mifflinburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was the son of John Brown and Elizabeth Lineberry. His parents were from New Jersey.

On 10 August 1837 in Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, George B. Brown married Sarah "Sally" Gearhart (1821-1900) of Danville. The couple settled in Danville and had the following children:

1. Benton Boyer Brown, 1839–1924
2. Melissa Dervilla Brown (Ostrander), 1843–1927
3. John Gearhart Brown (29 Feb 1852 - )
4. William George Brown, 1857–1941

On the 1850 US Census, George and Sally Brown were recorded as 34 and 30 years old, married with 2 children: Benton B. Brown: age 11; and Melissa D. Brown, 7 years old. They were living in Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA. George was the town's "Dentist". His real estate was valued at $3,000 US dollars. ^[1]

Ten years later, the Brown family were enumerated still living in Danville (South Ward), Montour, Pennsylvania. George B. Brown was a "Dentist". Their household now included 3 boys and 1 girl: Benton, 21; M(elissa) D., 18; & John G., 8; and William G. Brown, 3 years old. They were now joined by Sally's widowed mother: Sophia Gearhart, age 62, and a housemaid: Ann Rodgers, 15, b: Wales. ^[2]

The 1880 US Census recorded George B. Brown as 64 years old, married to Sarah A. Brown, age 60; their household now included only their 2 younger sons: John G. Brown, age 28; and William G. Brown, 24 years old. William's wife: Kate (short for Kenturah) [Antrim] Brown, 21; and Mary Prease, 17, a "Servant," completed the household. George Brown was the town's "Dentist;" John Gearhart Brown was a "Machinist," while William George Brown, was a "Tobaccanist" (ran a tobacco shop). ^[3]

George B. Brown passed away at 79 years old on 27 May 1896 in Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA. He was buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Riverside, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. His FindAGrave Memorial includes a local obituary chronicling the life of this small-town bussinessman who was a prominent local citizen.^[4]

George's wife, Sally (Gearhart) Brown, survived her husband's passing. She passed away on 29 August 1900, at 79 years old, in Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was buried next to her late husband at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Riverside, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CW-SR1 : 22 December 2020), Geo B Brown, Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX58-BKR : 18 February 2021), John G Brown in entry for George B Brown, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNP-R8S : 14 January 2022), George B. Brown, Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #48703270 George B. Brown
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #48703429

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LR9S-6F3 Details for George B. Brown on FamilySearch]; cites 7 sources.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CW-SR1 : 12 April 2016), Geo B Brown, Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 105, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).