Hello Lynda........ Did a little poking around and came up with the following info.......... Sanford BROWN is in the 1880 Monroe Co., IN Census Records........ If you subscribe to Ancestry.com's Census Images.... you'll be able to see the actual info....... Also...... I found the marriage info for Sanford....... I could not find Harry in the 1900 Census Index..... Do you know the names of the other families that he was living with?....... If so... perhaps I can locate that census info.......I did locate a Richard BROWN in the 1900 Census that I think is yours..... He can be found on the 1900 Monroe Co., IN Census E.D. 99, Sheet 32, Printed Page No. 276-A, Ward 1 Bloomington....... He is married and with 1 child, born January 1867...... If you think that Harry was still in Monroe Co in 1900, you should be able to locate him by doing a line by line search........ In the 1880 Monroe Co. census..... Sanford is the only BROWN family in the Benton Township........ Hope the following info is of some help........ And good luck......... Janet Census Place: Benton, Monroe, Indiana Source: FHL Film 1254299 National Archives Film T9-0299 Page 108B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Sanford BROWN Self M M W 39 KY Occ: Teamster Fa: VA Mo: KY Mary BROWN Wife F M W 35 IN Occ: Keeping House Fa: IA Mo: IA Nerussa BROWN Dau F S W 17 IN Occ: School Teacher Fa: KY Mo: IN Richard BROWN Son M S W 12 IN Occ: Labor Fa: KY Mo: IN Sarah BROWN Dau F S W 10 IN Occ: At Home Fa: KY Mo: IN Amaniel BROWN Son M S W 8 IN Fa: KY Mo: IN Ninna BROWN Dau F S W 5 IN Fa: KY ---------------------------------- INDEX TO MARRIAGE RECORDS MONROE COUNTY 1853 - 1920 Inclusive Letters A - J Inc. Original Record Located County Clerk's Office, Bloomington Compiled By Indiana Works Projects Administration 1940 COPY MADE BY INDIANA STATE LIBRARY NAMES OF GROOM, BRIDE NAME OF SPOUSE DATE OF BIRTH CORLOR DATE OF MARRIAGE BOOK PAGE Brown Sanford H M Jane McDonald Jan 9 1862 4 169 ======================== ----- Original Message ----- From: <slpense@cqc.com> To: <INMARTIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 8:17 PM Subject: [INMARTIN] Re: Researching the Following Surnames | | Hello, my name is Lynda Pense and I am new to this geneology stuff. I am researching the Brown surname(my maiden name). I am looking for information on my great-great grandfather, Sanford Brown. I am not sure of where he was from. All I know is my great-grandfather, Harry Brown, was born around Bloomington on5-8-1886. Harry's parents died when he was very young and he was raised by other people. The Sanford Brown that I am looking for was married to Mary J. Brown. If you have any info that might help me, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your time. Lynda Pense | | | ==== INMARTIN Mailing List ==== | To contact Martin County List Administrator: | INMARTIN-admin@rootsweb.com | | ============================== | Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 | Source for Family History Online. Go to: | http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB |