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Surnames: Brown Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EC.2ACE/632.1.2.2.1 Message Board Post: Reply to Nedra Dickman Brill <ndbrill@comcast.net> BROWN is a very common name - good luck in your search; Here is info on Lucius and Ann BROWN - Found them one census back in Vermont with family. 1850 United States Federal Census Name Age in 1850 Estimated Birth Year Birth Place Gender Race Home in 1850 Eliza Brown 16 1833 New York Female Lincoln, Addison, VT Silas Brown 38 1811 New York Male Lincoln, Addison, VT John Brown 32 1817 New Hampshire Male Lincoln, Addison, VT Lathara Brown 25 1824 Vermont Female Lincoln, Addison, VT Alwilda Brown 4 1845 Vermont Female Lincoln, Addison, VT Elen Brown 2 1847 Vermont Female Lincoln, Addison, VT Jacob Brown 60 1789 New Hampshire Male Lincoln, Addison, VT Polly Brown 55 1794 New Hampshire Female Lincoln, Addison, VT Richard Brown 27 1822 Vermont Male Lincoln, Addison, VT Polly Brown 19 1830 Vermont Female Lincoln, Addison, VT Andrew Brown 13 1836 Vermont Male Lincoln, Addison, VT (134 136) ***Lucius Brown 45 1804 Vermont Male Lincoln, Addison, VT ***Ann Brown 47 1802 Vermont Female Lincoln, Addison, VT ***Joel Brown 15 1834 Vermont Male Lincoln, Addison, VT (this is son they are living with in 1880 MonroeCoWI) ***Edma Brown 14 1835 Vermont Female Lincoln, Addison, VT ***Mariah Brown 11 1838 Vermont Female Lincoln, Addison, VT Lebi Brown 45 1804 Vermont Male Lincoln, Addison, VT 1860 United States Federal Census Name Home in 1860 Age in 1860 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Gender Andrew Brown Lafayette, Monroe, WI 31 1828 New York Male Harriet Brown Lafayette, Monroe, WI 24 1835 Michigan Female Lucy Brown Lafayette, Monroe, WI 3 1856 Wisconsin Female Frank Brown Lafayette, Monroe, WI 2.12 Wisconsin Male Salman Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 25 1834 Pennsylvania Male Helen Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 17 1842 Ohio Female Emily Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 20 1839 Pennsylvania Female ***Lucius Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 57 1802 Vermont Male Roll: M653_1424 Page: 139 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Lucius Brown ***Ann Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 58 1801 Vermont Female Roll: M653_1424 Page: 139 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Lucius Brown Jerome W Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 40 1819 Pennsylvania Male Alveta Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 24 1835 New York Female Head of Household: Jerome W Brown Huston Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 16 1843 Pennsylvania Male Head of Household: Jerome W Brown Julia Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 8 1851 New York Female Head of Household: Jerome W Brown Ida Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 5 1854 New York Female Head of Household: Jerome W Brown Eva Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 1 1858 Wisconsin Female Head of Household: Jerome W Brown Julia A Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 19 1840 New York Female Head of Household: P A Lee S M Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 56 1803 New Hampshire Male Emily Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 56 1803 Connecticut Female Head of Household: S M Brown Jennie A Brown Sparta, Monroe, WI 25 1834 New York Female Head of Household: S M Brown For the Census records, there were so many BROWN surnames, that only Wilton is included - 1870 United States Federal Census (see previous post) Name Home in 1870 Age in 1870 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Race Gender ***Ann Brown Wilton, Monroe, WI 68 1801 Vermont White Female Post Office: Dorset Roll: M593_1729 Page: 224 ***Joel Brown Wilton, Monroe, WI 31 1838 Vermont White Male **Lucius Brown Wilton, Monroe, WI 66 1803 Vermont White Male Post Office: Dorset Roll: M593_1729 Page: 224 1880 United States Federal Census Name Home in 1880 Age in 1880 Est. Birth Year Birthplace Gender Relation to head-of-house Joel BROWN Wilton, Monroe, WI 47 <1833> Vermont Male Self Lettie BROWN Wilton, Monroe, WI 20 <1860> Wisconsin Female Dau Lovel J. BROWN Wilton, Monroe, WI 17 <1863> Wisconsin Male Son Lucious BROWN Wilton, Monroe, WI 76 <1804> Vermont Male Father year: 1880; Census Place: Wilton, Monroe, Wisconsin; Marital status: Widower Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: Joel BROWN Father & Mother's birthplace: VT Roll: T9_1439; Family History Film: 1255439; Page: 157C; Enumeration District: 34; Minnie BROWN Wilton, Monroe, WI 46 <1834> Vermont Female Wife Head of household: Joel BROWN Father & Mother's birthplace: VT Be sure to check out Monroe County Local History Museum and Research Room http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe/MCLHMaRR/ They are a non-profit organization - and will do lookups - I suggest you snail mail with SASE. They are free, but gladly accept donations - all donations go to support their work.... Be sure to give them given names and approx dates to help narrow the search. I am not related to nor have any additional information on these surnames. If there is a question of error in this transcription, please consult the original documents. R/S MAK http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe +++ I am researching the families of Lucius Brown, born ca. 1804 VT, and Henry Clay Brown born ca. 1845, New York. They appear as near neighbors in the 1870 census of Town of Wilton, Dorset, Monroe County, p. 224. Nedra Dickman Brill <ndbrill@comcast.net>