George L. Brown

George L. Brown¹

• Marriage*: Principal=Rachel Jane Moore¹
• Birth*: 6 December 1838; Milton, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania²
• Death*: 8 July 1914³
• Burial*: Minersville Union Cemetery, Minersville, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania; Plot: Lot 204⁴

Notes

• Note: 1870 US Census - Minersville, Schuylkill, Pa.
  George Brown 31
  Rachael Brown 34
  Mary Brown 3
  Meriam Brown 11/12
  
  1880 US Census - Minersville, Schuylkill, Pa. [nearly illegible]
  ??L. Brown 47
  Rachel Brown 42, b. Pa., Pa., father b. Pa., mother b. Maryland.
  
  1900 US Census - Minersville, Schuylkill, Pa.
  George Le Brown 61, b. Dec 1838, married 34 yrs. [abt 1866]
  Rachel Le Brown 64, b. Jun 1835 Pa., father b. Pa., mother b. Maryland. 2 children, none living.
  
  1910 US Census -
  George L Drum [George L Brown] 71
  Rachael A Searle 20⁵
• Note: See bibliography²
• Note*: Will of George L. Brown
  Written 7 Mar 1911, codicil 2 Nov 1912, proved 13 July 1914, decedent died 8 July 1914.
  
  To my grand niece Rachel A. Searle provided she be living with me at the time of my death, five thousand dollars.
  
  Balance of estate to be divided:
  1/5th to my sister Mrs H. A. Fonda of Milton Pa.
  1/5th to my brother W. H. H Brown's children, vis. George, Caroline, and Hettie of Philadelphia.
  1/5th to my brother Isaac W. Brown of New York City.
  1/5th to my sister Mrs A. E. Slocum of Milton, Pa.
  1/5th to my brother Webster C Brown's boys vis: George, Webster and Henry of Iowa.
  
  Specified items to:
  my nephew George L Brown of Iowa,
  Caroline Slocum,
  Paul G. Brown, Helen Fonda Brown, George Slocum, George L Brown of Phila.,
  Hettie Brown, Caroline Brown, Webster C. Brown, Henry F. Brown his uncle Henry's painting, Katie F Searle, Ray High, nee Taylor, Sallie Keim,
  Samuel Moore Jr., Maggie Finley a pillow made by her Aunt Ray, Marion Moore, Frank Moore, Harry Moore, Edward J Moore, Libbie Noblit.
  
  Also "my wife's, my own, and my three childrens graves properly and plainly marked."
  
  Executor: George Brown Lawrence of Schuylkill Haven, Pa.
  
  Recorded Schuylkill Co., Pa, Wills, Vol. 19, p. 209.
  
  [Notes on names: High and Keim are children or grandchildren of sister-in-law Catharine (Moore) Taylor; Searle is daughter of sister-in-law Mary A. (Moore) Searle; Finley and the Moores are children of brother-in-law Samuel Moore; and Noblit is probably the child or grandchild of brother-in-law John Moore.]³