George L. Brown1
M, #278, b. 6 December 1838, d. 8 July 1914
- Marriage*: Spouse=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
Last Edited: 30 Aug 2017
Family:
Rachel Jane Moore b. Jun 1835, d. 15 Nov 1905
- Marriage*: Spouse=Rachel Jane Moore1
Children:
Esther Brown4 b. 28 Jul 1867, d. 11 Jan 1877
Marion Elisa Brown4 b. 9 Jun 1869, d. 8 Jan 1877
Essie Maulfair Brown4 b. 1870
Marion Elisa Brown4 b. 9 Jun 1869, d. 8 Jan 1877
Essie Maulfair Brown4 b. 1870
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
Citations
- [S18] Berks County, Pa., Open Records, Recorder of Deeds, online https://www.countyofberks.com/departments/recorder-of-deeds, Vol: Miscellaneous, Book: 23, page: 69. Samuel Moore heirs..
- [S214] Website: 'Colonel George L. Brown, Minersville Hero Of The Civil War' URL: http://schuylkillcountymilitaryhistory.blogspot.com/2010/04/…
- [S156] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994. Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. URL: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196 Schuylkill, 'Wills 1911-1915 vol 17' image 743. Wills, Vol. 19, p. 209. George L. Brown.
- [S64] FindAGrave.com, online
. - [S211] US Census, accessed on Ancestry.com