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Brown, Matthew Madison

Brown, Matthew Madison

Male 1835 - 1897  (62 years)

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  • Name Brown, Matthew Madison 
    Birth 1835  Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Military From 1862 to 1863  [2] 
    as a private, Co. A, 14th Ky. Infantry (USA) 
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1880  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1890  Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 1897  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I25291  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2021 

    Father Brown, William Mathison,   b. 1804, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 77 years) 
    Mother Kelly, Mary,   b. 1808, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1877, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1827 
    Family ID F35792  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Fields, Jane,   b. 1838, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 26 Sep 1859  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Children 
    +1. Brown, William Marion,   b. 10 Jun 1861, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1934, Clover Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F10520  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Fields, Mahala,   b. 1837, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1898 (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 24 May 1863  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Children 
    +1. Brown, Nancy,   b. Oct 1864, Mount Pleasant (Now Harlan), Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1940, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years)
    +2. Brown, Sarah,   b. 20 Oct 1865, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1952, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     3. Brown, Mary,   b. Abt 1869, Mount Pleasant (Now Harlan), Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Brown, Calvin Franklin,   b. 25 Feb 1871, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1937, Pilot Grove Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     5. Brown, John,   b. Abt 1874, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1952, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years)
    +6. Brown, Bluford,   b. May 1875, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1938, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years)
    +7. Brown, Arminta Jane,   b. 1879, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1957, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F10519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1835 - Lee, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Sep 1859 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 May 1863 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1890 - Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1897 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S182538] Matthew Brown in household of Mathison Brown, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S184378] Madison Brown, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890".

    3. [S182539] Madison Brown, "United States Census, 1870".

    4. [S182537] Mat Brown, "United States Census, 1880".

    5. [S57003] Jane Fields, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    6. [S57004] Matt Brown, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    7. [S181397] Mahala Fields, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    8. [S181398] Mathew Brown, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".