Brief Life History of Estha Josephine
When Estha Josephine Browne was born on 17 February 1901, in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States, her father, Frederick William Browne, was 34 and her mother, Nellie Edith Nelson, was 21. She married Ervin Merle Ormsbee on 27 August 1917, in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Cripple Creek, Teller, Colorado, United States in 1940 and Oakland, Alameda, California, United States in 1950. In 1950, at the age of 49, her occupation is listed as field manager wholesale cosmetics in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States. She died on 24 June 1987, in Sonora, Tuolumne, California, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Westcliffe, Custer, Colorado, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (30)
- Estha J Ormsbee in household of Ervin M Ormsbee, "United States Census, 1920"
- Esther Brown, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
- Esther J Brown in household of Frederick W Brown, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1897–1959 Male
1901–1987 Female
Children (3)
1927–2005 Male
1931–2012 Female
1934–2006 Female
Parents and Siblings
1866–1924 Male
1879–1964 Female
Siblings (3)
1899–1989 Male
1901–1987 Female
1908–1977 Female
World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
Age 1
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
Age 5
1927
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: variant of Brown .
Probably also an Americanized form (translation into English) of German Braune or Braun .
Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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