Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Brown was born on 17 September 1878, in Pavia Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Harry Brown, was 20 and his mother, Mary Ann Wysong, was 18. He married Drusilla Fowler on 15 August 1905, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Lucas, Ohio, United States in 1935 and Washington Township, Lucas, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 1 August 1940, in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (19)
- John Brown in household of Johnny Stafford, "United States Census, 1940"
- John Henry Brown, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- John Henry Brown, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1878–1940 Male
1870–1958 Female
Children (3)
1907–1987 Female
1907–1968 Female
1913–1970 Male
Parents and Siblings
1858–1912 Male
1860–1935 Female
Siblings (8)
1878–1940 Male
1883–1945 Male
1885–1957 Male
1887–1915 Male
1889–1911 Female
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 3
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 4
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 18
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old French, Middle English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname (Middle English personal name Brun, Broun, ancient Germanic Bruno, Old English Brūn, or possibly Old Norse Brúnn or Brúni). Brun- was also an ancient Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn (see below). Brown (including in the senses below) is the fourth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below).
Irish and Scottish: adopted for Ó Duinn (see Dunn ) or for any of the many Irish and Scottish Gaelic names containing the element donn ‘brown-haired’ (also meaning ‘chieftain’), for example Donahue .
Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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