Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Brown was born on 26 September 1830, in Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States, her father, John Brown, was 30 and her mother, Mary Meeks, was 21. She married Ninian Riley Taylor on 7 March 1848. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Allens Grove Township, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Mason City Township, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 15 December 1912, in Mason City, Mason, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Mason City Cemetery, Mason City, Mason, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (19)
- Sarah J Taylor in household of Norman R Taylor, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Jane Brown Taylor, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah Brown in entry for Jeremiah K Taylor and Mirtie Jackson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1827–1905 Male
1830–1912 Female
Children (12)
1847–1921 Female
1850–1938 Female
1852–1932 Male
1854–1925 Male
1856–1857 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1800–1867 Male
1809–1858 Female
Siblings (7)
1826–1870 Female
1827– Male
1830–1912 Female
1832–1906 Female
1836– Female
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 2
1841
Age 11
1857
Age 27
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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