Brief Life History of Thomas Rielly
When Thomas Rielly Brown was born about 1856, in Morgan, Missouri, United States, his father, Cyrus Caldwell Brown, was 30 and his mother, Sophia W. Wilson, was 34. He lived in Moreau Township, Morgan, Missouri, United States for about 70 years and Versailles, Morgan, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 28 December 1950, at the age of 95, and was buried in Versailles, Morgan, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Thomas Brown in household of George Brown, "United States Census, 1940"
- Thomas Riley Brown, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thomas R Brown in household of George A Brown, "United States Census, 1930"
Parents and Siblings
1827–1892 Male
1823–1909 Female
Siblings (10)
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1855– Female
1856–1950 Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 7
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 7
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 25
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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