Brief Life History of Minnie E.
When Minnie E. Brown was born on 8 October 1879, in Vigo, Indiana, United States, her father, John B Reed Brown, was 21 and her mother, Mary Jane Little, was 22. She married Zenus Eppert on 1 May 1902, in Vigo, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Nevins Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States for about 60 years. She died on 23 July 1946, in Vigo, Indiana, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Fontanet, Nevins Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Minnie E Eppert in household of Zeuices Eppert, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Minnie E. Brown - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Minnie E. Brown
- Brown, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
Spouse and Children
1880–1959 Male
1879–1946 Female
Children (3)
1903–1972 Male
1906–1971 Male
1912–1990 Female
Parents and Siblings
1857–1920 Male
1857–1939 Female
Siblings (1)
1879–1946 Female
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 2
1881
Age 2
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 19
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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