Abel Krum Brower

Brief Life History of Abel Krum

When Abel Krum Brower was born on 11 March 1843, in Richmond Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, his father, Arlineus Brower, was 31 and his mother, Sally Turner, was 24. He married Josephine Cowel Nichols on 26 November 1868, in Livingston, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in St. Paul, Howard, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Larchmont, Pierce, Washington, United States in 1910. He died on 16 June 1918, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abel Krum Brower
1843–1918
Josephine Cowel Nichols
1842–1919
Marriage: 26 November 1868
Mary Nichols Brower
1869–1950
James Arlineus Brower
1871–1949
Charles Abel Brower
1874–1954
William Nichols Brower
1876–1963
Harry Ireneus Brower
1878–1878
Helen Josephine Brower
1879–1905
Louisa Jennette Brower
1881–1909
Sue Alice Brower
1885–1965

Sources (29)

  • Abel Brower in household of Artimus Brower, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Abel Krum Brower - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Abel Krum Brower
  • A K Brower, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1852

Historical Boundaries: 1852: Lewis, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: Thurston, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: Pierce, Oregon Territory, United States 1853: Pierce, Washington Territory, United States 1889: Pierce, Washington, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (London): variant of Brewer .

Altered form of Brauer or Brouwer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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