Brief Life History of Delilah
When Delilah Brown was born about 1835, in Indiana, United States, her father, Samuel Brown, was 36 and her mother, Sarah Gibson, was 38. She married William Gray on 7 January 1858, in Delaware, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Monroe Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Henry Township, Henry, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died from 1860 to 1870, at the age of 36.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Delila Gray in household of Wm Gray, "United States Census, 1860"
- J Brown in entry for Lewis J Gray and Jennie S Curry, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Delilah Brown in household of Samuel Brown, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1838–1870 Male
about 1835–1870 Female
Children (3)
1859–1933 Male
1860–1935 Male
1864–1942 Female
Parents and Siblings
1800–1862 Male
1798– Female
Siblings (5)
1803– Male
about 1835–1870 Female
1837– Female
1838– Male
1841– Male
World Events (7)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 1
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
Age 1
1846
Age 11
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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