When Kristian Nielsen Brunn (Brown) was born on 29 October 1885, in Mølholm, Vejle, Denmark, his father, Neils Jensen Brown Or Bruun, was 46 and his mother, Ane ( Anne) Jensen, was 37. He married Fannie Evlyn Godward on 25 April 1913. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada, United States in 1930 and Argenta Township, Lander, Nevada, United States in 1940. He died on 14 October 1955, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Spanaway, Pierce, Washington, United States.