Byron Welman Brown

Brief Life History of Byron Welman

When Byron Welman Brown was born on 1 August 1839, in Bedford Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, Abraham Brown, was 30 and his mother, Harriett Amanda Sheldon, was 32. He married Sarah Stoddart on 8 December 1863, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He registered for military service in 1906. He died on 13 November 1924, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Byron Welman Brown
1839–1924
Josephine E Clark
1855–1911
Marriage: 1 January 1875
Evaline Phebe Brown
1876–1949
Marion Abram Brown
1878–1928
Fernando Clark Brown
1880–1881
Ida Melvina Brown
1882–1962
Josephine Brown
1884–1978
Sarah Ellen Brown
1887–1968

Sources (75)

  • Byron Brown, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Byron W, mentioned in the birth of son Welman Byron "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
  • Byron Welman Brown, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Iowa, United States 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

1863

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

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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Byron Welman Brown, Jr

Byron Welman Brown, Jr Original name: Byron Welman Brown Birth: Jun. 25, 1866 Lehi, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: Nov. 7, 1945 Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA Byron married Mary Estella Johnson on 20 …

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