Emily Sophia Brown

Brief Life History of Emily Sophia

When Emily Sophia Brown was born on 16 April 1837, in Daviess, Missouri, United States, her father, Samuel Webster Brown, was 36 and her mother, Lydia Maria Lathrop, was 21. She married John Ferrington Manwill on 22 June 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1840 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 3 April 1904, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Ferrington Manwill
1832–1922
Emily Sophia Brown
1837–1904
Marriage: 22 June 1856
Emily Elizabeth Manwill
1856–1910
Lydia Mariah Manwill
1859–1865
John Monroe Manwill
1860–1930
James Riley Manwill
1863–1864
Mary Ann Manwill
1864–1917
Virginia Louisiana Manwill
1866–1925
George Austin Manwill
1868–1948
Cynthia May Manwill
1870–1878
Samuel David Manwill
1872–1910
Melissa Manwill
1874–1963
Lillie Prinsetta Manwill
1876–1959
Sarah Amanda Manwill
1877–1950

Sources (97)

  • Emily Brown in household of Saml Brown, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
  • Emily Sophia Brown Manwill, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1846

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

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

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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Story Highlight

Samuel Webster Brown 1801& Lydia Maria Lathrop 1815

Samuel Webster Brown & Lydia Maria Lathrop 1801-1882 1815-1852 by his great-granddaughter, Irene Brown Martineau He was not a tall man. He was of a very fair complexion. …

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