James Ward Brown

7 March 1861–3 December 1943 (Age 82)
Stockport, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of James Ward

When James Ward Brown was born on 7 March 1861, in Stockport, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Brown, was 26 and his mother, Caroline Vernon Smith, was 25. He married Annie Leishman on 10 October 1881, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Wellsville Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 3 December 1943, in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Ward Brown
1861–1943
Annie Leishman
1863–1888
Marriage: 10 October 1881
James Leishman Brown
1882–1940
Annie Leishman Brown
1883–1932
Caroline McCormick Brown
1888–1899

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 October 1881Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 2
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
    Age 19
    School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
    1884
    Age 23
    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Dunn
    Brunson
    Browning
    Browne
    Burnett
    Erjavec
    Borron
    Broun

    Sources (18)

    • James W Brown, "United States Census, 1930"
    • James Ward Brown in entry for Annie Belle Mcbride, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • J Ward Brown in household of John D Brown, "United States Census, 1940"

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