Brief Life History of Harrison Ernest "Harry"
When Harrison Ernest "Harry" Brown was born on 23 February 1869, in Pleasant Hill, McLean, Illinois, United States, his father, John W. Brown, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane Morgan, was 39. He married Anna Christina "Tena" Mitchell on 21 April 1896, in Downs, McLean, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Arrowsmith, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Lexington, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1910. He died on 28 October 1944, in Downs, McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Downs, McLean, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Richard Brown, "United States Census, 1920"
- Harry Brown, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Harry Brown, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1869–1944 Male
1870–1945 Female
Children (3)
1899–1972 Female
1902–1982 Female
1906–1986 Male
Parents and Siblings
1828–1884 Male
1829–1909 Female
Siblings (7)
1852–1929 Male
1855– Male
1857–1872 Female
1859–1944 Male
1861–1933 Male
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 1
1871
Age 2
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 21
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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