Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Rachel E. Ellis


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Rachel E. Ellis and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Rachel E. Ellis,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Rachel married Frank William King (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Rachel E. Ellis and Frank William King:

+2i. Leyda Agnes King, born ca. 1897 in Gentry County, Missouri. Married Ernest Neal Brown.

Second Generation
2. Leyda Agnes King2 (Rachel1), born ca. 1897 in Gentry County, Missouri.1 Leyda married, 30 October 1918 in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, Ernest Neal Brown1 (born 1898 in Tingley, Ringgold County, Iowa, the son of R. J. Brown and Matilda C. Hamlett;2, 3, 4, 5 Ernest died 19672). Ernest is buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.2

  1. Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934; Ernest Neal Brown, age 22, born in Ringgold, Iowa, father: R. J. Brown; mother: Matilda C. Hamlet; Leyda Agnes King, age 21, born in Gentry, Missouri, father: Frank Wm. King; mother: Rachel E. Ellis; married on 30 October 1918 in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Ernest Neal Brown, born: 1898; died: 1967 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
  3. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Ernest Neal Brown, age 39, born in Tingley, Iowa; occupation: doctor; father: R. J. Brown; mother: Matilda C. Hamlett; previously married once; Mary Bell Monk, age 28, born in Bangor, Michigan; father: Orley Nutting; mother: Margaret Crippen; married once; maiden name: Mary Bell Nutting; married on 22 August 1937 in Scottdale, Berrien County, Michigan.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Illinois, Whiteside County, Prophetstown, E.D. 98-33, Sheet No. 12B, Ernest N. Brown, 41, Iowa, doctor, optometrist; wife Mary B. Brown, 31, Michigan; daughter Mary Lee Brown, 10, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Illinois, Whiteside County, Portland Township, E.D. 98-41, Sheet No. 1, Ernest N. Brown, 51, Iowa, instrument maker, G.E. factory; wife Mary B. Brown, 41, Michigan, sales lady, house hold paper products.