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Family HistoryFamily History - R. J. Brown


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 R. J. Brown and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. R. J. Brown,1 born ____ (parents not determined). R. married Matilda C. Hamlett (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of R. J. Brown and Matilda C. Hamlett:

+2i. Ernest Neal Brown, born 1898 in Tingley, Ringgold County, Iowa; died 1967. Married (1) Leyda Agnes King Married (2) Mary Bell Nutting.

Second Generation
2. Ernest Neal Brown2 (R.1), born 1898 in Tingley, Ringgold County, Iowa;1, 2, 3, 4 died 1967.1 Ernest married, first, 30 October 1918 in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, Leyda Agnes King5 (born ca. 1897 in Gentry County, Missouri, the daughter of Frank William King and Rachel E. Ellis5). Ernest married, second, 22 August 1937 in Scottdale, Berrien County, Michigan, Mary Bell Nutting2 (born ca. 1909 in Michigan, the daughter of Orley Elbridge Nutting and Margaret May Crippin3, 4, 6, 7, 8). Ernest is buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.1

  1. 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).
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 7A, Arlie Nutting, 28, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife of 8 years Margaret Nutting, 24, Michigan, 2 children, 2 living; daughter Marion Nutting, 7, Michigan; daughter Mary Bell Nutting, 1, Michigan.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Allegan County, Allegan, E.D. 3, Sheet No. 15B, Orley Nutting, 38, Michigan, laborer; wife Margaret Nutting, 33, Michigan; daughter Marion Nutting, 16, Michigan; daughter Mary Nutting 10, Michigan; daughter Dorothy Nutting, 6, Michigan.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, South Haven Township, E.D. 80-31, Sheet No. 11B, Leland Monk, 26, Michigan, teacher, public school; wife Mary Monk, 21, Michigan; daughter Mary E. Monk, 7/12, Michigan; lodger Zelda Lafler, 27, Michigan, teacher, public school.