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Brown, Jesse Marlin

Brown, Jesse Marlin[1]

Male 1841 - 1933  (92 years)

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  • Name Brown, Jesse Marlin 
    Birth 1841  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1860  District, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Military 1863–1864  [4
    as a private in Company A, Harlan Battalion, Kentucky Infantry (USA) 
    Census 1880  Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Jesse M., 39, Ky.
      Sarah, 36, Ky.
      Susannah, 17
      Frances M., 15
      Hiram M., 13
      Sarah, 10
      Chars M. 8
    Name Jesse Mahlon Brown 
    Death 24 May 1933  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8142  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2023 

    Father Brown, John Quincy,   b. 1793, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1872, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Caudill, Elizabeth,   b. 18 Jun 1800, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1881, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 15 Apr 1816  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blair, Sarah A.,   b. 28 Mar 1843, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1926, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1862 
    Children 
     1. Brown, Susannah,   b. Abt 1863, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Brown, Francis Marion,   b. 30 Nov 1864, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1939 (Age 74 years)
     3. Brown, Hiram Melvin,   b. Abt 1867, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Brown, Sarah,   b. 1870, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1951, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +5. Brown, Charles M.,   b. 1872, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F3489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1841 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 May 1933 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S24334] Jesse M. Brown in entry for Sarah E. Hayes, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962".

    2. [S24335] Jesse M Brown in household of Stephen Brown, "United States Census, 1850".

    3. [S56348] Marling Brown in household of John Brown, "United States Census, 1860".

    4. [S297383] Jesse M Brown, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890".

    5. [S24333] Jesse M Brown, "United States Census, 1880".

    6. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 4-54_ (partially obscured in copy).