_Isaac Harrington BROWN _+
| (1822 - 1901) m 1844
_Hugh Clark BROWN ___|
| (1850 - 1939) m 1874|
| |_Sarah Ellen FEE ________+
| (1826 - 1901) m 1844
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|--Louis Clark BROWN
| (1893 - 1989)
| _Harlow GOFF ____________+
| | (1814 - 1908) m 1843
|_Mary Almira GOFF ___|
(1849 - 1928) m 1874|
|_Mary Ann KNOX __________+
(1819 - 1899) m 1843
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Louis Clark Brown was born in Fremont, Nebraska and graduated from high school there around 1910.
In his early years Louis Brown worked building windmills with his brother Harry Brown. Building windmills was a social event and people would get together at night and sing and play instruments. He was a good entertainer with a guitar and the piano.
In 1910 Louis Clark Brown was 17 and lived with his parents and worked as a farmer. The census showed his father, H.C. Brown, was a machinist in the farm implements industry. He was self-employed and owned his own house.
H.C. Brown and his wife Almira had eight children of whom six were living in 1910. Five of the children lived in the household and one, Grace, was living with her husband, Robert E. Noyes, a college professor in Brooklyn, New York.
Census 1910, Platte Twp, Dodge Co., NE, p. 197 Brown, H.C.,
Head, age 59, Married 35 yrs, b. Iowa, Fa b. PA, Mo b. PA.
, Almira, , age 60, Married 35 yrs, b. NY, Fa b. NY, Mo b. NY.
, Mam mie [Mary Ellen], age 34, Single, B. Neb, Fa b. IA, Mo b. NY.
Her profession was a City school teacher, she was unemployed 12 wks.
, Harry , age 27, Single, b. NE, Fa b. IA, Mo b. NY.
His profession was a Hydraulic Well Digger
, Alice , age 25, Single, b. NE, Fa b IA, Mo b. NY.
Her profession was a City school teacher, she was unemployed 12 wks.
, Edith , age 22, Single, b. NE, Fa b IA, Mo b. NY.
Her profession was a Stenographer.
, Lewis , age 17, Single, b. NE, Fa b IA, Mo b. NY.
Louis Clark Brown was born in Fremont, Nebraska and graduated from high school there around 1910.
In his early years Louis Brown worked building windmills with his brother Harry Brown. Building windmills was a social event and people would get together at night and sing and play instruments. He was a good entertainer with a guitar and the piano.
In 1910 Louis Clark Brown was 17 and lived with his parents and worked as a farmer. The census showed his father, H.C. Brown, was a machinist in the farm implements industry. He was self-employed and owned his own house.
H.C. Brown and his wife Almira had eight children of whom six were living in 1910. Five of the children lived in the household and one, Grace, was living with her husband, Robert E. Noyes, a college professor in Brooklyn, New York.
Census 1910, Platte Twp, Dodge Co., NE, p. 197 Brown, H.C.,
Head, age 59, Married 35 yrs, b. Iowa, Fa b. PA, Mo b. PA.
, Almira, , age 60, Married 35 yrs, b. NY, Fa b. NY, Mo b. NY.
, Mam mie [Mary Ellen], age 34, Single, B. Neb, Fa b. IA, Mo b. NY.
Her profession was a City school teacher, she was unemployed 12 wks.
, Harry , age 27, Single, b. NE, Fa b. IA, Mo b. NY.
His profession was a Hydraulic Well Digger
, Alice , age 25, Single, b. NE, Fa b IA, Mo b. NY.
Her profession was a City school teacher, she was unemployed 12 wks.
, Edith , age 22, Single, b. NE, Fa b IA, Mo b. NY.
Her profession was a Stenographer.
, Lewis , age 17, Single, b. NE, Fa b IA, Mo b. NY.
His profession was a Farmer.
Note: in the census his name was spelled "Lewis" not Louis. I think "Lewis" might have been how he was originally named because he was named after Lewis and Clark of the expedition.
About that time his family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where he attended the University of Nebraska for about three years studying engineering. He did not graduate.
In 1916 he married Bashie Beth Tully and he went to work for the Burlington Railroad at their shops in Havelock, Nebraska. He held many positions with them starting in the shop as a machinist. Later he was foreman of the machine shop and after that he worked in standards and later he traveled to all Burlington shops sharing the best methods of each with the others.
In these years he traveled with his family on many road trips to places like Niagara Falls and Minnesota.
Census 1920, Havelock, Lancaster Co., NE, p. 31a.
Brown, Louis H, Head, age 26, b. Nebraska, Fa b. IA, Mo b. NY
Bashie Beth, Wife, age 28, b. Illinois, Fa b. PA, Mo b. IL
Bonnie J., Dau, age 2 8/12 b. Nebraska, Fa b. NE, Mo b. IL
Geraldine R., Dau, age 1 4/12 b. Nebraska, Fa b, NE, Mo b. IL
The census shows he owned his own house but with a mortgage. For reasons not clear, his middle initial appears to be clearly an H instead of a C.
The 1930 census showed his profession to be that of Assistant Supervisor, Steam Railway. The house he owned was valued at $6,000. The census also showed he was not a veteran and he owned a radio.
Census 1930, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, p. 12a.
Brown, Louis C, Head, age 38, b. Nebraska, Fa. b. IA, Mo. b. NY
Bashie Beth, Wife, age 38, b. Illinois, Fa. b. PA, Mo. b. IN
Bonnie J, Dau, age 12, b. Nebraska, Fa. b. NE, Mo. b. IL
Geraldine L, Dau, age 11, b. Nebraska, Fa. b. NE, Mo, b. IL
Barbara A, Dau, age 9, b. Nebraska, Fa. b. NE, Mo, b. IL
Howard J, Son, age 6, b. Nebraska, Fa. b. NE, Mo, b. IL
Beverly J, Dau, age 6/12, b. Nebraska, Fa. b. NE, Mo. b. IL
Sometime soon after 1930 Louis quit the railroad and went to work for the state of Nebraska as superintendent of maintenance for all highway equipment While in this position he traveled to all parts of the state. He designed many special
pieces of equipment including the first motor grader used to maintain the state's mostly gravel roads. He designed and built special equipment for the safety patrol when it was started in Nebraska.
In 1942 he moved to Littleton, Colorado, to help Coleman Motors produce trucks for the war effort.
Later he went to work at Thompson Pipe & Steel company in Denver where he supervised construction of sea going barges that were built in sections that could be moved by rail to the West Coast where they were assembled for use in the war in the Pacific.
After the war Louis worked on the Tri County canal irrigating system at Gothenburg, Nebraska for a couple of years. Later he supervised surveying crews and helped in the design of the airport that was built at Kodiak, Alaska. While in Alaska he found a Russian sword which is still in the family.
In about 1952 he bought an 80 acre farm near Panama, Nebraska and retired to farming. While on that farm he had experiences with dairying, raising hogs, fattening cattle, tending various crops and other frustrating adventures. About
1965 he sold that farm and bought a house in Lincoln. He also bought a 480 acre farm near Ceresco, Nebraska, at that time. Bashie had a stroke Dec. 20, 1967 and another early in January. After that she was in a coma till her death August 18th, 1968. Louis continued to live in the house till about 1984 at which time he moved to a nursing home till his death January 4, 1989.
He was a religious man and a long time supporter of the Vine Congregational church in Lincoln Nebraska. He was also a master mason for over 50 years. He loved children, animals and he knew a lot about nature. His first efforts at raising cattle were unsuccessful because he cared so much for the animals he couldn't bear to sell them to a slaughterhouse. People were very important to him and the people who knew him remember his kind, honest personality.
He is buried at the Ridge Memorial Cemetary at Fremont, Nebraska.
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Brown family Bible.
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1900 Census, Platte Twp, Dodge Co., NE
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1910 Census, Platte Twp, Dodge Co., NE
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1920 Census, Havelock, Lancaster Co., NE
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Death Certificate from Nebraska State, file number 89-00892. Information
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Death Certificate from Nebraska State, file number 89-00892.
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Family History by Bashie (Tully) Brown and Howard Brown.
_Joseph Stewart MCCONNELL _+
| (1822 - 1878) m 1855
_John Newton MCCONNELL _|
| (1859 - 1947) m 1881 |
| |_Elizabeth MOON ___________
| (1835 - 1869) m 1855
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|--Augusta Elizabeth MCCONNELL
| (1889 - 1956)
| ___________________________
| |
|_Dovie Belle COPE ______|
m 1881 |
|___________________________
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Eddie McInnes, 103223.3637@compuserve.com.
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Eddie McInnes, 103223.3637@compuserve.com.
_John "Jonathon" MCCONNELL _+
| (1823 - 1913) m 1850
_Yeakle Xenophon MCCONNELL _|
| (1853 - 1934) m 1875 |
| |_Rachel HUMBERTON __________+
| (1827 - ....) m 1850
|
|--Bernard Granville MCCONNELL
| (1892 - ....)
| _Simon Peter YOCKEY ________
| | (1820 - 1895)
|_Rachel YOCKEY _____________|
(1855 - 1932) m 1875 |
|_Eliza K. WHITESELL ________
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1910 Census, Bell Twp, Westmoreland Co., PA
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1900 Census, Bell Twp, Westmoreland Co., PA
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1910 Census, Bell Twp, Westmoreland Co., PA
_Jacob "Jake" MCCONNELL ____+
| (1827 - 1907) m 1852
_George Taylor MCCONNELL _|
| (1868 - 1945) m 1891 |
| |_Elizabeth "Betsy" COLWELL _+
| (1837 - 1921) m 1852
|
|--Edward M. MCCONNELL
| (1897 - ....)
| _Robert M. SPHAR ___________
| |
|_Dora Altona SPHAR _______|
m 1891 |
|_Sarah SHELLENBARGER _______
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The Daily Review, Decatur, IL, August 12, 1918
Edward McConnell of Camp Logan was a guest of his brother Roy McConnell, Sunday. He is company commander of a regiment. Mr. and Mrs. McConnell accompanied him to Herrick to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George McConnell.
The Daily Review, Decatu November 22, 1922
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1910 Census, Cold Spring Twp, Shelby Co., IL
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1910 Census, Cold Spring Twp, Shelby Co., IL
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Sandra Karen Walker Hughes, 702 Cortez Drive, Forsyth, IL 62535-9720.
_James MCCONNELL ______+
| (1793 - 1870) m 1824
_George "John" Deardoff Washington MCCONNELL _|
| (1838 - 1921) m 1873 |
| |_Catherine HINKLE _____+
| (1804 - 1846) m 1824
|
|--Grace MCCONNELL
| (1882 - ....)
| _Robert Lanson AUDISS _
| | (1824 - 1894) m 1845
|_Mary Elizabeth AUDISS _______________________|
(1855 - 1902) m 1873 |
|_Rachel GIFFORD _______
m 1845
__
|
_Edward Henry MCCONNELL _|
| (1830 - 1897) m 1853 |
| |__
|
|
|--William Willard MCCONNELL
| (1860 - 1865)
| __
| |
|_Lydia Jane TOMB ________|
(1836 - 1892) m 1853 |
|__
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