Charles Brown

  General Notes:

could he have been a child of William's from a previous marriage? Mary Souser Brown claims only 8 children with 8 living which would not have included Charles.

1880 East Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI
William H. Brown b. 1844 Canada; laborer; father b. NY and mother b. Canada
Mary (wife) b 1852 Switzerland; her parents b. Switzerland
Charles H. (son) age 6yrs b. 1874 MI
James H. B 1880 M

1894 Burtchville, St Clair, MI
22 3 88 92 Brown William H. 47 M W Head M N ~ ~ Can NY Can ~ ~ ~ ~ Farmer ~ ~ ~ ~ N ~ Y Y E 26 26 N
22 4 88 92 Brown Mary 42 F W Wife M N 8 8 Swi Swi Swi N N ~ 8 Housewife ~ ~ ~ ~ N ~ Y Y E 32 32 N
22 5 88 92 Brown Charles 20 M W Son S ~ ~ ~ MI Can Swi ~ ~ ~ ~ Farmer ~ ~ ~ ~ N ~ Y Y E 20 20 N
22 6 88 92 Brown James H. 14 M W Son S ~ ~ ~ MI Can Swi ~ ~ ~ ~ At Home x ~ ~ ~ Y 3 Y Y E 14 14 N
22 7 88 92 Brown Ella 13 F W Daughter S ~ ~ ~ MI Can Swi ~ ~ ~ ~ At Home x ~ ~ ~ Y 7 Y Y E 13 13 N
22 8 88 92 Brown Lillian E. 10 F W Daughter S ~ ~ ~ MI Can Swi ~ ~ ~ ~ At Home x ~ ~ ~ Y 8 Y Y E 10 10 N
22 9 88 92 Brown Annie 8 F W Daughter S ~ ~ ~ MI Can Swi ~ ~ ~ ~ At Home x ~ ~ ~ Y 8 Y Y E 8 8 N
22 10 88 92 Brown Grace 6 F W Daughter S ~ ~ ~ MI Can Swi ~ ~ ~ ~ At Home x ~ ~ ~ N ~ Y N E 6 6 N
22 11 88 92 Brown William B. 4 M W Son S ~ ~ ~ MI Can Swi ~ ~ ~ ~ At Home x ~ ~ ~ x ~ x x E 4 4 N
22 12 88 92 Brown Jennie F. 1 F W Daughter S ~ ~ ~ MI Can Swi ~ ~ ~ ~ At Home x ~ ~ ~ x ~ x x x 1 1 N

1910 Burtchville, St. Clair, MI
William H. Brown age 66; emig 1863; father b. NY; mother b. Canada
Mary age 68 b. 1851 Switzerland; emig
Charles (son) b. MI 1875 age 35 parents born Canada
Mary age 16 b. 1894 MI
Allen B. age 1month [b. 1910 MI]


[29 June 1909]
Name: Charles Brown Groom's Birth Date: 1880 Groom's Birthplace: East Saginaw Groom's Age: 29 Bride's Name: Mary Allen Bride's Birth Date: 1891 Bride's Birthplace: Wetzell, Mich Bride's Age: 18 Marriage Date: 29 Jun 1909 Marriage Place: Bellaire, Antrim, Michigan Groom's Father's Name: Wm H Brown Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Bride's Father's Name: Isaac Allen Bride's Mother's Name: Dora Goosbury Groom's Race: White Groom's Marital Status: Single Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: White Bride's Marital Status: Single Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01110-5 </search/records/index> System Origin: Michigan-EASy Source Film Number: 980364

Death Record found for Charles BROWNName: BROWN, Charles Vol. or Book/Page: 7 / 478 - St. Clair Co. MI Source: Index of Deaths 1959-1974 Death Date: 1934 Place of Death: St. Clair Co. MI

for consideration:
Death Record found for Charles Melvin BROWNName: BROWN, Charles Melvin Vol. or Book/Page: 12 / 547 - St. Clair Co. MI Source: Index of Deaths 1959-1974 Death Date: 1970 Place of Death: St. Clair Co. MI

" I was searching on any information on my grand father: Charles Melvin Brown Born: Feb 2, 1881 Birth place possibly: Bradford County, PA Died: Dec. 1970 St. Clair County, MI I was very surprised when I found him located on the following website: <http://www.straw.ws/jao/pub/jao/20911.htm> Image my surprise to know that he had been married twice. No one in my family I know of knew. The following is information of bits and pieces: Charles Melvin Brown who according to United States, WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942: Melvin Charles Brown Born: Feb. 2, 1881 Lime? Hill, PA Residence: Port Huron, St. Clair County With Third Wife: Norma Brown (Not my Grandmother) _________________________________________________ Hannah Rittie Wells, Brown was my grandmother My father was Harvey E Brown Born: 1921 Location of Birth: Port Huron, St. Clair County, MI, USA It looks like Charles Melvin Brown went to PA, USA after the death of his first wife Clara Mary Allen, Brown. For it was in PA, USA that he met my grandmother Hannah Rittie Wells, Brown and then the family came to St. Clair County, MI which would make sense if he already had family here. _________________________________________________ Charles Melvin Brown said he was adopted that his surname might have been Bennett. He said also, to that he was Native American/Mixed. It is possible he was taken from Bradford County, PA, USA and sent to an orphanage in VA, USA where he was adopted out. Maybe, I'm thinking he might have came on the orphan train to Saginaw, MI where he was adopted by William Brown and Margaret Appley, Brown. __________________________________________________ My grandfather is a mystery because he never told my dad that he had another family, because my dad thought he was my grandfather's only biological son. Which, it looks like is not the case. Please, feel free to e-mail me of any information in the mystery of my grandfather. Thank you. Sincerely, Margaret (Brown) Kelch [e-mail 120411]
Thnak you ever so much for e-mailing me back. Charles Melvin Brown my grandfather truly is a mystery. Here is a piece of information I think is on him: Taken from: MI, State Census Collection 1827-1894 Charles Brown 13 years of age Census 1894 Born: 1881 Port Huron , MI My question is why would a 13 year old boy be on his own? Charles Melvin Brown being born in Bradford County, PA Why would he bring his wife Hannah Rittie Wells, Brown and her children to Port Huron, MI in 1920 with his wife being with child? Cause, my father Harvey E Brown was born in St. Clair County, MI in Feb. 1921. Also why would a 35 year Charles Brown: Born in 1874 marry a teenager? My graandpa Charles Melvin Brown was born in Feb. 2, 1881 he makes more sense. He would be a teenager himself at that time. A question I now have is my dad, Harvey E. Brown my grandpa Charles' only son or not? Another questions is: Who were the biological parents of grandpa Charles? I know that he liked Native American ways and he could fish and hunt like he was naturally born to it. Also, I remember on the rare times I seen him as a five year old or so that he had an Native American beaded belt that he told us told the story of his culture. two. I feel bad that grandpa's side of the family is so unknown. Somewhere there is answers. I believe you are right the two Charles Brown's are two different people and yet both had a MI background. Is there a connection? I am beginning to think there is something, but what? Sincerely, Margaret (Brown) Kelch

Charles married Clara Mary Allen, daughter of Isaac Nicholas Allen and Dora Gooseberry, on 29 Jun 1909 in Bellaire, Antrim County, Michigan. (Clara Mary Allen was born on 2 Nov 1892 in Wetzell, Antrim County, Michigan and died on 3 Mar 1912 in Star twp, Antrim County, Michigan.)

  Marriage Notes:

research of Jackie Alto via e-mail Oct 2005