Louis Brown, 1854–…

Name
Louis /Brown/
Name
Lewis /Brown/
Birth
December 1854 28 27
Illinois, United States
Birth of a brother
about 1855
Illinois, United States
Birth of a brother
December 3, 1859
Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Birth of a brother
March 1861
Illinois, United States
Birth of a sister
August 6, 1864
Illinois, United States
Citation details: Sophrania Hurley; born 6 Aug 1861, Illinois; died 17 Sep 1951, Tulare County; father Wesley, mother Slover. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180/records/3532140; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGY6-1M6
Citation details: Sophrania Hurley; born 6 Aug 1861, Illinois; died 17 Sep 1951, Tulare County; Smith Mountain Cemetery, block 3, row 9A, grave 34; memorial 11425409. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/87025060; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-X357
Citation details: Year: 1870; Census Place: Indian Prairie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: M593_288; Page: 175B; dwelling 200; Sophronia E Brown, 6. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/records/15075883; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W5-4JV
Citation details: Census Place: Indian Prairie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 257; Page: 38B; Enumeration District: 137; dwelling 198; Syfronia Brown, daughter, 16. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/records/31280422; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKT-LY2
Citation details: Census Place: Indian Prairie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0100; family 260; Safrona E Hurley, wife. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/12817220; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCM-5WX
Note: Born 6 Aug in Illinois, daughter of William Wesley Brown and Elizabeth Slover; the records give birth years from 1861 to 1866.

Born 6 Aug in Illinois, daughter of William Wesley Brown and Elizabeth Slover; the records give birth years from 1861 to 1866.

  • 1870 census: age 6 (about 1864)
  • 1880 census: age 16 (about 1864)
  • 1900 census: born August 1862
  • 1910 census: age 44 (about 1866)
  • 1920 census: age 57; 1930 census: age 67 (about 1863)
  • 1940 census: age 75; 1950 census: age 85 (about 1865)
  • California Death Index and Find a Grave: born 6 Aug 1861; Smith Mountain burial list: 1/1/1861
  • Tulare Advance-Register death notice, 1951: age 88 (about 1863)
  • Parents' birthplaces in her censuses: Kentucky and Indiana (1880, 1900, 1920); Kentucky and Illinois (1910); Kentucky and Pennsylvania (1930)

CONFLICT: birth year 1864 (this record) versus 1861 (death index, Find a Grave, cemetery list) and 1862 (1900 census). Left as recorded.

Birth of a sister
1866
Illinois
Birth of a brother
July 28, 1868
Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Birth of a brother
Birth of a daughter
about 1875
Wayne County, Illinois
Marriage
about 1876 (aged 21 years)
Birth of a son
August 13, 1878
Wayne County, Illinois
Birth of a son
November 1879
Wayne County, Illinois
Census
1880 (aged 25 years)
Lanard Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Birth of a daughter
about 1882
Wayne County, Illinois
Birth of a son
September 3, 1885
Wayne County, Illinois
Birth of a son
March 14, 1891
Wayne County, Illinois
Birth of a son
July 7, 1895
Wayne County, Illinois
Marriage of a son
Death of a mother
Marriage of a son
Census
1910 (aged 55 years)
Orchard Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census
1920 (aged 65 years)
Orchard Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death of a sister
April 29, 1932
Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Residence
August 1940
Flora, Clay County, Illinois, United States
Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 199719083 (transcription of James P. Brown's obituary, Wayne County Press, 15 Aug 1940)
Note: "Lewis of Flora", among the surviving brothers of James P. Brown.
Death of a brother
August 5, 1940
Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Burial of a brother
after August 5, 1940
Harrell Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 199719083
Death of a brother
December 19, 1941
Peoria County, Illinois
Death of a sister
September 19, 1951
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Sophrania Hurley; born 6 Aug 1861, Illinois; died 17 Sep 1951, Tulare County; father Wesley, mother Slover. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180/records/3532140; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGY6-1M6
Citation details: Sophrania Hurley; born 6 Aug 1861, Illinois; died 17 Sep 1951, Tulare County; Smith Mountain Cemetery, block 3, row 9A, grave 34; memorial 11425409. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/87025060; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-X357
Citation details: Hurley, Sophrania; block 3, row 9A, space 34; 1/1/1861 - 9/17/1951
Citation details: 19 Sep 1951, p. 2, "Deaths". Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/514215176/
Note: Died in September 1951 in Tulare County, a resident of Dinuba.

Died in September 1951 in Tulare County, a resident of Dinuba.

  • California Death Index: died 17 Sep 1951, Tulare County
  • Find a Grave and the Smith Mountain burial list: died 17 Sep 1951
  • Tulare Advance-Register, 19 Sep 1951: listed under Deaths as "Mrs. Sophroniz Hurley, 88, Dinuba"

CONFLICT: death 19 Sep 1951 (this record, the same as the burial date; no source found) versus 17 Sep 1951 (death index, Find a Grave, cemetery list). Left as recorded.

Burial of a sister
September 19, 1951
Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Hurley, Sophrania; block 3, row 9A, space 34; 1/1/1861 - 9/17/1951
Citation details: Memorial ID 11425409; Block 3, Row 9A, Grave 34
Citation details: Sophrania Hurley; born 6 Aug 1861, Illinois; died 17 Sep 1951, Tulare County; Smith Mountain Cemetery, block 3, row 9A, grave 34; memorial 11425409. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/87025060; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-X357
Note: Buried in Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba: block 3, row 9A, space 34 (Find a Grave memorial 11425409).
Death of a brother
October 29, 1951
Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 43858457
Burial of a brother
1951
Johnsonville Cemetery, Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 43858457
Research log
Note: No records cited for his censuses. His brother James P. Brown's obituary (Wayne County Press, 15 Aug 1940, transcribed on Find a Grave memorial 199719083) names among the survivors "Lewis of Flora": residence in 1940 added, with the spelling Lewis as a second name. Unsourced, grade C.

No records cited for his censuses. His brother James P. Brown's obituary (Wayne County Press, 15 Aug 1940, transcribed on Find a Grave memorial 199719083) names among the survivors "Lewis of Flora": residence in 1940 added, with the spelling Lewis as a second name. Unsourced, grade C.

"Lanard Township" is probably Lamard Township, Wayne County; left as written. No Find a Grave memorial identified.

Last change
October 15, 2026 – 13:55:00
Author of last change: daveh
Family with parents
father
1826–…
Birth: November 1826 — Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage Marriage — about 1845 —
23 months
elder sister
1846–1932
Birth: December 1, 1846 20 19 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: April 29, 1932 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
13 months
elder sister
1847–…
Birth: about 1847 20 20 — Illinois, United States
3 years
elder sister
1849–…
Birth: about 1849 22 22 — Illinois, United States
3 years
elder brother
1851–…
Birth: about 1851 24 24 — Illinois, United States
4 years
himself
1854–…
Birth: December 1854 28 27 — Illinois, United States
13 months
younger brother
1855–…
Birth: about 1855 28 28 — Illinois, United States
5 years
younger brother
1859–1940
Birth: December 3, 1859 33 32 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: August 5, 1940 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
16 months
younger brother
1861–…
Birth: March 1861 34 34 — Illinois, United States
4 years
younger sister
Sophronia Elvira Brown
1864–1951
Birth: August 6, 1864 37 37 — Illinois, United States
Death: September 19, 1951 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
1868–1951
Birth: July 28, 1868 41 41 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: October 29, 1951 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
5 years
younger brother
1872–1941
Birth: December 25, 1872 46 45 — Illinois
Death: December 19, 1941 — Peoria County, Illinois
Family with Georgia Ann Vaughn
himself
1854–…
Birth: December 1854 28 27 — Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage Marriage — about 1876 —
daughter
1875–…
Birth: about 1875 20 20 — Wayne County, Illinois
4 years
son
1878–…
Birth: August 13, 1878 23 23 — Wayne County, Illinois
16 months
son
1879–…
Birth: November 1879 24 24 — Wayne County, Illinois
3 years
daughter
1882–…
Birth: about 1882 27 27 — Wayne County, Illinois
4 years
son
1885–…
Birth: September 3, 1885 30 30 — Wayne County, Illinois
6 years
son
1891–…
Birth: March 14, 1891 36 36 — Wayne County, Illinois
4 years
son
1895–…
Birth: July 7, 1895 40 40 — Wayne County, Illinois
Residence
Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 199719083 (transcription of James P. Brown's obituary, Wayne County Press, 15 Aug 1940)