Miles Wheeler Brown 1868–1951 Wayne County, Illinois

Miles Wheeler Brown, 1868–1951 (aged 83 years)

Name

Miles Wheeler Brown

Name: Miles Wheeler /Brown/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	July 28, 1868 41 41 Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Birth of a brother	Rufus Preston Brown December 25, 1872 Illinois Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Marriage	Lucy A. Bottorff — View this family April 18, 1897 (aged 28 years) Clay County, Illinois, United States Source: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
Birth of a daughter	Bessie Brown February 1899 Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois
Death of a mother	Elizabeth Slover before 1900
Census	1900 (aged 31 years) Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Birth of a daughter	Tracy Brown 1901 Illinois
Birth of a daughter	Elizabeth Brown 1905 Illinois
Census	1910 (aged 41 years) Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Census	1920 (aged 51 years) Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death of a sister	Elizabeth Jane Brown April 29, 1932 Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death of a brother	James P Brown August 5, 1940 Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Burial of a brother	James P Brown after August 5, 1940 Harrell Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 199719083
Death of a brother	Rufus Preston Brown December 19, 1941 Peoria County, Illinois Source: Illinois Statewide Death Index, Url: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/idphdeathindex.html
Death of a sister	Sophronia Elvira Brown September 19, 1951 Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States Source: California Death Index, 1940-1997 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 Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current 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 Source: Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, California: burials through 2011 Citation details: Hurley, Sophrania; block 3, row 9A, space 34; 1/1/1861 - 9/17/1951 Source: Tulare Advance-Register (Tulare, California) 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	Sophronia Elvira Brown September 19, 1951 Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States Source: Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, California: burials through 2011 Citation details: Hurley, Sophrania; block 3, row 9A, space 34; 1/1/1861 - 9/17/1951 Source: Find a Grave memorials: Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California Citation details: Memorial ID 11425409; Block 3, Row 9A, Grave 34 Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current 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	October 29, 1951 (aged 83 years) Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Source: Cemetery headstone reading Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 43858457
Burial	1951 (0 after death) Johnsonville Cemetery, Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 43858457
Research log	October 15, 2026 Note: Find a Grave memorial 43858457 (Johnsonville Cemetery), with grave photo: born 28 Jul 1868, Johnsonville; died 29 Oct 1951, Johnsonville. Full death date and place added; burial cited. Named as "Miles of Johnsonville" in his brother James P. Brown's 1940 obituary. Sourced, grade B. Find a Grave memorial 43858457 (Johnsonville Cemetery), with grave photo: born 28 Jul 1868, Johnsonville; died 29 Oct 1951, Johnsonville. Full death date and place added; burial cited. Named as "Miles of Johnsonville" in his brother James P. Brown's 1940 obituary. Sourced, grade B. Source S160 (a headstone reading with a placeholder title) retitled; S206 retitled as the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index.
Last change	October 15, 2026 – 13:55:00 Author of last change: daveh

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Birth: November 1826 — Kentucky, United States Marriage: about 1845 Census: 1850 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States Census: 1900 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States Census: 1910 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Slover Elizabeth Jane Brown Susan Brown Mary Brown Moses Brown Louis Brown William A. Brown James P Brown John T Brown Sophronia Elvira Brown Delilah Brown Miles Wheeler Brown Rufus Preston Brown William Wesley Brown 1826–… Birth: November 1826 — Kentucky, United States
mother	Birth: 1827 — Indiana, United States Marriage: about 1845 Death: before 1900 Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Wesley Brown Elizabeth Jane Brown Susan Brown Mary Brown Moses Brown Louis Brown William A. Brown James P Brown John T Brown Sophronia Elvira Brown Delilah Brown Miles Wheeler Brown Rufus Preston Brown Elizabeth Slover 1827–1900 Birth: 1827 — Indiana, United States Death: before 1900
Marriage	Marriage — about 1845 —
23 months elder sister	Birth: December 1, 1846 20 19 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States Marriage: February 24, 1864 — Salem, Marion County, Illinois, United States Death: April 29, 1932 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jesse Calloway Henson William W Henson George W Henson J. T. Henson Samuel Elvin Henson Jesse David Henson Walter O'Neal Henson Elizabeth Jane Brown 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	Birth: about 1847 20 20 — Illinois, United States Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Susan Brown 1847–… Birth: about 1847 20 20 — Illinois, United States
3 years elder sister	Birth: about 1849 22 22 — Illinois, United States Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Brown 1849–… Birth: about 1849 22 22 — Illinois, United States
3 years elder brother	Birth: about 1851 24 24 — Illinois, United States Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Moses Brown 1851–… Birth: about 1851 24 24 — Illinois, United States
4 years elder brother	Birth: December 1854 28 27 — Illinois, United States Marriage: about 1876 Census: 1880 — Lanard Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Census: 1910 — Orchard Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Census: 1920 — Orchard Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Georgia Ann Vaughn Isabel Elizabeth Brown William Wesley Brown Eldore Brown Martha A. Brown Henry Claude Brown George Lewis Brown Curtis Smith Brown Louis Brown 1854–… Birth: December 1854 28 27 — Illinois, United States
13 months elder brother	Birth: about 1855 28 28 — Illinois, United States Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William A. Brown 1855–… Birth: about 1855 28 28 — Illinois, United States
5 years elder brother	Birth: December 3, 1859 33 32 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States Marriage: November 24, 1879 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States Census: 1930 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Death: August 5, 1940 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States Burial: after August 5, 1940 — Harrell Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Obituary: August 15, 1940 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rhoda Ellen Bullard Florence Rado Brown Rhoda Elizabeth Brown Isaac S Brown James P Brown 1859–1940 Birth: December 3, 1859 33 32 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States Death: August 5, 1940 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States
16 months elder brother	Birth: March 1861 34 34 — Illinois, United States Marriage: August 14, 1888 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States Marriage: March 28, 1897 — Wayne County, Illinois, United States Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah E. Brown Roy C Brown Family with spouse Martha C. Forth John T Brown 1861–… Birth: March 1861 34 34 — Illinois, United States
4 years elder sister	Birth: August 6, 1864 37 37 — Illinois, United States Census: June 1, 1870 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Census: June 1, 1880 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Marriage: about 1883 — Illinois, United States Census: June 1, 1900 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Census: April 15, 1910 — Washington, Massac County, Illinois, United States Census: January 1, 1920 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States Census: April 1, 1930 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States Census: April 4, 1950 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States Death notice: September 19, 1951 — Tulare, Tulare County, California, United States Death: September 19, 1951 — Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States Burial: September 19, 1951 — Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States Research log: October 9, 2026 Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edwin Wesley Hurley Robert Wesley Hurley Martha Ann Hurley … Hurley Hilliard Joseph Hurley Preston George Hurley 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 elder sister	Birth: 1866 39 39 — Illinois Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Delilah Brown 1866–… Birth: 1866 39 39 — Illinois
3 years himself	Birth: July 28, 1868 41 41 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Marriage: April 18, 1897 — Clay County, Illinois, United States Census: 1900 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Census: 1910 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Census: 1920 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Death: October 29, 1951 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Burial: 1951 — Johnsonville Cemetery, Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy A. Bottorff Bessie Brown Tracy Brown Elizabeth Brown Miles Wheeler Brown 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	Birth: December 25, 1872 46 45 — Illinois Marriage: 1895 Person-Source: Death: December 19, 1941 — Peoria County, Illinois Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Jane … Gladys E. Brown Earl L. Brown Rufus Preston Brown 1872–1941 Birth: December 25, 1872 46 45 — Illinois Death: December 19, 1941 — Peoria County, Illinois

Family with Lucy A. Bottorff
himself	Birth: July 28, 1868 41 41 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Marriage: April 18, 1897 — Clay County, Illinois, United States Census: 1900 — Indian Prairie Township, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Census: 1910 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Census: 1920 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Death: October 29, 1951 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Burial: 1951 — Johnsonville Cemetery, Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy A. Bottorff Bessie Brown Tracy Brown Elizabeth Brown Miles Wheeler Brown 1868–1951 Birth: July 28, 1868 41 41 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States Death: October 29, 1951 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
wife	Birth: January 1871 39 37 — Illinois Marriage: April 18, 1897 — Clay County, Illinois, United States Person-Source: Death: 1957 Burial: 1957 — Johnsonville Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Miles Wheeler Brown Bessie Brown Tracy Brown Elizabeth Brown Lucy A. Bottorff 1871–1957 Birth: January 1871 39 37 — Illinois Death: 1957
Marriage	Marriage — April 18, 1897 — Clay County, Illinois, United States
23 months daughter	Birth: February 1899 30 28 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Bessie Brown 1899–… Birth: February 1899 30 28 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois
3 years daughter	Birth: 1901 32 30 — Illinois Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Tracy Brown 1901–… Birth: 1901 32 30 — Illinois
5 years daughter	Birth: 1905 36 34 — Illinois Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Brown 1905–… Birth: 1905 36 34 — Illinois

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Marriage	Source: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
Death	Source: Cemetery headstone reading Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 43858457
Burial	Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave Memorial ID 43858457

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Family with parents
father	William Wesley Brown 1826–…
mother Parents Preston Slover	Elizabeth Slover 1827–1900
elder sister Family Jesse Calloway Henson William W Henson George W Henson J. T. Henson Samuel Elvin Henson Jesse David Henson Walter O'Neal Henson	Elizabeth Jane Brown 1846–1932
elder sister	Susan Brown 1847–…
elder sister	Mary Brown 1849–…
elder brother	Moses Brown 1851–…
elder brother Family Georgia Ann Vaughn Isabel Elizabeth Brown William Wesley Brown Eldore Brown Martha A. Brown Henry Claude Brown George Lewis Brown Curtis Smith Brown	Louis Brown 1854–…
elder brother	William A. Brown 1855–…
elder brother Family Rhoda Ellen Bullard Florence Rado Brown Rhoda Elizabeth Brown Isaac S Brown	James P Brown 1859–1940
elder brother Family Sarah E. Brown Roy C Brown Family Martha C. Forth	John T Brown 1861–…
elder sister Family Edwin Wesley Hurley Robert Wesley Hurley Martha Ann Hurley … Hurley Hilliard Joseph Hurley Preston George Hurley	Sophronia Elvira Brown 1864–1951
elder sister	Delilah Brown 1866–…
himself	Miles Wheeler Brown 1868–1951
younger brother Family Mary Jane … Gladys E. Brown Earl L. Brown	Rufus Preston Brown 1872–1941

Family with Lucy A. Bottorff
himself	Miles Wheeler Brown 1868–1951
wife Parents Jonathan Bottorff Sarah Ann Scott	Lucy A. Bottorff 1871–1957
daughter	Bessie Brown 1899–…
daughter	Tracy Brown 1901–…
daughter	Elizabeth Brown 1905–…

Descendants

Miles Wheeler Brown(1868–1951)
- Lucy A. Bottorff1897