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Melvin M. Mel BROWN  ‎(I722)‎
Given Names: Melvin M.
Surname: BROWN
Nickname: Mel

Gender: MaleMale
      

Birth: 1839 26 26 Ohio, USA
Death: 1921 ‎(Age 82)‎
Personal Facts and Details
Birth 1839 26 26 Ohio, USA

Occupation 1867 ‎(Age 28)‎ "Emma Graham" - US Mail Packet Hartford, Mason County, West Virginia, USA


Note: Captain Melvin M. Brown was river boatman. In 1867 his boat the Emma Graham was the US Mail packet.
Marriage Josephine A. Josie KENNEDY - circa 1875 ‎(Age 36)‎
Biographical Notes Hartford, Mason County, West Virginia, USA


Source: US Census 1870

Hide Details Source: US Census 1880

Citation Details:  US Census 1880-06-11 Hartford, Mason Co, West Virginia 2-100 Page 20

Source: US Census 1900

Source: US Census 1910


Hide Details Note: 1870: Melvin, 30, was a "captain on a boat." He and Josie, 24, owned $6,000 of real estate and $5,000 of personal assets.

1880: Mel, 39, Josie, 30, still in Hartford. Mel was still a steam boatman.

1900: Mel and Josie were still in Mason County, Graham district. They owned their own home freehold. Mel was 60 and Josie 54. They had been married 32 years.

1910: Melvin and Josephine were now 71 and 64 respectively. Mel was a "pilot" on a steamboat.

Death 1921 ‎(Age 82)‎
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Parents Family  (F273)
Major BROWN
1812 - 1887
Selina ‎(unknown)‎
1812 - 1858
Martha BROWN
1834 - 1905
Mathew D. BROWN
1835 - 1914
Major J. BROWN
1837 - 1858
Melvin M. Mel BROWN
1839 - 1921
Capt. Miles H. BROWN
1841 - 1924
Capt. Marlin E. BROWN
1842 - 1908
Manly B. BROWN
1844 - 1919
Mary Elizabeth BROWN
1847 - 1933
Mariah Selina Salina BROWN
1848 - 1908
Martin L. BROWN
1851 - 1902

Step-Parent Family  (F281)
Major BROWN
1812 - 1887
Ingaby Ingaba BURNS
1823 -
Willie Ann BROWN
1861 -

Immediate Family  (F275)
Josephine A. Josie KENNEDY
1850 - 1933


Notes
Occupation Captain Melvin M. Brown was river boatman. In 1867 his boat the Emma Graham was the US Mail packet.
Biographical Notes 1870: Melvin, 30, was a "captain on a boat." He and Josie, 24, owned $6,000 of real estate and $5,000 of personal assets.

1880: Mel, 39, Josie, 30, still in Hartford. Mel was still a steam boatman.

1900: Mel and Josie were still in Mason County, Graham district. They owned their own home freehold. Mel was 60 and Josie 54. They had been married 32 years.

1910: Melvin and Josephine were now 71 and 64 respectively. Mel was a "pilot" on a steamboat.
_CHILDREN Although Mel and Josie Brown had no children of their own, they raised Mamie Malony who married Carroll Chapman. Mamie was "a niece of the Brown's housekeeper."

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Sources
Biographical Notes US Census 1870
Biographical Notes US Census 1880
Citation Details:  US Census 1880-06-11 Hartford, Mason Co, West Virginia 2-100 Page 20
Biographical Notes US Census 1900
Biographical Notes US Census 1910

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Family with Parents
Father
Major BROWN ‎(I718)‎
Birth 2 March 1812 New York City, New York, USA
Death 15 December 1887 ‎(Age 75)‎ Hartford, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
4 months
Mother
 
Selina ‎(unknown)‎ ‎(I719)‎
Birth 12 July 1812 England
Death 27 October 1858 ‎(Age 46)‎ Hartford, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Marriage: circa 1832
3 years
#1
Sister
Martha BROWN ‎(I720)‎
Birth July 1834 22 21 New York, USA
Death 22 May 1905 ‎(Age 70)‎ Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
10 months
#2
Brother
Mathew D. BROWN ‎(I95)‎
Birth 8 May 1835 23 22 Ohio, USA
Death 4 January 1914 ‎(Age 78)‎ Hartford, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
2 years
#3
Brother
Major J. BROWN ‎(I721)‎
Birth February 1837 24 24 Ohio, USA
Death 20 September 1858 ‎(Age 21)‎ Hartford, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
2 years
#4
Melvin M. Mel BROWN ‎(I722)‎
Birth 1839 26 26 Ohio, USA
Death 1921 ‎(Age 82)‎
2 years
#5
Brother
Capt. Miles H. BROWN ‎(I724)‎
Birth March 1841 28 28 Ohio, USA
Death 24 May 1924 ‎(Age 83)‎ New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
2 years
#6
Brother
Capt. Marlin E. BROWN ‎(I725)‎
Birth 26 December 1842 30 30 Ohio, USA
Death 19 July 1908 ‎(Age 65)‎ Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
16 months
#7
Brother
Manly B. BROWN ‎(I728)‎
Birth May 1844 32 31 Virginia, USA
Death 1919 ‎(Age 74)‎ Mason, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
3 years
#8
Sister
Mary Elizabeth BROWN ‎(I730)‎
Birth 16 January 1847 34 34 Wood County, West Virginia, USA
Death 19 January 1933 ‎(Age 86)‎ Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
11 months
#9
Sister
Mariah Selina Salina BROWN ‎(I732)‎
Birth 1848 35 35 Murraysville, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Death 27 June 1908 ‎(Age 60)‎ Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
3 years
#10
Brother
Martin L. BROWN ‎(I734)‎
Birth 1851 38 38 Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Death 18 July 1902 ‎(Age 51)‎ Hartford, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Father's Family with Ingaby Ingaba BURNS
Father
Major BROWN ‎(I718)‎
Birth 2 March 1812 New York City, New York, USA
Death 15 December 1887 ‎(Age 75)‎ Hartford, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
11 years
Step-Mother
 
Ingaby Ingaba BURNS ‎(I735)‎
Birth 1823 Virginia, USA

Marriage: 3 March 1860 -- Mason, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
10 months
#1
Half-Sister
Willie Ann BROWN ‎(I736)‎
Birth 1861 48 38 Hartford, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Family with Josephine A. Josie KENNEDY
Melvin M. Mel BROWN ‎(I722)‎
Birth 1839 26 26 Ohio, USA
Death 1921 ‎(Age 82)‎
11 years
Wife
 
Josephine A. Josie KENNEDY ‎(I723)‎
Birth circa 1850 Pennsylvania, USA
Death 23 December 1933 ‎(Age 83)‎ Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, USA

Marriage: circa 1875