Charles Lee Brown, 18641945 (aged 80 years)

Name
Charles Lee /Brown/
Birth
Occupation
1891-1892 Fireman; 1895 And 1910-20 Engineer; 1930 Elevator Operator In A Tire Factory
Death of a paternal grandfather
Birth of a sister
Census
Death of a sister
Note: also given as 31 Oct 1870
Death of a mother
Note: Porterville was renamed as Blair after John Insley Blair of Blairtown, NewJersey., a stockholder in the Green Bay and Western Railroad.

Porterville was renamed as Blair after John Insley Blair of Blairtown, NewJersey., a stockholder in the Green Bay and Western Railroad.
[Source: Osseo News, April 29, 1937]

Blair - A post-hamlet located in Trempealeau County, on the Green Bay & Minnesota Railroad, 43 miles Northeast of Winona, Minnesota. In 1893, it had 2 churches and a planning mill. It was platted as Porterville, but was renamed Blair in 1873 in honor of John Insley Blair, the railroad tycoon.

Marriage of a parent
Note: J. H. Ritching performed the ceremony which was religious. Dr Maine and the Rev Mr Hutchinson were witnesses.The marriage certificate gives her name as S. Anna Taft and her parents a George Taft and Sophia Mower. On the certificate, James H Brown gives birthplace as New York, his occupation as Engineer, his residence as Eau Claire, and his parents names as Jno S Brown and Alcha Harding.
Birth of a half-sister
Birth of a half-sister
Note: Previously known as Porters Mills and went out of existance when the sawmills closed.
Birth of a half-brother
Census
Note: Name abbreviated as Chas by the census taker.
Death of a maternal grandfather
after June 26, 1880 (aged 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandmother
after June 26, 1880 (aged 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandmother
Birth of a half-brother
Census
Birth of a half-sister
Marriage
Note: The ceremony was conducted by W.H. Lockwood, Presbyterian Minister and was witnessed by Charles' half sisters, Ella M Brown and Bertha M Brown.
Birth of a son
Death of a son
Burial of a son
Note: Forest Hill Cemetery
Birth of a daughter
Death of a half-sister
Source: S1206
Census
Death of a father
Burial of a father
Note: Forest Hill Cemetery, block 64 lot 5
Census
Census
Note: 1404 Beria Street
Census
Death of a wife
Burial of a wife
Note: Forest Hill Cemetery, Block 41 Lot 3 (Find A Grave Memorial# 96108836)
Death
1945 (aged 80 years)
Burial
Note: Forest Hill Cemetery, Block 41 Lot 3 (Find A Grave Memorial# 96108406)
Family with parents
father
18361917
Birth: January 26, 1836 42 36 Wallkill, Orange, New York
Death: March 8, 1917Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
mother
18431870
Birth: September 13, 1843 35 33 Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Death: after July 28, 1870Porterville, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Marriage MarriageSeptember 13, 1863Waubeek, Pepin, Wisconsin
14 months
himself
18641945
Birth: October 28, 1864 28 21 Waubeka, Ozaukee, Wisconsin
Death: 1945
5 years
younger sister
18691870
Birth: August 1869 33 25 Brunswick, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Death: after July 28, 1870Brunswick, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Father’s family with Anna Sarah Taft
father
18361917
Birth: January 26, 1836 42 36 Wallkill, Orange, New York
Death: March 8, 1917Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
stepmother
18461926
Birth: August 20, 1846 34 32 Vermont
Death: March 16, 1926Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Marriage MarriageNovember 12, 1872Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin
17 months
half-sister
18741903
Birth: March 1874 38 27 Wisconsin
Death: February 17, 1903Eau Claire, Wisconsin
22 months
half-sister
18751957
Birth: December 27, 1875 39 29 Porterville, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Death: 1957Worcester, Massachusetts
2 years
half-brother
18781956
Birth: May 27, 1878 42 31 Porterville, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Death: November 1, 1956Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
5 years
half-brother
18831962
Birth: January 14, 1883 46 36 Porterville, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Death: February 22, 1962Racine, Racine, Wisconsin
6 years
half-sister
18881976
Birth: October 20, 1888 52 42 Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Death: February 1976Towson, Baltimore, Maryland
Family with Kitty Frances (Frances) Bridell
himself
18641945
Birth: October 28, 1864 28 21 Waubeka, Ozaukee, Wisconsin
Death: 1945
wife
18751940
Birth: about 1875 38 28 Nevada, Livingston, Illinois
Death: 1940
Marriage MarriageNovember 13, 1895Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
18 months
son
18971897
Birth: May 18, 1897 32 22 Stanley, Chippewa, Wisconsin
Death: September 18, 1897Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
14 months
daughter
1898
Birth: June 1898 33 23 Wisconsin
Death:
Census

Name abbreviated as Chas by the census taker.

Marriage

The ceremony was conducted by W.H. Lockwood, Presbyterian Minister and was witnessed by Charles' half sisters, Ella M Brown and Bertha M Brown.

Census

1404 Beria Street

Burial

Forest Hill Cemetery, Block 41 Lot 3 (Find A Grave Memorial# 96108406)

Shared note

In the 1870 census for Brunswick, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 35-year-old New York-born engineer J.H. [James Harding] Brown and his wife 27-year-old Massachusetts-born Ellen [Eleanora Fay] have in their household their two Wisconsin-born children, Charles (age 6) and Delia (born Aug 1869).

Two years later, his mother Ellen and his sister, Delia have died and his father, James, has married Anna Taft.

In the 1880 US Federal Census for Brunswic [sic], Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 43-year-old New York-born engineer James and his 30-year-old Vermont-born second wife Anna [Taft] Brown have in their household his Wisconsin-born son by his first marriage to Eleanora Fay Brown, 15-year-old Chas [sic Charles], and their Wisconsin-born children, 6-year-old Ella, 4-year-old Bertha and 2-year-old Fred. Charles, Ella and Bertha have attended school in the past year. James' parents were born in New York. Anna's parents were born in Vermont. The Browns are apparently living in a double bungalow as two families are listed for one address. The other family is that of 33-year-old filer P R Glover and his 28-year-old wife Ella.

In the 1885 Wisconsin State Census for Eau Claire Ward 3, Eau Claire, Jas [James] Brown has four white males [himself and his three sons, Charles Lee, Frederic Dill and James Harding Jr] and three white females [his wife Anna Sarah Taft Brown, and his two daughters, Ella Marian, Bertha Mower] in his household. His neighbors are the F.W. Deacon family and the Frank A Clay family.

In 1891-1892, Charles is listed as boarding at 1236 S Farwell, his fathers house.

At the time of his marriage in 1895 to Katie Frances Bridell, Charles was living in Stanley, Chippewa, Wisconsin.

Charles and Francis [Bridell] Brown had a son, James Harding Brown, who was born 18 May 1897 in Stanley, Wisconsin, died 18 Sep 1897 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin and was buried there. His parents' names, given on his death certificate were Charles Lee Brown (born in Porterville, Wisconsin) and Francis Bridell [sic] (born in Minneapolis, Minnesota).

In the 1910 US Federal Census for Stanley, Chippewa, Wisconsin, Charles is a 48-year-old railroad engineer living with his wife Frances (Katie Frances, age 32), and daughter Frances F. (age 11).

In the 1920 US Federal Census for Stanley, Chippewa, Wisconsin, Charles is recorded as being a 51-year-old RR engineer. He's not telling the truth about his age as he's only aged three years in the past 10.. His wife, Francis also is fibbing about her age as she has subtracted two years from her age and says that she is 40. The only one whose age is correct is Faye (Frances Faye) who is 21-years old and a telegraph operator.

In the 1930 US Federal Census for Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Charles and Francis [Bridell] Brown are living in a rented multiple dwelling at 1404 Beria. They pay $19 a month for rent and have no radio. Charles who says he's 59 is now an elevator operator in a tire factory. Frances says she is 49. They state that Charles was 29 and Frances 19 when they married in 1895. It that statement is correct, a little arithmetic shows that Charles should 64 and Frances should be 54. Until I find birth or death certificates, there is no way to know the truth.

Charles was appointed executor of his Aunt Louise Lochschmidt Frankard Browns will on 7 April 1937.

Charles Lee Brown died in 1945 and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Block 41 Lot 3, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.