Individual Details
Fannie (Fanny) F. JONES
(Mar 1820 - Aft 1905)
In this narrative she will be referenced as Fannie and Fanny which are used in many records, official and unofficial. In all cases her middle name begins with "F".
In the 1850 Census she is living with her husband Leland Brown and two children in Ellery, Chautauqua County, New York and gives her birth place as New Hampshire.
In the 1860 Census she is living with her husband Leland Brown and three children in Clayton, Crawford County, Wisconsin and gives her place of birth as New York.
On 9 Jun 1862 she was widowed as a result of her husband dying while serving in the Civil War. At the time she indicated she is living in Clayton.
In an affidavit of 7 Apr 1865 from the Leland Brown Pension file she is living in Clayton and she also states that as of that date none of her children had been baptized.
In the 1870 Census she is living in Sterling (Post Office West Prairie), Vernon County, Wisconsin with her husband Belus Abrams and gives her place of birth as New York.
In the 1880 Census she is living in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin with her husband Belus Abrams and gives her place of birth as New York and her parents place of birth as Vermont.
In the 1890 Union Widows and Veterans Census she is living in Boscobel.
In the 1895 Iowa Census she is living in Newell, Buena Vista County, Iowa apparently without her husband.
In the 1900 Census she is living in Swan Lake, Pocahontas County, Iowa with her son Chester O. and it indicates she is widowed [note: still using the Abrams surname, Belus was granted a divorce in 1898. Belus died in April 1900; this census is dated 20 June]. It gives her birth date and place as March 1821, Vermont.
On 6 Jun 1901 she filed a Declaration of a Widow for Restoration of Pension in which she states she is living in Laurens, Pocahontas County, Iowa. It was denied on 20 May 1902 because her subsequent husband was granted a divorce from her.
On 16 Dec 1901 her son, Chester O. Brown, stated in an affidavit that his mother has been living with him for nine years.
In the Iowa 1905 Census she is living in Laurens with her son Chester.
Events
| Birth | Mar 1820 | Chautauqua County, New York |  | ||
| Marriage | 10 Dec 1837 | Gerry, Chautauqua County, New York - Leland B. BROWN | | ||
| Marriage | 17 Jan 1864 | Clayton Center, Crawford County, Wisconsin - Belus Shepherd ABRAMS | | ||
| Divorce | 16 Feb 1898 | Crawford County, Wisconsin - Belus Shepherd ABRAMS | | ||
| Census | 1905 | Iowa State Census, Laurens, Pocahontas County, Iowa | |||
| Death | Aft 1905 |
Families
| Spouse | Leland B. BROWN (1804 - 1862) |
| Child | Marvin Leland BROWN (1838 - 1910) |
| Child | Chester Olando BROWN (1844 - 1919) |
| Child | Volney A. BROWN (1857 - 1883) |
| Spouse | Belus Shepherd ABRAMS (1821 - 1900) |
| Father | Stephen Jr JONES (1782 - 1865) |
| Mother | Clarissa (Clara) ATKINS (1787 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Samuel JONES (1811 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Betsey JONES (1810 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Ezra B. JONES (1811 - 1891) |
| Sibling | David Andrew JONES (1814 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Lorenda (Lorinda) JONES (1816 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Orrin JONES (1819 - ) |
| Sibling | Freedom JONES (1823 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Clarissa JONES (1825 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Martha M. JONES (1828 - 1903) |
Notes
Birth
There is much confusion as to her place of birth. It's possible that poor handwriting would explain between NY or NH in the census records but some clearly record the place as New York and some Vermont.
Marriage
In his Civil War pension papers, there are affidavits by two witnesses confirming Leland and Fanny F. Jones were married in the home of Stephen Jones of Gerry, Chautauqua County, New York in 1837 by the Reverend Jesse Church. One is by James Cobb who is a former husband to Fanny F. Jones sister (unnamed) [it would be Betsey Jones, b. circa 1810] and attests to the marriage by Reverend Jesse Church in Gerry, Chautauqua County, New York. He also attests Fanny F. Jones lived in Gerry and Leland Brown lived in Ellery, Chautauqua County, New York. The Justice of the Peace in the document further certifies that the County of Chautauqua did not record marriages in the years 1837 and 1838. The clerk of the Court was Sidney Jones [unknown if a relative]. Other affidavits indicate Fannie's sisters Lorenda Carpenter and Martha N. DeLap were witnesses to the marriage.
Marriage
In affidavits filed in the Leland Brown Pension Case, it indicates Fanny F. Brown and B. S. Abrams were married by Justice of the Peace A. P. McMillin in Clayton, Crawford County, Wisconsin. Marriage was witnessed by David and Mary Mook.
Wisconsin Marriage Registration dated 1864, Volume 1, Page 3.
Divorce
On 16 February 1898 her husband, Belus Abrams, was granted a divorce from Fanny F. in the court of George Clemendson after all allegations in said complaint were fully and fairly established.