Individual Details
Isaac Melvin Brown
(28 Jun 1886 - )
- Name: Isaac M. Brown [4] [5]
- Name: Ike Brown
- Name: Isaac Brown [2]
- Name: Isaac Braun [3]
- Male
- White [5]
Source List:
[1] United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
[2] 1930 US Census
[3] "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959"
[4] Prairie Farmers Directory, Bk4205, page 44
[5] Birth Certificate, Opal Mae Brown, ID2070, Doc6222.pdf (O)
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored, (U) = Unknown
Events
| Birth | 28 Jun 1886 | Tipton County, Indiana, United States |  |  | |
| Marriage | 1907 | Bessie May Summitt | | | |
| Residence | Bef 4 Nov 1907 | Sheridan, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 4 Nov 1907 | Hamilton County, Indiana, United States - Bessie May Summitt | | | |
| Occupation | Apr 1916 | Farmer - Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | 7 Apr 1916 | Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States - Bessie May Summitt | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1919 | Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States - Bessie May Summitt | | | |
| Misc. (Fam) | 1919 | Sheridan Telephone, Sheridan - Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States - Bessie May Summitt | | ||
| Census (family) | 18 Jan 1920 | Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States - Bessie May Summitt | | | |
| Property (Fam) | 18 Jan 1920 | Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States - Bessie May Summitt | | | |
| Education | 18 Jan 1920 | Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Occupation | 18 Jan 1920 | Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Military | 1930 | not a veteran - Hamilton County, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 11 Apr 1930 | Washington Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States - Bessie May Summitt | | | |
| Property (Fam) | 11 Apr 1930 | Washington Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States - Bessie May Summitt | | | |
| Misc.-shared | Nov 1936 | (Myron Foulke Robbins) Family Visits - West Grove mm, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Signature | Apr 1942 | Isaac M. Brown - Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Description | Apr 1942 | White - 5'6" - 170 pounds - Eyes: Hazel - Hair: Gray - complexion: Ruddy - Hamilton County, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | 27 Apr 1942 | R. R. 2, Sheridan, Hamilton, Indiana, United States - Bessie May Summitt | | | |
| Military | 27 Apr 1942 | WW 2 Draft Registration - Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Children (Family) | Bessie May Summitt | | | ||
| Grandchildren (Fam) | Bessie May Summitt | | | ||
| Reference No | ID1852 | ||||
| Occupation | farmer | | | ||
| Parents | | |
Families
| Spouse | Bessie May Summitt (1886 - 1971) |
| Child | William Wheatley Brown (1909 - ) |
| Child | John Harlen Brown (1910 - ) |
| Child | Cora Irene Brown (1915 - 1977) |
| Child | Opal May Brown (1916 - 1992) |
| Child | Martha Evelyn Brown (1921 - 2014) |
| Father | Thomas Wheatley Brown (1834 - 1928) |
| Mother | Nancy Ellen Wilham (1848 - 1931) |
Notes
Birth
- Birth Date: 28 June 1886 [1]- Birth Place: Tipton County, Indiana [1]
- Birth Place: Indiana [3]
- Came to Hamilton County, 1886 [1]
- Age 28 (Apr 1916) [3]
[1] United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
[2] Prairie Farmers Directory, Bk4205, page 44
[3] Birth Certificate, Opal Mae Brown, ID2070, Doc6222.pdf (O)
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored, (U) = Unknown
Marriage
- Marriage Date: 1907 [1]Source List:
[1] Obituary, Bessie M. Stowers, ID1853, Doc6234.pdf (A)
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored, (U) = Unknown
Marriage
First Marriage for both -License and Marriage: 4 Nov 1907
Official: Samuel W. Moore, J. P.
Marriage Record
FamilySearch Record Links
Page 13: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VXP5-XJG
Page 254, 255: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VXPP-YXN
Page 487: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VXPL-WP8
Residence (family)
Sheridan R3 Adams Sec 4S T76a M. Ortwein [R 3, Sheridan, Adams Township - Section 4S - Till 76 acres for M. Ortwein [1][1] Prairie Farmers Directory, Bk4205, page 44
Census (family)
Extract:1] Isaac M. Brown: Head of household - 32 yr old white male, married - Home owned with mortgage - able to read write and speak English - Born Indiana, father in Kentucky, Mother in Indiana - Occupation: Farmer, general farm, working on own account, Farm Schedule: 82
2] Bessie M. Brown: 30 yr. old white female, married - Wife of head - able to read, write and speak English - She and mother born in Indiana, father in Kentucky. Occupation: None
3] William W. Brown: 11 yr old white male, single - Son of head - attended school - able to read, write and speak English - He and parents born in Indiana - Occupation: None
4] John H. Brown: 10 yr old white male, single - son of head - attended school - able to read, write and speak English - He and parents born in Indiana - Occupation: None
5] Cora I. Brown: 4-11/12 yr old white female - daughter of head - She and parents born in Indiana - Occupation: None
6] Opal M. Brown: 3- 9/12 yr old white female - daughter of head - She and parents born in Indiana - Occupation: None
Property (Fam)
owned home with mortgageEducation
able to read, write and speak EnglishOccupation
Farmer, General Farm on his own accountCensus (family)
Extract:1] Isaac Brown: Head of household - 43 yr old white male, married - Rented - had radio - lived on a farm - 20 yrs old at firs marriage - Able to read, write and speak English - Born in Indiana, parents in Kentucky - Occupation: Farmer on a general farm, owner - Not a veteran - farm schedule: 111
2] Bessie M. Brown - wife of head - 41 r old white female, married - 18 yrs old at first marriage - Able to read, write and speak English - She and parents born in Indiana - Occupation: None
3] William Brown: Son of Head - 21 yr old white male, single - he and parents born in Indiana - Occupation: None - Able to read, write and speak English -
4] John Brown: Son of Head - 20 yr old white male, single - Able to read, write and speak English - Occupation: None
5] Irene Brown: Daughter of Head - 15 yr old white female, single - attended school - Able to read, write and speak English - Occupation: None - She and parents born in Indiana -
6] Martha Brown: Daughter of head - 9 yr old white female, attended school - Occupation: None - She and parents born in Indiana -
7] Opal Brown: Daughter of head - 14 yr old white female - attended school - Occupation: None - She and parents born in Indiana -
Property (Fam)
rented farm - they had a radioResidence (family)
- Address: RR 2, Sheridan, Adams Township, Hamilton county, IndianaTelephone: 52-F13 Bakers [1]
[1] United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Children (Family)
- Ch William, John, Irene, Opal [1]- 7 Apr 1916: Number of children born to this mother: 4, Number of children of this mother living: 4 [2]
- Children with Isaac Brown,[ID1852] who survive:
- Mrs. Harold Spear, Lebanon
- Mrs. Myron Robbins, Sheridan
- Mrs. Kenneth Lutz, Sheridan
- John Brown, NOblesville
- William Brown, Cicero [3]
Source List:
[1] Prairie Farmers Directory, Bk4205, page 44
[2] Birth Certificate, Opal Mae Brown, ID2070, Doc6222.pdf (O)
[3] Obituary, Bessie M. Stowers, ID1853, Doc6234.pdf (A)
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored, (U) = Unknown
Grandchildren (Fam)
- 18 Granchildren, 24 Great Grandchildren [1]Source List:
[1] Obituary, Bessie M. Stowers, ID1853, Doc6234.pdf (A)
Legend:
- * = Primary Source
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored, (U) = Unknown
Occupation
1907: Farmer1930: Farmer, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana
1935: Farmer - Sheridan, Indiana
Parents
Father: Thomas W. Brown, born Johnson County, Indiana, Farmer - Residence: Arcadia, Hamilton County, IndianaMother: Nancy E. Wilham - Born Johnson County, Indiana - Residence: Arcadia, Hamilton County, Indiana
Birthplace of parents:
1920 Cenus: Father, Kentucky - mother Indiana
1930 census: both parents born in Kentucky
Endnotes
1. 1920 US Census, Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 9, ED 89, Sheet 5A, Line 16, Dwelling 101, Family 101, Isaac Brown, ID1852 Household. Original Data: NARA, T625_435. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Jan 2012. Acc002040/Ph9339.jpg.
2. Database On-line, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index, FamilySearch, accessed 18 Feb 2014), Myron F. Robbins, ID0016 and Cora Irene Brown, ID0178. Hamilton County, Indiana, Pages 188, 492. Acc002327.
3. Database On-line, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch,: accessed 20 Feb 2014), Isaac M Brown and Bessie Summitt, 4 Nov 1907. Hamilton County, Indiana, pages 13, 254 and 487. Acc003145.
4. Military Record, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5FK-8JW : 14 March 2020), Isaac Melvin Brown, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. Web Page, FSFT Profile Page for Isaac Melvin Brown, https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=L82M-MT8.
6. Prairie Farmer's directory of Hamilton County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Prairie Farmer Publishing Company, 1919. Bk4205, 44.
7. Birth Certificate, "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940" [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. Opal Mae Brown, ID2070, Hamilton County, Indiana, 7 Apr 1916. www.ancestry.com, accessed 8 Dec 2021. Doc6222.pdf.
8. Obituary, Bessie M. Summitt Brown Stowers, ID1853, Noblesville Daily Ledger (Noblesville, Indiana) Monday, 4 Jan 1971, Page 2, Col. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/353778001/ (accessed 22 Dec 2021), Doc6234.pdf.
9. Database On-line, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch,: accessed 20 Feb 2014), Isaac M Brown and Bessie Summitt, 4 Nov 1907. Hamilton County, Indiana, pages 13, 254 and 487. Acc003145.
10. 1930 U.S. Census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 6, ED 22, Page 6B, Line 55, Dwelling 148, Family 151, Isaac Brown, ID1852 Household. Original Data: NARA, T626, Roll 590. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Jan 2012. Acc002041/Ph9340.jpg.
11. Database On-line, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch,: accessed 20 Feb 2014), Isaac M Brown and Bessie Summitt, 4 Nov 1907. Hamilton County, Indiana, pages 13, 254 and 487. Acc003145.
12. Military Record, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5FK-8JW : 14 March 2020), Isaac Melvin Brown, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
13. Prairie Farmer's directory of Hamilton County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Prairie Farmer Publishing Company, 1919. Bk4205, 44.
14. Birth Certificate, "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940" [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. Opal Mae Brown, ID2070, Hamilton County, Indiana, 7 Apr 1916. www.ancestry.com, accessed 8 Dec 2021. Doc6222.pdf.
15. Birth Certificate, "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940" [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. Opal Mae Brown, ID2070, Hamilton County, Indiana, 7 Apr 1916. www.ancestry.com, accessed 8 Dec 2021. Doc6222.pdf.
16. Prairie Farmer's directory of Hamilton County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Prairie Farmer Publishing Company, 1919. Bk4205, 44.
17. Prairie Farmer's directory of Hamilton County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Prairie Farmer Publishing Company, 1919. Bk4205, 44.
18. 1920 US Census, Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 9, ED 89, Sheet 5A, Line 16, Dwelling 101, Family 101, Isaac Brown, ID1852 Household. Original Data: NARA, T625_435. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Jan 2012. Acc002040/Ph9339.jpg.
19. 1920 US Census, Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 9, ED 89, Sheet 5A, Line 16, Dwelling 101, Family 101, Isaac Brown, ID1852 Household. Original Data: NARA, T625_435. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Jan 2012. Acc002040/Ph9339.jpg.
20. 1920 US Census, Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 9, ED 89, Sheet 5A, Line 16, Dwelling 101, Family 101, Isaac Brown, ID1852 Household. Original Data: NARA, T625_435. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Jan 2012. Acc002040/Ph9339.jpg.
21. 1920 US Census, Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 9, ED 89, Sheet 5A, Line 16, Dwelling 101, Family 101, Isaac Brown, ID1852 Household. Original Data: NARA, T625_435. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Jan 2012. Acc002040/Ph9339.jpg.
22. 1930 U.S. Census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 6, ED 22, Page 6B, Line 55, Dwelling 148, Family 151, Isaac Brown, ID1852 Household. Original Data: NARA, T626, Roll 590. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Jan 2012. Acc002041/Ph9340.jpg.
23. 1930 U.S. Census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 6, ED 22, Page 6B, Line 55, Dwelling 148, Family 151, Isaac Brown, ID1852 Household. Original Data: NARA, T626, Roll 590. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Jan 2012. Acc002041/Ph9340.jpg.
24. 1930 U.S. Census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 6, ED 22, Page 6B, Line 55, Dwelling 148, Family 151, Isaac Brown, ID1852 Household. Original Data: NARA, T626, Roll 590. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Jan 2012. Acc002041/Ph9340.jpg.
25. Newspaper Article, "West Grove" Noblesville Daily Ledger (Noblesville, Indiana), 14 Nov 1936, page 4, Col. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/353581006/, accessed 13 July 2018. Doc4807.pdf.
26. Military Record, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5FK-8JW : 14 March 2020), Isaac Melvin Brown, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
27. Military Record, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5FK-8JW : 14 March 2020), Isaac Melvin Brown, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
28. Military Record, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5FK-8JW : 14 March 2020), Isaac Melvin Brown, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
29. Military Record, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5FK-8JW : 14 March 2020), Isaac Melvin Brown, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
30. Prairie Farmer's directory of Hamilton County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Prairie Farmer Publishing Company, 1919. Bk4205, 44.
31. Birth Certificate, "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940" [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. Opal Mae Brown, ID2070, Hamilton County, Indiana, 7 Apr 1916. www.ancestry.com, accessed 8 Dec 2021. Doc6222.pdf.
32. Obituary, Bessie M. Summitt Brown Stowers, ID1853, Noblesville Daily Ledger (Noblesville, Indiana) Monday, 4 Jan 1971, Page 2, Col. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/353778001/ (accessed 22 Dec 2021), Doc6234.pdf.
33. Obituary, Bessie M. Summitt Brown Stowers, ID1853, Noblesville Daily Ledger (Noblesville, Indiana) Monday, 4 Jan 1971, Page 2, Col. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/353778001/ (accessed 22 Dec 2021), Doc6234.pdf.
34. 1930 U.S. Census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 6, ED 22, Page 6B, Line 55, Dwelling 148, Family 151, Isaac Brown, ID1852 Household. Original Data: NARA, T626, Roll 590. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Jan 2012. Acc002041/Ph9340.jpg.
35. Database On-line, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index, FamilySearch, accessed 18 Feb 2014), Myron F. Robbins, ID0016 and Cora Irene Brown, ID0178. Hamilton County, Indiana, Pages 188, 492. Acc002327.
36. Database On-line, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch,: accessed 20 Feb 2014), Isaac M Brown and Bessie Summitt, 4 Nov 1907. Hamilton County, Indiana, pages 13, 254 and 487. Acc003145.
37. 1930 U.S. Census, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 6, ED 22, Page 6B, Line 55, Dwelling 148, Family 151, Isaac Brown, ID1852 Household. Original Data: NARA, T626, Roll 590. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Jan 2012. Acc002041/Ph9340.jpg.
38. 1920 US Census, Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. SD 9, ED 89, Sheet 5A, Line 16, Dwelling 101, Family 101, Isaac Brown, ID1852 Household. Original Data: NARA, T625_435. www.ancestry.com, accessed 21 Jan 2012. Acc002040/Ph9339.jpg.