Frank J Brown

1875 - 1899  (24 years)

• Name	Frank J Brown
  Nickname	William
  Birth	13 Mar 1875	Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan
  	Name: Frank Brown Birth Date: 13 Mar 1875 Birthplace: Nelson, Kent, Michigan Gender: Male Race (Original): Father's Name: Peter C. Brown Father's Birthplace: Canada Father's Age (Expanded): Mother's Name: Mary E. Brown Mother's Birthplace: Canada Mother's Age (Expanded): Informant's Name (Original): Death Date: Age (Expanded): Reference ID: item 1 p 277 rn 958 GS Film number: 2320447 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4206357 Image Number: 188 "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ4W-DZB : 10 March 2018), Frank Brown, 13 Mar 1875; citing item 1 p 277 rn 958, Nelson, Kent, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,447.
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	Aft 16 Mar 1899
  	newspaper
  	Frank Brown, March 15, 1899, aged 26, an employee of Ranney Refrigerator Company for several years. He leaves a wife and one child. Burial at Cedar Springs.
  		Frank Brown Obituary Caption Note: The Greenville Independent March 22, 1889 - Pg 5 Col 3
  Ω Census Family Census	1880	Nelson, Kent, Michigan, United States
  	Name: Peter Brown Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Nelson, Kent, Michigan, United States District: ED 111 Gender: Male Age: 50 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Farmer Relationship to Head of Household: Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self Birth Year (Estimated): 1830 Birthplace: Canada Father's Birthplace: Canada Mother's Birthplace: Canada Note: Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 427 Sheet Number and Letter: 427B Household ID: 7470778 Person Number: 0 Volume: 1 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 0587 GS Film Number: 1254587 Digital Folder Number: 005161018 Image Number: 00148 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Peter BrownSelfM50Canada Mary E BrownWifeF47Canada William BrownSonM23Canada John BrownSonM21Canada Alfred BrownSonM18Canada Charles BrownSonM16Canada Minnie BrownDaughterF15Canada Peter BrownSonM8Michigan, United States Frank BrownSonM4Michigan, United States "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSJ-DSK : 14 August 2017), Frank Brown in household of Peter Brown, Nelson, Kent, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 111, sheet 427B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0587; FHL microfilm 1,254,587. Witness Role: Principal: [F927] ...of (parents not known) Witness Role: Family Census: [I2068] Frank J BROWN
  _UID	728FCACD43D66C4B83FC133B86A01F158F07
  Death	15 Mar 1899	Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan
  	Reference ID: v B p 137 Name: Frank Brown Gender: Male Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 15 Mar 1899 Death Place: Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan Age: 26 Birth Date: 1873 Birthplace: Michigan Occupation: Factory Employee Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Peter C. Brown Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mary Bonter Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51867-6 System Origin: Michigan-EASy GS Film number: 1295523 "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH24-RHW : 10 February 2018), Frank Brown, 15 Mar 1899; citing Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan, reference v B p 137; FHL microfilm 1,295,523.
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  Burial	Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan
  	Address: Forest Home Cemetery
  	Frank Brown Birth unknown Death 15 Mar 1899 Burial Forest Home Cemetery Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA Memorial ID 5787382 · View Source
  Person ID	I2068	Dutcher-Cummings
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Peter C Brown,   b. 21 Jul 1833, Pelham, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Sep 1904, Twining, Arenac County, Michigan (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary E Church,   b. Jul 1836, Canada d. 17 May 1900, Twining, Arenac County, Michigan (Age ~ 63 years)
  Census	1880	Nelson, Kent, Michigan, United States
  	Name: Peter Brown Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Nelson, Kent, Michigan, United States District: ED 111 Gender: Male Age: 50 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Farmer Relationship to Head of Household: Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self Birth Year (Estimated): 1830 Birthplace: Canada Father's Birthplace: Canada Mother's Birthplace: Canada Note: Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 427 Sheet Number and Letter: 427B Household ID: 7470778 Person Number: 0 Volume: 1 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 0587 GS Film Number: 1254587 Digital Folder Number: 005161018 Image Number: 00148 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Peter BrownSelfM50Canada Mary E BrownWifeF47Canada William BrownSonM23Canada John BrownSonM21Canada Alfred BrownSonM18Canada Charles BrownSonM16Canada Minnie BrownDaughterF15Canada Peter BrownSonM8Michigan, United States Frank BrownSonM4Michigan, United States "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSJ-DSK : 14 August 2017), Frank Brown in household of Peter Brown, Nelson, Kent, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 111, sheet 427B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0587; FHL microfilm 1,254,587. Witness Role: Family Census: [I2068] Frank J BROWN
  Family ID	F927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ella Lorraine Pringle,   b. 12 Mar 1870, Belleville, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Jan 1920, Clio, Vienna Township, Genesee County, Michigan (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	21 Mar 1894	Belding, Ionia County, Michigan
  	Witnessed Franks father Peter and his closest brother Peter Ellsworth Name: Frank J Brown Race (Original): Age (Expanded): 21 years Birth Year: 1873 Birthplace: Cedar Springs, Michigan Spouse's Name: Ella D Pringle Spouse's Race (Original): Spouse's Age (Expanded): 21 years Spouse's Birth Year: 1873 Spouse's Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Event Date: 21 Mar 1894 Event Place: Belding, Ionia, Michigan Father's Name: C. P. Brown Mother's Name: Mary Church Spouse's Father's Name: George Pringle Spouse's Mother's Name: Not Known Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: GS Film number: 2342499 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4207822 Image Number: 591 Reference ID: v 2 p 249 rn 392 1/2 Citing this Record: "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ39-4XB : 4 December 2014), Frank J Brown and Ella D Pringle, 21 Mar 1894; citing Belding, Ionia, Michigan, v 2 p 249 rn 392 1/2, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,499. -
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  Ω Residence:RESI	1900	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
  	Address: 376 Straight Ave Nw
  Children	1. Iva Fern Brown,   b. 20 Sep 1894, Michigan d. 23 Aug 1962, Los Angeles, California (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2025