A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎Clark J. "Joseph Clark Brown" Brown‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾ ³⁾ ⁴⁾, son of Reuben Brown and Susanna "Susan Byerly" Bierly‏. Born ‎ Aug 13, 1861 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ ³⁾ ²⁾ ⁴⁾, died ‎ May 13, 1909 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 47 years ¹⁾ ⁵⁾ ⁴⁾, buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ⁴⁾ On his marriage license, Clark states that his parents are Reuben and Susannah Brown. He also states that he has been married before, and that his previous wife (not named on license) died on 28 Dec 1886. Note that according to the 1900 census, his daughter Lizzie was born in December 1886. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ²⁾ Located: (‎ 1889 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. ³⁾ Married to: ‎Lizzie E. "Elizabeth Shaffer" Shaffer‏‎ ⁷⁾ ⁸⁾ ⁹⁾ ¹⁰⁾, daughter of John Shaffer and Sarah J. Bradford‏. Born ‎ 1865 at PA‎ ⁷⁾ ⁸⁾, died ‎ Dec 28, 1886‎, 20 or 21 years ⁸⁾ ⁶⁾, buried ‎ at Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Sagamore, Armstrong Co. PA ⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at West Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁷⁾ Child: 1. ‎Elizabeth Ellen "Lizzie E. Brown" Brown‏‎ ¹¹⁾ ¹⁰⁾ ¹²⁾ ³⁾ Born ‎ Dec 28, 1886 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ ³⁾ ¹⁰⁾ ¹²⁾, died ‎ Apr 25, 1917 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA‎, 30 years ¹⁰⁾, buried ‎ at Atwood Cemetery, Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA ¹⁰⁾ On the 1910 census, Elizabeth states that she has had two children, and both are living. ¹³⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, stepmother and half-siblings on the farm. ³⁾ Located: (‎ Jun 1907 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) Housekeeper. ¹⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ¹³⁾


2nd marriage ‎Clark J. "Joseph Clark Brown" Brown‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾ ³⁾ ⁴⁾, son of Reuben Brown and Susanna "Susan Byerly" Bierly‏. Married ‎ Sep 25, 1889 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA ⁶⁾ (19 years married) to: ‎Minnie M. Duke‏‎ ¹⁵⁾, daughter of William McFarland Duke and Martha Ann "Ann Cassidy" Casedy‏. Born ‎ Jan 1865 at PA‎ ¹⁵⁾ ³⁾, died ‎ Apr 17, 1936 at Aspinwall, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 71 years ¹⁶⁾, buried ‎ Apr 19, 1936 at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ¹⁶⁾ ¹⁷⁾ On her marriage license, Minnie states that her parents are William and Ann Duke. On the 1900 census, Minnie states that she has had five children, and five are now living. On the 1910 census, Minnie states that she has had six children, and five are now living. Minnie's name is engraved on the back of her parents' stone in the Rural Valley cemetery. ¹⁸⁾ ⁶⁾ ³⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Smicksburg, Indiana Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ¹⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ¹⁹⁾ Located: (‎ 1889 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children on the farm. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed, head of household, living with older brother John and children Harry, John, Martha and George. Occupation: "own income." ¹⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with daughter Annie and son George. ²⁰⁾ Located: (‎ Mar 19, 1924 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed. Living with son George and his wife. ²¹⁾ Located: (‎ Apr 1936 at Aspinwall, Allegheny Co. PA) Living at home of son William. ¹⁶⁾ Children: 1. ‎Arthur R. Brown‏‎ ³⁾ Born ‎ May 1890 at PA‎ ³⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings on the farm. ³⁾ Located: (‎ Apr 1936 at Minneapolis, Hennepin Co. MN) ¹⁶⁾ 2. ‎Ruben D. "Duke Brown" Brown‏‎ ³⁾ ¹¹⁾ Born ‎ Jun 1891 at PA‎ ³⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings on the farm. ³⁾ 3. ‎William H. "Harry B. Brown, Harry W. Brown" Brown‏‎ ¹⁶⁾ ³⁾ ¹⁸⁾ Born ‎ Dec 1896 at PA‎ ¹⁸⁾ ³⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings on the farm. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, uncle John and siblings John, Martha and George. ¹⁸⁾ Located: (‎ 1936 at Aspinwall, Allegheny Co. PA) ¹⁶⁾ 4. ‎J. Carl "John C. Brown" Brown‏‎ ¹⁶⁾ ¹⁸⁾ Born ‎ Mar 1898 at PA‎ ¹⁸⁾ ³⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings on the farm. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, uncle John, and siblings Harry, Martha and George. ¹⁸⁾ Located: (‎ Apr 1936 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA) ¹⁶⁾ 5. ‎Martha A. "Anna E. Brown" Brown‏‎ ¹⁸⁾ ³⁾ Born ‎ May 1899 at PA‎ ¹⁸⁾ ³⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings on the farm. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, uncle John, and brothers Harry, John and George. ¹⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Teacher. Living with mother Minnie and brother George. ²⁰⁾ 6. ‎George Casady Brown‏‎ ¹⁸⁾ ²²⁾ Born ‎ Oct 23, 1907 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ¹⁸⁾ ²²⁾ ²³⁾ ¹¹⁾, died ‎ Apr 20, 1992 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA‎, 84 years ²³⁾ ¹¹⁾, buried ‎ at Pine Grove Cemetery, Rochester Mills, Indiana Co. PA ²³⁾ ¹¹⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, uncle John and siblings Harry, John and Martha. ¹⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother Minnie and sister Annie. ²⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer in a coal mine. Living with wife and mother. ²¹⁾ Located: (‎ Apr 1936 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer in a coal mine. Living with wife and children. ²⁴⁾

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