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George Wright Brown

Male 1858 - 1932  (74 years)


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  • Name George Wright Brown 
    Born 28 Jan 1858  Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Mar 1932  Sandy City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 27 Mar 1932  Draper City Cemetery, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2598  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Family Mary Ann Hales,   b. 13 Nov 1859, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1928, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1885  Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Censuses:
      1860 US: Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, 17 Aug 1860, p. 59 of 77, p. 277, family 381:
      Ebenezer Brown, 58, farmer, $3000, $2500, NY.
      Phebe, 63, NY.
      Mary, 23, Eng.
      Samantha, 23, OH.
      Wm., 4, UT.
      Geo., 2, UT.
      Clarissa, 1, UT.
      Mary E., 5/12, UT.
      Clarissa Pulsipher, 61, NY.
      Wm. Palmer, 39, common labor, Canada.
      Alma Palmer, 11, MO.
      Fanny Brown, 20, Eng.

      1870 US: Draperville P.O., Willow Creek Ward, Salt Lake, Utah, 13 Sep 1870, p. 5 of 12, p. 545, families 41 and 42:
      Ebenezer Brown, 68, farming, $600, $300, NY.
      Elsie S., 33, OH.
      Clarissa P., 12, UT.
      David, 9, UT.
      Eunice, 5, UT.
      Hyrum, 3, UT.
      Tina D., 6/12, UT.
      Phebe, 72, NY.
      William, 14, UT.
      George W., 12 UT.
      Mary E., 10, UT.
      James, 2/12, UT.

      1900 US: Draper Precinct, Salt Lake, Utah, p. 61A:
      George W. Brown, Jan 1858, 42, m. 15 years, UT NY Eng, farmer.
      Mary A., Nov. 1859, 40, m. 15 years, UT Eng Eng.
      George A., son, May 1886, 14, UT UT UT.
      Fern E., dau., Nov 1888, 11, UT UT UT.
      Chauncy E., son, Jun 1891, 9, UT UT UT.
      Lima H., dau., Jan 1895, 5, UT UT UT.
      Christie M., dau., ?? 1898, UT UT UT.

      2. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 8 Dec 2002. Parents are Ebenezer Brown, b. 1802 at Salisbury, Herkimer, NY, and Mary Elizabeth Wright, b. 1837 at Wisbech, Cambridge, Eng. Book cited below, p. 561, gives parents as Ebenezer Brown and his fourth wife, Mary Elizabeth Wright (born 6 Dec 1837 at Wesbeck, Cambridge England).

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1. FHL book 929.273 B812hj "Ebenezer Brown and His Descendants," by Jennie Brown Hollist and Imogene Brown, Utah, Ebenezer Brown Family Organization, 1982, chapter 12, "George Wright Brown and Mary Ann Hales," pp. 571-, photos of both are included in article: "George Wright Brown was born Jan. 28, 1858, the second son and third child of Ebenezer and Mary Elizabeth Wright Brown. It is not known for sure where he was born, but it is assumed that it was in Draper, Utah, shortly after his parents returned from Carson Valley, Nevada settlement mission. His father had been called to start a settlement there in 1856, but it failed so they came back to Draper. His brothers and sisters were: William, just older than George, and Mary Elizabeth, just younger. The next four children were: Franklin, Julietta, Alfred Chester (died at birth). James Edward was born on 29 March 1870, at which time his mother died. George was twelve years old. After the death of their mother, George and his surviving brothers and sister cared for by Ebenezer's other wives. George was nineteen when his father died. On 19 Oct 1885, at the age of 27, George and Mary Ann Hales of Spanish Fork, Utah were married. Six children blessed this union: George Alma, Fern Elmina, Chauncey Ebenezer, Ivy Francis (she died as a child), Lima Hales and Christie May. George built a house for his family at 311 East 13800 South in Draper, Utah. They moved into it on Nov. 26, 1888, the day that their second Child, Fern, was born. George's farm consisted of about 10 acres on which he raised cows and chickens. He also farmed another piece of Land on the west side of the City Canal called the 'School Section.' George had a very interesting past time - he named all of his cows after different women who lived in Draper. His daughter Christie used to tell about hearing his yell, 'Get out of the corn you ___ and then name one of the ladies." Along with being a farmer, George also drove the neighborhood children to school and back in the 'Kid Wagon.' That was what a school bus was called then. When his oldest son, George Alma, was on a mission, he also worked up Little Cottonwood Canyon to help support him. As a pastime George enjoyed going fishing down on the Utah Lake. This was his favorite way to relax. His wife, Mary Ann, died on 20 June 1928 at the age 68. After her death, their youngest daughter Christie and her family moved in with George to care for him George Wright Brown died on 23 March 1932 at the age of 74 at the home of his daughter Lima in Sandy, Utah, where he was staying because Christie had just given birth of her fourth child. He was buried in Draper Cemetery. Children of George Wright Brown and Mary Ann Hales:
      a. George alma Brown md. Rose Anna Kern.
      b. Fern Elmina Brown md. Joseph Williams.
      c. Chauncey Ebenezer Brown md. Olive Saxton.
      d. Ivy Francis Brown (died as a child).
      e. Lima Hales Brown md. Charles Albert Anderson.
      f. Christie May Brown md. Alonzo John Orgill.
      [Several pages of descendants follows.]"

      BIRTH:
      1. Per obituary.

      2. Per Biography above.

      3. Online Ordinance Index for 1907 live sealing for this couple shows variant birth dates as follows, both of which do not seem to match other sources:
      George Wright Brown, 18 Jan 1858 at Draper, Salt Lake, Utah.
      Mary Ann Hales, 13 Nov 1861 at Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah.

      DEATH:
      1. Per obituary.

      2. Per Biography above.

      BURIAL:
      1. Per obituary.

      2. Per Biography above.

      OBITUARY:
      1. "George W. Brown, 74, of Sandy, died Wednesday afternoon of a heart attack at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elbert Anderson, of Sandy. Mr. Brown was born January 28, 1858, at Draper, where he had lived most of his life. His wife, Mrs. Mary A. Brown, died June 21, 1928. Mr. Brown is survived by the following Children: George A. Brown of Magna; C. E. Brown of Pocatello; Mrs. Albert Anderson of Sandy, and Mrs. Fern Williams, and Mrs. Christie Orgell of Draper. Two brothers, William Brown of Draper and J.E. Brown of Los Angeles, also survive. Funeral services will be held Sunday at the Draper ward chapel, the hour to be announced later." Salt Lake Tribune, Thurs., 24 Mar 1932.

      2. "George W. Brown, 74, of Draper, died Wednesday afternoon of a heart attack at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elbert Anderson, of Sandy. Mr. Brown was born January 28, 1858, at Draper, where he had lived most of his life. His wife, Mrs. Mary A. Brown, died June 21, 1928. Mr. Brown is survived by the following Children: George A. Brown of Magna; C. E. Brown of Pocatello; Mrs. Albert Anderson of Sandy, and Mrs. Fern Williams, and Mrs. Christie Orgell of Draper. Two brothers, William Brown of Draper and J.E. Brown of Los Angeles, also survive. Funeral services will be held Sunday at the Draper ward chapel, the hour to be announced later." Deseret News, Thurs., 24 Mar 1932, p. 6, col. 2.