Van Hees Family History
George William Brown
1850 - Aft 1923 (~ 74 years)-
Name George William Brown [1, 2, 3] Born Feb 1850 Wisconsin 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Residence 29 Nov 1876 Weston, Clark, Wisconsin, USA Occupation 1 Jun 1885 Saguache County, Colorado [2] Works in saw mill Residence 1899 Purchased Land McCoy, Eagle CTY, CO Occupation 1900 Farmer Residence 1910 Mc Coy, Eagle, Colorado, USA [1] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head Residence 1920 Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado, USA Died Aft 1923 Notes - On Nov 10, 1874 he purchased 40 acres in section 32 of Weston Township Clark County WI for $160 from the heirs of Samuel Marsh. Transferred this property to his mother for $1 (love and affection) on Nov 29, 1876. Anne Brown transferred this property to her daughter Mary Jane on Feb 28, 1878 for $1 and future care of herself and Maxwell Brown.
On March 1, 1881 he purchased 80 acres in section 19 of Weston Township Clark County WI for $480.
1885 Colorado state census has him living in Saguache County working in the saw mill. Why?
1900 -1910 Census, living in McCoy, Eagle County, Colorado. Shown as purchased land in 1899. 1920 census living in Arvada, Jefferson Co, Colorado with wife. Land records in Arvada show he owned 80 acres valued at $1600.
McCoy Cemetary:
BROWN, Girl
BROWN, Jonie
BROWN, Baby
Person ID I588 vanhees Last Modified 20 Nov 2019
Father Joseph Brown, b. 12 Jun 1800, Leicester, Leicestershire, England , d. 16 Oct 1875, Weston, Clark County, Wisconsin (Age 75 years) Relationship Natural Mother Ann Black, b. 10 Jan 1805, Denton, Lincolnshire, England , d. 18 Dec 1882, Weston, Clark County, Wisconsin (Age 77 years) Relationship Natural Married 3 Aug 1828 Middlesex, England [5] Family ID F58 Group Sheet
Family Elizabeth, b. Oct 1863, Indiana , d. 13 Apr 1923, Sawtelle, CA (Age ~ 59 years) Married 18 Oct 1894 Glenwood Springs, Garfield, Colorado [6] Children 1. John T. Brown, b. Aug 1895, Colorado , d. Bef 1910, Colorado (Age ~ 14 years)2. Lillian A Brown, b. Jun 1898, Colorado , d. UNKNOWNLast Modified 20 Nov 2019 Family ID F220 Group Sheet
- On Nov 10, 1874 he purchased 40 acres in section 32 of Weston Township Clark County WI for $160 from the heirs of Samuel Marsh. Transferred this property to his mother for $1 (love and affection) on Nov 29, 1876. Anne Brown transferred this property to her daughter Mary Jane on Feb 28, 1878 for $1 and future care of herself and Maxwell Brown.
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Residence - 29 Nov 1876 - Weston, Clark, Wisconsin, USA 
Residence - 1920 - Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado, USA 
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Sources - [S405] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Mc Coy, Eagle, Colorado; Roll: T624_114; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1374127.
- [S440] Colorado State Census, 1885, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Saguache County, District 1, Page C.
Entry for Geo. W. Brown - [S5] 1860 Census West Bend, WI.
- [S14] 1900 Federal Census.
- [S375] Parish of St. Mary-Le-Bone (County of Middlesex, England), "Marriages 1828", Page 104, item 400 (Reliability: 4).
Joseph Brown, Bachelor, of this Parish and Ann Black, Spinster, of this Parish were Married in this Church by Banns this third day of August in the year One thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, By me George M. Musgrave, Curate. This Marriage was solemnized between us: Joseph Brown and Ann Black. In the Presence of: John Dickinson and Sarah Dickinson. - [S517] Colorado County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, Record index #546.
Marriage record of George W. Brown and Mrs. Lizzie Daniels
- [S405] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Mc Coy, Eagle, Colorado; Roll: T624_114; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1374127.