Mary Jane Brown

1846 - 1920  (73 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Brown  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	18 Dec 1846	Buffalo, NY   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Teacher
  Residence	1880	Weston, Clark, Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  Residence	1900	Neilsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Residence	1 Jun 1905	Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin   [4]
  Residence	1910	Neillsville Ward 1, Clark, Wisconsin, USA   [5]
  	Age: 63; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Died	21 Nov 1920	Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA   [6]
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  Buried	Neillsville City Cemetery, Pine Valley, WI
  Notes	---------Source: CLARK COUNTY REPUBLICAN & PRESS (Neillsville, Wis.) 11/25/1920 ---------Smith, Mary J. (21 DEC 1846 – 21 NOV 1920) Mrs. Mary Smith, one of the oldest residents here, died suddenly at her home early Sunday morning, Nov. 21, 1920, pneumonia being the cause of her death. Deceased, whose maiden name was Mary J. Brown, was born at Buffalo, N.Y. Dec. 21, 1846. She came to Milwaukee with her parents when a child. They later moved to West Bend, where she grew to womanhood. She attended Ripon College and taught school at Ripon. On April 22, 1866, she was married to Augustus Smith. They came to Clark County, Wis. about 51 years ago, settling on their farm in the town of Weston, where they lived until moving to Neillsville about 25 years ago. Mrs. Smith was a woman of rare beauty of character, intelligent and sympathetic, when was ready to help in all good things, both in her home and in the neighborhood. In early pioneer days she was always found helping when there was sickness or distress. She was a member of the W.R.C. for 35 years, being a charter member of the local post and serving for many years as an officer. She leaves four children, Mrs. Lillian Melville, Brookfield, Ill.; Milton A. Smith, Chicago; George H. Smith, Elmhurst, Ill.; Mrs. Josephine Burge, Neillsville; two brothers, Geo. Brown of Denver and Maxwell Brown of Weston, and a sister, Dr. Sarah Brown of Brookfield, Ill. She leaves also 9 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p.m., Rev. Longenecker and Rev. Kerr officiating. The two sons and Mrs. Geo. H. Smith were here from away to attend the funeral. The W.R.C. attended as a body.
  Person ID	I80	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   [7]
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Augustus Smith,   b. 23 Mar 1842, Peekskill, Westchester, NY ,   d. 5 May 1912, Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	22 Apr 1866	West Bend, Washington, Wisconsin, USA   [2, 8, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Lillian May Smith,   b. 26 Feb 1867, West Bend, Washington, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1951, Brookfield, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 84 years) + 2. Milton Arthur Smith,   b. 28 Aug 1870, Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Mar 1957, Oak Park, IL  (Age 86 years) + 3. George Huntington Smith,   b. 18 Jul 1872, Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Jul 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 84 years) + 4. Josephine B. Smith,   b. 12 Jun 1880, Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Oct 1949, Traverse City, MI  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Dec 1846 - Buffalo, NY Married - 22 Apr 1866 - West Bend, Washington, Wisconsin, USA Died - Cause: Pneumonia - 21 Nov 1920 - Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Mary Jane Brown Taken in Neillsville, WI ca 1915
  		Mary Jane Brown - ca 1887

  
  

  Documents

  Augustus Smith and Mary Jane Brown Marriage Certificate The marriage certificate of Augustus Smith and Mary Jane Brown dated April 22, 1866 in West Bend, Wisconsin.

  
  

  Headstones

  Augustus Smith and Mary Jane Brown Plot: L-42

  
  

  Histories

  Old Globe Road Mary Jane Brown Smith reminisces on the early days in Clark County WI

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] 1860 Census West Bend, WI. [S387] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Neilsville, Clark, Wisconsin; Roll: 1781; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1241781. birth date: 18 Dec 1846 birth place: Buffalo, NY residence date: 1900 residence place: Neilsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA marriage date: 22 Apr 1866 marriage place: West Bend, Washington, Wisconsin, USA Name: Mary Jane Brown [S386] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Weston, Clark, Wisconsin; Roll: 1419; Family History Film: 1255419; Page: 467A; Enumeration District: 174. birth date: 18 Dec 1846 birth place: Buffalo, NY residence date: 1880 residence place: Weston, Clark, Wisconsin, United States Name: Mary Jane Brown [S424] Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Ancestry.com., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). residence date: 1 Jun 1905 residence place: Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin Name: Mary Jane Brown birth date: 18 Dec 1846 birth place: Buffalo, NY [S405] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Neillsville Ward 1, Clark, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1704; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1375717. [S276] Obituary of Mary Jane Brown. [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. [S210] Marriage Certificate of Augustus Smith. [S387] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Neilsville, Clark, Wisconsin; Roll: 1781; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1241781. Name: Augustus Smith residence date: 1900 residence place: Neilsville, Clark, Wisconsin, USA marriage date: 22 Apr 1866 marriage place: West Bend, Washington, Wisconsin, USA birth date: 23 Mar 1842 birth place: Peekskill, Westchester, NY