Initial information from: Code B-650, Soundex 1,243,919, 1900 Kansas
census. Also see Vol 15, ED 43, Sheet 22, Line 63 in national census forKansas.
Family story says he rode a horse from Binghamton, N.Y., to Kansas.
He was a farmer, homesteading 160 acres near Herington, Dickinson Co.,
Kansas. He moved his family to Manhattan in 1904 to provide bettereducational opportunities for his children. Earlier, however, he farmedin Marshall County, where he was married. (See Caroline Wood notes).Don't know when he moved to Dickinson Co.
In Manhattan, he became a homebuilder, continuing until his death,according to Edna Brown Foster, daughter of William Wellington Brown,Charles' brother. Bess Brown Neerman remembers him taking daughters withhim to his projects. He would say, "Girls, let's build a house." She saidhe bought land in Manhattan and sold lots as well as building houses.
Bess also said, "Father worked in a nursery. He loved apple trees and
planted them on the farm."
Birth, death info from death certificate. Marriage information is from
Edna Foster, who listed birthday as April 2 and death as July 19. Havecopy of marriage license, issued at Marysville, Marshall County. Married25 Dec. 1875 by William L. Dwinnell. Place of marriage not stated.
She also provided similar information about Caroline Brown and herchildren. See Brown file in 4-drawer filing cabinet. Info on William'sfamily is also from Edna.
Charles G. Brown residences in Manhattan were at 1511 Leavenworth St.and 1524 West Humboldt St.
Sunset Cemetery, Manhattan, record, page 31, lists Charles, wife NancyAnn, mother Caroline and son Ira Clyde as being buried there.
Obit from the Manhattan Morning Chronicle, July 20, 1927: "Funeralservices for Charles G. Brown will be tomorrow, Thursday, morning
at the home, 1524 Humboldt street. Rev. O.E. Allison will conduct theservices.
"Mr. Brown, who was 76 years old, died following a year of illness.
"Prominent in the growth of Manhattan in the 23 years he lived here,Mr.
Brown was particularly interested in the development of the residential
district in west Manhattan."
He and his wife are buried in Sunset Cemetery in Manhattan. Theirsmall
tombstones read:
Charles G. Brown Nancy Ann Brown
1851-1927 1858-1935

Beside them are buried a son and daughter-in-law:
Father Mother
Fred G. Brown Dora M. Brown
May 24, 1880 May 8, 1875
Mar. 4, 1957 Dec. 29, 1953

Mary Rogness's - Fifth cousin 4 times removed

1. 2. Zadie Caroline BROWN   b. 7 Oct 1876; d. 14 Jul 1933.
2. 3. Myrta E. BROWN   b. 19 Jul 1878, Toledo,Iowa; d. 8 Apr 1891.
3. 4. Fred Guy BROWN   b. 24 May 1880, Kansas; d. 4 Mar 1957, Guthrie,Logan Co.,Oklahoma.
4. 5. Waita Gertrude BROWN   b. 22 May 1882, Kansas; d. 11 Oct 1889.
5. 6. Ira Clyde BROWN   b. 4 Apr 1886, Kansas; d. 29 Jan 1953, Herington,Kansas; bur. Sunset Cemetery,Manhattan,Riley Co.,Kansas.
6. 7. Charles Elmer BROWN   b. 24 Feb 1888, Kansas; d. 4 Feb 1964.
7. 8. Edith Ruth BROWN   b. 6 Jan 1892, Herington,Dickenson Co.,Kansas; d. 25 Feb 1971, Tulsa,Oklahoma.
8. 9. Ena Bess BROWN   b. 30 Mar 1894, Herington,Dickenson Co.,Kansas; d. Nov 1988, Tulsa,Oklahoma; bur. 2 Dec 1988, Tulsa,Oklahoma.
9. 10. Elsa Ann BROWN   b. 22 Oct 1898, Herington,Dickenson Co.,Kansas; d. 6 Apr 1974, Roy,Weber Co.,Utah.

Have pix of Zadie and husband, Fred Kent, taken in Nebraska. Didthey live
there? Believe he was a carpenter. Elsa in some cases spelled the nameZade.

Information from Edna Brown Foster, daughter of William W. Brown. Shesays
Fred married Dora M. Kysar, but she also spelled in Kayser.

Census says he is Clyde S. but he signed as a witness at Elsa'swedding as
Ira Clyde. Also, cemetery info says Ira Clyde. He is buried in one of 3plots
purchased by Caroline M. Brown on July 3, 1908. Cemetery record says hedied of
malnutrition. An alcoholic? Also buried nearby are Caroline and CharlesG.
Brown, although cemetery record says Charles E. Brown. Nancy Ann PickettBrown
also buried in Sunset Cemetery.
Ira Clyde married Mary F. Fall, according to Edna Brown Foster,daughter of
William W. Brown.

Charles Elmer Brown, also known as Carl. He never married.

Obituary:

Charles E. Brown
Charles E. Brown, 76, Waterville, died yesterday (4 Feb. 1964?) in
Tonganoxie [Jefferson Co.]. He was a former resident of the Cleburnecommunity.
He was born February 18, 1887, in Manhattan and was a retired farmer andschool
teacher.
He was a former member of the American Legion in Cleburne.
Surviving are three sisters.
Memorial services will be held in the Burliew-Cowan Chapel at 2 p.m.Friday,
with the Reverend Keller of Olsburg Methodist Church, officiating. Burialwill
be in the Sunset Cemetery. The Cleburne American Legion will serve as
pallbearers.

[He was buried next to his brother, Ira Clyde, and near his mother,Caroline
M. Wood Brown. The birth date in the obituary does not agree with family
records. Tombstone reads only 1888-1964. 4 Feb. 1964 was a Wednesday.Waterville
is in Marshall County.]

Married Cyrus M. Scott Jr. Edna Foster says she was born in 1892, butcensus
says 1891. Census arithmatic seems to be in error.
Mr. Scott was chief engineer and later president of the StandolinePipeline
Co. The couple resided in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

1. 11. Elizabeth Ann SCOTT  
2. 12. Ruth Eleanor SCOTT  

Married Claude F. Neerman. He was a printer and print shop owner. Theylived
in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Family moved to Manhattan, Kan, from Herington, Kan., when Elsa wasfive. She graduated from high school there and from Kansas StateCollege. Taught a year in a one-room Kansas school house. Moved toWichita, Kan., after marriage.
After divorce obtained a master's degree from Kansas State and later adoctorate from the State University of Iowa. Taught at Utah StateAgricultural College from 1931 to 1941, when she joined the University ofWisconsin Extension Service. Later taught at Oklahoma State in Stillwaterand was dean of the school of home economics at Central State Universityin Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Returned to teaching at Utah State to be near herson. Moved to Roy, Utah, after retirement. She was a member of thePresbyterian Church.

1. 13. Louis Bloyce BATE