Shelby County, Indiana

Eli Jay  and  Anne (Brown) Elstun
Descendants

1.6 Brown, Anne b. 14 Oct. 1800, Farm on Cabbin Creek, Mason Co., KY, d. 15 Jul. 1885, Milroy, Rush Co., IN, Member Christian Church, bur. Milroy Cem., Rush Co., IN, md. 10/12 Nov. 1818, Clermont Co., OH, to  Eli Jay Elstun b. 1 Jul. 1797, Essex Co., NJ, d. 9 Jun. 1871, Milroy, Rush Co., IN, bur. Milroy Cem., s/o Eli & Mary (Payne) Elstun.

The Elstun family came originally from France.  Eli and Anne came to Anderson Twp., Rush Co., IN in 1821. A land purchase by Eli J. & Anna Elston is recorded in Rush Co., land transactions, Bk. B, Pg. 202.  The first school house in Anderson Twp., was located on the Elstun farm.

Ref:  The Elston Family in America by James Strode Elston, published 1942 by The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., Rutland, VT, reprinted 1994, Hugginson Book Company, Salem, MA, pg. 110 - Anna Brown is reported to have been descended from William Ball, maternal great-grandfather of George Washington.  There is a story in the family that a huge amount of
indemnity paid the U. S. after the War of 1812, that should have come to the family, never did.

Ref:  Atlas of Rush Co., IN, Beers; Chicago, 1879, Twp. Histories.

Ref:  History of Rush Co., IN, Chicago, Brant & Fuller, 1888, pg. 356.

Ref:  Centential History of Rush Co., IN, Gary & Thomas, Rushville, IN, 1921, Historical Pub. Co., Indianapolis, IN, Vol. 1, Pg. 423. Mentions Eli Elstun and wife, as charter members of the Christian Church at Milroy.

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.1 Margaret Jane b. 10 Spt. 1819
.2 Mary Ann b. 1 Nov. 1821
.3 George Brown b. 28 Dec. 1823
.4 Evaline b. 19 Apr. 1826
.5 Freeman b. 3 Aug. 1828
.6 Ryland Franklin b. 28 Feb. 1831
.7 Leander "Lee" b. 3 Nov. 1833
.8 Susan Olive b. 17 Jun. 1837
.9 William Jay b. 1 Dec. 1838
.10 Marion b. 3 Jan. 1841
.11 John Warren b. 25 Oct. 1846

1.6.1 Elstun, Margaret Jane b. 10 Spt. 1819, Clermont Co., OH, d. 10 Mar. 1844/5, md. to Jonathan Jones*

1.6.2 Elstun, Mary Ann b. 1 Nov. 1821, Clermont Co., OH, d. 1 Aug. 1901, Rush Co., IN, md. to Hiram Boys b. 4 Apr. 1822, s/o Jonathan & Jane (Bennett) Boys.

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.1 Irene b. 18 Oct. 1844
.2 Jonathan b.
.3 Annie b.

1.6.2.1 Boys, Irene b. 18 Oct. 1844, Rush Co., IN, d. ca 1926/7, Seattle, WA, md. 29 Oct. 1863, Rush Co., IN to David Green b. 31 Jan. 1841.

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.1 Anna Etta b. 30 Aug. 1864
.2 Emma b. 2 Nov. 1866
.3 Walter b. 10 Apr. 1869
.4 Marion b. 30 Aug. 1871
.5 George Carl b. 21 Jul. 1873
.6 Mary Lulu b. 15 Jun. 1875
.7 Jesse Hiram b. 6 Jun. 1879
.8 Frances Charline b. 1 Feb. 1882
.9 Charles Frederick b. 27 Oct. 1886

1.6.2.1.1 Green, Anna Etta b. 30 Aug. 1864, Rush Co., IN, d. 14 Feb. 1938, North Manchester, IN, md. 8 Oct. 1885, Rushville, IN to Albert Leonard Griffin b. Rush Co., IN, d. Jan. 1924, Niagara Falls, NY, s/o Jesse & Mary (Johnson) Griffin.

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.1 Mida b. 10 May 1886
.2 Frank Wellborn b. 18 Feb. 1889
.3 Irene b. 21 Aug. 1891

1.6.2.1.1.1 Griffin, Mida b. 10 May 1886, Rushville, IN, md. 6 Apr. 1913, Indianapolis, IN to Lloyd A. Pollock b. 12 Jun. 1884, Mt. Union, PA, s/o Atkinson & Clara (McCarthy) Pollock.*

1.6.2.1.1.2 Griffin, Frank Wellborn b. 18 Feb. 1889, Rushville, IN, md. ca 1911, Portland, OR to Ruby Mildred Mills b. 24 Jan. 1892, Portland, d/o Ralph & Lydia Jane (Blum) Mills.

1.6.2.1.1.3 Griffin, Irene b. 21 Aug. 1891, Rushville, IN, d. 4 Jul. 1892, Rushville.*

1.6.2.1.2 Green, Emma b. 2 Nov. 1866, Rush Co., IN, d. 27 Jan. 1904, Indianapolis, IN, m1, 2 Jun. 1884 to James T. Morton.

Emma m2 to William F. Milholland. Res. Indianapolis, IN.

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.1 Fred b. 25 Dec. 1891
.2 Mary Irene b. 4 Jul. 1894

1.6.2.1.2.1 Milholland, Fred b. 25 Dec. 1891, Indianpolis, IN, d. 24 Dec. 1918, Indianapolis, IN.*

1.6.2.1.2.2 Milholland, Mary Irene b. 4 Jul. 1894, Indianapolis, IN, md. 4 Nov. 1917, Hattiesburg, MS to Donald Charles McClelland b. 22 Jun. 1887, St. Louis, MO, s/o Howard & Elizabeth (???) McClelland.*

1.6.2.1.3 Green, Walter b. 10 Apr. 1869, Rush Co., IN, d. 8 Jan. 1871, Rush Co., IN.*

1.6.2.1.4 Green, Marion b. 30 Aug. 1871, Rush Co., IN, d. ca 1905, Mexico, n.m.*

1.6.2.1.5 Green, George Carl b. 21 Jul. 1873, Rush Co., IN, d. 21 Aug. 1910, Richmond, CA, md. Emporia, KS to ???.

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.1 Marion Cooper b. 23 Mar. 1904

1.6.2.1.5.1 Green, Marion Cooper b. 23 Mar. 1904, Emporia, KS.*

1.6.2.1.6 Green, Mary Lulu b. 15 Jun. 1875, Rush Co., IN. Res. 1942, Seattle, WA.*

1.6.2.1.7 Green, Jesse Hiram b. 6 Jun. 1879, Rush Co., IN, d. 26 Spt. 1937, Seattle, WA, md. 18 Jul. 1918, Tacoma, WA to Viola Brockett.*

1.6.2.1.8 Green, Frances Charline b. 1 Feb. 1882, Rushville, IN, md. 6 Spt. 1913, Seattle, WA to Clay Philbrick b. 27 Spt. 1880, San Francisco, CA, d. 15 Aug. 1931, Butte, MT, s/o Warren Wheeler & Florita C. (Pulsifer) Philbrick. Res. Emporia, KS, Topeka, KS and Seattle, WA.

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.1 Warren Wheeler b. 1 Feb. 1917
.2 Richard Clayton b. 7 Dec. 1919

1.6.2.1.8.1 Philbrick, Warren Wheeler b. 1 Feb. 1917, Seattle, WA.*

1.6.2.1.8.2 Philbrick, Richard Clayton b. 7 Dec. 1919, Seattle, WA.*

1.6.2.1.9 Green, Charles Frederick b. 27 Oct. 1886, IN, md. to Ava Hardcastle.

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.1 Julianne b. 25 May 1915

1.6.2.1.9.1 Green, Julianne b. 25 May 1915, Seattle, WA, md. to William Westcott Norton d. 28 Feb. 1940, Birmingham, MI.*

1.6.2.2 Boys, Jonathan b., d. Rush Co., IN, md. to Alicia Blount d. Madison Co., IN.

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.1 Paul b.
.2 E. Floy b. 16 Jul. 1873

1.6.2.2.1 Boys, Paul b., d. y.*

1.6.2.2.2 Boys, E. Floy b. 16 Jul. 1873, Rush Co., IN, md. to Leonington G. Fertig.*

1.6.2.3 Boys, Annie b., d. inf., Rush Co., IN.*

1.6.3 Elston, George Brown b. 28 Dec. 1823, Milroy, Anderson Twp., Rush Co., IN, d. 20 Jul. 1890, School Teacher, General Merchandise Store Owner, Milroy, Republician, F. & A. M. Member, md. 12 May 1850, Rush Co., IN (RCMR) to Priscilla Hill b. 2 Feb. 1823, Milroy, d. 4 Apr. 1880, Milroy, d/o William & Polly (Whorton) Hill.

Ref:  The Elston Family In America by James Strode Elston, published 1942, by The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., Rutland, VT, reprinted 1994, Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA, pg. 165 - An account of the family in "History of Rush Co., IN" says that George taught from 1844 to 1847 and clerked to 1852, when he bought a general merchandise stock and became one of the most enterprising men of Milroy.

Ref: History of Rush Co., IN, Chicago, Brant & Fuller; 1888, Pg. 356:
          George Brown Elstun was born near Milroy, December 28th, 1823, son of Eli J. and Anna (Brown) Elstun. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, and received a common school education. In 1844 he began teaching school and continued the same until 1847, when he began clerking for Dr. R. Robbins, of Milroy.  In 1852 he purchased a general merchandise stock and began business for himself in Milroy. He has been successful, and is one of the most enterprising men the town has ever had. His marriage occurred in 1850, to Miss Priscilla Hill, a native of this county.  Mr. Elstun is the father of three children, viz.: Olive A., Horace H. and Marion E.  He is a Republican and a member of F. & A. M.

.1 Olive Ann b. 18 Feb. 1852
.2 Horace Hill b. 8 Mar. 1854
.3 Marion Elmer b. 7 Jun. 1862

1.6.3.1 Elston, Olive Ann b. 18 Feb. 1852, Milroy, Rush Co., IN, d. 25 Jan. 1925, Greenfield, IN, md. 23 Oct. 1872, Milroy, to Alonzo Tyner b. 18 Oct. 1846, Morristown, IN, d. 3 Dec. 1924, Greenfield, s/o Elijah & Sarah (???) Tyner.

Ref:  The Elston Family of America, pg. 277 - George Brown & Priscilla Elstun lived in Indianpolis and Morristown, IN.  She attended Wesleyan College in Cincinnati and Alonzo attended business college in Indianpolis, IN.

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.1 Bertha Evelyn b. 29 Aug. 1873
.2 Miriam b. 6 Jul. 1877
.3 Irving Elstun b. 31 Oct. 1879

1.6.3.1.1 Tyner, Bertha Evelyn b. 29 Aug. 1873, Indianapolis, md. 28 Mar. 1939, Fort Myers, FL to Marion T. Myers b. 18 Dec. 1871, Greenfield, IN, s/o John & Mary (???) Myers.

Ref:  The Elstun Family in America, pg. 277 - Bertha Evelyn attended Teachers College in Indianapolis.

1.6.3.1.2 Tyner, Miriam b. 6 Jul. 1877, Morristown, IN. Res. Greenfield, IN.

Ref: The Elstun Family of America, pg. 278 - Miriam attended normal school in Terre Haute, IN.*

1.6.3.1.3 Tyner, Irving Elstun b. 31 Oct. 1879, Morristown, IN, md. 29 Aug. 1906, Greenfield, IN to Bertha May Carr b. 4 Jul. 1881, Greenfield, IN, d/o George & Fanny (???) Carr.

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.1 Mary Elizabeth b. 27 Aug. 1910

1.6.3.1.3.1 Tyner, Mary Elizabeth b. 27 Aug. 1910, Greenfield, IN, md. 27 Aug. 1933, Marion, IN to Dr. Delbert Crider b. 2 Spt. 1909, Greenfield, s/o O. B. and Clara (???) Crider.

Ref:  The Elston Family in America, pg. 278 - Mary Elizabeth attended Normal School in Marion, IN.  Dr. Crider attended Dental College in Indianapolis, IN.

1.6.3.2 Elston, Horace Hill b. 8 Mar. 1854, Milroy, Rush Co., IN, d. 10 Feb. 1939, Jacksonville, IL, md. 3 Aug. 1884, Milroy, to Martha Karr Wyatt b. 3 Jun. 1865, Louisville, KY, d/o T. J. & Hannah (McClavan) Wyatt, no issue. Res., Milroy and Indianapolis, IN and Jacksonville, IL.

1.6.3.3 Elston, Marion Elmer b. 7 Jun. 1862, Milroy, Rush Co., IN, m1, 24 Feb. 1886, Indianapolis, IN to Lulie E. Cornelius b. 5 Jan. 1861, Indianapolis, d. 25 Nov. 1925, Indianapolis, d/o Cassius & Ruth A. (McNeal) Cornelius.

Ref:  The Elston Family in America, pg. 278 - Marion lived a short time in Cincinnati, OH. He was Secretary - Treasurer of the National Motor Vehicle Corporation.

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.1 Ruth Cornelius b. 13 Oct. 1887

Marion Elmer m2, ca 1932, Indianapolis, IN to Liona Hite Erdman b. Rush Co., IN.

1.6.3.3.1 Elston, Ruth Cornelius b. 13 Oct. 1887, Indianapolis, IN, md. 22 Spt. 1908, Indianapolis to Harold Conkling Curtis b. 5 Oct. 1884, Frankfort, MI, s/o Edward Danforth & Nancy (Conkling) Curtis.  Res. Indianapolis, IN.

Ref: The Elston Family in America, pg. 392 - Ruth attended Butler University.

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.1 Ruth Louise b. 15 Jan. 1915
.2 Harold Elstun b. 3 Mar. 1921

1.6.3.3.1.1 Curtis, Ruth Louise b. 15 Jan. 1915, Indianapolis, IN, md. 28 Jan. 1935, Covington, KY to Paul Curtis Smith b. 28 Apr. 1911, Boone Co., IN, s/o Zera C. & Maud (Kane) Smith.

Ref:  The Elstun Family in America, pg. 392 - Ruth Louise attended Butler University.

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.1 Mary Louise b. 13 Spt. 1935

1.6.3.3.1.1.1 Smith, Mary Louise b. 13 Spt. 1935, Indianapolis, IN.*

1.6.3.3.1.2 Curtis, Harold Elstun b. 3 Mar. 1921, Indianapolis, IN.

Ref:  The Elstun Family in America, pg. 392. - Harold attended Butler University.

1.6.4 Elston, Evaline b. 19 Apr. 1826, Rush Co., IN, md. ca 1846 to James Murray b. ca 1826, d. ca 1863.

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.1 Arnold b. 13 Feb. 1846
.2 Eli b.
.3 Jasper b.
.4 Viola b. ca 1853
.5 Florence J. b. 5 Jan. 1863

1.6.4.1 Murray, Arnold b. 13 Feb. 1846, Milroy, Rush Co., IN, d. 4 Apr. 1903, m1 to Martha Ferre b. 7 Feb. 1851, d. 13 Feb. 1881.

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.1 Ora b. 19 Jan. 1873
.2 Ada b. 5 May 1875
.3 Roy b. 9 Feb. 1879

Arnold m2, Nov. 1892 to Emma McCrum d. Apr. 1894.

1.6.4.1.1 Murray, Ora b. 19 Jan. 1873, md. 8 Mar. 1899 to George Hartshorn Hodges b. 6 Feb. 1866, Orion, WI, Public School Educator, Olathe, KS, s/o William W. & Lydia Ann (Hartshorn) Hodges.

Ref:  The Elston Family in America, pg. 165.
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.1 Georgia Ferree b.*
.2 Murray Hartshorn b.*

1.6.4.1.2 Murray, Ada b. 5 May 1875.*

1.6.4.1.3 Murray, Roy b. 9 Feb. 1879.*

1.6.4.2 Murray, Eli b., md. to Jennie Hunt.

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.1 Charles b.
.2 Elsie b.

1.6.4.2.1 Murray, Charles b., d. 1927.*

1.6.4.2.2 Murray, Elsie b., d. 1927.*

1.6.4.3 Murray, Jasper b., d. age 5 years.*

1.6.4.4 Murray, Viola b. ca 1853, d. 1906, md. ca 1871 to John H. Power.

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.1 Mate b.

1.6.4.4.1 Power, Mate b. Rush Co., IN, d. Aug. 1914, md. to William
Pritchard Jay d. ca 1930.

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.1 Viola b.

1.6.4.4.1.1 Jay, Viola b., md. to Patrick Morianthy.*

1.6.4.5 Murray, Florence J. b. 5 Jan. 1863, Dentist, md. to Boone Power
d. ca 1927. Res. Rushville and Richmond, IN.

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.1 Donnell b.

1.6.4.5.1 Power, Donnell b., d. ca 1905, md. to Lillian Winship.

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.1 Donnell b.

1.6.4.5.1.1 Power, Donnell b.*

1.6.5 Elstun, Freeman b. 3 Aug. 1828, Anderson Twp., Rush Co., IN, d. 10
Spt. 1913, Rushville, IN, Farmer, Republican, Member of Christian Church,
md. 1852, Rush Co., IN to Lucinda E. Lyon b. 21 Spt. 1833, Decatur Co.,
IN, d. 31 Dec. 1921, d/o John & Margaret (???) Lyon.

Ref:  The Elston Family in America, pg. 166 - Freeman was a well read man -- informed on so many subjects that their "home was a mecca for all the hungry ministers, lawyers, politicians, and others seeking mental development -- and incidentally a good dinner." He was a farmer, a cooper, and a splendid woodworker. A very good account of the family appears in the "History of Rush County, IN". He was a Captain in 1864 in the Milroy Greys according to "Report of W. H. Terrell, Adj. Gen. Indiana, War of Rebellion."

Ref:  History of Rush Co., IN, Chicago, Brant & Fuller; 1888, Pg. 356.
          Freeman Elstun, the gentleman whose name introduces this biography, is a native of Rush County, IN, born where he now resides, August 3rd, 1828, son of Eli J. Elstun, who was a native of New Jersey, born in 1798 and died in this county in 1872.  The mother of our subject, was born in Kentucky, in 1800 and died in this county in 1885. The Elstun family came originally from France and settled in New Jersey, from which place they emigrated to this state and settled in Rush County about 1820, being among the first settlers in this portion of the county. He was reared on the farm, and attended the early schools of Anderson Township. At the age of twenty-one he began life for himself and now owns the old Elstun homestead, which his father entered in 1820, also 142 acres, near Milroy.  The marriage of Mr. Elstun was solemnized in 1852, to Miss Lucinda E. Lyon, a native of Decatur County, IN, born in 1833, daughter of John and Margaret Lyon, who came to Indiana about 1822. Mr. and Mrs. Elstun are the parents of the following children: Melissa A., James F., Ida M., and Minnie L. He is an ardent Republican and for more than fifty-eight years has been a resident of Anderson Township. Mr. and Mrs. Elstun are members of the Christian Church and occupy a high position in the confidence and esteem of all with whom they associate.

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.1 Melissa Anna b. 22 Jan. 1854
.2 James Frank b. ca 1856
.3 Ida Margaret b. 2 Jan. 1860
.4 Minnie L. b. ca 1866

1.6.5.1 Elstun, Melissa Anna b. 22 Jan. 1854, Rush Co., IN, d. 22 Oct. 1894, md. to James Murray Winship b. 22 Feb. 1854, d. 25 Apr. 1925, Black Hawk, CO.

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.1 Grace Esther b. 6 Nov. 1881
.2 Leone Elinor b. 19 Jun. 1883

1.6.5.1.1 Winship, Grace Esther b. 6 Nov. 1881, Rush Co., IN, md. 31 Aug. 1904 to Forrest M. Meek.

Ref: The Elston Family in America, pg. 278 - Mrs. Meek is State Librarian
(Washington) of the DAR. Res. Olympia, WA.

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.1 Leone Ardis b. 29 Aug. 1905
.2 Frances Elinor b. 1 Jul. 1910

1.6.5.1.1.1 Meek, Leone Ardis b. 29 Aug. 1905, d. 31 Aug. 1905.*

1.6.5.1.1.2 Meek, Frances Elinor b. 1 Jul. 1910, Flasher, ND, md. 22 Nov 1929, St. Paul, IN to Forrest Apple.

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.1 John Melvin b. 17 Apr. 1933.

1.6.5.1.1.2.1 Apple, John Melvin b. 17 Apr. 1933.*

1.6.5.1.2 Winship, Leone Elinor b. 19 Jun. 1883, d. 22 Aug. 1899.*

1.6.5.2 Elstun, James Frank b. ca 1856, Rush Co., IN, d. 24 Dec. 1892.*

1.6.5.3 Elstun, Ida Margaret b. 2 Jan. 1860, Rush Co., IN, md. to Robert
Simpson Davis b. 14 Aug. 1859, Anderson Twp., Rush Co., IN, s/o Samuel H.
& Mary E. (Henry) Davis.

Ref: The Elston Family in America, pg. 166 - An extended account in
"Centennial History of Rush County, IN" shows Robert's many activities as
a farmer, as conductor of a large livery business in Rushville, from 1896
to 1905, and later of an excellent meat market, and again as a farmer.
He was a resident of Anderson Twp. apparently all his life and was held
in high esteem.

1.6.5.4 Elstun, Minnie Elstun. b. ca 1866, Rush Co., IN, d. ca 1940, md.
ca 1884 to Jesse F. Miller b. 11 Nov. 1859, Milroy, Rush Co., IN, s/o
Augustus & Celia (Winship) Miller.

Ref: The Elstun Family in America, pg. 278 - An extended account of this
family in "Centennial History of Rush County, IN," tells that Jesse
attended normal school at Danville, IN, and lived on his farm until he
retired in Milroy in 1913. He was a member of the board of trustees of
the Methodist Church, an ardent Republican, and a member of the Masons
and of the Knights of Pythias.

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.1 Donald E. b. ca 1886

1.6.5.4.1 Miller, Donald E. b. ca 1886.*

1.6.6 Elstun, Ryland Franklin b. 28 Feb. 1831, d. 4 May 1855.*

1.6.7 Elstun, Leander "Lee" b. 3 Nov. 1833, d. 7 Jul. 1912.*

1.6.8  Elstun, Susan Olive b. 17 Jun. 1837, d. 1 Aug. 1846.*

1.6.9 Elstun, William Jay b. 1 Dec. 1838, d. 10 Aug. 1900, Washington, D.C., where he had worked in the Pension Department. In 1880, he was a Physician in Indianapolis.*

1.6.10 Elstun, Marion b. 3 Jan. 1841, d. 23 Jul. 1864, Atlanta, Georgia, Civil War.*

1.6.11 Elstun, John Warren b. 25 Oct. 1846, Rush Co., IN, d. 11 Aug. 1932, Indianapolis, IN, md. 29 May 1864 to Armilda (Matilda) Jane Mann b. ca 1847, Rush Co., IN, d. 4 Feb. 1933, Indianapolis, IN, d/o Ephraim B. Mann.

Ref:  The Elston Family in America, pg. 166 - John was a manager of a hide, leather and belting business. They lived together about 68 years of which 43 years was in Irvington, IN. John served 18 months in the 123rd Regiment Indiana Volunteers during the Civil War.

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.1 Anna M. b. 11 Jun. 1868
.2 Frank Marion b. 4 Jan. 1870
.3 Jason G. b. 27 Feb. 1881

1.6.11.1 Elston, Anna M. b. 11 Jun. 1868, n.m. Res. Indianapolis, IN.*

1.6.11.2 Elston, Frank Marion b. 4 Jan. 1870, Milroy, Rush Co., IN, d. 2 Dec. 1900, Frankfort, IN, Vocal Music Educator, m1, 1 Dec. 1889, Shelbyville, IN to Emma Crane b. ca 1869, Milroy, d/o Isaac Crane. Emma m2, to Charles R. Harly. Res. Theodore, AL.

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.1 Florence b. 21 Aug. 1893

1.6.11.2.1 Elston, Florence b. 21 Aug. 1893, Indianapolis, IN, md. 25 Dec. 1915, Salem, IN to James William Anderson b. 5 Aug. 1874, Richland, IN, s/o John William & Livonia (Hopkins) Anderson.

Ref:  The Elston Family in America, pg. 392 - Florence and James and two children were killed when their automobile was hit by a train on 28 July 1921, at McCoy's IN; one boy lived until the next morning. Mr. Anderson was a successful farmer and stock raiser. ("The Donnells and Their
MacDonald Ancestors," Emma A. Donnell and James A. Donnell)

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.1 Frank William b. 8 Oct. 1916
.2 James Robert b. 12 Dec. 1917
.3 George Donnell b. 27 Aug. 1919
.4 Rush Elstun b. 5 Feb. 1921

1.6.11.2.1.1 Anderson, Frank William b. 8 Oct. 1916, Milroy, IN.

1.6.11.2.1.2 Anderson, James Robert b. 12 Dec. 1917, Milroy, IN.*

1.6.11.2.1.3 Anderson, George Donnell b. 27 Aug. 1919, Milroy, IN, d. 29
Jul. 1921, McCoy, IN, car - train accident.*

1.6.11.2.1.4 Anderson, Rush Elstun b. 5 Feb. 1921, Milroy, d. 28 Jul.
1921, McCoy, IN, car - train accident.*

1.6.11.3 Elston, Jason G. b. 27 Feb. 1881, d. 20 Jun. 1907, Hammond, IN,
n.m.

Ref:  The Elston Family in America, pg. 166 - Jason graduated from Butler College in 1904 with high rank; was a science teacher in the Hammond High School, principal of the Clinton, IN high school and Superintendent of Schools in Parke City.
Part 6

William John and Susan (Tompkins) Brown Descendants

1.7 Brown, William John b. 5 Aug. 1805, Farm on Cabbin Creek, Mason Co., KY, d. 18 Mar. 1857, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, U. S. Congressman from IN, Secretary-Treasurer & General Manager of Indianapolis Stove Co., Secretary of State of IN, Lawyer, Assistant Postmaster General, Washington, D. C., Editor of Indiana Sentinel, Post Office Agent for Indiana and Illinois, bur. Crown Hill Cem., Indianapolis, IN, md. 20/22 Mar 1827, Rush Co., IN to Susan Tompkins, b. 26 Dec. 1807, Cynthia, Harrison Co., KY. d. 21 Oct. 1888, Indianapolis, IN, bur. Crown Hill Cem., d/o Nathan & Mary (Wyatt) Tompkins.

Ref:  A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly, Volume 1:  1816 - 1894. Indiana Historical Bureau, 1980:
Brown, William John. House, 1828-29, 1829-30 (Rush County), 1841-42, 1842-43 (Marion County). Born August 15, 1805, Mason County, Kentucky. Attended common schools; Franklin Academy, Ohio; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1826. Married Susan Tompkins, 1827 (7 children). Moved to Ohio in 1808; to Rush County, Indiana, ca 1820; and to Marion County in 1836. Lawyer; hotelkeeper; newspaper editor and publisher; editor, Indianapolis Indiana State Sentinel, 1850-55; held an interest in a line of mail coaches. Pro-Jackson; Democrat. Rush county coroner, 1824-25; Rush County sheriff; prosecuting attorney, 6th circuit, 1831-36; Indiana secretary of state and state librarian, 1837-41; U. S. House of Representatives, 1843-45, 1849-51; 2nd assistant postmaster general under President James K. Polk, 1845-49; special agent of the U. S. Post Office for Indiana and Illinois, 1853-57; deputy clerk, U. S. court. Chairman, Democratic state central committee. Lost for state representative, 1830; lost for U. S. House of Representatives, 1850. Trustee, Indiana Deaf and Dumb Asylum. Died March 18, 1857, Perry Township, Marion County, Indiana. English; Congress; Nowland-Prominent; Nowland- Reminiscences; Who-America; Dunn-Indiana; IMH; AOF.

Ref:  Daily Sentinel -- Indianapolis, Indiana; 19 March 1857, pg. 2.
          Died: On Wednesday, March 18th, 1857, after a protracted illness, William J. Brown, aged 51 years and 7 months.
          The funeral will take place on Friday, at 10 o'clock, A. M. from the residence of the deceased, three miles south of the city, in Perry Township. Service by Rev. David Stevenson. The friends of the deceased are invited to attend.

Ref: Daily Sentinel -- Indianapolis, Indiana: 19 March 1857, pg. 2.

Death of Honorable William J. Brown

          This distinguished gentleman expired at his residence near the city, yesterday, after a protracted illness. In his death the state has lost one of her prominent and most influential citizens. Identified with the Democratic party, and found at all times earnestly laboring for the advancement of its principles, his career was one of honor to himself and of usefulness to his country. In 1834 he removed from Rush county to Indianapolis, assuming the post of Secretary of State. Subsequently he was repeatedly returned to the Legislature, where his ability, his faithfulness to the interests of his constituents, and his eminent services to his party were conspicuous. He served as second assistant Postmaster General under the administration of Mr. Polk. In 1842 he was elected Representative of the Marion district in Congress. H was returned in 1848. His rank was among the foremost of the Democratic statesmen in the National Legislature. He enjoyed the confidence and commanded the respect of the members of his party from all sections of the Union, and on one occasion was the candidate of the Democracy for the Speakership.  After his retirement, he controlled editorially the Indiana State Sentinel, doing vigorous service and powerfully aiding in many a Democratic triumph. He was at one time State Librarian of Indiana, and at his death held the important and honorable position of Special Mail Agent for the West and South.
          Mr. Brown's enemies were such only as his intimate relation with public questions during a long and successful political career unavoidably made.  Tact and skill as a politician, strong sense and a resolute determination in pursuing what he conceived to be right, were his characteristics.  He was genial as a man and esteemed in private life, and his friends were many and warm and devoted. He leaves a family mourning their bereavement.

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.1 Austin Haymond b. 19 Mch. 1828
.2 Mary Anne b. 30 Dec. 1829
.3 Hannah b. 15 Jan. 1833
.4 George b. 16 Jun. 1835
.5 Howard b. 21 Oct. 1840
.6 William John Jr. b. 10 May 1844

1.7.1 Brown, Austin Haymond b. 19 Mch. 1828, Milroy, Rush Co., IN, d. 1 Jan. 1903, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, bur. 9 Apr. 1902, Crown Hill Cem., Marion Co., IN, (Family Plot, Sec. 5, Lot 55), Co-Owner of Indianapolis Sentinel, md. to Margaret Noble Russell b. ca 1830, d. ca 1917, Indianapolis, IN, bur. 25 Oct. 1888, Crown Hill Cem. (sec. 5, lot 55), d/o Maj. Alexander Wilson & Katherine Leach (Noble) Russell.
Ref:  Copied from undated manuscripts in the Austin H. Brown Collection, 14 May 1931; Genealogy Section, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN, 2 pgs. (G,pf,929.2,B Uncataloged, No. 3.

Ref:  Crown Hill Cem. Records, Indianapolis, IN.

Ref:  The Indianapolis Sentinel -- Indianapolis, Indiana: 1 January 1903, pg. 1,4.

Death of Honorable Austin Brown
Expires at Blacherne at 2:10 this morning --
health had been failing for months --
Man Of Prominence --
Had held many positions of importance --
was once proprietor of The Sentinel.

          Austin H. Brown died at his home in the Blacherne at 2:10 o'clock this morning.  The members of his family were at his bedside, but he was unconscious when the end came.
          Mr. Brown had been suffering from an acute affliction of the kidneys and bladder. His illness assumed a dangerous stage a few days ago.  He was one of the most prominent men of the city and was interested in many public projects.

End of Busy Life

Austin H. Brown had been in bad health for nearly five years, during which time he had been heard from seldom in a public way, although attention was occasionally directed to him by a series of interesting reminiscences, of which he was the author, that have appeared in print from time to time.  In the prime of his life he was a man of great force and political sagacity.  He was, in fact, known as "the democratic boss", and many were the aspersions on his political leadership that appeared in the opposition organ when Mr. Brown had his hands on the democratic machine in this county.  The period of his political supremacy extended from the time of the civil war until as late as 1880.  He was always a democrat, but cooperated with Governor Morton during the civil war, and in the later days he showed his aversion for the free silver dogma in many ways.  In the last campaign, however, he supported Mr. Bryan for president, but he did not do so in 1896.
          Mr. Brown passed his seventy-fourth milestone on March 10 last.  He was born on his grandfather's farm near Milroy, Rush county, Indiana.  His father, William J. Brown, was then a resident of Rushville and was prosecuting attorney of a judicial district that extended along eastern Indiana clear from Elkart to Lawrenceburg. His law partner was Judge Charles H. Test, one of whose daughters became the wife of General John Coburn of this city.  Mr. Brown and Mrs. Coburn played together under the same roof many a time when they were children.
          Admiral George Brown of the United States Navy, who now lives in Woodruff-place, is the only living brother.  Admiral Brown was born June 16, 1835, and Austin H. Brown used to remark that he felt himself ten years younger than the Admiral, although the latter really "had the advantage" of him by seven years.  Their only sister, Mary A. Brown, became Mrs. Browning by marriage and was the mother of Miss Eliza Browning, Indianapolis city librarian, and Dr. Browning.
          The youngest brother, "Billy" Brown, as he was familiarly known, died over twenty years ago when something over thirty.  He was a very popular young man with a rare fund of humor and considerable histrionic ability.
          Austin had but a meager scholastic education, although he had a mind richly endowed by nature and acquired knowledge rapidly. He attended private schools in Rushville in his early youth.
          On Jan. 1, 1837, his father came to Indianapolis to fill the office of secretary of state. Austin attended several private schools here, including the old seminary, the memory of which is cherished by all of the older inhabitants of the city.

A Recent Interview

          "I remember well," said Mr. Brown recently, "how the town looked when I came here.  There were not to exceed 1200 inhabitants.  The business part of the city was confined to Washington Street, with slight ramifications of Meridian Street, just off of Washington, on each side.  No business was transacted elsewhere.  The territory north of North Street was native woods."
          During this conversation which occurred but a few days ago, Mr. Brown, then on his death bed, proceeded to relate in his usual interesting vein some of his early experiences.
          "The principal part of my education," said he, "was obtained at the printer's case, first at the office of the Indiana Democrat and later at the Sentinel office.  I was not an apprentice in the real sense of the word but a sort of printer's devil that inked rollers, carried papers and did whatever chores came my way.  At sixteen I went to Asbury College (now DePaw University) intending to take a collegiate course.  My father, after leaving the office of secretary of state, located in Indianapolis in the practice of his profession.  In 1843 he was elected to congress. 
"While I was at Greencastle I received a letter from him advising me to come to Washington to take a clerkship in one of the departments under James K. Polk's administration and I went and began my duties in 1845.  I was not yet seventeen when I received my commission as a clerk in the office of auditor of the post-office department.  In less than a year I was rather unexpectedly chosen by the auditor as a disbursing and pay agent for the entire clerical force of the auditor's office and it also fell to my lot to disburse all of the contingent expenses.

Owned the Sentinel

          "From the time I set foot in a printing office, I had an ambition to own a newspaper.  In 1850 I resigned my position at Washington and on June 1, 1850, I became owner, publisher and assistant editor, with my father as chief editor, of  The Sentinel.  I was then twenty-two years old.  I made Mr. Charles Nordhuff, now one of the pensioners of James Gordon Bennett at $5,000 a year, my local editor and editorial writer.  Not long ago when I met him in Washington he recalled what an easy time we had then and mentioned that although we published a morning paper our copy was sent to the compositors at 9 o'clock in the evening. Our telegraph news we clipped altogether our of the Madison Banner, which reached Indianapolis in the middle of the afternoon.
          "I recall a great experience I had in scooping the Journal on the message of President Franklin Pierce in 1853. By previous arrangement I went clear to Pittsburg and got two copies of the message, which had been sent to a friend of mine, the postmaster of Pittsburg, who was also editor of the Pittsburg Post.  I returned by what was known as the Bellefontaine line, and where the Massachusetts Avenue depot now is I had a carriage to meet me and take me to The Sentinel office. On the way home, I had cut up the message into 'takes' so that they were ready to be handed to the compositors. OUr office was a busy hive of industry that night, and at 4 o'clock the next morning we had the president's message on the streets, while the Journal did not get it in type until 11 a.m. That was a clean scoop of seven hours and we were mighty pleased.

In Days of Old

          "Next year the message came over the wire direct to Indianapolis. John F. Wallick was the telegraph operator here then. The message was stamped in signals on slips of paper. Berry R. Sulgrove of the Journal sat on one side of Mr. Wallick and I on the other and took down the message in long, while Mr. Wallick dictated it from slips. In the early day all of our printing was done on the hand press and I installed what was considered a notable improvement when I brought a steam cylinder press here which I obtained from a friend, Mr. L'Hommedieu of the Cincinnati Gazette."
          Mr. Brown sold The Sentinel in 1855 and in August of that year he was elected auditor of Marion county, Indiana. For many years he enjoyed the distinction of being the oldest living ex-county officer of Marion county. Those were troublous political times and Mr. Brown was an especial target because of his anti-know-nothing platform. The previous year he had printed the ritual of the know-nothing organization which he had secured from a Brown county deserter, who walked to Indianapolis to give it to him. When the know-nothing-ites learned it was to be published they fired two pistol shots into the composing room, but injured no one and the ritual appeared in type the next morning. This incident led to virulent attacks against Mr. Brown in his race for auditor, but he was triumphantly elected by 1,000 majority. He served four years as auditor.

Tribute of Mr. Sloan

          One of Mr. Brown's closest friends was George W. Sloan, the druggist, who said of him:
          "We were boys together and it might be said that we grew up together.  We were both members of the old Indianapolis National Guard association as far back as 1857.  Austin H. Brown was an honest man.  He was never a money saver and if he had $2 he was sure to let somebody have $1.50, if not more.  He had ample opportunities to become a wealthy man had he been a little more close-fisted.  As a political manager he could not be beaten.  He knew just what man to select to work on some other man and he could plan a campaign as no other man of my acquaintance could.
          "As a politician he was vehement and aggressive and the Journal cited him as "the boss", and said things about him that really caused people that did not know him to suspect he was a bad man. In politics as in all other paths of life he was honest and walked upright. He had a good memory and knew everybody in this part of Indiana by personal acquaintance. He always had good habits, although he was not a temperance man in the radical sense. In the day of his prime political feeling was more bitter than it is now, and his petition to enter the Scottish Rite was presented with fear and trembling as it was not known what man whom he had angered might seek to shut him out of the order, but after he became a member and it was learned what a valuable man he was, he secured almost any place he wanted, and he made himself competent to fill any place in the order."

Ch:
.1 Kate b. 29 Jan. 1853
.2 Russell b. 12 Apr. 1855
.3 William J. b. 20 Aug. 1857
.4 Austin H. b. ca 1859
.5 Dau b. ca

1.7.1.1 Brown, Kate b. 29 Jan. 1853, d. 2 Jun. 1854, bur. Crown Hill
Cem., Marion Co., IN (1-4-2).*

1.7.1.2 Brown, Russell b. 12 Apr. 1855, d. ca 13 Jan. 1857, bur. Crown
Hill Cem., Marion Co., IN (1-9-1).*

1.7.1.3 Brown, William J. b. 20 Aug. 1857, d. ca 1914, md. ca 1884 to
Cornelia I. Garvin, d/o Honorable Thomas E. Garvin & Cornelia (Morris)
Garvin, b. Evansville, IN.

Ref:  Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1908, pg. 1223 - 1225.
          William John Brown, secretary-treasurer and general manager of the Indianapolis Stove Company, the oldest and largest stove manufacturing concern in the State of Indiana, is maintaining in business life the reputation for consummate ability which his father and grandfather achieved in public affairs. These these generations have for three-quarters of a century played prominent parts in the history and development of Indiana. The family is an old-established one in America, and its members have ever displayed an active interest in the important events of their respective days. Thomas Brown, the great-great-grandfather of William John Brown, and his son, George Brown, the great-grandfather, were soldiers in Colonel Gibson's First Virginia Regiment. They were present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, at Yorktown, in 1781, as was also George Brown's father-in-law, John John, who enlisted in Pennsylvania among the first troops in the winter of 1776-77, joining General Washington in Boston. He was a large and powerful man physically, and was a member of Washington's bodyguard.
          Thomas Brown, the great-great-grandfather, was a native of Virginia. In 1796 he moved to Mason County, KY and in 1808 to Clermont county, Ohio, he and his son George having been granted land warrants for their services in the Revolution. Thomas Brown married Mary Ball, daughter of William and Mary Ball, the former of whom was a brother of Colonel Joseph Ball, General Washington's grandfather.
          George Brown, son of Thomas and Mary (Ball) Brown, like his father, migrated to what was then the "Far West," finally, in 1808, settling in Clermont county, Ohio. He was a Revolutionary soldier, enlisting when he was but fifteen years of age. He was a farmer by occupation. He married Hannah John, daughter of John John previously mentioned as a member of Washington's bodyguard.
          William J. Brown, son of George and grandfather of the William J. Brown of the present generation, was born August 15, 1805, in Mason county, Kentucky. He entered the legal profession, and was a noted attorney in his day. But from the number and importance of the public offices he filled it would seem that his great abilities as a lawyer were turned to more advantage in increasing his value as a public servant than merely in winning him laurels in that particular line. Coming to Indiana in the year 1821, he was during all his active career a citizen of this State.  He lived in Milroy, Rush county, until elected secretary of the State, taking that office in 1838, when he removed to Indianapolis. He served as secretary of State until 1842. He was a member of Congress from the Indianapolis District for many years, and was assistant postmaster-general under President Polk. Mr. Brown's oratory was one of the potent factors in the political campaigns of his day. He was considered one of the greatest stump speakers in Indiana, or indeed throughout the West, and his name is still a proverb among the survivors of that period. One who knew him, no less a personage than General John Coburn, wrote: "William J. Brown was the son of George Brown and Hannah (John) Brown, born n Mason county, Kentucky. He was a man of note in the State of Indiana for many years. In early manhood he was a representative from Rush county in the legislature of the State and after that was elected secretary of State. He represented the central district of Indiana in Congress several terms. He was a member of the National Committee of the Democratic party for sixteen years. He wa fluent and rapid stump speaker, being ar ardent and influential Democrat. His wife was Miss Susan Tompkins, a native of Cynthiana, KY., and socially held a high rank at home in Indiana and in Washington as a wife of the representative there in Congress from the central district of Indiana. Their son, Austin H. Brown, held many prominent offices in county and State. He wa for several years the proprietor of the Indianapolis Daily Sentinel. He was collector of internal revenue in the central district of Indiana: four years county auditor; four years clerk of Marion county.  He was also sixteen years the National Democratic Committeeman for Indiana.  He was chief of one of the divisions in the National Treasury Department under Cleveland. He was a thirty-third degree Mason. He served on the Indianapolis school board thirteen years, and a like term in the City Council." Mr. Brown died in 1857.
          William J. Brown married Susan Tompkins, who was born Dec. 26, 1807, in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky, and died in October, 1888. She was a remarkable woman, of excellent mental qualities and strong personality, and admirably fitted, socially and intellectually, for the position in which her husband's prominence placed her. An ardent Democrat in sentiment, and possessing decided taste for and appreciation of the activities of political life, she was herself a great politician, and her acquaintance among the leading men at Washington during the forties was extensive, including celebrities from both the great parties. Jefferson Davis, Thaddeus Stevens, and others of equal prominence boarded at the same place, and it was Mrs. Brown's privilege and delight to meet nearly all of them in social intercourse.
          To William J. Brown and wife were born six children who survived infancy.  Of these, Austin H. (father of William J. Brown) was the eldest.  The second son, Admiral George Brown, of the United States Navy, retired, is still living, and makes his home in Indianapolis. All of their other are dead.  The eldest daughter, Mrs. Mary Browning, died only a few years ago, leaving three children: Miss Eliza G. Browning, city librarian; Henry L. Browning, secretary of the C. B. Cones Manufacturing Company; and Dr. William J. Browning.
          Austin Haymond Brown, son of William J. and Susan (Tompkins) Brown, was born in Milroy, Rush county, Indiana on March 19, 1828. He was one of the most vigorous workers in his day for the success of the Democratic party in Indiana, and as joint owner with his father of the Indianapolis Sentinel, and national committeeman for sixteen years, wielded a large influence in national as well as State affairs. However, he was not a mere politician, striving for his own ends, but a sincere believer in the responsibility of those in high places to devote their best energies to the good of their fellowmen; and he did not fail in the performance of his duty, even at the cost of personal sacrifice. For fifteen years he was a member of the city council, and for thirteen years a member of the Indianapolis school board, and he and Judge Roach were the authors of a law establishing commissioners for the public schools and the present Public Library. As clerk of Marion county he served four years, and he was also county auditor. During the period of the Civil War he was very active in the Government service, acting as collector of internal revenue at Indianapolis; was later chief of one of the divisions of the treasury at Washington, and was assistant adjutant-general under Gov. W.II.II. Terrell.  His versatility and long familiarity with public affairs made him a valuable member of the various bodies -- boards, etc. -- with which he was connected, and his high personal character and strong mentality carried the promise of efficient service in every capacity. That he measured up to this promise in every respect is evidenced in his repeated calls to the performance of important duties. He died January 1, 1903.
          Austin H. Brown married Margaret Noble Russell, a native of Indianapolis, daughter of Major Alexander Wilson Russell (one of the pioneers and first postmaster of Indianapolis) and Katherine Leach (Noble) Russell (daughter of the first senator from Indiana). Besides William J. Brown (the subject of this sketch), Austin H. Brown was the father of Austin H. Brown, Jr., who is located in Northern California as a mining engineer, having been connected with some of the largest interests in the West, such as the Anaconda Company and The Montana Ore Purchasing Company, of Butte, Montana, and the Thomas Lawson copper interests of California; and Mrs. George R. Sullivan, of Indianapolis, a niece of Mrs. Brown's, was raised by Mr. and Mrs. Brown as their daughter, her parents having both died when she was eight years old.
          William J. Brown, son of Austin Haymond and Margaret Noble (Russell) Brown, was born in Indianapolis August 20, 1857. He was educated in the public and high schools of the city. graduating from the latter in 1875, and in the same year took a position as clerk with Hibben, Pattison & Co., afterwards Murphy, Hibben & Co., wholesale dry-goods merchants. After some experience in that capacity he began to travel for the house in Indiana, being engaged as traveling salesman for thirteen years. In 1893 he bought an interest in the Indianapolis Stove Company, to whose interests his attention has since been devoted. He began his official connection with the company as vice-president, later becoming secretary and treasurer, and general manager. The concern holds an important place in the commercial world as a factor in the industrial development of the city, and has a standing second to none.
          Mr. William J. Brown was united in marriage, in 1884, to Miss Cornelia I. Garvin, of Evansville, Indiana, daughter of Honorable Thomas E. and Cornelia (Morris) Garvin, the latter a descendant of Governor Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have three children: Garvin Morris Brown, who has just graduated at Princeton; Austin H., a student at Wabash College; and Miss Cornelia S. Mrs. Brown is a member of the D. A. R. and the Colonial Dames, and Mr. Brown is treasurer in the Indiana Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

Ch:
.1 Garvin Morris b.
.2 Austin H. b.
.3 Cornelia S. b.

1.7.1.3.1 Brown, Garvin Morris, Graduated Princeton Univ.*

1.7.1.3.2 Brown, Austin H., Graduated Wabash College.*

1.7.1.3.3 Brown, Cornelia S. b.*

1.7.1.4 Brown, Austin H. b. ca 1859, d. ca 1913, bur. Crown Hill Cem.,
Marion Co., IN.*

1.7.1.5 Brown, Dau. md. to George R. Sullivan.*

1.7.2 Brown, Mary Anne b. ca 1829, bur. 27 Mar. 1905, Crown Hill Cem., Indianapolis, IN, (sec. 5, lot 55). md. ca 1851 to Woodville Browning, s/o Edmund & Eliza (Gordon) Browning b. ca 1826, bur. 15 Apr. 1869, Crown Hill Cem. (sec. 5, lot 55).

Ch:
.1 Eliza Gordon b.
.2 William J. b.
.3 Henry Lindsey b.

1.7.2.1 Browning, Eliza Gordon b. IN, Indianapolis City Librarian.

Ref:  Memoirs of Indianapolis, pg. 36.
          Miss Eliza G. Browning is a lady of much intelligence, energy and executive ability, and is in every was competent to fill the responsible position of librarian of the Indianapolis Public Library, this illustrating what has long been known and acknowledged that women are in
every way competent to fill with distinguished success positions requiring the most versatile mental powers and no ordinary degree of energy. She belongs to a family which for many years has been largely identified with both the political and literary interests of the city of Indianapolis and the State of Indiana. The Honorable William J. Brown, her maternal grandfather, wa a man of note in the day and age in which he lived, and as a representative of the people in this portion of Indiana in the halls of the Congress of the United States, he was a power, especially in the lines of truth, justice and right. His son, Admiral George Brown, United States Navy, has a record too well known to need additional words of commendation here, suffice it to say that his reputation is world wide. Honorable Austin H. Brown, a brother of the Admiral, has often served in public offices of trust in national, city and civic capacity, and is a man of mark. Some thirteen years ago when Miss Eliza G. Browning found it necessary to engage income remunerative employment, the workings of the public library had many attractions for
her, and although a near relative offered her employment, her independent spirit would not allow her to accept the offer, and she shortly afterward entered the public library, first as a substitute, and for one year labored without compensation. In April, 1892, she was elected librarian, and a year later was re-elected by acclamation. Her election was made because of her peculiar fitness and adaptability for the position, combined with a thorough knowledge of books,a d it has met with the hearty approval of the citizens of Indianapolis. She is ever on the alert to institute new and improved methods which have greatly the conveniences for the library. She is a fine conversationalist, a deep reader and thinker and an accomplished musician.

1.7.2.2 Browning, William J., Physician.*

1.7.2.3 Browning, Henry Lindsey b. ca 1858, Secretary of C. B. Cones
Manufacturing Co., md. 1891 to Maria Frazee b. ca 1858, d/o Samuel E. & Netta (Dewees) Frazee.

Ch:
.1 Netta Dewees b.

1.7.2.3.1 Browning, Netta Dewees b. Indianapolis, IN, md. to George W. Pittman.*

1.7.3 Brown, Hannah b. 15 Jan. 1833, IN, d. 11 Jan. 1871, md. to Edward L. Palmer.*

1.7.4 Brown, George b. 19 Jun. 1835, Rushville, Rush Co., IN, d. 29 Jun. 1913, bur. Crown Hill Cem., Indianapolis, IN, md. 4 Oct. 1871 to Kathleen Morris.*

1.7.5 Brown, Howard b. 21 Oct. 1840, IN, d. 13 Apr. 1863.*

1.7.6 Brown, William John Jr. b. 10 May 1844, IN, d. 23 Apr. 1877.*

Ryland Thomas and Mary VanCleve (Reeder) Brown Descendants

1.8 Brown, Ryland Thomas b. 5 Oct. 1807, Farm on Cabbin Creek, Mason Co., Ky, d. 2 May 1890, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, bur. Crown Hill Cem., Marion Co., IN (Family plot Sec. 4, Lot 110), Physician and Surgeon for 40 years, 1st. Geologist of Indiana and discovered vast coal fields, Professor of Northwestern Christian Univ. (now Butler Univ.), Chief Chemist in the Department of Agricultural, Washington, D. C., Professor in Indiana Medical College, Scientist, Lecturer and Editor of Indiana Farmer, md. 25 Nov. 1829, Rush Co., IN to Mary VanCleve Reeder b. 30 Apr. 1811, OH, d. 19 Oct. 1865, Indianapolis, IN, bur. Crown Hill Cem.

Ref:  Ryland Thomas's estate record is located in Docket 16, pg. 1428, Will record K, pg. 236 in Office of Clerk, Marion County Courthouse, Indianapolis, IN.

Ref:  Joseph Franklin Brown's 5 pg. Brown family history.

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