The Ancestors and Descendants of

Abraham Brown (1844-1928)

Compiled and Edited by

Wilma Brown Henderson

Self-published, circa 1986, Bates County, Missouri

Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgements ii

The Village of Ruschberg Germany 1

The Village of Niedermohr Germany 2

The Ancestors of Abraham Brown (1844-1928)

Hans Jakob Braun (b. before 1690) 3

Stephan Christian Braun (1701-1763) 4

Johan Jakob Braun “The Wagon Maker” (1731-1808) 5

Abraham Brown (1756-1842) 6

Jacob Brown (1783-1863) 7

Hiram Brown (1809- ) 8

Sheppard Shelby Brown (1813-1896) 9

The Descendants of Abraham Brown (1844-1928)

Ira Calvin Brown (1874-1966) 11

Albert Tilden Brown (1876-1973) 13

Ava Edgar Brown (1879-1964) 16

Alma Gertrude (Brown) Tharp (1885-1954) 20

Minnie Leona (Brown) Bolen (1887-1937) 22

William Shelby Brown (1889-1960) 23

Beulah Marie (Brown) Berryhill (1896-1986) 26

Allied Families 27

The Descendants of Peter Matthias Minnick (1760- ) 27

The Descendants of William Stribling (~1800- ) 29

Causes of Death 30

About Genealogy 31