NameJoseph “Joe” Brown
Birth11 Jun 1850, Clarke Co., Virginia11
Birth Memoanother source says: b. Hagerstown, Maryland
Death19 Jun 1925, Iowa11
FatherJames William Brown (1826-1882)
MotherMartha Jane Carper (1834-1919)
Spouses
BirthFeb 1857, Henry Co., Iowa11
Birth Memoanother source says b. 1842
Deathabt 192511
MotherMariah Kelley (~1830-)
Marriage31 Jan 1873, Henry Co., Iowa11
ChildrenClark (1879-1959)
 Albert (1881-)
 Mary Ester (1885-)
 William (1889-1943)
 Commodore (1892-)
Notes for Joseph “Joe” Brown
Living in Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa during the 1900 census


Joseph Brown, son of J. William and Martha Carper, and
found him indeed in Muscatine Ia (Muscatine Co).
1900: E.D. 109, Sheet 9B, line 91:
Joseph b. June 1850 age 49, married 26 years, b. IA, father b.unknown,
mother-IA.
Lizzie b. Feb 1857, a. 43, had 7 kids, all alive, b. Ia, both parents
b. OH.
Clark, son b. Apr 1879, a.21, Ia, Ia, Ia.
Albert, son b. Aug 1881, a. 18, Ia, Ia, Ia
Mary, dau. b. July 1885. age 14 " " "
William son b. Aug 1889, age 11 " " "
Samador son b. Apr 1893, age 7, " " " (The first letter is hard to
read, could be C, or G.)
Joseph, Clark and William were day laborers, Albert, a night
watchman, Mary, servant.
Address is 1409 Oregon Street. Joseph's given birthplaces were
wrong, in light of other evidence..

1910- skipped, no soundex so takes too long for now.

1920: Muscatine, IA, E.D. 127, 4th ward, Sheet 19 A, line 41, living on
a houseboat.
Joseph, 65 b. VA,, father b. MD, mother b. VA, laborer, at Sash and
Door Co.
Elizabeth, 64, b. Ia. " OH, " OH
Mary B. dau. 33 divorced b. IA. father b. Va, mother b. IA
Joseph W. grandson, age 4 3/12, b. Ia, father, Ia, mother Ia.
Billings, Harry M. grandson, age13, b. Ia, father, Ia, mother Ia.
Notes for Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Spouse 1)
Clark, son b. Apr 1879, a.21, Ia, Ia, Ia.
Albert, son b. Aug 1881, a. 18, Ia, Ia, Ia
Mary, dau. b. July 1885. age 14 " " "
William son b. Aug 1889, age 11 " " "
?Samador son b. Apr 1893, age 7, " " " (The first letter is hard to
read, could be C, or G.)
Joseph, Clark and William were day laborers, Albert, a night
watchman, Mary, servant.
Address is 1409 Oregon Street. Joseph's given birthplaces were
wrong, in light of other evidence..


Lizzie b. Feb 1857, a. 43, had 7 kids, all alive, b. Ia, both parents
b. OH.
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