Returning to the Brown Family

 

1850 US Census, Warrick County, Indiana.

Earlier in the month, I posted an obituary for Daniel W. Brown, presumed father of Cora Belle Metcalf Halter. I'll now follow the family back another generation. Daniel was a son of Frances Asbury Brown and Minerva Ellison. The image above shows the family in the 1850 US Census in Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana, where Frances (listed as F. A. Brown) was managing a hotel known as Brown House. He later became a lawyer (or was already an attorney while owning the inn) and Justice of the Peace for Warrick County.

Frances and Minerva were married on 23 June 1830 in Warrick County, Indiana. They had the following children:

- Samuel H. Brown, 1832-1916

- James H. Brown, 1834-1875

- Daniel W. Brown, 1837-1925

- Lorinda M. Brown, 1842-1867

- Octavia Isabel Brown, 1848-1922

The 1860 US Census entry interestingly separates the family from those boarding at the hotel.

1860 US Census, Warrick County, Indiana.

By at least 1865, Frances was no longer managing the hotel, and was working full time as Justice of the Peace.

Minerva passed away sometime before 1876, and Frances remarried to Semira Cuttler on 19 August 1876.

Boonville Enquirer, 26 Aug 1876.

Frances died on 21 December 1885, while still serving as Justice of the Peace for the county.