Matilda Brown 1
FamilySearch ID: L4WG-316. Noted events in her life were: 1. Census in 1850 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN, USA. 3 The 1850 census recorded William Brown, farmer, 37, living with wife May, 33; Loiusa, 9; Minerva, 8; Jasper, 5, Matilda, 3, and Samuel, 1. Everyone was born in Indiana except William in Pennsylvania. William's real estate was valued at $3000. 2. Census in 1860 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN, USA. 4 The 1860 census recorded William Brown, farmer, 45, living with wife Mary, 40; Manerva, 18; Jasper, 16; Matilda, 14; Samuel, 11; Benjamin, 9; Beeker, 7; and Mary, 1. Everyone was born in Indiana except William in Pennsylvania and his wife Mary in Virginia. William's real estate was valued at $10,000 and personal estate $2500. The post office was Robroay & Portland. 3. Obituary: Journal and Courier: obituary of Mrs. John Coffing on 20 Aug 1972 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN, USA. 2 Mrs. John Coffing Matilda married John Andrew Coffing, son of Andrew Coffing and Abigail Crane. (John Andrew Coffing was born on 12 Mar 1842 in Stone Bluff, Fountain, IN, USA,5 died on 7 Oct 1921 5 and was buried in Attica: Riverside Cemetery, Fountain, IN, USA 5.) |
1 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19570643.
2 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 20 Aug 1927, page 14. Obituary of Mrs. John Coffing.
3 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJD-572 : 27 February 2020), Matilda Brown in household of William Brown, Shawnee, Fountain, Indiana, United States; citing family 137.
4 1860 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FF-825 William Brown, 1860.
5 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19569518.
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