Rev. John Brown Sr.
(Abt 1772-1822)
Elizabeth Gottshall
(1771-1849)
John Beeker
(1785-1843)
Christina Young
(1790-1865)
William Brown
(1814-1906)
Mary "Jenny" Beeker
(1819-1896)
Matilda Brown
(1847-1927)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Andrew Coffing

Matilda Brown 1

  • Born: 15 May 1847, Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN, USA 1
  • Marriage (1): John Andrew Coffing
  • Died: 22 Aug 1927, Aylesworth, Fountain, IN, USA at age 80 1 2
  • Buried: Attica: Riverside Cemetery, Fountain, IN, USA 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.
Next door is William and Mary's daughter, Louisa, 19, living with her husband Smith Coffing, farmer, 23, and their son Jasper M., 4 months old. They were born in Indiana. Smith's real estate is $1800 and personal estate $250.
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3. Obituary: Journal and Courier: obituary of Mrs. John Coffing on 20 Aug 1972 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN, USA. 2 Mrs. John Coffing
Mrs. John Coffing died at 11 o'clock this noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Freeman Knowles, seven miles south of Attica; she had been in ill health for several years. The daughter and two sons -- Samuel and John -- survive.


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.)


Sources


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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