Beeker Brown ^{1 2}

   FamilySearch ID: LVGG-V5N.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN. ³ 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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2. Census in 1870 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN. ⁴ The 1870 census recorded William Brown, farmer, 56, living with wife Mary, 50; Benjm, 17, Minerva, 28; Beeker, 15; and Mary, 12. Wiliam was born in Pennsylvania, the others in Indiana. His real estate was valued $9600 and personal estate $2100. The post office was Attica.

3. Census in 1880 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN. ⁵ The 1880 census recorded William Brown, farmer, 64, living with wife Mary, 60; son Beeker Brown, farmer, 25; daughter Mary A. Brown, 21; and a boarder, Lewis Warner, 30. William and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. The others were born in Indiana. The elder Mary's parents were born in North Carolina. On the same census page is William and Mary's daughter Louisa, 40, with her husband Smith Coffing and their children.

4. Census in 1900 in Shawnee Township, Fountain, IN. The 1900 census recorded William Brown, widowed, retired farmer, 87, born Aug 1813, living with son Beeker Brown, single, farmer, 46, Oct 1854; and daughter Mary A., single, house keeper, 41, Apr 1869. William and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. His children were born in Indiana.
On the same census page is William's son, Benjamin Brown, farmer, 48, Jun 1852, with his wife, Mary, 45, Jan 1854, and their son Elba E., 24, Apr 1876.

5. Census in 1910 in Veedersburg, Fountain, Indiana, USA. ⁶ The 1910 census recorded Louisa Coffing, widowed, 69, living with daughter Carry, single, 30, and borther Beeker Brown, single, 50. No one had an occupation. Louisa had birthed 7 children and 5 were alive in 1910. Everyone was born in Indiana.

6. Obituary: Covington Republican: obituary of Beeker Brown on 2 Oct 1931 in Covington, Fountain, IN. ² Beeker Brown, prominent farmer of Shawnee township, passed away at the home of his niece, Mrs. Freeman Knowles, 5 miles south of Attica, Saturday, September 19, 1931 at the age of 76 years, 11 months and 11 days. He was the son of William and Mary Beeker Brown.
His funeral was held at the Knowles residence Monday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. with Rev. McKinley Reed officiating. Interment was made in Mt. Hope cemetery.