Query on children of Frances Anna AXTELL

Private User

4/6/2022 at 5:34 AM

There have been a series of bad merges around Frances Anna Brown and Thomas Cuthbert Brown, Sr. and they have some children that do not appear to be theirs.

Frances lived in the USA and was born 1849/1851 and married Thomas in 1865 and they are on Geni with 33 children

1855 USA - Elizabeth Belle "Lizzie" Clark died 1961
1864 USA - James Brown
1865 USA - Elizabeth Belle "Lizzie" Clark died 1961
1867 USA - Edward R Polk Brown died 1942
1867 Edward R Polk Brown
1869 Samuel Alfred Brown died 1937
1870 Samuel Alfred Brown
1871 Amos Brown, infant died 1872
1873 Mary Maude Klaus
1873 USA - Mary Maude Klaus died 1945
1874 Catherine
1874 USA - Mary Maude Klaus
1876 USA - Elizabeth Belle "Lizzie" Clark died 1961
1877 USA - Homer Brown
1878 USA - William Brown
1878 USA - Thomas Wesley Brown died 1952
1879 England - Catherine Brown died 1936
1881 USA - Florence Effie Dennis died 1944
1881 USA - Goldie Brown
1881 USA - Edward R Polk Brown died 1942
1881 England - Mary Brown
1883 England - Thomas Joseph Brown died 1943
1883 USA - Brown
1883 USA - Brown
1883 England - Thomas George Brown
1885 USA - Alma Susanna Baumgartner died 1971
1885 Mary Brown
1886 USA - Lester L Brown
1889 USA - Harry Brown
1889 USA - Harry Brown
? Private
? Elizabeth Belle "Lizzie" Clark
? James Brown
? Harry

Queries

There is no evidence that Frances ever went to England - what is the source for the children born in England
There are multiple children alive at the same time with the same name
Some of the children are born after the mother died and some are born when she was very very young

Can anyone add any sources for these profiles?

Private User

4/6/2022 at 5:39 AM

https://www.geni.com/merge/view?revision_id=80279076790
merged Catherine BROWN (no dates or locations) daughter of Frances Anna AXTELL
with Catherine (Kate) Ann BROWN (born 10/9/1879 England, died 1936) daughter of Mary DAWNEY

https://www.geni.com/merge/view?revision_id=80279079690
merged with Catherine BROWN born 28/5/1874

So the dates and locations for Catherine Brown are incorrect - they belong to Catherine (Kate) Ann Brown

Private User

4/6/2022 at 5:45 AM

Catherine BROWN born 1874 does NOT appear on the 1880 or the 1885 census with Francis and Thomas

Private User

4/6/2022 at 5:53 AM

Looking at various Internet trees a Catherine BROWN was born 28 Mary 1874 to Thomas BROWN and Elizabeth KEALY

Catherine Brown should be the daughter of Thomas Brown and Elizabeth Brown

Private User

4/6/2022 at 6:18 AM

There are multiple daughters called Elizabeth

Elizabeth Belle "Lizzie" Clark born 9 December 1855 USA died 5 July 1961 USA
Elizabeth Belle "Lizzie" Clark born 9 Dec 1865 USA died 5 July 1961 USA
Elizabeth Belle "Lizzie" Clark born 9 February 1876 USA died 1961 England
Elizabeth Belle "Lizzie" Clark no dates

A daughter called Elizabeth appeared in the 1885 US Census - Aged 9 - born c1875

There is a gravestone for an Elizabeth Bell BROWN CLARK born 9 Feb 1876 died 4 July 1961 as Aspen Grove Cemetery (Plot 317S 095 02)- She is buried near Alma BROWN BAUMGARTNER (Plot 317S 096 03) and Thomas BROWN (Plot 315 103 04)

Private User

4/6/2022 at 6:46 AM

Homer Brown born 1877 does not appear in the 1880 census with Thomas and Frances

He does however appear in the 1880 USA census with T J BROWN and Fanny
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
T. J. Brown Self Male 38 Indiana, United States
Fanny Brown Wife Female 28 Indiana, United States
Samuel Brown Son Male 11 Illinois, United States
Fanny Brown Daughter Female 6 Illinois, United States
Homer Brown Son Male 4 Iowa, United States
James Brown Son Male 1 Iowa, United States

T J BROWN = Thomas Jefferson BROWN 1842-1916
Fanny BROWN - Francis I "Fanny" HICKS born 1851

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9416-GBV
This family had the following children

Samuel H 1869
Fanny 1874
Homer 1877 - 1944 - Homer Brown
James 1879
Goldie 1882 -1958 Goldie Brown
Lester James 1886 -1927 - Lester L Brown
Harry 1891 - Harry Brown

Private User

4/6/2022 at 6:58 AM

Mary Brown was born in England in 1881

Thomas and Francis lived in the USA and there is currently no evidence that they ever went to England

Private User

4/6/2022 at 7:00 AM

Thomas Joseph Brown was born in England in 1883

Thomas and Francis lived in the USA and there is currently no evidence that they ever went to England

Private User

4/6/2022 at 7:05 AM

Thomas George Brown was born in England in 1883

Thomas and Francis lived in the USA and there is currently no evidence that they ever went to England

Private User

4/6/2022 at 7:13 AM

William Brown born 1878 does not appear on the 1880 census with Thomas and Francis

Looking at various internet trees he is the son of Thomas BROWN and Elizabeth KEALY

Query on children of Frances Anna AXTELL

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