Family Group Sheet
NameMoses Brown Jr.
Birth1825, Virginia
Deathbef 1900, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherMoses Brown Sr. (~1783-1856)
MotherHannah Mitchell (~1781-~1843)
Marriage23 Oct 1845, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMiriam Susan Johnson
Birthabt 1829, Kentucky
Deathbef 1900, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherBasil Johnson (~1794-<1840)
MotherLydia White (~1798-~1875)
Children
SpouseJames P. Royse
Notes for Moses & Miriam Susan (Family)
Morgan Co. Ky marriage records list the marriage on 2 Oct 1845 of Moses Brown and Miraim Johnson, by W. W. Gray.
Moses and Miriam were married seven weeks after Moses’ father married Miriam’s mother.
Moses and Miriam were married seven weeks after Moses’ father married Miriam’s mother.
Census
1860 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead P.O., enumerated 1 Aug, lists on p. 32 as family #240/245:
Moses Brown, 35, farmer, b. Va; Myram, 26, b. Ky; Sebby J., 11, b. Ky; Lydia Brown, 62, b. Ky.
Lydia is both Moses’ mother-in-law and stepmother.
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 6 July, lists on p. 13 as family #88:
Brown, Moses, 47, farmer; Miriam, 39, b. Ky; Lydia, 74, b. Va; Johnson, Mattby, 10, b. Ky; Eliza, 9, b. Ky.
“Mattby” and Eliza are children of Miriam’s brother Zachariah.
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy Fork precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 35 as family #259/304:
Brown, Moses, 58, farmer, b. Va Mass Mass; Mirra, 50, wife, b. Ky Ky Ky; Royse, Charles, 10, grandson, b. Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is that of Bazil Johnson with wife Susanna, and the following one is James K. Royse with wife Sabra. Charles Royse is their son, so he was not orphaned, just staying with his grandparents.
Moses Brown, 35, farmer, b. Va; Myram, 26, b. Ky; Sebby J., 11, b. Ky; Lydia Brown, 62, b. Ky.
Lydia is both Moses’ mother-in-law and stepmother.
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 6 July, lists on p. 13 as family #88:
Brown, Moses, 47, farmer; Miriam, 39, b. Ky; Lydia, 74, b. Va; Johnson, Mattby, 10, b. Ky; Eliza, 9, b. Ky.
“Mattby” and Eliza are children of Miriam’s brother Zachariah.
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy Fork precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 35 as family #259/304:
Brown, Moses, 58, farmer, b. Va Mass Mass; Mirra, 50, wife, b. Ky Ky Ky; Royse, Charles, 10, grandson, b. Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is that of Bazil Johnson with wife Susanna, and the following one is James K. Royse with wife Sabra. Charles Royse is their son, so he was not orphaned, just staying with his grandparents.
