Family Group Sheet
NameBedford Brown
Birthabt 1817, Kentucky
SpousePolly Ann Roberts
Birthabt 1822, Kentucky
Children
Birth20 Apr 1855, Johnson Co., Missouri
Death15 Jul 1934, Warrensburg, Johnson Co., Missouri
SpouseWesley Oates
SpouseJoseph Morrison Downing , 1C3R
Notes for Bedford & Polly Ann (Family)
This couple is only in my database to show the parents of Lucelia Brown who married Joseph M. Downing, so I am not entering their other children.
Census
1860 census of Johnson Co., Missouri, Hazel Hill township, enumerated 10 June, lists on p. 32 as family #202/222:
Bedford Brown, 43, b. Ky; Polly Ann, 38, b. Ky; Minerva E., 18; Greenberry, 17; Athela, 16 (fem); Mary J., 14; Quintar, 11 (male); W. B., (male) 8; Frances M., (male) 6; Lucela, 4, dau; R. M., (male), 3; Tabitha Ann, 2. All children born in Missouri.
1870 census of Johnson Co., Missouri, Hazle Hill township, enumerated 6 July, lists on p. 31 as family #223/218:
Brown, Redford, 53, farmer, b. Ky; Polly, 50, b. Ky; Atheliah, 23; Washingon, 18; Francis M., 16; Lucella, 13; Robert, 12; Tabitha, 10; Quintes G. (m), 21, married in March; Olive, 18, married in March. All except Redford and Polly born in Missouri.
1880 census of Johnson Co., Missouri, Hazle Hill township, enumerated 10 June, lists on p. 11 as family #83:
Brown, Bedford, 63, farmer, b. Ky Va Va; P. A., wife, 59, b. Ky Ky Ky; Tabithia, dau, 21, b. Mo Ky Ky; Faulkner, Steve, 23, farmhand, b. Ky Ky Ky; Downing, John, farmhand, b. Ky Ky Ky.
John is John Dennison Downing, son of John P. Downing and Nancy Nickell.
Bedford Brown, 43, b. Ky; Polly Ann, 38, b. Ky; Minerva E., 18; Greenberry, 17; Athela, 16 (fem); Mary J., 14; Quintar, 11 (male); W. B., (male) 8; Frances M., (male) 6; Lucela, 4, dau; R. M., (male), 3; Tabitha Ann, 2. All children born in Missouri.
1870 census of Johnson Co., Missouri, Hazle Hill township, enumerated 6 July, lists on p. 31 as family #223/218:
Brown, Redford, 53, farmer, b. Ky; Polly, 50, b. Ky; Atheliah, 23; Washingon, 18; Francis M., 16; Lucella, 13; Robert, 12; Tabitha, 10; Quintes G. (m), 21, married in March; Olive, 18, married in March. All except Redford and Polly born in Missouri.
1880 census of Johnson Co., Missouri, Hazle Hill township, enumerated 10 June, lists on p. 11 as family #83:
Brown, Bedford, 63, farmer, b. Ky Va Va; P. A., wife, 59, b. Ky Ky Ky; Tabithia, dau, 21, b. Mo Ky Ky; Faulkner, Steve, 23, farmhand, b. Ky Ky Ky; Downing, John, farmhand, b. Ky Ky Ky.
John is John Dennison Downing, son of John P. Downing and Nancy Nickell.
