Family Group Sheet
NameJohn B. Brown
BirthSep 1860, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Death30 Oct 1909, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
BurialCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
FatherRichard Brown (~1820-1899)
MotherEliza (~1841-1894)
Marriageabt 1883, Kentucky
SpouseSarah Elizabeth “Betty” Day, 2C5R
BirthApr 1863, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherArchibald Day (1813-1900)
MotherSarah Anna Cox (1824-1915)
Children
1 MEdward Peter Brown, 3C4R
BirthMar 1886, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Death7 May 1909, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
2 MCharles Fulton Brown, 3C4R
Birth20 Jun 1888, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
SpouseSusie Abbott
3 MJohn W. Brown (Died as Child), 3C4R
BirthJun 1895, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
Death8 Jan 1897, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
Notes for Sarah Elizabeth “Betty” Day
She was listed in her sister Perlina’s obituary in 1942 as a surviving sister Mrs. Betty Brown of Waukegan (Illinois).
Census
In 1930 she is recorded in Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois, with her son Charles, as Betty Brown, mother, 65, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Census Notes for John B. & Sarah Elizabeth “Betty” (Family)
1900 census of Jefferson Co., Ky, Louisville ward 11, enumerated 16 June, lists on p. 21B as family #385/451, at 2218 S. 15th St:
Brown, John, 39, b. Sep 1860, Ky Ireland Ky; Bettie, wife, 37, b. Apr 1863, married 17 years, mother of 5 children, 3 living; Edward, son, 14, b. Mar 1886; Charles, son, 12, b. June 1887; John, son, 4, b. June 1895. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Jefferson Co., Ky, Louisville ward 11, enumerated 28 April, lists on p. 13A as family #250/283, at 1228 S. 15th St:
Brown, Bettie, 46, widowed, mother of 5 children, 3 living; Charles, son, 22, single, turner on railroad; Warner, Charles J., boarder, 45, widowed, polisher at foundry; Murphy, Frank, boarder, 50, widowed, polisher at foundry; Judkins, Harold, boarder, 24, single, moulder at foundry; Day, Charles C., boarder, 30, single, house carpenter. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Jefferson Co., Ky, Louisville ward 11, enumerated 9 Jan, lists on p. 11A as family #214/246, at 1013 S. 18th St:
Hall, Bettie, 55, married, janitress at church; Brown, Charles F., son, 31, machinist helper on railroad, single. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
This is the same address given by Charles on his WW I draft registration card in June 1917. Bettie’s marriage to a Hall was apparently brief and most likely ended in divorce, since by 1930 she had returned to her first married name.
Brown, John, 39, b. Sep 1860, Ky Ireland Ky; Bettie, wife, 37, b. Apr 1863, married 17 years, mother of 5 children, 3 living; Edward, son, 14, b. Mar 1886; Charles, son, 12, b. June 1887; John, son, 4, b. June 1895. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Jefferson Co., Ky, Louisville ward 11, enumerated 28 April, lists on p. 13A as family #250/283, at 1228 S. 15th St:
Brown, Bettie, 46, widowed, mother of 5 children, 3 living; Charles, son, 22, single, turner on railroad; Warner, Charles J., boarder, 45, widowed, polisher at foundry; Murphy, Frank, boarder, 50, widowed, polisher at foundry; Judkins, Harold, boarder, 24, single, moulder at foundry; Day, Charles C., boarder, 30, single, house carpenter. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Jefferson Co., Ky, Louisville ward 11, enumerated 9 Jan, lists on p. 11A as family #214/246, at 1013 S. 18th St:
Hall, Bettie, 55, married, janitress at church; Brown, Charles F., son, 31, machinist helper on railroad, single. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
This is the same address given by Charles on his WW I draft registration card in June 1917. Bettie’s marriage to a Hall was apparently brief and most likely ended in divorce, since by 1930 she had returned to her first married name.
