Westmoreland County PA Archives History .....Robert BROWN Family History ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@npgcable.com February 4, 2007, 12:30 pm Robert Brown came from Donegal Ireland as a young man with an older brother James Brown. They remained in the East & later worked his way out to Greensburgh, Pa where he started a general store including everything the farmers needed. Soon after coming here, he married Anna Potter, daughter of Samuel Potter probably in the year 1798. [children] 1. Martha Brown, Born 1799, died about 1880 in Morning Sun, Iowa, married at 18 to Rev John Cannon a Covenanter Preacher of New Alexandria Pa had charge of the Congregation there & here at Gbg. He died while still preaching here 18 yrs after marriage. He died on his wife's farm at New Alex & is buried in old Covenanter Church graveyard there. She remained on the farm a widow for 18 yrs & then moved to Washington Iowa & later to Morning Sun where she is buried in Church graveyard. 1.1. Rev. Robert Brown Cannon, succeeded his father in pastorate of both churches & continued in them until he went to Iowa taking all the family with him. He married Miss Juliet Wilson, daughter of old Dr. James Wilson a covenanter minister of renown. Her brother, Rev. Dr. David Wilson of Covenanter Seminary died Feby last. They are both dead. 1.1.1. Juliet Cannon, unmarried 1.1.2. Daughter Cannon, died 1.1.3. Agnes Cannon, married & lives in Kansas 1.2. Amanda Cannon, married Rev. Robt Dodds, Covenanter minister. Both dead & buried probably at New Alex. 1.2.1. Mary Ellen Dodds, married Rev. Matheny, a Covenanter minister in Syria. He dead. She living in Beaver Falls where she is educating her children, 2 sons & 1 daughter. 1.2.2. John Cannon Dodds, went to La Junta, Colorado where he is probably living. Mr. Gill says he hasnít seen him for 50 yrs. 1.3. Matilda Cannon, married Rev. Josiah Dodds, Covenanter minister. She died at New Alex., & he married again & died in Topeka, Kansas. Mrs. Gill does not know of Matilda having any children. 1.4. Susan Cannon. She married & died in Morning Sun, Iowa, leaving several children. 1.5. Mary Cannon, unmarried, died at Morning Sun, Iowa 1.6. James Renwick Cannon, married Margaret Charlton, celebrated 50th wedding anniversary a few yrs ago. She dead & he lives with children at Wynman, Iowa near Morning Sun. 1.7. Elizabeth Cannon, married James Nisbet & lived at Blairsville, Pa. Both dead at Burlington, Iowa where they are buried. 1.7.1. Anna Nisbet, married ____ Kennedy. He is dead. No children. 2. Samuel Potter Brown, Born 1801. Died in 1860. Great name as physician. Married Mary Jane Nichols from Latrobe Pa. 2.1. Robert Brown, Buried June 25, 1874, an excellent Doctor. Married Mary Logan of Delmont Pa of Rev. family. Both died & buried in old Pres Cem in Gbg. She had a bro, Dr Samuel Logan. 2.1.1. Mary Brown, m. Calvin Sewalt. She dead & buried in Pgh. No children. He still living. 2.1.2. Samuel Logan Brown, He lived with Mary & died there unmarried. Mr Gill says Cem East Pgh probably, Oakdale. 2.1.3. Anna Brown, D.y. of scarlet fever 2.1.4. Hettie Brown, unmarried. Lives with her her cousin Mrs Mary Moore, wife of James C. Moore druggist near B&O Sta Connellsville. Mrs Mary's mother was a Logan fr Salem near Delmont. 2.1.5. James Logan Brown, druggist has a store in East End Pgh. Married & has some children. 2.1.6. Millicent Brown, posthumous child Born July 5, 1874 m. Atwell probably traveling salesman. Live in E.E. Pgh. 2.1.6.1. Robert Brown Atwell 2.1.6.2. A son Atwell, d.y. 2.2. Mary Jane Brown, unmarried. Died here & buried in old Pres. Cem. 2.3. Elizabeth Wright Brown, unmarried. Died 2 yrs ago in Pgh & bro't here & buried in New Cem 2 miles out in Lincoln Highway in Sam Brown's lot, last of family to die. 2.4. William Brown, m. Millie Eyster, dau of a Lutheran Min. Her name Millicent. Both dead & bur in old Pres Cem here. 2.4.1. Samuel Potter Brown, m. Margaret Hill. June 14, 1883 Dau of John Hill & sister of Frank Hill who married Mollie Woods. This [Samuel Potter] is the druggist. See page 182 "Old & New Westnd, Vol. 3 2.4.2. Millicent Brown, m. John Murphy moved to Balto & both living. 2.4.2.1. William Murphy 2.5. Kate Brown m. Robert Clow farmer & fine people at Salem now Detroit. Both died at East Liberty & buried in Homewood Cem. 2.5.1. Mary Clow, Died Unm in Pasadena Calif. Her name is Mary Niccolls Brown Clow. 2.5.2. Lizzie Clow, Died unmarried & buried in Pgh. Died of pneumonia Jany 16, 1900 2.5.3. Sam Clow, died unmarried, a child & buried in Pres Cem at Delmont, Ia 2.5.4. James Culbertson Clow, married & lives in Allegheny City & have several children. 2.5.5. Mildred Clow, youngest, m. McLeever. Live in Pasadena, Calif. 2.5.5.1. A son McLeever 2.6. Sparks Brown, youngest, a girl. m. John Radcliff Patterson. They lived at Brownsville Pa from hard work he a hard worker. They were living in Herron's Hill when both died. 2.6.1. William Patterson, lives in NY City, Newspaper man. Married 2.6.2. Reba Patterson, married & lives near Oil City at Tryonville. Has a lot of children. 2.6.3. Jennie Patterson, married Ben Nisbet. Lives Boise Idaho. [Footnote reads: His name is Ben Morgan Nisbet & he is a noted Architect at Boise, Idaho.] 2.6.4. Raymond Patterson, married 2.6.5. Lizzie Patterson, married 2.6.6. Robert Patterson, Telephone operator in Pgh, married. 3. William Brown, born 1803, married Lydia Niccolls. Both died & buried in old Pres. Cem. Here. They had one daughter, Lydia who died unmarried & also buried same place. Mrs. Gill thinks his first wife was a sister or near relative of Rev. S.J. Niccolls but his brother, Samuell Pís wife was of another family & not related. William married 2nd Helen Bruce, sister of D.D. Bruce, a lawyer of Pgh. Their father was a Seceder minister & professor in their school. 3.1. William Brown, married Lizzie Murdock of Sewickley. He died & is buried in ěOakdale?î Cem. She living. 3.2. Samuel Potter Brown, m. Lizzie Murdock of Sewickly. He died & is buried in "Oakdale?" Cem. She living 3.2.1. Sarah Brown, m. to a Doctor & has a lot of children. Live at some Sta near Pgh. 3.2.2. Nigle Brown, son, married. Mrs. Gill thinks he lives at Shadyside 3.2.3. Stanley Brown, son married. Mrs. Gill thinks he lives at Shadyside 3.2.4. Helen Brown, married & has one little girl. Live at Shadyside 3.2.5. Bess Brown, died unmarried, before her father 3.2.6. A dau Brown, died unmarried, before her father 3.3. Helen Brown, m. to Wm Palmer. Live E.E. Pgh. 4. Susan Brown, born 1805. She died in Pgh of small pox Mr Gill thinks about 1858 & buried there no doubt. M. Henry Sterling. He married for his second wife a Roseberg, thinks a sister of Wm Roseberg & moved to Phila. 4.1. Robert Brown Sterling, m. Lizzie Wood of the wealthy Wood family of Pittsburgh, Pa. 4.1.1. Susan Sterling, m. Wm B. Depuy, a broker of Phila Pa. He dead, she living. 4.1.1.1. Sterling DuPuy, went to Arizona with tuberculosis & died & buried there. 4.1.1.2. Elizabeth DuPuy, m.1. Fitler, a RR man now dead & m.2. a widower with two children & live at Atlantic City. She has no children. 4.1.1.3. Hilda DuPuy, d.y. 4.1.1.4. Son DuPuy, was over at France & just recently got back. 4.1.2. Robert Brown Sterling, Lives at 1526 Pine St Phila, unmarried 4.2. William H. Sterling, m. Tillie Farquhar of Plainfield NJ. He lives there & is on staff of Gov. Mrs Gill thinks he is the handsomest man she ever saw. Has no children. Both living. 4.3. Anna Margaret Sterling, very handsome. Died unm abt 30 yrs ago, was very kind to Mrs Gill. 5. Mary Brown, born 1807, M. Rev George Scott. Lived at Darlington Pa & preached there & probably a Seceder. She died & was buried there. 5.1. Mary Elizabeth Louisa Matilda Wylie Scott, married Rev Sturgeon a U.P. Preacher at or near Darlington, Pa. Both dead probably at Darlington, Pa. Mrs Gill thinks they had several children. 6. Nancy Brown, born Sept 22, 1809 Died Apr 12, 1867. m. James Gemmell in 1838 or Mch 6th. He died Apr 8, 1854. He was born in 1801. His sister, Miss Allison Gemmell was born in 1799 on the ocean coming over from Scotland. She was the oldest child their father was Thomas Gemmill & his wife who he had married a few months before starting over (they were 6 mos coming over on a slow vessel) Miss Elizabeth Wallace of the Clan Wallace & relative of Sir William Wallace of the nobility as was Mr Gemmill also. James Gemmell was born in NY State having landed at NY. Thomas had a brother Mathew who drifted to Mt Pleasant & Mrs Gill's father learned the stone cutter trade from him & became a most expert master stone cutter. Married at old home on Main St Gbg. 6.1. Robert Brown Gemmell, born Apr 27, 1839 Died (aged 58) Sept 14, 1897 in Topeka Ks & buried there. Married Anna Campbell of Porte Matilda Center Co Pa. She died May 1, 1919 aged abt 82 at Topeka Ks. He was telegraph op on PRR. 6.1.1. Robert Campbell Gemmell, He is Gen'l mgr of Utah Copper Co at Salt Lake City, Utah. M. Belle Anderson M.D. They met at Ann Arbor when at School. Have no children. He is very fond of children. 6.1.2. Mary Young Gemmell, m. Arthur Adams of Topeka Ks. He dead. She & children live in Oakland, Calif. 6.1.2.1. Robert Gemmell Adams, unmarried. 6.1.2.2. Gertrude Adams, m. Jackson 6.1.2.2.1. A dau Jackson 6.1.2.3. Pauline Adams, m. He went to France just after marriage. 6.1.2.4. Arthur Adams, in school 6.1.2.5. Lillian Adams, youngest, girl in school 6.1.3. Lillian Gemmell, B in Wyandotte, now Kansas City, Kansas but was Wyandotte Ks when she was born. M. Herbert Boal of Topeka Ks & both now live at National City, California near San Diego. Have no children. 6.2. Anna Elizabeth Gemmell, b June 8, 1841 died Feby 20, 1919 unmarried. Named for her two grandmothers. Mrs Gill thinks her grandmother Brown was living when Anna was born. Anna lived with Mrs Gill & helped raise her children. She was rich in family lore & genealogy with a wonderful memory. 6.3. Agnes Brown Gemmell, Born April 5, 1844 m. June 25, 1874 to John Duff Gill & have always lived in Greensburgh & as Mrs Gill says her mother also had always lived here. Mr Gill born Oct 10, 1845 & died Apr 4, 1926 in Gbg Pa See B 16 P 2626 JVT 4/10/26 6.3.1. Henry Sterling Gill, born Apr 6, 1875 m. Marguerite Eisaman. They live in San Diego Calif. He is a lawyer & has charge of titles for Southern Title Guaranty Co. Has no children. 6.3.2. Arthur Bruce Gill, born Dec 12, 1876 m. Helen Childs. He is orthopaedic Specialist at Phila. Has charge Widener Memorial School for crippled Child. No home like it in any country. They have no children. He is a surgeon. 6.3.3. Robert Gemmell Gill, born Jany 7, 1879 married Olive Fishell of Greensburgh. He is a civil engineer. 6.3.3.1. Agnes Sarah Gill, aged 9 yrs 6.3.3.2. Robert Gemmell Gill Jr, Aged 5 yrs 6.3.4. John Goldinger Gill, born Apr 27, 1882 unmarried. Lives in Newark O. Sales Agt now selling law courses. 6.3.5. Kenneth Eugene Gill, born May 31, 1885. Is a civil engineer working for Government. Was at Washington DC. Is going back to Los Angeles Calif. m. Gertrude Stites of Wash DC 6 yrs ago. 6.3.5.1. Gertrude Tirzah Gill, Aged 26 yrs 3 in Nov Born in Los Angeles, Calif. 6.4. A son Gemmell, born 1846 Died when 4 days old 6.5. Mary Scott Gemmell, born May 20, 1848 m. William H. Aiken of New Castle on Mch 16, 1891? He had a bookstore. Both died & buried there. No children. 6.6. Thomas James Gemmell, born about 1850. He died shortly before his Father when abt 2 yrs of age. 7. Anna Lavinia Brown, born 1812. She died at Mt Union Pa but was brought to Mrs Gill's & buried in Pres Cem alongside her first husband. M.1. Dr Thos Ferguson Campbell of Punxsutawney Pa Mch 6, 1838. He was a Physician. m.2. David Peelor of Indiana Pa. He was an inventor & had the idea of telegraph worked out before Morse did but did not get it patented. He was a surveyor. David Peelor was surveyor for Cambria Steel Co. He moved to State St Harrisburg Pa & was in Land office during Civil War & then got in with Cambria Iron Co & moved to Johnston. He is buried at Mt Union having died when at his daughter Annie's. 7.1. Robert Brown Campbell by 1st husband, Died aged 2 or 3 yrs 7.2. Thomas Ferguson Campbell by 1st husband, m. Jennie Gemmill of Alexandria, Huntingdon Co Pa. He was a doctor. He dead & she married a Mr Russell of Pgh (RR man) 7.2.1. John Gemmill Campbell, d.y. of scarlet fever 7.2.2. Charles Campbell, drowned when a young man just home from Princeton college & abt time of Johnstown flood or shortly after being caught in wires that were washed in the time of the flood. He was an excellent swimmer. 7.3. Anna Peelor, by 2d husband, m. Rev David Campbell, Pres min & lived at Mt Union Huntingdon Co Pa. He died & buried there. She died at Newburgh NY, but is buried beside her husband at Mt Union. 7.3.1. Bertha Campbell, unmarried. In Red Cross work at Phila. Graduated at Birmingham Pa School & had been a school teacher, was born in 1876. 7.3.2. Lavinia Campbell, now a trained nurse in Phila unmarried Born abt 1878 7.3.3. Edward Campbell, born abt 1880 in a Pres min. Married, went to Phillippines but had to come back for child's health. Mrs. Gill says there are three children & she thinks they are all girls. 7.3.3.1. Dau Campbell 7.3.3.2. Dau Campbell 7.3.3.3. Dau Campbell 7.4. Harry Peelor, never married, was an engineer & surveyor. He died & is buried at Johnstown Pa. Was city engineer after the flood. 8. James Logan Brown, born 1815. He died in Connellsville Pa & is buried at Madison this Co. Thinks it was in the seventies. He kept a store at Madison. Married 1st Sibbie (perhaps Sybil) Logan of Salem. She died. Married 2nd . Margaret Boyd of Turtle Creek, sister of Eli Boyd. Married 3rd _____ Baldridge of near Madison. Mrs Gill's mother was very much opposed to this marriage. He was the father of 15 children by his 3 wives. He was living with his 3d wife in C'ville when he died & she has since died. 8.1. Anna Brown, 1st wife, m. Dr David W. McConaughy. Lived at Latrobe & both died & buried there & had no children. He was an Elder in Pres ch there. 8.2. Robert Brown, by 1st wife, m. Jennie Hunter of Mt Pleasant Pa. Was a merchant. Lived at Turtle Creek. Both died & buried there. 8.2.1. Son Brown, m. & lives at Turtle Creek & has two or 3 children. 8.2.2. Son Brown, now dead, m. widow with two children, lived in Turtle Creek. 8.3. James Logan Brown Jr, by 1st wife, he was a Physician. Lived at Pleasant Unity & died abt 1 yr ago & is buried at Latrobe Cem. M.1. m.2. a Porch of Pleasant Unity. Her brothers have a store here in Gbg adjg the building in which I am now writing in Mr Gill's office. 8.3.1. Anna Brown, by 1st wife, Lives in Gbg Pa m. Gress. Have no children. 8.3.2. Ned Brown, by 2d wife, Lives in Gbg. Was away in France in the War. M. Fess. Had a child die with "Flu" while he was in France & have two children living. 8.4. William Brown, by 1st wife, He died at his brothers the Doctor in Pleasant Unity & is buried at Latrobe. He was not married. 8.5. Elizabeth Brown, by 2d wife, died unmarried at her sister, Anna's in Latrobe & is buried there. 8.6. Margaret Brown, by 2d wife, named for her grandmother. Lived with Anna at Latrobe & married there to Elder Moore of Latrobe & moved to East Liverpool, O. where he is in the pottery business. married in 1874. 8.6.1. Anna Moore, married ______ Fisher? They live in Chicago & have several children. 8.6.2. Mary Moore, m. Rev_________. Living. 8.6.3. Margaret Moore, probably living at home in East Liverpool, O. 8.6.4. A Dau Moore, at home 8.6.5. A Dau Moore, at home 8.7. Thomas Brown, by 2d wife, m. a farmer's dau near Madison. He has farms there & in Ohio & is very well off. Both living at Madison & several children all living & unmarried. One dau is named Mary. 8.8. Mary Jane Brown, by 2d wife, Died young at her sister's Mrs McC's in Latrobe, Pa. 8.9. Sibbie Brown, by 3rd wife, Lives at Connellsville & is married but don't know abt what family they have. 8.10. A son Brown, was a telegraph operator. Worked once at C'ville. Died unmarried. 8.11. five children Brown, died young Additional Comments: Extracted from Josiah V. Thompson Journals, Vol. 2, pg 302-307 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 16.7 Kb