Harvey Edwin Brown

1878 - 1955  (77 years)

• Name	Harvey Edwin Brown  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	18 Jan 1878	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA   [5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	18 Jan 1878	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Birth	Jun 1879	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4, 7]
  Race	White  [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Name	Harvey Brown  [3]
  Residence	Bergen, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Head RelationToHead: Head
  Residence	1880	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  	StreetAddress: North Street; 2 Age: 2; EnumerationDistrict: 114; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
  Residence	1900	Wilkes Barre Ward 11, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  	StreetAddress: Hazle Street; 21 Age: 21; Machinist Occupation: Machinist; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: Eleventh; EnumerationDistrict: 0171; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
  Residence	1917	Bergen County, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	StreetAddress: 15 Orchard St; 39 Age: 39
  _MILT	DraftBoard: 3; EyeColor: Brown; HairColor: Iron Gray; Height: Medium; PhysicalBuild: Medium  [5]
  Died	11 Nov 1955	Roselle Park, Union, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	77 Age: 77
  Buried	14 Nov 1955	Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, USA   [6]
  	77 Age: 77
  Person ID	I1654	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Anderson D. Brown,   b. 19 May 1849, Newport Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1 Nov 1913, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Melinda Coolbaugh,   b. 1 May 1851, Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Married	25 Dec 1870	Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Freda Brown
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F7457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1899, the city directory for Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA lists a Harvey E Brown as a laborer. In 1900, Harvey Brown was residing in Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA with his parents. In 1917, Harvey Edwin Brown's WWI draft registration shows him living in Bergen, New Jersey, USA with his wife, Freda Brown. He was employed as a theatrical stage mechanic at the Hippodrome in New York City. The New York Hippodrome was the largest theatre in the world at the time of its construction, with state of the art theatrical technology. Among its famour performers was Harry Houdini. In 1942, Harvey Edwin Brown's draft registration card shows him living in Bergen, New Jersey, USA, and born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. He was unemployed. His wife is recorded as Freda Brown. His death registration with the Episcopal Church in 1955 shows him residing at Orchard Street in "R.P." (believed to be Roselle Park), in the diocese of Newark, New Jersey, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of New Jersey; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1986. Record for Harvey Edwin Brown https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1002&h=1717347&indiv=try [S22] History of Hanover Township, Henry Blackman Plumb, (Name: Name: Name: Printed 1885 by Robert Baur, Printer and Stationer, Wilkes-Barre, PA;;;), Pg. 396. William Brown 3 (William 2, Alexander 1) was born in Kingston, Luzerne County, Pa., in 1797; lived in Hanover and Newport; married Amanda Dilley first, and second Julia Mosier. They had: - 1st, Stephen Brown, m. Mary Wooley. " Alma Brown , m. 1st, Samuel Michael, 2d, Abram Walton. 2d, Sarah Brown, m. Anson Dunn. " Anderson Brown, m. Melinda Coolbaugh. " Hendrick W. Brown, m. Sarah McCrary. " George A. Brown, m. __ " Lewis C. Brown, m. Etta Luce. [S51] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilkes Barre Ward 11, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1436; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0171; FHL microfilm: 1241436. Record for Anderson D Brown https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=47109071&indiv=try [S33] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1149; Page: 553A; Enumeration District: 114. Record for Andrew Brown https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=50327279&indiv=try [S58] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: New Jersey; Registration County: Bergen County. Record for Harvey Edwin Brown https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6482&h=32832280&indiv=try [S302] New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Episcopal Diocese of Newark; Newark, New Jersey; New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1800 - 1970; Reference Number: 4. Record for Harvey E. Brown https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61047&h=83730&indiv=try [S36] 1880 US Census, US Gov., (Name: Name: Name: National Archives Film Number T9-0261;;;), 1880 census 2nd. Ward, WilkesBarre, Luzerne Co., PA, enumerated 2 June 1880, Page A 553. Brown, Andrew, white male age 31, Locomotive Engineer, b. in Penna, parents both b. in Penna. Melinda, white female, age 29, wife, keeping house, self and parents b. PA. Minnie, white female, age 8, daughter, at school, self and parents b. PA. Eliza, white female, age 6, daughter, at school, self and parents b. PA. Bertha, white female, age 4, daughter, at home, self and parents b. PA. Harvey, white male, age 2, son, self and parents b. PA.