Sarah Brown

1845 - 1927  (81 years)

• Name	Sarah Brown  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	8 Dec 1845	Newport Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA   [4, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	8 Dec 1845	Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  Race	White  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Name	Sarah Brown  [9]
  Residence	1860	Hanover, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA   [8]
  	14 Age: 14; AttendedSchool: Y
  Residence	1880	Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  	StreetAddress: River Road; 34 Age: 34; Keeping House Occupation: Keeping House; EnumerationDistrict: 109; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife
  Residence	1900	Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  	StreetAddress: River Road; 53 Age: 53; Farmer Occupation: Farmer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0056; HomeOwnership: Rent; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 8; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 8; OwnsFarm: F; Widowed MaritalStatus: Widowed; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Residence	1920	Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  	StreetAddress: Old River Road; 74 Age: 74; Farm Operator Occupation: Farm Operator; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 58; HomeOwnership: Rented; Industry: Truck Farm; IsEmployed: Own Account; Widowed MaritalStatus: Widowed; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Died	22 Mar 1927	Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4, 9]
  Buried	Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I1966	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Brown,   b. 1 Jun 1797, Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1880, Dallas, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Julia Ann Mosier,   b. 1 Sep 1813, Newport, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 10 Apr 1858, Prob. Nanticoke, Newport Township, Luzerne Co., PA  (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1844  [3]
  Family ID	F578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anson Dunn,   b. 30 Mar 1846, Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 8 Oct 1892  (Age 46 years)
  Married	4 Apr 1869	Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Myron Vaness Dunn,   b. 13 Mar 1870, Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 13 Nov 1934, Lanesboro, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America  (Age 64 years)  [natural]   2. Alice Vienna Dunn,   b. 19 Dec 1871, Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. Lulu May Dunn,   b. 7 Oct 1873, Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   4. Martha Agnes Dunn,   b. 6 Oct 1875, Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   5. George Menzen Dunn,   b. 10 Sep 1879, Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   6. Adrian Anson Dunn,   b. 13 Jun 1884, Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   7. Percy Emmett Dunn,   b. 7 Jan 1886, Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 30 Nov 1918, Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 32 years)  [natural]   8. Loren Everett Dunn,   b. 26 Sep 1887, Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 15 May 1954, Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 66 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F1456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sarah married Anson Dunn. They lived in Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA and had a family. It's interesting to note that "Dunn" is Gaelic for "Brown." So they shared the same surname in two different languages. According to Sarah's death registration, she was born in Newport, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA as the daughter of William Brown and Julia Ann Mosier. According to FindAGrave, she was born in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1860, Sarah was residing in Wilkes Barre, Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA with her father William Brown and several siblings. In 1880, Sarah was living on River Road in Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA with her husband and children. In 1900, Sarah was living on River Road in Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA with her husband and children. In 1920, Sarah was living on Old River Road in Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA as a widow and farmer with two of her children, Alice and Loren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] Genealogy of the Brown Family, Unknown author, updated by Loren Dunn in 1949, (Name: Name: Name: Handwritten account;;;), Pg. 4. Sarah Brown married Anson Dunn of Hanover Township, Pa., April, 4, 1969 Their Children Myron Vaness born March, 13, 1870 Alice Vienna - Dec.,19, 1871 Lulu May - Oct., 7, 1873 Martha Agnes - Oct., 6, 1875 George Menyen - Sept., 10, 1979 Ed. note: Menyen could be Wenyen. Adrian Anson - June, 13, 184 Percy Emmett - Jan., 7, 1886 Loren Everett - Sept., 26, 1887 Myron Vaness married Mary Briggs June, 1, 1898 One child Lester, died in infancy Lulu May married Wm Albert Letcher April, 12, 1898 Their Children - Alice Mildred born June, 21, 1899 Mary Rosevear - Feb., 4, 1902 Wm Albert Jr., - Dec., .23, 1909 Edith - Sept., 13, 1916 [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. [S27] Genealogy of the Brown Family, Unknown author, updated by Loren Dunn in 1949, (Name: Name: Name: Handwritten account;;;), Page 3. William Brown Jr. married, second wife, Julia Ann Mosier-Stivers (Penn. Dutch) Their Children: Sarah born Nov. 8, 1945. died April 1927 Anderson - May 19, 1849 - Sept. 1913 Hendrick Wright Dec 23, 1851 - George Alexander June 13, 1854 - April 30, 1919 Lewis Cass born April 12, 1857 - Sept 11, 1927 Children of Julia Ann Mosier - John Stivers John born October 30, 1835 Susan - May 26, 1841 Elizabeth - Feb. 4, 1838 John married Sarah Vandermark Jan. 1, 1869 Susan married Philip Vandemark of Newport Township, PA., 1858, and moved to Iowa Elizabeth married James Smith of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., July 4, 1866 [S222] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Sarah Dunn https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=121832635&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: Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1149; Page: 475B; Enumeration District: 109. Record for Sarah Dunn https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=29781183&indiv=try [S51] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1241431. Record for Sarah Dunn https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=68693535&indiv=try [S43] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1592; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 58. Record for Sarah Dunn https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=34168796&indiv=try [S92] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1132; Page: 459; Family History Library Film: 805132. Record for Sarah Brown https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=3984402&indiv=try [S261] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 030001-033000. Record for Sarah Dunn https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5164&h=4849222&indiv=try [S25] 1900 Census, Luzern Co., PA, Hanover Township (north). Enumerated 25 June 1900. Dunn, Sarah, Head of house, white, female, b. (Jan.?), 1847, age 53, widowed, born in Pennsylvania, parents both born in PA, occupation unreadible; Dunn, Myron, Son, white, male, b. Mar. 1870, age 30, married, born in PA as were parents, occupation unreadible; Dunn, Alice, daughter, white female, b. Dec., 1871, age 28, single, self and parents b. in PA, school teacher; Dunn, Martha, daughter, white female, b. Oct., 1875, age 24, single, self and parents b. in PA, domestic; Dunn, Menyen, son, white male, b. Sept., 1879, age 20, single, self and parents b. in PA, farm laborer; Dunn, Adrian, son, white male, b. June 1884, age 16, single, self and parents b. in PA, farm laborer; Dunn, Emmett, son, white male, b. Jan. 1886, age 14, single, self and parents b. in PA, in school; Dunn, Loren, son, white male, b. Sept. 1887, age 12, single, self and parents b. in PA, in school; Note: Mary, wife of Myron, and Lulu May Dunn were apparently not at home when census was taken.