U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown, William I. (1842-1918) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Pages 399-400 WILLIAM I. BROWN, was a private under Captain S. B. Phillips, of Company E, Third Regiment of West Virginia Infantry, enlisted on the 22d day of June, 1861, to serve three years or during the war, was discharged at Martinsburg, W. Va., on the 28th day of February, 1864, by reason of reenlistment as a corporal of Captain Robert E. Lindsey, Company C., Sixth West Virginia Veteran Cavalry. On the 29 day of February he reenlisted at Martinsburg and was discharged at Fort Sedwick, Colorado, on the 27th day of February, 1866, by reason of disability. After enlisting the first time, his company was moved to Clarksburg, W. Va., but was soon returned to Buckhannon as General McClellan's body guard and served in that capacity during his (McClellans) West Virginia campaign. After the close of the war, he went to Colorado and Wyoming with his company, in which he last enlisted to guard the overland route and pioneer emigrants. Married Marion Phillips, daughter of Edwin Phillips and Sophronia Young, who was a daughter of Robert Young. Children: Elden Brown, now clerk in State Auditor's office, and Geo. E. Brown of French Creek, W. I. Brown, is son of Edward J. Brown. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #10717 FULL-NAME: William I. Brown BIRTH-DATE: Jan 6, 1842 BIRTH-PLACE: West Va. DEATH-DATE: July 16, 1918 at age 76y-6m-10d DEATH-PLACE: Frenchton, Banks District, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Retired FATHER: Edward J. Brown (born in West Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Old Age / Pneumonia INFORMANT: BURIAL: French Creek Cemetery (wife of William Brown) From Death Certificate, Kanawha County, WV #12507 FULL-NAME: Mrs. Marion Brown BIRTH-DATE: January 29, 1841 BIRTH-PLACE: Upshur Co., W.Va. DEATH-DATE: October 11, 1933 DEATH-PLACE: Charleston, Kanawha County, WV USUAL RESIDENCE: 1814 Washington St. MARITAL-STATUS: Widow OCCUPATION: FATHER: Edwin Phillips (born in Mass) MOTHER: Sophronia Young (born in Mass) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: myocarditis (chronic) / acute bronchitis INFORMANT: V. E. Brown BURIAL: French Creek Cemetery, Upshur County, WV ------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a double tombstone in French Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Upshur County, WV Wm. Brown (1842-1918) Marion, his wife (1842-1933) ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------