Henry Clay Brown

1845 - 1893  (48 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Henry Clay Brown
  Born	6 Apr 1845	Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Summit Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 38 68 Philip Brown 30 1820 male farmer Pennsylvania 39 68 Elizabeth Brown 28 1822 female Pennsylvania 40 68 Henry Clay Brown 6 1844 male Pennsylvania 41 68 Catharine Brown 3 1847 female Pennsylvania 42 68 Mary Garner 20 1830 female Pennsylvania   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=168k_640
  Census	1860	Summit Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 38 2366 Philip Brown 40 1820 male farmer Pennsylvania 39 2366 Elisabeth Brown 39 1821 female Pennsylvania 40 2366 Henry Brown 16 1844 male Pennsylvania 1 2366 Catharine Brown 12 1848 female Pennsylvania 2 2366 Harriet Brown 2 1858 female Pennsylvania 3 2366 Mary Garner 30 1830 female Pennsylvania   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=gs9h_642
  Military Service	5 Aug 1864
  	Civil War veteran - Navy landsman with the gunboat Silver Lake. Served from August 5, 1864 until June 1, 1865. Reported for duty with the Silver Lake September 3, 1864 where he was listed as a farmer with grey eyes, brown hair and fair complexion. He was 5'9" tall.
  		Civil War Navy Enlistment Roster for Ohio River September 15, 1864 Henry Clay Brown
  Census	1870	Summit Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 20 112 Philip Brown 50 1820 male white farmer Pennsylvania 21 112 E. B. Brown 49 1821 female white keeping house Pennsylvania 22 112 Henry Brown 26 1844 male white farmer Pennsylvania 23 112 Catharine Brown 24 1846 female white at home Pennsylvania 24 112 Hattie Brown 12 1858 female white Pennsylvania   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=j6mk_641
  Died	23 Oct 1893	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	from a scrapbook at the Linesville Historical Society: "Henry P. Brown, who was found dead in his room at Durr's hotel, Pittsburgh, last week Monday, was the only son of Phillip Brown, of Harmonsburg. He was one of the best known oil contractors of the state and prominent in the West Virginia oil fields. On Saturday night he registered at Durr's hotel and complained of not feeling well, and was assigned to a room. On Sunday he arose at 8 a.m. but went back to his room an hour later. He got up in the afternoon for a few minutes while the chambermaid was making his bed. Monday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock, the girl knocked on the door but got no response. She informed the clerk, who went to the room, and looking over the transom saw Brown laying upon his back limp and lifeless. That he feared death from heart trouble is certain, for on Thursday last he had an insurance policy for $5,000 on his life drawn up. It was never executed, however, as Brown was called suddenly to Wheeling, before being medically examined. He had no fixed residence in this state, and spent much of his time in the oil fields of West Virginia. The deceased was once a wealthy man. He dickered for the leases of more oil property than any man in the state to-day. Every letter in his possession had, when they first reached here, been accompanied with drafts for amounts varying in amount from $50 to $5000 to be paid to different contractors. His account book gave evidence of his having had charge of about 150 employees. There were several maps of oil property around Sistersville, Pa.; letters from nearly every county in the State, receipts of money, and tax receipts signed by the collector of Highland township; also one for $70 for the recording of 16 leases in Wetzel county. On one of the leaves of a note book was the following address: H.C. Brown, Clark's Mill, Elk county; and on another were several stanzas of poetry from the pen of a young farmer's daughter, to whom he seemed much attached. He had visited his father, sisters and friends here as recent as week before last. The coroner's inquest and post-mortem showed he was a victim of heart disease and died of blood-clot in the heart. Mr. and Mrs. Clint Green went to Pittsburgh, Tuesday night and returned the fololwing morning with the body of the deceased, a brother of the latter. Arrangements had already been made to bring the body here by Chas. E. Putnam, who was in the city. Upon their arrival here the remains were taken direct to the residence of Philip Brown, Summit township, father of the deceased, from which place the funeral took place last Thursday at 2 o'clock. The interment took place in Linesville cemetery. The funeral was very large and the casket was covered with choice flowers. Henry C. Brown was a man of the very best habits and his friends were numbered by his acquaintances. He was in his 49th year and unmarried."
  		Obituary of Henry Clay Brown from the October 26, 1893 issue of the Conneautville Courier
  Age	48 years
  Buried	26 Oct 1893	Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Section W, Lot 10, Grave 13
  		Brown Family Stone Plot: Section W, Lot 10, Grave 12
  		Brown, Henry Clay 1845-1893 Plot: Section W, Lot 10, Grave 13
  		Brown, Henry Clay close-up of his wording on the family stone Plot: Section W, Lot 10, Grave 12 (for the family marker), Grave 13 for Henry
  		Veterans Burial Card Henry Clay Brown
  Person ID	I12661	Local Families
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Philip Brown,   b. 16 Apr 1820, Summerhill Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 18 Feb 1906, Summit Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Garner,   b. 20 Mar 1821, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 13 Oct 1876, Summit Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1844
  Family ID	F2875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 26 Oct 1893 - Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth