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John Brown Family of Put-in-Bay * See Note at bottom of page
Jason Brown lived on South Bass in 1866, moved to Akron for 20
years, out to California, then
returned to the island after his
brother, John, died, to help his
sister-in-law, Wealthy Brown.
Owen Brown also had a bounty on his head when he moved to South Bass with John Brown Jr. Owen worked for Jay Cooke as Gibraltar Island caretaker. He eventually moved out to Pasadena, California with Jason Brown, but Owen never returned. Henry and Ruth (Brown) Thompson are listed in the 1870 Ohio census for Put-in-Bay Township. Their daughter, Mary Thompson, was born on the island. Ruth and family also moved out to California.
The Brown
Family Genealogy
*Note: In December 2008, the Museum attended an auction of John Brown Jr. & T.B. Alexander's letters, papers and diaries in Willoughby, Ohio. The collection may give an unparalleled view of island life during the years the family resided at Put-in-Bay. If the new owners would like to share any information pertaining to island life and islanders from this collection please don't hesitate to email director@leihs.org or call 419-285-2804. Thank you very much for your consideration. |
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