Good morning all
I am looking for Mike Brown said to be born in Kansas
I have attached his marriage certificate to Minnie Wilson. They were married in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 26 Feb 1913.
Mike Brown gave his place of birth as Kansas
He said he was a farmer and gave his residence as Colby, Washington
I have done some extensive research on his wife Minnie Wilson from York in England.
I have a previous post on the Canada Roots Chat and the title of that post is:
"Minnie Wilson and MIke Brown married 26 Feb 1913, Vancouver, Brtish Columbia" and I had some interesting and helpful replies.
Link:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=693938.msg5376962#msg5376962On marriage certificate Mike Brown says his parents names are Mike Brown and Lizzie Wainsborough.
Family stories say Mike Brown's family are from Ireland.
Another family story is that Mike Brown's uncle was JP Brown who was a pioneer of Atchison City, Atchison Country, Kansas. I have found quite a bit of info on JP (John Patrick or Paddy) Brown including marriage to Sarah Wagner in Pennsylvania.
Another family story is that by marriage Mike Brown had a rellie who was a Mayor (or maybe politician, worked in government or something like that) who's surname was Wagner. No idea what dates or where on this - it's a family story
I am doing this research for elderly cousins. Mike and Minnie are their grandparents and they would love to know anything extra that can be found about the elusive Mike Brown.
Mike and Minnie were married in BC in 1913 and next thing we know they are in Tasmania and their first daughter was born at Queenstown, Tasmania in 14 Feb 1914, Mike and Minnie had a second daughter born in Tasmania in 1916. Then moved to Sydney, New South Wales and eventually went to Queensland where Mike died in 1940 and Minnie died in 1966.
Most of the family stories my cousins tell me about their granddad Mike Brown were passed onto them by granny or their mother.
Briefly Mike Brown family stories are that he worked for his Uncle JP Brown driving the wealthy women of Atchison to their social events, he left about 13 years old, next is he was suppose to be working on a chicken ranch in Montana, went to the Klondike to find his fortune. Then we have the fact that he got married in Canada in 1913 saying he was living at Colby Washington which is on Yukon Harbour.
With help from the Canada RootsChatters a Michael Brown and Elizabeth Wandsbro (and similar spellings) were found having children around the era that Mike Brown was said to be born....these births were in Westmeath, Ireland - Glassan mainly which is near Athlone. (parents names Mike Brown gave on marriage cert were Mike Brown and Lizzie Wainsborough)
I have read somewhere that JP Brown came from Athlone, Westmeath.
With Mike Brown moving around the way he is said to it is not easy to find him on census records and so far I have not found a positive link to Mike Brown and his said uncle JP Brown. I have tired research on JP Brown and have found him in Kansas census and other records from 1859, 1865, census 1880 and 1900 and his death, burial and headstone 1909. So JP really does exist!
Can a anyone help with any further suggestion or information?
I think I have covered all the info i have either been give or researched myself or assisted with.
I am ever so grateful for any further input or suggestion.
Cheerio for now Gerri
Down Under
