The children from his first marriage spent their childhood with relatives of their mother, Lydia Osborn Brownson, presumably because she had died. Willard and Ralph were adopted by their mother's stepfather, Harvey H. King. Fred lived in the household of his mother's half sister, Alice Osborn Easton.
Parents:
Nathaniel Brownson
Abigail Brownson
Spouses:
Lydia Osborn Brownson
Abigail Winn Brownson
Children with Lydia Osborn Brownson:
Willard Brownson (b. 1869)
Ralph Brownson (b. about 1871, d. 1880)
Fred Warren Brownson (b. 1873)
Children with Abigail Winn Brownson:
Jessie Brownson (b. 1889)
Katie Brownson (b. 1891)
Ralph Brownson (b. 1893)
Allen Brownson (b. 1899)
Sources:
Civil War Pension File
U.S. Census, 1850-1880, 1900
Iowa Census, 1885
World War I Draft Registration
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934
New York, Marriages, 1686-1980
Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
The children from his first marriage spent their childhood with relatives of their mother, Lydia Osborn Brownson, presumably because she had died. Willard and Ralph were adopted by their mother's stepfather, Harvey H. King. Fred lived in the household of his mother's half sister, Alice Osborn Easton.
Parents:
Nathaniel Brownson
Abigail Brownson
Spouses:
Lydia Osborn Brownson
Abigail Winn Brownson
Children with Lydia Osborn Brownson:
Willard Brownson (b. 1869)
Ralph Brownson (b. about 1871, d. 1880)
Fred Warren Brownson (b. 1873)
Children with Abigail Winn Brownson:
Jessie Brownson (b. 1889)
Katie Brownson (b. 1891)
Ralph Brownson (b. 1893)
Allen Brownson (b. 1899)
Sources:
Civil War Pension File
U.S. Census, 1850-1880, 1900
Iowa Census, 1885
World War I Draft Registration
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934
New York, Marriages, 1686-1980
Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
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