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BROWN FAMILY GROUP SHEET

HUSBAND: Benjamin F. BROWN
BORN: 1845 in Kalamazoo Co., MI
MARRIAGE: Dec. 12, 1880 in Mills Co., IA  
DIED: unknown 
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Josiah BROWN
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Betsey FORSYTHE
NOTES: further information unknown
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WIFE: Emma Calista BEST
BORN: Aug. 25, 1847 in Kalamazoo Co., MI 
OTHER MARRIAGES: 1st unknown, June 1880 census in IA lists her as widow
DIED: Mar. 28, 1891 in Colfax Co., NE 
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: George Raymond BEST, Feb. 10, 1822
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Wealtha Ardaway KNAPP, May 18, 1831
NOTES: Buried in Wilson Cemetery next to her father. Emma and Benjamin had no children. 
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