Moses Brown, Sr. was my 4x great grandfather. His first wife, Sarah Robertson was my 4x great grandmother. She died & he married again. He & his second wife were the parents of Moses Brown Jr. At the time this newspaper article was written, Moses & Elizabeth had been married 66 years. They went on to be married an incredible 71 years!
Moses Brown, Jr.
15 January 1820 MS – 22 April 1912 IA
Son of Moses Brown & Nancy Chandler Perkins
Elizabeth Monroe
23 May 1824 VA – 13 February 1913
Married 12 May 1841 Ohio
At the annual banquet of the Octogenarian society Thursday, Hon. Isaac Brandt presented his list of “Golden Weddings in Polk County.” Mr. Brandt has spent much time upon this list, which he now believes is complete. The list follows:
Moses Brown was born Jan. 15, 1820, in Marion county, Mississippi. Elizabeth Monroe was born May 23, 1824, in Culpepper county, Virginia. Moses Brown and Elizabeth Monroe were united in marriage May 12, 1841, in Logan county, Ohio. Post office, Mitchellville.
[There were others also listed.]
Source: (Des Moines, IA: The Des Moines Register, 1 Nov 1907) 4; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed March 2021.
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71 years! Wow
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