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Personal data Christopher Rankin Brown 

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Household of Christopher Rankin Brown

He is married to Sarah Jane Moke.

They got married in the year 1881, he was 19 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Matilda Brown  1886-1969
  2. Jacob Eddie Brown  1888-1950
  3. Marshal E Brown  1891-1949
  4. Felix N Brown  1894-1929
  5. Vera Elizabeth Brown  1896-1981 
  6. Saml Leon Brown  1898-????
  7. Jimmy Brown  1901-
  8. Retha B Brown  1904-1988
  9. Ida L Brown  1907-

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Christopher Rankin Brown
1861-1925

1881
Felix N Brown
1894-1929
Retha B Brown
1904-1988

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    Sources

    1. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    2. 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. (Not public)
    4. 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    5. Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    • The temperature on May 29, 1861 was about 20.9 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
    • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
    • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 21 » American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
      • February 1 » American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
      • July 21 » American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
      • September 3 » American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
      • October 24 » The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.
      • December 21 » Medal of Honor: Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.
    • The temperature on December 24, 1925 was between -0.5 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
      • January 3 » Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.
      • January 5 » Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States.
      • February 2 » Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.
      • February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
      • March 16 » An earthquake occurs in Yunnan, China.
      • April 4 » The Schutzstaffel (SS) is founded under Adolf Hitler's Nazi party in Germany.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia

    Source: Wikipedia

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