Darwin Delavan DUBOIS
Willis A. BROWN

Emma J. WRIGHT

Husband-1:  Darwin Delavan DUBOIS
Birth:  15 Dec 1839, Kane Co., Illinois
Death:  6 Jun 1864,
(Civil War) Old River Lake, Craighead Co., Arkansas
Burial:  Jun 1864,
(Memorial Stone) Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton, Muscatine Co., Iowa
Father:  Edward DUBOIS
Mother:  Phoebe HOSSIER

Marriage-1:      1 Dec 1861, Cedar Co., Iowa  

Husband-2:  Willis A. BROWN
Birth:  Jun 1831, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Death:  31 Dec 1916, Lane Co., Oregon
Burial:  Jan 1917, Laurel Grove Cemetery, Springfield, Lane Co., Oregon
Father:  Peleg Clarke BROWN
Mother:  Lydia Bartlett ADAMS

Marriage-2:       5 Mar 1873, Cedar Co., Iowa
Divorce:           aft 1874, Iowa

Wife:  Emma J. WRIGHT
Birth:  1846, Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio 
Death:  14 Aug 1882, Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa
Burial:
Father:  Elisha Clinton WRIGHT
Mother:  Caroline G. BLAKESLY

Children - Marriage-1:
  
1. Delavan Scott DUBOIS, b: 27 Jun 1862, Rochester, Cedar Co., Iowa

Children - Marriage-2:
  
1. Leroy Clarke BROWN, b: 18 Jul 1874, Rochester, Cedar Co., Iowa
2. Everell BROWN, b: 1876, Rochester, Cedar Co., Iowa
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Notes:    
Darwin served with the Union forces in the Civil War. His Service Record shows:
   Name:  Darwin D. Dubois
   Residence:  Iowa                           
   Enlistment Date:  12 Aug 1862
   Enlistment Rank:  Private           
   State Served:  Iowa    
   Service Record:  Enlisted in Company G, Iowa 35th Infantry Regiment on 4 September 1862.
                               Mustered out [killed] Company G, Iowa 35th Infantry Regiment on 6 June 1864
                               at Old River Lake, Arkansas.

Emma, received a widow’s & minor child’s pension for his service.  The Pension Records show:
   Name:  Delavan D. Dubois
   State of Application:  Iowa
   Widow:  Emma J. Dubois
   Minor Child:  E. J. Brown  
   Service:  G  365  Iowa Inf
   Pension Type:               Widow                  Minor Child                          
   Date Filed:                 1 Jul 1864                5 Jul 1878                                         
   Application #:                56,011                     210,685
   Certificate #:                 34,280                     163,430                                          

By 1870, Darwin had died and Emma and Delavan were living with Emma's parents.

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0393, Page 199B), Crystal Twp., Phillips Co., Kansas,
                                                                                  Enumeration Dist: 238, Enumeration Date: 3-Jun-1880, Family #18

 NAME

Age

Sex

 Relation

M/S W/D

Occupation

POB

Fa
 POB

Mo
POB

Dis-abled

In Sch

 BROWN, Emma J

34

F

 Head

D

 Keeping House

OH

OH

OH

 

 

 DUBOIS, Delevan

18

M

 Son

S

 Farmer

IA

OH

OH

 

 

 BROWN, Leroy

6

M

 Son

S

 

IA

OH

OH

 

 

                 Everell

4

F

 Daughter

S

 

IA

OH

OH

 

 

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