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 |
Mo |
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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