The Life, Times & Family of Orson Pratt Brown

Orson Pratt Brown and His Five Wonderful Wives, etc

2008-01-09T23:43:00.000-08:00

This note is to thank Otis James Klein for his efforts to provide the Brown family with the two volume set "Orson Pratt Brown and His Five Wonderful Wives and Their 34 Children, Vols. 1 & 2". I received mine on December 31, 2007, along with the DVD/CD combination. Our family brought in the New Year 2008 while watching the DVD. We are grateful that this work has been completed and is now available for our families to read and relish.

I do need to again bring to the DVD viewer's attention a photo identification error. We contributed the correct photo at the 2005 Reunion but the correction was not made on the DVD that we received last week. The man in the photo shown in our DVD as William Nicol Fife may be Ovid Foy. We are certain that Fife can be seen at http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/Fife/WmNicolFife1831-1915.html or if you go to the DUP site for the Ogden Museum his photo can be ordered from there. It is also on display, framed, on the wall by the south or back entrance to the Ogden museum.

Thank you again Klein-Storr family for your contribution to the Brown Family heritage and history. I would have gladly proof-read, and contributed more photos and information had you been at all open to assistance by family history buffs. But as the saying goes "there is no accounting for personalities."

Charles David Brown

2007-09-13T19:41:00.000-07:00

I am a great great grandson of Charles David Brown. My Father's mother was Beverly Brown Lund, daughter of William Riley Brown. How can I gain access to the personal ancestral file? This is a great work that has been undertaken. I currently live in Roy, Utah.

My half-brother is a Brown. His paternal grandmother is descendant of Howard Egan. I am trying to establish whether there is a connection between Captain James Brown family and Howard Egan family.

Posted by: Brian Lund
bjlund66@yahoo.com

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/CJB/08Cecelia-Cornue
/chardavid1856-1926.html

Looking for Jon Mcallister Fife

2007-09-03T15:37:00.000-07:00

Hello, my mother was good friends with a Judy Stout Fife years ago and has lost touch with her. She would dearly love to be able to contact her again. She was married to Jon Mcallister Fife in 1977 in Mesa, Az at the Temple. If anyone could help me, please contact me. Thank you so much.

Posted by: Theresa
Theresagram@aol.com

Editor: Hi Theresa, I sent the address for Judy and Jon in Mesa, to you via gmail. How are you related to the Fife family?

Hola [by Monica]

2007-07-20T14:29:00.000-07:00

HOLA: SOY LA MAESTRA DE COLONIA MORELOS Y CON GUSTO LES SALUDO ESPERANDO SE ENCUENTREN MUY BIEN, QUIERO DECIRLES QUE ME DIO MUCHO GUSTO Y SATISFACCION EL HABERLOS TENIDO CUANDO MENOS A UNOS CUANTOS DESCENDIENTES DE MORMONES EN NUESTRA HUMILDE ESCUELA Y COMUNIDAD, ESPERANDO QUE SU VISITA VUELVA A REPETIRSE Y MANTENER UNA CONSTANTE COMUNICACIÓN LES ENVIO MIS MAS CORDIALES SALUDOS. HASTA PRONTO PROFRA. MONICA DOMINGUEZ SALGUERO MAESTRA DE COLONIA MORELOS.

[This is an attempt at a translation of the note above:
HELLO: I AM THE TEACHER OF COLONY MORELOS AND WITH PLEASURE WE GREET YOU HOPING THIS MEETS YOU VERY WELL, I WANT TO SAY THAT IT WAS VERY PLEASANT AND SATISFACTORY TO HAVE STORIES OF A FEW DESCENDANTS OF MORMON IN OUR HUMBLE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY, HOPING THAT OUR VISIT RETURNS TO REPEAT AND TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT COMMUNICATION.
WITH WARM GREETINGS,
PROFRA. MONICA DOMINGUEZ SALGUERO
MAESTRA DE COLONIA MORELOS]

Posted by: Monica Dominguez
monicadominguez06@hotmail.com

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/MormonColonies
/index-mor-col.html

Editor: MONICA, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE MORE STORIES ABOUT THE MEXICAN RESIDENTS OF COLONIA MORELOS, OR THE OTHER COLONIES, DURING THE TIME OF 1895-1914 AND THE PERIOD SHORTLY AFTER THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

American sawmill workers in Chihuahua 1912

2007-06-25T16:25:00.000-07:00

In the spring of 1912, my grandfather Millard Bowden went to Chihuahua to work at a sawmill. His wife and 5 month boy went with him by train from Philadelphia, Mississippi to Mexico. While my grandfather was working, my grandmother and baby "hid" behind mattresses in their rooms. They returned to Mississippi in 1912. I'm looking for newspaper accounts and family stories about these MS sawmill workers in Mexico.

Posted by: Nancy Copes
familytrees@phuntimes.com

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/MormonColonies
/index-mor-col.html

Everardo Navas' nephew // Filiberto

2007-06-06T17:17:00.000-07:00

To everyone on this site... I want to thank all of you for the numerous mentions of my great grandfather Filiberto navas de Molina and his son Everardo. In the family, I think i am the only one whom shares his bithdate to a dregree. I was born on August 22nd 1965. As I read the articles and the captions of the pages, I remember being there in toluca when I was really young. My granddad had a really nice garden with rabbits. It was amazing to me to see the trophies and his ards for his skills in sports. I remember seeing his javelins and his discus. Perhaps I remember seeing his frame and how confidant he looked. When I did some checking it was nice to see that his name still shows in the Presea de deportes even after 1996. To those that supplied the pictures and the commentaries, I say thank you. And for those that have have said prayers today, bless you. I will have to let my grandmother know about today, I think she will be flabergasted if not totally surprised.

Posted by: Edward

Editor: Edward, please let me know who are your parents and what is your full name. How is Everardo Navas doing? We do not know whether he has made permanent his move to Cabo San Lucas. How are he and Norma? What is your email address?

Went to school with Mickey Hayden

2007-03-31T21:14:00.000-07:00

I found this website and recognized Mickey's picture right away! I went to school with him at Burges High School in El Paso. He still looks great. I enjoyed reading the bio. of Mickey's mother and seeing his family.

Posted by: Kim (Shadle)
wannikrnn@rcn.com

Ira Coray Abbott

2007-03-12T17:05:00.000-07:00

Some of this sites Ira Coray Info is wrong... IRA's parents were Edmond Austin Abbott and Nancy Gregory - this info according to his bio-sketch to which he contributed, which appears in the 1882 publication: THE HISTORY of WALWORTH COUNTY, Wisconsin, where he lived from 1878-1885.... He was born in Burns, Allegany County, New York...not in Michigan...He, of course, moved to St. Joseph County (White Pigeon Community, Michigan with his parents in 1835...He first married in 1850 a Roxanna Brown of Elkhart, Indiana - they had a daughter, Harriet Emma in 1851..Roxanna died in 1852, he went back to Burr Oak, Michigan that year; was appointed Justice of the Peace there......then later Electa Araminta Shear of Phelps, Ontario, New York (May 19, 1857)..they had 3 children: Charles E. (1858), William C. in 1860, then Carrie P. All were born in Burr Oak.

Posted by: David E. Fox
davidefox@hotmail.com

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/CJB/05Abigail-Smith-Abbott
/howard-coray.html#ira

Editor: Thank you David for your update, it has been added to the webpage shown above.

Daniel Monroe Stephens Biography

2007-01-28T15:58:00.000-08:00

If you go to this web site I have some of the information that you could not read when you copied Daniel Monroe Stephen's history. Henry_____oly is BOLY

Posted by: Bruce Spackman
bspackman@comcast.net
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bspackman
/histories/Daniel.htm

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/CJB/01Stephens-Family
/daniel-monroe-stephens1842.html

Fife information

2007-01-25T18:42:00.000-08:00

First I have to thank you, our family did not have a photograph of Diana Davis Fife. I got lots of great information from your site and have used it in research. Wondering if you have any idea about Diana Davis\'s father Daniel Davis and why his father would be a Lewis? Thanks again the site is wonderful!

Where is the map showing the location of the foundations of the Fife ranch drawn by Mrs. Myrll Roll located? It is mentioned on the Agnes Fife bio.

Posted by: Nadine Sones
nadinesones@yahoo.com

Editor: You can find the Fife Ranch map at: http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/Fife/diana-davis-fife1836-1884.html
and at http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/Fife/cynthia-fife-layton1867-1943.html

James Brown m: Polly Hall

2007-01-19T19:48:00.000-08:00

I am looking for a James Brown that married a Polly Hall, had at least one child named Anna/Anne/Annie who married Milas/Richard Ford. They were from the area of Hardin/Gallatin, IL. Anna is buried in Leamington Cemetery in IL. James passed away about 1899 and Polly remarried a \"Buck\" Evans. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have no exact dates or information on James and Polly but what I have mentioned! Thank you so much for any help you may provide! Thank you again, Dana

Posted by: bobdana5@yahoo.com

Gustavo Brown's children pictures

2006-12-28T18:17:00.000-08:00

I have pictures of Gustavo Brown's children with Emma Tarin Brown if you are interested. Let me know what e-mail you'd like me to send them too.

Posted by: Anika Taylor Robinson
anikataylor23@hotmail.com

Editor: Anika, we would love to receive any pictures you would like to send. Please send them to OrsonPrattBrown@gmail.com Thank you.

simeon howd veater

2006-10-01T14:12:00.000-07:00

I am looking for information on Simeon Howd Veater or S.H. Veater. This is my husbands great great grandfather and we were trying to learn more about him but our resources are few, anyone have info on this person? Thanks. Teresa

Posted by: Teresa Veater
veaterblack@sfcn.org

I am a "Haynie" ancestor [descendant]

2006-09-17T21:06:00.000-07:00

I have read some of the writings from this web site and must admit, I am related to my Greatest Great Grandfather Patrick Calhoun Haynie according to my family's research and my roots come from South Carolina, Alabama, California, Texas and Arkansas. My grandmother was Mary (married several times according to all the marriage certificates I have) and was married to my grandfather Ezra. Please correspond with me to learn where and whom my roots are (Haynie Family and their kin/spouse). Hope someone contacts me soon.....
Bill J Haynie

Posted by: Bill J. Haynie
billjhaynie@yahoo.com

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/CJB/1824-1888-John-Martin-Brown
/patrick-calhoun-haynie.html

Editor: I used to know a Bill Haynie in Billings, Montana, had two sons, Roger and Preston. Divorced from Joann. I think it would be easier if you called me so we can ascertain if our lines cross. Do you happen to have Patrick Calhoun Haynie's journal. I know it is out there and would love to get a copy.

Abraham Zundel

2006-08-07T09:02:00.000-07:00

I am interested in where you got your information of Abraham Zundel living in Thatcher Arizona, and what years he was suppose to have lived there. Abraham is my husbands Great Grandfather, and we own the home where he and Abigail lived up to their death. The house contained many letters, papers, stories, pictures ect. I can find no record of him ever living any where but Willard except for his missions. Please help me out with this I am very interested in what you have.
Thank You,
Sherry Zundel

Posted by: Sherry Zundel
thezundels1974@yahoo.com

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/CJB/05Abigail-Smith-Abbott
/abraham-zundel.html

D.B. Brown

2006-07-15T11:31:00.000-07:00

Hello...My mother's family was part of the Exodus from Mexico..her mother was Martha Abegg and her father was Oscar Jesperson. I have two pictures labelled DB Brown that appear to be from sometime around 1913. I would like to mail these to your family if you can tell me who should receive them. Please reply to my e-mail address. Linda in Phoenix
PS In 1916 my grandmother went to visit relatives (her sister was Julia Abegg Call and of course we also have Whetten relations) and my mother and her twin Ione were born in Dublan.

Posted by: Linda Gipson
huegip@msn.com

Colonia Morelos Mexico

2006-06-11T15:25:00.000-07:00

hola soy nayeli, y vivia en colonia morelos pero todavia seguimos yendo por que tenemos casa aya si quieren informacion escribanme

Posted by: nayeli machado
nayeli_machado@hotmail.com

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/MormonColonies
/index-mor-col.html

hola!
mi nombre es anabel machado mis padres son de colonia morelos yo tengo 20 años mis abuelitos vivian aya y tengo a mi abuelita de 75 años y mi visabuela de 100 años todavia viven y me gustaria tener mas informacion de colonia morelos sonora y yo mandfarle fotos y unas piedras de los mormones cuando prendian lumbre se me hacen que son y todavia esta la casa de lily y algunas casas viejas si quieren mas informacion porfavor escribanme o mandemen alguna informacion a nombre de anabel machado calle 1 ave 40 no 3999 agua prieta sonora mexico de ahi ala colonia morelos es un hora de camino de terraseria bye me despido de ustedes

Posted by: Anabel Machado June 11, 2006
anabel_machado@hotmail.com

hola soy nayeli,
ya abia escrito anteriormente por favor tenemos informacion de hecho la casa de mi abuelita tiene un salon mormon hecho por mormones
[Translation: Already have written above, we have factual information please my grandmother's house has a mormon salon made by Mormons]

Posted by: nayeli machado on August 3, 2006
nayeli_machado@hotmail.com

Little Colorado river

2006-06-02T13:03:00.000-07:00

Hi: I just kind of stumbled upon this site and took an intrest in it because I was born in Springerville, although I have lived in Sierra Vista Az for the past 40 years. There is one minor mistake I found in regards to the Little Colorado River. It states that "the little Colorado which runs through Springerville, runs north out of the Grand Canyon". This is not true. The little Colorado runs north through Springerville but it starts up in the higher elevations of the White mountains and runs toward the grand canyon and eventually runs into (I think) the colorado river.

Posted by: Ken Maxwell
kenmar1@cox.net

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/eliza-skousen.html

Use this Google search to find more:
- site:orsonprattbrown.com "Springerville" -

2006-05-12T19:10:00.000-07:00

I have a small biography of Comfort Finch. Are you interested?

Posted by: Cyndi
Confort Finch at BNSoft Forum

Editor: Yes, please send it to OrsonPrattBrown@gmail.com

Salvador Ateca

2006-05-01T11:42:00.000-07:00

Hi, My dads father name was Don Salvador Ateca. Ateca was married to someone from Spain, but met my grandmother when we was in Mexico. Ateca had a sister named Anita, I remember going to her home in California. Ateca owned gambling casinos in Mexico, my dad was born in El Paso and was raised in those casinos. I am not sure if its thes same Ateca or not...

Posted by: Willie Byrd
byrdwt@aol.com

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/angela-bio-by-mary.html

Use this Google search for more information on Ateca:
- site:orsonprattbrown.com "salvador ateca" -

Stephen Taylor and Joanna Porter/ Sarah White

2006-04-22T15:51:00.000-07:00

We seem to have a problem here with the Taylor line as to who married who from here on down. He could not have married Joanna Porter as you have stated because he died on September 18, 1665 Hatfield Mass with his brother-in-law during an indian attack. This has been a problem for the Taylor line and I would love to chat with you about it and hopefully come to some conculsion. Please e-mail me with a telephone number so we can chat on my dime provided your in US or Canada.
Sincerely,
Danielle Hergenrader
8th great grandaughter of Stephen Jr. Taylor 3/11/1644 - 9/18/1665

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/Angela/Gustavo/harvey-hyrum-taylor.html
Found in "The Life and Times of Harvey Hyrum Taylor, 1890-1972: An Autobiography" ISBN: 0-938717-17-0 Compiled by Daniel Pierce Taylor: (5)generation of the Taylor line = Stephen Taylor Jr., 11 Mar 1644 in Windsor, Conn., married Joanna Porter 8 Nov 1676

Editor:
Hi Danielle, Thank you for your message. The information regarding Stephen Taylor and Joanna Porter was submitted independently by the following people: Austin Bard HILL Orem, Ut. 84097; Sharon RENCHER Cedar Hills UT, 84062; Eric Taylor Davis and Carol Ann Kline Davis Roseville, California 95661; Ross FARNSWORTH % Universal Genealogy Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84111; Cissy A. JORDAN Tucson Arizona; Allen BUTLER Tempe, AZ, 85282; Allen Daniel RASMUSSEN Provo, UT 84606; Annette OTTEN Sterling Ut, 84665; James Nelson WALLACE Akron, Ohio 44313; Elmo and Kathy Robinson Friendswood, Texas 77546; Hal BROADHEAD Littleton, CO. 80127; You may want to check www.familysearch.org for further details. If you want to send me your evidence of the discrepancy we will add it to the account so that both sides of the issue will be addressed.
Sincere thanks for your interest.

Although I am not a polygamist I feel that the freedom of religion in the United States constitution should protect ALL... religions, even polygamists. I feel that the world is becoming more open and understanding and someday polygamists will be able to practice freely! I am doing a paper n polygamy for my law class. I just wanted to show my support.

Posted by: Jessica Baer on April 12, 2006
Heineken4896@cs.com

Layton and Fife

2006-04-11T10:45:00.000-07:00

I have been searching for more information on Colonel Fife. Thankyou for making it so easy to find our family members. You are appreciated and your efforts are admired.

Posted by: Peter Isman
at BNSoft Forum

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/Fife/WmNicolFife1831-1915.html

Wow! What a website!

2006-03-24T11:38:00.000-08:00

Whoever you are, you sure have put a lot of time and information into this website. Thank you so much for all your efforts. I am really enjoying getting to know my Brown relatives.
Kudos!
Kohni

Posted by: Kohni Brown
at BNSoft Forum

Editor: Thanks for the Kudos and appreciation. We do it for all you folks in the family.

Melissa Lampman Brown

2006-03-13T14:26:00.000-08:00

Hi, My name is Kim Draney Weston, I am the daughter of Norman Elmo Draney. Grandaughter to Melissa Lampman Brown. I sent some pictures in, along with some updates, on my father Norman Draney Melissa and Elmo Draney\'s youngest son. I had hoped that they would be posted on the site. I would like the updates to be known. My father was born July 18, 1936 in Ogden, Utah. He married my mother Barbara Lou Brown, daughter to Richard William Brown and Esther Irene College, on September 21, 1955. My father died in Glendale, Arizona, on September 24, 1984, the victim of a drunk driver. My mother passed away May 31, 2006. I hope someone can contact me or advise me as to how I might be able to post photos and information it would be great. I have photos of my father\'s siblings, my Aunt Viola and Uncle Gene, that I noticed were not on the site also better pictures of my Grandmother and Grandfather. And just as a curious note, since I never knew my Mom\'s dad, he too was the victim of a drunk driver when she was only 3....but, he was also a Brown...does anyone know if he is an ancestor of Captain James Brown? I imagine he was but don\'t know the facts.
Sincerely,
Kim Draney Weston

Posted by Kim Draney Weston
hijinx613@hotmail.com

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/CJB/1834-1924-James-Morehead
/melissa-lampman-br-draney.html

Editor:
Hi Kim, Thank you for your e-mail. You can find a little bit of information on the webpage about your parents. You will find that Barbara Lou Brown is the great-great-granddaughter of Ebenezer Brown, one of the co-founders of Draper, Utah. Ebenezer's father and grandfather are from Kirkcudbright, Scotland in the early 1700's so no connection to Captain James Brown, unless it is an indirect sibling connection that I haven't found as yet. You typed that Barbara died in 2006, did you mean 2005? What is her birthdate in 1935? Please send pictures to LucyGenealogy@hotmail.com. This chat room software does not provide for attachments. If you send a biography I can make a full webpage for your parents. Do you have a better photo of Melissa Lampman Brown and/or her husband Willard Elmo Draney? I would love to receive these for this site. I have more information on your family on my PAF file. I am trying to find time and information on how to attach my PAF to this website, password accessible only for the privacy of living family members. Stay on the look out for that possibility.

Hi Lucy, Yes I have better pictures of Melissa and Elmo, I will forward them to you...Yes I did mean 2005. My Mother was born in 1936, in Lehi, Utah...Thank you so much for the information on my Mother's side of the family...My husband has teased me for years that we are imbred... LOL...not funny.
Thank you again,
Kim Draney Weston

Posted by Kim Draney Weston
hijinx613@hotmail.com

Otis James Brown Klein

2006-02-27T17:22:00.000-08:00

I am trying to find Jim Klein, my law school friend from ASU College of Law. Does anyone know how I can contact Jim by email or phone? Pass this on to Jim, if you aren't comfortable giving out his personal info.
Thanks,
Jay Rush
980 Hillview Drive
Rexburg, ID 83440 (208) 351-8700

Posted by: Jay Rush
jayrrush@yahoo.com

Editor: If you search his full name on the Internet you will see that he has three or four websites listed. [http://www.ldsmissions.net/mac/klein.html] His address, phone number, email address, etc. are posted on his websites. I think he is visiting in Arkansas at this time but may be checking his email. Good Luck.