Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameWilbur (NMI) Brown
161
161Census1880, USA, OH, Highland Co., Penn Age: 2
Census1900, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Buffalo Age: 22
Census1910, USA, NE, Lancaster Co., Lincoln Ward 7, Age: 32
Census1920, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Election District 2 Age: 42
Census1930, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Buffalo Age: 52
Census1940, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Buffalo Age: 62
Census1950, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Buffalo Age: 72
Death13 Oct 1957, Buffalo, Johnson Co., WY, USA2 Age: 80
Burial17 Oct 1957, Buffalo, Johnson Co., WY, USA
MemoWillow Grove Cemetery
FatherWilliam Riley Brown
MotherMinerva Ellen Jones (-~1884)
Marriage9 Oct 1905, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, USA3,161,6, Lincoln (NE) Journal Star 10/9/1905 Page 8 (license issued),1707
SpouseMartha Curtis Bothwell161
161Census1880, USA, NE, Fillmore Co., Glengary Age: 1
Census1900, USA, NE, Lancaster Co., Lancaster Ward 1, Age: 21
Census1910, USA, NE, Lancaster Co., Lincoln Ward 7, Age: 31
Census1920, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Election District 2 Age: 41
Census1930, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Buffalo Age: 51
Census1940, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Buffalo Age: 61
Census1950, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Buffalo Age: 71
Death12 Sep 1957, Buffalo, Johnson Co., WY, USA2 Age: 79
Burial16 Jun 1957, Buffalo, Johnson Co., WY, USA
MemoWillow Grove Cemetery
ReligionMethodist
FatherBenjamin Franklin Bothwell (1847-1929)
MotherSarah Jane Brown (1849-1916)
Children
Census1910, USA, NE, Lancaster Co., Lincoln Ward 7, Age: 2
Census1920, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Election District 2 Age: 12
Census1930, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Buffalo Age: 22
Census1940, USA, WY, Albany Co., Laramie Ward 1 Age: 32
Census1950, USA, WY, Washakie Co., Worland Age: 42
Death9 Sep 1969, Worland, Washakie Co., WY, USA2 Age: 62
Burial11 Sep 1969, Buffalo, Johnson Co., WY, USA
MemoWillow Grove Cemetery
SpouseAnn Bruning (1912-2001)
Marriage25 Apr 1937, Rawlins, Carbon Co., WY, USA5, Tulsa (OK) Tribune 5-5-1937
ChildrenDonald Russell (1940-1998)
Birth26 Mar 1912, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, USA2589
Census1920, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Election District 2 Age: 7
Census1930, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Buffalo Age: 17
Census1940, USA, VA, James City Co., Jamestown Age: 27
Death22 Apr 1984, Washington DC, USA4, Billings (MT) Gazette 4-30-1984 Age: 72
BurialBuffalo, Johnson Co., WY, USA
MemoWillow Grove Cemetery
Birth14 Jan 1914, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, USA67
Census1920, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Election District 2 Age: 5
Census1930, USA, WY, Johnson Co., Buffalo Age: 15
Census1940, USA, IN, Lake Co., Hammond Age: 25
BurialJul 2002, Buffalo, Johnson Co., WY, USA
MemoWillow Grove Cemetery
Death19 Jul 2002, Buffalo, Johnson Co., WY, USA4, Casper (WY) Star-Tribune 7-20-2002 Age: 88
Military ServiceUSN
SpouseAudrey N. Rowlette
Marriage13 May 1941, Seattle, King Co., WA, USA3
SpouseIdell Phillips (-1963)
Marriage3 Jul 1948, Baltimore, MD, USA4, Casper (WY) Star-Tribune 7-20-2002
Children(Private)
SpouseMarian Erhart Meyers (ca1916-1995)
Marriage10 Jul 1963, Buffalo, Johnson Co., WY, USA4, Casper (WY) Star-Tribune 7-20-2002,1560
Notes for Wilbur (NMI) Brown
The eldest of six children.
According to a biography compiled by his son, Wilbur Russell Brown, Wilbur joined the Sells Bros. circus for a season as a roustabout at age 16 or 17, around 1893 or 1894. In 1893 he went to work for Sam Beard at New Vienna, OH for about two years, then worked a year with his uncle, John Quincy Brown, as a stone mason. Next he did farm work for Lode Harris in Eaton, OH, for about a year before getting a job with a telephone crew building a line from Eaton to Boston, IN. Stayed with the telephone company for a number of years, going to Lincoln, NE, in 1902 where he married Martha Curtis Bothwell in 1905. Later worked as a motorman and a lineman for the Lincoln Traction Co., then the Citizen’s Railway before moving to a homestead on Crazy Woman, WY in 1916 and then into Buffalo proper in 1921.
According to a biography compiled by his son, Wilbur Russell Brown, Wilbur joined the Sells Bros. circus for a season as a roustabout at age 16 or 17, around 1893 or 1894. In 1893 he went to work for Sam Beard at New Vienna, OH for about two years, then worked a year with his uncle, John Quincy Brown, as a stone mason. Next he did farm work for Lode Harris in Eaton, OH, for about a year before getting a job with a telephone crew building a line from Eaton to Boston, IN. Stayed with the telephone company for a number of years, going to Lincoln, NE, in 1902 where he married Martha Curtis Bothwell in 1905. Later worked as a motorman and a lineman for the Lincoln Traction Co., then the Citizen’s Railway before moving to a homestead on Crazy Woman, WY in 1916 and then into Buffalo proper in 1921.
Notes for Martha Curtis Bothwell
The family moved from Nebraska to Buffalo, WY, in 1916.
Notes for Wilbur Russell (Child 1)
Charter member and past president of the Worland Rotary Club, member and Past Master of Cloud Peak Masonic Lodge No. 27, active in Explorer Scouting and 4-H
Notes for Charles Richard “Charlie” (Child 3)
Was a member of the Masons, the American Legion, the VFW and the Community Concert Association, served as a school board member in Buffalo.
Climed CA’s Mt. Whitney at the age of 77.
Climed CA’s Mt. Whitney at the age of 77.
Military notes for Charles Richard “Charlie” (Child 3)
Enlisted in the U.S. Navy Nov. 1936 in Santa Fe, NM, served on the USS Lexington and the USS Enterprise. Was on the Enterprise’s shakedown cruise to Rio. Discharged in San Diego in 1940. Returned briefly to Buffalo, then went to Seattle, WA., where found employment as a machinist building parts for the Sherman Tank and Kaiser ships. Re-enlisted during WWII and served on the USS Shangri-La in the Pacific. Remained in the Navy after the war and retired as a chief petty officer in 1961.