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Levi
Brown, (b. 27-SEP-1815 Warren County, NY, d. 1904) is buried at the Quaker Burying
Grounds in North Collins, Erie County, NY. His wife, Lydia Brown (nee Briggs, b. 1818, d. 1895) is
buried beside him. The graves are at coordinates: N42º 34.628’ W078º 56.409’ (WGS84). Buried in the
same plot is Levis & Lydia’s infant son, Albert d. 14-FEB-1853 at age 9 mos, 18 days.
The Burying Ground is adjacent to the Hicksite Quaker Meeting house, which was
constructed on this site in 1851 and still stands in 2003, as shown in the
picture on the top right. The lower right image shows the
"Brown plot", containing the graves of 6 "Brown's. L to R
beginning in the lower-left foreground: Levi
Brown (1815–1904), Lydia
Brown (1818–1895), Albert Brown, (son of Levi & Lydia Brown;
d Feb 14, 1853 aged 9 months 18 days), Willis
Brown (1855–1906),
Geo. A. Brown (1848–1908) and
Nettie H. Brown
(1850–1931). The meeting house is seen in the background.
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Lydia Brown (nee Briggs, b. 1818, d. 1895) is buried at the Quaker Burying Ground in North Collins, Erie County,
NY beside her husband, Levi Brown (see previous.)
Lydia and Levi have the same size and shape of grave markers. This is a view of Lydia’s looking down at it from the top.
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Albert
Brown, d. 14-FEB-1853 at age 9 mos, 18 days. George A. Brown
was born 25-MAR- 1848 in Erie County and died
02-APR-1908. They were both sons of Levi &
Lydia Brown. These graves are beside their parents at the
Hicksite Quaker
Burying Ground in North Collins, Erie County, NY.
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A. Jay Hayward
was married to Marion Alice Brown
(she went by the name "Alice") on 1885-02-22 by Geo. W. Taylor with
Anna B. Taylor as a witness.
Jay Hayward's parents were Asa Kirby Hayward and Harriet A. Ticknor.
Asa Kirby Hayward was enumerated as simply as "Kirby
Hayward" in the 1880 census, so he probably went by that name rather
than Asa. Alice
(Marion Alice Brown) was one of the six children
of Elisha Brown and Marion Hills and therefore Will Brown's sister. (See Walter
Brown below.)
Anirah Agnes Hayward (known as "Nina") was Jay and Alice's
daughter. Nina was given the middle name of Agnes after her Aunt, Agnes Susan
Brown.
Nina Hayward and Marion Brown (Will Brown's daughter) were very good
friends, as well as cousins.
Marion Brown loved the Hayward family very much.
The other children of Jay and Alice included: Hazel, Beth, Thurston S.
and Walter Brown.
Hazel taught school at District #3 on the Cattaraugus Reservation.
Nina was married to Samuel Cameron Morehead on 1916-12-28 by Rev. R. H.
Fairburn and witnessed by A. J. Hayward and Nettie Hayward.
Nettie was Jay Hayward's second wife; Nettie was born a
"Hawley" and her first husband's surname was "Titus".
Nina eventually moved to Ohio near the same location where the Will Brown
family had moved in 1906.
Nina and Sam are buried in Tallmadge, Ohio. Alice died 1895-12-05.
Jay died 1924-10-26. Both are interred at Versailles Cemetery, Versailles,
NY.
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The Jeffrey family monument in Versailles Cemetery at Versailles, N.Y. Stephen Jeffrey is not buried here, however. He is buried in Sunnyside, Washington.
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Norman B. Hills,
Headstone, Versailles Cemetery. It reads, "NORMAN
B. HILLS "
Norman B. Hills was born April 2, 1805 at Charlotte, Vermont. His parents were Lewis Hills and Hannah Brooks. He was married Jan 1, 1828 to Susan King.
Their children were Marion Eliza Hills and Polly Ann Hills. Marion Eliza later married Elisha Brown.
This headstone is located at approximately N42°31.143' & W078°59.976'
(WGS84 Datum).
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Susan Jeffrey (nee
Terry) headstone at Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, NY. Susan Terry was born at Wateringburg Kent County England, Sept 7, 1831. She was married to Stephen Jeffrey on Aug 26, 1856 at New York City Hall by Matthew M.
Brennen, Police Justice of the City. They had eight children, including Maude Belle Jeffrey, the mother of Marion Brown.
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Stephen
Jeffrey is thought to have been born 13-Feb-1827, although his headstone
shows 1826 as his birth date. There is also a plethora of evidence showing
that his surname was spelled "Jeffrey", despite the fact that it
appears as "Jeffery" on his headstone. Stephen lived in
Versailles, most of his live and and traveled to Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington
to visit his son, Eulice, for the winter of '03-'04. According to his
obituary, he died at midnight on 24-APR-1904 while in Sunnyside. He is
buried at Sunnyside Cemetery, Yakima County, Washington. The photo on the
right was taken in November 2002 by a Randon Acts of
Genealogical Kindness volunteer (who I won't name in public here).
Many thanks to her for doing this! The centre of the cemetery is located
at N46°20.802' W120°0.624' (WGS84). The exact location of Stephen's grave is
not known. The reverse side of the postcard on the bottom was written by
Eulice Ray Jeffrey to his sister Maude Brown, nee Jeffrey.
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Walter Brown, born
1874-03-23, died 1878-02-20 and buried in Versailles, NY cemetery, was one of six children of Elisha Brown, born
Luzern, NY,
1817-08-20 and Marion Eliza Hills born Versailles, NY, 1832-11-02. Elisha and Marion
were married at Perrysburg, NY, on 1849-10-10. Their
six children included: Agnes Susan Brown, born 1853-11-04; Ida Mary Brown born 1856-04-25; Spencer Elisha Brown born 1858-12-22, Will Lincoln Brown, born Versailles 1863-09-22; Walter Norman Brown born 1874-03-23 and
Marion Alice Brown born 1851-03-21.
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Spencer Elisha Brown,
born 1858-12-22, died 1882-08-11, interred at Versailles Cemetery, Versailles,
NY. One of the six children of Elisha Brown and Marian Hills.
(See Walter Brown above.)
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Ida Mary Ticknor (nee Brown),
born 1856-04-25, died 1879-05-14, interred at Versailles Cemetery, Versailles,
NY. Ida was one of the six children of
Elisha Brown and Marion Hills. (See Walter Brown
above.) Ida was married to Francis Ticknor on 1876-11-19.
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Nina Agnes Hayward
(nee Brown). Her first name was actually Anirah but she hated that name and
never went by it. She used "Nina" instead, even on legal papers.
Nina was born 1888-07-18, died 1983-10-25. Nina
was the daughter of Jay Hayward and Alice Hayward (nee Brown). (See A.J.
Hayward above.) The other four children were, Hazel, Beth, Walter and
Thurston. Nina was married to Samuel Cameron Morehead on 1916-12-28.
"Sam" died 1965-11-01. They are both
interred at Tallmadge Cemetery, Section D Lot 3, Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio.
Their children were Ruth and Hayward.
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