_Isaac Harrington BROWN _
_Hugh Clark BROWN _|
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| _Harlow GOFF ____________
|_Mary Almira GOFF _|
|_Mary Ann KNOX __________
In 1916 he married Bashie Beth Tully and he went to work for the Burlington
Railroad at their shops in Havelock, Nebraska. He held many positions with
them starting in the shop as a machinist. Later he was foreman of the
machine shop and after that he worked in standards and later he traveled
to all Burlington shops sharing the best methods of each with the others.
In these years he traveled with his family on many road trips to places
like Niagara Falls and Minnesota.
In 1910 Louis Clark Brown was 17 and lived with his parents and worked as a
farmer. The census showed his father, H.C. Brown, was a machinist in the
farm implements industry. He was self-employed and owned his own house.
H.C. Brown and his wife Almira had eight children of whom six were living in
1910. Five of the children lived in the household and one, Grace, was living
with her husband, Robert E. Noyes, a college professor in Brooklyn, New York.
Census 1910, Platte Twp, Dodge Co., NE, p. 197
Brown, H.C., Head, age 59, Married 35 yrs, b. Iowa, Fa b. PA, Mo b. PA.
, Almira, , age 60, Married 35 yrs, b. NY, Fa b. NY, Mo b. NY.
, Mam mie [Mary Ellen], age 34, Single, B. Neb, Fa b. IA, Mo b. NY.
Her profession was a City school teacher, she was unemployed 12 wks.
, Harry , age 27, Single, b. NE, Fa b. IA, Mo b. NY.
His profession was a Hydraulic Well Digger
, Alice , age 25, Single, b. NE, Fa b IA, Mo b. NY.
Her profession was a City school teacher, she was unemployed 12 wks.
, Edith , age 22, Single, b. NE, Fa b IA, Mo b. NY.
Her profession was a Stenographer.
, Lewis , age 17, Single, b. NE, Fa b IA, Mo b. NY.
His profession was a Farmer.
Note: in the census his name was spelled "Lewis" not Louis. I think "Lewis"
might have been how he was originally named because he was named after Lewis
and Clark of the expedition.
Census 1920, Havelock, Lancaster Co., NE, p. 31a.
Brown, Louis H, Head, age 26, b. Nebraska, Fa b. IA, Mo b. NY
Bashie Beth, Wife, age 28, b. Illinois, Fa b. PA, Mo b. IL
Bonnie J., Dau, age 2 8/12 b. Nebraska, Fa b. NE, Mo b. IL
Geraldine R., Dau, age 1 4/12 b. Nebraska, Fa b, NE, Mo b. IL
The census shows he owned his own house but with a mortgage. For reasons not
clear, his middle initial appears to be clearly an H instead of a C.
Census 1930, Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, p. 12a.
Brown, Louis C, Head, age 38, b. Nebraska, Fa. b. IA, Mo. b. NY
Bashie Beth, Wife, age 38, b. Illinois, Fa. b. PA, Mo. b. IN
Bonnie J, Dau, age 12, b. Nebraska, Fa. b. NE, Mo. b. IL
Geraldine L, Dau, age 11, b. Nebraska, Fa. b. NE, Mo, b. IL
Barbara A, Dau, age 9, b. Nebraska, Fa. b. NE, Mo, b. IL
Howard J, Son, age 6, b. Nebraska, Fa. b. NE, Mo, b. IL
Beverly J, Dau, age 6/12, b. Nebraska, Fa. b. NE, Mo. b. IL
The 1930 census showed his profession to be that of Assistant Supervisor,
Steam Railway. The house he owned was valued at $6,000. The census also
showed he was not a veteran and he owned a radio.
Sometime soon after 1930 Louis quit the railroad and went to work for the state
of Nebraska as superintendent of maintenance for all highway equipment While in
this position he traveled to all parts of the state. He designed many special
pieces of equipment including the first motor grader used to maintain the state's
mostly gravel roads. He designed and built special equipment for the safety patrol
when it was started in Nebraska.
In 1942 he moved to Littleton, Colorado, to help Coleman Motors produce trucks
for the war effort.
Later he went to work at Thompson Pipe & Steel company in Denver where he
supervised construction of sea going barges that were built in sections that
could be moved by rail to the West Coast where they were assembled for use in
the war in the Pacific.
After the war Louis worked on the Tri County canal irrigating system at
Gothenburg, Nebraska for a couple of years. Later he supervised surveying
crews and helped in the design of the airport that was built at Kodiak, Alaska.
While in Alaska he found a Russian sword which is still in the family.
In about 1952 he bought an 80 acre farm near Panama, Nebraska and retired to
farming. While on that farm he had experiences with dairying, raising hogs,
fattening cattle, tending various crops and other frustrating adventures. About
1965 he sold that farm and bought a house in Lincoln. He also bought a 480 acre
farm near Ceresco, Nebraska, at that time. Bashie had a stroke Dec. 20, 1967
and another early in January. After that she was in a coma till her death
August 18th, 1968. Louis continued to live in the house till about 1984 at
which time he moved to a nursing home till his death January 4, 1989.
He was a religious man and a long time supporter of the Vine Congregational
church in Lincoln Nebraska. He was also a master mason for over 50 years.
He loved children, animals and he knew a lot about nature. His first efforts
at raising cattle were unsuccessful because he cared so much for the animals
he couldn't bear to sell them to a slaughterhouse. People were very important
to him and the people who knew him remember his kind, honest personality.
He is buried at the Ridge Memorial Cemetary at Fremont, Nebraska.
_Edward Raymond CHAMBERLAIN _
_Clyde Edward CHAMBERLAIN _|
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| _Fred Austin PURDIN _________
|_Elizabeth Ann PURDIN _____|
|_PeggY Ann DAVIS ____________
_James Endicott CLARK _
_James Gordon CLARK _|
| |_Florence STYPE _______
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|--Cindy Marie CLARK
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|_Mary June WILSON ___|
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!SOURCE OF INFORMATION,
MRS. EDNA L TAYLOR
RURAL ROUTE 1, BOX 129
WOODSTON, KANSAS 67675
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_George JACKSON _|
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_John PORTER ___|
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|_Matilda STEEL _|
|_Jane ALEXANDER __________
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_James Mercer TARR _|
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| _Donald Ellsworth COMBS _
|_Susan Beth COMBS __|
|_Awyn Joyce SNYDER ______