Nancy
thanks ever so much for all the information. I could not access the History of Atchison Kansas via Ancestry but I did get a digital copy on the USA National Library website and the info on Thomas Brown as wonderful. Thomas is the brother of JP Brown but no mention what so ever of Mike Brown,unfortunately
My cousins grandfather Mike Brown (we call him granddad Brown) was said to have been born in Atchison around 1870 and his mother's name was Lizzy (Elizabeth with the possible maiden name of Wainsborough). We have recently discovered this info via the marriage registration certificate. On this certificate it gives Mike Brown's father name also as Mike. We know nothing about Mike senior and Lizzie other than Mike Senior was said to have been born in Ireland.
I am told that Granddad Brown spoke with an Irish/American accent even after many years of living in Australia. He spoke of his Uncle JP Brown and told many stories about JP which the family have recorded many years ago.
I am estimating Granddad Brown was born sometime between 1865 and 1875. The Marriage Cert indicates 1870 (but he could have been older)
We only have family stories to go by regarding where granddad Brown lived, worked and his family. These stories were relayed to my cousins by their mothers (2 of Granddad Browns daughters married 2 Dalton brothers) and some have been written down. As Granddad Brown died in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia in 1940 we can only go by the stories his daughters and wife Minnie told their children and grandchildren....and there were many stories of adventure.
Going back to the marriage certificate from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1913....it states that Mike Brown was living at Colby, Washington and the English woman he married, Minnie Wilson, was living in Kamloops, BC, Canada
Now I have another question. What years are the USA Census available. If Mike Brown was in the state of Washington in 1913 would there have been a census around that period?
Oh by the way, this Brown family are Irish and I note some USA census makes reference to white/black or coloured. Our Browns are white....most had the Irish complexion with red hair - even to todays descendants!.
I have started a public tree and called it "Brown Family Atchison, Kansas" using the info from the History of Atchison, Kansas as my source document. Please feel free to have a look at what I have done but this give absolutely no connection to Granddad Brown or his family yet.
Thanks again for all the amazing info you have shared with me. My cousins are delighted and also very thankful
Cheerio for now Gerri Dalton, Down Under!