Ephraim E. Brown
Ephraim E. Brown was born on March 10, 1844, in Otto, New York, to John Brown and Lucinda Morris. His father was a Canadian-born farmer who owned $300 of real estate and $200 of personal property in 1860. Brown grew up and attended school in Otto, and by 1860, he was working as a farmer. He enlisted in the Union army on December 6, 1861, and mustered in as a private in Company C of the 64th New York Infantry on December 9.
The army assigned the regiment to the Army of the Potomac, and it took part in many of the major battles of the Eastern Theater, including the Battle of Fair Oaks, the Seven Days Battles, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Battle of the Wilderness, and the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Brown was promoted to corporal on December 29, 1862, and then to sergeant on October 15, 1863. During the war, he wrote poetry to his sweetheart, Mary Babcock, declaring both his love for her and his devotion to the Union. When “our cause is just,” he insisted, “in God we must put our trust & fight & Bleed & Dye for him.” He was wounded in the left shoulder on May 12, 1864, at Spotsylvania Court House and spent the next several months recovering. He was discharged for disability on December 5, 1864.
Brown returned to Otto after the war, and he moved to Michigan in the late 1860s. He married Swedish immigrant Matilda Peterson in Centreville, Michigan, on March 10, 1869. The couple lived in Plainfield, Michigan, and Brown worked as a farmer. In 1870, Brown owned $1,700 of real estate and $400 of personal property. Sometime before 1880, they adopted a son named Eugene Blakeley, who was born around 1870. By 1900, his farm was large enough to require the help of at least three other workers.
The couple apparently moved to Gulport, Florida, sometime between 1900 and 1920, and Matilda died in Florida on October 25, 1921. Brown married Angeline Matilin in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 18, 1929. By 1930, they were living in Coronado Beach, Florida, in a house valued at $10,000 house. They got divorced soon afterward, and Brown married Mary Follendorf Dow in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on October 12, 1932. They got divorced on March 12, 1934. Brown died of “Aortic Thrombosis” in Ferry, Michigan, on December 14, 1934.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (528) | Brown, Ephraim E. | 1844-03-10 | 1934-12-14 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Sergeant
- Rank highest: Sergeant
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 100
- (1340) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 15 December 1863
- (1341) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 22 November 1863
- (1772) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 19 January 1864
- (1773) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 31 January 1864
- (1775) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 17 January 1864
- (2296) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 7 February 1864
- (2795) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 17 May 1864
- (2796) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 19 May 1864
- (3108) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 9 June 1863
- (3245) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 27 July 1863
- (3364) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown Diary, 1863
- (3553) [recipient] ~ Delilah Babcock and Mary D. Babcock to Ephraim E. Brown, 22 May 1864
- (3554) [recipient] ~ Mary D. Babcock to Ephraim E. Brown, 1 August 1864
- (3555) [recipient] ~ Lucinda Brown to Ephraim E. Brown, 25 August 1864
- (3556) [recipient] ~ Mary D. Babcock to Ephraim E. Brown, October 1862
- (3557) [recipient] ~ Lucinda Brown to Ephraim E. Brown and Charles D. Brown, 12 August 1864
- (3805) [recipient] ~ James A. Saunders to Ephraim E. Brown, 6 January 1865
- (5553) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown, 27 January 1862
- (5557) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 5 January 1863
- (5558) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 26 January 1864
- (5563) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 27 January 1864
- (5564) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 30 January 1864
- (5567) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 8 February 1864
- (5568) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 12 February 1864
- (5569) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 16 April 1864
- (5570) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 23 April 1864
- (5571) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Laura Manley, 29 April 1864
- (5573) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 1 June 1864
- (5574) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Lucinda Brown, 15 August 1864
- (5577) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Charles D. Brown and Sarah E. D. Brown, 18 August 1862
- (5578) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 24 August 1864
- (5579) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, undated
- (5906) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 16 January 1862
- (5907) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown et al., 6 March 1861
- (5908) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 13 March 186X
- (5909) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 16 August 1862
- (5910) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown et al., 18 September 1862
- (5911) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Emory Morris, 1 October 1862
- (5912) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 3 October 1862
- (5913) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown et al., 17 December 1862
- (5914) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 25 December 1862
- (5915) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Frances L. Hemstreet, 6 January 1863
- (5916) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown et al., 11 January 1863
- (5984) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Charles D. Brown, 4 October 1862
- (5985) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown et al., 15 January 1863
- (5986) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 16 January 1863
- (5987) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Charles D. Brown, 28 January 1863
- (5988) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown et al., 28 January 1863
- (5989) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 4 February 1863
- (5990) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 24 February 1863
- (5991) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 14 June 1863
- (5992) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, undated
- (5993) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 24 July 1863
- (5994) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Lucinda Brown, 25 September 186X
- (5995) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 29 September 1864
- (5996) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 5 October 1864
- (5997) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown et al., 21 October 1864
- (5998) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 22 October 1864
- (5999) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 30 October 1864
- (6000) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 4 November 1864
- (6001) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 16 November 1864
- (6002) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 17 November 1864
- (6003) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 21 November 1864
- (6004) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 23 November 1864
- (6005) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Charles D. Brown, 25 November 1864
- (6006) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown et al., 26 November 1864
- (6007) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 11 December 1864
- (6008) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 3 February 1865
- (6030) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 9 February 1865
- (6031) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Sophia J. Morris et al., 12 February 1865
- (6032) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 18 February 1865
- (6033) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 18 February 1865
- (6034) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 23 February 1865
- (6035) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 25 February 1865
- (6036) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 4 March 1865
- (6037) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 7 March 1865
- (6038) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 18 March 1865
- (6039) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 24 March 1865
- (6040) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 31 March 1865
- (6041) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 2 April 1865
- (6042) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 23 April 1865
- (6043) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 23 April 1865
- (6044) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 26 April 1865
- (6045) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 14 May 1865
- (6046) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 28 May 1865
- (7928) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, undated
- (7929) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, undated
- (7930) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 14 August 1865
- (7931) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 27 July 1865
- (7932) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 14 July 1865
- (7933) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 8 July 1865
- (7934) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 12 June 1865
- (7935) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to D. E. Nichols, 12 June 1865
- (7936) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown et al., undated
- (7937) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Lucinda Brown, undated
- (7938) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 1 May 1865
- (7939) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 7 May 1865
- (7973) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to Mary D. Babcock, 27 July 1865
- (7974) [recipient] ~ Jefferson W. Davis to Ephraim E. Brown, 28 July 1864
- (7983) [writer] ~ Ephraim E. Brown to John Brown and Lucinda Brown, 4 March 1865
People - Records: 13
- (528) Brown, Ephraim E. is the [friend of] (3282) Saunders, James A.
- (529) Brown, John is the [parent of] (528) Brown, Ephraim E.
- (530) Brown, Lucinda is the [parent of] (528) Brown, Ephraim E.
- (853) Babcock, Mary D. is the [sweetheart of] (528) Brown, Ephraim E.
- (1612) Manley, Laura is the [friend of] (528) Brown, Ephraim E.
- (1613) Brown, Charles Dolphin is the [sibling of] (528) Brown, Ephraim E.
- (1614) Brown, Sarah El Deloria is the [sibling of] (528) Brown, Ephraim E.
- (1794) Hemstreet, Frances L. is the [cousin of] (528) Brown, Ephraim E.
- (1836) Morris, Sophia J. is the [aunt/uncle of] (528) Brown, Ephraim E.
- (1837) Morris, Emory is the [aunt/uncle of] (528) Brown, Ephraim E.
- (2258) Babcock, Delilah is the [sibling-in-law of] (528) Brown, Ephraim E.
- (2877) Nichols, D. E. is the [friend of] (528) Brown, Ephraim E.
- (2898) Davis, Jefferson W. is the [friend of] (528) Brown, Ephraim E.
Places - Records: 2
Regiments - Records: 1
- (139) [enlisted] [C] ~ 64th New York Infantry
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; 1855 and 1865 New York State Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; New York Town Clerks’ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, available from Ancestry.com; Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952, available from Ancestry.com; Michigan Divorce Records, 1897-1952; Michigan Death Records, 1867-1952, available from Ancestry.com; Ephraim Brown to Charles Brown and Sarah Brown, 18 August 1862, Nau Collection.
