John Theodore Brown and Emilie Marie "Emma" Benter

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John Theodore Brown and Emilie Marie "Emma" Benter

John Theodore Brown was born on Monday, 30 May 1859 in Decore, Iowa. He died at the age of 59 on Sunday, 28 July 1918 in Visalia, California. He was buried in Visalia cemetery, Visalia, California.

John Theodore Brown (aged 26) married Emilie Marie "Emma" Benter (aged 27) on Friday, 25 December 1885.

Emilie Marie "Emma" Benter, the daughter of Dierich Benter and Fridarick Shorlotte Elizab. Knollenberg, was born on Friday, 8 October 1858 in Garnavilla, Iowa and was baptized on Saturday, 30 October 1858. She died at the age of 65 on Monday, 28 April 1924 in Visalia, California. She was buried in Visalia, California.

Their children were:

Arthur Willis Brown, born on Thursday, 19 July 1888 in Kokomo, Indiana, died due to heart failure on Saturday, 1 July 1967 in Salt Lake City, Utah, buried in Salt Lake City, Utah. He married Beatrice Helen Risser on Wednesday, 18 November 1914.
Alice Beatrice Brown, born on Sunday, 11 July 1886 in Knoxville, Tennessee, died on Tuesday, 15 March 1949. She married Peter Keeler on Saturday, 27 May 1905.
Guy Bidwell Brown, born on Saturday, 27 August 1892 in Monta Vista, Colorado, died on Thursday, 4 November 1909 in Alamosa, Colorado, buried in Alamosa, Colorado. He never married.
Eddie Glenn Brown, born on Friday, 26 April 1895 in Monta Vista, Colorado. He married Lurlene Lloyd on Thursday, 11 September 1919.
Leland Floyd Brown, born on Thursday, 25 February 1897 in Monta Vista, Colorado. He married Elma Candace James on Monday, 31 December 1923.
Gladys Grace Brown, born on Wednesday, 15 June 1904 in Monta Vista, Colorado, died on Tuesday, 11 January 1910, buried in Alamoso, Colorado.

In June 1900, John and Emma Brown lived in Rio Grande County, Colorado, where they rented a home. John was a carpenter, and had been unemployeed for the past three months. They had been married for fifteen years at that time.

We had originally listed Arthur W. Brown's parents as William Brown and Mary M. "Sella" Summers, based on RLB's memory that AWB was born on 1 July 1888 in Kokomo, Indiana, and the fact that they had a son on that date in Jerome, which is in the same county.

According to Robert L. Brown, the oldest boy--probably named Charles--died at around 18-20 years old in Alamosa. It would appear that this was the second son, Guy, whom we have therefore listed as dying in about 1910.

Alice and Pete lived in Split Log, MO, near Neosha, MO.