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Name | Cassius Maddagan Brown [1] | ||||
Suffix | I | ||||
Born | 17 Sep 1844
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Gender | Male | ||||
Religious | 1855
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
– Charter member of the Capital Street Presbyterian Church. | ||||
Education | 1858
Lewistown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
– Learned the Barber Trade | ||||
Business Owner | 3 May 1861
Camp Curtain, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
– Opened his first Barber business. | ||||
Business Owner | 1 Apr 1862
United States Hotel, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
– Second Barber Shop | ||||
SOAL Post | Posted by Friends of Lebanon Cemetery | ||||
Name | Cassius Brown [3] | ||||
Name | Cassius M Brown Sr [2] | ||||
Occupation | Publisher and Associate Editor of OUR NATIONAL PROGRESS [4] | ||||
Residence |
267 Briggs street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1]
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Residence | 1870
Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
– 26 Age: 26; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Yes; PersonalEstateValue: 500; RealEstateValue: 6000; Barber Occupation: Barber | ||||
Elected | 1872
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
– Served as assistant sergeant-at-arms of the Constitutional Convention of Pennsylvania, 1872-1874 | ||||
Elected | 1890
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
– Member of the Common Council of Harrisburg 1890-1894. | ||||
Elected | 1896
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
– Commissioner to the General Assembly. | ||||
Died | 6 Aug 1921
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Person ID | I5074
SOALsearch Last Modified |
5 Mar 2022 | |
Father | Thomas A. Brown b. 1811, Maryland, USA | |
Relationship | natural | |
Mother | Wilhelmina Tyler (Age 55 years) b. Abt 1811, Maryland, USA d. 1866, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 55 years) | |
Relationship | natural | |
Family ID | F1686
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Family | Amanda Cornelia Gray (Age 86 years) b. 28 May 1843, York, York, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Mar 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 86 years) | |||||||||||||||
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Married | 1866
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Family ID | F1685
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