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• Name	Cassius Maddagan Brown  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Suffix	I
  Born	17 Sep 1844 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	19 Sep 1844 Pennsylvania, USA [12]
  The Harrisburg Riot	1850 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [16]
  Residence	1850 West Ward, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [14]  –  6 Age: 6; AttendedSchool: Yes
  Religious	1855 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [17]  –  Charter member of the Capital Street Presbyterian Church.
  Education	1858 Lewistown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA [17]  –  Learned the Barber Trade
  Business Owner	3 May 1861 Camp Curtain, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [17]  –  Opened his first Barber business.
  Business Owner	1 Apr 1862 United States Hotel, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [17]  –  Second Barber Shop
  Military	1864 [4]  –  20 Age: 20; MilitaryServiceBranch: Infantry; MilitaryUnit: Unassigned Infantry
  Blog Post	Posted by Friends of Lebanon Cemetery
  Military Enlistment	1864 [4]  –  20 Age: 20
  Probate	19 Jan 1866 Walnut street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  –  In her will, Wilhelmina left equal shares of her property, on Walnut Street, to her husband and son.
  Residence	1870 Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [6]  –  26 Age: 26; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Yes; PersonalEstateValue: 500; RealEstateValue: 6000; Barber Occupation: Barber
  Colored People In Council	5 Feb 1870 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [18]
  Elected	1872 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [17]  –  Served as assistant sergeant-at-arms of the Constitutional Convention of Pennsylvania, 1872-1874
  Colored Convention	4 Sep 1873 Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, USA [19, 20]  –  Letter from New York--Ithaca August 26 1873--part 1
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [21]
  Elected	1890 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [17]  –  Member of the Common Council of Harrisburg 1890-1894.
  Elected	1896 Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [17]  –  Commissioner to the General Assembly.
  Residence	1910 267 Briggs, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 11]  –  Age: 65; Occupation: Own Income; CanRead: Y; CanWrite: Y; EnumerationDistrict: 0062; HomeMortgaged: Mortgaged; HomeOwnership: Own; LiveOnFarm: House; NativeLanguageCode: English; YearsMarried: 45; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Equal Rights League and Part It Played in History	7 Jun 1912 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [22]
  Celebrate 50th anniversary	4 Oct 1915 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [23]  –  Amanda Gray and Cassius Brown celebrate 50th anniversary 1915
  Ethnicity	American [11]
  Military Discharge	Rank: Private [4]
  Military Enlistment	Rank: Private [4]
  Race	Colored [7, 8]
  Race	Colored [12]
  Race	Mulatto [11, 14]
  Veteran	Civil War: (Unassigned) USCT Recruiter & PA National Guard [4]
  Name	Cassius M Brown [12]
  Name	Cassius M/Sr Brown [7, 8]
  Occupation	Publisher and Associate Editor of OUR NATIONAL PROGRESS [17]
  Died	6 Aug 1921 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 17, 24, 25]
  	76 Age: 76
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 17, 24]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	"The funeral of Cassius M. Brown, Sr., aged 77, a leader among the negro race in this city for half a century and one time publisher and associate editor of Our National Progress, who died early this morning, will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his home, 267 Briggs Street. The services will be conducted by the Rev. Beverly Ward, pastor of the Capital Street Presbyterian Church. Burial will be made in the Lincoln Cemetery. Mr. Brown was born in Harrisburg, September 17, 1844. He was the son of Thomas and Wilhelmina Brown, who came to Harrisburg in 1837. He learned the barber trade in 1858 at Lewistown and opened business at Harrisburg on May 3, 1861, at Camp Curtin. On April 1, 1862, he opened a shop in the old United States Hotel and continued business there thirty years. During part of this time he was engaged as publisher and associate editor of Our National Progress. Mr. Brown served as assistant sergeant-at-arms of the Constitutional Convention of Pennsylvania, 1872-1874. He was also a member of the Common Council of Harrisburg, 1890-1894. He was a charter member of the Capital Street Presbyterian Church and was connected with the Sunday school since its organization in 1855. In 1876 he was elected assistant superintendent, which office he held for 36 years. He became superintendent in 1912 and in 1918 was elected superintendent emeritus because of enfeebled health. He was ruling elder and clerk of the session since 1878. In 1896 he was elected commissioner to the general assembly at Carlisle. In 1865 he married (Amanda) Cornelia Gray, of York, who survives him, with the following children: Richard S. and Howard D. Brown, of Seattle, Wash.; C. Sumner Brown, of Davenport Iowa; Mrs. David A. Jenkins, Miss Ida E. Brown and Cassius M. Brown. Jr., of this city. " ~ published in Harrisburg Telegraph, August 6, 1921
  Person ID	I5074 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	Thomas A. Brown b. 1811, Maryland, USA bur. 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Wilhelmina Tyler (Age 55 years) b. Abt 1811, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA d. 1866, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1686 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  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)
  Married	1 Apr 1862 [1, 23, 26]
  Married	1866 York, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 23]
  Children	1. Richard Stevens Brown, I (Age 75 years) b. Jun 1868, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1944, Lewistown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years)  [natural]   2. Howard Day Brown (Age 82 years) b. 24 Nov 1872, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 May 1955, Seattle, King, Washington, USA (Age 82 years)  [natural]   3. Charles Sumner Brown (Age 56 years) b. 11 May 1871, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jun 1927, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 56 years)  [natural]   4. Cornelia Storms Brown (Age 52 years) b. Nov 1875, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Feb 1928, 267 Briggs, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 52 years)  [natural]   5. Ida Elizabeth Brown (Age 85 years) b. 30 Nov 1875, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 4 May 1961, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years)  [natural]   6. Singleton Grey Brown, I (Age 52 years) b. 28 Jul 1866, York, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Oct 1918, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 52 years)  [natural]   7. Cassius Maddagan Brown, II (Age 73 years) b. 4 Aug 1882, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Mar 1956, Swatara, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1685 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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