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Brown Family collection
Collection Summary
Title
Brown Family collection
Date
Late 19th century – early 21st century
Extent
1 box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1097-BFC
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016
Name of Creators
Van Leiden, Jean
Campbell, Jane
Biographical History
Billie Jean Brown was born August 25, 1928 to Edward and Nellie Brown in Ottawa, Franklin County,
Kansas. Jean married Antoni Johannes Van Leiden on October 8, 1950 in Ottawa. They had two sons,
Ricky and Tim. Jean participated in church and community activities and was interested in documenting
her genealogy. She passed away on May 1, 2013 and was buried in the Highland Cemetery in Ottawa.
Jane Campbell has been researching her genealogy for a number of years. She has continued some of
the family research started by Jean Van Leiden.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of the genealogical research for the Brown Family and families who married
Brown descendants. Surnames included are as follows: Brown, Congden, Dynes, McClellan, Mitchell,
Ross, and Stackhouse. This research contains family group sheets, original documents, photographs,
copies documents, and more. Also contained within this collection are family histories, journals,
correspondence, and cards.
There is also content in this collection provided by Jane Campbell. Her additions include information
from e-mail correspondence regarding genealogy surname research.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 5 series.
Series 1, Correspondence
Folder 1, E-mail
Folder 2, Letters
Folder 3, Valentine Cards
Series 2, Genealogy Surname Research
Folder 1, Edward BROWN
Folder 2, Frank BROWN
Folder 3, Thomas BROWN
Folder 4, CONGDEN
Folder 5, Francis DYNES
Folder 6, Calvin McCLELLAN
Folder 7, Hugh McCLELLAN
Folder 8, James McCLELLAN
Folder 9, John McCLELLAN
Folder 10, John MITCHELL [born abt. 1712]
Folder 11, John MITCHELL [born abt. 1756]
Folder 12, John Ross MITCHELL
Folder 13, William MITCHELL
Folder 14, John ROSS
Folder 15, Benjamin STACKHOUSE
Folder 16, Stacy STACKHOUSE
Series 3, Histories
Folder 1, Courtship of Cephas R. Boone and Alice M. Boone
Folder 2, The Days of ’49
Series 4, Journals
Folder 1, 1971
Folder 2, 1979
Folder 3, 1987
Folder 4, 1991
Folder 5, 1993
Folder 6, 1994
Folder 7, 1996
Folder 8, 1997
Folder 9, Undated
Series 5, Photographs
Folder 1, Miscellaneous photographs [Various years]
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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed within file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Jane Campbell.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847 - 2015 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2011.
FindAGrave. “Billie Jean Brown Van Leiden.” Accessed March 7, 2016.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=109864267&ref=acom.
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