David B. Brown LAST NAME: Brown FIRST NAME: David MIDDLE NAME: B. NICKNAME:  MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3:  TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY:  BORN: 20 Jan 1858 DIED: 19 Sep 1930 BURIED: 24 Sep 1930 ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Machinist BIRTH PLACE:  Iowa DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon NOTES:  1870 IA CENSUS - David Brown, age 11, b. Iowa, is enumerated with T. B., age 53, occupation farmer, b. Scotland, and Mary, age 33, b. Ireland, along with Albert, age 8, b. Iowa, Mary, age 4, b. Iowa, and Thomas W., age 2, b. Iowa. MARRIAGE - David Brown md Lizzie Irwin 23 Dec 1879 in Polk Co., Iowa 1880 IA CENSUS - David Brown, age 22, occupation engineer, b. Iowa, is enumerated with wife Lizzie J., age 23, b. Ireland, and Margaret Brown, age 6, identified as niece [of David], b.Missouri. 1900 IA CENSUS - David Brown, age 43, occupation machinist, b. Jan 1857 in Iowa, is enumerated with his wife of 20 years, Lizzie, age 43, mother of 6 children 5 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Ireland, along with Albert A., age 19, b. Nov 1880 in Iowa, Thomas J., age 17, b. Jan 1883 in Iowa, Theodore, age 11, b. Oct 1888 in Iowa, Ruth E., age 7, b. Oct 1892 in Iowa, and George E., age 4, b. 1896 in Iowa. DISCREPANCY - 1900 census gives year of birth as 1857, but DC and marker give the birth year as 1858. OBITUARY:  David B. Brown, aged 72 years, died at the residence, 935 Oak street, at 6:25 p.m. Friday. Survived by his wife, Elizabeth J. Brown; daughter, Mrs. Ruth E. Swart, of Salem; sons George E., of Salem, and Thomas I. of Los Angeles, Calif.; brother, Wallace of Des Moines, Ia.; and sisters, Mrs. Belle B. Thompkins, Mrs. O. W. Moon, and Mrs. D. C. Minto, all of Salem. Mr. Brown was a machinist in a local repair shop. He had lived in Salem for 17 years. Funeral services will be announced later by W. T. Rigdon and Sons.  Oregon Statesman 20 Sep 1930 5:4 INSCRIPTION:  David B. Brown  1858 - 1930 SOURCES:  LR  LD  OSBH DC (Marion Co., 1930) #662  1860 IA CENSUS (Polk Co., Madison, FA #187) 1870 IA CENSUS (Polk Co., Bloomfield, FA #125) Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900  1880 IA CENSUS (Polk Co., Bloomfield, 1900 IA CENSUS (Polk Co., Des Moines, ED 83, sheet 20A) S&H pg 12  1928 & 1930 Salem Directory  OS 20 Sep 1930 5:4 CONTACTS:  LOT: 629 SPACE: 1 SE N½ LONGITUDE:  LATITUDE: