STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1880, p.8, c.4.

WILLIAM HENRY LIVINGSTON BROWN, 16 Nov 1812 - 11 Sep 1880

BROWN.---Of heart disease, Sept. 11, 1880, at the residence 
of his daughter, Mrs. Jesse H. Carpenter, Angola, Ind., 
William H. L. Brown, nearly 68 years of age.
   Mr. Brown had experienced the early hardships and fortunes 
of pioneer life both in Ohio and Indiana.  Born near Batavia, 
N.Y., in 1812; came to Sandusky county, Ohio, in 1830; 
married Phebe A. Wilcox, of the same county, in 1838; came to 
Otsego township, Steuben county, in 1848.  He was the father 
of four children, three of whom are living.  He lost his wife 
in 1866.  Deceased enjoyed an enviable reputation as a 
neighbor and citizen, ever ready to succor and aid the needy 
or distressed, having the confidence of all in advice and in 
charge of public trust from time to time.  His reputation for 
pure, unadulterated honesty, firmness of principles of right 
and manhood were recognized and depended upon:  these 
characteristics of Mr. Brown were proverbial.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

   William Henry Livingston Brown, 16 Nov 1812 - 11 Sep 1880, 
on 12 Jan 1839 in Sandusky, Ohio, married Phoebe Ann (Wilcox) 
Brown, 1818 - 18 Oct 1865 from 1885 History).  Their burial 
place unknown.

CHILDREN:
   Statira (Brown) Beecher, 31 May 1840 - 09 Sep 1901, on 04 
May 1862, married Truman A. Beecher Jr., 25 May 1837 - 13 May 
1922.  They are buried at Hamilton Cemetery, Steuben County, 
Indiana.  Truman was the son of Truman Beecher Sr., and 
Hannah (Sloane) Beecher.    
   Frances May (Brown) Carpenter, 11 Feb 1843 - 31 Mar (May 
in familysearch.org) 1893, on 29 Sep 1870, became the 1st 
wife of Jesse H. Carpenter, 12 Jul 1838 - 1905.  They are 
buried at Circle Hill Cemetery.  In 1861 Jesse volunteered in 
defense of the Union; was mustered into the United States 
Marine Artillery service with Burnside's expedition, and 
served a year and a half.  Immediately after his discharge, 
he enlisted in the engineer Corps, and was appointed a 
Lieutenant in the same.  Jesse Carpenter's 2nd wife was Susan 
Cynthia (Dutter) Truesdell Carpenter, 25 Jun 1849 - 18 Mar 
1924, widow of Samuel B. Truesdell, 23 Sep 1843 - 28 Dec 
1877.  Susan was the daughter of Henry and Sylvia Dutter.  
Samuel served with Co. E, 74th  Ind., Inf. during the Civil 
War.   
   Livingston W. Brown, 20 Sep 1854 - 18 Sep 1924, on 19 Nov 
1876, married Carrie S. (Carpenter) Brown, 1854 - 1947.  They 
are buried at Circle Hill Cemetery.
   Isabel Brown died before 1885.
   Jesse H. Carpenter and Carrie S. (Carpenter) Brown are 
children of Rev. Harlow J. Carpenter, 29 Jun 1813 - 30 Apr 
1883, and Fanny (Merry) Carpenter, 02 Dec 1813 - 07 Mar 1892.

"Marriage Records, Steuben County, Indiana, 1837-1899"
"History of Steuben County, Indiana, 1885," pages 816, 817, 
biography of William H. L. Brown; page 669, biography of son-
in-law, Jesse H. Carpenter.
Steuben Republican, 18 Sep 1901, p.4, c.2, obituary of 
Statira (Brown) Beecher.
Steuben Republican, 23 Aug 1893, "Old Settler's" death list, 
Mrs. Jesse H. Carpenter.
Steuben Republican, 27 Aug 1902, "The Pioneers" death list, 
Statira Brown Beecher.
"History of Northeast Indiana, 1920, Vol. II, page 22, Truman 
A. Beecher.
SCGS Quarterly, Vol. 7, No.3, Fall 2001, page 9, Statira 
Beecher.
SCGS Quarterly, Vol. 9, No.2, Summer 2003, page 9, Livingston 
Brown.
"Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990," by Audree 
Seibel Lewis, Vol. 1, pages 120, 214, 225, 284, 285; Vol. 2, 
page 1843.
www.familysearch.org - 1880 United States Census, Jesse H. 
Carpenter, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, Family History 
Library Film #1254312, NA Film #T9-0312, page #328B; 1880 
United States Census, Livingston W. Brown, Paradise, Grand 
Traverse County, Michigan, Family History Library Film 
#1254578, NA Film #T9-0578, page #500B; Family Group Record, 
William Henry Livingston Brown.
Submitted by Mona Hilden-Beckwith
e-mail:  hilbeck123@att.net