woman‎Isabelle M. "Martha Isabelle Brown" Brown‏‎ 1) 2) 3), daughter of Frank Neal Brown and Sarah I. Carson‏.
Born ‎ Nov 25, 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 2) 3) 4), died ‎ Jul 15, 2005 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 94 years 3) 4), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 4)
Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 2)
Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, siblings and housekeeper Elizabeth Carson. 5)
Located: (‎ Aug 1934 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) 6)
Census (‎ 1940 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 7)
Located: (‎ Oct 1960 at Armstrong Co. PA) 8)
Located: (‎ May 1970 at Armstrong Co. PA) 9)
Located: (‎ Aug 1972 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) 10)

Married ‎ Aug 2, 1933 4) (47 years married) to:

manBeryl C. McGaughey‏ 1) 8), son of Samuel Casedy McGaughey and Anna Mary Cogley‏.
Born ‎ Sep 27, 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 1), died ‎ Jan 1, 1981 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 70 years 1) 4), buried ‎ Jan 4, 1981 at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 1)
Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brothers. 11)
Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer in battery shop. Living with mother and brother Harry. 12)
Census (‎ 1940 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer in a coal mine. Living with wife and children. 7)
Located: (‎ Oct 1962 at Armstrong Co. PA) 13)

Children:

1.
womanBeverly J. McGaughey‏ 1) 7) 14)
Born ‎ Jul 17, 1934 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 7) 14), died ‎ Mar 9, 2022 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 87 years 14), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 14)
Census (‎ 1940 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brother. 7)

2.
man‎Bernard Frank McGaughey‏‎ 1) 7) 15)
Born ‎ Oct 12, 1936 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 7) 15), died ‎ Sep 2, 2021 at Fenelton, Butler Co. PA‎, 84 years 15), buried ‎ at Worthington Presbyterian Cemetery, Worthington, Armstrong Co. PA 15)
Census (‎ 1940 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and sister. 7)
Military Service: (‎between Jun 1955 and May 1963) 15)

3.
man‎Duaine C. "Butch McGaughey" McGaughey‏‎ 1) 16) 17) 1) 16)
Born ‎ Oct 5, 1941 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 16) 17), died ‎ Jun 21, 2019‎, 77 years 16) 17), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 16) 17)
Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 17)


Sources

1) source: Obituary of Beryl C. McGaughey
2) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 47, Sheet 8-B, Dwelling 181, Family 184, Frank N. Brown Family
3) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Martha Isabelle McGaughey
[Martha I McGaughey]
[Martha Isabelle Brown]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1910
Birth Place: Rural Valley, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 15 Jul 2005
Father: Frank N Brown
Mother: Sara I Carson
SSN: 195449469
Notes: Mar 1969: Name listed as MARTHA ISABELLE MCGAUGHEY; 26 Jul 2005: Name listed as MARTHA I MCGAUGHEY, page: Entry for Martha Isabelle McGaughey
4) source: Obituary of Isabelle McGaughey
5) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-45, Sheet 7-B, Dwelling 195, Family 202, Frank N. Brown Family
6) source: Rural Valley Suicide Buried
7) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-70, Sheets 15-B and 16-A, Household 279, Beyrl McGaughey Family
8) source: Obituary of Frank N. Brown
9) source: Obituary of James R. Brown
10) source: Obituary of Mrs. Meril (Mary Frances Brown) Schrecengost
11) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 5, Sheet 11-B, Dwelling 200, Family 201, S.C. McGaughey Family
12) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-45, Sheet 1-A, Dwelling 13, Family 13, Anna McGaughey Family
13) source: Obituary of George Bernard McGaughey
14) source: Beverly J. Stewart
15) source: Bernard Frank McGaughey
16) source: Duaine C. "Butch" McGaughey
17) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Duaine "Butch" McGaughey (Memorial # 200420861)

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Isabelle M. Brown & Beryl C. McGaughey." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F1874&main_person=I5631 : accessed 04 October 2025) Isabelle M. Brown #I5630, born ‎ Sep 27, 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA


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