man‎Emory W. "Emery Brown" Brown‏‎ 1) 2)

Married to:

womanAlice Elvira "Alice S. Dolby" Dolby‏ 3) 4), daughter of Samuel Dolby and Mary E. Coyne‏.
Born ‎ Mar 12, 1872 at PA‎ 4) 3) 5), died ‎ Mar 13, 1923 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 51 years 3) 5) 6) 7), buried ‎ at Salem Methodist Cemetery, DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA 3) 6), ‎1st married to: Emory W. "Emery Brown" Brown, 2nd marriage to: Hayes A. "Hazlett A. Shetler" Shetler
On the 1900 census, Alice states that she has had six children, and all six are living.

On the 1910 census, Alice states that she has had eight children, and seven are living.
8) 9)
Alt. Birth: (‎ Mar 1874 at PA) 8)
Census (‎ 1880 at Washington Twp., Jefferson Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 4)
Census (‎ 1900 at Sandy Twp., Clearfield Co. PA) Living with second husband and children. 8)
Census (‎ 1910 at Sandy Twp., Clearfield Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 9)
Census (‎ 1920 at DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA) Living with husband, son George and nephew Harry Shetler (b. abt 1913 in PA). 10)

Children:

1.
man‎Robert "Bert Brown" Brown‏‎ 8) 11)
Born ‎ Feb 1890 at PA‎ 8)
Census (‎ 1900 at Sandy Twp., Clearfield Co. PA) Living with mother, siblings, stepfather and half-brother. 8)
Located: (‎ Mar 1923 at Salamanca, Cattaraugus Co. NY) 7)
Located: (‎ Mar 1931 at Salamanca, Cattaraugus Co. NY) 11)

2.
womanHazel Brown‏ 8)
Born ‎ Jan 1892 at PA‎ 8)
Census (‎ 1900 at Sandy Twp., Clearfield Co. PA) Living with mother, siblings, stepfather and half-brother. 8)
Located: (‎ Mar 1923 at Kane, McKean Co. PA) 7)
Located: (‎ Mar 1931 at Kane, McKean Co. PA) 11)

3.
man‎Howard Brown‏‎ 8)
Born ‎ May 1894 at PA‎ 8)
Census (‎ 1900 at Sandy Twp., Clearfield Co. PA) Living with mother, siblings, stepfather and half-brother. 8)
Located: (‎ Mar 1923 at Falls Creek, Jefferson Co. PA) 7)

4.
man‎Hillery "Arthur H. Brown" Brown‏‎ 8) 9)
Born ‎ Jan 1896 at PA‎ 8)
Census (‎ 1900 at Sandy Twp., Clearfield Co. PA) Living with mother, siblings, stepfather and half-brother. 8)
Census (‎ 1910 at Sandy Twp., Clearfield Co. PA) Living with mother, half-siblings and stepfather. 9)
Located: (‎ Mar 1923 at PA) 7)
Located: (‎ Mar 1931 at Philadelphia Co. PA) 11)

5.
womanMary Elizabeth Brown‏ 12) 8)
Born ‎ Jan 31, 1896 at DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA‎ 13) 8) 2) 1) 14), died ‎ May 2, 1989 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA‎, 93 years 2) 1) 14), buried ‎ at Smicksburg Cemetery, Smicksburg, Indiana Co. PA 2) 14)
Alt. Birth: (‎ Jan 1898 at PA) 8)
Census (‎ 1900 at Sandy Twp., Clearfield Co. PA) Living with mother, siblings, stepfather and half-brother. 8)
Census (‎ 1920 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) Living with husband, children and stepchildren. 15)
Located: (‎ Mar 1923 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) 7)
Census (‎ 1930 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) Living with husband, children and stepchildren. 16)
Located: (‎ Mar 1931 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) 11)
Census (‎ 1940 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 17)
Located: (‎ Oct 1974 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) 18)


Sources

1) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Mary Elizabeth Vanhorn [Mary E Vanhorn] [Mary Elizabeth Brown]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1896
Birth Place: Du Bois Clea, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 2 May 1989
Father:
Emory W Brown
Mother:
Alice E Dolby
SSN: 168503790
Notes: 28 Aug 1972: Name listed as MARY ELIZABETH VANHORN; 10 Jan 1998: Name listed as MARY E VANHORN, page: Entry for Mary Elizabeth Vanhorn
2) source: Obituary of Mary E. Brown Van Horn
3) source: Death Certificate of Alice Elvira Shetler
4) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Washington Twp., Jefferson Co. PA, page: ED 200 Sheet 249-C, Dwelling 54, Family 55, Samuel Dolby Family
5) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Alice Elvira Dolby Shetler (Memorial # 24021517)
6) source: PLUMVILLE
7) source: Mrs. Hayse A. Shetler
8) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Sandy Precinct, Sandy Twp., Clearfield Co. PA, page: ED 97, Sheet 226-A, Dwelling 170, Family 175, Hayes Shetler Family
9) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Sandy Twp., Clearfield Co. PA, page: ED 102, Sheet 7-B, Dwelling 95, Family 101, Hayes A. Shetler Family
10) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, DuBois, Clearfield Co. PA, page: ED 76, Sheet 4-A, Dwelling 71, Family 90, Hayes A. Shetler Family
11) source: War Veteran Passes Away On Wednesday
12) source: Obituary of Harry Brown
13) source: Delayed Birth Certificate of Harry Milton Brown
14) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Mary Elizabeth Brown Van Horn (Memorial # 57998923)
15) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Plumville, Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 123, Sheet 1-A, Dwelling 3, Family 5, Robert L. Vanhorn Family
16) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Plumville, Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 32-42, Sheets 7-A and 7-B. Dwelling 106, Family 119, Lee VanHorn Family
17) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Plumville, Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 32-57, Sheets 5-B and 6-A, Household 113, R. Lee Van Horn Family
18) source: Obituary of Raymond L. VanHorn

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Emory W. Brown & Alice Elvira Dolby." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F7064&main_person=I19558 : accessed 04 October 2025) Emory W. Brown #I19558


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