Sophia Mariah Brown

(b. 1839)

At a Glance

The United States Census of 1850 [1] indicates that Sophia was in school in 1850.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Sophia Mariah Brown was born on October 16, 1839 [2]. She was buried in Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC [2].

Occupations

• Housekeeper. The United States Census of 1860 [3] indicates that Sophia Mariah Brown was a housekeeper in the household of William H. Horah that year [3].

Relatives

• Parents: Michael L. Brown (b. 1802) [2] and Elizabeth Miller (b. 1810) [2].
• Siblings:
  • two brothers, John D. A. Brown (b. 1838) and Simeon Jeremiah Brown (b. 1846).
  • three sisters, Elizabeth Commilla Brown (b. 1833) , Isabell C. Brown (b. 1844) and Mary A. L. Brown (b. 1837).
• Others: Magdalena Brown (half-sister, b. 1866), C. L. T. Fisher (nephew, b. 1857), James Henry Cornelius Fisher (nephew, b. 1859), John D. A. Fisher (nephew, b. 1853), M. G. M. Fisher (nephew), Mary Isabell Commilla Ritchie (niece, b. 1871), Wiley W. J. Ritchie (niece, b. 1867), William Richard Ritchie (nephew, b. 1869) and Jeremiah L. Shuping (nephew, b. 1862).

References

1. United States Census of 1850.
2. Brown, Richard L. 1921. History of the Michael Brown Family of Rowan County. Granite Quarry, NC. Michael Brown Family Association.
3. United States Census of 1860.