 1879 - 1972 (92 years)
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| Name |
BROWN Sarah Jane "Sadie" |
| Birth |
20 Jun 1879 |
Norfolk Twp, Renville Co., MN  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
18 Mar 1972 |
Detroit, Wayne Co., MI |
- Burial in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI.
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| Notes |
- Sarah Jane Brown, the ninth child of James Brown and Mary Ann goggin,
was born on June 20, 1879 in Norfolk Township, Minnesota near the
village of Birch Cooley. The tenth and last child of James and Mary
Ann, a son, died soon after birth. Like her brothers and sisters,
Sarah's early life was spent on the farm, going to school through the
eighth grade in Norfolk and attending catechism in Henryville. We
have no precise record when Sarah Janes' parents died, the only
record being that James was first buried in Henryville and later was
removed to the cemetery at New Birch Cooley. From this, we surmise
that when Mary Ann died she, too, was buried with her husband in New
Birch Cooley cemetery.
After finishing the eighth grade in Norfolk, Sarah Jane went to high
school for one year in Bird Island, and then transferred to the
school at Franklin. Sometime after she finished school, Sarah Jane
met a likeable young fellow from Golden Gate, Minnesota, by the name
of Willie Grimes. They started seeing each other regularly, and soon
they were engaged to be married. This event took place on January 15,
1901 at New Birch Cooley. Their married life began on a farm
purchased from Herb Scott. Some eight years later in 1909, Willie,
Sarah and five children left the farm and headed for Great Falls,
Montana, on an immigrant train. Besides the family, they took four
men, four wagons, eight horses and the household furniture. The
children who made the trip were: Mary Edith, Eight years old; James,
six years old; Patrick, four years old; Catherine, two years old and
the baby, Margaret.
While in Great Falls, Willie, or as he is also know, Bill, did
construction work, but things did not seem to work out right. His
wife, Sarah was in poor health, suffering from a kidney ailment, and
there was also a prevalence of typhoid in the area. Such being the
case, Willie and Sarah decided to retrace their steps to Minnesota,
and so they came to Franklin to live. Bill purchased a livery stable
and had three teams for hire. After some time, he went back to
farming in the Franklin area. Again, the family moved back into town,
and Willie drove a team on a grader. In the meantime, seven more
children were born in this order:Wilfrid, Lorraine, Larry, David,
Collette, Clare, Grace and Lois. During the time, the family lived in
Franklin, James moved to Detroit, Michigan, and opened a drycleaning
plant, which proved to be very successful. During the next several
years, Jim's brothers and sisters joined him in Detroit, and finally
his father and mother. Here, Willie took a job as a guard at the
Burroughs Corporation plant. After several bouts with pneumonia, and
being in his seventies, he finally retired from active work.
As this is written, Willie is still in fairly good health and is
approaching his ninety-third birthday. His wife, Sarah Jane, who is
nearing Eighty-four, continues to enjoy good health and leads an
active and interesting life.
Written by Thomas J. Shay February, 1963
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| Person ID |
I1619 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2024 |
| Father |
(Jr) James Brown, b. 03 May 1835, Tingwick, Arthabasha County, Quebec, Canada d. 02 Oct 1881, Norfolk Twp, Renville Co., MN (Age 46 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
GOGGIN Mary Anne, b. 17 Aug 1843, Shipton, Quebec, Canada d. 18 Oct 1920, Franklin, Renville Co., MN (Age 77 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
04 Nov 1861 |
Tingwick, Arthabasha County, Quebec, Canada |
| Family ID |
F246 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
GRIMES William Louis, b. 11 Oct 1870, Sleepy Eye, Brown Co., MN |
| Marriage |
15 Jan 1901 |
New Birch Cooley, Renville Co., MN |
| Children |
| | 1. GRIMES Mary Edith, b. 21 Nov 1901 d. 02 Jan 1979 (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. GRIMES James Bernard, b. 18 Apr 1903 d. 15 Apr 1986 (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. GRIMES Patrick A., b. 18 Jan 1905, Franklin, Renville Co., MN d. 02 May 1991 (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 4. GRIMES Catherine Rosann, b. 18 Feb 1906, Franklin, Renville Co., MN d. 16 Aug 1996 (Age 90 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. GRIMES Margaret, b. 04 Feb 1909 d. Abt 1997 (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 6. GRIMES Wilfred, b. 10 Dec 1910 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 7. GRIMES Sophia Lorraine "Lorraine", b. 21 Oct 1912, Franklin, Renville Co., MN d. 04 Feb 2000 (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 8. GRIMES Lawrence Edgar, b. 17 Aug 1914, Franklin, Renville Co., MN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 9. GRIMES David Eugene, b. 14 Sep 1915, Franklin, Renville Co., MN d. 15 Nov 1999 (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 10. GRIMES Collette, b. 26 Nov 1917, Franklin, Renville Co., MN d. 06 Aug 1993 (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 11. Living |
| | 12. GRIMES Lois Eileen, b. 12 Nov 1922, Franklin, Renville Co., MN d. 27 Jun 1970 (Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F3589 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2024 |
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