Clara Brown, ^^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Abt 1878 - 1920  (~ 41 years)

• Name	Clara Brown
  Suffix	^
  Born	Abt Jan 1878  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  Education	1887	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  	at School No. 29
  	She was included in a photograph of students at the school taken 1886/1887.
  Census	1900	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  	She was living with her husband William Risley and her daughter Evelyn.
  Died	1920  [4, 6]
  Buried	Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	Address: Lot 55
  Notes	Clara Brown and Lottie Brown are reported to have been cousins.
  Person ID	I2853	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Alfred Brown, ^,   b. 6 Sep 1844, NY ,   d. 1908, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Emma Frances Gordon, ^,   b. Abt 1854, Suffolk Co., NY ,   d. 1904  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Married	Abt 1872  [1, 8, 9]
  	In 1900, they had had eight children of which eight were still living.
  Headstones		#021.010.Brown01: Benjamin A. and Emma F. Brown gravestone Plot: 010. B. & L.Brown
  Family ID	F355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William B. Risley, ^,   b. 1873, NY ,   d. 1960  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1897  [2, 3, 4, 10]
  	At the time of the 1900 census, they had been married three years; they had had one child which was still living.
  Children	1. Evelyn Risley, <,   b. Abt May 1898, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frances Risley, <,   b. 24 Feb 1905,   d. 1993  (Age 87 years)   3. Eleanor Risley, <
  Headstones		#021.055.Risley01: William B. & Clara B. Risley Plot: 055. William Risley
  		#021.055.Risley00: Risley plot Plot: 055. William Risley
  Family ID	F928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Clara Brown .. cropped from an 1886/87 group picture of students at School No. 29, Brookhaven, NY

  
  

  Documents

  Brookhaven School Class of 1887 .. with students identified

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] 1880 Census, NA Film Number: T9-0934; Page Number: 133B. [S72] Hawkins Supplement vol II, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 395. [S191] 1900 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T623_1165 Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 744. [S935] Brown Family of England and Brookhaven. Benjamin Alfred Brown, born Sept 6, 1844; died 1908.... Children: 3. Clara {1878-1920} married William Risley of Brookhaven, L.I. They had three daughters—Evelyn, Frances, and Eleanor. [S42] 1880 Census, NA Film Number: T9-0934; Page Number: 133B. Age 3. [S196] Oaklawn Cemetery. [S101] Morse Album. [S191] 1900 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll T623_1165; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 748. [S935] Brown Family of England and Brookhaven. 8. Benjamin Alfred Brown, born Sept 6, 1844; died 1908; m. Emma F. Gordon, dau. of Sylvestor Gordon by his 1st wife, Charlotte Smith of Patchogue {1854-1904}. Children: 1. Charlotte (1873) married George Tuttle of Eastport, L.I. They had five children—Leland, Effie, Veela, Oscar, Eunice. 2. Harriet {1875-1945} married George Pierman of Bellport, L.I. They had four children—Margie, George, Elizabeth, and Stanley. 3. Clara {1878-1920} married William Risley of Brookhaven, L.I. They had three daughters—Evelyn, Frances, and Eleanor. 4. George {1883-1937} married Leila Penny, widow of Clarence Foster. They had one son. 5. Arthur (1885) married Edith Conklin. One son—Samuel. 6. Oliver (1891) married Anna Hanlyn, a distant cousin who is a descendent of George Brown, brother of Benjamin Brown. Three daughters—Bertha, Helen, and Ollie. 7. Everett Samuel {1893-1986} (Aug. 5, 1893) married Hazel {Searles} {1893-1973} of Connecticut in March 1913. They had five children, Kenneth, Lorraine, Shirley, Richard, and Robert. 8. Winfield (1896) married Ella Barry. Three Daughters—Emma, Gladys, Winifred. [S127] Advance, Long Island, From the Files, Forty Years Ago, July 2, 1897. 25 Jun, 1937, p. 14. Last Saturday evening Miss Clara Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Brown of Brookhaven, was married to William Risley of Eastport. They will make their home in Eastport.