Biographical Sketch of John Jacob Bever

Bever, John Jacob; iron business; born, Germany, Aug. 6, 1862; son of John Jacob and Christine Krause Bever; educated, Cleveland public schools and private tutorage; married, Cleveland, Sept. 6, 1885, Annie M. Dunn; issue, Herbert J. Bever, born April 24, 1887, Clarence A., born June 30, 1891, Howard S., born April 30, 1898, Florence M., born May 5, 1889, Helen E., born June 28, 1900; with The Walker Mfg. Co. for 12 years, in various positions; with Westinghouse Co. 15 years, since 1898; with the Otis Steel Co. since 1910; mgr. the foundry department of the Otis Steel Cu.; member … Read more

Brown Genealogy

Brown Genealogy

In 1895, Cyrus Henry Brown began collecting family records of the Brown family, initially with the intention of only going back to his great-grandfathers. As others became interested in the project, they decided to trace the family lineage back to Thomas Brown and his wife Mary Newhall, both born in the early 1600s in Lynn, Massachusetts. Thomas, John, and Eleazer, three of their sons, later moved to Stonington, Connecticut around 1688. When North Stonington was established in 1807, the three brothers were living in the southern part of the town. Wheeler’s “History of Stonington” contains 400 records of early descendants of the Brown family, taken from the town records of Stonington. However, many others remain unidentified, as they are not recorded in the Stonington town records. For around a century, the descendants of the three brothers lived in Stonington before eventually migrating to other towns in Connecticut and New York State, which was then mostly undeveloped. He would eventually write this second volume of his Brown Genealogy adding to and correcting the previous edition. This book is free to search, read, and/or download.